Hello, @so608
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your proposal shows a lot of creativity and passion for NEAR.
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Thank you for your kind words.
“NEAR VALENTINE SHOPPING” is not a proposal to start a “business”. It’s a one-off initiative that intends to capitalise on a once-a -year special season to attract people to Near Protocol.
Also, isn’t it a bit counter-productive if the MarketingDAO which “…exists to support marketing activities by community members…” insists that it cannot “…fund basic costs of doing business, such as purchasing product inventory, capital improvements or the startup costs of a business.”… especially if Near will be a mutual benefactor in the business?
If the MarketingDAO cannot/should not:
…what then constitute marketing activities?
There are 4 or 5 elements that constitute marketing activities (the marketing mix). Product (gift items for Valentine), Place (internet stores, etc.), Promotion (Facebook and Instagram ads) are all parts of these basic marketing activities. And all these elements are present in my proposal.
The proposal details a one-time, one-off, opportunistic project targeted . It is not “a new entrepreneurial venture” to the intent of starting a new business. Even if it were, I believe it could still fall in the purview of the MarketingDAO.
On the contrary, these things don’t take as much time as you think. The whole of the internet is the store/market. The customer identifies whatever they wish to buy, they notify us, payment is arranged and concluded, we do the purchase and delivery to said customer. Delivery to any part of my country takes 2 days, at the latest. In my line of work, I get to do nationwide deliveries - it is definitely not a complex task. Again, setting up and funding a Near Wallet is not a complex task. All our sponsored ads will include short walk-throughs on how to open and fund a Near wallet.
Before I posted this proposal, I engaged a graphics designer and animation specialist and initiated discussions on designing premium adverts for the project - in 4 days, the ads will be ready
I stated in the proposal that sponsored ads will run to reach the intended audience. The intended market/audience is every Nigerian who uses Facebook, Instagram, etc. and is a potential Valentine’s shopper. I have over 3k friends on Facebook, who because of my years as a radio and TV presenter, (and many other reasons) will easily engage with my products and services.
I believe that this project is perfectly feasible, with goals that are completely achievable. Near is at its centre, with Near tokens as the fulcrum on which the entire project is balanced. I believe that initiatives that emphasize the relatability of Near, especially as a cryptoCURRENCY (emphasis on “currency” deliberate) should be encouraged.
Finally, like I stated in the proposal, funds from the sales will be deposited in a new wallet with full transparency. At the end of the sales, discussions will be opened with the MarketingDAO on what may be done with the funds.