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Near: Bringing the World Together

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As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

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Date

2023

skills used

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

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Near: Bringing the World Together

Description

As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

Date

2023

skills i used

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

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Near: Bringing the World Together

Description

As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

Date

2023

Areas

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

Near: Bringing the World Together

Description

As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

Date

2023

Areas

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

Target Audience:

  • Individuals aged 18-25 (Gen-Z)
  • Recent high school graduates relocating to pursue higher education or employment
  • Juggling busy schedules with classes, work, or part-time jobs
  • Adapting to a new living environment, either alone or with roommates, in a foreign country
  • If not the above, adapting to the reality of their friends having left the country and now they’re alone
  • Inclusive of all genders

App Features:

  • Receive notifications about traditions and events in both your home country and current country to stay up to date.
  • Get updates on your friends' lives without having to initiate a text conversation.
  • Learn about new cultural events by receiving notifications specific to your long-distance friends' respective countries.
  • Set up your to-do list and stay on track with reminders from the app and your friends.
  • Seamlessly chat with your friends whenever you want.

Advertising Campaign:

Utilize platforms and strategies such as:

  • Sponsor TikTok influencers
  • Sponsor YouTubers
  • SEO-optimized website copy
  • Active presence on social media accounts like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

This campaign is very digital-heavy because my target audience is scattered around the world and in order to reach them (which is Gen-Z that spends at least 4 hours a day on their phone), the app has to be advertised on social media. Print advertising can not be used in several countries and depending on word of mouth (if print advertising is used in only one country) will be unreliable.

Marketing Retention Strategies:

  • Collect email addresses for email marketing and updates.
  • Seek feedback from users and make improvements to enhance trust.
  • Send notifications to re-engage users who haven't used the app for a while.

Near: Bringing the World Together

Description

As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

Date

2023

Areas

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

Near: Bringing the World Together

Description

As an international student who left her friends, family, loved ones and entire world behind to live a new life with an extremely busy schedule and moments of loneliness, I've always wondered how to fit time for all my long distance loved ones into my day to talk to. I've finally come up with the solution, introducing to you - Near.

Date

2023

Areas

UX/UI Design Research Strategizing Marketing App Design Web Design

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