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Friday, November 28, 2008
BootB (non boring :) training about
icons for your Solutions

Many of you asked us about the BootB system of flagging your Solutions using different icons.

So… here you are! Sorry, for not explaining it before.
Do read this post carefully and do not hesitate to ask questions!

1st icon (the only one that you will see for sure)

Once you’ve published your Solution, both the Brand and you can see it. It appears like this:

The first line shows the number of your Solution (in this example “#1″ means that it was the 1st one posted). The second line shows the title of your Solution (in this example - “Welcome!”). The third line shows the date (day.month.year) and time when you posted your Solution.

Please note that the Brand doesn’t know if the Solution comes from an agency from New York or from a freelancer in New Delhi. In the BootB Pitches only talent counts (and the fame counts nothing :)

2nd, 3rd and 4th icons

In order to provide you a quick feedback about your Solutions and to help Brands to find the best creativity on the planet, BootB has designed the “keep-trash-ban” system. We strongly recommend all Brands to use it, but the Brand may skip this step and select directly the winner (not good, but freedom is a value in the BootB Republic :)

How does the “keep-trash-ban” system work?

If the Brand considers your Solution as a good one and wants to keep it for the final choice, the Brand will use the “keep” button. In this case, your Solution will look the following way flagged with the “thumbs up” icon:



In case the Brand thinks that your Solution won’t work for sure (i.e. because it doesn’t fit the Brief, or it’s not completed, or just because the Brand doesn’t like it) the “trash” button will be used. The Brand will not have your Solution in the list anymore and you will see the “thumbs down” icon next to it:



There is one more option for the Brand just in case (very unlikely, we hope) the Solution is rude or offensive (there is no moderation in the BootB Republic). The Brand can choose to “ban” its author. This action will block any new Solutions from this particular Creator. The icon that will appear next to such Solution will look like this:



If the Deadline of the Pitch has already come and there is still no icon on your Solution - don’t worry! It means that the Brand decided not to use the “keep-trash-ban” system but to look through all submitted Solutions and then to announce the Winner.

5th icon

In case your Solution is chosen by the Brand as the Winning one you will see this magenta icon, showing your avatar and your nickname. Exactly like this:



That’s the sign that you are the winner of a worldwide pitch. That’s the only icon we wish you to see! :)

posted by BootB at 9:21 am  
category: BootB, Solutions

mami

grazie!! tutto chiaro..
sono contenta di aver avuto un “pollice su”… :-)
thanks! all clear..
I am happy to have had a “thumb on” … :-)

by mami
November 28th, 2008

zulu

Lucky u Mami! I got both thumb-up and down and I understood what did it meant. I wonder why sometimes Brands send their feedback so late. I mean, if I got the thumb-down and I really care about that pitch, I can develop another creative solution in order to win. But if the Brand sends me the feedback when the deadline is near (or even already come) what can I do?? Z.

by zulu
November 28th, 2008

guerrilla_marketing

wow.. a THUMB ON! thanks!

by guerrilla_marketing
November 28th, 2008

ghs

and what about “no icon”?
as i sent you an email few months ago, there are no icon selected. and creatives could think that the brands never check their solutions. we spend time working on the solution, so would be nice the brand to do the same and place an icon about the desicion

by ghs
December 1st, 2008

neopsiche

A quanto pare, Mr. Bancale, hai ascoltato le mie preghiere, e forse non solo le mie…
Ora siete perfetti…
Grazie di cuore e se non ci si sente prima, Buon Natale!!!

by neopsiche
December 1st, 2008

SOBRIO

Era intuitivo ma ora si ha la certezza di come procede la selezione. Ottimo lavoro.

by SOBRIO
December 2nd, 2008

neopsiche

Ma il giudizio con il pollice in su, in giù o con il segno neutro viene attivato solo per le gare inserite dopo questo regolamento? No, perchè per la Creom non mi è stato dato nessun giudizio. Forse perchè ha firmato un contratto in cui non era menzionato ancora questo tipo di valutazione o forse perchè è stato visionato prima che la regola venisse aggiornata? Grazie

by neopsiche
December 3rd, 2008

BootB

to ghs and to neopsiche
 
The system described in this post is working since the very launch of BootB in January 2008. We strongly recommend to all Brands to use the system, explaining them the importance of feedback. Anyway the system is not obligatory.
 
If the Pitch is “closed” and there is no sign on your Solution still, it means that the Brand just chose the Winner without sorting the list of all Solutions published to the Pitch.
 
But be sure that your Solution was seen! Brands really want to choose the best possible idea, so they are very careful in order not to miss even one!
 
Thanks to you and to all other creators who sent us questions and feedback about the system. We’re thinking now to change the system in order to give you better feedback.

by BootB
December 5th, 2008

GIGISHAMBLES

la soluzione che ho caricato per weezzi, non è stata visionata dato dal fatto che non ha nessuna nota/mano negativa o positiva. ora che c’è un vincitore,
voglio capire perchè fate un concorso, non guardando e valutando tutte le opere.

prego i responsabili di darmi una risposta.

by GIGISHAMBLES
December 12th, 2008

Mago-di-Oz

Ehi GIGISHAMBLES, perche’ ti arrabbi? Anche a me Weezzi non mi ha mandato alcun simbolo poffalbacco!

Il commento scritto sopra da BootB in inglese dice che “BootB consiglia vivamente a tutti i brand di usare il sistema, spiegando l’importanza di dare feedback (non so come si traduce in italiano). Ma il sistema non e’ obbligatorio.
Se la gara termina e non appare nessuno dei tre simboli nella tua soluzione, vuol dire che il brand ha solo scelto il vincitoresenza dare feedback a tutte le soluzioni pubblicate nella gara.
Ma le vostre soluzioni sono state esaminate tutte! I brand scelgono la soluzione migliore, quindi stanno attenti a non perdersene neanche una!°
Poi aggiungono che BootB sta pensando come cambiare il sistema così da darci feedback migliori.
Speriamo che ci riescano perchè non ricevere nulla è brutto.

by Mago-di-Oz
December 13th, 2008

Cjafet

Can you guys add a small text box so the brand can also choose whether he would like to give us some answer/feedback. Cause in the process if they like the concept/style but still thinks it can have some improvements to do on it they may want to give us some directions in order to receive a more completed/finished job.

by Cjafet
January 7th, 2009

ciuliamo

I like it! :)

I hope that brands will give feedback more often because up to now I got 1 feedback out of 3 pitches :(

by ciuliamo
February 9th, 2009

mimma

Io vorrei sapere se può capitare che a un brand piaccia un’idea in sè, e magari non il modo in cui è stata disegnata, e la scelga con la prospettiva di farla rielaborare.
Questo problema mi assilla perchè non sono un grafico, ho solo tante idee ma non le so disegnare e se mi dite che questo vuol dire che non verranno mai scelte perchè non sono graficamente finite, posso anche evitare di perdere tempo….sigh!

by mimma
March 3rd, 2009

blackchakra

ciao a tutti. si può vedere l’opera di chi ha
vinto? magari un mese dopo…non importa.
cosi è più bello! perchè poi trovarla è molto
difficile…ciao

by blackchakra
March 4th, 2009

BootB

to mimma: usually it depends on the task given in the Brief. If you are asked to develop an idea - only idea matters! If you are asked to develop a design - in this case the visual is in the first place!

to blackchakra: Check “Solutions” category of the Blog! :)
There are 6 posts with the Winning or short-listed Solutions.

by BootB
March 5th, 2009

brunesco

ANd what happens if the winner is announced but my solution keeps the signal THUM ON??

by brunesco
March 19th, 2009

BootB

It means that your Solution is in the short-list of good ones. The Brand can decide to buy additional idea (on top of the Winning one) and in this case they will choose among “kept” Solutions.

by BootB
March 23rd, 2009

brunesco

Thanks for your answer!

by brunesco
March 23rd, 2009

flashcom

Grazie, ma io non capisco come faccio a sapere quando scelgono il vincitore della gara? e quando lo dicono?

by flashcom
April 28th, 2009

flashcom

…e come mai a me non compare il mio simbolo che ho inserito nel profilo?…uff…

by flashcom
April 28th, 2009

Paltrodellamirandola

Ciao ragazzi ,
sono nuovo diqui.
Come posso fare per contattare qualcuno degli utenti ? E’ possibile ?
GRazie ciao
Paltrodellamirandola

by Paltrodellamirandola
July 25th, 2009

BootB

Dear Paltrodellamirandola,

We don’t have a system of direct messages at the moment.
But you are welcome to communicate via BootB Fan page on Facebook or using Twitter.

by BootB
July 28th, 2009

MARKANTE

tks for the explanation
it´s a plesure to rock with you all
MARCIA VITAL

by MARKANTE
September 10th, 2009

ignore

oook

by ignore
October 14th, 2009

ignore

ma qsto blog vale per tt i concorsi????
riguardo i pollici…:P

by ignore
October 14th, 2009

fornaciari

Thanks for the explanation.

by fornaciari
October 18th, 2009

irka22

Спасибо за информацию.)

by irka22
October 22nd, 2009

electrele

Ok chiaro,
purtroppo ho messo un titolo banale perché è la prima volta e non sapevo come funzionasse!

by electrele
October 22nd, 2009

BootB

You are welcome!
:)

by BootB
October 28th, 2009

greenblack

Sarebbe più consono giudicare un lavoro prima della dichiarazione del vincitore e non dopo.

by greenblack
November 11th, 2009

ADcommunication

scusate nn riesco ad eliminare una soluzione come si fa?

by ADcommunication
December 2nd, 2009

juicetre60

…incrociamo le dita…

by juicetre60
December 5th, 2009

BootB

To ADcommunication:
there is no way to delete or edit your Solution once it’s uploaded, sorry.

by BootB
December 7th, 2009

AlvinoDesign

Bene, ma resta un problema.
Non c’è la garanzia che il lavoro dei creativi sia stato visionato. Per quanto la libertà sia uno dei valori della repubblica di BootB, e per quanto BootB suggerisca con forza ai committenti di usare i feeds, suggerisco un quarto flag automatico che comunichi la presa visione del lavoro. Diversamente potrebbe accadere che la gara si chiuda senza feedback nè altro, e resterà sempre il dubbio che il lavoro non sia stato proprio visionato. Questo 4° flag non fornirebbe giudizi di merito, ma attesterebbe solo che gli allegati sono stati aperti.
Ciò che più mi preme ribadire, è che il lavoro che qui facciamo, che sia vincente o meno (non si discute di questo) merita quantomeno 2 minuti di attenzione. Non ricevere alcun tipo di messaggio non restituisce la giusta dignità alle ore spese per proporre una soluzione. Dunque bene la libertà, bene tutelare i committenti, ma bene anche fornire la garanzia che il alvoro sia stato visionato.
Grazie e buon lavoro, sono convinto che in un modo o nell’altro renderete il sistema più efficiente.

by AlvinoDesign
January 24th, 2010

BootB

to AlvinoDesign:

But what is the reason for Brand to start a Pitch on BootB if he is not going to go through all possible Solutions received?

by BootB
January 25th, 2010

AlvinoDesign

What is the reason for BootB not to provide a simple feedback once the Brand go through attachments?
To answer your question, belive me: the Brand could see the first solution applied the first day and be sure that is the perfect one. Who apply the last day could not receive the same attention.
Best regards

by AlvinoDesign
January 25th, 2010

Bluwind65

Scusatemi, sono nuovo, ho pubblicato una soluzione e ho ricevuto il pollice verso, ok…ma come mai risulta ancora “no file attached” ? non è che il file da me inviato non è giunto al committente ? non ho ricevuto alcun messaggio ne in un senso ne nell’altro….

by Bluwind65
February 28th, 2010






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