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Home My WebLink About07-12-2016 Item 06 Council Reading File Community Promotions SLOHappenings2016-2017 GFL GFL Systems, Inc. 3765 S. Higuera St. Suite 120 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 IT Solutions for Every Business April 13, 2016 Promotional Coordinating Committee City of San Luis Obispo 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 SLO Happenings Mobile App Development Update and Future Budget Estimates Proposed Development Budget for 2016-2017 GFL Systems has been working with the PCC since late 2013 to develop and maintain the SLO Happenings App. 2015 was a big year for the SLO Happenings App. GFL was paid $30,800 in 2015 for the following: 2015 Accomplishments: ●Research new ways to gather event data ●Create web-based event entry system ●Pull event data from SLO Chamber ●Setup event data feed for ShareSLO ●Update App to pull from new data sources ●App Redesign ●Category Realignment ●Added Mapping feature ●Added Search ●Added Favorite Events ●Added App Reviews ●App Support and Maintenance Event Tagging and Filtering $X4,000 ○Tags can be added to events in the backend e.g. ■21+, Volunteer, Live Music, Education/Workshops, Wellness, Performing Arts, Free, Student Discount, etc. ○Ability to filter by multiple tags and categories by pressing button next to search bar ■We will be able to track the most popular tags ○Ability to Filter by date ○Ability Hide recurring events Updated Layout $X3,000 ○Display “SLO Happenings This Week” category events directly under category buttons ■This is the most popular page. We will simply give people what they want to see as soon as they open the app ○Place menu bar on the top left ○Place search bar in the middle top ■Filter button will be in the right side of the search bar ○Map button on the top right ○Put events in numbered list ■Limited to 20 per page Page | 1 GFL Systems, Inc. 3765 S. Higuera St. Suite 120 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 IT Solutions for Every Business ■This will allow easier switching to the map view. The number on the pin will correspond to the numbers in the listing Facebook Integration $X7,000 Direct Benefits for user and event organizer ○Improved app and social media experience for user ○Improved visibility of events SLO Happenings benefits are mostly indirect ○SLO Happenings branding may show in user’s Facebook activity ○App user retention and increased use Event producers and content managers will add URL to Facebook Event on event submission page ○https://www.facebook.com/events/251820635163266/ ○Possibility to strip data directly from Facebook after user enters Facebook event URL. ○GFL and Chamber are discussing how Chamber might manage this User Stories and High-Level Development Tasks ○Users can connect their Facebook accounts to app ■Facebook Connect button in app ●Prompted on first run of app ○Connect now, later, or “No Thanks” ●List benefits of connecting ●Always accessible from slide out menu ○User can disconnect Facebook from slide out menu ■Pull Facebook login from local mobile app, web cookies, or user entry ■Displays what permissions SLO Happenings App is requesting ■User confirms ■Return to SLO Happenings App home screen ■Possibility to to pull user demographic information ○User can mark “Interested” in event ○User can send a RVSP to Facebook event page ■Action will appear on Facebook Sidebar, user feed and timeline ○Possibility to highlight events that User has already been invited to on Facebook ○Possibility to highlight events that User has already been RSVP’d to Push Notifications $X5,000 Setup push notifications to remind users of upcoming events ○Define what conditions are need for push notification to occur ■Notify user that an event they marked as a favorite will start…(today, soon, in 1hr, etc) ■Notify users that have not opened the app in XX days/weeks about new events ■Notify user that new events similar to past favorites have been added ○Clicking on notification will take use to event page in SLO Happenings App Settings page (accessible via slide-out menu) ○Allow user to connect/disconnect account ○Allow user to enable/disable push notifications Page | 2 GFL Systems, Inc. 3765 S. Higuera St. Suite 120 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 IT Solutions for Every Business Add to Calendar $X1,500 Add a new button to event detail page to add event to personal calendar. Compatible with either iOS and Android Will open default calendar application device to add event as appointment. Featured Evented / Mini-App $X9,000 With current UI, replace “Ongoing Events” with this “Featured Event” ○Featured Event would be a large events in SLO (SLO Beer Week, SLO Marathon, Film Festival, etc) ○Web-based administration for event organizers to manage content ○Replace “Ongoing Events” with Featured Event ○Develop User Authentication and Permissions for “Featured Event” administration ■Setup user accounts for event managers to manage to login and manage their own event info ○Consult with event producers to further define feature and functions Definition of a Vanilla Event ○Event ■Name, date, time, location, Info URL, Ticket URL ○Promoted date range ○Home screen icon ○Primary image ○Primary text ○Schedule of events ■Event name, date, time, location, text description, image ○Attendee Information ■3 images ■2 text blocks ○Instagram Feed ■Instagram Feed of images and videos from event based upon hashtag ■Hashtag is defined in administration ○Participating Vendors ■Listing of call vendors participating in event (Wineries, restaurants , breweries, etc.) ■Name, address, URL, image, text Page | 3 GFL Systems, Inc. 3765 S. Higuera St. Suite 120 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 IT Solutions for Every Business Hosting and Maintenance $ X 2,400 ●Hosting and standard Maintenance will continue at $200/mo. This entails the following: ○Hosting of event database and images ○Daily backup ○Security and maintenance updates ○Updates to ensure app performs with newer technology ●Maintain and Support event data feed from SLO Chamber ●Maintain and Support event data feed to SLO Vacations ●Review and monitor event submissions Totals Event Tagging and Filtering $ X 4,000 Updated Layout $ X 3,000 Facebook Integration $ X 7,000 Push Notifications $ X 5,000 Add to Calendar $ X 1,500 Featured Evented / Mini-App $ X 9,000 Hosting and Maintenance $ X 2,400 Total $31,900 Thank You, Mike Holliday GFL Systems, Inc. 805.801.8452 ‐ Mobile 805.768.4351 ‐ Office Page | 4