Welcome to Medway Design Studios
Medway Design Studios, a division of 24/7 Intelligence, is a 'fresh' Web Marketing Agency. We say 'fresh' as that is what our approach is all about, putting you and your needs before our desire to create an online work of art!
Unique
Creative
Responsive
Working together gives success
We use the latest techniques to maximise your return on investment, the pressures still exist on marketing budgets and we are well aware that all projects that don't rapidly achieve their goals are unaffordable luxuries to all but the daftest of companies.
Do you find, like us, that whenever you want to be descriptive, to be arty, to promote your goods and services, you find many different thoughts and sentences jump into your mind and you can't decide which to choose?
Well if so please don't worry, it's good to have so much to choose from.
Get in touch and together we can sort through them all, and our thoughts, then together we can form and implement a Web Marketing Strategy that is right and works for you.
Our Approach
Our philosophy is to help you grow and achieve your goals. That way you'll want to continue our business relationship. We like to call it a business partnership as we hope to be working with you on many projects to come in the future.
The customer journey is paramount
In the age of microblogging and two second sound bites, almost no one has the time or attention span to read more than a couple of sentences. Websites need to be designed to achieve their goals. If it is informational the content has to be delivered in such a way as to keep a viewers interest, that may be by well crafted text, visual content or video demonstrations but probably a mixture of all three.
It no longer makes sense to send an advertising message to the many in the hope of persuading a few. That is why Social Media plays such an important part of a Web Marketing Strategy. Simply put it works on pull marketing. Done correctly it will pull people to your website and your offerings rather than pushing them away.
Remember the double 'D' formula? The time it takes for a piece of unsolicited, or junk, mail to go from the doorstep to the dustbin. Well with a simple click of a button it's even quicker online! Marketing messages must be relevant and delivered to the right demographic at the right time. Daunting? No worries, we're here to help. Our approach is simple: we won't sell you what you don't want, we won't sell you what you think you need; we'll do is work with you to come up with a solution that fits your business, your needs and your budget.
Website Design
Effective web design is about combining creativity with the latest best practice usability. Creating a flawless user experience to provide a good customer journey will without doubt provide a good return on investment.
In it for the Long Haul!
We combine our commercial awareness with a keen eye to detail to help translate user requirements into compelling designs.
We act as our client's brand guardian, and work through a creative process that goes far beyond the design treatment. Online Brand Engagement is our mission; and we achieve this by creating a rewarding digital experience for your customers.
Everyone's needs are different, some require a full blown eCommerce website to sell hundreds of products in different languages and multiple currencies, others require a simple online brochure, a promotional website, and many require something in between.
We treat all our clients equally and work with you to understand your needs, your requirements, your goals and then we will suggest a number of solutions that will help you achieve these goals - always with an eye on costs and return on investment.
Being honest, we like to work with clients on a long term basis which means we are here for the long haul, serving your needs also serves our own!
Marketing Services
- SEO
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Brand Strategy
- Social Media
- Display Advertising
Search Engine Optimisation
Research and Strategy
We use a range of online tools to identify the best keyword strategy for your site. Is your business seasonal? Do you get a better Return On Investment from certain products or services? We use these business considerations to underpin our recommendations.
Strategic Validation and Competitor Analysis
Are you targeting the right keywords? What strategies are your competitors following? Where will your site get the best return?
Design and Build Analysis
If you are redeveloping your site we can help you ensure it'll be SEO friendly from the outset.
Content Optimisation
We can optimise your site in line with your target keywords either as part of an SEO setup or as an ongoing activity.
Link Building
We offer high quality link building services. Looking at your keyword strategy, we can identify the nature/types of links that will generate the best return for your site. Our links are built in a search engine friendly way!
Reputation Management
SEO isn’t exclusively about ensuring your site ranks well; it’s also about making sure your products or services are positioned in the best possible way. We can work to ensure the best quality information is more easily accessible for your potential customers and clients.
Reporting
We provide analytics reporting and keyword ranking analysis according to your needs, for most clients this is on a monthly basis although some clients may prefer weekly reporting.
Pay Per Click Search Engine Advertising
Pay Per Click (PPC) is web based advertising, and a key method of online marketing. In a similar way that you may place an advertisement in a magazine to sell a particular product or service, Pay Per Click is a method for placing an advert on a website search network to help attract customers to your particular business offering.
Pay Per Click (or Paid Search as it's sometimes known) is an auctioning type system allowing advertisers to bid for their ranking within the Search Networks. When someone searches for a particular keyword or phrase within the Search Networks like Google, sponsored search results are displayed as a result. These sponsored search results then deep link the searcher through to a targeted and relevant website relating to the initial search term.
Pay Per Click advertising is the most targeted and cost effective form of advertising available. And being digital marketing, it's measurable and therefore quantifiably accountable.
We can help set up and manage your Pay Per Click Campaign to ensure you maximise your Return On Investment.
Opt In Email Marketing
Email marketing can be an effective way of building an emotional connection with your audience. We have an renowned formula that combines strategy, implementation and tracking for clients in order to achieve brand engagement and increased sales.
Email marketing works particularly well when executed as part of an integrated campaign as this builds a holistic customer experience. A personalised, segmented and targeted campaign can create an uplift in brand awareness and drive conversions.
As you know you can't just send out emails to any and everyone, the law is quite clear, people must have opted in to receive your marketing message. We own a number of lists covering various vertical markets (both consumer and business) where we have express permission to send marketing messages on our clients behalf.
Brand Strategy and Positioning
We are experts in Online Brand Strategy and Positioning with years of experience in elevating your brand in the new media online arena.
We can achieve this by working hard to understand the legacy of your brand, your values and your aspirations. This enables us to bring your proposition to life across multiple digital channels and create real engagement between your brand and your customer. This digital brand engagement achieves longevity, and ensures you continue to communicate effectively with your audience.
Social Media: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more!
Social Media is a once in a lifetime, global phenomenon. It provides everyone in the world with a voice - and an audience. It has become an essential part of peoples' digital life, as well as platform for business - it can drive sales, spread brand awareness and improve customer loyalty. Whether you're new to Social Media, or you have a strategy you'd like to take to the next level, we can help you to achieve real results.
If you've never thought about how to utilise Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest to enhance your business, it's time to start. Social Media isn't a fad or a phase but a way of life.
Social Media is all about people; individuals with a common interest, coming together. A faceless corporate voice will alienate the exact audience you're trying to attract, we understand the need for the personal, friendly touch! Brands that use Social Media to allow their customers to interact and share have a higher level or customer loyalty, repeat business and public perception. The individual touch is important to us; using your language, your tone and your values, even when we're doing the Tweeting for you!
Everyone knows about Facebook and Twitter. But how do you use them to your advantage? It's not enough to put up a fan page and then forget about it!
Once you're up and running we'll stay with you, providing complete management of your online presence, using bespoke software to help you to simplify your postings, and offer market leading reporting and analytics to measure the effectiveness of your Social Media presence.
Remember
Social Media is about the individual. And that starts with your relationship with us - a tailored action plan with tailored solutions that are right for you.
Display Advertising: a key element to any online marketing campaign
Online or display advertising has a key role to play in engaging your customers and driving your audience towards conversion. In addition, this is a compelling channel to drive brand awareness and brand perception.
We believe that this can only be done successfully if user journeys are mapped out during the campaign planning stage so that the messages and creative execution are well targeted.
Understanding your customer’s online behaviour drives success.
Integrating your online presence with offline collateral
We can take a holistic approach to your brand and extend your online identity to offline collateral. This ensures synergy for your brand, and works harder to provide engagement.
Our work has included business plans and proposals, print advertisements, magazine display advertisements, packaging, leaflets and business cards.
A selection of our work
- Websites
- Marketing
- Consultancy
Smile Science
eCommerce website
Vaishali Patel
marketing website
Medway Park Phoenix
marketing website
Norton Light Removals
marketing website
DVA Beautique
eCommerce website
Who Pays Full Price?
bespoke php website
Melanie Greenway
marketing website
Amazing Lashes
eCommerce website
iD Gadgets
eCommerce website
MSP
informational website
Law Locate
online directory
Smile Science
online marketing
MSP
brochure design
Amazing Lashes
brochure design
MSP
branding
Amazing Lashes
online marketing
DVA Beautique
online marketing
iD Gadgets
branding
Amazing Lashes
eBusiness strategy
DVA Beautique
online strategy
MSP
business strategy
Smile Science
online stratgey
Consultancy: Business, Marketing and Online
With years of experience in business to business and business to consumer sales both via online channels and more traditional sales channels we are here to listen and to help where we can.
Two (or more) heads really are better than one!
It makes no difference if you are new to the world of online or if you are a seasoned professional sometimes it’s good to discuss your ideas, your thoughts, and your plans.
We can help fine tune your current business model to make it more effective in these difficult times and equally we can help you take your fledgling idea to market, helping you to produce business plans and marketing literature as well as giving you an online presence of which we can both be proud!
John Lewis has recently reported a 40+% increase in online sales and expects online to account for 25% of its sales this year. Next has reported strong growth in online sales, this is a trend which is on the increase across all markets.
If you’re looking to be part of this boom, please get in touch to see if we can help you reach your goals with maximum return on investment.
Medway Design Studios
124 Darland Avenue
Gillingham
Kent ME7 3AS
0845 834 0890
hello@medwaydesignstudios.com
www.medwaydesignstudios.com
- Terms and Conditions
- Privacy Policy
Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions were last updated on 01 November 2012
1. Our Intellectual Copyright:
We will hold intellectual copyright of any material, including any source code and original images created for the client until payment of the final invoice. At this time it will become the property of the client.
2. Clients Responsibilities with Regard to Copyright:
In situations where the client provides images, text and animations for their website they are legally responsible for ensuring that this material does not infringe any copyright. Certain images provided by us in the construction of the website may have been purchased under licence from stock image suppliers. These images are generally only licensed for use on a single website and may not be used in publicity material. The website owner is legally responsible for ensuring that this does not happen. If you wish to use any images from the site for other purposes please contact us for clarification.
3. Limitation of liability/indemnification:
Neither party will be liable to the other for special, indirect or consequential damages incurred or suffered by the other arising as a result of or related to the performance our work, whether in contract or otherwise, even if the other has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages. Our total liability under these conditions with respect to the work, regardless of cause or theory of recovery, will not exceed the total amount of fees paid by the client to us.
4. Search Engine Promotion:
We are not by default responsible for the client’s on-going web site promotion. If the client requires the site to be promoted on an ongoing basis a separate contract must be agreed. The order in which websites are ranked in the search results is controlled by the search engines. We will endeavour to ensure that your site is successful in the search rankings through various methods. However, search engines frequently change their retrieval methods and we cannot be held responsible for future rankings unless otherwise agreed.
5. Cancellation:
Should the client wish to cancel a project at any point during the process they shall remain liable for the work that has been invoiced.
6 Quotations:
The price quoted to the client is for the work agreed on the quotation only. Should the client decide that changes are required after work on the website commences, then we will accept these changes with the provision that additional charges may have to be negotiated.
7. Advance Payment:
Deposit payments will be clearly stated on Invoice.
8. Payment terms:
We accept payment via bank transfer or cheque. If a site is hosted with us, then payment is due upon the site going ‘live’. If payment is not received by this point, then we reserve the right to suspend the site until payment is received in full. If the site is hosted externally, then payment is due in full before the code and site design can be released for upload to your hosting server.
9. Discounts:
If a discount is offered and appears on Invoice it is imperative that Payment Terms are strictly met as non payment will result in the discount being withdrawn and the full amount becoming due.
10. Future work:
The website is provided to and accepted by the client as a fully functioning, completed work. By agreeing for the site to go ‘live’, the client is accepting that they are fully satisfied with the site. Any future structural or design changes to the site may require the issuing of a new quotation.
11. Compliance with Ecommerce, Accessibility or Other Regulations:
We design websites in accordance with the client’s specifications. It is the client’s responsibility to ensure that the website and its content comply with current regulations. We cannot accept responsibility for any failure to comply with regulations related to accessibility, selling online or regulations related to a specific business or trade. We recommend that where compliance related to any website or business is complex it may be necessary for the client to take legal advice from their solicitor.
12. Web Hosting:
Clients may choose to host their websites with us, if this is the case then payment is due quarterly in advance on a rolling yearly contract. If web hosting is not cancelled by 1 November then a new yearly contract is automatically entered for the following year. Web hosting cannot be cancelled midway through a year without the full remaining value of the contract becoming immediately due.
13. Termination:
Medway Design Studios expressly reserves the right to terminate or suspend the customer's account without prior notice should the customer fail to comply with these Terms and Conditions or fail to pay an invoice in full as in the stated payment terms as displayed on the invoice or should Medway Design Studios deem such action necessary to protect Medway Design Studios and in such circumstances Medway Design Studios will confirm such termination or suspension by subsequent notice.
14. Exclusion of liability:
To the maximum extent permitted by law Medway Design Studios excludes liability for any loss, claim, damages or any special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages (whether directly or indirectly incurred) of any kind arising out of or in connection with any visitor's or user's access to, or use of our website, any material within our website, our services, whether based in contract, tort or whether negligent or otherwise, even if Medway Design Studios has been advised of the possibility of such damage.
14. Jurisdiction:
These terms & conditions shall be interpreted, construed and enforced in accordance with English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Privacy Policy
Our aim is to safeguard our clients' privacy whilst providing a personalised and valuable service. Collecting personal information is necessary if we are to satisfy the expectations and requirements of our clients, e.g. by communicating with them and providing an interactive service.
We appreciate that you do not want the personal information you provide to us distributed indiscriminately and here we explain what information we collect, what we do with it and what controls you have.
Security
Medway Design Studios is committed to protecting your privacy; we follow strict security procedures to ensure that your personal information is not damaged, destroyed, or disclosed to a third party without your permission, and to prevent unauthorised access.
The computers that store the information are kept in a secure facility with restricted physical access, and we use secure firewalls and other measures to restrict electronic access.
Personal Information
Any personal information such as name, postal address, telephone number, and email address given via this website will only be used to provide a requested service and will not be disclosed to any other third party without your prior permission or unless we are required to do so by law.
If you have any issues about personal data that we may hold please email us at:
email: privacy@medwaydesignstudios.co.uk
