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July 30, 2008
Well has been a few weeks since my last update. Things have been crazy here with a number of high profile projects on the go. Our team has created dozens of new printed products for the local Encana Events Centre. They include:
- Posters
- Color / BW newspaper ads
- Media Passes & Meet/Greet Passes
- Tray Liners for MacDonalds Restaurant
- Bag stuffers for MacDonalds Restaurant
- Video for the Arena Vision large screen TV's
- Pizza Box Flyers for Panago Pizza
- Custom Seating maps for concerts, monster truck shows, hockey games
In addition to the above, we have created custom websites (including the temporary website http://www.dawsoncreekeventscentre.com and http://www.faceofffever.com ). A new 50+ page website will be created for the EnCana Events Centre and launched live in late August 2008.
One of the areas that we have had the most fun is in the creation of the custom posters for the upcoming Randy Travis Concert, the Randy Bachman/Burton Cummings concert and The Beach Boys concert. Also built some cool posters for the Face Off Fever 4 game Hockey Series coming in late August.
As many are aware, Eldoren Consulting provides marketing, creative graphic design services and web development services to Lake View Credit Union in Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, and Tumbler Ridge. Over the past few months we have cranked out a lot of creative materials. They include:
- Posters
- Tent Cards
- Newspaper Ads
- Digital content for inhouse TV's
- Radio Ads ( with the help of Audiology )
- Flash Animations
- Custom Surveys and Contests
- Flags, banners and custom signage.
- Corporate Logos
Needless to say, we have delivered every possible conceivable product needed. So over the next few weeks we are going to start to display considerably more images and examples of our creative on this site. We will be expanding our portfolio to include much more than just the web sites we create. Hope you like what you see.
Other news…. We recently were hired to analyze 3 businesses in the US and develop some marketing directions and long term planning. Many people don't know that we have consulted to companies all over the US ( even though we are British Columbia based) and provide startup advice, marketing services, business strategy and planning and much more. We are known more for our web design and graphics but our team offers many services we don't get attention for ( primarily due to confidentiality, which we heavily encourage and respect.)
June 21th, 2008
A Very interesting web site coming out in the next week. Hope you speak Russian....
June 11th, 2008
MACU Update: - As indicated a few weeks ago, we received an AIM Award (Award in Marketing) from the Marketing Association of Credit Unions Canada. This award was for Print media in Division 1 (Division 1 are credit unions under $200 million in assets. Specifically this award was for the Larry The Dog ads that we ran this past year. Why did we get the award? Read on....
Much of the work we do at Eldoren is very innovative, pushes the envelope and frightens a few. I personally designed the Larry The Dog ads to get people laughing and to point out that the staff at Lake View Credit Union are fun people, people who can laugh at themselves and staff who care. As Lake View's contract Marketing Manager, its my job to present information in a manner that makes people think. For instance I imagined a person who is resistant to using a drive through might find it funny to see a dog driving into the aprking lot at Lake View. Even better yet was the idea that a credit union dog going down the street and biteing a banker. And so the Larry ads were born. And judges and marketing professionals across Canada reviewed the creative and gave us the award. We are humbled, and very pleased. We work hard for our clients and getting the award makes it all worthwhile.
Eldoren Design's team was recently hired to develop a new website for the EnCana Events Centre. This new site is underway and will be launched shortly. Working with partner Jeremy MacDonald of DigitalWest, we plan on launching a very cool flash enabled site. Expect something near the end of June. We have created a single image (above) for a placeholder.
May 3rd, 2008
An unexpected but welcome gift. Eldoren Consulting's work at Lake View Credit Union was recently submitted to the Marketing Association Of Credit Union's annual Awards in Marketing Excellence (AIME). This past week we were notified that we had indeed won an award and will be attending Whistler, BC ( The Fairmont Chateau Whistler ) to attend the MACU conference and AIME award gala dinner. Needless to say we are excited, blown away, nervous and most of all...humbled by this experience. More details to come!
Spring (April) 2008
The Eldoren Team is currently working on a number of sites and marketing projects. We are building websites for some vending companies, a coffee shop / restaurant, an automotive dealer and an events centre. On the marketing plan side of things, we have been getting lots of work lately developing marketing plans and large website roll outs. Rather than spend a big chunk of money and hope they get the right website, our management team sits down and develops a well thought out, written plan to help clients meet their short and long term goals.
Another area we have been busy in is corporate logo / brand development. Since the early 1990's we have developed brands and identity for companies in 20 different industries. These include healthcare, finance, building trades, social and youth oriented projects, "green" sustainability projects and more.
What Are We Reading Right Now? - The FOUR HOUR WORK WEEK by Tim Ferriss. Very interesting book...highly recommend!
Our Multimedia services have attracted lots of interest as well lately. We developed a number of digital presentations with partner Jeremy MacDonald for the Lake View Credit Union. Our project work included project planning / storyboarding, assembly of assets and copy, followed up with Flash programming, SWF to Video and the DVD ( Using Adobe Encore DVD.
When we are not building sites, multimedia or marketing plans, I have been busy painting acrylics and watercolors. Recently I was interviewed for a documentary that will be aired on StarChoice satellite and video was shot of many of my new paintings.
Digital Photography - This past 4 months we have been hired by a number of clients to photograph products and locations for web sites and printed brochures. We provide both the photography services as well as the editing and final output. Contact us today for additional information.
January 2008
Wow....its been a while since we updated! Business this past few months has been insane. So here's a quick recap of what we have been up to at ECI.
In February 2008, the City of Dawson Creek will be hosting the Northern BC Winter Games. Eldoren's design team was approached to develop a new website that reflected this great event. This site includes information on volunteering, results (once the games are underway) and much more. Keep an eye on this site as it will be updated regularly.
We are very close to launching Lawrence Meat's new website. This site will provide information on their many products and services as well as the career opportunities they offer to individuals around the globe. This site was a fun one from a design perspective as I love steak and working with pictures of food all day made it an awesome experience.
Over the past few years we have worked closely with pipeline / construction company Horseman Energy. They recently changed thir name and acquired with some Alberta based companies to form the new company Pipeworx. Again on this project we are close to launching the new site for them in early January 2008.
Info coming soon
This is an example of a recent corporate logo we developed for the consulting firm Ethix Consulting.
One website that the Eldoren Team developed in the past month was the Backflow Testing site. Managed by two friend of ours (Gary Frost and Bob Bigelow), this business operates out of Prince George BC and provides a very valuable service. Ever had problems with sewer or water backup? This can cost businesses thousands. Now imagine a restaurant, dental clinic or pretty much any business that can't afford to have this happen and you can appreciate these guys. The website was great to design and we expect a number of upgrades to the site in the coming weeks.
On a completely different note - I am reading some cool books right now. One is called Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath (Author), Dan Heath (Author). I just getting into it but its definitely on my list of great books.
Neat Magazines - I have been buying a couple of magazines lately that really keep my creative juices going. One is Imagine FX (dedicated to digital fantasy artwork) and the other is 2D Artist Magazine ( a digital magazine loaded with awesome tutorials and examples. I have linked the graphics to the left...worth looking at.
Well where does the time go? This past 2 months we have been very active working on a number of projects including the Child Development Center website in Fort St John, as well as a new site for Whitetail Oilfield Rentals.
We have also been very active working with a new partner, Digital West. Jeremy McDonald (CEO of Digital West) has brought many of his skills and programming / IT background to joint projects that we are working on. We have also bolstered our team of Advanced Flash programmers in the past month.
Our creative team (lead by Gordon Currie) has been busy working with the new Corel Painter X. This program is absolutely amazing. The effects and high level of detail that one can paint digitally has to be seen to be appreciated.
One area that we are promoting more and more is the wide range of services we offer. Many see us simply as a web development / graphics team. But the reality is that we provide so much more. Here are some services we provide clients that we have had a great deal of success with:
- Digital Photo Reconstruction / Editing
- Corporate Re-branding - including logos, letterheads, business cards, powerpoints
- Developed interactive flash based games for clients in dozens of industries
- Development of both long and short marketing plans
- Home based business consulting
- Publishing of Reports sold online around the globe
- SciFi/Fantasy Artwork for Games and Book covers
- Confidential research / background investigations
February 28th, 2007
Innovation Central - Much of the work we do at Eldoren Consulting is focused on the Internet and Web Technology. Whether we market a website or build it from the ground up, we find unique approaches and innovative directions on a regular basis. Over the past 20+ years we have experiemented and always broke new ground. We study business and innovation around the globe. And from our research comes advice and concepts that are worth thousands. What we find is not everyone can afford to pay for a full blown consulting contract. In some cases they simply need just a few ideas to get them started. These ideas might range from a few simple tips on improving their search rankings or making their web site more efficient. Maybe they want some fresh thoughts on stimulating new business or marketing approaches they may not have thought about. So this leads me to a new experiemental service we are providing. Read On....
For a minimal amount of money, we are offering a new service called Innovation Central. This area on our website provides some new "Micro" Services aimed at addressing the needs of small business around North America...in fact around the globe. Click Here for details.
Design Update - Over the past few weeks we have also been working closely with mySeniorSite.ca and working on developing a new brand / identity for their business. mySeniorSite is a large website located on Vancouver Island that caters to 55 & Better seniors. This site provides a wealth of information and our the owner (Tom Armet) is really dedicated to making this site the #1 portal for seniors.
The new logo reflects the vibrancy and energy that 55+ adults have. The blues and orange are complementary colors that supported the sail design. Sweeping angles and color help represent this site.
Our team is currently developing a few new sites that focus on the oil and gas industry, as well as some social organizations focused on youth and children.
Some Of The Services
We Offer:
- Search Engine Optimization
- Web Site Reviews
- Digital Photography
- Corporate Logo Design
- Online Research
- Online Community Development
- Accessible Websites using xhtml and css
- Brand Management and Identity
- PHP and mySQL programming
Testimonials
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Virgin Records