Shark! Design & Marketing

Branding

There’s more to branding than a logo, you know. In fact, it’s the very essence of a business, and should be a true reflection of your company ethos - from its online presence to how you answer the phone. We’ll start with a brand audit in order to identify your brand ‘essence’. After that we’ll develop a strong, relevant and coherent brand communication strategy, using all of our 13 years of branding experience and design expertise. To see some examples of how we’ve helped clients create, develop and turn around their brands, head over to Shark! Design & Marketing online.

Direct Marketing

Direct marketing is an essential part of virtually everything that we do at Shark! And we’re not just talking about the stuff that goes through a letterbox. In fact, it means much more than that. Direct marketing is about generating measurable data that can be used to guide future strategies. To gather and collate this ‘data’ we employ the basic principles of Targeting, Timing and Proposition. Find out more by visiting Shark! online or get in touch on 01422 376446.

Digital Services

The online environment is constantly changing, so you need to know that the agency you work with thoroughly understands the medium and where it’s heading. Our in-house web team has an exceptional track record in digital media and has specialist knowledge in web design, E-commerce, Search Engine Optimisation and email-marketing. Visit us online to see some examples of how we’ve helped clients develop and maintain their online presence.

Web Design

Whether it’s a single static page or a multifaceted, content managed site, we’ll develop something that will give your customers a reason to keep coming back. Good coding, ease of navigation and Search Engine Optimisation are key features of every website we create – as well as great design aesthetics and innovative ideas, of course. Despite a solid track record in web design, we’re never ones to rest on our laurels; we are always exploring new design techniques, whether it’s Flash, JavaScript or simple HTML. All sites are developed using best practice coding techniques conforming to the latest World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards.

Ecommerce

Shark! E-commerce sites are always built from scratch. We never re-use an old platform designed for somebody else, because we understand that each and every company is different, and has different customers and different sales objectives. Only once we have fully understood your business and its target audience will we begin to create a site that will work for you. Whether it’s a simple subscription site or a huge online store, we’ll design it so that it’s as easy as possible for customers to make a purchase (and also as easy as possible for you to update and maintain it). Get in touch with the Shark! team today to discuss your online trading requirements with an E-commerce expert.

SEO

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) has become one of the most important aspects of online marketing. When designing a site, we’ll always look to create something that is search-engine friendly. But we understand that not all existing websites have been designed in this way. That’s why we offer a dedicated SEO service aimed at improving the online presence of all websites, whether they have been designed by us or not. In any case, a website that has been designed by us will still need its content developing on an ongoing basis – that’s the nature of SEO! 

The major search engines can change how they rank sites in a heartbeat, so in order to maintain your position you need to be able to respond as and when those changes happen. Find out more about SEO and the practices we use by visiting Shark! Design & Marketing online. 

Email Marketing

Though often overlooked, email marketing can be an extremely effective communication channel, regardless of the type of business you’re running. It’s one of the least expensive ways of reaching your target market, and it can pay real dividends. Unlike many digital specialists (who lack the direct marketing skills to take advantage of the medium), Shark! understands exactly what makes email work. Using our in-house HTML, design, build and broadcasting skills, we’ll develop an email marketing campaign that delivers a real return on investment.

Design for Print

At Shark! we love designing for print. Whether it’s a brochure, stationary, POS equipment or even leather bound books, we’ll use all of our experience to produce beautifully finished marketing materials that speak to your customer and inspire a reaction within them. It’s all about designing something that excites and engages the end user. Find out more by visiting Shark! Design & Marketing online.