The story Johnny at No. 5 Cafe & Larder had three websites for the three different areas of the business – Golflands, the cafe and events spaces, and the gift shop. They needed to bring it all together to communicate the varied and interesting parts of No.5 with people who would be keen to know…
The story Sunshade are a leading group of installers and fabricators of shade sails, screens and outdoor shade across New Zealand. Their ‘0800 Sunshade’ brand was well dated, the copy felt functional but not inspirational, and their old custom WordPress website sat unsupported and at risk. InHouse Marketing began supporting Sunshade in 2020 and worked…
The story When I met Jan Bramley at a function it was a case of perfect timing – she was looking to launch her own business as a health practitioner and I was seeking clients who were a joy to work with. As a solo Feldenkrais practitioner, Jan’s aspirations were to grow her client base…
A national distributor to the outdoor fabrics and screens trade, Rainbow Shade had been growing steadily but it was a highly competitive industry. Not being the biggest player in the market by a long stretch, they needed to play to their strengths. After a workshop to determine their brand positioning and strategy, their values of…
Douglas Outdoor Living Solutions and Auto & Marine Upholstery was a successful operator with a 25+ year history in the bay, but as you can tell the name was a bit of a tongue-twister. When new owners Pete & Suzanne came on board in 2018, InHouse Marketing was engaged to guide the business through a…
One of our most engaging Brand Marketing projects in recent times – pun intended! Ben & Megan from Top Blokes and John from Macaroni Media came to us in 2017 as they were wanting to merge their two video production businesses together and needed some help figuring out the best way to do it. It…
With our encouragement and guidance Prinsy’s Tours decided to enter into the Hawke’s Bay Tourism Awards in 2017. They had recently hit some significant marketing milestones, including launching a new website, logo and developing a new tour offering, and were receiving consistently glowing visitor reviews. We helped them through the application process to ensure the judges…
Between 2005- 2008 Marise was the Marketing & Sales Manager at Plycoselect at a time when the building industry was in a slump – hard to believe at the moment! Building consents were plummeting and low priced imports were flooding the market. It was a constant struggle to grow sales and maintain margins as everyone…
The Hawke’s Bay Tourism Industry Conference and Awards Celebration have been a fixture on the industry’s calendar since 2007. Megan was instrumental in setting up, managing and marketing the inaugural Hawke’s Bay Regional Tourism Conference and those that followed until 2013. Guest speakers over the years have included Ministers of Tourism, Mayors, Tourism New Zealand…
Back in 1996 (whew!), Megan was part of the core team that drove the re-branding of EIT Hawke’s Bay from what was then Hawke’s Bay Polytechnic. The project involved considerable consultation, both within the campus community and outside with business and cultural stakeholders and working with nationally significant design agencies. Launching a brand of this…
