ARD Creative

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I'm an executive for Enza Costa

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Enza Costa is a designer owned womens apparel brand headquartered in Los Angeles.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire ARD Creative to accomplish?

• Develop a website for our DTC channel

SOLUTION

How did you find ARD Creative?

Referral

Why did you select ARD Creative over others?

• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from ARD Creative were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

• Collaborated on web design for the ecommerce site and executed all development of back end. 
• Provided guidance on best practice procedures across multiple facets including compliance, third party apps, and UX.
• Helped with onboarding Klaviyo app and key customizations 
• Continues to be main touchpoint for any troubleshooting or new custom dev work (several small projects throughout the year)

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Completed website and execution of the brands aesthetic vision which helped launch a new revenue channel for the company
• Continued design and dev support after project completion

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

• Delivery was timely and there was always communication regarding status
• Responses are prompt and we get honest feedback on requests

What was your primary form of communication with ARD Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

• ARD Creative offered very timely responses to inquiries, and their dev work was completed pretty quickly. There's also excellent follow through if adjustments need to be made. 
• Good transparency with costs.

Are there any areas for improvement or something ARD Creative could have done differently?

• Just ensuring that all parties are asking enough questions so that dev work isn't done without full alignment on final product since there are so many small decisions that go into any updates.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the owner of a beauty company. We offer aesthetic and wellness services, including hormone therapy, IV treatments, laser pigmentation removal, neurotoxin injections, microneedling, and natural fillers to enhance appearance and well-being.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ARD Creative?

We needed to create a website for our new beauty business.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ARD Creative has been responsible for the full creation, design, development, and CRO of our website. The project has included booking and e-commerce capabilities.

What is the team composition?

We've worked with 2–5 teammates from ARD Creative.

How did you come to work with ARD Creative?

We found them through a referral. We chose them over other options because they had high ratings.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent around $10,000–$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in March 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

The website has helped us launch and grow our business. We've been able to scale rapidly in the first year of business, with major increases in bookings. Moreover, our online engagement and feedback have been excellent.

How did ARD Creative perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicate with ARD Creative via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ARD Creative is personable and makes us feel taken care of.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can't think of anything for them to improve.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Stanton Clothing

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Boutique clothing company based in LA

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire ARD Creative to accomplish?

• To create a high converting, high-end clothing website.

SOLUTION

How did you find ARD Creative?

• Referral
• Clutch Site

Why did you select ARD Creative over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from ARD Creative were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The scope of the work was to design, develop and maintain a high-converting, beautifully designed, and user-friendly website for a fashion company. The project is in development currently.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

This is a new clothing line still in development.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Every interaction has been phenomenal. Timelines are met (and often exceeding expectations) and the communication has been excellent. 

What was your primary form of communication with ARD Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I found the quality of the work to match the excellent communication and expectation setting for me as the client. 

Are there any areas for improvement or something ARD Creative could have done differently?

Not at all! 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of Compass, a real estate company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ARD Creative?

We needed to create an elevated website to reflect the luxury market in Santa Barbara.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ARD Creative has designed and developed our website and provides organic SEO services. The team has also worked on the site's UX and IA and provides ongoing support.

What is the team composition?

We've worked with 2–5 teammates from ARD Creative.

How did you come to work with ARD Creative?

We found them through a referral and chose them because of their high ratings.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent around $20,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in March 2024, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We've seen more traffic to our site, a higher ranking on Google, and more organic referrals.

How did ARD Creative perform from a project management standpoint?

ARD Creative delivers on time and is very collaborative. We communicate via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, and email or messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

ARD Creative is easy to work with and provides large agency quality and attention at a reasonable cost.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I don't think there's anything they can improve on.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of Forma Pottery, an e-commerce company that sells handmade pottery and tools.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with ARD Creative?

We needed to create a beautiful website that showcased my product, was easy to use, and converted.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

ARD Creative has carefully designed prototypes of the entire website and architecture. They’ve developed the prototypes into a custom Shopify theme and built unique sections tailored to our branding and content needs. The main deliverables are Figma prototypes and a custom Shopify theme that’s fast, scalable, and uses a modular scale to ensure our website works across all screen sizes and browser types.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with 2–5 teammates from ARD Creative.

How did you come to work with ARD Creative?

They were referred to me.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve spent $10,000 with them.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in January 2025, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Our website achieves the goals we wanted. Although it’s a new website, the load times are impressive for a Shopify theme. It ranks a 93 performance score on PageSpeed Insights. We’ve also received positive feedback about the website’s ease of use and how it effectively showcases our products.

How did ARD Creative perform from a project management standpoint?

ARD Creative does a great job of communicating throughout the project and ensuring our vision and goals are met. They deliver on time and help ensure we feel comfortable managing the backend. We mainly communicate through virtual meetings, emails, and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They do a beautiful job of meeting visual representation while building websites based on data. We’ve used them post-launch to scale our website and are very happy.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing they need to improve.