Buzzworthy Studio

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Accounts of BlueStateRed

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

BlueStateRed is an innovative, mission-driven messaging agency that helps campaigns and causes win beyond “The Base.”

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Buzzworthy Studio to accomplish?

• Create a beautiful, informative website
• Establish a clear information flow with very complex subjects

SOLUTION

How did you find Buzzworthy Studio?

Referral

Why did you select Buzzworthy Studio over others?

• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

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

Create a beautiful, functional website highlighting contrasting issues in a way that is catchy but still respectful. We provided a very rough draft website and assets and Buzzworthy delivered a fully functional, gorgeous website.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Web signups, team feedback on website itself

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

Buzzworthy established clear timelines and stuck to them perfectly. They were responsive but didn't rush anything out the door without doing due diligence.

What was your primary form of communication with Buzzworthy Studio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The website was absolutely stunning and the team was very eager to explain things to us that we didn't understand and walk us through how to shepherd the website after its creation. They also checked in with us multiple times after the site was posted to see if we needed anything - I really appreciated that they cared about the project even when they were no longer under contract.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Buzzworthy Studio could have done differently?

We are completely satisfied with our experience, we would ask for them to do everything exactly how they did it!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder , Co CEO of Selene Aviation

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Selene Aviation is a private aircraft brokerage that assists with private flights and VIP arrangements for our clients travels.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Buzzworthy Studio to accomplish?

• A informative and elite Website that portrays the business

SOLUTION

How did you find Buzzworthy Studio?

Referral

Why did you select Buzzworthy Studio over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Buzzworthy Studio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Working with this team was productive and seamless. This company is very efficient and helps guide you through each detail of your project. In this case we were doing a brand new website for our new company. They worked so well with our colors and logo to create the perfect website for our industry. 

Buzz Worthy also worked with our partners to provide the logos and even the plug in data for our industry search engines.The team is wonderful and fast. We had our website up and running in no time and they even helped guide us in content and pulled images for us to help the process. They are pros at what they do and their design and creativity is at the highest level. I highly suggest Buzz Worthy with any of your web design needs. 

Their knowledge in this industry is expert and their deliveries were all on time.They take the time to create exactly what you are looking for in the project and take the time to go through it with you. We are thrilled with our website and the scrolling, visibility and company statement is very clear.Buzz Worthy is Top Notch in their industry.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have an on demand private jet charter business and need to be able to be searchable on the web.We are in a competitive business and need to stand out from others. Since our website was created our business has doubled in online searches and we have gotten many compliments from our clients how easy and manageable the website is to access.

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

Yes everything was on time. They took the time to explain each step and even make suggestions to help with our content. Their edits were exactly what we wanted and done in a timely matter

What was your primary form of communication with Buzzworthy Studio?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

Their design and eye for luxury in our site. We were looking for a luxury, elite vibe and they created something beyond what I thought could be our website. It really reads to our customers

Are there any areas for improvement or something Buzzworthy Studio could have done differently?

No they did a great job for us.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of a research company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our company is a team of certified experts dedicated to providing public record information to the most discerning CRAs. I'm the CEO/President.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Buzzworthy Studio to accomplish?

• Branding to grow business digitally
• Web design and development
• Major emphasis on marketing and web analytics for my company to be found better.

SOLUTION

How did you find Buzzworthy Studio?

Referral

Why did you select Buzzworthy Studio over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Buzzworthy Studio were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

They have an integrated approach to designing, building, and marketing brands. They really learned a lot about our business and our customers so they could create something that made sense for the end user. By gaining that knowledge throughout the design and development of our brand/site, they were able to get us immediate results from marketing right out of the gate. 

We did a discovery brief and several video calls for them to gather information from our team. They went through a very thorough and efficient process (site map, wireframes, design, and prototypes) to get us something spectacular. We felt like we were part of their team. They used a lot of tools that helped make this process and project seamless.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our company has grown tremendously over the past year since the launch of our site and our marketing campaigns. Our site traffic has quadrupled since Darren has been working with us on SEO and the leads we are getting are much more qualified. Our conversion rate has been much higher. All of their deliverables were on time, if not ahead of schedule.

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

The workflow is very seamless. We met weekly during some of the phases, we had meetings whenever we needed to review design work or clarify any questions, and we still meet every month for marketing and ongoing projects we have with them. They are very flexible and always work around my busy schedule.

What was your primary form of communication with Buzzworthy Studio?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They have a lot of experience and business knowledge— the entire team is comprised of entrepreneurs that have all started and grown their companies successfully. Their design work was far better than anything I've seen in the NYC area, and their marketing has shown very good results. 

The fact that they truly care about my business and our success was very apparent, and I can't say enough about this team and the quality they deliver.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Buzzworthy Studio could have done differently?

They have over delivered on everything they've done for us. I can't think of anything that could've gone better.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Awestruck

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Full-Service Advertising Agency serving the Destination sector.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Buzzworthy Studio to accomplish?

• Develop a freestanding website for our OTT advertising product Ideal.
• To give Ideal the maturity and sophistication it deserves.
• To increase Ideal’s ability to secure new business.

SOLUTION

How did you find Buzzworthy Studio?

Other

Why did you select Buzzworthy Studio over others?

High ratings, Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Referred to me

What was the size of Buzzworthy Studio’s team?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with Buzzworthy Studio?

Virtual Meeting

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

Buzzworthy had already designed our Awestruck agency website - which was a huge success. We then tasked them with creating a site for our OTT advertising platform Ideal.

Ideal exists as its own brand, and we needed a site that exuded technical sophistication, and product maturity. Ideal competes with some extremely large and established national brands, and we needed our site to instantly give Ideal that kind of credibility in the mind of a potential client.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Our own satisfaction

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

Always on time. Project only took two months because we had some unexpected holdups on our side (our main point of contact went out with an injury). Buzzworthy was incredibly accommodating to our situation and remained at the ready to deliver as we shifted our own timeline.

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

They are friendly, engaging and excellent at what they do. Great ideas and a great interpretation of our needs.

Are there any areas for improvement or something {provider_name} could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder and CEO of The Ocean Agency - an ocean conservation non-profit that uses creativity and collaboration to accelerate ocean science and conservation action.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Buzzworthy Studio, and what were your goals?

We needed a new website that would reflect our brand - the creative agency for the ocean.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We looked for a web design company that was doing innovative design work - especially design work that was refreshingly unexpected. We were impressed with the creativity of their own website, the websites they were building for their clients, and their business model which allowed them to keep the costs down for their clients.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We had a kick off meeting to discuss the project and introduce the work of The Ocean Agency. We then scoped out the architecture of the site. Buzzworthy developed an initial creative concept. We then gave feedback and they developed another concept which was exactly what we were looking for. Content was provided and then the final layouts approved. The site was then built and tested in time to launch.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked 5 people: A project manager, a lead designer, an engineer, a SEO strategist, and the Managing Director.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Initial interest and traffic to the site far exceeded our expectations as the site won AWWWARDS website of the day. We had extremely positive feedback about the site from partners, and it led to some new inquiries and projects.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Buzzworthy used various tools such as InVision to make the design process as smooth as possible - this made the whole process much more efficient than we were expecting. We had one consistent project manager who was very efficient too.

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

What was impressive about Buzzworthy was their creativity and their remote working business model that kept costs down.

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

As with all work like this there are occasional hiccups, but these were quickly resolved. We think they did an outstanding job especially as we only had a limited budget.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am in the souvenir industry, in wholesale. I sell accounts ranging from small mom and pop stores to huge corporations. I have been in this business for 20 years.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Buzzworthy Studio, and what were your goals?

I've had this idea in my mind for many years that I wanted to open an online souvenir store and use the knowledge that I've learned from my wholesale business and translate it into retail in an online environment. Covid-19 hit and I decided to put my idea into fruition in part due to the ever changing conditions.

Coming from an entire different industry and little experience in e-commerce, my challenge was to find the best team to turn my idea into reality. I hired Buzzworthy Studio to do Web Design, Logo Design, Web Development, and SEO Marketing. My goal of the project was to create a user friendly e-commerce site, that was fun to browse and worked seamlessly, and to drive niche buyers to the site.

SOLUTION

How did you select Buzzworthy Studio and what were the deciding factors?

I chose Buzzworthy Studio because they took an immediate interest in my business. They asked many questions and were genuinely interested in learning more about it. Their proposal was clean and well thought out and provided explanations of the entire process. They were very attentive to all my questions and concerns.

I had received quotes and proposals from other agencies that would have cost me less, however I am a firm believer in you get what you pay for. Its imperative for the long term success of my business that I have an amazing platform that is highly functional and esthetically pleasing so choosing Buzzworthy was a no brainer.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

I had an initial meeting where I explained to them in detail my goals and expectations. They advised that the best route to go would be a custom built Shopify store. The site was meticulously developed which formed an amazing end product. All essential apps were installed prior to transfer.

One of my main objectives was to be able to interact with my customers in real-time. They recommended Intercom which was also installed prior to transfer. This technology is amazing and brings additional added value to the site.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I worked with the Gary (Managing Director), Darren (Directory of Digital Marketing), and Dave (Account Manager). All three were extremely patient, knowledgeable, and always accessible.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I saw immediate sales, traffic, and conversions. It is just the beginning and I am looking forward to future.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We communicated by phone, email, text, video chat. All promises were kept and deadlines met. They were very communicative throughout the entire process from the start date to end date. They were open to suggestions as well as gave excellent suggestions of their own to improve the site. All messages were answered in an extremely timely manner.

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

I found their eagerness to go above and beyond to make their client happy both unique and impressive. I know I am not their largest client by far but they treated my project as if it was a multi-million dollar project. I appreciate hard work and dedication and this company far exceeds that.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No. I highly recommend this company.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Helias oils is an essential oil wellness brands. I am the cofounder and CFO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Buzzworthy Studio?

Web Design, SEO, and Digital Marketing

What were your goals for this project?

Create a unique shopping experience for our guests that provided an enhanced level of education and utilized visuals to help convey scent.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I selected Buzzworthy via recommendation.

Describe the project in detail.

To create a custom shopify web design that fills our needs to educate our guest and bring to life our essential oil collection. Since this is a startup we also needed digital marketing and SEO work to set us up for success and drive people to the website.

What was the team composition?

We had two project managers, and then buzzworthy had 3 people working on it with us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our website has received numerous design awards and garnered us traffic growth +1000% YOY.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow seemed to pace nicely, with both sides working independently, then coming back together for weekly/ bi weekly meetings to discuss progress and next steps.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was very impressed by and appreciative of how the team made anything we asked possible. They were realistic about the time it would take. We had a bunch of requests that were out of scope and they seemed to make it all fit.

Are there any areas for improvement?

To be honest, I have been on a few of these type projects with much larger companies that were a mess. This was by far the most seamless experience working with a web developer and digital marketing agency.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the technical director for The Serhant Team. I research and project manage all strategic implementation of technology and related efforts.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Buzzworthy Studio?

We hired BWS to help us build our most ambitious project yet- an online course that we intended to reach millions of people with and also earn millions of dollars in revenue.

What were your goals for this project?

• To hire a world-class design and development studio in helping us bring our course vision to life and become the #1 Real Estate sales course in the US.
• To have a hyper-converting sales page that brought us a ton of platform engagement.
• To hire a developer that would not only perform the work but partner with us on guiding the process.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were recommended BWS by another satisfied customer that I've done business with in the past and spoke tremendously highly of Gary and his team. We got lucky, because we were prepared to need to shop around and didn't have to once we saw Gary and Marko's presentation and pitch.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

The project involved building a sales funnel page, connecting it to our e-learning platform of choice, customizing the e-learning platform a whole bunch, helping us connect our email marketing platform to both of those, and providing awesome design of all components.

We also created a members-only Facebook group that they helped us automate a tiered membership purchase workflow that gave certain purchasers access to the features and benefits of their purchased tier which was highly complex but they were able to solve all of it for us.

What was the team composition?

The team composition was BWS' admin leader, their lead designer, their lead developer, and the entire 24/7 support team that works underneath them. Completely seamless, and we always felt guided on all matters as well as listened to carefully for what would make us happy while ensuring project success.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

We grossed over $1m in sales in a little over 3 months following the launch of the product. Pretty good I'd say?

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

Project management was done in 3 ways - I was the project manager on the client side and was added to Buzzworthy's Slack, given direct access to the project channel and direct communication to admin lead, design lead, and development lead. We also collaborated in Google Docs that allowed for group feedback.

Lastly, Buzzworthy would provide iteration previews via Invision Studio which allowed us to interact with prototype designs and comment directly on the prototypes while also marking completed changes as finished. It was remarkably efficient, and we barely needed to send any emails back and forth at all.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Vision, expertise, professionalism, responsiveness, pedigree, and inspired contributions to the project via their recommendations and guidance.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Gary could shave his head into a mohawk maybe, that could make the video conferences more entertaining perhaps, but other than that, no - I firmly believe that Buzzworthy truly checks all the boxes, hits all of the marks, has its you-know-what together, and I enjoy working with them again and again as we make improvements to our online course and membership experiences.

I love working with them so much that I was willing to fill out this questionnaire despite me being regarded as an impossibly busy person, so that's gotta come off as them being very special!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the founder of a boutique brand strategy agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Buzzworthy Studio?

I hired Buzzworthy to build our website.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to give prospective clients and prospective employees a place to learn about what we do. The site needed to reflect a tension - we are creative and work with culture-leading clients so the site needed to look 'cool' and relevant and current; but we also work with huge corporate clients who needed to see a site that looks slick and professional.

The goal was to make it credible but still cool and not overly corporate. Further complicating things was that we're a strategy agency that doesn't produce creative materials, so we don't have work to show. That meant it was really important for the Buzzworthy design team to figure out something clever for the landing page that wasn't based on our work (since we can't show it) or on stock photography (since it's awful).

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We presented our challenges and they seemed to embrace it and had some clever ideas right off the bat. Furthermore, for our budget, they were by far the most professional team we met with. I wanted to know we had a real team with all that comes with it (account management, tech support), instead of an individual creating our site and using 3rd party contractors to help. Buzzworthy was able to offer us that.

Describe the project in detail.

I don't remember all the details now, but it seemed like a straightforward design process with plenty of check-ins and room for feedback.

What was the team composition?

A consistent project manager, with support from the right people (design, development) when needed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Lots and lots of compliments on our website!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Great - easy communication, very responsive.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They're very professional, even when working with a client with a limited budget.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They could have been a tad more proactive in communicating delays. We had a few and that's fine and to be expected, but a couple times I had to nudge them to get more info.