Collective42

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a Director of PeakLogic, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a medical software company that powers a proprietary personalized brain stimulation therapy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Webmaster Support: Website Edits & Proactive Management

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Online Search

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Ricardo & the Collective42 Team have worked on ongoing website design and development, various design services, and bulidout of a custom client portal for file access and sharing among users across the globe

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Ongoing cyber security scans, monitoring and best practices
• Custom 'portal' creation for clients

Hosting management

Ongoing plugin updates

Ongoing platform upgrades

Ongoing database upgrades

ADA compliance

Unlimited content editing and updating as needed

Creation of new pages within current theme/design

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

Ricardo & the Collective42 Team have been/are extremely efficient in deliverables and keep in constant contact with updates as individual projects went/go on

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are extremely efficient in creating and delivering materials. They go above and beyond to provide insight based on their experiences while taking direction from our team into account on all fronts

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO and Lead Strategist of Digital Natives

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital Natives is a performance digital advertising agency. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Develop full funnel brand strategy
• SEO to paid advertising strategy

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We've partnered with Collective42 on a variety of projects, including web design projects of our own. They've been a crucial partner for us in providing SEO and web design/development services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Collective42 has been a great partner, developing sites for multiple clients with CRO in mind. Every project we've worked on has had a positive outcome in terms of client satisfaction, timelines being met and improvements in conversion rates on-site.

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

The project management team is fabulous. Deliverables are always on-time and if expected timelines aren't to be met for any reason, they are proactive about communicating this. 

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Collective42 is great at listening to the project's goal and vision and completely owning it to take the next steps. They're very professional and clearly great at what they do.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

None to report on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of HYDRINITY, LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a professionally distributed skincare brand. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Website Design and Development
• Ongoing Website Maintenance
• Search Engine Optimization

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

Our partnership with Collective 42 involved an initial website design and development project which included design and development discovery work, site architecture, wireframing, page template and content development, and coding and QA work. Ongoing projects have included monthly digital retainer support and SEO work.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We had a successful brand launch and quickly grew ecommerce revenue through our website.

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

Projects were delivered on time and within budget. Communication was thorough including scheduled status calls, project management software, and email communication.

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Agility to move at the speed we needed to move as a quickly growing start-up company.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

I believe that Collective 42 was the right-size partner for us as a new and growing company. I don't have anything that I believe they did not meet expectations on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief of Staff of DMK Pharmaceuticals

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

DMK's commercial and development products aim to address areas of significant unmet medical need

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Website hosting, updating and optimizing
• Transition to hosting Investor Relations site
• Getting our arms around what was required to rebuild legacy web sites (content, etc.)

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Existing Biz Relationship

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned
• Other

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• Continued hosting and optimization of corporate website, to include migration to and through a corporate merger 
• Migration of Investor Relations site from previous provider, 
• Getting our arms around what is required to restore two legacy websites

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Updated websites
• More cost effective hosting

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

#beastmode. On time, Right First Time, Zero drama. I gave Ricardo's team our desired outcomes and they made it happen. It has and continues to be a true partnership. Ricardo has also done a great job of looking out for our interests.

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

See the Project Management section. They’re truly in the trenches with me to get stuff done.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

I don't hand this praise out often: there is nothing they could have done better.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the owner of R40 Collective

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Full service digital marketing agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Webmaster services
• Website hosting
• SEO

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Network

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

C42 team has supported multiple projects on behalf of our clients from webmasters, website hosting and SEO services. Their team consistently delivers top-notch work on time while exceeding our client's expectations. The results speak for themselves therefore we've grown our book of business with C42 as our go to webmaster service provider.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Website security 
• Increasing website traffic 
• Increasing keyword rankings 
• Increasing website page speed

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

On-time and tremendous communicators

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They deliver impressive results

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of Global Marketing and Business Development of Judi by AG Mednet

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide workflow and process digitization and automation solutions for complex clinical development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Increase website traffic
• Increase paid search and seo performance

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

We brought Collective42 in to help improve Our paid and SEO strategies. We were spending considerable money and seeing lots of raw traffic withlittle to no conversions

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Collective42 immediately stood up a performance dashboard and a basecamp instance to communicate their output and progress, as well as measurements for performance. 

We are in a VERY niche business, and Collective42 has taken the time to be methodical in learning the right keywords, Terminology and phrasing for us to be more effective in our paid digital strategy

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

In addition to biweekly meetings, the basecamp notifications come in multiple times a week regarding their updates, progress, and recommendations. These guys genuinely feel like an extension of our internal team

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

Virtual Meeting

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

Reputation. They came highly regarded

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

TBD. They’re admittedly still learning the nuances of our business, but their transparency is admirable

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Member of Structure In Motion

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Manual therapy

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• SEO optimization
• SEO familiarization

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

The project entailed assessing my current google business account, google analytics set up and review, and optimization of the searchable features of my website and gbiz account.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Currently I can already see increased use of my gbiz account online, as well as increased traffic to my website. Beyond this, I can now engage with the metadata on my site, and use google analytics much more effectively to track data related to increasing my business.

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

We set up regular weekly meetings at my request. The list of tasks was quickly taken care of and all deadlines were met. When I ask questions they are answered same day.

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Working with Steve was great, he is was easy going, and at the same time when they said something would get done, they did it by the agreed-upon time.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

Not that I can see atm.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Carpe Canum Media

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Creates campaigns and commercial for Connected TV

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Create a website for our Franchise CTV product

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

• Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Referred to me

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Design and build a website for Franchise CTV

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They hit their deadline and delivered what they promised.

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

They were great. Everything was on time.

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They were on it.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the owner of busters customs

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Automotive aftermarket

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• web design

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

• Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

These guys are rock stars. They completely helped us revamp our website and it looks phenomenal and is very user friendly

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Website designhas way more functionality

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

Perfection

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

their urgency with communication and handling any adjustments

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive assistant of Backbone CFO

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

finance

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Collective42 to accomplish?

• Website redesign
• Form integration

SOLUTION

How did you find Collective42?

Referral

Why did you select Collective42 over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Collective42 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Website design and development, form integration to Asana

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Site launch

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

Not only did they consistently deliver on time, they also worked through many edits and redesigns throughout the process quickly without sacrificing quality

What was your primary form of communication with Collective42?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I felt very well informed throughout the process. The C42 team never scoffed at a small change and offered lots of help where our team needed. They were always willing to help us and never made us feel like a bother. Just really great guys that do great work!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Collective42 could have done differently?

N/a