GreyBox Creative

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Project Manager of a national trade promotion organization.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Local branch office of a National Trade Promotion Organization

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• To showcase the overall image and industrial advantages of a country's enterprises at international exhibitions, and to enhance the recognition and awareness of the country
• Designing the exhibition logo and identity for the country pavilion when companies organize group participation in international trade shows

SOLUTION

How did you find GreyBox Creative?

Online Search

Why did you select GreyBox Creative over others?

• High ratings
• Company values aligned
• Able and willing to work according to RFP and requests

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

2-5 Employees

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

(a) Two versions of the logos
(b) Exhibition visual images
(c) Identity guideline manual
(d) Other derivative design applications

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Completion of deliverables within budget

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

Yes, the GreyBox team was responsive to our inquiries and actively kept in contact to help us track the progress of the project.

What was your primary form of communication with GreyBox Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

We greatly appreciated GreyBox's willingness and ability to understand and accommodate requirements and processes needed for the project, which could be different from usual requirements.

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

NA

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive Director of an education company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Talent pipeline, recruitment, and training for education.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Website
• Blog

SOLUTION

How did you find GreyBox Creative?

Referral

Why did you select GreyBox Creative over others?

Referred to me

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

2-5 Employees

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

Designed and built our website.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our website.

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

They were on time with all the deliverables and responsive to all our requests.

What was your primary form of communication with GreyBox Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The project leader took a real interest in our work and ensured we got what we needed at every step.

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

We needed to really have a strong vision for our design they were primarily implementors of that vision.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Grid Squared Systems

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We isntall secuity systems and low voltage cabling.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Refresh our website

SOLUTION

How did you find GreyBox Creative?

• Networking

Why did you select GreyBox Creative over others?

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

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

2-5 Employees

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

Total refresh of our outdated website. Including new grapics, making it mobile & ADA compliant.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Consistent meetings to show progress and ask for input on the design and layout.

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

Yes, everything was delivered on time and on budget. We did have a change order that was not included in the original scope and that was added to prject very smoothly and did not delay the project. They were very responsive to our questions and concerns when we brought them up.

What was your primary form of communication with GreyBox Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Professional and organized. Everything was laid out and explainedvery clearly.

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

Everythng was done very well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the International Business Development Manager of Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Defense Materials Co.,Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Zhengzhou Zhongyuan Defense Materials Co., Ltd specializes in manufacturing UHMWPE film materials that can be used in the military defense industry, as well as the marine and aquaculture industries.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Logo design
• Website
• Brand Visual Design

SOLUTION

How did you find GreyBox Creative?

Online Search

Why did you select GreyBox Creative over others?

• High ratings
• Good value for cost

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

2-5 Employees

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

We accomplished various tasks, including logo design, visual design, the company website, etc.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have a clean and nice company website that effectively showcases all the information about our products. Additionally, we have an excellent logo design that perfectly complements our brand and materials.

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

Vincent and Remo are patient, professional, and dedicated individuals. They listen to our needs carefully and deliver everything we ask for on time, meeting our expectations.

What was your primary form of communication with GreyBox Creative?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Vincent's team has a clear division of work, and each member is professional, delivering an excellent job.

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

GreyBox Creative did very well.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a boutique investment bank that caters exclusively to the branded Consumer & Retail sector. I am a Vice President.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GreyBox Creative?

Our website was outdated. Greybox did the initial build and continues to deal with regular maintenance. We hired them on a special project basis to do a refresh of our website.

SOLUTION

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

They built the original website and maintain it for us still to today

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

• Initial client consultation
• ideation
• draft mock ups
• preview with us (the client)
• implement
• Review with client
• Near final alterations
• Final sign off
• Launch

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

Three.

• Main Account Executive
• Website Designer
• UI/UX Developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They were patient with our team and walked us through each step of the process. Always willing to explain at length what they were doing. So far, we are thrilled with the website.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The GreyBox team was very timely in their communications. We are the bottleneck.

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

They were incredibly proficient and patient.

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

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

My company helps overseas clients expand their business into the US market.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GreyBox Creative, and what were your goals?

I hired GreyBox creative to manage the SEO and Digital marketing segment of my project. The goals were to increase brand visibility, search rank, online sales and everything that comes with digital marketing.

SOLUTION

How did you select GreyBox Creative and what were the deciding factors?

I was referred to GreyBox Creative through a friend. After reading online reviews and speaking to their team, it seemed like a great fit.

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

SEO, Website Analysis, Rank improvement, etc.

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

3 People. SEO specialist. Website/Design Specialist and President/Owner

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After working with GreyBox Creative our online sales increased, web traffic improved and overall conversions/leads across all channels improved.

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

They have a wonderfully helpful brand exercise they have created. Their agency feels incredibly professional while also feeling very connected and boutique like.

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

Their support staff and willingness to work with us on a project that was sometimes a little bit chaotic. They're so organized and professional - they even help us meet our own deadlines.

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

NO

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a financial services company and I'm the COO/GC.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GreyBox Creative, and what were your goals?

• Design, build and execute a website for a new organization

SOLUTION

How did you select GreyBox Creative and what were the deciding factors?

They were hired through a company referral.

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

1. initial meetings
2. scoping meetings
3. key deliverables
4. multiple email exchanges

They were extremely helpful and interactive.

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

Three people worked on our project:

• owner
• creative director
• head of web development

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our project was just launched. The project gained favorable responses, but it is too soon to measure public response.

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

Everything was clearly communicated and delivered on time.

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

There was full communication and they met expectations. Most of all, they were extremely patient with our last-minute changes.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

VP Application Development. IT company with programmers. We do not have design in house.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GreyBox Creative?

We needed a web site designed and html delivered very quickly

What were your goals for this project?

Clean professional design to meet client expectations. Needed to be delivered in a short amount of time.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Referral

Describe the project in detail.

Full service web site design layout multiple device for responsive. 25 pages. it needed to meet the clients very rigid design standards. we handed info to greybox and they delived the comps very quickly. they were approved with little changes and the html was delivered to our development team on schedule

What was the team composition?

We worked with a head designer and a head of development on the technical side

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The proejct had an extremely agressive timeline. GrayBox was fantastic at turning around a quality product very quickly which enabled us to deliver the project on time.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Vert effective. we have schedule calls and reviews and the asset were delivered on a regular basis. our feedback was immediately implemented and delivered.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They really knew what they were doing, so we did not have any surprises. their experience in the area was critical in turning around the solution in our short timeframe.

Are there any areas for improvement?

none that i can think of