DesignsTouch

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are the Chamber of Commerce/Business Association for our metro area. I am the VP of Operations.

For what projects/services did your company hire DesignsTouch?

Design an annual report

What were your goals for this project?

Provide an overview of activities, goals and finances to our membership in the form of an annual report.

How did you select DesignsTouch?

They are a member of our chamber of commerce. They support community. And they were very willing to work within our budget.

Describe the project in detail.

The annual report was an 8-page booklet. Included some charts and specific copy. Needed to be designed and branding to match our other materials. Needed to be print ready and also able to be in digital format.

What was the team composition?

I oversaw the project as operations. One other staff member wrote the copy. The president helped with his vision of the report. We all did final editing for approval.

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

We have no specific outcomes. But we were able to mail about 500 annual reports to our membership. The report is also available on our website in a digital format.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was very effective because we are a small staff. It was easy to work with Designs Touch as we have a relationship with them already since they are member of our chamber of commerce.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Designs Touch asked great questions as we went from concept to the full design and then through the edits. They always repeated what they heard to be sure we were on the same page. It made the editing process very smooth.

Are there any areas for improvement?

none that I can think of

Please describe your company and your position there.

The mission of Life Navigators is to improve the quality of life for individuals with developmental and related disabilities, their families, and the community through information, education, advocacy and life planning services.

For what projects/services did your company hire DesignsTouch?

Social Media Monthly Management

What were your goals for this project?

Our goals for our social media are to build brand awareness, share community disability services information, engage our donors/volunteers/consumers/families, thank key partners and donors, share information on our services/events, raise funds for in kind support/online donations/event registrations.

How did you select this vendor?

Google search

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

Manage our social media including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube including posting daily content on each platform and creating monthly content calendars for review.

What was the team composition?

Nim is our account manager and Ved works directly on our social media. At times there are additional team members who assist with creating our content.

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

We have received a lot of great feedback from our followers that they love the content and designs that we are putting out on social media.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We are able to communicate daily on Trello with content updates and I am also able to call Nim whenever specific needs arise.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Nim and his team are wonderful to work with!  They manage our social media platforms at Life Navigators and offer us a great nonprofit rate for their services.  When we first started working with them, they made sure to take the time to learn about our brand to ensure that they could adequately promote our services.  They continue making extra efforts to build their relationship with us and are always available when we need.  I highly recommend their team!

Are there any areas for improvement?

As with any new partnership, it took us some time in the beginning to become familiar with working together and utilizing the new project management software. However, DesignsTouch was in constant communication as we worked through the learning curve.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a non-profit that empowers girls and young women to graduate high school on time, healthy, educated, and independent. I am the director.

For what projects/services did your company hire DesignsTouch?

DesignsTouch re-designed our website and provides on-going support.

What were your goals for this project?

To re-brand our local site to align with our national identity, primarily, and to add new sections, etc. to the site.

How did you select DesignsTouch?

They are a local company with a solid reputation.

Describe the project in detail.

I contacted Nim with an extraordinarily tight deadline to add a new tab in our main nav and provided him the copy and appropriate links to video.

What was the team composition?

Nim said he would have his team tackle our project right away. I don't know how many fulfilled my request, but he not only met my deadline, he came in well ahead of it.

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

The page is live, and looks great.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Perfect.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Nim was not bothered in the least with my last-minute ask, and he got the work done even before I said I needed it.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not at this time.