GCC Marketing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at an Engineering & Technology Company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a leading Engineering & Technology company for the energy transition, with leadership positions in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), hydrogen and ethylene as well as growing market positions in blue and green hydrogen, sustainable chemistry and CO2 management.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GCC Marketing to accomplish?

• We needed a web portal which could express our company better
• Incorporation of full branding

SOLUTION

How did you find GCC Marketing?

• Online Search
• Referral
• Clutch Site

Why did you select GCC Marketing over others?

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

How many teammates from GCC Marketing were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

• Email or Messaging App

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

Our company focuses on engineering and technology for energy sector. Our website was very old and was not expressing our company in proper way. We wanted a full upgrade of our website with our branding identity intact.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Our website has a full branded look now. It is also converting good traffic into inquiries. We consider our website fulfills it's core purpose

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

GCC Marketing's team was very good in project management and met all milestones on time. They always proactively addressed all our questions and fulfilled requirements.

What was your primary form of communication with GCC Marketing?

• Virtual Meeting

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

They are very experienced and don't say no even to extremely technical challenges.

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

We are happy with their project execution and experience.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Sales and Operations Manager of an energy & natural resources company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

we provide products and solutions to the energy and petroleum industry in Gulf region.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire GCC Marketing to accomplish?

• Wanted to upgrade our existing website
• Wanted to showcase our products and solutions
• Wanted to be move visible online

SOLUTION

How did you find GCC Marketing?

• Online Search
• Clutch Site

Why did you select GCC Marketing 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 GCC Marketing were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

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

We wanted to upgrade our existing website so that we can have better navigation and online visibility. We also wanted to updated our products and solutions so that our clients can see what we offer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• We now have more inquiries coming from our website. Also, our clients understand our offering better. We also feel that our website provided all the necessary information to the client even before he gets in touch with us.

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

GCC Marketing's team is very professional and know how to properly manage a project. They used Frello for project management and Figma for design management. The completed the milestones on time and exactly understood what we wanted.

What was your primary form of communication with GCC Marketing?

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

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

The have the skill set and brain to refine the ideas and execute it properly with full planning.

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

We were happy with their services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as GM of my design architecture and interior design practice based in Dubai. We work internationally on commissions including boutique hotels and restaurants, retail spaces and Luxury residential spaces.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We needed a great website which could reflect the level of quality we provide to our customers. We wanted a website to convert better through higher design presentation.

SOLUTION

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

We contacted at least 10 software developers and selected GCC Marketing based upon their portfolio and understanding of the work

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

We wanted as website which would have unique design in terms of presentation. The website is required to convince visitors that we are capable to deliver high quality design services. Preferred technology was wordpress.

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

A project manager, 2 designers, 2 developers and 01 quality assurance guy

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are very happy with the work they have delivered. The website is very impressive and we have 100% increase in inquiries.

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

GCC Marketing divided the project in different phases of design, development and quality assurance. They used Trello for project management and Figma for design management. They kept strict control on the timeline.

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

They are very good at delivering on time especially when there are tight deadlines.

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

There is always room for improvement. However, we are happy with the website.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as Manager at a real estate company based in Abu Dhabi

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We hired GCC Marketing to develop a software for us which can manage all the internal tasks and make us more efficient along with proper lead handling.

SOLUTION

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

We checked many companies and selected GCC Marketing as they have rich experience in custom software development.

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

We needed lead management, lead assignment, notifications, HR, Accounts and reporting modules etc. for our software. They used CodeIgniter framework to build it.

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

A project manager, a designer, 3 developers and 1 quality assurance person

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We are happy with the software. Now we are more efficient and no lead goes wasted only just because someone forget to follow it. They delivered as per the agreement.

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

They divided the project in sitemap, wireframes, UI/UX Design, development, testing and making the software live along with 1 year support. they delivered on time and used Trello for all communication.

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

They are very good at understanding our requirement and their communication was very good.

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

They work through approvals of each stage. For us as a client, very difficult to give approvals before we see the actual action

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Group CFO & Chief Transformation Officer at the company. We are an investment holding company with a diversified investment portfolio and strategic interests in a number of sectors including Automotive and Consumer, Industrial Goods and Services, Technology and Communication, Financial Services and Real Estate.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We wanted a new website which would be aligned with latest trends and provide relevant information to it's visitors.

SOLUTION

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

We contact many companies and selected GCC Marketing for their experience, mock up and active interest.

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

we had startegy meeting to discuss objectives and requirements. They provided 3 design options to choose from. After selection, they updated the content which we provided them. They made the website live with option to contact us. They developed the website in Asp.Net and used Trello for project management

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

A project manager was handing our project while 01 designer and 02 developers worked behind the scene to design and develop our website.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

After the launch, the number of inquiries doubled and clients were able to understand our services better.

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

We communicated with project manager very frequently. They used Trello, Zoom and WhatsApp Group for communication.

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

The team was very nice and responsive. They always communicate what they were doing and taught us how to use the admin panel of the website.

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

We are over all happy with their performance. For sure there is always a room for improvement.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as chief accountant in a construction company based in UAE

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

Being in the construction business, our company has different things to do at the same time. due to the excessive load of the work, our team sometimes misses crucial tasks and we wanted to eliminate this issue through technology. We hired GCC Marketing to create a fully customized software that can help us in day-to-day management.

SOLUTION

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

We contacted many companies and decided to work with GCC Marketing because they have a good track record and we confirmed with a couple of references they provided through telephoning them.

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

The scope included creating accounts for all staff members and admin. Everyone can see their current and pending tasks and what is done. They should receive reminders etc. Admin would be able to see the staff tasks status and communicate through the software etc. They created the software in different stages including sitemap, wireframes, design, prototyping, QA, and delivery, and use PHP Laravel as a coding framework.

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

Project manager, 02 designers, 03 developers, and 02 testers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since the software is implemented in the last 10 days, we see that everyone feels more responsible and knows what he is supposed to do and what they will be questioned for. Our efficiency is increasing and we are happy about that.

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

They used a proper design management system and project management system. They managed it properly and proactively.

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

They understood their work very well and delivered without delays.  Also, there were some unplanned changes from our end. They also entertained those.

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

We are happy with the way they have delivered the project.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a chartered accountant and a manager at US-based accounting firm called Prudent Accountants. We help our US-based business clients through our accounting and tax services.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We hired GCC Marketing to design and develop our corporate website. The purpose was to have a good website where our clients can find basic information about us, our services and how to contact us etc.

SOLUTION

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

We contacted around 7 companies and decided to go with GCC Marketing. GCC marketing was thorough with their proposal and demonstrated a good experience and expertise in our industry.

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

They developed our website in custom WordPress. They had done sitemap, wire frames, design, development, QA before making the website live. We requested them to deliver the website in 50 days.

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

01 project manager, 01 designers, 01 developer and 01 Quality assurance. In total 4 or 5 I think!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since our website is live, we started getting inquiries through our website. The business is getting better. They delivered the project in time.

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

They divided the project in milestones. We were given access to design management tool called Figma and project management tool called Trello. The project was executed properly and milestones were achieved as per the promise.

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

The team is very cooperative and experienced. They never get tired of our stupid questions. The do the project in professional way.

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

They are very professional and I am very satisfied.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a bank and I work as a senior sales representative here.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We hired GCC Marketing do design & develop 03 landing pages that could convert better than the current ones.

SOLUTION

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

We contacted 5 top vendors through our online research. GCC Marketing was one of them. They showed us better designs which they had already made along with better understanding of the issue we were facing i.e. how to skyrocket conversion?

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

They were tasked to create three LP's with better design and conversion. We provided all the assets including content, images and videos. The process was sitemaps, wire frames, branded design creations, development, testing and delivery.

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

1 project manager and 02 designers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since the new LP's are liver we have achieved 26% better conversion. We love the design and pretty much confident that the above percentage will go higher in the coming quarters.

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

They provided us project manager. they used figma and trello to manage the design and development. It as good.

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

They were highly experienced and knew how to deliver the project of any complexity.

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

I was very satisfied with the quality of their work. Their prices are higher :(

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work in a company called OnTime Group UAE as their Sales Specialist. We are a business setup company and one of the subsidiaries of UAE government.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We hired GCC Marketing for UI / UX Design for our iOS & Android Apps. Our management wanted to work with highly creative studio who can provide us an exclusive design for our apps.

SOLUTION

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

We searched many companies through internet and asked for RFP. One of those were GCC Marketing. We decided to give the project to GCC Marketing upon calibrating factors like understanding of the project, relevance, experience and obviously budget.

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

The scope included sitemap, wireframes and UI / UX prototyping. They used Figma as design management system. The key stages were as explained above.

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

01 Project Manager 02 Designers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have a great design for our iOS and Android Apps. We are in the stage of selecting the developer and there are higher chances that GCC Marketing will develop it. They delivered a great quality and worked in timely fashion.

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

They used Figma and Trello for project management. The team also created a WhatsApp group for any urgent communications.

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

They were very creative and responsive. Their project management if by far the best I have experienced.

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

All good from my side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as IT administrator at NFT Cranes

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire GCC Marketing, and what were your goals?

We hired GCC Marketing for our Website design & development. Our goal was to show our company profile and showcase our crane equipment.

SOLUTION

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

GCC Marketing has already worked with us. However, we contacted around 10 vendors in order to get proposals. We selected GCC Marketing upon criteria like pricing, relevance, project understanding etc.

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

We wanted to have a very fast website which can present our company properly and showcase the cranes we provide. The following steps were followed to build the website: 1. strategy 2. Sitemap 3. Wire frames 4. Design 5. HTML conversion 6. Development 7. Quality Assurance & Testing 8. Making the website live GCC Marketing developed our website in PHP Drupal.

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

01 Project Manager 02 Designers 03 developers 01 Testers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Since the new website is live, we have seen better conversion. We are receiving more inquiries through our contact us forms and through calls.

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

The project was managed properly and professionally. They used Design Management System called Figma and Project Management tool called Trello. The timelines were met as per the proposal part from minor delays.

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

They were really professional and communication was good. They follow up if there is anything that could cause delays from the client with proactive approach to avoid delays.

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

They should provide better timelines and not too rigid with the scope. They follow exactly what is written in the scope. Nothing more, nothing less. :(