Growwwise

Please describe your company and your position there.

FIVE rent a car Bucharest is a car rental company dedicated to serving clients in Bucharest and Otopeni to find the perfect car to rent. I am the founder and owner of the company.

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

We hired Growwwise for Search Engine Optimization and copywriting.

How did you select Growwwise and what were the deciding factors?

We needed a great website visually, and amazing performance on desktop and mobile. Of course, we needed the site to appear for customers in search results, thus SEO was a normal choice.

With the help of Growwwise our goals as a company got bigger over the years. Although our niche is very competitive - they managed to bring results quite fast.

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

Growwwise created a workflow because they understood fast that we were worried about our presence online. They did test the website, the emailing, they created and integrated our social media channels.

They did the blog content and the SEO campaigns from the moment we got the website on Google until the present time and we hope for the rest of the year 2021 as well.

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

We discussed with the owners of the company since day 1. After that, we were introduced to the content creator (written and visual). All these people gathered around our project with lots of respect and a great sense of discipline.

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

Our car rental website stands out among the huge competition in our niche. ( big multinational and national rental companies invests a lot in SEO) Despite this situation, we have amazing results in SEO and Google My Business – in our industry local SEO is a major factor in having more clients.

Our website is on the first page of Google search results for important keyword expressions from our industry.

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

Respectful, transparent, and very fast. They always kept us informed of the status of the project, but we never felt pushed to make a decision. They took time to explain what we did not understand, they show they have the knowledge and they find a way to make things look easy and simple to understand and they were very polite.

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

The respect and attention to details and how they treat the client. We felt respected and well taken care of. They didn't create false expectations. They explained to me very well every step of their work.

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

This team made our project run perfectly. They are excellent from my perspective and I can only find good things to say about the interaction with them.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Pescaria Cumpana is a small company selling a big number of fresh fish and seafood. We are one of the main providers of the restaurants and terraces from the seaside of Constanta, Romania.

I am the owner and the founder of the company. This is a family company based on solid principles of serving food lovers, love for fish and seafood.

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

I hired Growwwise because I needed a brochure and a simple clear presentation website on WordPress.

How did you select Growwwise and what were the deciding factors?

I searched online about marketing companies in my countrie and I looked at websites built by these companies. I needed a functional website, a very simple presentation and I wanted it to be on WordPress. Growwwise filled in all my requirements.

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

This agency created my social media (Facebook), my website and my brochure. I can now contact clients and show them these materials and it makes selling my products easier. I am very good at my business, I know so much about seafood and fish, but I have no idea about digital marketing.

The Growwwise team helped me understand and they talk using simple language so that things were clear and easy to understand even for me (a beginner in marketing online).

They did consultancy work first of all – they described to me and my team how things work online, why social media matters, why a website needs to be mobile responsive and also attractive visually.

Very much appreciated the consultancy regarding the way business can get customers online.

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

I worked with the co-founder of the company. I was in contact with a designer, a developer and a social media content creation person. But I appreciated the time the owner of the company offered me for discussions and brainstorming the promotion of my business.

It opened my mind and I have many ideas to apply in the present and future.

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

My sales increased during the last months – even if we were in lockdown and the restaurants were only doing deliveries. After the launch of the website and the posts on social media – our orders increased and clients were appreciating my effort to be present online, like a modern company.

I got many congrats from my clients for the new website and for being active on Facebook.

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

Very opened, very good at explaining to someone like me (I had no experience in online business when I started discussing with them).

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

The customer services was excellent. They care about my project and I can see that in each interaction with them.

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

I would hire them once again and that speaks for itself. I am very happy with their approach to the customers and especially to my project.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of my company - Echohousepainting. We have created this company to serve customers in need of house painting and house renovation services. There are many families in love with their homes.

These families would like to pass over their houses from generation to generation and this is where we come in. Over the years a house deteriorates and needs interior and exterior painting and restoration. Echohousepainting is proud to take part in such restoration and maintenance projects.

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

Our goal was to get a solution to better reach out to customers, a solution to be more visible on Google in an organic manner and to get a relevant audience on our website. We needed SEO services, and we chose to work with this company.

How did you select Growwwise and what were the deciding factors?

I contacted their office using email and presented all the challenges we were facing with SEO. I explained my problems and asked for solutions which would bring results. We did several meetings until I made my decision.

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

We have tried SEO services with other companies in the past. Presently, our search engine optimization is handled by this amazing team, and we are happy with our choice. They handle all our on-page and off-page SEO strategy.

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

I was in contact with the founders of the company from day one. I am consulted on critical decisions regarding technical and content optimization. So far I was in contact with the technical IT and the copywriter expert for SEO.

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

The call-to-action buttons and the customer journey changed from the first weeks they started working on our website. It was important for us that clients can reach the contact form / phone or email faster and easier.

Secondly, the SEO external link building strategy changed considerably. I always like to look at analytics and use the tools I have to notice where the traffic comes to our website.

Growwwise explained and handled the audience so that we will receive only relevant clicks and visits on the website.

Our services refer to homeowners from Boston, Newton, Arlington – all areas in Massachusetts, therefore our urgency was to stop getting bad quality traffic from countries around the world and only focus on the local business.

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

As the owner of the company Echohousepainting I keep in contact with all the collaborators. I was very happy to see the same happening on their side. I am in contact directly with the owners of the agency, and they answer fast and personally to all my emails.

This is a sign of great respect and I appreciate that attitude. Besides emails, we use WhatsApp or video tools to discuss.

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

I think that what impressed me most was their honesty from the first conversation. After that their level of professionalism was all that I imagined I would receive. This team is direct and explained with attention to details everything I needed to know.

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

I am happy with this team’s work and I recommend SEO services to any company looking to expand.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the owner of Green Gym.

What challenge were you trying to address with Growwwise?

I needed some branding work done, and a webpage.

What was the scope of their involvement?

They developed and designed my webpage. First, Growwwise took the time to understand me and how I wanted to be presented. From there, they gave me options to choose from and created a website that would stand out among my competitors.

For branding, I started by giving some ideas. They came back with several logos and made changes until I was satisfied. 

What is the team composition?

I’ve worked with two people from their team.

How did you come to work with Growwwise?

They were recommended by a client of mine. 

How much have you invested with them?

I’ve spent €7,000 (approximately $9,000 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working together around June 2020 and we’re still working together. 

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

They really pay attention to me and the image I want to present, reflecting it well in their work. I’m very satisfied and will continue to work with them. 

How did Growwwise perform from a project management standpoint?

They deliver on time and stay in communication daily to keep me informed. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

They really listen, getting to know who I am, and projecting it into the website. I had to trust them, because I didn’t know how to create a website, and I wouldn’t change anything they created. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there’s nothing to improve. 

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Meet them and you’ll have all the answers you need. They are a great team and well worth the investment.

Please describe your company and your position there. 

The name of the company I represent is REVISAGE. It is a company selling Micro-needling kits, beauty at-home products, for women in the UAE. My name is Milla and I am the CEO and founder of the brand Re-visage.

For what services / why did you hire GROWWWISE? What was your CHALLENGE?

Revisage is “Your Botox alternative”. That was everything I knew about my brand. I knew it was a big value for the potential clients and I knew I wanted to sell in the UAE. 

We needed everything ready to launch the brand:  branding, packaging, design for social media content, web design, web development, and content creation. 

What was the scope/goal of the project?

Our goal was to create a beauty brand that talks about beauty, organic and natural products. We needed a communication strategy to visually impact our potential clients. 

How did you come to work with Growwwise?

I looked at previous work they did. Also, I discussed with other local companies, but Growwwise got all my trust from the first time we discussed the potential collaboration. 

What was the team composition?

The team working on Re-visage was made out of a project manager and a branding expert. 

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? / Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

I have the perfect image of a beauty brand. We have a great brand image, packaging, social media images, website – all manners of communication, on all platforms we have a beautiful image of a quality brand. 

The brand was built in 2017, and since then I am still impressed with people’s reactions to my project. I receive lots of admiration from people for business and I know it is, in part, thanks to the branding work developed by Growwwise. 

How much have you invested with them?

My investment was 6.000 EUR for the website. The branding and social media design and content creation were 3.000 EUR. The total investment was 9.000 EUR.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project lasted 2 months, and it happens in 2017. 

Are there any areas they could improve? 

Nope. They are absolutely great professional people to work with. 

How did  Growwwise perform from a project management standpoint? / How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I had good communication with their team. I was the only one deciding on my side, so they understood me, and they offered support and good communication. We used Skype, email, WhatsApp to keep the discussion open.

What did you find most impressive about them? / What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was impressed with the visual impact of the branding they offered. It was exactly as I wanted it: mint and silver colors, natural elements, a degree of chic, simple yet sophisticated design. 

I wanted to target the young powerful women who need to treat their skin in the privacy of their homes. It was exactly what I needed to achieve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

We totally recommend their services. They have all our trust and we will collaborate with them again in the future.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the COO of SouthMed Global LLC. We are an advisory group and a consortium of European and American consultants. We basically integrate advisory services covering institutional relations, risk management, finance, and dealing with the challenges and emerging markets and democracies of North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean.

What challenge were you trying to address with Growwwise?

We were trying to come up with a branding that builds on the heritage in North Africa. We were looking for hope, especially dealing with the issues that this pandemic is bringing to North Africa.

What was the scope of their involvement?

We provided them with the identities of the different partners we have in Europe, in North Africa, and in the United States. They carefully researched the individual and the history of the teams. For example, we work with one of the largest media companies for communications and we work with BGR which is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, lobbying organizations in Washington. We work with risk management companies that are involved with security and some of the issues that are faced by people in North Africa.

We provided them with all these details and told them that we needed to come up with a logo and a branding campaign. I think through the interviews and research especially looking at the cultural aspects is how we moved forward.

They helped us with the business cards, letterheads, the site, and some of the presentation materials including the audio and video and making sure that the harmonies, colors, and presentation that we did with some of the stakeholders in North Africa were involved.

What is the team composition?

We talked to about 4–5 people from their team. There were people involved with some of the technical aspects and some of the more cultural aspects, trying to have a branding campaign that covers both the US and the European approaches.

How did you come to work with Growwwise?

They were recommended by people in London that we dealt with. They have a strong presence in Eastern Europe in emerging democracies and emerging markets. They have worked with them on campaigns in central and eastern Europe, particularly in Romania. We approached them to look at North Africa. We liked their take on societies that are in post-revolutionary stages and transitions and dealing with change in a very fluid environment.

When it came to this pandemic and the realities faced in the Southern Mediterranean, we found that their take on dealing with change was quite unique. Most of the people we talked to, especially here in Washington, were very good at branding and communication when things are settled, but when the world is being turned upside down by this pandemic, we found their thinking to be a bit rigid and cautious. 

People from Growwwise, because they are from Europe, they have the background and know what change is about, they understand what it is like to wake up tomorrow in a different world. When we sat down with ministers and government and stakeholders in North Africa, it was those clients and partners in North Africa that actually said they had amazing ideas.

Growwwise can deal with the unknowns of tomorrow. They can actually grasp and give a sense of confidence while the typical people we talked to said these were crazy times. We know these are crazy times but we needed to know how we were going to put something together and come up with a strategy and come up with something when the world is falling apart.

How much have you invested in them?

For this particular platform, the cost was $7,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

It was February of 2020 when we got the go-ahead from everybody. We are still working with them and we have a few things that we are exploring with them.

Our first discussions were last year when we needed to come up with a new approach to get the stakeholders in Washington to care about what is happening in North Africa because instability in North Africa affects Europe and in turn, Europe affects the US. Then of course we had to have the proper support and partners in North Africa which took a few weeks.

We started finalizing the branding and imagery, especially the idea of a lighthouse which was very fascinating because, during these difficult times, the lighthouse even in the Mediterranean culture is very important. When we have these stormy times we are living in, you want to look for the lighthouse and to see the beacon of the lighthouse. They came up with it and everyone was very impressed.

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Everyone is scared of what is going on in the world. What amazed us is how good they were at building confidence. When you are in a room full of people, especially when there is no personal contact as everything over Zoom, they were able to make people feel good about the decisions. They are very persuasive and there was trust and confidence that came across in all of our interactions. I guess it is because they have been through many challenges in Europe. They were able to present the options and make people feel good about the decisions that were made.

For them to deal with incomplete and imperfect information because no one knows exactly what is going to happen next, especially earlier this year, it was amazing. It was very professional, and they dealt with all the unknowns in a very timely manner. We are very impressed.

How did Growwwise perform from a project management standpoint?

We use Zoom and Skype, but it depended on the internet and bandwidth that is available overseas, as some places in North Africa where some of the stakeholders are involved, have issues with internet coverage. They have been very flexible, but we mostly used Zoom.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The trust we have with them. I am convinced that you can work with them from anywhere in the world and do well.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Not really because we are happy with what we saw. In terms of improvements, they are improving on their own and coming back to us with suggestions on how to adjust some of these elements we have in our campaign. They bring us all sorts of ideas about improving things. I don’t need to think about something because they come up with it.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

My advice would be to just lay it all out. Show all of the pluses and minuses of your project. They can handle the unknown. They have seen many things in their lives, and they won’t be scared of certain things. Be upfront and lay it all out and they will come up with very creative solutions. My advice would be to just trust them.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a wildlife photographer and a writer. I am the founder of the MIROR MUNDI BRAND. Miror Mundi is a brand which brings people closer to wildlife, nature and the challenges of expeditions in wildlife.

For what projects/services did your company hire Growwwise?

I hired Growwwise because I needed digital agency to create my website. After discussing with them I understood that I needed branding , web design, web development services and visual content creation. I trusted Growwwise to find the best solution for my project and they did.

What were your goals for this project?

The number one goal was creating a website which focused on a visual presentation of all my work. Secondly, I wanted a minimal brand image to describe nature and the exploration of nature’s secret places. In the Latin Language “Miror mundi” means the “ wonder of the world”.

How did you select this vendor?

I searched online, I looked at their portfolio and really liked their work. As a photographer I really appreciate a good visual composition, and I consider their graphic images amazing.

Describe the project in detail.

Growwwise created the customer flow. I just mentioned I want to focus on the power of images. They did the customer journey, the logo, the branding, each page was designed and build with their experience, I just allowed the process to happen. I was never a big fan of text, I wanted a website which expresses itself using the power of images. I wanted a easy to use platform, that is why Growwwise proposed to use Word Press. I wanted to be able to upload new images on my own.

What was the team composition?

They assigned me a project manager and everything was discussed between me and that project manager. I know they also had an IT expert and one graphic designer for my project, but I did not meet with the rest of the team.

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

I had and still have a great number of people interested in my work, my portfolio. With the help of the website I was able to present people my work which is truly fantastic. I still need to do the search engine optimization work, SEO, but I plan to do that after I upload more of the recent pictures on my website. My passion is nature and I am always inspired to travel, explore and create new content.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are professional, well organized, and respectful all times. We started with a clear plan and they followed every detail.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Communicative and creative people. I appreciated their dedication for my project, they got involved and they wanted me to be happy with the result. They were always very careful and listened to my feedback with attention.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We always improve, it is normal. I think they did a professional work and I would not be able to point out something they should work on. I am very pleased.

Please describe your company and your position there.

We manufacture exterior shutters and mosquito nets. I am the owner of the company.

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

I hired Growwwise for SEO monthly services. We want to have more clients from the online market. The main goal for our team is to have large traffic of potential clients from organic search. Thus, we decided to invest in SEO using the services of an expert agency.

How did you select Growwwise and what were the deciding factors?

I searched on Google and selected the top 3 agencies for SEO. I discussed with them all, and decided for Growwwise because they seemed very open to understand my business and my needs.

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

Growwwise created an initial analysis and a monthly work plan. They treated us with great respect and always informed us about possible next steps. We decided on one of their proposals for the monthly SEO (both on-page and off-page) and they started the work.

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

We discussed with the owners of the agency and 1 copywriter.

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

Great written materials were produced for our website’s SEO. We had on-page modifications and plenty of press release articles. They also worked on link building and URL health. The calls we receive got a huge increase in number. We now get calls all during the season.

Our business is developing mainly during summer time because in winter time people are not interested in mosquitoes nets. Growwwise understood that we need to act fast so that we get the results for the summertime season. They asked plenty of questions and created the materials so that the clients get very well informed. The conversion rate increased because most of the people calling us understood our services very well from the website.

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

They had a great structure of the work. All the deliverables were presented and the information was organized and easy to follow. I kept in contact with them several times per month because I liked to understand better what they were doing and they responded very fast and polite to my questions.

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

The respect and the fact that they deliver absolutely well what they promise.

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

For me and my company they are great as they are. I would not change the way they work.