Vertex

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of an executive search firm that services innovative software startups in building their Go-to-Market teams.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Branding, website development and custom plug-ins. We wanted a professional image and a launch with the start of our business.

SOLUTION

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

We received a referral to Vertex and decided to use their services based on their portfolio of clients, reputation, ease of working together and ability to meet our deadlines and budget.

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

We had a kick-off meeting to discuss out goals and objectives for a new company website. Vertex recommended a Wordpress informational website. Their full service approach including branding services to ensure our business and website fulfilled the vision we wanted to project.

From there the team delivered a mock up and wireframe of our site. We had several iterative sessions where we fine tuned and polished our content to accurately reflect our desired image and outcome. They worked on making our launch a reality and provided the necessary training to ensure we could publish our own content.

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

We interfaced with 3 different people ranging from Project Manager to Web developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our main goal of our website was to project a professional image and gain credibility. We have had lots of compliments on our site and are happy with how it reflects our brand. Vertex delivered what they said, when they said.

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

The team was very proactive in communicating with us and providing us with updates, mock-ups, ideas, and deliverables.

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

They made unsolicited recommendations we had not considered that improved our image and increased our reputation.

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

They did exactly what we wanted, when we wanted.