The Weather

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Head of National Accounts and ETFs of a financial services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Asset management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire The Weather to accomplish?

• Create Landing Pages for Marketing Campaign

SOLUTION

How did you find The Weather?

Online Search

Why did you select The Weather over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from The Weather were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Develop three landing pages with download, messaging, video capabilities.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Completion of landing pages with requested design parameters and functionalities.

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

Generally speaking the deliverables were on time once project was initiated. Highly responsive to needs and feedback.

What was your primary form of communication with The Weather?

Virtual Meeting

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

Personal interaction through feedback sessions and responsiveness to servicing.

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

We were fully satisfied with their work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Catenion is a science and data-driven management consulting firm working globaly only for BioPharma companies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a completely new website and a provider who could offer a simple but very high quality solution at a fair price.

SOLUTION

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

We asked several suppliers for quotes but only The Weather didn't try to sell us as much as possible but listened to us and gave us a tailor-made quote. So decision in the team was very easy.

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

A relatively simple but very individual WordPress website with an extensive process for positioning against competitors.

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

We only had a contact emulsion, which worked brilliantly

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website is exactly what we hoped for. All employees are super satisfied and see Catenion well positioned and presented.

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

Just Zoom calls and Google documents to document the discussions

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

They provided effective solutions at a reasonable price. They were straightforward as well — no bla-bla. 

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

No.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as an artist an music teacher

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I needed a website in order to introduce myself as an artist, further I´d like to reach customers for the music lessons I offer.

SOLUTION

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

The Weather convinced me with their professional portfolio an their fast an open communication

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

We started with a straight forward apporach with the design, looking for fitting references and the key message in a visual was. The implementation arterwards was easy.

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

I worked with Dominik, the project manager an Emma as a designer. A developer was working behind the scenes integrating my ideas

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Besides the fine website, I already got new clients, approaching me over the integrated contact form.

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

The communication was a mixture between calls and emails. Their workflow was very efficient.

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

The handmade designing and the excellent planning and communication.

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

All perfect!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Managing Director at an AI Consulting Firm

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

New website to drive organic growth.

SOLUTION

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

They were extremely easy to work with, professional and fast.

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

Several design iterations (over the course of roughly 3-6 weeks). Then a rollout and a few bug fixes afterwards.

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

2 people I had contact with directly, in the background possibly more...?

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Organic user traffic has grown by about 200% in the last 3 months.

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

All in calls and personal. Very quick to resolve anything.

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

They were very open to our ideas and made 99% of them work.

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

Sometimes the number of Wordpress Plugins and tools can be a little overwhelming.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Self-employed graphic illustrator

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Weather?

Creating an online portfolio

What were your goals for this project?

Creating an intuitive and user-friendly website to present work and offerings on

SOLUTION

How did you select The Weather?

Great recommendations from prior clients

Describe the project in detail.

Two meetings in which I would describe my conceptual ideas, which were met right away in the first design offer they created

What was the team composition?

one-person team on my side

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I have received positive feedback from my clients regarding the intuitive use of the created website

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective. Direct communication made it really fast and easy to work with them

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Very hands-on and straight-forward, which made it incredibly easy and fun to work together

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not that I can think of

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Plantologie is an e-shop for unusual houseplants based in Munich with shipping across Europe. We also run pop-up shops and we develop interior landscapes and plant designs for everything from cafes and bars to homes, stores and offices.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Weather?

The weather created Plantologie’s corporate identity. They also built and maintain a Wordpress and Woocommerce E-Shop, our social media presences and our digital marketing efforts.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted an offbeat but exclusive look and feel for our brand and, most importantly, a cutting-edge website and -shop and overall digital operation.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Weather?

They came with a recommendation from one of their clients.

Describe the project in detail.

We provided a logo and The Weather took it from there. We’ve been in weekly contact for 12 months now and The Weather took care of broader-picture things like the brand identity and website to smaller, month-by-month tasks like Facebook advertising for a pop-up store or digital and print design.

What was the team composition?

We have been in direct contact with the two founders.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The Weather was absolutely central to a successful first year for Plantologie, providing an all-round set of digital skills that we don’t have in house.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Perfectly smooth.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They never lose sight of how individual parts contribute to the general success of the business and they are fantastic one stop shop for all things digital and design.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Welcome Places is a Platform for Inspiring Vacation Rental Homes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Backend and Frontend Development (Booking Widget, forms, programming etc.)

SOLUTION

How did you select The Weather and what were the deciding factors?

Was recommended by a friend, very reliable and thoughtful execution, fast project realization

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

Technical parts of the website (Wordpress), functionality, quick and easy briefing, taking care of usabilities and are delivering various types of problem solving, easy communication via Whatsapp

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

Chris - Frontend and backend developer Wordpress

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to Chris the project was realized in almost double the time other developers would have needed. Always works. 100 % reliable and constant communication, the price is highly competitive as the ratio of price and value is very good

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

Top!!! Fast, easy and efficient project management and communication, thoughtful, reliable and and fast execution

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

Programmer who does not only execute but also delivers various solutions for a problem! Price!!!

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

Everything was perfect for now!