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How to surprise and delight your clients after a year of uncertainty.

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Let’s be honest – whatever business you’re in this year has been a long one! Approaching the start of the silly season most will be feeling a little warn out, especially as we adjust to another set of COVID-19 protocols.

What happens to brands when they stop advertising?

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Most of us would like to assume our brands are stable, especially when we’ve a solid base of repeat clients. But this false sense of security doesn’t exactly reflect the figures.

Operating with uncertainty

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We’ve all been here before, a little too recently. 2020 taught us how to set up our offices at home and made a lot of us proficient at Zoom calls. But, even with the familiarity, there’s a little Delta variant tension creeping in, with uncertainty over when exactly this lockdown will end.

Rebranding an icon

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A complete brand redesign should always be purpose-led. NZ Post has recently committed to changing its look, with the express purpose of rebranding its service.

Pastiche salespeople – eat your heart out!

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The palm-sized business card communicates much needed client information, like contact details, whilst creating brand identity, and top-of-mind awareness.

Designing from the get-go

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Cecilia recently attended a user experience (UX) course, all about the future of web design.

Work we love – FortHill Property Website

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FHP came to us for a fresh take on their existing website, to establish their position as New Zealand’s leading investor in industrial property.

Nurturing curiosity in the everyday

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Recently there has been a noticeable trend of some larger corporates edging in on areas of influence that perhaps they best avoid.

Work we love…SMB internal branding

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Recently there has been a noticeable trend of some larger corporates edging in on areas of influence that perhaps they best avoid.

Sometimes corporates don’t have all the answers

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Recently there has been a noticeable trend of some larger corporates edging in on areas of influence that perhaps they best avoid.

A legacy to inspire

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Honoring Mr. Bruce Stewart ONZM's wishes, his family estate has been working to develop a programme to support people from the Tokomairiro region and inspire excellence.

Kicking into 2021 with eyes wide open

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A very happy new year to everyone! We trust that you’ve all had a rest and a refresh. We have a few exciting changes already in play with the appointment of Eliza Turnbull to General Manager of Consulting Services...

Is it time for a culture evolution?

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During the last few months when business plans have had to bend and flex to cope with pandemic induced disruption...

Diversifying for new times

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We’ve been talking to a number of clients over the past few weeks about how they’ve fared getting back into the swing of things...

Preparing to get back on the horse

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It’s great to hear that many businesses can start to fire up the engine again – in our newly minted domestic economy...

Building a team dynamic

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Although many companies may not be in an active recruitment mode at the moment, it’s important...

Going about our business, where we can

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While I’m sure the focus for many businesses will be around preparedness for what lies ahead, now’s the time...

Maintaining a strong culture – from a distance

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While I’m sure the focus for many businesses will be around preparedness for what lies ahead, now’s the time...

Remember the time

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Recently I read that most office workers are only productive at work for about 1.5 to 2 hours per day…

What really drives your team

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One of the constant challenges every employer has revolves around keeping their team engaged and on task...

So, what do clients really want?

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Recently we were asked to put together our thoughts on what drives great client relationships that stand the test of time...

It’s planning time for 2020

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In my years of experience working in Australia there was an urban business myth that went like this...

Why values must be expressed as behaviours

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We came across the great article by Oliver Holtaway discussing the need for an alignment between company behaviours and values...

Culture – finding definition in the USA

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Travelling to a summit on culture in the United States was centred on a definition on what this word ‘culture’ truly means...

Going Pro in the USA

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As if the opportunity to visit San Francisco this June wasn’t tempting enough...

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