Hero Digital's Blog

New Hero Digital website underway…

herodigital — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:43:28 +0000

If it wasn’t for our (lovely) clients we’d have time to make a start on our own site, as the holding page is starting to grate. That was yesterday – today we made a start and creative concepts are furiously being scribbled on backs of envelopes all over the studio as I type this (well – digital envelopes anyway). A whole new use of space is being planned for, with lots of interesting stuff to be displayed. Planned launch date to be confirmed, so watch this space!

Hero Digital win Secure IT account

herodigital — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:42:31 +0000

Pleased, nay delighted to announce we’ve been successful in winning the digital account for Secure IT, one of the countries leading energy-efficient, green data-centre design and installation firms. The digital strategy starts with a new website with sophisticated recommendation-engine to ease navigation, soon to be followed with search engine optimisation (SEO) management. Watch this space for the launch details.

Desktop Widgets Delivered

herodigital — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:55:39 +0000

You might recall we had a brief in for two desktop widgets from one of our clients, Agency Space. The widgets have been built and are now live. First was a Desperados Alarm Clock – for reminding users when it’s time for a Desperados beer. The second is a series of Frames for users to frame their own images. Both widgets were built using Adobe Air, their latest platform. Have a look at http://www.desperadosbeer.co.uk/die-hards/

Desktop Alarm Clock Widget

One of several Frame Widgets

Hero Digital wins McSherry Brown account!

herodigital — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:24:45 +0000

We are delighted to announce that McSherry Brown, a specialist technology executive search firm operating worldwide, have appointed Hero Digital to act as their digital marketing partners. First we are designing and building a new corporate website to the replace the current holding page, with further digital marketing activities to follow. Watch this space!

Not digital, completely analogue

herodigital — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:47:20 +0000

Die Hards goes live!

herodigital — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:34:08 +0000

Hero Digital recently delivered the second phase of the already popular Desperados website – Die Hards (the name given to consumers who take part in brand-buidling activities). The site features a custom made video and image gallery and some pretty fancy flash animation (even if we do say so ourselves). This new addition to the main site (which went live in September ’08) works as an interactive social networking platform and also includes competitions and a download page.
Have a look at http://www.desperadosbeer.co.uk/die-hards

Die Hards Home Page

Gallery Page

Hero Digital wins Advice UK account!

herodigital — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:32:32 +0000

We are delighted to announce that this week Hero Digital won the Advice UK recruitment web site account. Advice UK is a support network charity for advice-providing organisations, providing its members a broad range of services such as management, training, insurance and recruitment.

Hero Digital will be designing and building the new web site, that will act as a platform for both recruiters and job-seekers active in the chartity advice sector. Watch this space for the live site in the coming months

Some good feedback…

herodigital — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:04:02 +0000

We recently required two client references and we thought we’d share a couple of extracts with you..

‘Hero Digital always provides good customer service. Communications are quick and efficient. Everything promised is delivered, with helpful advice along the way. They have provided work on our extremely complex site that other agencies could not handle and delivered above and beyond expectation time and time again’ Charles Cardwell, Managing Director, AirDAT, January 2009. http://www.airdat.org/

‘Hero Digital provided a high level of service which we have not seen in other agencies. We have a dedicated account manager who knows our business and all meetings with the design team were rewarding. Although we know that SEO does not come with guarantees, the site has preformed far better than anticipated. Hero Digital has always responded in a timely manner to all queries and we have great faith in their ability to meet deadlines’ Andrew Ninnis, Director, Blue Sky Power, February 2009. http://www.blueskypower.co.uk/

Everyone likes a little positive feedback.

Widgets brief just in….

herodigital — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:40:46 +0000

We’ve just had a brief in to design and build two desktop widgets (or RIA’s – Rich Internet Applications if you’re a geek…) for an up-coming new-product launch. We’re truly excited as we’re confident that the day of the widget has arrived, not just for mega-brands, but for most consumer-facing businesses.

Last year, brands as diverse as Mini and The Sun launched fun widgets as part of their marketing campaigns – Mini with their inventive desktop cuckoo clock and The Sun who achieved 10,000 downloads in just 3 days of it’s cheeky Page 3 widget - just 2 intersting highlights! Have a read of Campaign’s insights on the matter;

http://www.brandrepublic.com/Campaign/Features/Analysis/807109/Close-Up-Live-issue—advertisers-embraced-widgety-world/?DCMP=ILC-SEARCH

If your brand is looking for creative ways of interacting and engaging with your customers beyond your existing website, then give us a call – a funky new widget might be just what the doctor ordered!

Oh, and watch this space, we’ll be showcasing the outcome of our brief shortly…

New logo

herodigital — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:40:01 +0000

After much soul-searching, our new logo, hope you like it!