Rios Blinds

Mobile Facebook social media design work for Rios Blinds

Summary

Rio’s Blinds are a Birmingham-based company specialising in custom, made-to-measure blinds. They travel across the midlands with a focus on two main things: quality of service and speed, which is why they strive to offer a same-day service wherever possible and even offer free quotations and fitting.

They are proud to offer a huge variety of blinds to their customers that will fit seamlessly with the style and feel of their home, which can be made-to-measure depending on the customer’s needs.

The team at Rios Blinds reached out to us in 2022 for help with optimising their existing Facebook advertising campaign. They were generating large numbers of leads at the time, but only a fraction of these were relevant to their intended audience.

The Task

Rios Blinds needed to make sure that they were targeting the right people with their adverts to help save both time and money.

Due to the custom, made-to-measure aspect of their blinds, Rios require the customers to arrange a visit to their home, at a time suitable to them, to provide an accurate quote.

However, many people who interacted with their previous ad campaign were expecting instant quotes and were uninterested in arranging a visit.

As Rios were paying for each enquiry, this meant that they were spending money on people who weren’t the right fit for their service. Our job was to ensure that the adverts were finding the right audience so that the majority of quote requests were from legitimate, relevant customers.

Rios Blinds social media design work showcased on mobile devices
Social media design on mobile device for Rios Blinds

The Results

We started this project by first designing brand new adverts for Rios Blinds which both appealed to the target audience on Facebook and included details about the quotation process. We emphasised in the copy that customers would need to book an appointment to receive a free quotation, given that the blinds would need to be measured to the exact specifications of the window.

We also pushed the tailored aspect of Rios Blinds, effectively communicating the specialist nature of their service so that potential customers with non-standard windows will be more interested in working with them.

Both these choices were made to reduce the amount of time wasted on customers who were looking for a different kind of service.

As a result of our new Facebook campaign, Rios Blinds has seen 360 new, legitimate leads in the first two months, and this continues to grow.

We will continue working with Rios Blinds to tweak their social media advertising with the hopes of attracting more business from a wider range of sources.

It’s been rewarding being able to help Rio’s Blinds improve their quality of leads and target new customers through clear creative and messaging

Lydia EDGE Creative

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BOLD IT

Bold IT website rebranding - homepage redesign

Summary

Bold IT are an award-winning, independent managed IT support provider for businesses across the country and, more recently, internationally. They are the go-to experts for all things IT with more than 30-years’ experience.

From on-call support to cyber security, server migrations, and more, Bold IT offer a range of tailored services to help any business tackle technological needs. They currently support more than 1,500 daily users, solving more than 800 support tickets and responding to about 1,000 calls each month.

The Task

Originally, Bold IT wanted to partner with a marketing agency in Birmingham to help them with social media management and search engine optimisation (SEO). They were impressed with our portfolio and worked with EDGE for a few months before asking us to help them plan and carry out a full rebrand and redesign to better reflect their new direction as a business.

This included a new logo and company imagery, a fully redesigned website, refreshed marketing materials, and an organised social media and email campaign to announce and explain the changes.

We needed to ensure that these changes not only achieved the main aim of the rebrand, but that the new website was sleek and user friendly. To be successful, this project required contributions from each of our specialist teams, including content writers, graphic designers, SEO specialists and web developers, all with the coordination from a dedicated account manager.

Redesigning a logo process result for Bold IT
Information leaflet print and design for our client Bold IT
Webpage construction and design for our client Bold IT's news
Computer and Mobile website design for our client Bold IT

The Results

The first stage of the rebrand was to move away from their old business name because it implied that they only serviced the local area, something we wanted to avoid now that they serviced clients both across the UK and internationally. We designed a new logo to reflect their new name and then used that style as the basis for their branding, using the same colours and iconography across the website page designs, social media graphics, and more. These graphics were then utilised for a full, two-week campaign detailing the changes, why they were made, and the next steps for the business, alongside a supporting chain of emails sent directly to their existing customers.

Our skilled teams worked in tandem to create the perfect website for the client while ensuring a smooth and simple user experience. Key to the project were sleek animations and intuitive hyperlinks, ensuring that new and existing customers could find the information they needed quickly, while also providing a fast and appealing interface. Our developers also needed to create and code new pages that allowed video testimonials and other such materials to be uploaded, as per the client’s request.

We couldn’t be happier with the work we’ve done for Bold IT and are proud to say that the partnership continues to flourish, with the managed IT support firm sponsoring many of our recurring networking events.

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Edwards Chartered Accountants

Summary

Edwards Accountants are an independent, chartered accountancy firm based in the midlands with services geared towards both businesses and personal clients.

As taxation specialists, they are experts at identifying all available opportunities to lessen the burden of tax for both business and individuals while also ensuring full legal compliance. Likewise, they are experts across all fields of business, providing specialist services for tech companies, cloud accounting, and auditing.

Edwards were also founded more than a century ago, so you know that you’re in expert hands when working alongside them.

The Task

Edwards were looking to redesign their website to help make it more user friendly while also maintaining their original branding and structure. They wanted their website to be a hub of information for their customers to easily navigate and find out what they need to without issues.

Additionally, the main way that Edwards were gaining new clients was through word of mouth. As such, they wanted to update their SEO strategy to help improve their web traffic and conversion rates, since they were finding it difficult to generate new leads and find new clients through their website.

We also wanted to ensure continual growth and development after the completion of the project, adapting and altering the website based on customer behaviour. We also centralised the text across the website in amore uniform manner to improve the user experience.

Edwards Accountants form design and form formatting to a layout that better suits their brand
Edwards Accountants banner design for event advertising
Edwards Accountants webpage design with pages across their rebranded website

The Results

From a development point of view, our first job was to rework Edwards’ service pages so that their customers have an easier time finding the information they require. The previous layout was too complicated, making it difficult for them to find information, so we restructured this section of the website to simplify and improve the user journey while maintaining their original branding and structure.

We also provided them with the functionality they needed to host a fully fleshed out library of up-to-date resources on their website, accessible through the search bar, and downloadable by visitors. This database of resources was designed with client learning in mind, so we also worked to restructure it when necessary and rewrite any content that needed updating.

In terms of SEO, our results have been huge. If you compare Q2 and Q3 of 2022 to the previous two quarters, Edwards have improved across the board. The success of our initial SEO work with Edwards has resulted in EDGE providing ongoing SEO improvements for the accountants, which we continue to deliver on a monthly basis.

Since the completion of this project, we have added additional features as a direct result of user behaviour data collected from Hotjar. These include a ‘featured news’ banner which links directly to a trending news topic, a scrolling news panel to highlight recent posts from Edwards, and additional logos added to the website footer.

“At Edwards, we began looking at our website and general online presence in 2020, as we had identified a number of issues that we thought we needed to address. After speaking to several providers, we decided to take things forward with EDGE.

Where EDGE have been brilliant is in not only supporting us in addressing the areas that we knew we needed to tackle, but in highlighting issues we hadn’t already identified.

We’re accountants and tax advisers, not website developers or content writers, so having that expert opinion on hand at all times has been invaluable. However, the pinnacle of their service is the way in which they’ve ensured that we understood the impact of the improvements being made through clear reporting and briefings throughout that journey.

As a result, we’ve developed a more authentic voice and used it to put our perspective on issues that directly affect our clients (and prospective clients too!). This has already resulted in increased traffic to our website, and new levels of engagement with new clients.”

Steven Holden Tax Director At Edwards Accountants

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Evolve Shopfitting

Summary

Evolve Shopfitting is a shopfitting, renovation, and construction company based in Birmingham, West Midlands. Founded during the height of the recession with the specific niche of pharmacy shopfitting, Evolve has since developed into an all-in-one solution for fit outs, renovations, and construction across several industries. 

From education to healthcare and even residential renovations, Evolve is a team of more than 25 with a deep understanding of the industry, committed to fulfilling the demands of their clients to the finest detail.

The Task

Evolve came to us after a referral from another of our clients following previous experience with another marketing agency that didn’t provide the results they expected. They were looking to reimagine their website from both a design and SEO perspective to reflect their professionalism, offering, and to better display key information. 

We started the process by designing and adapting a template website structure that suited the needs the client had specified, which the client then reviewed. After the website structure was completed and agreed upon, we began sourcing the relevant information to produce the full website copy and accompanying images to tie it all together. 

We maintained a constant, clear, and productive discourse with the client which helped with the smooth running of the project. We also found a number of useful keywords that would help push Evolve higher in search engine rankings to increase traffic, which were then utilised to optimise the content we produced for the website.

The Results

Our team of writers produced copy for the full website within the required timeframe, which included a list of more than 30 targeted keywords for Evolve and their industry. This allowed our team of web developers to integrate the copy with the design and push the new website live with minimal delay. 

Our design focuses on the breadth of service offered by the Evolve team, utilising an easy-to-use search bar and layout to help potential customers find the information they need in no time. We were also able to include several case studies to display clear and proven examples of Evolve and their work. 

In just three months since the launch of the campaign, the number of keywords that the website ranks for has increased by 183%. 

Evolve are already ranking in the top 10 for their core keyword ‘Shopfitters in Birmingham’ and are on the cusp of the top 10 for more competitive, general phrases such as ‘Shop Fitting.’

Evolve has generated 35% more impressions when compared to the previous three-month period with their old website. The website has seen increased visibility for search terms such as ‘shop fitting,’ ‘shop fit out,’ ‘pharmacy fit out’ and more.

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Sutton Tutorials

Summary

Sutton Tutorials are a specialised provider of private tuition to help students in Sutton Coldfield prepare for grammar school entrance exams, primarily offering one-to-one sessions and mock exam sessions. They also provide help with GCSE and A-Level exam preparation.

They help prepare students using tailored teaching methods to help strengthen the areas in which a student might be struggling. Sutton Tutorials pride themselves on the bespoke learning approach they undertake, allowing them to focus on the needs of the individual, including detailed feedback and action points to help each student reach their maximum potential.

The Task

Sutton Tutorials approached EDGE with the goal of increasing the number of students booking in to sit mock exams, which usually take place between March and August, prior to the academic year. They usually have just under 100 students taking mock exams in August, each of whom then benefit from the tailored and specific feedback their tutors give back.

Before we could increase the number of students taking these exams, we first needed to understand how Sutton Tutorials were handling their marketing and outreach efforts. We conducted a website audit to analyse its functionality, whether it was fit for purpose, and how to improve it.

Following our audit, we added a third colour to their palette to improve the look of the website and to draw more attention to CTA’s, which were previously hidden by similar colour choices. Next, we identified several ways to increase internal linking opportunities and added E-commerce tracking capabilities into their analytics.

Lastly, we set up several targeted Google Ads campaigns, starting with a Performance Max campaign to increase awareness of Sutton Tutorials through relevant audience interests, followed by a targeted Search campaign to attract users via specific queries.

The Results

We have seen positive results from our work with Sutton Tutorials. The Performance Max campaign twinned with the improvements we made to the website quickly generated 87 conversions from a broader, target audience, resulting in an average cost-per-click of just 53p.

Utilising the data we gathered from the initial Performance Max campaign, the Search campaign generated a huge 14.8% conversion rate after just one month which resulted in an increase of 86% in conversions.

The first mock exam hosted by Sutton Tutorials this year had a 27.2% increase in students compared to the same exam in the previous year, while the second mock exam session saw a 62.3% increase in students.

We will continue to adapt our advertisement work over the coming months as our partnership with Sutton Tutorials develops, and we are excited to see where our partnership will take us.

It has been a pleasure working with the team at Edge Creative, and special thanks to Lydia and Karen for all their support. They have worked to really understand our needs and requirements, and the results have been fantastic.

They understand the world of paid advertising better than anyone else I have worked with before and as a small business, this element of hand holding and being guided effectively has been key.

We look forward to continuing working with the team at Edge in the future. I can not recommend them highly enough.

Richard Thorsby Richard Thorsby

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Acuity Finance

Acuity Finance website design with mobile website design and computer website design examples

Summary

Acuity Finance are an asset-based lender that provides businesses with tailored solutions to their financial needs.

Founded in 2004 under the name Inksmoor, they specialise in non-regulated bridging loans, development exit finance and cashflow finance. They are also Patron members of NACFB, demonstrating their laser-focused approach to providing transparent, flexible, and effective solutions for clients.

The Task

Our work with Acuity Finance started in April 2022, when we were approached to support with creating a marketing campaign around launching their rebrand to Acuity Finance. The initial focus was to raise awareness of the Acuity Finance brand to both the existing audience and a new audience, through social media and accompanying PR work on the rebrand.

We have since worked on multiple projects and campaigns with their team, with every department at EDGE playing their part in the progression of Acuity Finance.

Acuity Finance approached us to support with increasing their brand awareness and bring their new brand to life across a multitude of marketing avenues. This included an initial PR release for their brand launch, social media management to drive brand awareness, and SEO and website updates to increase visibility and user experience.

A brand launch campaign was our initial focus, including social media and PR to raise awareness of their new brand, and required the creation of branded graphics to complement their relaunch from Inksmoor Capital. Our involvement with their social platforms increased to management of all their platforms, providing fresh, relevant, and engaging content every week.

Acuity Finance website landing page redesign
Acuity Finance brochure design for in office and event advertising
Acuity Finance mobile website design example
Website design for mobile showcasing Acuity Finance's products

The Results

When raising awareness of the brand, we have seen positive results across multiple areas.

On social media, we achieved follower growth on both LinkedIn and Twitter, as well as consistent growth in engagement rate. LinkedIn’s monthly engagement rate has constantly reached over 5.0%, almost three times what LinkedIn considers good (2.0%), and we regularly achieved above the 1.0% engagement target on Twitter.

We have also made improvements to the performance of Acuity’s website, redesigning pages relating to their bridging, invoice and development finance services, including copy improvements that were SEO-optimised and customer-focused. In addition, we implemented monthly blog writing to drive increased traffic to the website through relevant content related to specific keywords.

Likewise, we designed and uploaded downloadable PDFs to increase data capture, and have regular email marketing campaigns to engage their audience.

Overtime, we have also become brand guardians for Acuity Finance, developing a set of core values and working across all wider marketing activities, from exhibition planning and creating branded stand graphics to designing merchandise and brochures.

“We have been working with EDGE now for some months and what a fantastic start to our commercial relationship. Louise and Mark’s team have excelled in service, quality and communication and I have been impressed with their ability at speed to understand our business and offerings. I would not hesitate to recommend them.”

Sarah Radley Managing Director at Acuity Finance

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H&G Recruitment

Our EDGE project client H&G branded lorry driving along a countryside road

Summary

H&G Recruitment are a national organisation specialising in HGV driving, warehouse and supply chain jobs to the transport and logistics sector. Their extensive branch network allows them to provide both temporary and permanent staff to an endless range of business sectors. With a client base of national blue-chip companies, H&G are one of the UK’s leading recruitment agencies, driving growth for some of the UK’s best-known supermarkets and delivery companies.

The Task

H&G’s previous website was discouraging potential applicants as the job search proved to be complicated and the overall user journey was unsatisfactory, resulting in high bounce rates site wide. A drop in on-site conversions lead H&G to come to us as a marketing agency with the task of improving their website’s UX to produce an increase in job applications and CV uploads.

Through an extensive and detailed wireframing process, we mapped out a website that was both optimised for conversions and effectively communicated H&G’s brand identity and processes.

Through further digital techniques such as social media advertising, landing pages and PPC campaigns, we lead their target audience to relevant job listing pages and single pages to encourage them
to convert.

Social media branding project for H&G Recruitment
Website branding design for our client H&G Recruitment
Website homepage landing page branding design for our client H&G Recruitment
Improve website performance for our client H&G Recruitment

The Results

After launching the new website, our focus on the user experience resulted in an increase of 100% in CV uploads and 1400% in job applications. This took the previous conversion rate of the old website from 0.57% to 3.15% – an improvement of 450%.

Our SEO-friendly website saw conversions via organic traffic increase by over 400%. Social media and PPC activity resulted in a 254% increase of sessions to the website and 253% improvement in sessions from mobile devices.

We’ve complemented their increased business expansion with engaging landing pages to drive applications for roles with some of the UK’s biggest household names. We’ve also helped H&G celebrate their 15th and 16th anniversaries of trading with animated logos, social media skins and press releases in national publications.

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Albion England

Albion England banner image of a horse and saddle
Albion England's online website across a range of phone screens showcasing their saddle store pages

Summary

Albion England are an industry-leading Equestrian manufacturer. Started in 1985, the Albion England brand was originally born out of a desire to pioneer a premium range of equestrian accessories.

Delivering high-quality products and blending traditional values and artisan craftsmanship, the company has evolved into a leading brand within their industry. The business has recently evolved its core values to the creation of both accessories for the shooting fraternity and a lifestyle range.

Our relationship with Albion England began when they approached us wanting to increase sales on their newly developed e-commerce website. They sought to merge away from solely using printed marketing by increasing their digital marketing.

The Task

We assisted Albion in maintaining their website to ensure the customer experience was 1st-class. To ensure this was the case to meet their objectives, we added additional functionality to the website to capture users’ details, implemented new forms to assist users and surveys to collect valuable feedback.

Woman holding phone showcasing Albion Englands mobile website design
Albion England's social media image designs
Statistics showing Albion England's growth following their digital marketing strategies
Albion England's social media marketing designs for a range of posts

The Results

To drive traffic to the website, we set up advertisements via social media. From identifying the audience with their geo-interests, we can effectively advertise and remarked products. This allows customers to be on the purchasing journey where they can purchase when it suits them. With the addition of email marketing, we continued the customer journey from setting up automated email funnels to provide discounts and product reminders.

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KLO Financial Services

KLO Financial mobile website design and computer website design examples

Summary

KLO Financial Services are a team of Independent Financial Advisers and Client Managers, offering a range of personal and professional financial services to clients across Warwick, Birmingham and London. They pride themselves on their high standards of service, advice and ethics within all areas of their business operations, pioneering transparency and honesty in all they do. We have been working with KLO Financial Services since their inception, supporting them with an array of different marketing features to reflect their growth over the years.

The Task

KLO Financial Services originally approached us with the mission to design a brand that reflected their company values. This brand was to be rolled out through the development of a bespoke website and an array of different marketing materials to unify the business’s identity. This brand identity was to be developed as the business grew.

A variety of KLO products, from website redesign, mobile web design, business card design and branded products
KLO Financial branded brochure design
KLO Financial website design on mobile
Mobile website design of KLO Financial's website

The Results

We’ve been working closely with the company to reflect their business development and growth. As well as designing, building and maintaining the KLO Financial Services website, we consistently increase visibility for them through ongoing SEO campaigns and content marketing as well as organic and paid social media content.

To showcase their range of services, we’ve also developed a range of on-brand printed material, including corporate brochures, banners, business cards, stationery, promotional material and more.

 

 

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Lisieux Trust

Lisieux social media management and social media design

Summary

Lisieux Trust are a provider of supported living and residential care services to adults with learning disabilities and autism. The Trust have 11 properties located around Sutton Coldfield and Erdington, 8 of which are dedicated to supported living while the other 3 focus on their residential care services.

Their focus as an organisation is on ensuring tenants and residents live happy, enriched lives, full of opportunity and choice.

The Task

EDGE were initially approached by Lisieux Trust in June 2022 to provide marketing support while their CEO and Marketing Manager were both on maternity leave.

We took control of their social media platforms, tasked with helping to grow their audience across four platforms – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn, whilst promoting the work that Lisieux Trust does to help to enrich the lives of adults with learning disabilities or autism.

Alongside this, we also took charge of their monthly newsletter, in particular the design of their printed version as well as building and distributing the digital version that is sent via email.

Instagram social media management and social media design
LinkedIn social media design and social media management for Lisieux Trust
Lisieux Trust Facebook page management and design
Lisieux Trust Twitter page management and social media design

The Results

Using a tailored approach to their social media strategies, we identified the requirements of each of their platform’s audiences by looking at analytics and data available to us. This then helped us to determine the types of posts that would meet their audiences’ requirements but also meet the desires of each platforms’ algorithms.

In line with the Trust’s own aims, our focus has been on showcasing the opportunities they provide to their tenants and residents, something we do through sharing the activities of everyone at the Trust in engaging image carousels, videos, reels and infographics.

Our design team showcased their creative talents by designing eye catching themes and templates that not only help the posts we create stand out on news feeds but also compliment the Lisieux Trust brand and identity.

Since we took over, we have seen consistent growth on all their platforms in terms of followers. LinkedIn has grown by 16.53%, Facebook by 18.85%, Twitter by 18.18% and Instagram by 16.29%. Alongside this, post engagement has been sitting well above the industry average.

We will continue to review and tailor our approach to Lisieux Trust’s social content every month, identifying new approaches to engaging with their audience that will help continue to open them up to new audiences.

We are thrilled to work with Lisieux Trust on various marketing projects. Our social media strategy really resonated with their audience and helped them achieve impressive results. It was incredibly rewarding to see our work make a positive impact on their business.

Karen O’Donovan Client Director at EDGE Creative

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Forest Hotel

The inside of The Forest Hotel, including a long decorated table and many chairs either side
The Forest Hotel digital website homepage shown on tablet

Summary

‘Into the forest we go, to lose our mind and find our soul.’

The Forest Hotel is a privately owned boutique hotel, restaurant and bar located in the heart of Dorridge, Solihull. Founded in 1852, this independent hotel gives each of their customer and unforgettable experience with every stay.

Dark Green background for our digital marketing client The Forest Hotel

The Task

We have worked with The Forest Hotel for some time now, whom since coming under new management after 30 years, required a new brand direction that aligned with their vision and exciting renovation plans.

Our strategic and creative team worked closely alongside the new owners to implement a fresh new look and feel, which still needed to resonate with its heritage and long-standing community. We also need to promote the new resident restaurant offering by The Butchers Social.

A range of examples of digital marketing, web design and seo showcased on a range of pages for The Forest Hotel
Forest Hotel location image of their outer building surrounded by trees and canopies
Mobile website design of the Forest Hotel website

The Results

Our strategic team of designers used their expertise to create a cohesive brand that would be displayed consistently throughout all brand assets and marketing materials, both online and offline and further more into the interiors of the new refurbishment. This included a warm welcoming colour palette that included a range of greens, burnt orange, earthy browns and copper. These cosy tones collectively bring together the ‘Forest’ theme of the hotel, full of adventure and a state of enchantment.

After the new branding was launched, we continued to grow the brand through their customer service channels and employee communications. Our work included dual branded uniforms, menus, POS, email marketing, website, video, signage, interior design, brand management, and presentations.

If you would like to take a look at some of our work first hand then their website is readily available for you to look at over on The Forest Hotel. Or get yourself booked in for a stay and don’t forgot to try their famous Chicken Wings, you’ll be glad you did!

It has been great to work with EDGE Creative over the last 8 months on our new rebrand and look of The Forest Hotel. The new logos and style is exactly what we were looking for. We have also transitioned our old website in to a great new multifunctional site that really shows off a great location and attention to detail.

Mike Bullard Chef Director At The Forest Hotel

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