billysteeve® was created with one thing in mind - to deal with the toughest business challenges faced by growing entrepreneurial companies. And to empower these companies with simple, easy to understand, high leverage and easy to implement insights and tools.
What we do - it’s like having your own marketing department, but without the overhead!
We know its tough out there in business at the moment with general overheads stretching budgets to the limit. Not many small to medium businesses can afford their own internal marketing department that can deal with all aspects of design and advertising for their business.
We've decided to address this problem head on for small businesses by offering a full agency service with considerably lower costs. Think of us as your internal marketing department, but on a ‘pay as you go’ plan. This gives you the experience and expertise of a marketing department when you need us, but none of the costs when you don’t.
Overall this will leave you more time to manage and run your business, instead of the headache of dealing with a multitude of external suppliers.
Brand Development
Brands are always evolving. Sometimes this can be so subtle that you might not even notice as they adjust to keep pace with trends. You're much more likely to notice a brand that stands still and doesn't move with the times, and so will your customers!
You might be considering a whole new corporate identity, a company name change or dividing your existing brand into sub-brands or product sectors.
Whatever stage the design of your brand is at, we are poised and ready to help.
Design for Print
Putting ink on paper, how hard can it be?
You would be surprised! The print world can be a minefield, the difference in quality between printers is vast and don't let them tell you any different. Key to getting the best results is understanding the various printing processes, something we've been doing for over 30 years, well before the personal computer, never mind the internet!
We can handle the whole process for you, from simple flyers, short-run digital jobs, brochures, packaging, even personalised direct mail with complex fulfillment, finishing and mailing.
We understand how best to design for print to make sure your message gets noticed.
Media Planning
Adverts we design will work hard for you business, but being noticed and generating sales is all about making sure that your message is in the right place at the right time. We have established a network of media buyers to ensure we can negotiate the best rates for press, radio and TV.
Whether your next campaign is local, regional, or national we will make sure you get the right space at the right price.
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements.
Photography
From studio product shots including full lighting and setup through to location photography. We can meet any photographic requirement you may have to fulfill the needs of your brochure, advertising, packaging or website design etc.
Exhibitions & Events
Occasionally you might need to mingle with the potential customers, attending a trade show or exhibition?, hosting a press event? or maybe even some corporate hospitality?
Whatever the event we can help provide you with what you need, and make sure everything runs smoothly. From custom exhibition stand design/build or portable popup exhibition graphics through to full corporate entertainment packages. We will ensure your brand will make a lasting impression for all the right reasons.
Packaging
No matter how good your product is, if it doesn't stand out on the shelf you sales will be affected. A good packaging design will capture your target audiences attention and will make them pick your product up off the shelf, instead of your competitors. If it then gives them all the information they need in a clear concise solution, the package design really can make or break a product.
Whether for a new product launch or a re-brand we can produce conceptual ideas and design packaging mock-ups for testing and sampling in market research exercises. We can help you find packaging suppliers and also have vast experience in production processes to ensure our creative ideas fit within the required technical constraints.
Illustration
At One Creative we can produce all types of illustration to help visualise your product or service. From traditional or digital style airbrushing, through technical 3D visuals to more abstract painted styles. Whatever you have in mind our highly qualified and experienced illustrators can always find a style to surpass your expectations.
Promotional Items
Pens, mugs, key rings, USB flash memory sticks, mouse mats, caps, t-shirts, bags, coasters, diaries, calculators, clocks, business card holders; you name it we can supply it fully customised and printed with your company colours and branding.
These little promotional items make fantastic giveaways at exhibitions or great gifts to existing customers. Either way it keeps your brand and contact details right there in front of them on their desk.
We can supply a huge range of items too many to list here, simply contact us with your requirements and we will produce a cost effective solution for you.
Public Relations
PR often gets forgotten about in the big world of advertising. But what could be more cost-effective than this free method of exposing your products, often carrying the weight of a well respected magazine or journal.
We can prepare interesting, factual press releases and make sure they land on the right editors desks of the right publications, giving you the best chance of making it to print, rather than being filed in the bin!
Direct Mail
The doormat of many people’s homes and businesses is becoming very crowded, with more and more products fighting for your attention, even in the digital age.
Long before email the words ‘Junk mail’ were used to describe much of the direct mail we receive. So how do you make sure your direct mail doesn't head straight for the bin?
A properly designed, targeted, well-delivered direct mail campaign can still generate great results but only if it package’s your information in a format that entices the recipient to read it and act on it. Unfortunately most companies still believe in driving the cost of their direct mail down as low possible, poor quality printing with cheap design ideas as they sometimes even believe themselves that most of it will end up in the bin. This is a downward spiral as the budget is compressed so too is the response.
We’re not saying that we only produce elaborate campaigns with complicated personalised print specifications but we will be realistic about the budget. Research has shown that good creative design and high quality print combined with efficient data handling and distribution will make all the difference.
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements.
