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Good design goes beyond good looks. Our clients understand design can be a strategic business tool. By creating awareness – and changing perceptions – compelling design provides an edge in strengthening customer relationships. Working closely with you, Convergencies provides that edge by focusing our wide-ranging experience and broad resources to transform your company into a lasting brand.
Strong creative plus total accountability. Not the usual combination you find in a design firm. Convergencies brings together more than 20 years’ experience working closely with clients to integrate business objectives into visual systems. We know what works –and we prove it with results that contribute directly to the bottom line.
A retail client's business increased 20% in the wake of a major rebranding accompanied by new advertising and direct mail campaigns reflecting the brand image
A client's consumer goods catalog saw a 40% boost in orders after rebranding and redesign of the catalog
New marketing materials brought in 100% of the year's projected orders in the first sales call for a business-to-business client in the entertainment industry
An education client's online education website garnered 25% of the projected registrations in the first week and double the projected year's registrations in 4 months
SERVICES:
Real Service, Real Time
Convergencies is a multi-faceted design firm that can develop and integrate your brand across both print and interactive mediums, creating solutions that strengthen your customer relationships.
From pioneering websites, intranets, and e-commerce sites in the early days of the internet, Convergencies continues to deliver the latest in branded creative and technology.
Creative services include:
Our partnership services include:
· Overall marketing vision, strategy, and planning
· Channel Strategy
· Integrated Public Relations strategies and execution
Technology Services:
PROCESS:
Headline: Convergencies in Action
The Convergencies' Collaborative Process is a key element in ensuring an effective solution that fulfills your business objectives, represents your company to your market in a manner that they understand and is key to developing a positive customer relationship.
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1. Convergencies’ Collaborative Process begins with listening to and learning about your company, business objectives, and the marketplace. From this we develop a positioning that is the foundation of the concept development.
2.Below are listed some of the factors that we will review together as we progress to the concept development phase. Each one links to and feeds the next stage in the process, ensuring that we stay on track.
3.To gauge the success and viability of the concepts, we check them against your objectives and the research obtained. As we move into development of the design and production we review it to ensure it still reflects the objectives set forth in the beginning and satisfies the criteria.
4.After the design has been implemented we review the piece together. With the input gained during the viability phase, we adjust any of the criteria and discuss next steps.
The result of this collaboration is effective creative, focused on generating a measurable return on your investment and long-term customer relationships.
5. As you can see, the steps of this process ensure checkpoints and measurement of success at every step along the way. We can customize this process for any type of engagement, including quick turnaround projects. With 20 years of experience, we understand the value of a strong methodology and have seen the success it generates, and so have our clients.
Collaborative Process
Listening
Learning
Positioning
Concept Development
Viability
Development:
Measurement
AWARDS:
Honors
Corporate Identity:
Technicolor, Evocative and Kodak Entertainment Imaging logos chosen for Silver, Bronze and Honorable mention in San Francisco Art Director’s Show 13
Technicolor and Evocative logos published in “American Corporate Identity Annual”15
Ecast and Kodak ScreenCheck logos published in “American Corporate Identity Annual”16
Ecast, Siren, Ambrosia and Evocative logos published in “All New American Logo” by Madison Square Press
AppraisalHub.com and Cymerc logos published in “American Corporate Identity Annual”17
ECast logo awarded Gold Award by Marketing Computer’s Icon Awards 2000
Interactive:
ad:tech award for the design of L.A. Cellular website for “Best Sales Generating Site”
Think 3 website awarded Silver Award in San Francisco Art Director’s Show 14
TSC website published in “72dpi: The Best of Online Interface Design” by Stefan Mumaw, published by Muska and Lipman Publishing
TSC website awarded Merit Award in san Francisco Art Director’s Show 14
Ambrosiawine.com included in CIO Magazine’s “Top 50 Web Businesses for 2000”
RCA Internet Radio website awarded Merit Award in Interactive Design, San Francisco Art Director’s Show
Print:
Honorable Mention for Best New Catalog (College Outfitters) from the Direct Mail Association
Mohawk Paper Award for the design of Fidelity Partner’s sales kit
AppraisalHub.com stationery system published in “American Corporate Identity Annual”17
SOLUTIONS:
Creative that works
We don’t impose our vision on our clients. We let each project evolve based on close collaboration between team and client working from a common set of objectives. The result is creative geared to get noticed, advance the brand and, above all, generate results.
Here are a few notable examples from our portfolio. Please contact us if you’d like to see more.
Client list:
Bio-Tech / Healthcare
American Lung Association
Biowire
Chiron
Citeline
Diasonics
Gazoontite
iKnowMed
McKesson
Oacis Healthcare Systems
Secure Horizons
Shaklee Corporation
St. Luke’s Hospital (Houston)
Unum Life Insurance
Vitamer
Education/Culture
International League of Antiquarian
Booksellers
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco Academy of Art
Entertainment
Cinesite
ECast
Eastman Kodak
Motion Picture
Television Imaging
Entertainment Imaging
Pacific Data Images
Sega of America
Stern Grove
Time-Warner Brothers
Technicolor
RCA
Real Music
Financial/Law
Bank of America
Charles Schwab
Farm Credit
Fidelity Partners
FireLake Capital
MyCFO
PNC Mortgage
Republic Bank of Houston
Wells Fargo Bank
Quote.com
Food/Wine
Ambrosia.com
Brewbakers
California Strawberry Board
Hidden Valley Ranch
Kahlua
WineTasting.com
Hi-Tech/Internet
Actel
Actra
Advent Software
Apple Computers
Appraisalhub
Biowire
Blue Martini Software
Cisco
Cymerc Exchange
ECast
Egain
Etranslate
Extraprise
Evocative
Hewlett Packard
Microsoft Events
Motorola
Netratings
Network Associates
Novell
Ramp Networks
Sybase
Symantec
Think3
Viant
Xircom
Hospitality
ANA Hotel
Caesar’s Tahoe
Conservation Corporation of Africa
Harvey Travel
Westin Hotels (TX/Mex)
Industrial/Manufacturing
Cameron Iron Works
Cessna Aircraft
Chipman Corporation
Entex Gas Heating Systems
Fairchild Aircraft
Fritz Companies
Luconex Wheelchairs
Marathon Manufacturing
Soltex Resins
QFTV, Inc.
West Coast Metals Process, Inc.
Pro Bono
Trust-e, (division of eff)
Fly Casting for Breast Cancer
(Casting for Recovery)
Houston Mounted Police
International Festival of Women’s Flyfishing
Olympic Ivy League Trust
Stern Grove
UCSF Family House - Children’s Oncology Unit
The Wilderness Society
PR/Marketing/Ad Agencies
BBDO/West
Foote Cone Belding
Highway One
Marketing Plus
McCann Erickson
#bec6ca & Company
Young and Rubicam
Publishing
IDG
Red Herring Magazine
Rice Magazine (Asian American market)
Scripps Howard Business Journal
Retail/Consumer
A-1 Fly Fishing
Arthur Beren Shoes
Cable Car Clothiers
College Outfitters
Inventure
L.A. Cellular
L’Amy Eyewear
Living Arts
Macy’s Department Stores
Mephisto, USA
RCA
Sign-Me-Up.com
Specialized Bicycle
Zales Corporation (Bailey, Banks and Biddle)
NEXT STEPS:
Let’s converge
Good chemistry and shared goals are at the heart of every successful business relationship. We welcome the opportunity to meet with to demonstrate that Convergencies can help you address today’s business challenges..
Contact us for a complimentary consultation. Call 415 564 4150, email us (mail@convergencies.com) or submit this form.
To further maximize our time together, please answer a few questions or tell us the challenges your company is facing in this economic climate.
1. How well does your customer understand your company’s services or products?
2. How well does your company understand their customers?
3. Have you successfully integrated your brand message across all your communication channels?
4. Do you need to evolve you brand message to match economic factors, marketplace shifts or changing customer expectations.
5. Do you have a specific projects and timelines in mind?
CONTACT:
The most important customer relationship starts with you.
Convergencies
540 Roosevelt Way
San Francisco, CA
94114
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ph: 415-564-4150
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