EC Design Christmas "Puzzle" Game

We have launched our Christmas viral game and there is a iPod nano to win! Companies are finding online games a valuable addition to the marketing mix and getting them right appeals to your customer's playful side and has been shown to have a number of tangible benefits.
Popular games spread awareness of your brand or product, and games can include a company message. Keeping 'hi-scores' not only increases a game's popularity but allows you to build a database of leads. Successful games are infectious, they make you want to play it over and over again and can then be sent to friends as a viral campaign. To play our Christmas 'puzzle' game please visit: www.ecdesignltd.co.uk/xmas10

We launch our new Essentia magazine

We are delighted to launch Essentia. This is a new magazine concept in that it seeks to provide mutual benefits to both our readership and advertisers, and is committed to providing a quality publication that is inspiring and informative to our readership and contains a good balance of editorial covering fashion, interior design, health and beauty, travel and stories of local interest. It has been specifically created not to be advertising heavy or offer a lifestyle that is unattainable for our readership.

Distributed to 10k, ABC1 homes across the BH postcode area, this bi-monthly publication focuses on quality not quantity of life.

New Website for International Make-up Artist

EC Design and Marketing are delighted to be launching a website to promote the Davinia Make-up Academy. The Academy is a specialist training school run by international make-up artist Davinia Fermi.

With over 15-years in the industry, Davinia has utilised her experience and contacts to create bespoke courses designed to give her students the best possible grounding and knowledge in all aspects of make-up and hair for fashion, media, film and TV.

Davinia is a highly-experienced make-up and hair artist whose work has appeared on TV and in music videos and countless glossy magazines internationally, including Tatler, Vogue, Harpers and Bazaar, Sports International and Numero.

Davinia has worked with photographers such as David Bailey and for clients including Virgin Atlantic, Rolex, Debenhams, Hackett and Louis Vuitton. Her celebrity "faces" have included Sharleen Spiteri, Vanessa Mae, Emma Bunton, Daniel Craig and many more actors and actresses. Davinia also helped create make-up looks for a long list of catwalk shows in London, Paris and Milan.
To find out more visit: www.makeupacademy.co.uk

Ageas re-brand internal launch

EC Design and Marketing has been working with Fortis head office on the launch of the re-brand to their internal stakeholders. We are currently communicating to all UK staff the new name change, through internal communication projects that include hula-hoop competitions, newsletters and office standees. We have co-ordinated all the activity throughout the UK to ensure that the re-brand information has been communicated effectively and to everybody at the same time.

We even managed to make sure that large branded cakes was delivered to every Fortis office and that every member of staff had a piece to celebrate the 'birth' of the brand. One of the highlights of the communication was the hula-hoop competition where every office had the chance to compete nationally for a prize, so far the longest time is over 5-hours!... a great brand, we had great fun with the launch!

A Super Craft Story

EC Design and Marketing have just completed an exciting project with Craft Superstore... their first product brochure!

The brochure has been designed to clearly display a selection of their extensive product range with subtle crafting elements to inspire creativity and appeal to the avid ‘crafter’.



The Craft Superstore logo is mirrored throughout the brochure using its colours and shapes to leave a lasting impression of the brand.

We have previously worked with Craft Superstore on other marketing material including a series of promotional flyers.

We feature in Design Week!

OK, it is pretty small, but nevertheless, we are proud that Design Week has featured our work...

Weymouth College 2011 Full-Time Prospectus

We have just completed the design and production of the Weymouth College full-time Prospectus for 2011. We worked closely with their marketing department and students in producing an inspiring 120 page Prospectus aimed at future students wishing to find out about the college and courses on offer. We used exciting imagery and typography to create a distinctive style.

We also used real quotes from the students as well as famous quotations from inspirational celebrities and well know figures such as Muhammad Ali, Bill Gates and Sir Henry Royce.

This is the showpiece brochure for the college and we designed it to be extremely practical in size. A further consideration was to position Weymouth College in line with the Olympics in 2012 and to highlight to potential students, not only the vibrancy of the town, but ways to get involved through Ambassador and Worldskills opportunities. The cover reflects the sea and energy and we hope that the style appeals to not only existing students but future ones too.

New website for House of Destiny Church

EC Design and Marketing have launched a new website for Bournemouth's leading church; House of Destiny. This is a fully interactive website and integrates key features such as an interactive events calendar, download of sermons and video diaries/blogs.

The new website shows the church to be more dynamic and engaging with its members and can be viewed at: www.houseofdestiny.org.uk/

Lloyds - Living the Dream Magazine - Issue 24

With much fanfare we have now released issue 24 of Lloyds 'Living the Dream' Magazine. This is a lifestyle property publication aimed at high net worth individuals. We especially pleased to feature Harry Winston, Jay Z, Clive Christian and the new McLaren super car.

We also feature the new menswear collection from Tom Ford, the Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The online version of the magazine can be viewed at: http://www.lloydslivingthedream.com

We are now working on the landmark 25th edition and are looking for quality advertisers to be a part of this. If you feel that your brand is suitable to be represented in this issue, please contact Louise on 01202 753390 or e-mail louise@ecdesignltd.co.uk

Effective Business Magazine - Issue 2

Following the amazing response we have from our readership, we have just released the second issue of 'Effective Business Today' in conjunction with the Effective Business Group International (EBGi). EBGi is the UK's number one unique, dynamic, connected community of SME businesses focused on promotion, communication and growth.

Issue 2 is full of great content for business owners who are looking for laser-targeted advice on overcoming today's business obstacles. This issue focuses on turning employees from sick notes to fit notes, how to gain collaborative advantage for their business and takes a look at the effect that the World Cup will have on business in South Africa from the people on the ground. The membership is constantly growing and the magazine has been sent to an opted-in audience of over 105k business owners/managing directors. The next edition is due mid-July.

For a free subscription to our magazine, please e-mail your contact details to hayley@ecdesignltd.co.uk

New identity for New Wave Ventures

EC Design and Marketing have just completed the branding, stationery and website for New Wave Ventures.

New Wave Ventures is a privately owned fund seeking the opportunity to invest for the long term in companies with significant growth potential and is headed by two highly successful and well known entrepreneurs.

To view the website please visit: www.nwventures.co.uk

My Marathon Adventure!

As many of you may have heard, I took part in the London Marathon on Sunday. This was my first ever marathon and I was amazed at the brilliant atmosphere and the crowd really carried us round. I managed to complete the 26.2 miles in 5 hrs and 37 minutes and have managed to raise approximately £3,500 for my charity, Tenovus, the cancer charity.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my supporters, without whom I wouldn't have made it. Their prayers, good wishes and donations were invaluable. I would particularly like to thank the Harbour Executive Club, D'Angibau LLP for their generous donation, the Print Room for hosting my marathon fundraiser and Sandy Wrigley and Nikken for loaning me their amazing sleep system which has enabled my body to recover from the effects of the marathon in 2 days!

Thank you all! I now have the running bug and am booked into do a half marathon and a 10-miler before the end of the year. Mad or dedicated? You decide!

New website launched for 'Hope'

Hope Housing Training and Support Ltd was launched in 2009 to protect the young and vulnerable in Bournemouth. EC Design and Marketing have just re-branded and launched a new look and more engaging website. The aim of Hope is to provide supported housing, for single, homeless people and individuals completing rehabilitation treatment. Their vision within the Bournemouth and wider area is to see:

• The improved lives of young addicts and vulnerable adults
• A reduction in crime and its associated cost
• Safer streets and a better protected public
• Ex-offenders and potential offenders actively supported into work
• Unlocking of police time and strains on the NHS
• Restored public confidence in the law

EC Design and Marketing are proud to be working in conjunction with this very worthy charity.

EC Design and Marketing launch the first issue of Effective Business Today

We are pleased to be launching the first edition of 'Effective Business Today' in conjunction with the Effective Business Group International (EBGi). EBGi is the UK's number one unique, dynamic, connected community of SME businesses focused on promotion, communication and growth.

This bi-monthly, online magazine is setting out to be a key provider of practical advice that growing businesses need/want to develop their marketing, administrative and physical infrastructures. The magazine has been sent to an opted-in audience of over 75k business owners/managing directors and the next edition is due mid-May.

For a free subscription to our magazine, please e-mail your contact details to hayley@ecdesignltd.co.uk

We re-brand Bournemouth!

We are very proud to reveal the new branding for 'Meet Bournemouth'. This brand will be used by hoteliers and conference providers in Bournemouth to attract business from across the UK and internationally.

This new brand replaces the old BICB logo (Bournemouth International Conference Bureau) and there will be full roll-out shortly that will include brochures, guidelines and full stationery.

Edition 23 Lloyds 'Living the Dream' magazine

With much fanfare we have now released issue 23 of Lloyds 'Living the Dream' Magazine. This is a lifestyle property publication aimed at high networth individuals. We especially pleased to feature in this issue Kate Moss with James Brown the celebrity hairdresser, Simon Cowell and we also have a 'red-hot' photoshoot from Agent Provocateur.

We also feature the latest Ferrari 458 Italia, Noma restaurant in Denmark and the Hotel President Wilson with the most expensive hotel suite in Europe.

The online version of the magazine can be viewed at: http://www.lloydslivingthedream.com

Italian Aroma Coffee

We have had a busy start to 2010 in the internet department and so far we have designed and launched 3 new websites.

The latest site we have designed is for Italian Aroma Coffee. Based in Glasgow this is a highly respected producer of tailored roast coffee and they supply to the restaurant trade throughout the UK. Within the first week of the newly launched site they have received several quality new enquiries.

Clare Kavanagh Events launches new website by EC

EC Design and Marketing have designed and built the new website for Clare Kavanagh Events, the prominent and highly regarded south coast based corporate events company.

At Clare Kavanagh Events, the Team has a passion for creativity and apply their vision and expertise to arrange product launches, conferences, award ceremonies, hospitality events for corporate and public sector clients, fundraising events for national charitable organisations and international festivals. To view their website please visit: www.clarekavanaghevents.co.uk