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May 01, 2008

Squaremeal.co.uk Re-Designed and Re-Launched

We are pleased to announce that Squaremeal.co.uk has enjoyed a brand redesign, giving the UK’s favourite restaurant, bar & venue guide a clean, ultra-modern look & feel, whilst also making it even easier to use.

Square Meal has always been first to alert its readers to the hottest restaurant and venue news, and now they can access even more of the latest stories with Squaremeal’s separate homepages for Restaurants & Bars and Venues & Events. To ensure readers never miss a story, drive traffic and build loyalty, Squaremeal have also integrated RSS feeds.

Not only has Square Meal’s content significantly increased, it has also diversified: there is a brand new Food & Drink section that contains articles on food trends, spirits & cocktails, plus features on wines from around the world, so readers can beef (excuse the pun!) up on their favourite topics whilst browsing the site.

Happily, searching squaremeal.co.uk is now easier than ever - with redesigned and more flexible Quick Search & Advanced Search options, readers are always be able to find the perfect restaurant, bar or venue to suit their needs.

If you would like to find out more about our work for Squaremeal please email us. You can visit the website at www.squaremeal.co.uk.

March 10, 2008

Website for Institute of Trademark Attorneys launched

We're delighted to announce that the ITMA website designed and developed by Aardvark Media is now live.

Our project team worked closely with the key staff at the ITMA to ensure that the new site meets the needs of members and people who are looking for information relating to intellectual property, copyright and trademarks. The site has a custom content management system that allows ITMA staff to update content throughout the site along with controlling access to the members area.

You can view the ITMA website at www.itma.org.uk

March 7, 2007

Aardvark To Launch Online Ad Network for Retail Leisure Sites

In May 2008 we'll formally launch Adharbour.co.uk, the first online ad network targeting retail leisure websites in the UK. It will be free for websites to join the network.

Adharbour.co.uk will provide website publishers and companies in the bar, restaurant and nightclub sector the opportunity to selectively run targeted ad campaigns that have been centrally purchased. Uniquely, the ad network will also allow network members to sell space directly at their website to smaller advertisers and to take payment online in advance.

Thanks to the focus of the network it's expected that advertisers will pay a premium rate, and the network will benefit from campaigns run by bigger advertisers who may previously have considered the individual site traffic too small. To avoid issues of competitor or inappropriate advertising, network members will be able to identify which campaigns they are happy to accept prior to their inclusion.

For advertisers the network will provide them, for the first time, a unique catchment of people who are considering where to socialise, eat, drink and party in the London and the UK. The network will accept all forms of ads and provide a detailed administrative interface to enable improved trafficking decisions with better performance reporting.

If you would like to find out more about Adharbour please email us.

Februaury 29, 2007

Aardvark to Re-Design 33 Venue Websites For Novus Leisure

We're delighted to announce that we've been retained by Novus Leisure to re-design all 33 of the company's venue websites. The re-design will build on the impressive growth experienced in both traffic and enquiries by the portfolio over the last year. Alongside the London venue websites we'll also be re-developing the Tiger Tiger group of UK regional sites.

The revitalised sites are expected to go live in May 2008.

December 2007

Get Your Voucher (and we’ll know)

So Christmas is over and 2008 is upon us. To drive sales we’ve built a neat microsite for Novus that builds on the voucher system that we developed for them last year. We’ve put in a host of additional reporting so that we can monitor who’s opening and downloading which sales vouchers and when. We’ll then be able to reward those customers who exhibit super-loyal behaviour. The vouchers are an important part of the January strategy for Novus and help drive sales in what would be an otherwise quiet month.

November 2007

Christmas and New Year For Novus Leisure

Christmas started in earnest for Novus Leisure, London’s leading Nightclub, Bar and Restaurant Group in September. It really does seem to get earlier every year, so much so that next year we’re going to launch the Christmas site in the first quarter. This year we’ve built two stylish micro-sites (one for Christmas and the other for New Year’s Eve) and linked them both to the eCRM system we developed for them which will allow them to improve the enquiry conversions and track which customer orders what menu, take online deposits and ticket payments and then to report on the performance with a high level of granularity.

October 2007

No News Is Good News – But Watch Harwin and SquareMeal

It’s been noted that we’ve not released any news items for a little while. We’ve been very busy on some very large projects which will be making their appearance in the early part of next year; notably for SquareMeal – London’s most popular restaurant and venue directory website and also for Harwin, the leading electrical component manufacturer. We can’t say any more at the moment but they will both be well worth waiting for – they are also both very large projects...

August 22, 2007

Leading private equity fund administrator to offer clients investor service integration

We’ve been commissioned to develop an Application Program Interface (API) for LP-services.info, the investor reporting service for Ipes, Guernsey’s biggest independent private equity fund administrator (funds in excess of $21 billion).

LP-services.info allows the large private equity clients of Ipes to provide their investors with detailed performance reports and personal contact details. The API will allow the service to have closer integration with client websites, so that investors will only need to login at the client site rather than at lp-services.info, allowing the client to demonstrate greater ownership of the investor relationship.

In conjunction with the API we’ve been commissioned by one of the UK’s leading private equity investors HgCapital to develop a secure investor zone for their website. Investors who login to this feature will be automatically logged in to the appropriate parts of lp-services.info via the API.

July 9, 2007

We've re-designed the event planning portal for London’s biggest bar and club owner

Latenightlondon.co.uk is Novus Leisure’s flagship portal for the core London marketplace. The site provides a lifestyle focused promotional platform for all the venues Novus Leisure operate in the City and West End.

The site has been redesigned based upon analysis of users’ demographic information over the past twelve months. The site now has a greater emphasis on female usage, along with an implied understanding that customers are increasingly from the Flickr and MySpace generation.

The new look Latenightlondon.co.uk presents an integrated Google map on the home page; allowing users to easily locate the venue of their choice, zoom in to see its location and click through to see venue specific events and galleries. Additionally the site now offers a banner “carousel”, where offers and promotions are presented in a scrolling viewer; allowing more deals to be made available to customers without impacting on the design coherence of the site.

Please visit Latenightlondon by going to www.latenightlondon.co.uk.

June 12, 2007

We're delighted to announce our appointment by leading search engine marketing agency, PropellerNet

Over the next few months we'll be working with them to deliver a unique online CRM toolset which will help to communicate and demystify the performance associated with search engine marketing. With offices in Brighton and London, PropellerNet are one of the fastest growing search engine marketing agencies in the UK.

March 19, 2007

Squaremeal launches postcode searching and integrated Google maps

We're thrilled to announce the latest customer experience improvements for Squaremeal.co.uk; providing faster and more accurate searching and plotting the search results with integrated Google maps.

If you're a regular Squaremeal user you'll notice the new search bar at the top of the home page allowing you to search the site for your ideal restaurant or venue in London or throughout the UK. Alongside postcode searching to provide pinpoint accuracy we've also included searching by landmark, town and train station alongside the obvious venue or restaurant name to improve the customer experience. To help customers easily locate their search results we've also integrated a Google mapping facility that shows the results within a customer defined area. Why not go and have a play - http://www.squaremeal.co.uk

January 30, 2007

Novus E-Tickets Drive Growth

Shortly before Christmas we launched an E-Ticketing system for Novus Leisure, the London based operator of large bars and clubs in premium bars in high footfall venues in major urban markets.

Traditionally, New Year’s Eve is the highest turnover night of the year for the sector and it’s customary to sell tickets to guarantee entry (or more) to a venue. With a capacity in excess of 50,000 and a varied range of ticket options Novus Leisure required a system that would allow customers to purchase tickets securely, download them online and via email, and for the system to be capacity managed and integrated with the existing reservations system.

The system we developed proved a great success and helped Novus increase group ticket sales by 40%. Moreover, the system can now be easily utilised for other ticketed and special events throughout the year allowing Novus greater control over promotional activities and maximising their return on investment.

December 15, 2006

Centurion Management Systems site re-launched

We're delighted to announce the launch of a re-developed site for leading software implementation specialist Centurion MS. Take a look at http://www.centurion-ms.co.uk and let us know what you think!

December 11, 2006

Roll Up! Get your Tickets Online Here For Fantastic Events!

We’ve opened http://buy.mylatenight.co.uk for business. Built for Novus Leisure, the site enables them to create and sell event tickets securely online for their portfolio of 37 funky clubs, restaurants and bars. The system seamlessly integrates with their reservations and reporting system; and customer service is great with tickets being automatically emailed plus customers can login at any time to download copies of their tickets.

September 6, 2006

New Look Smedvig Capital Website Launched

Working with the team at the St James’ based venture capitalist Smedvig we’ve re-designed their website. Take a look and let us know what you think.

August 31, 2006

Latenightlondon Awarded New Media Age ‘Site of the Week’

Great news - Latenightlondon.co.uk - developed for Novus Leisure, was awarded New Media Age's ‘Site of the Week’ in the 31st August 06 issue. The review praised the site's functionality, monetisation and usability. Thanks!

April 28, 2006

Centurion Management Systems appoint Aardvark Media

We're pleased to announce that software implementation specialists Centurion MS have appointed us to re-develop their website.

The firm, based in Surrey, is an implementation specialist of leading CRM and HR software packages and is one of the most successful resellers of the Sage CRM suite in the UK. We'll be working with them over the coming months to re-develop their website to deliver a solution with an emphasis on search engine optimisation and improved customer experience.

March 20, 2006

Aardvark Media appointed by the AMS Group

After a three way pitch we're delighted to announce that we've been appointed by the AMS Group. Headquartered in the BVI and with offices in London, Hong Kong and Nevis the Group is a well recognised brand within the Offshore marketplace. Over the next few months we will be working with them and specialist design agency FONDA; revitalising the group's online brand to deliver a great customer experience.

February 2, 2006

We're pleased to announce the launch of three revitalised websites for Generali International, one of the world's leading financial services companies.

Over the past few months we've worked with Generali to revitalise their online brand through improving the user experience of their sites. Have a look at the sites, we think you'll like them.

Generali International
Generali Worldwide
Generali PanEurope

November 15, 2005

We're delighted to announce that Novus Leisure (nee Urbium PLC) have appointed Aardvark Media to re-develop LateNightLondon and 36 Venue Websites.

With 36 branded venues including 'Tiger Tiger', 'The Soho', 'Strawberry Moons' and 'The Warwick', Novus Leisure's venues have a great reputation with their style-conscious customers for good value dining and a funky night out.

Over the coming months we'll work with them to re-develop the entire online portfolio; delivering a greatly improved customer experience, strengthened brand and slick administration for the behind-the-scenes team.

We'll help Novus Leisure maintain their competitive advantage by providing a full service solution with managed hosting, search engine optimisation and service enhancements, all delivered by a team dedicated to creating an excellent customer experience.

October 14, 2005

Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys appoints Aardvark Media

The ITMA, which represents Trademark professionals in the UK and Europe, has appointed Aardvark Media to re-develop their online presence. Over the next few months we’ll be working to produce an engaging and supportive online experience; effectively delivering their brand message, improving customer service and aiding organisational efficiency. Once live, we’ll provide managed hosting, dedicated support and build service enhancements to ensure the ITMA extend their competitive advantage.

September 07, 2005

Aarawak Energy goes live

We're pleased to announce that the new Arawak Energy oil website has been made live.

September 05, 2005

Aardvark Media to provide web creative resource for Kidney Charity re-branding

Working with FONDA, the specialist design consultancy, we are pleased to announce that we've been selected to develop the web interface for the UK's leading Kidney Research Charity.

July 22, 2005

Generali Worldwide selects Aardvark Media

Aardvark Media have been awarded a major contract by Generali Worldwide. After a competitive 4-way tender we've been appointed as the preferred supplier to re-generate the Generali Worldwide portfolio of websites. We're looking forward to working closely with the team at Generali to successfully deliver their customers an exceptional online experience.

July 21, 2005

Media Diet For Kids website goes live

We're pleased to announce that the new 'Media Diet For Kids' website is now live. The new 'Media Diet for Kids' book, published by Hay House and due for publication in September aims to provide parents with a simple 3-step solution to achieving a healthy media balance in their children's lives.

May 17, 2005

Book Your Favourite Restaurant Through Squaremeal.co.uk

No more having to sweet talk that tricky French Maitre d', we've just launched the latest user feature for Square Meal, London's favourite restaurant and events guide. Registered users can now book at any one of over 560 restaurants available at the site. Simple to use, you specify the booking details (time, date, the number in your party); the service even allows you to request that favoured table, its all confirmed online so you just need to turn up and tuck in.

April 12, 2005

Aardvark Media to develop oil company website

Working with FONDA, the specialist design consultancy, we are pleased to announce that we will be developing a website for a growing oil and gas company with interests around the Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan and Russia.

March 31, 2005

Media Diet for Kids Website

We're pleased to announce that we have been selected to develop a website and provide online marketing to support the launch of a new book ‘The Media Diet for Kids’ for Hay House.

February 25, 2005

New Harwin Website Now Live

We've just re-launched Harwin.com for the global electronic component manufacturer. With an emphasis on efficient data delivery we have improved the user experience and revitalised the Harwin online brand.

December 20, 2004

Pelham Homes selects Aardvark Media

Pelham Homes, a subsidiary of Allied London Properties, has selected Aardvark Media to build a secure project management website. The service will assist in the pre-development evolution of complex planning applications for residential estates that the company is building across southern England. The service is expected to go live in early 2005.

October 8, 2004

Harwin PLC selects Aardvark Media

After a successful intitial consultation, we have been invited to redevelop the website for Harwin, a leading manufacturer of electrical components. The new website will play a key role in supporting their global network of distributors and representatives.

September 13, 2004

Siemens portal receives major faclift

The Siemens AG corporate account portal, developed to increase communication between Siemens and their key global cross-border clients has undergone a major face lift to bring it in line with the latest release of the Siemens design toolbox.

August 25, 2004

New website for Battersea conservation charity

The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has asked Aardvark Media to re-design their Website and to integrate Macromedia Contribute to enable them to manage their own content. The website will help PTES raise awareness as well as funds to support a number of research and conservation projects worldwide.

July 13, 2004

Put some fizz into your e-business website

The Aardvark Media are offering a 20% discount off our daily rate for all new clients that sign up before 30th September 2004. We'll also send you 12 bottles of Laurent Perrier Champagne upon project completion so that you can celebrate in style. For more information, call us on 020 7622 7636

July 8, 2004

Square Meal offer Virtual Tours to their visitors

Square Meal staff can now add 360° tours anywhere on the site thanks to a new tool we have developed for them.

April 5, 2004

Square Meal to offer live restaurant booking

Users of Square Meal will be pleased to know that shortly they will no longer have to pick up the phone to book a table at their favourite restaurant. The website will shortly include an online booking facility that will enable registered users to reserve a table at selected restaurants.

March 1, 2004

Siemens subsidiary take second user sales online

The demand for second user telecoms equipment is very large and growing rapidly. Assura are at the forefront of this emerging market thanks to the website Aardavrk Media has helped to develop for them.

The Assura site allows users to create an enquiry that can be followed up by a trained member of staff as part of a consultative selling process that is a unique feauture of the company.

January 27, 2004

Website identity for Guernsey start-up

Working with their internal design department, Aardvark Media has created an online identity for Marlborough Trust. The site will be live in February 2004.

January 5, 2004

Generali create German language site using Aardvark Media built CMS

Generali Worldwide are set to launch their first non-English website. The site will be built using the bespoke CMS developed for them by Aardvark Media. Generali plan to launch several additional language sites over the next twelve months, targetting domestic markets within Europe.

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