Reviewing October

Sometimes months just vanish...October was one of them!

From start to finish it has been non stop for all of the team at The Edge. From design and print jobs, new website developments and some interesting project management; so with apologies for the retropsective nature but we thought it worthwhile giving a brief overview of the past few weeks - and where better to start with our now annual Children in Need project!

Last year we had the idea with The Tartan Army to record a single for Children in Need - with only six weeks to plan it we ended up with an unbelieveably succesful result, culminating in a Top Ten UK chart hit and almost 50,000 single sales of Loch Lomond with Runrig.

So having done it once we thought we'd try it again!

This year we approached BA Robertson and the BBC to come up with a re-recording of We Have a Dream - the famous 1982 World Cup song.

The track will be released just before Children in Need but the work leading up to perhaps showcases many of our strengths - Project management in pulling the whole thing together; website redevelopment; Web 2.0 tools in the form of a dedicated blog; big screen graphics for half time at Hampden for the Scotland vs Norway game; design of the CD cover and original artwork; production of Point of Sale materials for supermarkets and stores; copy writing, press and PR campaign for a plethora of related Tartan Army stories; TV and Radio interviews, design and production of t-shirts; database development and emarketing campaign and even dressing up as Pudsey on one or two occasions.

We Have A Dream... could The Edge help you with yours?

Reviewing October

Sometimes months just vanish...October was one of them!

From start to finish it has been non stop for all of the team at The Edge. From design and print jobs, new website developments and some interesting project management; so with apologies for the retropsective nature but we thought it worthwhile giving a brief overview of the past few weeks - and where better to start with our now annual Children in Need project!

Last year we had the idea with The Tartan Army to record a single for Children in Need - with only six weeks to plan it we ended up with an unbelieveably succesful result, culminating in a Top Ten UK chart hit and almost 50,000 single sales of Loch Lomond with Runrig.

So having done it once we thought we'd try it again!

This year we approached BA Robertson and the BBC to come up with a re-recording of We Have a Dream - the famous 1982 World Cup song.

The track will be released just before Children in Need but the work leading up to perhaps showcases many of our strengths - Project management in pulling the whole thing together; website redevelopment; Web 2.0 tools in the form of a dedicated blog; big screen graphics for half time at Hampden for the Scotland vs Norway game; design of the CD cover and original artwork; production of Point of Sale materials for supermarkets and stores; copy writing, press and PR campaign for a plethora of related Tartan Army stories; TV and Radio interviews, design and production of t-shirts; database development and emarketing campaign and even dressing up as Pudsey on one or two occasions.

We Have A Dream... could The Edge help you with yours?

Sunnybrae Website Goes Live

It's always nice when you get an enquiry based on a recommendation so we were delighted to receive a call from Nairn hotelier Ian Bochel who was looking to update his website. He'd heard about The Edge from a fellow Nairn hotelier and after a in depth introductory discussion about our ethos we agreed a way forward.

The result is a brand new website with a fresh feel that reflects the hotel's dynamism, incorporates Bookassist online reservations and is built around the Sitebuilder Standard web package.
Sitebuilder allows hotels the opportunity to manage their own content and, when ready, upgrade further to the Pro version with its additional Web 2.0 tools.

Ian knew he needed an online booking engine but was confused by the plethora of options available to him. We discussed his requirements fully with him and once the key benefits of Bookassist were outlined he was confident that he had a fully integrated and future proof online package.

So from introduction to new website was less than six weeks and we've looked after not only design and content management but online reservations, search engine optimisation, domain transfers and training.

Ian can head off on his own holiday confident that his web presence is in safe hands.

Sunnybrae Website Goes Live

It's always nice when you get an enquiry based on a recommendation so we were delighted to receive a call from Nairn hotelier Ian Bochel who was looking to update his website. He'd heard about The Edge from a fellow Nairn hotelier and after a in depth introductory discussion about our ethos we agreed a way forward.

The result is a brand new website with a fresh feel that reflects the hotel's dynamism, incorporates Bookassist online reservations and is built around the Sitebuilder Standard web package.
Sitebuilder allows hotels the opportunity to manage their own content and, when ready, upgrade further to the Pro version with its additional Web 2.0 tools.

Ian knew he needed an online booking engine but was confused by the plethora of options available to him. We discussed his requirements fully with him and once the key benefits of Bookassist were outlined he was confident that he had a fully integrated and future proof online package.

So from introduction to new website was less than six weeks and we've looked after not only design and content management but online reservations, search engine optimisation, domain transfers and training.

Ian can head off on his own holiday confident that his web presence is in safe hands.

Music Kitchen Website Launch

Having been introduced to The Edge by The MacDonald Bros of X Factor fame, The Music Kitchen had no hesitation asking us to develop an online store integrated with our Claymore Content Management system when it became time redevelop their website.

These facilities along with a redesign of the website layout addressed the areas in which the old website was lacking and ensure the website can be maintained in house well into the future.

Our Online Store software allows The Music Kitchen to sell their artist's abums world wide and have card payments authorised in real time. Claymore integration means all important content can be updated on demand with our easy to use Content Management system. Also integrated with the website is a YouTube Channel allowing music videos, sample tracks and TV adverts to be uploaded.

Visit The Music Kitchen Website at www.themusickitchen.co.uk