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Since it’s opening in 2002 by President Mary McAleese, The Helix has generated an impressive reputation for staging cutting edge and diverse theatre and music.

The Helix is the natural choice for Conferencing for its proximity to the city centre and the airport, the breathtaking building, its four amazing venues, in-house technical team, catering and bar facilities, audio visual services, wifi and telephone access, ample parking and experienced events management team.

So why the need for a change?
Over the past decade there have been a lot of technological changes and advances in the online arena and The Helix felt it was time to bring their organisation back up to speed so it could offer the public a more diverse service offering whilst being aware of the power of Social Media. They also wanted a platform that they could grow into over the next decade that would highlight their diversity.

evolve evolved
Once we had gone through our process of developing the site map for the new site the client then had a total buy in and could see how the new site would develop. We basically evolved the old site into a more dynamic site that made it easier for The Helix to operate on a day to day basis.

Double the fun!
Only a month after the new site was launched we had a happy customer on to say their number of bookings through the site had almost doubled, not a bad return on their initial investment!

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Paddy Nolan started out in Clontarf in 1954 as a local convenience store. In those days a bag of sugar would have cost a half penny and a shilling would cover most of your grocery expenses. You could also have expected a very personal level of service where your grocer would greet you with a smile and you were assured of quality and value together with a real sense of community. Believe it or not, that self same service still exists today and that’s what pushes Paddy’s son, Richard to maintain that feeling of a good community store.

How do I make a web presence work for me?
This was the question Nolans put to us over a cup of coffee one morning during the summer. Realising that over the last couple of years the age profile of the community was changing, there is a need to be able to attract his shoppers in a language they understand, namely online.

If you build it they will come
Once we sat down and explained the concept of how a website, some eCampaign’s and the use of Social Media all cross linking could benefit the sale of daily/weekly specials along with all other products in store, the picture became clearer. Having previously modernised the identity there was a natural adaptation to all of the necessary online applications.

evolve has helped create a more informed customer
With the launch of the new site Nolan’s have found that their customer base are now better informed on the different specials on offer and furthermore the complete range of products available. The loyality card scheme has gathered a number of new customer email details who now receive the weekly/monthly specials. The social media links inform customers of latest news or time lapse offers. Next is to look at developing a more detailed facebook app that will incorporate redeemable offers.

Home grown down under! It’s a great feeling when you get to design for somebody on the other side of the world. Not only can we add the Caymen Islands to our list of international clients, but now we also get to add Australia to the list too.

I want to bring a bit of Éire to Oz!
It’s funny when you think about it but old habits, or fashion trends in this case, die hard. We can run to the other side of the world in a quest for warmer climates and the promise of a new lifestyle but we still hold true to where the heart lies. The same goes for our client down under when she recognised the grá of both Ozzies and Paddy’s alike to be able to get a bit of bling from our ‘Northern Hemisphere’ With an element of stock in hand we set about creating a website that had to have a bit of depth when it came to showcasing the jewelery on offer. So, why not buy directly we asked . . . but the answer was in the fact we were looking at the other side of the world and how long it takes to get individual items across. The beauty of Emily & Me is that as the website followers grow the company can hold more stock in hand offering a quicker turn around to its clients.

Hence we continue to be a nation of ‘I want it quicker and faster’