“Convergence are an integral extension to our Marketing and Communications team. We have worked with Convergence for the last three years and they have been instrumental in assisting us with the planning and day-to-day delivery of key projects for us. They have the skill set both for strategic planning and the attention to detail required for executing multi-faceted campaigns and always conduct themselves with the view to being great brand ambassadors for Mercury Energy. They are switched-on, proactive and a joy to work with.” – Samantha Hay, Customer Marketing Manager, Mercury Energy.
“The complexities of the sport industry require a high degree of experience, expertise and an acute sense of appropriateness. With Convergence we receive all three in abundance. While Erin and Daniel work directly with us, we also have access to additional resources and expertise within the wider team is required. As an organization Convergence is highly professional, responsive and place an emphasis on understanding the needs of a client. This is followed with sage advice, guidance and a willingness to go beyond the normal call of duty to get the job done. The Mercury Energy Tactix and Canterbury Netball have the utmost confidence in Convergence to accurately support all our marketing, promotion, public relation and communication needs. And, they are also great people.” – Pete Smith, CEO, Mercury Energy Tactix & Canterbury Netball
“Izone is a large-scale industrial park development, demonstrably the largest of its kind in New Zealand. The project is owned and funded by the Selwyn District Council and managed by our company. In five years – half of which has been in a hard economic environment – we have sold land and developed industrial facilities at a level matching what had historically been achieved for the entire Canterbury marketplace. Central to this success have been an excellent branding programme, targeted marketing to selected industry groups and a well considered communications strategy. Convergence is key both in the establishment and delivery of these programmes/strategies and their wide network of contacts has been invaluable to accessing important influencer groups.” – Robin Hughes, Owner, Hughes Developments
“We have been working with Suzanne McNamara at Convergence since 2005. She has been instrumental in engaging and managing our sponsorship portfolio, the overall growth of festival numbers through marketing, promotion and publicity. In 2010 we were very pleased to be the recipient of two awards for Suzanne’s work on Splore. She won a PRINZ award for Best Event and Splore was runner up for Best Marketing of an Event in the NZ Event Professionals Awards. In the time Suzanne has been working on Splore, social media has grown to become a significant component of our marketing. Suzanne can effectively engage and promote the event using multi-channels including above-the-line advertising, social media and utilising the many networks that Splore is involved in.” – Amanda Wright, Splore Director and Founder
“Having Convergence on board following the 22 February earthquake was pivotal to the development and success of the Student Volunteer Army. In the weeks following New Zealand’s worst natural disaster, Convergence provided the SVA with a communications advisor 24 hours a day at no cost to us. Communications is essential to the success of recovery efforts following a crisis situation. Convergence helped us send clear, concise messages through the media to the general public to source supplies, locate volunteer work, keep volunteers motivated and inform the public of our systems. Daniel, Shannon and Rob, helped us achieve local, national and international media coverage and develop long-term relationships with both the media and governmental agencies and representatives. I look forward to working with Convergence as we develop the SVA model at other universities and colleges across New Zealand, Japan and the USA.” – Sam Johnson, Founder, Student Volunteer Army.
“Suzanne McNamara of Convergence Communications designed and executed a party to celebrate our reaching a new milestone for SmallWorlds. The party included a guest list of key investors and influencers. It had to fit with our brand offering as a virtual world of online gaming with 6 million users and we also wanted it to herald a new phase of company growth. We had a tight budget but wanted to ensure that our staff really were both celebrated and able to celebrate. The event came in on budget with a fantastic array of face painting, lighting effects, DJs, catering and bar staff. It was a hit with our office space transformed and our people really enjoying themselves in a made to measure environment.” – Tania Hutley, Communications Manager - Smallworlds
“Convergence were absolutely brilliant to work with on our regional social marketing campaign. We were very impressed with the quality of their work and the way they worked with our project team, our organisation and community. Right from the outset, they quickly gained a good understanding of our organisation and our project's needs. Throughout Erin, Janine and Leigh were all extremely professional. Their exceptional communication, listening and people skills enabled them to quickly become part of our project team. They grasped the complex project subject well and undertook the required research, resulting in a communications plan that was well aligned to our project's vision. Subsequently, their thorough attention to detail and relationships contributed to our project implementation milestones being met well, on time and on budget. All our dealings and interactions with Convergence have been positive. They are very open and easy to work with. They were very supportive and encouraging of our team and were also very cost conscious – something that was very important to us being a public organisation.” – Pip Stewart, Group Manager, Otago District Health Board.
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