Activate Media

Activate Media was engaged by an international affairs organization to develop an informational website for security sector reform and governance in the Middle East and North Africa region. The company was not satisfied with their current suppliers' technical and graphical delivery, so they approached Activate Media to create a more appealing product with improved back-end functionalities. Activate Media started with a narrow mandate, updating the existing website and implementing a few specific technical updates. The organization was pleased with Activate Media's work and expanded their mandate, giving them more creative freedom in solving technical problems and developing the layout of different websites. The organization primarily worked with WordPress and different plugins, as well as a content aggregation system developed by Activate Media. The total cost of the engagement was approximately €50,000 over one to one and a half years.

Activate Media was hired by De Agostini, a collectible magazine publishing company, to design and develop several websites. The company did not have an in-house digital or web design team, so all work was outsourced. Activate Media was praised for their imaginative and inventive design work, as well as their ability to adapt to last-minute changes in requirements. They designed a number of websites, from simple ones used to obtain subscribers to more complex, interactive platforms. The cost of the initiative was between £100,000 and £150,000. De Agostini maintains an ongoing relationship with Activate Media, turning to them for complex or creatively demanding projects.

A Netherlands-based foundation involved in promoting farmer entrepreneurship in low and middle-income countries, primarily in Africa, worked with Activate Media to consolidate their various country network websites into a single, unified platform. Activate Media translated the foundation's corporate design into a design for the platform and implemented the technical aspects. They also took over hosting after the foundation ended their contract with a previous IT provider. The foundation chose Activate Media because they had the most confidence in their ability to complete the project. The project cost around €80,000 over the course of a year. The foundation continues to work with Activate Media, further developing the platform and adding new features.