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A combination brochure site and showcase, the design had to be as classy as the high-end landscaping Chevalier provides. It was laid out by Kentropolis discussing the company’s objectives in great detail, with the coding and additional graphics executed by Sarah Bonse of Apsire Technology Solutions. A JAlbum showcase completes the site.
Starting with their bottling facility in Barker, New York, we provided Mayer Brothers with their first functioning website. When the corporate office saw the work, they turned the previously (long-time) “Coming Soon” site for their whole company over to Kentropolis. For years, it represented their main product line, custom bottling division, seasonal store, and their water division, which at the time included coffee services. The project was eventually passed to their marketing vendor to consolidate with other services they provided.
One of the largest county fairs in North America, Kentropolis provided the Erie County Agricultural Society with its first professional website. It was an uphill battle to create a cohesive online plan between multiple entities and offices within the organization, having to represent the Society, the Fairgrounds, and the yearly event itself. The for-profit entity, Buffalo Raceway, was excluded from the project.
Being one of my earliest projects, the site did its job well but lacked higher end capabilities that I was not ready to provide at that time. The following year, the site was passed to one of their existing corporate sponsors, a major telecommunications company. My wife and I have been members of the ECAS for many of the years since .
This is a true success story. After a single mention of their new website in the local paper, their business literally doubled in about a month.
It started back in 2002 when I was greeted with open arms after a promise from someone to do their site in exchange for produce went unfulfilled. The difference is that Kentropolis is not a hobby for me, but a living, and I do what I say I will do. The site was developed and the design upgraded three times over the years, and in its current state incorporates social media and two blogs, one for recipes and one for share delivery updates for those not on Facebook. I have yet to talk them into Twitter.
I did much of the photography myself during my time on the farm, as I am a shareholder myself who loves to get my hands dirty and breathe fresh air away from the screen from time to time. Clean and simple, yet rich in content, the design of the current site was inspired by the website for Vintus Wines.
Awarded Best Website in the FanForce Awards for the Northeastern United States for two years, this was a truly fun project. It features a bit more graphics and animation work than our typical design work, but it was worth it. Javascript text scrolling and a custom cursor aren’t a good choice for most sites, but are right on target for this one.
With much input from the organization, this has become the most extensive, successful project I’ve worked on. Catherine Lefko, then president of the association, called me in and chose Kentropolis to take over their web presence for one simple reason: they were tired of being billed by the hour for every little change. Charging them the usual yearly maintenance fee for a much smaller site, I regularly swap out sponsors and leadership bios.
After showing them a world of options to make the site an integral part of their groups communications, we developed a discussion board, members-only directory, and interactive membership registration. The functions of the bulletin board are now being migrated to social media (Facebook and LinkedIn) and a WordPress blog, which will also replace their traditional newsletter, Paramount. Events are organized in Google Calendar, and with Facebook are integrated into the main page of the site. The social media portion is now run by another client of ours, Tamara Bigford of BSocial Media LLC.