Archive for 2008
December 23rd, 2008
Mango Creative Studio MD Vinnie Morgan, has been named a finalist in the prestigious Best New Business Awards 2008, it was announced last week.
Amongst the shortlisted candidates from across the Teesvalley area, Vinnie will go forward to the awards ceremony on 10th February at Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium where winners will be announced in eight award categories, from Manufacturing to Young Entrepreneur of The Year.
Co-promoter at BNBA, Colin Brown said: “The Tees Valley is a hub of entrepreneurial activity and it is important that we recognise these achievements”.
Now in its ninth year, the awards celebrate those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses and is the only event of its kind to recognise the achievements of successful business start-ups.
December 15th, 2008
Mango Creative Studio MD Vinnie Morgan is delighted to become a member of Northeast’s Entrepreneurs Forum, created to help peer groups come together and share practical experiences and business challenges. Vinnie Morgan said, “I’ve always been involved with business and being ideas-led, the entrepreneurs forum is a great way to gain a fresh perspective and share ideas. The first few events have been inspiring and I’m looking forward to attending many more.”
Founding Chairman, Sir Peter Vardy said, “None of us got where we are today by ourselves. We’ve all needed mentors, friends and advisors to achieve our current success and will continue to learn as we continue to grow.”
On another note, Mango Creative Studio HQ is now closed for Christmas and return to action on 8th January 2009. As always our support desk is open. From all the team, we thank you all for a fantastic 2008 and we look forward to continuing our high growth with you in the new year.
December 2nd, 2008
A world first and the latest extreme activity ride to fly into the UK has launched! Taken from regular Sphereing® and the Airkix Vertical Wind Tunnel in Milton Keynes, Mango Creative Studio teamed up with Air-Sphere to create a secure online booking system platform.
Vinnie Morgan, Managing Director said: “I’m thrilled we had the opportunity to deliver Air-Sphere’s booking system and brand. The team worked really hard to ensure the website was launched in record time and is a true reflection of just how hard the team has worked this year”.
Mango Studio now aim to implement Air-Sphere’s online market push ensuring high demand for the activity including targetting nearly 100,000 existing customers.
November 20th, 2008
Mango Creative Studio are proud to launch Simply Bows and Chair Covers who based in the Northeast, have over 15 years experience delivering events in some of the most prestigious venues in the UK for Blue Chip Clients and Private parties.
Lead developer Phillip Mobbs said: “The result was a functional and engaging site that enables potential customers to view the cover range by their desired criteria and to contact Simply with minimum fuss”.
October 30th, 2008
mima, a bold new gallery of modern and contemporary art, recently celebrated the launch of mimafriends where Mango Creative Studio joined in a public show of affection for the glorious building by linking hands and giving mima a great big hug. mima appointed Mango Creative Studio to drive forward their membership expansion programme with the development of their new mima friends brand and website.
Vinnie Morgan, Managing Director at Mango Creative Studio said: “Working with mima was a really exciting opportunity. By developing mima friend’s brand and website, we created a hub of valuable information to a lively online community and allowed mima friends to accept online memberships and donations in a friendly and secure way.”
Mango Creative Studio is just one of a number of local companies who have given their time and expertise to mimafriends as the whole region pulls together to help the most fantastic centre piece in TeesValley.
October 11th, 2008
Mango Creative Studio have worked alongside ambitious clients recently- those who want to succeed. Our close relationship ensures development runs smoothly and allows our young and vibrant team to continue challenging themselves. Mango Studio hope to continue their success of the past 12 months and meet the demand of our services by opening a small office in China.
Vinnie Morgan said, “China has experienced incredible economic growth in the past 10 years which has opened up real opportunities. A recent shift has seen the industry become more professional, working closer with Japanese and US markets. Our visit to Shanghai in September takes Mango Creative Studio one step closer to expanding our team internationally and with the continued support and assistance of Digital City and OneNortheast, I’m confident this transition will happen in weeks not months”.
October 2nd, 2008
Mango Creative Studio has made another new appointment at a time when there are a long list of challenging projects lined up. Joe Childs has been hired as a junior web developer with a specialism in user interaction, research and implementing new technology.
Vinnie Morgan, Managing Director, said: “Our strategy has always been to attract and retain the very best young talent. We’ve recently won several new accounts with a strong digital focus. As a result we’re now in a good position to expand our digital team. I’m delighted that Joe has chosen to join Mango Creative Studio at this exciting time. His technical and production skills will be a great asset.”
August 1st, 2008
We are seeking a creative thinker who is passionate about user interface design. If you’re constantly unsure about what you want to do or what your role is, as long as it’s channelled in a positive way we like that.
If you’d like to work with Mango Creative Studio send us a link to your blog or portfolio - they’re often much more useful than a CV. Remember we work quite hard quite often, but love what we do. If you’ve got big ideas we’ll make them happen.
No agencies please. We have our recruitment channels nailed to a tee and hate cold calling liars.
July 18th, 2008
It’s been a busy period for Commercial Manager Wayne Tulip. Since his appointment in June, Wayne has developed a Strategic Marketing Plan (SMP) for Mango Creative Studio, identifying and appraising new networking opportunities as we seek to expand.
Following his visit to Dual Concept Marketing (DCM) and Codeworks ‘Think & Drink’ event, Wayne said: “As expected it’s been an exciting initial period with Mango. Our strategic direction will focus on next generation web and mobile technologies in line with Mango’s new product offering. More will be revealed soon, watch this space”.
July 7th, 2008
Junior technical developer Phillip Mobbs joins from The University of Teesside and brings strong experience in server-side programming.
Managing Director Vinnie Morgan said: “I’m delighted Phil has joined the mango team. He demonstrates the skills and charisma required to become successful in a demanding environment. We’re always interested in fresh graduates particulary those who want a challenge”.
Phil is the latest acquisition in a period of significant growth currently being enjoyed by Mango Creative Studio and is supported through Codeworks Connect, an organisation designed to help companies in the Northeast get the right candidate for their team.
