24 | Tees Business
On the rise – Ryze creative director
Matt Cole (left) and founder David Smith.
Pic by ryanedy.com
RYZE UP!
A
n ambitious agency that provides
clients with “digital experiences”
is set for growth after securing
significant contracts in the UAE
and across the UK.
Stockton-based Ryze, which was
established in 2018, is already expanding its
office space in North Shore’s Fusion Hive,
and plans are in place to double the size of
the team by the end of 2020.
The company’s latest contracts come on
the back of work for high-profile clients such
as real estate developer Kleindienst, whose
projects include the iconic World Islands
Dubai and the Heart of Europe, multi-
academy trust the White Horse Federation,
with communications partner Eduprise and
the Department for Education. All made
possible by the team’s innovative approach
to digital branding.
Rather than focus on a specific discipline,
Ryze uses a combination of strategy, brand,
user experience, design and development
to provide clients with an all-encompassing
digital experience that will transform their
appeal and catapult them to the next level.
“Our approach means that clients can
come to us with a vision and have us not
only bring it to life but make it a success,”
explains Ryze’s creative director Matt Cole.
“The potential of any project is what
excites us the most, and because we’re
involved from initial strategy through to
design and implementation, we’re as
Fast-growing Stockton agency
enjoys growth through its
innovative approach to digital
invested in its success as the client.”
Helping craft these experiences is a team
of specialist digital consultants, strategists,
UX and visual designers and developers,
each of whom brings their insight and ideas
to projects.
“It’s our people that make all the
difference,” says Ryze’s founder David
Smith.
“Digital experiences are designed to get
clients’ customers to connect with their
brand emotionally and ultimately act on that
feeling, whether that’s through buying a
product, investing in a service or getting in
touch.
“For that to happen, we work with our
clients to set out their goals and create an
objective-led strategy. We study their target
audience and understand their decision
points to create engaging journeys and
valuable interactions. This approach can be
successfully applied to brand experience
websites or even user-portals and apps.
“What appears to the customer as
something engaging to explore and
enjoyable to use is the result of a carefully
thought out strategy.”
As well as it’s growing portfolio of
international clients, Ryze has worked
on creating positive digital experiences
for brands closer to home, including
local success stories Datum360 and J&B
Recycling.
CEO of J&B Recycling Vikki Jackson-
Smith said of their recent work with Ryze:
“It’s been an exciting process to see how
well our brand and website have evolved in
Ryze’s hands.
“They understood precisely where we
are taking the business, what was required
to get us there, and executed the project
with quality delivery that went beyond our
expectations.”
Ross Smith, Datum360 chairman, said:
“Our journey with Ryze was informed and
engaging from start to finish. There was
complete transparency at each stage of the
process and the creativity they brought to
the project was second to none.”
With significant contracts secured and
a busy pipeline of work to take them well
into 2020, there’s no sign of growth slowing
down for Ryze. But that’s just how they like
it.
“We’ve grown rapidly over the last 18
months, but it’s all happened organically by
people coming to us for the quality of our
work and style of approach,” added Matt.
“If we’re able to continue growing by
producing what we love, we’ll be delighted.”
More information about Ryze can be found at ryzeagency.co.uk.
You can get in touch with the team on 01642 955872 or email [email protected].