A.I.M Drone Detection

Web Development and Digital Branding for a New Business Venture

A well-established digital security specialist wanted a new website to support their venture into drone security. After being recommended to them by another client, we undertook a comprehensive digital and branding project to help the new business get off the ground.

Who is the client?

A.I.M is a UK-based drone detection and defence specialist. It supplies technological solutions aimed at preventing unwanted intrusions and potential security threats from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

The company is a sister venture launched by the people behind cybersecurity firm Cyber Defence Solutions (CDS), also a client of ours. With a background working with leading enterprises, government agencies and high-net worth individuals on a wide range of digital security projects, the team at CDS had become aware of the growing concern amongst their clientele about the security and privacy threats posed by drones.

A.I.M was founded to fill a gap in the market for a trusted, experienced security specialist offering proven technological solutions and professional expertise in a rapidly evolving field.

What services did we provide?

The people behind A.I.M wanted a new customer-facing website to support the launch of the business. So the primary services we provided were web development and design, which included hosting the new site. Our managed hosting service includes a 100% uptime guarantee and 24/7 data recovery with automated backups, plus ongoing technical support and content management. Along with the web build, the client wanted a product brochure and marketing materials for the equipment it supplies redesigning to bring them in line with company branding. We took on this work alongside the site design to help achieve a consistent identity across all marketing channels.
We were in the market for a reliable and professional marketing company to build and maintain us two separate websites. Key Element were recommended to us and throughout the whole process, their work and attitude has been exemplary. Henry Passam, Head Of Business Development at A.I.M Drone Detection Solutions

What was their challenge?

The company wanted the new A.I.M website to mirror the look and feel of the existing CDS website, to help establish a consistent corporate identity across the two brands and also for ease of use and familiarity within the company. They wanted both sites hosted in the same place for convenience. We were happy to migrate the CDS site over to our own hosting platform.

How did we approach it?

Our first step was to sit down with A.I.M’s internal team to decide upon a clear strategy for the website. We carried out an in-depth consultation to get to the bottom of the company’s short, medium and long-term business goals, what role they saw digital playing in achieving them, and what success would look like to the company.

This allowed us to draw up a clear plan for the site’s delivery and ongoing management before we started development. In addition, by establishing strong lines of communication from the start, we had a solid basis for working in close collaboration going forward. The A.I.M team were included in the process at every stage, so we could always be sure we were delivering to their expectations.

To achieve the consistency with the CDS website required, we migrated that site over to our hosting first, and then built the new A.I.M site on the same platform.

How did we approach it?

Our first step was to sit down with A.I.M’s internal team to decide upon a clear strategy for the website. We carried out an in-depth consultation to get to the bottom of the company’s short, medium and long-term business goals, what role they saw digital playing in achieving them, and what success would look like to the company.

This allowed us to draw up a clear plan for the site’s delivery and ongoing management before we started development. In addition, by establishing strong lines of communication from the start, we had a solid basis for working in close collaboration going forward. The A.I.M team were included in the process at every stage, so we could always be sure we were delivering to their expectations.

To achieve the consistency with the CDS website required, we migrated that site over to our hosting first, and then built the new A.I.M site on the same platform.

Were there any obstacles?

Trying to replicate the structure and functionality of an existing site can often throw up technical glitches. One of the on-page plugins that had been used on the CDS website was not functioning correctly on the mobile version of the new site. Our development team rewrote some elements of the code for this plugin to modify its functionality above and beyond the original version, making it fully mobile-compatible.

How did we go above and beyond?

At the start of the project, A.I.M had a number of technical product illustrations for use on the website and the supporting marketing materials. However, as we mapped out the page requirements for the site, it became apparent that we would need additional illustrations.

In an effort to populate all the product pages with enough images, we reverse image searched the existing illustrations to find the original illustrator and sourced what we could to match the requirements. Even then we were short of some specific and unique images that we could not find anywhere, so we stepped in to offer our services to create these in-house, which A.I.M were delighted with.

At the start of the project, A.I.M had a number of technical product illustrations for use on the website and the supporting marketing materials. However, as we mapped out the page requirements for the site, it became apparent that we would need additional illustrations.

In an effort to populate all the product pages with enough images, we reverse image searched the existing illustrations to find the original illustrator and sourced what we could to match the requirements. Even then we were short of some specific and unique images that we could not find anywhere, so we stepped in to offer our services to create these in-house, which A.I.M were delighted with.

What was the end result?

From an initial request for a new website, our relationship with A.I.M evolved into a comprehensive end-to-end digital marketing project, incorporating a new website, digital brochure, logo redesigns, hand-made illustrations and plugin development.

A.I.M were over the moon with the finished product and were really appreciative of the close collaboration we maintained with them throughout the entire project.

Henry Passam, the company’s Head of Business Development, commented: “We were in the market for a reliable and professional marketing company to build and maintain us two separate websites. Key Element were recommended to us and throughout the whole process, their work and attitude has been exemplary.”

Were there any measurable outcomes?

A.I.M now has the benefit of an online presence fit to support their growth ambitions. The company began contract sales of their products shortly after the website was launched, and it has been well received from the start. Key Element continues to be directly involved, monitoring performance and managing technical and security updates on an ongoing basis since the site launched in Q3 2021.

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