Web Design and More in Duncan BC and Beyond

Let’s get #BackToWork. Together.

This is a time of substantial change. It’s never been more important for small businesses to innovate, connect, and share their stories with the world. We want to help. If you’re looking for web design, videography, social media management or graphic design in Duncan BC and the Cowichan Valley, you’ve come to the right place.

We want to help you get #BackToWork. Contact us to today for a no-obligation quote, and see how we’re working to make digital storytelling more affordable than ever for our fellow small businesses on Vancouver Island.

act local, think big

As we navigate through the challenges of Covid-19, we see business returning back to a “new normal” This is an important time to reinvest in your brand by stepping up your digital presence and online capabilities. Foster your identity, highlight the unique benefits of your products, and connect with the community like never before.

We create bold, powerful digital media that captures the compelling character of your business. This is your hero story. Let us be your biographer.

Whether you’re running an established corporation or you’re a budding entrepreneur, digital marketing is the most accessible and impactful possible medium, giving you an extraordinary opportunity to speak directly with hundreds of thousands of potential customers.

“We believe that ‘shop local’ shouldn’t end with produce and apparel.”

We’re proud of the great relationships we’ve built with businesses across BC, and now we’re excited to offer special rates for local clients to help keep Cowichan Strong. We believe that ‘shop local’ shouldn’t end with produce and apparel. Our goal is to nurture strong roots in the Valley by working on as many local campaigns as possible. We want to be your fiercest ally in the digital space. To this end, we want to offer exceptional rates for our fellow small-business owners overcoming the challenges of Covid-19 in the Cowichan Valley.

Empress Avenue Media is a boutique digital agency founded by TV producers, graphic artists, interactive designers and communications professionals based in Cobble Hill. We opened our doors in 2018, and have created over 300 hours of professional video content and countless web pages and social media posts since then. While not creating, transforming and enhancing local brands, we produce independent projects, like our short documentary ‘Penny Girl’ which premiered on Telus Optik VOD in 2019. Stay up to date with our latest work on Facebook.

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social media management
Social media and digital marketing are intensely demanding and complex forms of outreach. Businesses that embrace social media effectively can reap rewards that are even more transformative than physical storefronts and costly advertising campaigns. By working directly with clients on social strategy and narratives, day-to-day content creation, influencer lead generation, boosting/advertising and online interactions, we can create an authentic online presence that frees you up to focus on your real work. In other words, you create the stories by doing exactly what you already are, and we constantly find new ways to capture, interpret, energize and share them with the world.

This package includes the following:
- Social Media Audit and Strategy Development
- Social Media Media Content Generation (25 unique posts a month on 3-4 platforms)
  - On-site visits to your business 1-2 days a month to capture original content, including photos and short videos
  - Creation and scheduling of original content throughout the month
  - Access to the posting schedule and ability to add and edit your original content
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logo design & brand development
Our brand development package results in a comprehensive new identity for your company or campaign, communicated through a concise and informative 4-8 page brand guide that directs staff and marketing partners in sharing your story with the world.

The branding process includes a review of your company’s strengths and objectives, core demographics and opportunities for growth. The process benefits from a competitive analysis and web and social media audit, which will prepare you for your next digital marketing campaign.

The resulting brand guide will include the following key elements:
- A logotype with distinction: An original logo design or refresh
- Motivating language: A corporate tagline, and how to communicate the company’s mission.
- Engaging visuals: Recommendations for photography and videography to achieve cohesive, premium visuals that inspire confidence and comfort
- Effective typography: Guidance of header and body typefaces for both print and digital content (sizing defaults, spacing, kerning and general layout)
- Compelling colours: identified key and complimentary brand colours (plus tips on platform consistency)
- Graphic accents: additional visual accents to embellish and enhance with new content
The brand package also includes logotype files, font licenses and other assets in a wide variety of formats, and 6-month graphic design technical support for integration.
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website development

This package will get you up and running with a crisp, contemporary and sophisticated new website. Your dynamic site will work equally well on home computers and mobile devices, and be optimized for search-engine performance and integration with social media. The site development package includes design, development, copywriting support and SEO for up to 6 static pages plus an accessible CMS that will allow staff to easily make changes to text, graphics and some key interactive elements with limited technical know-how.
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print & digital graphic design starter package
Stunning professional graphic arts will revitalize your marketing efforts or get your new business off to an ace start. This package lets you pick from a number of materials for the ultimate flexibility.

Pick 4 from the following:
- Business Cards: A striking graphic template and print-ready files for up to 10 employees.
- Brochure: A tri-fold, rack card or double-sided sales sheet that showcases your business, product or services. Perfect for mail distribution, local flyer campaigns, trade shows and events.
- Full-page ad: A full-colour ad appropriate for placement in a magazine or newspaper, as a framed lobby-card or online pop-up.
- Online banner ads: Digital banner ads in up to 4 custom dimensions.
- Social Media Header & Template: Header design and a post template(s) for any social media platform. Template adds branded elements to text, photos and other content.
We also offer graphic design for signage, billboards, social media, brochures, interactive projects and much more.

Inquire for a free quote.
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video production: brand story
A short teaser video (1-3 minutes) can expertly capture your core philosophy, origin story and mission with poise, efficiency and emotion. They’re perfect for landing pages, broadcast commercials, sponsored social media posts and accent videos at trade shows and conventions.

This package includes:
- Collaborative development and iteration of key concept, treatment, script and shot list.
- Up to 3 days of filming – candid on-location and/or interviews on a prepared set – with 2x 5.7K Digital Cinema Cameras, 2 videographers, a full lighting package, a production designer, audio engineer and director/producer.
- Editing, colour grading, motion graphics, music composition/licensing and sound mixing for a finished video between 45 seconds and 2 minutes in length.
- Delivery as a high quality 4K digital video file in a range of formats.
- Discounts on revisions in length, format, theme and content for various other platforms.
- Professional casting and production design services available at special rates for local businesses.
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photography: brand content library
Without stunning, professional photography, even the best websites, the most active social media accounts or the most lush printed advertisements can fail to resonate.

We want to create a core library of 20-30 premium photos for you, including everything that we can use to communicate your story; from candid group shots to formal portraiture to architecture and studio product photography.

This package covers up to:
- 3 days of shooting
- casting of suitable models
- minor set/space designs and lighting
- colour correction and retouching of digital images
Ask us about reduced rates for staff head shots, ongoing real estate and event photography and recurring monthly photo shoots.
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This is just a brief outline of some of the many interconnected streams of media that we bring together to breath life into corporate narratives and nurture personal brands. Digital marketing is more than the sum of its parts, and our goal is to build a cohesive plan with your business in mind. We recommend exploring the possibilities together to develop a customized strategy that fits your budget, and will help make your latest endeavour on Vancouver Island an instant success.

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