We know Digital ...but don't call us
a digital agency
August is a technology-led creative company.
We exist to champion your organisation.
To reinvigorate, reconstruct and refresh your brand. To inspire, innovate
and implement.
In a world where technology is driving creative, we’ve been crafting idea-led, strategic solutions for the past decade.
It isn’t just digital, it’s the practical application of ideas, strategy, execution
and measurement.
Craft + Capabilities
Plan
At August, our approach is simple.
Learn everything about your business to create a meaningful plan to achieve your goals and objectives. We partner with our clients. Together, we can produce awesome work.
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Strategy
We draw on our expertise in digital, technology, marketing and communications to devise business and marketing strategies that are effective and measurable for our clients.
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Branding
Our creative team are experts at refreshing and reinvigorating tired brands, or bringing new ideas to life. We align your creative vision with your business goals to create meaningful visuals that stand out from the pack.
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User research and profiling
We take a ‘user always comes first’ approach when designing a solution for your business. Understanding the habits, behaviours and motivation of your audience is integral to the success of any project and a key driver of the August process.
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Information architecture
Our information architects devise, structure, organise and label content in a way that enhances the user experience on screens big and small.
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Technical analysis
Our heritage lies in technology. We have an indepth understanding of harnessing the latest technology to meet your business requirements. If something’s not a good fit, or there’s a better option out there, we’ll say so.
Craft
We craft tangible stuff that engages your audience.
Design, words, images and code intersect to create unique experiences across multiple platforms.
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Design: Concept & Interaction
Design is more than just the pretty placement of text and images. It’s art. From design concept to delivery, we craft the interactive elements to get the experience right. That means words, photography, typography and iconography all tied into a simple, elegant design that champions your business and makes your brand hum.
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Wireframing
We use wireframes to kickstart our creative process and get complex ideas across simply. By stripping back the elements to black and white and shades of grey, we validate the fundamentals of your project so the design meets your objectives.
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Art Direction
Art direction means your work is sharp and stays sharp. Our art directors follow the design process every step of the way, ensuring your project is super-polished, finessed and ready to meet the world.
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Photography/video direction
Need clear direction across photography and videography? Our design team talk the talk to lead the visuals for a consistent on-brand result.
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User Experience
The user is front and centre of everything we do. Across all digital and communication touch points, we make it our mission to give them a pleasurable, intuitive, valuable experience that resonates.
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Content Curation
‘Content’ – the very word has the ability to strike fear into the hearts of many businesses. Words aren’t scary, but it’s important to get them right. We help you curate and craft content to connect to your customers and clearly communicate your message.
Build
We don’t
just develop websites.
We build and deliver digital platforms and services that people use every day. We combine design and technology to engineer solutions that enable business. We’ve been doing so for almost a decade.
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Website development
We’ve built and delivered hundreds of websites for clients across a range of industries, markets and government sectors. We’ve integrated with existing internal systems and legacy applications, and developed websites from the inkling of an idea. Trust us. We’ve got this one covered.
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Mobile app development
The screen might be smaller but our thought process is just as rigorous. We architect, design and develop mobile applications that find the balance between creative expression and technical constraints to promote a positive user experience and better engagement with your product.
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Content Management Systems
‘One size fits all’ isn’t in our DNA. Whether that’s WordPress, Magento, Expression Engine, Squiz or a bespoke CMS, we build robust platforms on the system that make sense for your project.
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eCommerce platforms
We pride ourselves on building fully integrated eCommerce platforms with robust front and back in systems that put your customer first.
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Hosting and domain names
We take the security of your website super-seriously. We have robust hosting solutions dedicated to the security of your business.
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Load testing and scaling
We apply appropriate load testing and scaling measures to a site before its live to ensure that any issues are found in this area before users can identify them. The level of load testing we apply differs with each project and will always depend on our clients’ requirements.
Grow
We bring ideas to life to help you grow your business.
How? We use our analytic, creative and marketing skills to open up the conversation with your customers.
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Digital strategy & marketing
We take a holistic approach to driving your digital strategy and marketing further.Technology is merely one of the tools of our trade. Ideas and execution are the glue that hold it all together. Our strength and experience is in designing and implementing online activity in a way that maps back to an organisation’s business objectives.
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Social media strategy
For most businesses, ‘social’ is no longer a nice-to-have. It is a way to project your company’s voice, connect with current fans and reach even more customers. We spend the time to understand what you stand for as a business, and build social campaigns that ensure your voice is heard far
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Content strategy & marketing
‘Content’ isn’t just words on a page; it’s everything a customer sees about your brand, the voice in which you communicate your message. From articles to images, infographics to video, we help you develop content that keeps customers coming back again and again.
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Search engine optimisation
Almost every website relies on search engines to generate visits. Search engine optimisation (SEO) ensures your website comes up when your customers are searching. We work with you to properly optimise your website and develop long term SEO campaigns to keep improving your visibility in search engines.
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Analytics & reporting
As the saying goes, “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”, so analytics is at the core of everything we do. We ensure your analytics systems are set up to track user interactions specific to your business, giving us reporting that contains real insight into your current and potential customers.
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EDM creative, development & reporting
EDMs are a great way to communicate with your customers, but there’s a real science behind it, and it’s a science that we have been studying for years. We understand why people open emails, why people click on them and how to ensure people love receiving them.
Our Clients Who we work with.
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Zenitas
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Yarra Valley Water
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Wilderness Society
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Schools Water Efficiency Program
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Scope
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Save the Children
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RedR Australia
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Rotherham Hospice
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Pure Physio
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Mercy Health Foundation
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Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
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Jesuit Social Services
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Headspace
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GenV
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Guide Dogs
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Fostering Connections
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Engineers Without Borders
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Engineers Canada
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Doctors Without Borders
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Dementia Australia
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Capital Punishment Justice Project
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Cotton On Foundation
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Clover
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Centre for Humanitarian Leadership
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Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare
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Care Connect
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Blue Cross
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Bermad
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Animals Australia
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Anglicare Victoria
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Alzheimer Society of Canada