Marketing, Enterprise — Denmark

Custom Marketing Web Solution for Boosting ROI Denmark

The complete solution that empowers ROI gains

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Overview

Solution

Custom Web App

Duration

Jan 2022 - present

Team

2 x Frontend Developers, 1 x Designer, 2 x Automation QA

Engagement Model

Time & Material

In today's competitive digital landscape, maximizing marketing Return on Investment (ROI) is crucial for companies of all sizes and from all industries. Blackwood Seven (part of Kantar Group), a cloud-based Marketing Tech company that provides an AI-driven Marketing Analytics and Media Optimizations Platform, developed an enterprise web solution for boosting Marketing ROI.

This web platform empowers Blackwood Seven's clients to unlock significant ROI gains through data-driven analysis and forecast.

Built with

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ReactJS
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Cypress
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GitHub
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Tailwind CSS

Key highlights

Enhanced Collaboration Tools: Foster effective teamwork with built-in collaboration features that enable idea sharing and real-time feedback directly within the platform.

Comprehensive Reporting and Analytics: Gain access to insightful reports and dashboards to track progress, optimize strategies, and make data-driven marketing decisions.

The Challenge

Developing a complex enterprise solution for the Marketing industry presented several challenges. Here are some of the key hurdles overcome during development:

Data Integration: Seamlessly integrating the solution with diverse external data sources proved to be a complex task. Data formats can vary widely across different platforms, and ensuring smooth data flow while maintaining data integrity was crucial. The development team implemented robust data transformation and validation techniques to guarantee accurate and comprehensive analysis.

Scalability: Building a robust system capable of handling large datasets and accommodating future growth of the platform demanded careful planning. We opted for a scalable architecture that could easily adapt to increasing data volumes.

User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX): Designing an intuitive and user-friendly interface that caters to a wide range of users within the Marketing industry that deals with complex and huge amount of data. Our team prioritized a user-centric approach, employing clear and intuitive design principles. Additionally, the interface offers multiple levels of functionality, allowing both beginners and advanced users to leverage the solution's full potential.

Precaution: As part of our effort to enhance code quality, maintainability, and developer productivity, we undertook a migration to TypeScript. This transition provided us with strong static typing, enabling early detection of potential errors and improving code robustness. Additionally, TypeScript's advanced tooling support facilitated better code organization and documentation, streamlining the development process and ensuring smoother collaboration among team members.

The Solution

We assigned two experienced front-end developers to simultaneously work on two different versions of the platform.

The Project Manager, working closely with the development team, implemented robust data integration features with standardized data transformation techniques, ensuring smooth data ingestion.  

Additionally, to guarantee the accuracy and integrity of information, a dedicated team of QA testers was allocated. They established rigorous data validation processes, catching any potential issues before they impacted functionality. We were doing both manual and automation testing.

The designer worked closely with the client's team to understand the final users' expectations. This collaborative effort informed the design principles, resulting in a clear and intuitive interface that is easy to navigate for all user types within the Marketing industry. However, the team also acknowledged the diverse range of user expertise.

When encountering blocking points, the Project Manager, in close collaboration with the CTO (Chief Technology Officer), was able to leverage the CTO's technical expertise to identify solutions and keep development moving forward. The CTO's involvement at various stages of development also ensured the overall architecture remained robust and scalable, capable of supporting the application's long-term growth.

The Result

After more than two years of intensive development, we are thrilled to report that our efforts have yielded exceptional results. The journey to create an enterprise web solution for maximizing marketing ROI has been challenging, yet immensely rewarding.

As with any complex project, clear communication was the most important tool for successful development. Regular meetings, updates and demos ensured everyone, from the development team to the client, to re main on the same page.

Through close collaboration with the client's team, we've fostered a synergy that transcends typical vendor-client relationships. We've almost become one unit, working seamlessly together towards a common goal. Regular meetings and constant communication have been instrumental in aligning our efforts and ensuring that every decision made was in the best interest of the project.

Despite reaching a milestone with the deployment of the application, our commitment to delivering the best user experience remains unwavering. Even as the app is in active use, our development team continues to implement new functionality features and UI/UX updates.

Today, we stand proud of what we've accomplished.

Main features

Advanced Search

Advanced Search

Enhanced search for precise results.

Forecasting Algorithm

Forecasting Algorithm

The process of making predictions based on past and present data and most commonly by analysis of trends

Custom Charts

Custom Charts

The users can personalize their charts having custom views

Reporting & Analysis

Reporting & Analysis

Generate reports with data, charts, and graphs in an easy way to be analysed

Our partner's thoughts

Webamboos is a reliable development partner for our company. The team behind Webamboos is professional, skilled and good at communicating. They know how to develop projects from start to finish and transform them into a success for your organization.

Andrew Hogea

Head of Tech at Blackwood Seven

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