New website for Thompson’s Galleries

We are used to being presented with a challenge but this project is one we are particularly proud of.

When we were first asked to work with Thompson’s Galleries it was to develop a stand alone website for their contemporary gallery in The Kings Road. Mid-way through the project it became clear that, for a variety of reasons, it would be prudent to alter the brief to create one website that included all three galleries in the group. Not a problem!

The challenge, however, was in obtaining usable content from the existing sites in order to populate the new website effectively. The volume and variety of content and images accumulated over several years of exhibitions and sales across three successful galleries was significant but we rose to the challenge by coding a bespoke programme that not only gathered the necessary data but also imported it seamlessly into our content management system, populating the site automatically. Not only did the client have a site  fully populated with historical content within a very few days but also avoided additional delays and costs as a result of the import.

Our content management system (CMS) is the key to the success of this site, allowing staff from all three galleries to log in simultaneously to easily and intuitively upload new and edit existing content and images. The CMS allows the client full control of the site as well as the facility to make changes to the site themselves whenever they wish.

The design of the site has also been extended to develop a series of easy to use HTML email newsletter templates in the same style to develop brand consistency and awareness.

So far the site has been a huge hit with great feedback from both the client and a number of site visitors (though we may be skewing the analytics slightly with our constant visits to look at the lovely pieces they have for sale!)

Meg Thompson, our client, commented, ‘Working with the Mzuri team was a pleasure. No task too big or problematic! They were efficient and professional throughout the project and we were grateful to have such a understanding team. I had strict ideas of what I liked, Mzuri developed these ideas and we are thrilled with the result. Many thanks!’