Our Services

Web Design

We have professional designers able to create a unique look for your website or multimedia development, whether it’s designing a simple static personal website, a fully customised application or a training tool delivered on CD-Rom. It’s more than just a pretty look and feel that you need, it has to be both usable and functional, this can hinder your business if not done correctly.

Zest Media prides itself on usability, designing systems that are easy to use, while still retaining full functionality. If your sites administration is not easy to use, you could be spending valuable hours maintaining your content, rather than focussing effort on running your business.

Our creative designers have had a vast array of past experience designing multimedia and websites, from small personal websites to well known corporate clients like SAP, Auckland University, Lockwood, Sky TV, Frucor, Waikato DHB, Mobile Surgical Services and Pfizer, to name but a few.

You have one opportunity to create a lasting first impression with a visitor  to your website, the Zest design team will work closely with you to ensure the experience is as positive as it can be.

Web Development

Whether you need a static HTML site, a content management system, sell products online, a flash website, a custom application or just want to be able to make basic changes to your site every few months, Zest Media can tailor a system to meet your needs, and exceed your expectations.

There are many choices available when you are building a new website, with the choice comes complexity. Zest are able to provide practical information and ideas that will help you navigate the options ensuring the technical solution chosen meets both the business requirements and objectives of the project.

We can provide you with an objective assessment of your requirements and help you make an informed decision before committing to your web development project.

Some common questions that need to be answered:

• Is a full content management system (CMS) required?
• Does the new environment need a database?
• Are the costs associated with hosting clear and appropriate?
• Does the solution provide flexibility and scalability for future growth?
• Are the technologies used in the development both widely available and supported?

The team at Zest have a strong business background and believe that this experience coupled with our in depth understanding of all things web allow us to tailor solutions that will exceed expectations!

Mobi Web

More accessibility and lower data storage costs have given rise to cloud computing and the evolving utility computer taking us beyond Web 2.0 and onto a Web Squared (Web²) world. No longer is there a need to store data in the work place or carry around large amounts of software as all can be accessed online through a mobile device such as a Smartphone or Tablet. Mobile computing allows for less reliance on fixed storage devices and new techniques for businesses to deliver information as part of their web presence. Our designers create fantastic looking mobi websites, designed for many different platforms and intergrating the latest technologies with the mobile market.

An example of these mobile technologies are shoot the tag technologies like those used by www.hardlink.co.nz

Zest Media have a wealth of experience in developing feature rich, mobile sites and applications that allow a company to take advantage of the opportunities this medium presents.

Click here to ask your questions and become part of the Web² world.

Web Integration

Increasingly business owners are looking for opportunities to maximise the ROI (Return on Investment) offered by their web presence. While high quality web design and web development are important considerations one of the most compelling opportunities to maximise your use of the web is through integration with your back end systems.

Zest are experts in the integration of a wide variety of backend accounting and CRM systems with B2B and B2C web environments.

By integrating backend systems with your website we are able to help realise significant savings associated with the management and maintenance of your E-commerce environment.

We specialise in a wide variety of integration solutions from fairly simple API based integration to the delivery of more complex integration layers creating and utilising web services.

For further information on how the team at Zest can assist please contact us 

Online Applications

We are known for our understanding of business and process within our developments. We have the skills in-house to create a full range of on-line applications no matter how complex they need to be.

Whether you are looking for an integrated Intranet solution that provides your staff with a portal to improve business productivity, or tools that help streamline business processes, product and stock management or any other business requirement, the team at Zest can assist.

Presenting information from existing databases or new repositories that we create is one of our strengths, the Zest team has extensive experience in the design and support of a wide range of DBMS including MySQL, SQL Server and Oracle. We have proven experience in developing intuitive interfaces that allow collected data to be displayed as useful information that meets a business need.

Integration with existing business systems due to their complexity can be a daunting task. Zest has experience in integrating enterprise applications with web based solutions and can offer advice and assistance that will ensure the project is as seamless as possible.
Call us today to discuss your requirements.

Multimedia

It’s hard to find experts in this area, Zest Media has been involved in Multimedia for over 15 years, before the internet took on the role of marketing companies out to a large audience. We have developed all sorts of different multimedia from simple emailable Xmas greetings, screensavers, full corporate presentations to training CD’s that contain video, animation and a huge amount of data.

We have the resources available to plan and shoot videos, organise photography, design and build you multimedia to the highest standards using the best tools. It is important that the design of the multimedia ensures usability, so keeping it simple to navigate, but rich in content. We can design, build and animate simple shapes, logo rotations through to full on 3D walk throughs of houses and the like.

We can generate a large range of multimedia like; desktop calendars, screen savers, applications, animated characters, tradeshow backgrounds or demonstrations, training and educational cd’s, digital brochures, marketing handouts, DVD’s with a single video or a full menu, PowerPoint presentations, 3D animations, Xmas cards and so much more.. and all of this can be delivered on CD’s, USB flash drives, DVD’s or simply supplied to be run of a laptop.

We love multimedia, it’s practical, affordable and really gives that wow factor. So if you need some impact, and want to really show off your company, then contact us to discuss what we can do for you.

Streaming Video

There are a large variety of options for displaying video on your website, each with it’s own merits and pitfalls.

Zest Media has vast experience in real-time conversion and display of online videos whether it be for a single video placement or a full video conversion and management system. We have a video hosting platform that allows you to manage the uploads of video files (avi, mpeg, mov, flv, divx) and automatically converts to a flash video format using VP6 for the best video quality. We can also convert on the fly to a variety of other formats to support mobile content as well.

All of our videos can easily be embedded into a web page. This can be done with a simple copy and paste of the supplied code. We have some of our clients who have implemented the supplied JavaScript and iframe code into their own CMS systems, and therefore only need to enter in the individual video ID codes.

Marketing

Before and after your site has been completed, you need to start increasing the number of potential customers who view your site. How do you do this, well most users will search online using search engines like Google, MSN, ASK, yahoo and Bing. You need to make sure that when someone searches for the services you offer, they find you quickly.

SEO or search engine optimisation is very important, but often overlooked. It is important that your site is built the right way, that your content contains the right information and is formatted the right way. There are more ways to do this badly than there are to do it right, so it is something that most companies do not do well.

We have the team that can help increase your sites visitors and give you access to all the statistics on where your visitors are coming from, how long they spend on your site, where they travel through your site and where they leave. We can also let you know areas of your site that needs improving based on these stats.

Increase your sites visitors and grow your business, we can help and have done so for a number of our customers.