We have been extremely fortunate to collaborate with the world’s most outstanding clients— all of whom share our passion for strategic planning, innovative design and engaging new markets.
“I worked closely with Mary Olson to revamp our website and take it out of the ‘brochureware’, static site era into a more contemporary and descriptive depiction of our brand. Working with Mary was a joy – she dug in, deeply, and did the homework one hopes for from a creative consultant where fully understanding the brand and its customers is paramount to kicking off the creative process. She is sharp and strategic and will fight for what she thinks is right. Her ability to work with the purely visual and gifted designers within her company was something I did not take for granted, having come out of advertising. Mary represents one of my favorite types of business personality: smart, creative, dedicated, but absolutely passionate about doing the right thing for the brand and for the business. I consider myself lucky that our paths crossed when they did.”
Ellen Maidman-Tanner
Senior Vice President
PinnacleCare Private Health Advisory
“I would like to share an epic story with you, one that began only 6 short months ago, resulting not only in the launch of a sophisticated website, diabetesfamilies.com, but also in the creation of a business vision that promises to thrive in the future. I came to Transition Networks to design my new website. Mary seemed exceptionally sensitive in understanding my needs in striking an authoritative, yet welcoming stance in serving families whose children have been affected by type 2 diabetes. She shepherded me through brainstorming names that would capture this market niche and created a visually elegant logo that is also approachable and appealing to family members of all ages. And she managed to do this without resorting to the usual childhood clichés. What happened next was far beyond my expectations. Mary showed not only an exceptional ability to translate my ideas into the format they needed to embody, she was also able to transfer her depth of knowledge of internet marketing and ecommerce to me. In other words, she taught me a new language, guiding me to ask the questions I did not yet have all the words for, making me smarter and expanding my vision for my website far beyond my original concept. Our efforts became a true collaboration where my trust in Mary’s skills, visionary thinking, dedication and reliability was continually enhanced by her execution of our ideas. The results have been a strong platform on which I am confidently building my business. I could not have wished for more.”
Helaine Ciporen, LCSW, MEd,
Founder & CEO
DIABETES FAMILIES
“Mary is a modern communication thinker, attuned to new communication technologies and strategies, entirely dedicated to her staff and clients.”
Christian Bardin
President
North America Hommage Inc
“I have known Mary Olson and Transition Networks through the Luxury Council Marketing for some years and always wanted to work with her. Transition Networks has done some exceptional, very creative work for several Council members on luxury branded websites and Web promotions. I have seen the work of many often-bigger agencies over the years: Transition Networks is the most innovative, creative and results-oriented-I truly enjoy working with Mary and her team.”
Karsten Martens
Montblanc North America
President & CEO
Transition Networks – Online Marketing
“I would like to share an epic story with you, one that began only 6 short months ago, resulting not only in the launch of a sophisticated website, diabetesfamilies.com, but also in the creation of a business vision that promises to thrive in the future.
I came to Transition Networks to design my new website. Mary seemed exceptionally sensitive in understanding my needs in striking an authoritative, yet welcoming stance in serving families whose children have been affected by type 2 diabetes. She shepherded me through brainstorming names that would capture this market niche and created a visually elegant logo that is also approachable and appealing to family members of all ages. And she managed to do this without resorting to the usual childhood clichés.
What happened next was far beyond my expectations. Mary showed not only an exceptional ability to translate my ideas into the format they needed to embody, she was also able to transfer her depth of knowledge of internet marketing and ecommerce to me. In other words, she taught me a new language, guiding me to ask the questions I did not yet have all the words for, making me smarter and expanding my vision for my website far beyond my original concept.
Our efforts became a true collaboration where my trust in Mary’s skills, visionary thinking, dedication and reliability was continually enhanced by her execution of our ideas. The results have been a strong platform on which I am confidently building my business. I could not have wished for more.”
Helaine Ciporen, L.C.S.W.
Founder & CEO
DIABETES FAMILIES
“One of the biggest advantages of the design and technology solution is that the look and design of the website can be revised simply by changing a few files. The actual content of the site can be located on a separate production server, improving the security of the information.”
Keith Vandergrift
IT Technician
The Corning Museum of Glass
“Everything I need for creating, editing, publishing Web content is at my fingertips. The content management system makes Web development simple, inexpensive and most of all — effective.”
Donna Ayers
Webmaster
The Corning Museum of Glass
“TIGER 21′s number one priority required creating the ultimate branded community experience in a trusted online environment for our high net worth members. Transition Networks delivered precisely what we envisioned.”
Our public site provides an understanding of the organization and is a rich resource for the media. The private online community offers members a suite of tools to address challenges and pursue opportunities within the peer structure.”
Harley Frank
Project Manager
Tiger 21
“When Tiffany & Company’s IT Department and Temple St. Clair required worldclass branding and design supported by a high level of Web technology experience, we turned to Transition Networks whose work with Steuben is considered a benchmark for all luxury brands on the Web.”
Paige O’Doherty
IT Manager
Tiffany & Company
“No other design and marketing communications agency understands the challenges of branded businesses and how to reach and convert a marketplace like Transition Networks. They back-up their acute strategic planning with full design, marketing and technology services. They put the Web into our business mindset. Swiss eNewsletters have created the biggest booking spikes in the history of our brand.”
Loredana Costantino
General Manager, Vice President Marketing and eCommerce
Swiss International Air Lines, Ltd
“We have been delighted with the productivity of our relationship with Transition Networks and the quality of the end products.Our relationship with Transition Networks is further enhanced by their flexible, friendly yet professional approach to project work and on-time delivery.”
Robin Slatter
Business Development Manager
Global Vector Control
Sumitomo Chemical (UK) Plc
“In the information age, we have come to expect things fast and are often willing to sacrifice quality for expedience. Many people in the industry subscribe to the notion that you can have a solution that is fast, reasonably priced, or good-as long as you are willing to settle for just two of these three requirements. Transition Networks, with its emphasis on total customer satisfaction, has broken all the rules and made it possible to receive strategy, design, IT, marketing and operations solutions that are fast, good, and affordable.In my 15 years of experience and more than 25 years of commercial and government involvement, I have never been fortunate enough to conduct business with another firm that has the dedication, commitment and drive of Transition Networks. Time after time, it has proven itself to be a genuine strategic alliance partner, and for that we at Corning are grateful.It’s a business manager’s dream if you do it right. No other luxury retailer has gone after the Internet the way we have.”
John W. Plummer
IT Division Manager/Project Manager
Steuben & The Corning Museum of Glass
Steuben.com
CMOG.org
“I was drawn to Transition Networks by Mary Olson’s strategic thinking and guidance. She knew how to grow my new hospitality brand online. The entire website design process was excellent. My expectations were raised to another level altogether with Randal Hunting’s creative problem solving, design intelligence and experience. He’s a superb creative advisor.”
Tom DeLoca
Vice President
SFERRA HOSPITALITY
“Transition Networks, and Mary Olson in particular, have an unrivalled appreciation of how to harness shoppers through very smart design and complete understanding of Web technology, driving both revenues and more importantly long term customer relationships. I have known Mary and her company for over six years and never tire of their innovative ideas and emphasis on collaborative partnerships to attain mutually beneficial corporate goals.”
Tim Robson
SafariTracks.com
Culture + Travel/Safaritracks
“DEPARTURES is the leading luxury publication that spans every relevant lifestyle segment and aligns with its readers’ known interests and passions. It is distributed exclusively to Platinum Cardholders. The media kit is our primary business tool. Transition Networks’ redesign of our 2006 online media kit in 2007 and now in 2008, evolved as ‘the’ showcase for our brand and an invaluable asset for media buyers, advertisers–and our domestic and International sales offices.”
Elizabeth Marks
Project Manager
DEPARTURES Magazine – Online Media Kit
“Thanks, Mary, all our hard work culminated recently when President Bush visited the Olyset factory in Arusha and launched the initiative for distributing 5.2 million bednets in Tanzania. Helping humanity is a positive thing to do. This was a boost of international exposure for our health and humanitarian advocacy and for Transition Networks. Your teams’ excellent work stood us in good stead — I look forward to the next set of projects coming up soon.”
Lisa Goldman
Marketing Consultant
Sumitomo Chemical (UK) Plc.
“Transition Networks is a premiere strategic design and marketing firm who consistently set the standards for designing professional communities on the Web. Their solid thinking, integration of all facets of the business and marketing mix are more important now than ever. Time and time again, they prove to be prescient about new Web trends, especially 2.0. They deliver the creative design and technology solutions. Their exceptional knowledge of designing with the Open Source platform evolved into a very intelligent collaboration. They are experienced and trusted project managers.”
Roshan Shah
Chief Solutions Engineer and CEO
BPO Canada/GLOSCON
“I retained Transition Networks several months ago to create a brand identity and website for my company, Reputation Communications (www.reputation-communications.com).
In addition to fulfilling the contract in a timely, professional manner, Mary Olson and her team went far and above the requirements. They advised me on all forms of digital, SEO and technical issues relating to various design options, and assisted in writing advertising taglines, providing advertisements that carried out the brand identity, and faultlessly replied to each email and phone call even during weekends.
Their superb work speaks for itself and has been invaluable in enabling my company to stand apart from its peers. I highly recommend Transition Networks.”
Shannon M. Wilkinson
President & Founder, Reputation Communications