About Purple Dog
Purple Dog Design Ltd is run by me, Sol Harris (left). In early 2002, I recognised the value and opportunity in offering bespoke strategic communication, design, marketing and business support services to Small & Medium Enterprises (SME's) in New Zealand, Australia, the UK, Germany and elsewhere. These services reflect my wide experience and expertise and I offer additional support resources (when necessary) through my extensive network of colleagues.
“ In summary, I have an extensive portfolio of creative and technical skills and over 20 years of practical experience in a wide variety of business situations ranging from consultancy, to marketing, graphic design, webdesign, creative writing and more. I hold a degree in Politics/Economics and several professional qualifications. I am passionate about delivering excellence to all of my clients' - and this begins with finding the right solution for you business needs.
”Sol Harris
Don't just take my word for it, have a look at the client's page for some examples of recent projects and read the accompanying testimonials. If you would like to know more about me, read on below....
With over 12 years in the corporate communications industry in the UK, US and the South Pacific, and over 20 years experience in creative capacities, I believe I have a lot of skills and knowledge to share.
As an Account Director with a global telecommunications company (1994-2001), I developed what I discovered to be a natural ability to inspire and lead teams of people to deliver excellence in the approach and implementation of services to high profile clients. These included Chanel, The Boston Consulting Group, Interlotto, Storm Model Agency and many others.
“Strategic consultation at board level
usually unravels a picture of complexity that can be daunting.
The key challenge(s) facing a business are often exposed during this process,
and these can provoke strong reactions, such as - "how much is this
hurting us". However, it is usually the best place to start identifying
areas where improvements could be beneficial to an organisation.
Sol Harris”
Sometimes, understanding why a business operates in the way it does, is part of the challenge! Operational issues, such as the supply chain, can tend to dominate the focus of the board's thinking. Questions such as "how can we get our product to market faster" or "how can we reduce our operational costs" are perfectly natural.
Whilst recognising the importance of such questions, my immediate approach is to tackle the more obvious, often overlooked, 'simple' issues first: "How do staff talk to each other (assuming that they do)?" "Do the key staff actually know what the business objectives are?".
It may sound obvious, but if different parts of a company are not talking effectively to each other, how can the business as a whole operate efficiently?
“"To use a simple analogy: to be able to walk,
the human brain must communicate with every part of the human body!
If the communication is not clear and precise, you'll bump into something,
or fall over, or worse, you won't be able to walk at all.
Sol Harris”
Through consulting with large and small businesses, I have learned a lot and I have contributed to the success of these businesses. I have developed a multitude of important skills that are relevant to all businesses. In particular; through strategy work, communications consultancy, analysis and the presentation and delivery of ideas, concepts, designs, marketing plans - and of all the documents, graphics and other supporting materials that go along with them. I offer these skills to your business through Purple Dog and our partners, Juni.com in Europe and MINDesign Ltd in North America and Australasia.
As a semi-professional musician with over 20 years experience of writing, composing, performing and recording original music, I also have a lot of "right-brain" talent and creative expertise. This allows me to confidently offer audio production services, such as "musical logos" (for example; the Microsoft "welcome" tune, heard when a PC starts up - not written by me I might add (unfortunately!) - but a good example nonetheless). I have recently released my own independent debut CD album,"Lazy Days" (see www.solharris.com) and I have worked on several musical projects for clients.
Overall, my work has provided contracts in the UK & Europe, USA & Canada and New Zealand and the South Pacific. These projects have ranged from consultancy & communications strategy planning, project management, web design, marketing & PR, document design and distribution, electronic presentations, international corporate road shows & conferences and more.
“ In summary, I have a wide variety of business and creative experience, many years of success with a variety of simple and complex corporate projects, a flair for technical and creative innovation. I am passionate about delivering the right solution for you business.
Sol Harris”
Contact me today to talk about your projects.
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