The team
Geoff Matthews – Director
Geoff’s early career was spent as the Assistant Government Reception Officer in the Distinguished Visitors Branch of Internal Affairs. He then became the Personal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Honourable James Bolger; a position he held for ten years.
After leaving politics Geoff returned to university completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing at the International School of Business, Victoria University, while embarking on a successful career in advertising and public relations.
Carryn McAtamney – Director
In early 2005, Carryn joined the BrandCom team. Having graduated from Otago University with a BCom majoring in Marketing Management and a BA majoring in Psychology in 2001, Carryn returned to Otago after travelling and working overseas. Geoff convinced her to move to Queenstown to work for BrandCom. A skilled Account Manager, Carryn’s creative flair and natural writing talent makes her an invaluable asset to BrandCom. Throughout the past five years, Carryn has contributed enormously to the growth of BrandCom and in 2009 was made a Director of the company. Her most recent work, among other things, has seen her involvement in the executive team for TaxRefunds.co.nz Ltd.
Rosie Turner – Account Manager
Rosie joined the BrandCom team in early 2008 as an Account Manager on the Mt. Cook Alpine Salmon account and more recently Red Witch Analog Ltd. Her academic background includes a BCom majoring in Marketing and Management and a BA majoring in Communications gained from Otago University. Rosie worked in marketing for market leading, multi-national brands in New Zealand and Australia before relocating to Queenstown to join the more fast-paced consultancy environment.
Lisandra Macres – Marketing Consultant
Lisandra’s academic background includes post-graduate and graduate degrees in Marketing and Business Administration from Brazil and France. Lisandra joined BrandCom in 2004.
She has professional experience of 14 years working with FMCG companies, including vast international experience in the elaboration of strategic marketing plans and solid practice in product management, with strong knowledge of the commercial area and distribution. Her experience includes three years in new product development, from concept to concrete market launching, with media and promotion support. Lisandra works as a consultant for BrandCom adding extra resource and skills to the team.
Associates
BrandAid – Designed Communications
BrandAid is a design and brand development company based in Dunedin, New Zealand. By combining both left and right brain thinking they create designed communications that generate an increased target audience response. In doing so they pride themselves on adding value through design to their client’s businesses.
Luke Johnston is the principal designer with over six years experience and a Bachelor of Arts and PGDipCApSc in design. Luke worked at Taylormade Media in Dunedin for four years, the final two as Creative Director of the print based and interactive design departments.
Pedestal Design & Advertising
Pedestal Design & Advertising is a boutique design studio based in Queenstown, New Zealand, specialising in logos, branding, promotional material and magazines. Principal designer, Jocelyn Browning, learnt her trade in the newspaper industry, Jocelyn’s skill as a designer won her an advertising award in 2003.
With an extensive history working with print publications, Pedestal Design & Advertising has made a name for itself by letting their work do the talking.
Kelp Design
Kelp Design Studio build easy to manage websites.
They provide a full website consultancy, design and development service based on years of experience.
Mixing a common sense approach with the best technology available to provide you with the best solutions possible. Whether you simply have a question you need answering or a full application to develop, Kelp Design are there to listen and give you the best advice they can.
Hypertext Monkey
Hypertext Monkey provides professional website building tools and has provided web services for many well-known New Zealand companies. They are passionate about web design, and can be found building and developing websites on virtually every day of the week.
Carat
Carat is New Zealand’s largest truly independent media agency and is part of the Aegis Media New Zealand Group. Aegis Media is part of global organisation, Aegis Group plc and is listed on the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of £1.5bn and employs 14,000 people in over 80 countries.
Carat New Zealand essentially provides media services including media strategy, planning and buying. Carat also offers comprehensive integrated digital services covering all aspects of online planning, buying and auditing including Search.
In New Zealand, Carat uniquely operates from three fully serviced offices, in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Driving tangible results for our clients is Carat New Zealand’s creed. They do this through having the right team of people and applying our local expertise.
BrandCom was established to help organisations create, manage and market their brand experiences. The consultancy has worked with organisations strategically, as well as at the coalface, to create unique and consistent brand experiences that deliver on their promises.
We pour our heart and soul into our client’s projects and this has often meant stepping into our client’s companies for periods of time to fill executive or director roles, and sometimes taking equity positions, especially with start-up businesses.
We aren’t scared to back our own work.
Geoff’s CV, in particular, reflects our client’s need for BrandCom to act as
more than just a service company.