Cyrius News

At a recent Club meeting, fellow Rotarian Stefan Sojka announced the official "go-live" of the Rotary Club of Ryde Website.  The site was produced during the 2009–10 Club year, under the presidency of Rtn Bob Carroll, so Stefan presented him with a memento, a framed home page screen shot print of the site, captured before the presidential change-over.  Current President Allen Horrell (centre) officiated the meeting, and oversaw the launch, as well as Bob's presentation.

The Hills Schools Industry Partnership is an organisation which exists to support students to transition into work and business by encouraging mentoring and interaction with the business community.  On Tuesday 19 October, an event "Building Business and Building Others" is planned, to draw the entire network of Chambers of Commerce, along with other business organisations from around Sydney's North Shore.  Education professionals from all over Sydney will be attending to build links and encourage business to become involved.

Stefan has been invited to speak to the audience about his experiences mentoring students and encouraging professional development within his business.  Several of Cyrius's previous employees have been undergraduates and interns and have gone on to achieve big things in their professional fields.  Stefan will speak on the benefits of both parties in establishing such relationships.

Here is more information about the event.  We look forward to seeing you there.

After 64 years of community service, the Rotary Club of Ryde has leapt into the new world of digital media with gusto.  The new Website is a complete portal of all the Club's activities and promises to be a fantastic PR and membership vehicle for the Club.  Cyrius was involved right from the beginning, working on design, strategy, content and development, adding all the features a busy and vibrant Club requires.  The site has videos, blogs, news, calendar, membership database, a discussion forum and content galore.

We are really proud of the Website and look forward to it growing and evolving over the coming years.  Congratulations, Ryde Rotary, on all your great work – and a fabulous new online presence!  Thank you for trusting Cyrius with the job of creating the site for such an esteemed Club.

Eurella Community Services is a very well known and established Burwood, Sydney disability support organisation.  Their commercial division provides work opportunities to many of their clients with disabilities and offers a wide range of highly professional fulfilment services to large, medium and small businesses.  The new Website highlights their equipment and service offerings, as well as establishing their credentials, within a clean design, easy to use and update, using a Content Management System (CMS).

Cyrius worked closely with the Eurella management team to collate and write all the information, plan the site structure, layout and design and develop the finished product.  Using Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and traffic analysis, Cyrius will continue to help the Eurella team maximize the site's effectiveness at bringing in new enquiries, as well as supporting their other marketing efforts, as it is a great referral point for all interested parties.

Cyrius is proud to announce the launch of the Manassen Foods Golden Days brand Website.  We were asked to create a simple site, with just the right consumer information for anyone seeking gluten-free snacking and delicious lunch box fillers.  This is our third Manassen brand and we are very happy with the outcome, as it came in at a great budget and achieves the company aims.  We are now tracking the Website's performance and plan to expand the site offering over time, with competitions, product updates, more nutritional information and links.

Congratulations to Manassen Foods on another great online asset.

Cyrius Creative Director Stefan Sojka gave a 30-minute presentation as part of a combined seminar workshop at North Ryde RSL for MicroBiz Week 2010.

He was one of four presenters that The City of Ryde and NSW Department of Industry & Investment organised to help people learn all about setting up a micro-business.  Stefan kicked off the morning's proceedings with a guided tour of Cyrius Media Group HQ and a rundown of the kinds of considerations one must have when running a micro-business.  Vince Galetto from The City of Ryde spoke in great detail about all the local regulatory issues surrounding home-based and micro-businesses, such as development applications and what you can and can't do when using a residence as a place of business.  Greg Jenkins from Tin Can Learning ran a very interesting interactive session on the "One Page Business Plan" before Sabrina Ferguson from Arion Productions, spoke about innovative marketing solutions and the benefits of marketing through business networks.

Each talk was well-received by an audience filled with budding entrepreneurs and business people.  John Wilson from The City of Ryde and his team had put together a great mix of presentations to give a complete picture of the micro-business world.  The variety of presenters and the specific topics meant that anyone considering starting a home-based business would have a real insight into all the issues involved – as well as the great opportunities that await anyone who gets it right.

Thanks to The City of Ryde and NSW Department of Industry & Investment for the opportunity to participate in this event.

Cyrius Creative Director Stefan Sojka is presenting a morning seminar for micro-businesses, hosted by The City of Ryde and NSW Department of Industry & Investment.  MicroBiz Week 2010 recognises the contribution of micro-businesses to the State's economy and assists home-based, solo and micro-business operators towards Connecting for Profit.  Come to hear Stefan and three other speakers talk about their experiences and lessons learned on the road to micro-business success.

For more information, download the flyer and book a place!

Cyrius is proud to have been involved in the online transformation of Teresa Muzman's business Website, Medi-Type Medical Transcription Services.  This specialist service Website required a fresh, modern, yet professional design aimed at a niche market and positioning itself highly in a very competitive field.

The home page captures the nature of the business in an attractive, symbolic form, while the information is clear and to-the-point, perfect for busy medical specialists.

Congratulations, Teresa!  We look forward to watching your business grow!

April 2010 – We are very pleased to announce the launch of QHS Corporate Health's new Website, www.qhscorporatehealth.com.au.  QHS have been active in pharmacies across Australia providing vital health screening services to hundreds of thousands of Australians over the last few years.  This new Website establishes QHS as a leading provider of the same clinical-grade health services to the corporate market.

Cyrius was engaged right from the beginning as a consultancy to determine the best strategy and market positioning for the company.  The new Website presents as an authority on health matters and emphasises the clinical nature of the service, differentiating them from most wellness practitioners in the corporate market who provide non-clinical services.  This is carried through the design, layout, content and key messages Cyrius worked with QHS to create.

We wish QHS every success with this new high-value asset to their business and look forward to continuing to work closely with them to promote, manage and maintain the site as it unfolds as a lynchpin in their business development strategy.

Sydney-based wedding car hire firm, Always Classic Wedding Cars has launched a new Website – www.alwaysclassicweddingcars.com.au

The brief was to create a simple and cost-effective Website with a classy feel, and get it launched quickly, in time for the looming 2010 wedding season.  With a minimal amount of supplied content, including just a few photographs and text, the objective has been achieved.  We also set up Google Analytics and Webmaster tools to track and improve the Website's Search Engine visibility and performance.