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2025 Wrapped: A Year of Stories, Strategy & Sky-High Results

By January 9, 2026No Comments9 min read

At Sky Media, years aren’t just measured in months, but in milestones. In the stories we’ve helped tell, the brands we’ve helped amplify, and the digital landscapes we’ve transformed. As we step into 2026, we’re pausing to look back on a year of incredible partnerships, creative breakthroughs, and results that have left a lasting mark.

This isn’t just our year in review—it’s a celebration of our clients’ vision and the tangible impact of aligning bold ideas with bulletproof strategy. From the high-stakes world of construction to the refined realm of single malt whisky, here are the projects that defined our 2025.

Geeves Scaffolding – Building a Digital Framework for Safety & Trust

The Challenge: In an industry built on physical safety and reliability, Geeves Scaffolding’s online presence wasn’t reflecting their market-leading stature. Their digital facade needed a complete rebuild to inspire the confidence of commercial clients and project managers.

Our 2025 Playbook: We approached this like a precision construction project. Our strategy was built on a foundation of trust and authority.

  • Creating a Industry-Leading Site: We designed a new website that was robust, user-friendly, and safety-first in its messaging. Clean lines, intuitive navigation, and powerful visuals of their projects in action replaced generic stock imagery.
  • Content that Holds Weight: We developed a content strategy focused on thought leadership — blog posts on compliance updates, case studies of complex projects, and guides on scaffold selection. This positioned Geeves not as a supplier, but as an essential partner in successful project planning.
  • Targeted Lead Generation: Through strategic Google Ads targeting high-value commercial construction keywords and Facebook campaigns aimed at project managers and tradies, we built a pipeline of qualified leads, not just clicks.

The Sky-High Result: Significant increase in qualified lead generation from digital channels, and a website that now serves as a 24/7 testament to their professionalism, directly contributing to new contract wins. We didn’t just build a website; we built a digital flagship.

Geeves Scaffolding Website Design

Epic Event Structures – Engineering the Foundations for Unforgettable Moments

The Challenge: Epic creates stages for New Zealand’s biggest events — from concert platforms to grandstand seating. However, their online presence wasn’t fully showcasing the engineering excellence, safety innovation, and creative design that sets them apart. They were being seen as a supplier of parts, not the strategic partner who builds the event’s foundational canvas.

Our 2025 Playbook: We shifted the narrative from simply listing services to showcasing masterful event infrastructure. Our strategy was built on demonstrating how their temporary structures are the critical, unseen hero of every successful event.

  • Showcasing the Scale & Precision: We transformed their digital portfolio into a showcase of engineering artistry. Using detailed case studies, we highlighted the process from initial design to on-site execution, emphasising their in-house engineering certification.
  • Content Built on Authority: We developed content that positioned Epic as thought leaders in event safety and logistics. This included guides on event planning compliance, insights into managing complex sites, and highlighting their nationwide reach with 16 branches, assuring clients they have the resources for any event, anywhere.
  • Targeting the Decision-Makers: Through strategic Google Ads campaigns and content aimed at event producers, festival directors, and commercial brand managers, we focused on the key concerns: safety, reliability, innovation, and creating that “wow factor” within budget.

The Sky-High Result: Website engagement from targeted commercial and event management sectors increased significantly, with time spent on key service pages doubling. Most importantly, inbound inquiries evolved from basic price requests to detailed consultations for custom, large-scale projects, reflecting the established position as premium partners for event infrastructure.

AOne Productions – Orchestrating Visual Narratives from Phuket to the World

The Challenge: AOne Productions, our esteemed client from Phuket, Thailand, possesses masterful talent across photography, videography, aerial and drone videos, and post-production. However, their diverse services were presented as separate offerings rather than a cohesive visual storytelling suite, making it difficult for international resorts, brands, and agencies to see them as a single, premier source for end-to-end visual production.

Our 2025 Playbook: Our mission was to harmonize their offerings into a compelling brand story that showcased Phuket-based excellence with world-class appeal, targeting an international clientele seeking premium visual content.

  • Unifying the Visual & Verbal Brand: We refined their messaging to present “Photography. Videography. Storytelling.” as interconnected chapters of one service. We developed a sleek, portfolio-focused website that showcased their stunning work—from cinematic resort promos and dynamic aerial footage of Thai landscapes to event videos —demonstrating seamless quality across all mediums.
  • The “Global Visual Partner” Pitch: We repositioned AOne not as a local vendor, but as a strategic visual partner for international clients. Our content strategy highlighted their unique advantage: the ability to produce high-quality visuals with the efficiency, local knowledge, and breathtaking backdrop of Phuket and Southeast Asia.
  • Strategic International Showcasing: We optimised their digital presence for global discovery, using targeted SEO for keywords like “international video production Thailand” and “premium aerial photography Asia.” Facebook and Instagram campaigns were strategically aimed at marketing directors of luxury hospitality brands, international ad agencies, and global corporations looking for stunning visual content from the region.

The Sky-High Result: AOne Productions brand is now clearly positioned as a top-tier, one-stop visual production house, successfully translating their Phuket-based talent into a powerful global value proposition.

AOne Productions Website Design

Alborania Decor & Design – Curating a Digital Showroom of Dreams

The Challenge: Alborania, a promising startup from Thailand, sells exquisite, custom-made decor with immense global appeal. However, their potential was locked behind a logistical barrier: without a direct-to-consumer sales channel, reaching their potential customers was complex and fragmented. They needed more than a digital brochure; they required a fully-functional, luxurious e-commerce platform that could seamlessly translate the artistry of their pieces into a trustworthy and convenient shopping experience.

Our 2025 Playbook: Our mission was to engineer a complete digital retail ecosystem. We moved beyond building a brand to building a sales engine, designing an online store that married inspirational storytelling with intuitive, E-Commerce functionality.

  • Designing a Conversion-Focused Experience: We architected the website as a premium digital boutique. The user journey was meticulously crafted: from immersive, high-fidelity product galleries with zoom functionality and lifestyle videos, to a streamlined checkout process with transparent shipping calculators. Every element was designed to build confidence and reduce purchase friction.
  • Product Narratives that Convert: We embedded powerful storytelling directly into the product pages. Each item’s description was crafted as a mini-narrative, detailing the artisan techniques, material provenance, and cultural inspiration behind the piece. This transformed product listings from simple specifications into compelling stories that justified value and fostered an emotional connection, directly encouraging purchase decisions.
  • Driving Direct Sales Through Paid Traffic: With a beautiful storefront built, we launched targeted social media campaigns. We used visually stunning carousels on Facebook and Instagram, targeting demographics interested in luxury interior design, artisanal goods, and Asian aesthetics, with a clear call-to-action driving traffic directly to product pages.The Sky-High Result: Alborania successfully transacted its first orders within weeks of launch. The platform established a direct, profitable sales channel, eliminating intermediary barriers.

The Sky-High Result: From a standing start, Alborania’s digital showroom generated significant traffic and high-intent inquiries within the first quarter of launch. Facebook and Instagram became their primary discovery channels, directly driving a sales pipeline.

Alborania Website Design

Laughing Owl Whisky – Distilling a Legacy in the Digital Age

The Challenge: Launching a premium spirits brand in a saturated global market is a monumental task. Laughing Owl Whisky needed to establish a legacy from day one – to tell a story so compelling it would justify a premium price point and cultivate a loyal following of connoisseurs and curious drinkers alike.

Our 2025 Playbook: We crafted a launch strategy steeped in legend, locality, and luxury. Every element was designed to bottle the essence of their story.

  • Story as the Spirit’s Soul: We built the entire brand narrative around the enigmatic Laughing Owl (Whēkau), its haunting call, and its connection to the untamed spirit of Aotearoa. This wasn’t just whisky; it was a liquid story.
  • E-Commerce Engineered for Exclusivity: The launch campaign was integrated directly into a high-conversion website. We built advanced e-commerce functionality including limited-release product queues, real-time inventory counters, and a robust waiting list system to manage high demand and create scarcity. The checkout process was optimised for clarity, with detailed information on regional shipping.
  • E-Commerce Engineered for Exclusivity: The “Parliament” membership is the central e-commerce feature. This copy-driven strategy creates digital scarcity and community, encouraging immediate action. The website copy, from the evocative product description (“Mānuka smoke… Mānuka wood… uniquely bold flavour”) to the clear “Buy Now” and “Become a Member” calls-to-action, is designed to guide visitors from story to sale without external media.The Sky-High Result: Launch day delivered extraordinary demand, with the first wave of inventory moving swiftly and driving immediate, high-value sales through the new platform. The launch established Laughing Owl not as another whisky, but as a coveted New Zealand icon in the making.

The Sky-High Result: The platform’s launch generated powerful initial sales momentum and has sustained significant, ongoing demand. The strategic copywriting and “Parliament” membership model successfully converted brand story into commercial action, building a robust waitlist of engaged customers.

Wrapping Up a Year of Transformative Partnerships

2025 at Sky Media reaffirmed a core belief: powerful digital marketing is never just about clicks and conversions. It’s about understanding the soul of a business.

These five highlights are a testament to the collaborative spirit we share with our clients. Here’s to the stories we told, the challenges we tackled, and the results we achieved together. As we look to the horizon, we’re excited to write the next chapter of innovation and impact.

Ready to make 2026 your brand’s most impactful year yet? Let’s talk about your business.