Winter Island Group, Marblehead, MA

Our Portfolio
Winter Island has been providing web based solutions since 1994.

Education

The Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College provides training, conferences and consulting services that help major corporations become community leaders. They came to us seeking a new identity that would attract Fortune 500 companies and increase membership sales.

Collectively with our partner Tomlinson Inc, we provided The Center with a fully integrated branding system that includes a new name and identity, letterhead, collateral, and a Web site. Together, these elements position CCCBC as the authority in the field of thought leadership. With our help, the Center has enjoyed increased brand recognition and unprecedented growth.

Chamber of Commerce

The Kennebunk and Kennebunkport Chamber of Commerce - We serve one of the most popular and picturesque localities in southern Maine. Their mission is to attract tourism and keep visitors, locals and businesses connected.

We designed, built and host a web presence that achieves these objectives. The coastal color palette and seaside imagery make the site as welcoming and hospitable as the region itself. Convenient databases allow the Chamber to constantly update online information and communicate with members. The new site entices tourists, streamlines the Chamber’s operations and helps the local economy to flourish.

Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce - We built and continue to deliver an on-line Post Card system for the Chamber of Commerce. Visitor may select an image, enter a message, and send it to a friend via e-mail. This process is hosted and managed on one of our database servers.

Health Care Industry

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston and Quincy, MA - We designed and developed an Intranet site for their Member Services Department. Site assists the member services telephone representatives with the delivery of accurate health care management information. Word documents and templates, Excel spread sheet templates, internal news distribution and databases are all connected to the representatives desktop by way of an HTML interface.

Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter the site is behind a firewall on the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care corporate server and is not available for viewing.

Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine - Consulted on the development plan for Maine's largest hospital's corporate site.

Sandy River Health Care, Portland, Maine -The web site was designed and produced to closely match the look and feel of the organization printed materials. This 50-location extended health care facility. Client was trained to permit self-editing, they presently manage site in-house.

Public Relations

Cone, Inc. - We designed and built the corporate website for this strategic marketing and communications agency that is dedicated to building brands. Site design is based on an identity established for corporate printed collateral by our team.

Retail

Englander Mattress - Developed this nationally known mattress manufacturer's web-based marketing effort. We created a mini web site that is added to their retail client sites.

Salomon, Georgetown, MA . - We have developed an online registration and confirmation system for this ski industry leaders' "Ski Shop Employee Purchase Program". The solution permits Shop Employees to register online for the program. Registration information is directly connected to the in-house database which is being used to manage the program.

Technology

Siemens/Nixdorf, Burlington, MA - Fortune 100 company based in Germany, with offices world wide. We consulted on the development of their intranet and web needs for their United States operations. Features developed include Java scripted passwords, brading development, and graphical interface for both internal and external sites.

Tourism Promotion

A DownEast Guide - Maine's fastest growing vacation resource. This on-line directory offer s the visitors information and content on things to do, events, places to stay, real-estate opportunities and promotes tourism related businesses. The site delivers content dynamically by utilizing databases.

Gull Motel Inn & Cottages, Old Orchard Beach, ME - We designed and built the web site for this family vacation property located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Visitors may request travel reservation with the online reservation form.

Point Sebago Resort, Casco, Maine: We designed and develop this nationally recognized premier family outdoor resorts' internet presence. The design was based on the organizations present marketing efforts to offer a consistent look and feel. We continue to deliver an on-line Post Card system for the resort.

Southern Maine Coast Tourism Association, York, ME - Marketing organization wich consists of seven Chambers of Commerce on the south coast of Maine. We designed and continue to maintain their Internet presence on the web. Site includes a searchable database of accommodations available in the region.

State of Maine Guides
Maine's leading printed Gallery & Studio Guide & Antiques Guide, expanded to the web utilizing e-Postcards and on-line studios & galleries. We deliver the design, developement and hosting of this database driven site.

Trade Show Production

AmCon Shows, Salem, MA - This national trade show production company uses web enabled databases to deliver current information on seminar, show and special event schedules, as well as show registration processes. The site is designed to deliver important information for Amcon clients, including exhibit hall floor plans, hotel and airline information as well as directions to each show. Recently videos from shows have been added to the site, to demonstrate the success of the shows.

ICeExpo - Internet Commerce Expo, a division of IDG World Expo., Framingham, MA - This site was developed as a cooperative effort with one of Boston's leading design firms; Tomlinson Inc. Tomlinson developed the look and feel as well as content and copy. We handled the programming and delivery of the back office solutions. This Solution includes using databases and middleware connections to offer ICeExpo staff self editing of their website. The staff edits many sections of the site on a daily basis using our database driver solution. This approach offers the client more control and freedom.

Retail Systems Alert Group, Newton Upper Falls, MA - Designed and developed several internet sites for this leading integrated information services provider for the retail technology industry.