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All the joy a little creative
production can get you.

Asthma NZAsthma Awareness Week

“Sometimes, it's okay to just be proud. And right now, I'm super proud of what our team has achieved... We launched New Zealand's first-ever Asthma Awareness Week — a milestone moment in shining a light on a condition that affects over 1 million Kiwis, but is still too often overlooked.”

TearfundEthical Fashion Guide 2017 to 2018

Designed the first ever Ethical Fashion Guide with the team at Tearfund NZ.

World Freedom NetworkRebrand & UN launch

As part of World Freedom Network's repositioning and soft launch at an event they ran for a United Nations conference in New York, we refreshed the brand, tweaking the logo and completely rebuilt their website, along with print material and banners. This had a very positive effect and opened up further opportunities for the global anti-trafficking organisation.

The Way of the RaukuraSeason productions

A full spectrum of creative services supporting a retelling of the Parihaka invasion over two seasons, including at Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre.

Mission Without BordersAnnual Magazine

Working with the New Zealand team to craft, an on brand, off-set printed, Mission Without Borders Annual Magazine. From RND, content strategy to design and copy direction. Artwork was carefully designed and produced so that MWB Australia could adapt the files easily for their annual campaign.

TectonusWinery shoot & Megaguide

Projects spanning a Blenheim winery shoot, behind-the-scenes with the team at their Penrose workshop, and a comprehensive Megaguide catalogue and more.

Better Packaging Co.Pollast!c pitch film

Filmed and produced the pitch that propelled Better Packaging Co. to Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2022 Finalist, spotlighting Pollast!c—the world’s first mailing satchel made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic that cleans up the environment while breaking the cycle of poverty and plastic pollution.

SUPA EnergyBrand rollout & Webflow site

Helping with roll out of new brand, design and build of Webflow website, EDM’s and print collateral.

N2P ControlsBrand, web & SaaS

Providing creative support for over a decade. Including creating brand, art direction, design and development website and various Saas products. Photography and more.

Kotahi RaukapukaDigital whare pukapuka

Web UX and design to tautoko the kaupapa of translating and creating te reo books, building a digital whare pukapuka to enrich our cultural heritage. Innovating the mobile menu to simulate their signature book spine.

PātakaBrand & website

Supporting mentoring and resourcing teachers through strategic brand development, art direction, website build, CX and user behaviour outcomes.

SIM New ZealandBrand strategy & website

A deep strategic branding process, then a ground-up redesign and build of sim.org.nz, with a donation gateway and much of the content written along the way.

In The KnowBrand, web & illustration

Supporting intheknow.co.nz’s mission through art direction, advanced web development, intuitive UX, and authentic illustration.

Mukti New ZealandWebsite, giving & sponsorship

A colourful site for Mukti’s New Zealand supporters, with giving and sponsorship gateways built so the full amount given reaches India.

Fresh DirectCatalogue & production photography

Photographing floral range for catalogues, filming cherry production in Cromwell, Auckland Supermarkets. Event photography.

Hynds Pipe SystemsA decade of creative

Over a decade of creative work for New Zealand’s largest underground infrastructure supplier. Spanning filming, designing print collateral incl. book, event, product, portrait photography, 3D illustration and more

Bog BloomHackathon film & design

Filming Auckland Hackathon as well participating as design support to teams, and delivering three winning pitches.

NZ Christian WritersMember TVC

Filmed a TV commercial to authentically showcase the experience of being a member of NZ Christian Writers, a nationwide collective of over 330 authors, bloggers, editors, lyricists, poets, publishers, songwriters, storytellers, and writers throughout New Zealand.

Whatever comes next,
it needs four things.

To be trusted.

A brand that holds together, has cohesion and consistency, and film and photography that make you look as real as you are. 68% of brands say that consistency lead to a 10 to 20% increase in revenue growth.

BrandVideo & PhotoIdentity systems

To bring people with you.

The pitch, the deck and the launch that get funders and customers over the line.

StrategyCase studyAdvertising

To just work.

A website, a CRM and the systems behind them, built so your team actually uses them.

WebFull-StackUX

To keep getting better.

Someone still watching the numbers long after launch.

CROEDMSocial

The process.

Empathise & define.

Stakeholder interviews, workshops and a proper empathy round open the brief right up. Then we define what success is measured by.

See it, feel it.

Quick prototypes you can see and feel, tested with real people. We commit to the direction the evidence backs.

Build for adoption.

The right tools for the job, integrated with what you already run, and made to feel familiar from day one. Training included, so your team owns it.

Deliver, breathe, optimise.

Launch, then a breath while it beds in. Conversion-rate optimisation and continuous discovery keep it earning and evolving. Some clients have stayed a decade.

Some of the amazing people I've worked with.

Asthma NZ“Sometimes, it's okay to just be proud. And right now, I'm super proud of what our team has achieved... We launched New Zealand's first-ever Asthma Awareness Week — a milestone moment in shining a light on a condition that affects over 1 million Kiwis, but is still too often overlooked.”Video & Photo
World Freedom NetworkAs part of World Freedom Network's repositioning and soft launch at an event they ran for a United Nations conference in New York, we refreshed the brand, tweaking the logo and completely rebuilt their website, along with print material and banners. This had a very positive effect and opened up further opportunities for the global anti-trafficking organisation.Brand
The Way of the RaukuraA full spectrum of creative services supporting a retelling of the Parihaka invasion over two seasons, including at Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre.Video & Photo
Mission Without BordersWorking with the New Zealand team to craft, an on brand, off-set printed, Mission Without Borders Annual Magazine. From RND, content strategy to design and copy direction. Artwork was carefully designed and produced so that MWB Australia could adapt the files easily for their annual campaign.Print
TectonusProjects spanning a Blenheim winery shoot, behind-the-scenes with the team at their Penrose workshop, and a comprehensive Megaguide catalogue and more.Video & Photo
Better Packaging Co.Filmed and produced the pitch that propelled Better Packaging Co. to Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2022 Finalist, spotlighting Pollast!c—the world’s first mailing satchel made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic that cleans up the environment while breaking the cycle of poverty and plastic pollution.Video & Photo
SUPA EnergyHelping with roll out of new brand, design and build of Webflow website, EDM’s and print collateral.Brand
N2P ControlsProviding creative support for over a decade. Including creating brand, art direction, design and development website and various Saas products. Photography and more.Digital
Carey Bible CollegePhotographing 2024 Graduation and Sending 2020 events.Video & Photo
Kotahi RaukapukaWeb UX and design to tautoko the kaupapa of translating and creating te reo books, building a digital whare pukapuka to enrich our cultural heritage. Innovating the mobile menu to simulate their signature book spine.Digital
PātakaSupporting mentoring and resourcing teachers through strategic brand development, art direction, website build, CX and user behaviour outcomes.Brand
SIM New ZealandSIM New Zealand mobilises and sends New Zealanders into global mission, marking one hundred years of service in communities where Jesus is least known.Digital
In The KnowSupporting intheknow.co.nz’s mission through art direction, advanced web development, intuitive UX, and authentic illustration.Digital
Mukti New ZealandMukti New Zealand supports the Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission in India, a community that has given vulnerable women and children a home, education and care since 1889.Digital
Fresh DirectPhotographing floral range for catalogues, filming cherry production in Cromwell, Auckland Supermarkets. Event photography.Video & Photo
Hynds Pipe SystemsOver a decade of creative work for New Zealand’s largest underground infrastructure supplier. Spanning filming, designing print collateral incl. book, event, product, portrait photography, 3D illustration and moreVideo & Photo
Bog BloomFilming Auckland Hackathon as well participating as design support to teams, and delivering three winning pitches.Video & Photo
NZ Christian WritersFilmed a TV commercial to authentically showcase the experience of being a member of NZ Christian Writers, a nationwide collective of over 330 authors, bloggers, editors, lyricists, poets, publishers, songwriters, storytellers, and writers throughout New Zealand.Video & Photo

Frequently asked.

What does Phil Botha Creative do?

Brand and identity, websites and the systems behind them (including CRM integration), film and photography, and pitch decks. One accountable lead in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), New Zealand, working from first strategy to handover.

Can one studio really cover brand, web and film?

Yes. Every project has the same lead, and a trusted network of specialists joins when a job needs more hands. Because the brand, the website and the film come from the same hands, they fit together instead of fighting each other.

Do you integrate with systems like Microsoft Dynamics?

Yes. The Asthma New Zealand website runs on a live Microsoft Dynamics CRM integration, rebuilt in a one-month turnaround with staff tools and training included. We use the right tools for the job and integrate with what you already run.

Who do you work with?

Growing businesses, purpose-led organisations and NGOs across Aotearoa and further afield. Clients include Asthma NZ, Hynds Pipe Systems, N2P Controls, SUPA Energy and World Freedom Network; some have stayed for more than a decade.

What happens after launch?

Launch is the start. Conversion-rate optimisation and continuous discovery keep the work earning and evolving, with the numbers watched long after handover.

How does a project start?

With an empathy round: stakeholder interviews and workshops that open the brief right up before anything gets made. Call 021 036 9726 or email info@philbotha.co.nz.

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