Molyv Design - about Marilyn Tong

creative guru & internet marketing expert

As the creative mind behind Molyv Design, I will be your main contact person for all your enquiries and projects, and will also be the designer for all logo design, website design and graphic design projects. I will be managing them and liasing with you directly to ensure that all communications are understood clearly, while monitoring art direction and overall functionality to ensure the right solutions are launched successfully.

There are times especially for larger projects as well as those that requires expertise outside of my knowledge where I will need to hire additional help from my trusted partners over the years such as programmers for web projects. In those cases I will let you know when that need arises and I will be taking the responsibility of the designer as well as managing the team assigned to your project.

My specialization includes understanding the needs of clients and developing strategies to enhance their presence, whether online or offline, in a meaningful manner, creating beautiful designs that carry a strong message in them as well as coming out with solutions to use the power of the internet to help attract Clients to come to your website and make enquiries.

Having a nice design is important, however what is the more essential is to have a gorgeous design that speaks to your target audiences, capture their hearts and minds, and also tells the story of your brand.

Next, I also want to emphasize that a lot of website owners make. Imagine that you have just opened a retail shop in a deserted street, what will you do to get Clients to come to you? One of the ways is to get advertisement out and about to pull people into your shop, am I right? Now, having a website on the World Wide Web is similar, you have an "address" there, and you need to gain exposure to attract potential customers. There are many ways to achieve this and some of my clients over the years have even cut down on their cold calls efforts as they receive regular enquiries from their websites. Now this is the true power of the internet if you are willing to make good use of its potential.

I have been in the creative and media industry for 9 years to date, with experiences in advertising, client servicing, web & graphic design, publishing, internet marketing, search engine optimization and writing. Companies that I have worked for include Saatchi & Saatchi, a multinational advertising agency, and Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, the company famous for creating Star Wars.

Having started with a Business Diploma majoring in Public Relations and Advertising, I worked as a freelance writer during my school days in 1999 before moving on to Saatchi Saatchi as an Account Executive. I soon realise my passion for design and hence worked for an events company as a designer and webmaster in 2002, where I developed an interest in search engine optimization and online marketing. Always eager to upgrade myself, I graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Multimedia and worked for publishing houses, design firms as well as Lucasfilms Animation Singapore, holding positions such as Training Executive, Marketing Manager and Art Director.

With my all rounded creativity skills, experience in handling projects big and small, combined with specialization in internet marketing, I will make sure all creatives are in line with the defined branding strategies.

With Love, Rainbows & Smiles,

Marilyn Tong

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