Our Purpose
Using local, expert knowledge to help Kiwi businesses grow.
Based in Christchurch, we understand the challenges faced by New Zealand businesses, and have a track record of developing strategies that both solve problems and create opportunities. No matter what might be holding your business back, we can craft an innovative and pragmatic plan to fix it.
Our personalised approach ensures you’re not lost in confusing jargon. We deliver coherent and scalable strategies that get businesses motoring.
Integrity
We value honesty and transparency above all else. We want to be known for doing the right thing by our customers, your customers and our own team.
Growth
The pace of change is only accelerating in marketing, and we embrace that fact. We foster a culture of continuous learning, and we deliver adaptable, scalable and practical digital marketing solutions that will see you grow both now and into the future.
Fun
We believe the more fun we have, the better the results. Our workers aim to put smiles on the faces of our customers and the other members of our team. We truly enjoy our work, particularly the satisfaction that comes with success.
Nurturing
Saying you care is easy. Proving you care is harder. We want to lead by example, nurturing our team, our customers and our customers’ customers. We aim to inspire and empower individuals and businesses, and we take social responsibility seriously.
We are a team of passionate, talented and driven individuals who truly enjoy our work and watching our clients grow.
Meet the team behind our work
JORDANA CLARKE
Practice Lead
Jordana brings more than 20 years’ experience in export strategy and digital marketing from FTSE100 companies to tech start-ups. Collaborative, principled and intuitive in nature, Jordana embraces evidence-based decision making and will ask the questions that highlight all possible perspectives.
CHRIS CLARKE
Technical Lead
Chris leads our team of developers to deliver mobile apps and websites on time and on budget. No brand is too big or too small, having worked with the likes of British Gas, UK Police, Capgemini and some of our homegrown success stories like Streamliners and Ryman Healthcare. He thrives under pressure and loves a big hairy technical challenge.
DEBBIE WARE
Graphic Designer
Debbie, our go too for spectacular website design that rivals the movers and shakers in any given industry. The design is timeless, clean and sure to please. Debbie’s portfolio is vast having designed for Lane Neave, Imagination Station and a variety of retail and food outlets.
MICHAEL CATFORD
Copywriter
Michael has been writing compelling copy since 2015. Having produced content for almost every industry you can think of (and a few that you can’t), Michael brings a unique depth and breadth of experience to the Traction team. Likes: making complex topics easily digestible, motivating people to think, feel and do. Dislikes: the sound of coins rubbing together, cats.
TITUS KAM
SEO & SEM
An SEO and SEM guru, Titus brings deep knowledge in a range of fields, including ecommerce, conversion optimisation and artificial intelligence. Outside of the Traction offices you might spot Titus cruising the streets of Christchurch on his skateboard.
JASON DWYER
SEO
Jason has many skills and coding is one of them. He pivots between deep-dive SEO & SEM audits to coding the latest and greatest website designs. An avid gamer and rally car co-driver he certainly has some interesting stories after a long weekend.
MARIUS VASIE
Website Developer
Quirky in nature, we adore Marius’s approach to development. He’s meticulous, hardworking, has a keen eye for detail and always a key member of any website project we work on.
RACHEL STRACEY
HR
A key member of our Stratigence team and well versed in scaling tech companies, Rachel supports our Traction clients as a Belbin advisor understanding the needs of our clients and building teams for success.
Photography – Jarrard Johnstone Photography
WHAT OUR CLIENTS ARE SAYING
Our website design and build was a critical asset for NZ Bear Hunt. Traction created a strong, dynamic brand for us and created a user friendly landing place for our map and other key features of the NZ Bear Hunt. Communication with the team was easy and I felt throughout the process that they had NZ Bear Hunt’s best interests as a priority.
Deb Hoffman, CEO, NZ Bearhunt
Traction helped me understand my customer base and where to focus our marketing and sales effort. It gave us a strong understanding of both our position in the market, and who our ideal customer was. The team helped us with exporting into new markets overseas focusing on those ideal customers.
Andrew Hill, CEO, Treshna Enterprises
Traction quickly got to grips with my business, understood my challenges and worked closely with my team to deliver a result that exceeded my expectations and delivered under budget.
Ian Anderson, CEO, Streamliners
When looking for expert marketing advice, we sought proposals from, and interviewed several marketing companies. Choosing Traction was a no brainer for us because it was immediately obvious that they understood our business and spoke our language. Dealing with Jordana and Chris is a pleasure. They are not shy in challenging our thinking and this has resulted in a new model for promoting our products and services. Highly recommended.
Chris Laidlow, CEO, Lutra
