Case study: MediaFertile ground for trade.
Argus Media wanted companies in the African fertiliser industry to find each other and trade. Their new Drupal directory lets each organisation manage their own profile, and Argus admins approve new entries.
- Day 1
- with content in place, imported from Argus's contacts spreadsheet
- 1 yr
- without an update flags a company as dormant, so admins can follow it up
An industry that needed to meet.
Argus wanted organisations in the African fertiliser industry to find companies to trade with. A discovery workshop showed the directory also needed self-service profiles and moderation.
Argus is an independent media organisation who publishes market analysis on price assessments, business intelligence and industry trends. Their directory had to let each organisation update their own company, employee and partner details through linked user accounts.
Argus admins needed to approve new companies and contacts, and to spot organisations with no updates in a year so they could check in. An existing contacts spreadsheet had to move across so the site worked from day one.
A Drupal directory with workflows for admins.
- 1
Self-managed profiles
Organisations update their company, employee and partner details from their own accounts, and a profile-completeness score encourages them to finish their profile.
- 2
Moderation and follow-up
Argus admins approve new companies and contacts, and see which organisations have gone a year without an update.
- 3
Maps and filters
Visitors find companies near them or in a chosen location, and filter listings by business and service type.
- 4
A responsive theme
A custom responsive Drupal theme lets members use the directory on the device they have to hand.
- 5
Proven parts, joined up
The directory combines about 80 open-source Drupal modules with 7 custom modules that tie its workflows together.
Visitors filter the companies list by business and service type. 
The home page map finds companies near a visitor or in a chosen location.
A directory that stays current.
- 1
Working from day one
Argus imported their existing contacts spreadsheet, so the directory had content at launch.
- 2
Members keep it up to date
Organisations edit their own details, and Argus admins approve new companies and contacts before they appear.
- 3
Dormant firms followed up
Admins can see organisations with no updates in a year and check whether they're still active or need support.
- 4
Early feedback
A phased plan let Argus stakeholders try each feature and give feedback early in the build.
- 5
Handed over
Argus's own team hosts and runs the directory. Pivale supported it for the first month after launch.
- The problem
- Case studies linked to locations, products and articles, and editors had to add pages daily without a developer.
- The solution
- A Drupal site that feeds each tagged case study to its related pages, plus a map of over 800 green roof merchants.
- The outcome
- Staff publish once and the site shows it in the right places, with less admin for each post.
Royal Collection TrustThe royal treatment- The problem
- The Trust needed to present a vast collection, with clearer navigation and more control for their editors.
- The solution
- A custom Drupal site with a filterable collection, role-based editing and on-brand landing page templates.
- The outcome
- Praised at launch for its design, user experience and speed, with more than 300,000 collection items to browse and filter.
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