Surf, sand and Allbrand

If you’ve seen Orewa Surf Life Saving Club’s Buy-a-brick campaign, watched the fly-through video of their proposed new community hub or had a browse through Destination Orewa’s fancy new website then you’re already familiar with the stellar work of local branding expert Chris Norris.

After many years working for big corporates in advertising, customer experience, newspapers and signage, Chris had a rethink about what was really important when he sadly lost his wife to lupus. Leaving the corporate world behind him, Chris moved back to the Coast where he now runs his own branding business, Allbrand.

‘I’ve condensed all my experience into an offering of design, print, sign and web services. These all come together as tools and advice to help you grow your business,’ says Chris.

Look out for Gatmans’ print advertising campaign and their new radio ad created by Chris. Simpson Western North are presenting a new brand and there are others in the pipeline too. They’re actively looking for more local businesses they can help to grow.

Is the way your business looks and sounds important to you?

Allbrand can help with everything from refreshing your logo and applying it consistently, to design for a specific event or campaign, managing your printing to keep costs down and quality up, signage that gets noticed and websites that get found, look great on any device and connect across your social pages. They can make this all simple for you.

Chris enjoys running his own business, and now happily remarried with a son, he loves his life here on the Coast. ‘The other day I came in from a surf, walked through Moana Reserve with my board under my arm, ordered a beer from Shoreward and had lunch standing at the leaner in my dripping boardies,’ says Chris. ‘This really is living in paradise.’

A keen proponent of giving back to his beloved community, Chris donates as much as 30% of his time to local projects and organisations, including the Silverdale Business Association where he lends his expertise to their branding and Vote Yes campaign, and the Whangaparaoa Business Association where he was recently elected Chairman. His work with the Orewa surf club and Destination

Orewa was donated time too, and he co-runs a local business networking group and coaches his kid’s basketball team.

‘I have the belief that if you want to become part of a community you have to truly immerse yourself in it,’ says Chris. ‘It’s hugely rewarding being part of positive change, both in the community and with my business.’

If you want to grow your business, why not have a chat with Chris at Allbrand and see what positive changes he can create for you?

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Claire Nevans | Editor

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