Don’t be fooled, things are very busy at our end! But because we’re mainly delivering businesses and services on behalf of other companies and organisations right now, we’re not publicising our own offerings at this point – however we can still…

We provide free initial consultations for all potential clients and deliver formal consultancy sessions for others, as you can see below. To make your own enquiry or booking… Get in touch today!
Don’t be fooled, things are very busy at our end! But because we’re mainly delivering businesses and services on behalf of other companies and organisations right now, we’re not publicising our own offerings at this point – however we can still…
In early 2015, Ian was made Chair of West Midlands Screenwriters Forum. Since then, we’ve rebranded and relaunched the organisation, provided marketing and administration, a successful public launch event, a monthly Script Development Group and a promotional video…
Ian has become Director of World Wide Development for this Hollywood-based script company! In our most high-profile rebranding work yet, we’ve created a new logo and refreshed their website and marketing materials from top to bottom, and are providing their…
One of the apprentices mentored by our Director Ian Kennedy over the last year has won a prestigious award from the High Sheriff for his exceptional work for his employer. And we’re very proud of him too!
Friendly Creatives assistant Matt Croton provided our colleagues at Creative Alliance with several days’ support to integrate their data systems and implement them on a powerful new platform. Matt also helped present the system to the Creative Alliance team for their…
Ian spent half a day with this client, smartening and sharpening their website, adding new features, and training the clients in how to manage it to its full capacity. Before the commission, the site was full of clunky features, like…
Since April 2014, Ian has been working part-time for National Training Provider of the Year 2014 winners Creative Alliance, with the job of creating apprenticeship jobs for new talent for the creative industries. Ian is also an assessor of these…
In 2011 FriendlyWebStarter adapted an existing website for performer and vocal coach Rebecca Schwarz, and we later filmed one of her concerts in High Definition… and in 2014 we gave the site a new look and transformed its navigation, creating…
Ian has provided video annotation links (through YouTube), and website video galleries for 40 videos for Cluster2020, which are produced by Isis Media. Cluster 2020 is part of European Creative Industries Alliance. The videos feature respected business people and highlight the…
Ian and Scarlet are training providers for DesignTrainingUK and have provided varied high-end training for their clients, including now providing WordPress training for clients to run their own websites…
From July 2011 to April 2014, Ian worked as the Communications and Member Services Coordinator for the Producers’ Forum, transforming its communications, website and member subscriptions. The Twitter, Facebook and newsletter following has gone from under 2,000 to over 3,500 cumulatively…
In 2011 Ian was commissioned by his ongoing client, the Producers’ Forum, to produce a Resource Pack which was to be provided to trainees at their Second Light Labs for new filmmakers on the rise…
New media-focused training company Gladstone Incorporated received some help from Ian to get underway…
This expanded site – originally created by FriendlyWebStarter in 2010 – proved so successful that Ian was later employed to expand its SEO reach from purely local West Midlands services to national ones…
Friendly Creatives’ Ian Kennedy is a member of several notable organisations and bodies within our sector, and has earned wideranging experience at many broadcasters and other organisations…
This website was designed by FriendlyWebStarter’s Ian Kennedy with his colleague Simon Crouch in 2006-7, and incorporated a stylish interface with a scrolling ticker, dropdown menus and three complementary colour schemes…
In early 2012, Ian was employed by CRP Ltd to survey the people of two streets in a deprived yet historic area of Hastings as part of a major proposed regeneration initiative, done in partnership with the local council and…
In 2007 Friendly Creatives’ Ian Kennedy was commissioned to provide a consultation for a multimedia education project provider…
Friendly Creatives’ Ian Kennedy worked as Projects Manager for WhatsOnUK in 2008-9, achieving widespread media exposure for their ethical campaigns, creating a Business Plan and funding application, and helping the company relocate…
From 2008-9, Friendly Creatives’ Ian Kennedy took and confidentially distributed the minutes for nearly 200 highly sensitive meetings for social workers working for Birmingham City Council…