2020 – Naik Media’s Year In Review

Well. Summing up this year is going to be an interesting task…

As 2020 draws to a close, the time comes again to welcome the new year and look back on the year that was – and it was a year indeed… in the year that saw the world blindsided by the Covid-19 pandemic, Naik Media, like so many other businesses not only in the North West but across the UK, was cast into the throes of uncertainty. With Adrian trapped in New Zealand and Sam operating the edit suite from home, our business continued to operate in a limited capacity for much of the year, delivering ongoing and new projects for businesses and clients that were just as disrupted as we were.

With many businesses finding themselves driven to online and video marketing due to the continuing situation, we here at Naik Media find ourselves working through 2020 with new clients, bringing burgeoning relationships with businesses both locally and nationally. Some projects are ongoing, continuing into 2021 with vital messages, that we hope to be able to share with you soon.

We covered the opening of the much-loved Threlkeld to Keswick route after five years of repairs since its closure in 2015 from storm Desmond; put the Christmas lights switch-on for Kendal Town Council online; brought the magic of Christmas music, performed by students of Gill Wadeson, at a time when it is needed most; and helped to bring one of the most diverse film festivals in the world, Kendal Mountain Festival, to the online stage for the first time in 40 years.

In May, the Harmonic Minor Choir in north Cumbria raised over £2000 for NHS charities, an incredible achievement that we feel honoured to have been a part of. We have also worked with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and Fund Your Retirement on helpful and informative instructional videos that made for fascinating projects and meaningful partnerships going forward.

Our continuing work for the University of Cumbria was joined by further work for the education sector, including Cockermouth School and All Saints’, as we provided vital material for schools who had been unable to host open evenings and other events that are important to their success and that of the future of their students.

2020 also saw the some exciting milestones; in May, at the height of lockdown for so many, Acquisition International named Naik Media the ‘Best Commercial Video Production Company 2020 – North West England‘, a commendation we feel reflects our dedication to bringing clean, elegant, stylish and brand-focused video production to our customers both old and new.

Later, despite being missed at the time, we recognised the two-year anniversary of our head Editor, Sam, who joined in August of 2018 and has since gone on to head our most high-profile projects (we even begrudgingly ‘accepted’ his views on the Star Wars sequel trilogy…). Perhaps most exciting was the expansion of our team; we welcome Josh Park, a filmmaker from Kendal who joins our team as a videographer; soon, he will be heading across the country to capture the raw footage for client videos; he forms a vital component of our team and we look forward to sharing more about this expansion in future posts. Welcome to the team, Josh!

We at Naik Media appreciate that this year has been difficult for most; we recognise that we are in a lucky position to be able to operate remotely as required, but we are also acutely aware that many businesses across the UK are not in the same position and to them we extend our sincerest best wishes; at a time when many around the world seem isolated, we are pleased to be able to use our craft to bring people together and establish some semblance of unity.

In the coming year, we hope to expand our capabilities with new systems and techniques that keep us at the cutting edge of video production, utilising the latest tools to bring you the best marketing materials we possibly can. But for now, the Naik Media Team wishes our clients, our readers and our followers a prosperous 2021; we hope to join you for the journey.

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