About
Ollon supported Sago Mini, a subsidiary of Spin Master, during a surge in demand for the online components of their toys caused by COVID-19 lockdowns. Ollon provided full-stack developers who worked alongside Sago Mini’s team to accelerate feature development and optimize workflows. This support enabled Sago Mini to scale their online offerings, meet tight timelines, and continue using Ollon for on-demand development support as demand normalized.
Challenge, approach, and impact
COVID-19 Pivot to Digital Marketing
Sago Mini needed to rapidly shift focus to online marketing and sales during COVID-19 lockdowns. Ollon provided technical expertise to create dynamic, animated website tools that allowed the marketing team to achieve their goals independently, without disrupting the engineering team's production work.
Backend Data and Analytics Enhancement
Sago Mini's marketing platform required improved backend data and analytics capabilities to connect with customers more accurately. Ollon developed solutions using Ruby on Rails, Stripe, and Chargebee integrations to enhance data tracking and provide actionable insights for the marketing team.
How we built
Testimonials
Colin
SAGO Mini
“I've known Chris for years from when we worked at the same company, so when I was looking for a local partner to help with some projects, reaching out to him was a natural choice. That was back in January 2020, and I have been bringing the Ollon team into Sago Mini ever since. At Sago Mini, we make mobile games for kids, and most of our team spends their time building our apps. Where Ollon has been particularly helpful is when we need web-based work, as it isn't part of our core operations. Ollon provides the expertise we need without the overhead of hiring a full time employee. We've worked with them in different capacities over the years. At one point, we had Ollon members fully embedded with our team for over a year. They integrated seamlessly and became part of the team. We have worked with Alessio, Pavi, and Nichie and had positive experiences with all of them. More recently, we work primarily with Nichie on frontend development. She takes our high-fidelity designs with important brand elements and creates polished web experiences. Whether it's landing pages, partnerships, promotions, or subscription campaigns, the quality, speed, and attention to detail is consistently solid. Having a Canadian company to partner with has been valuable for communication and timeliness. We've successfully executed everything from one-off projects to long-term staff augmentation, and both approaches have worked well for our needs.“
Team structure
Client team
Colin
Director of Engineering
Daily point of contact
The client stakeholders at SAGO Mini were working closely with the team at Ollon
Agency team
1 x Lead UX/UI Designer
Production
2 x Lead Developer
Production
