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Buyers and sellers have E-Bay and Pay Pal, and in the last couple of years sites like Zopa and Prosper bring together borrowers and lenders on the internet. The idea is borrowers pay less interest than they would at the bank and lenders make more than if they were saving at the bank.

In conjunction with lead consultant OpenRoad Communcations, Karo has been awarded a major project to redesign the Vancouver Public Library web site. "It is a privilege to be involved with a cornerstone of our community in learning and literacy.", says Anson Lee, Director of Customer Experience Strategy. "With rapidly evolving and emergent internet technologies, understanding patron expectations is key to success." The project is underway with user research and concerning both online and physical branch usage.

Karo is excited to announce that it has joined forces with the Rocky Mountain Soap Company to create a strong brand for the Canmore-based natural soap manufacturer, the first step in building a long-standing business relationship.  They have five retail stores in Canmore, Banff, Edmonton, and Calgary, as well as a thriving wholesale business.

Cam Baty of Rocky Mountain Soap says that some of his company's best-selling products, including Pumpkin Patch soap, have resulted from listening to their customers and using 100% natural ingredients to transform customer suggestions into desirable natural products.

"Our plan is to grow to 30 stores across Canada in the next five years. We chose to partner with Karo to help us get there by first better defining our brand and then helping us roll out an inspiring and consistent brand experience across our stores, our website and our marketing communications.”

Karo is delighted to learn that we have been selected to be the wayfinding consultant for the nine-block private land portion of the South East False Creek Community Development and Olympic Village, a world-class Vancouver waterfront that will define the city’s future.

Calgary based land developers Bordeaux Developments Corporation has selected Karo to assist with their strategic brand positioning and marketing of a proposed new 1,750 acre multi-use development in Springbank.

Early in 2007, a group of 24 corporate, community and government leaders in Calgary came together committed to developing a ten year plan to end the growing homelessness problem in the city.

Karo Design has been deemed one of the best places to work in the country. Western Canada’s only interdisciplinary design shop, with offices in Calgary and Vancouver, has been ranked 5th in Canadian Business magazine’s 2007 “Best Workplaces in Canada.” It’s the only design firm in the top ten.