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Handmade digital marketing services, tailored to your needs

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We build a culture that empowers remote collaboration and a shared vision. We partner with the best in each field from Latin America and locally to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions to North American organizations while being responsible for the strategy, project management, and final product.
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Studio DMLA is the go-to Canadian agency for digital marketing services and talent from Latin America.

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The Canadian digital marketing studio for talent from Latin America

We specialize in:

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Ways to work with us

At Studio DMLA, we have three models of work:

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Direct placement:

We place professionals, such as software developers, from Latin America directly into your company in North America. They will work remotely and become part of your team while enjoying the added support of the Studio DMLA team such as weekly meetings, one-to-one preparation for dev demos, English workshops and language support, and more.

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Assigned team:

We assign a team to a client for a number of hours per month. This team, with DMLA’s oversight, has the skill set needed to complement your in-house team.

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Per scope:

We implement a project by scope with a team and the number of hours allocated to the project.

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About Us

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We believe work should go beyond the industrial model

At Studio DMLA, we do not do business as usual. We build a culture that empowers remote collaboration, autonomy, results, and a shared vision.

We partner with the best in each field from Latin America and locally to deliver cutting-edge digital solutions to Canadian companies while being responsible for the strategy, project management, and final product.

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Our Mission

Our
MISSION

Design state-of-the-art digital marketing solutions for North American clients through remote collaboration in Latin America and locally

Our values

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Working smart leads to better results. Trust is the basis of any (working) relationship. Be mindful of yourself, others, and the impact of your actions in the world. Remote work brings global talent together and empowers economic development. If you want to communicate, language isn’t a barrier. Life-work balance is sustainable. We believe in altruism and using our resources to help others.

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Our Team

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Maria Paula Murad

Founder and President

Maria Paula (MP) has a background in journalism and more than twenty years of experience in digital marketing. MP acquired this expertise through different roles at GV English Centres and ILSC Education Group. Before that, she worked in corporate communications in Brazil. At CDI, she worked with Alcoa to implement public relations and online marketing initiatives. At Casas Bahia, MP created content for internal communication, email marketing, and campaigns. At Alto Astral, she was part of the team that launched the company’s digital marketing department. Portuguese is MP’s native language, and she is proficient in English and Spanish.

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Robert Leeuwerink

Co-founder and Senior Software Developer

Robert Leeuwerink has a background in graphic design and is a self-taught developer. Since 2016, his main focus has been front-end development. He also uses Web Components, JQuery, JavaScript/TypeScript, and PHP. At Comsense (2022), he was a Senior Frontend Developer responsible for structuring and architecting the frontend for software as a service ERP system. At Ruckify (2021), Robert created a framework (component library) and set up a tool called StoryBook for the development team to understand the options available. At Nickels (2019), he created a System of Operations, an internal tool for engineers and general employees to reference and update their workflow. Robert also has a degree in administration and finance, which helps him understand business needs. Dutch is his native language and he is proficient in English and Portuguese. Specialties: Web Development: Angular 2+, TypeScript/JavaScript, JQuery, JSON, PHP, MySql, Firebase, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3.

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Meet our Associates

At Studio DMLA, the well-being and development of our associates come first. Through these incredible collaborations locally and in Latin America, we can deliver first-class and timely services to our clients.

Alexandre Fugita

Senior Website Developer

Fugita started learning to program when he was ten years old. Besides being a full-stack developer, he is an entrepreneur focusing on technology, web applications, apps for mobile (IOS and Android), e-commerce, and WordPress.

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Working with Maria Paula is awesome! Her experience makes everything easier, and her expertise in leading people is something to admire. She handles complex problems like a breeze. I envy Maria's management skills!

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What we do

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Handmade Digital Marketing

Our digital marketing services are tailored to your needs. This means it’s not just our work that’s customized; the way we do it is also designed to fit your goals and processes.

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Our Areas of Expertise

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Web Development, Design & Maintenance
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Web Development

We specialize in coding from scratch, implementing web components, Angular development, and WordPress template customization.

Our services include:

> Website development and revamp.

> Website migration package.

> Ongoing web updates.

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Web Design

Our web design offerings include design thinking, lean UX/UI, interface design, and prototypes.

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Web Maintenance

Maintenance of a WordPress website, including:

> Updating the WP system, plugins, and theme.

> Testing and Quality Assurance of the above updates in a staging environment before moving to production.

> Monthly report on maintenance activities, including updates performed, regression tests, and relevant recommendations.

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Technical SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
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Technical SEO

If you are seeking a local SEO company, we have a full suite of services including:

> Website and SEO audit, complete report along with errors and warning documents.

> Post-audit technical optimization to improve the performance and page speed of the website, especially on mobile devices.

> Monthly SEO ranking reports, with insights on how to improve your website performance to position higher and increase market share against competitors.

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Digital & Graphic Design
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Offline Marketing

Our skills include visual identity, brand manuals, logo design, corporate materials, online and print brochure design, and more.

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Paid Media

In addition to organic results, you may want to consider a well-calibrated strategy with Online Ads for your customer journey. If you are interested in learning more about Paid Media strategies, we would be happy to guide you.

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Copywriting

We consider copywriting a key part of the process of designing marketing materials. Creative and polished copy highlights your product or service, which adds value to your brand.

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3D Rendering
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3D Rendering

Studio DMLA is now offering 3D rendering services. We specialize in scenography, and furniture creations for points of sale, store windows, and spaces. Get in touch with us to learn more about our 3D rendering offerings.

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Let's get started

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Set up an initial call to discuss your digital marketing needs and goals.

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Choose the model of work: direct placement, the assigned team at DMLA, or per scope.

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We’ll create a strategy and source the best professionals globally to work on your project.

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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

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Check out some of our recent projects:

We are proud to have worked with clients ranging from real estate to international education to tourism and beyond.

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Placement of Developers

In the past two years, we have placed software developers professionals with this client: https://bunking.com/, who helped to develop the platform, including a Content Management System, from scratch. The technical requirements included experience and proficiency with React, Node, and MongoDB. The outcome was speeding up the code production to support the client’s investment plan.

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Web Development, Maintenance & Technical SEO

The main goal was to enhance the customer experience on the website, besides modernizing our client’s online presence during the pandemic period. The challenge was the large amount of information as well as the design of the new website from scratch, in addition to the implementation of the development tasks of a technical SEO audit to improve the performance on search engines. After the development, we started with website maintenance activities: updating the WordPress system, plugins, and theme in addition to new developments; and providing a monthly report on maintenance activities.

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Web Development & Maintenance

The most important outcome was the design of the first website (gvenglish), which created a benchmark for the subdomain website (ielts.gvenglish). After the development, we started with website maintenance activities: updating the WordPress system, plugins, and theme in addition to new developments; and providing a monthly report on maintenance activities.

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Web Migration, Development & Maintenance

Since the gatewaypm.com website has e-commerce, and new transactions can happen anytime, we needed a way to ensure the same database would be serving the old webserver (Rentsync) and the new one (FlyWheel). The coding happened in the development environment: updating plugins, coding, and testing. When a version was ready to test, we deployed it to the staging environment where everyone could try it. We had feedback and adjustment cycles in this phase until everything was ready for production. After the migration was completed, we started with gatewaypm.com maintenance activities: updating the WP system, plugins, and theme; and a monthly report on maintenance activities.

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Newsletter template

A newsletter template that gives autonomy to the client to develop the content in an organized way, maintaining the company's visual identity without using professional design tools.

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Hear from our clients

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Huge congratulations to Maria Paula Murad and the whole DMLA team! I am so happy to see that the team keeps on growing and flourishing! Working with MP in the past has always been such a great, pleasant, and fun experience, and I am sure she has built that same work culture with Studio DMLA.
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Manager, Administration at Global Village Test Centre

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OUR IMPACT

Sustainability starts from within

At Studio DMLA, we love to show our appreciation and promote the development of our associates. Our main contribution is the economic development in Brazil by providing access to North American markets and resources.

Here are some of our recent activities.

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The Joy of English: English for tech professionals

Workshop led by Andrea Heald-Miller, M.Ed.

Our associates joined Andrea’s online lessons once a week over 10 weeks, in addition to one-to-one sessions. Homework was assigned after each lesson and Andrea encouraged the team to take advantage of this extra material and time. Lessons comprised of both activities and lectures.

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Accounting webinar

Webinar led by accounting specialist Vivi Figueiredo

One of our values is to support partners to follow best practices with integrity. We had a unique opportunity to learn more about Brazilian fiscal procedures with Vivi. Studio DMLA offered this complimentary consultation to clarify all our Brazilian associates’ questions.

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Supporting our associates’ dreams

At Studio DMLA, we embrace a model of business which conciliates work with a fulfilling life. One of our goals is to offer a sustainable collaboration that support our associates to pursue their dreams. We also love being a part of our Associates special moments, by sending gifts in their birthdays and other important dates.

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Backpack Buddies

At Studio DMLA, we believe in giving back

Backpack Buddies is a grassroots organization with a vision rooted in family, community, and empathy. In 2012, the mother-daughter duo Joanne and Emily-Anne discovered the need of children from inner-city schools for food on weekends. Since then, they have been helping to fill the weekend hunger gap by providing meals and snacks directly to those who need them. Studio DMLA contributes monthly to Backpack Buddies in addition to supporting their special initiatives, such as the Holiday Food Drive. Join us in supporting this important cause

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Platforms We Use

At Studio DMLA, we keep up with the latest trends in technology to serve our associates and clients well. Here are some of the platforms we use:

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