22 Questions to Answer Before Building a Mobile Application
Are you thinking about building a mobile application? What a great idea! Nowadays, mobile app development seems to be common and sounds "easy", especially given all the self-service tools you may find over the web. However, you'll almost always be needing some expert…
Hello, I’m Giulia
I am Giulia, the new junior marketing manager/business developer. I’ve joined Coteries Lab last October and my main role is to handle the marketing and business development of Coteries and Planify (supporting Séb’ in these roles!). I am really grateful to have joined this…
12 Months to Become a Rockstar Software Developer!
Do you want to learn how to design new digital solutions and experience the dynamics of a startup? This is your opportunity! Coteries Lab is a web/mobile application development and digital marketing studio based at EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. Trusted by renowned companies…
Hello, I’m Phuntsok
Hello! I’m Phuntsok, a new junior software developer at the Coteries SA. I have joined the company in August 2018. It is my first professional experience in programming and software development and I am really enjoying it. My main tasks in the company are the maintenance of…
Why You Should Use The Business Model Canvas
So you have amazing business ideas and projects? No matter where you work, being in a young startup, an association or in a big corporation, innovating is great! But how to start? You may have heard (or being taught) to start designing a Business Model Canvas, created by…
So You Have An Idea? Start By Defining Your Value Proposition!
Before deciding on developing a business or not or investing a lot of money for something people have no interest in it, you should ask yourself two things: Who are my customers? what are the benefits of my idea/product/service for my future customers? To answer these…
Hello, I’m Matth
I am Matth, the new junior software developer at Coteries. I am really grateful to have been recruited to join this company. The opportunity to learn from the team is constant and this is absolutely invaluable for me, especially because this is my first position after I…
How To do Video Streaming on Android Offline Using WiDi
(5min read) A few weeks ago, I’ve been developing a mobile application using video streaming on Android offline. I was not expecting such a journey in front of me. Besides all information you can find on the web, it was not that trivial and the solution was not obvious. The goal…
6 Reasons to Use Google Tag Manager for Website Tracking
Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a tag management system. Remember when you had the boring work of installing each tracking code of each platform (Adwords, Facebook, LinkedIn etc) into your websites' code? Those times are long gone! Google Tag Manager has softened the digital…
Work @Coteries as a Software Engineer!
We are collaborating with Swiss insurance company La Mobilière to offer a 12-months internship/first job as a Software Engineer! Have a look at the following job ad (in French, however) and make sure to apply quickly, if you want to join us! Cross Company Program pour…
Planify Mobile App selected to Pitch at ibtm world
Last November 20th, 2017 our team woke up with great news. One of our mobile apps for the travel market called "Planify" had been selected to pitch at one of the biggest trade shows in the MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Corporate Events) industry: IBTM Barcelona. What exactly…
Bounce Rate: How To Reduce It From 60% to 4%!
Let me to start by saying that this article might not be what you're expecting to. I mean, I will definitely tell you how you can reduce your bounce rate from 60% to 4%... but due to a MISTAKE often overlooked. Shall we start with the basics? What is the bounce rate? Google…
How Facebook Ads turned a local Dental Clinic into Global
Hi there! I'm Rui and I'm currently acting as Digital Marketing Manager of Coteries and Planify. Today I'm here to tell you how Facebook ads changed a local business in Portugal. In 2012 I got a job as Marketing Manager of a Dental Clinic in Leiria - Portugal. Besides, I was…
The SEO Strategy that we used and that you should too
For the ones who don’t know, SEO means Search Engine Optimization, and as the name suggests, it’s the process of optimizing your website so it performs well on organic search. Search terms are known by “keywords” and putting them in the right places, will give you more…
Job Offer: Interaction Designer
Do you want to learn how to market new products and experience the dynamics of a startup? This is your opportunity! Coteries Lab is a web/mobile application development and digital marketing studio based out of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. Trusted by renowned companies like…
We are hiring a CTO! (Senior Software Developer)
Do you want to learn how to market new products and experience the dynamics of a startup? This is your opportunity! Coteries Lab is a web/mobile application development and digital marketing studio based out of EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. Trusted by renowned companies…
Why feedback matters in User Experience Design
Let us present you Eliott. Originally from Brussels (Belgium), and currently living in Lausanne (Switzerland), Eliott is an Interaction Designer working at the EPFL Innovation Park. His position at Coteries allows him to work on a large range of projects, both for our own…
Coteries Lab is now listed on TIA (Top Interactive Agencies)!
If you’ve read our blog before, by now you probably know us. But for the ones who don't, let us present ourselves. Coteries Lab is a digital agency based at EPFL Innovation Park in Lausanne. A Team of 6 gifted professionals. We know what you're thinking already: "one more…
Is Business Development for everyone?
Allow us to present you, Nela. Originally Serbian, born in New York, high school years between Dubai and Belgrade, followed by an internship in Hong Kong, and the completion of her studies at the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, the #1 University of International Hospitality…
How Human Can Chatbots Be? The Facebook fever!
Manuel has been developing apps for 18 years in areas like mobile apps, bots and IoT. He’s currently the CTO of Coteries. We started developing Chatbots for Slack and Telegram and then we went for Facebook, which was announced 3 months later. We went deeper on Facebook after…