Our story
Ten years on the other side of the table.
No Agency is Scott and Natalie Jarvis — a husband-and-wife team from New Zealand. We're based in Invercargill and work with businesses throughout Southland, Otago and across New Zealand.
In 2015 they founded Electric Confetti, a design and e-commerce business that grew into an international operation — custom neon and shimmer-wall installations for events, brands and public spaces, shipped worldwide and featured by The Design Files, Apartment Therapy, Domain, Time Out and more.
Natalie — an artist, illustrator and designer who studied Design and Art History — is the creative force behind the work. Scott, with a background in construction and a brain built for logistics, makes sure the ideas actually get made, shipped and installed.
Along the way the business outgrew a two-person setup and needed a proper team. They hired, they scaled, they made good calls and expensive ones.
And for a decade, they bought digital services rather than selling them: website developers, designers, agencies, SEO, paid marketing, social, e-commerce platforms, consultants, software, contractors and staff.
Some of it was superb and worth every cent. Some of it, honestly, wasn't.
Electric Confetti — neon and shimmer installations for events, brands and public spaces. Featured in The Design Files, Apartment Therapy, Domain and Time Out.
Visit Electric ConfettiThe questions we kept asking
If you've run a business, you've asked at least three of these.
“What am I actually paying for?”
“Why does this website cost so much?”
“Why does a small change cost hundreds?”
“Who actually owns my website?”
“Why am I dependent on the developer who built it?”
“Why am I paying this retainer?”
“Why isn't my website showing up in Google?”
“Why has this taken months?”
“Why has the technology changed before we've even launched?”
“What is actually generating a return here?”
So we built the thing we wanted to buy.
The economics of digital development have genuinely changed. Modern tooling means a small, experienced team can produce work that used to require a floor of people and a procurement process.
We think businesses should feel that change in their invoice — not just the people sending it.
We're not claiming to know everything. We're claiming to have paid for enough of this to know what's worth paying for.
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