About MediaOcean

MediaOcean is a leading ad tech platform that unifies brands, agencies, media, technology, and data in one powerful solution. Their software manages a quarter of the world’s media spend and leverages AI and machine learning to deliver optimal results across campaign planning, buying, selling, analysis, invoicing, and payments.

With its comprehensive suite of tools, MediaOcean empowers businesses to streamline operations and maximize advertising efficiency at scale.

The Challenge

MediaOcean needed a reliable and collaborative website partner to help maintain their primary website and other digital properties across both Drupal and Webflow platforms. Their goal was to ensure ongoing stability, enhanced functionality, and a seamless user experience while supporting continuous growth and innovation.

Their primary needs included:

• Maintenance and Support: Regular updates to Drupal core and contributed modules, ensuring the sites remain secure, stable, and up to date.

• Improved Functionality and Enhancements: Ongoing development to introduce new features, optimize performance, and keep the user experience fresh and engaging.

• Bug and Error Resolution: Proactive monitoring and rapid resolution of bugs and errors to maintain a high level of reliability and minimize disruptions for users.

By partnering with Cheeky Monkey Media through a flexible WebOps model, MediaOcean gained access to a comprehensive support system, combining strategic guidance with hands-on technical expertise. This collaborative approach allowed them to address immediate challenges while continuously evolving their digital presence to align with business objectives.

Pain Points Resolved

• Site Stability: Established a proactive maintenance and support strategy to ensure that MediaOcean’s websites remain stable, secure, and fully functional at all times. Regular updates and monitoring help prevent downtime and minimize vulnerabilities.

• Reliable Development Partnership: Provided a dependable and skilled development team to manage and maintain all of MediaOcean’s web properties across Drupal and Webflow. This partnership allows MediaOcean to focus on strategic priorities while trusting that their digital infrastructure is in expert hands.

• Clear and Consistent Communication: Fostered transparent, ongoing communication channels to keep all stakeholders informed on project progress, maintenance activities, and upcoming improvements. This collaborative approach builds trust and ensures alignment on goals and expectations.

Maintenance and Support Work & Achievements

Cheeky Monkey Media worked closely with MediaOcean to deliver comprehensive improvements, combining strategic design, technical development, and ongoing support.

Key work included:

• Updated from Drupal 9 to Drupal 10: Migrated the website to the latest Drupal version, ensuring enhanced security, performance, and long-term scalability.

• Ongoing Maintenance and Support: Established a structured maintenance cycle to keep the platform secure, up-to-date, and fully optimized.

• New Customized Block Features: Developed flexible, reusable custom blocks to improve content presentation and administrative control.

• Civic Cookie Module Implementation: Over the past year, actively integrated the Civic Cookie Consent module across all MediaOcean web properties, ensuring compliance and enhancing user trust.

• New Website Builds: Successfully designed and launched two new websites — PRISMA and Flashtalking — expanding MediaOcean’s digital presence and supporting their diverse brand portfolio.

• New Webflow Project: Undertook the development of a new website in Webflow, focusing on applying updated branding and executing a full design overhaul.

Looking Ahead

As MediaOcean continues to grow and evolve, their digital ecosystem needs to grow with them. Our ongoing partnership supports this momentum by delivering consistent technical support, thoughtful enhancements, and a proactive approach to digital maintenance. By staying ahead of issues and aligned on priorities, we help ensure MediaOcean’s platforms remain as dynamic and high-performing as the campaigns they power.

This long-term, flexible collaboration allows both teams to focus on what they do best; Cheeky Monkey Media on optimizing and supporting the technology, and MediaOcean on leading the future of advertising.