About Skar
SKAR is a full-service advertising agency located in Omaha, Nebraska. They have been known to dabble in the nonprofit world when a great cause pulls at their heartstrings. Since 1962 they have been helping brands across the region – and nation, for that matter – evolve their marketing. They first consult with their clients to learn about their demands. They like to work with companies they believe to make your business their business is what makes them.
Last updated May 13, 2026
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Write a ReviewPerformance-first web development that Google Core Vitals confirmed was the right approach
Shreya Krishnaswamy / VP of Product - Luminar Tech Pvt LtdJun 10, 2026
Project summary: A previous engagement had delivered something that worked in staging and struggled in production. We approached this project with greater rigour in vendor selection as a result.
I came into this engagement as a sceptic. We had been through a failed implementation with a previous vendor and I had high standards for what evidence of competence looked like before I would trust a partner with our core systems. This team earned that trust progressively — through the quality of the discovery documentation, the rigour of the technical proposals, the consistency of the sprint deliveries, and ultimately the stability of the production system. I no longer lead with scepticism when recommending them.
Clear and consistent communication adapted appropriately for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, shared tooling that gave our team real-time visibility, reliable sprint delivery throughout
The engagement was priced at the quality level rather than the budget level. We evaluated the alternatives and concluded that the delta was a reasonable premium for the reduction in delivery risk
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Project execution that matched the proposal in every dimension that mattered
Hyun-Su Lim / Director of Platform - Hanam Tech SolutionsMay 23, 2026
Project summary: Our trading platform had been extended incrementally for seven years. Latency was degrading, technical debt was compounding, and a clean rebuild was no longer optional.
I came into this engagement as a sceptic. We had been through a failed implementation with a previous vendor and I had high standards for what evidence of competence looked like before I would trust a partner with our core systems. This team earned that trust progressively — through the quality of the discovery documentation, the rigour of the technical proposals, the consistency of the sprint deliveries, and ultimately the stability of the production system. I no longer lead with scepticism when recommending them.
Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review
The quality of documentation they produce means our team needed to set aside dedicated review time to do it justice — a minor scheduling point rather than a genuine criticism
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A development partner who treated our roadmap as carefully as their own
Dominic Fairfax / Head of Digital Transformation - Arcadian Consulting LtdMay 03, 2026
Project summary: Our client portal had been built in 2017 and had not received meaningful investment since. Clients were contrasting it unfavourably with the portals of our competitors in pitches.
We had worked with three agencies before this engagement. The comparison is not flattering to the others. What distinguished this team was a systematic approach to understanding the problem before proposing a solution — something that sounds obvious and is practiced far less often than it should be. The delivery phase ran to schedule, the codebase is clean enough that our internal engineers made positive comments during handover review, and we have not logged a critical incident in five months of live operation. We intend to use them for our next phase of work.
Collaborative culture that made the team feel like a genuine extension of our organisation, strong asynchronous communication across time zones, zero-drama handling of the inevitable mid-project changes
Time zone coordination required some deliberate overlap management from both sides in the first couple of sprints, after which we had an efficient async rhythm that worked for the whole project
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Design work that measurably improved every conversion metric on our platform
Théo Beaumont / VP of Innovation - Laurentian Tech PartnersFeb 25, 2026
Project summary: Our internal product thinking was strong but our execution capability in this specific technology domain was limited. We needed depth, not generalism.
The technical quality of the final deliverable is the easiest thing to point to. The automated test coverage is thorough, the deployment pipeline is reliable, the documentation is genuinely useful rather than ceremonially produced. But the metric I keep returning to is the number of post-launch conversations we have not had to have. No incident calls at two in the morning. No emergency patches. No retrospective discussions about what went wrong. The absence of those events is the evidence I would show to someone considering this vendor.
Senior-level engineering presence throughout the entire project, not just during the pitch, honest and commercially fair handling of scope changes, codebase that our internal team praised on review
Their insistence on a detailed functional specification before development began felt like friction at the time. In retrospect, it was the reason the development phase ran without the ambiguity that has derailed similar projects for us previously
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CI/CD pipeline that transformed how our engineering team thinks about release risk
Elliot Thorne / Managing Director, Tech - Redwood Capital AdvisorsJan 04, 2026
Project summary: Unplanned downtime had become our single largest cost driver and our data showed that predictive maintenance could address the majority of it — if we had the right infrastructure to act on it.
The project brief was ambitious and we had received proposals ranging from two to five times our eventual budget from other vendors. This team came back with a proposal that was commercially realistic and technically credible — and then delivered against it. That alignment between proposal and outcome is not something I take for granted. I have been on the other side of it enough times to know it requires both honesty in the sales process and discipline in delivery. We experienced both.
Clear and consistent communication adapted appropriately for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, shared tooling that gave our team real-time visibility, reliable sprint delivery throughout
Their insistence on a detailed functional specification before development began felt like friction at the time. In retrospect, it was the reason the development phase ran without the ambiguity that has derailed similar projects for us previously
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Exceeded all expectations — highly recommended
David Chen / VP of Engineering - Global Tech IncJul 01, 2023
Project summary: We engaged them to build a comprehensive solution addressing our core operational challenges and growth objectives.
We evaluated five vendors before choosing this team, and the decision has been fully validated. Their technical skills are top-tier, but what really sets them apart is their commitment to understanding the business context behind every requirement. The project was delivered on time, the solution is robust and scalable, and the knowledge transfer was thorough. A truly outstanding engagement from start to finish.
Proactive risk management, domain expertise, fast turnaround on feedback, genuinely invested in our success
Minor timezone overlap challenges early on, resolved quickly with async communication
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Exceeded all expectations — highly recommended
Omar Farooq / CEO - PakTech SolutionsMay 24, 2023
Project summary: Our fintech product required a robust backend capable of handling high transaction volumes with strict regulatory compliance.
We evaluated five vendors before choosing this team, and the decision has been fully validated. Their technical skills are top-tier, but what really sets them apart is their commitment to understanding the business context behind every requirement. The project was delivered on time, the solution is robust and scalable, and the knowledge transfer was thorough. A truly outstanding engagement from start to finish.
Outstanding code quality, thorough documentation, smooth knowledge transfer, excellent post-launch support
None — every aspect of the engagement exceeded our expectations
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Outstanding service and exceptional results
Marcus Johnson / Creative Director - NYC Digital AgencyMay 24, 2023
Project summary: We engaged them to build a comprehensive solution addressing our core operational challenges and growth objectives.
Working with this team was genuinely refreshing. They brought creative ideas to the table, executed them with precision, and managed the project with a level of professionalism we rarely see. Feedback was acted on quickly, the documentation is excellent, and the end product has transformed how we operate. Our customers have noticed the difference immediately. We have already recommended them to three other companies in our network.
Excellent communication, high-quality deliverables, on-time delivery, proactive problem-solving
Minor timezone overlap challenges early on, resolved quickly with async communication