WP3: most important was the launch of the RenoHUb Online Platform (MS2) and the RenoPont Information Hotspot in Budapest (MS3). The launch of the RenoHUb Online Platform was one of the most complex tasks we had during the project because every project partner had to make a significant contribution to the content and structure of the platform. For the task, with the leadership of MEHI, we have involved external experts as well, an IT company (skape.io) designed and structured the website, while there was another company who designed the RenoPont brand with all the colors, fonts etc. Regarding the hotspot in Budapest, we were able to conduct successful negotiations with Budapest Capital City and Budapest 8th District and as a result, we were able to open even two offices in Budapest, both in December 2021.
WP4: In June 2021, we contracted with a company to develop RenoPont’s communication and marketing strategy and action plan. The strategy was completed in September 2021. After the completion of the strategy, we have trusted another company with the implementation of the communication strategy starting in November 2021, until the end of the project. In sum, our core communication campaign lasted from January 2022 until May 2023. During the campaign, we set up RenoPont’s Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channel, launched the RenoPont bi-weekly newsletter, and started ad-hoc communication actions with influencers, and PR events on the TV, radio, and newspaper.
We started the preparatory works of D4.2 Training of RenoHUb hotspot operators, which we held from mid-September until mid-October. As a result of the training, we have trained 25 people from those we selected 2 to be the operators of the two Budapest-based RenoPont offices.
The first clients came into the offices in January 2022. Since then, we started to test our customer journey and the functioning of the RenoPont offices. In parallel, we organized our first roadshow event in January 2022. In sum, we had 31 different roadshow events countrywide between January 2022 and November 2022. In 2022 we continued to open new RenoPont offices, and until December 2022 we managed to open 8 RenoPont offices in sum. Alongside the horizontal expansion of the RenoPont network, we also took significant actions in the development of the customer journey and the RenoPont services.
WP5: IMRO managed to renovate 3 multi-apartment buildings through its office in Nagykanizsa, while MCSTE managed to renovate 10 single-family houses through its RenoPont office in Budapest 3rd district. In the meanwhile, we were continuously asking for feedback from the users of the website (D5.1) and the clients receiving consultancy at the offices, as well as from the operators running the offices (D5.2).
WP6: After the covid pandemic has subsided, we were again able to start negotiations with financial institutions, although with less success, because of the turbulent economic and political environment. Though we were not able to sign a long-term partnership agreement with financial institutions yet, we had several meetings and presentations at banks and at the banking association.
WP7: RenoHUb we were able to disseminate our results at several national and international online or in-person conferences and workshops, for example at the C4E Forum in Brasov, Romania, or at the KLENEN conference in Siófok, Hungary. In the final months of the project, we published the Final video (D7.5) and the Final Publishable Report (D7.6) of the RenoHUb project. We organized the Final conference (D7.3) on the 4th of May 2023.
