To build a Belgian community, the Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong first introduced the Belgian Days in the city in 2023. In 2024, the Consulate brought back the weekends of Belgian culture and delicacy while forging new partnerships with local creatives in Hong Kong. Discover how the team created a website for the events in just 10 days!
"The aim is really to revitalize the links between the different regions and to demonstrate why Belgium is so much fun."
The Challenge
Creating a website with 40 sub-pages with no prior experience/knowledge.
In need of a website to communicate details for the series of events to the public, the responsible team of two, Edouard and Karel, however, shared little to no web design knowledge. They had never designed a website before and were on a mission to create one for the upcoming Belgian Days for social media promotion with 40 sub-pages, each consisting of the event description, venue, time, and date.
The Consulate came to its fellow Belgian Odoo for help.
"You get to create many really nice pages in a short period of time because Odoo is a really nice tool."
Karel Legrand
Intern of the Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong
With the user-friendly and intuitive Odoo Website Builder, the team was able to build an informative yet no less attractive website in 10 days. All the duo needed to do was upload images and populate the drag-and-drop blocks with event content, which required minimal design or coding skills.
The user-friendly and intuitive Odoo Website Builder.
"With Winnie's support, we could spend more time organizing the events and logistics."
Eduoard Dirven
Junior Attacheé of the Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong
The duo also credited their success to Winnie, the Odoo web designer. After one session with Winnie, the team understood Odoo well and was ready to start creating. The knowledgeable and responsive web designer also provided answers and timely support whenever needed, speeding up the process.
"It's a beautiful and very clear website," Karel concludes. With a professional website up and running for Belgian Days 2024, the Consulate was able to promote the events and drive traffic effectively on its social media platforms with a landing page that centralizes all the details. What usually takes months took the team just 10 days on Odoo. "We had a tight deadline, but Odoo came in to help create a professional and good-looking website."
Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong and Macau
