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Recommended Reading:

Type & Layout
by Colin Wheildon
ISBN 0-9624891-5-8

Tested Advertising Methods
by John Caples
ISBN 0-13-906891-0

The Book of Gossage
Howard Luck Gossage
ISBN 0-9621415-3-4

The Unpublished David Ogilvy
Edited by Joel Raphaelson
ISBN 0-517-56609-5

Color & Human Response
by Faber Birren
ISBN 0-442-20961-4

Don't Make Me Think
by Steve Krug
ISBN 0-7897-2310-7

Words that Work
by Dr. Frank Luntz
ISBN 978-1401302597

The Responsive Chord
by Tony Schwartz
ISBN 0-385-08893-0

 

Ideas matter. They are the cornerstone of creative thought.

We believe that ideas, properly developed, can change people's minds, win their hearts, and get them to embrace our clients with the kind of enthusiasm most advertisers would die for.

It's not just being creative. Creativity in a vacuum will crash and burn, if it does not reflect the life experiences of the audience.

 

Media guru Tony Schwartz, who created the famous "Daisy" TV spot for Lyndon Johnson, called this approach "the responsive chord."

Pollster Frank Luntz put it more succinctly: "it's not what you say, it's what people hear."

And if people hear (or see) an ad that conflicts with their life experiences, their culture -- or which insults their intelligence -- your message is dead on arrival.

If your ad or marketing is attuned to your audience, you have a distinct advange over competitors.

It also helps if your message is designed in such a way to be more easily digested by your audience.

This means graphic design that captures people's attention, and draws them in, with typography that is easy to read.

It also means an effective use of color psychology. Certain colors make text hard to read. Other colors have very specific meanings to certain ethnic groups.

We're here to use our creativity to help you woo your target audience and get your message across.

 

See samples of our work

 


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