Visage Creative

Client Kudos | MC Companies

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:09:14 +0000

Visage Creative is an extension of our Marketing Department. We have relied on them to provide creative and manage the production process through to delivery. Their real value comes in their expertise in evaluating and guiding marketing campaign strategies. Lori and the Visage team will always give you want you want – but more importantly, they are not afraid to tell you what you need! And that ability makes them a trusted and valued member of our team. ~ Kim Obert, Director of Marketing & Public Relations

MC Companies

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:57:00 +0000

For many of our clients, Visage Creative is a regular part of their creative team. MC Companies, a management and investment company handling multi-family properties, is one of those clients. Since 2006, we’ve worked closely with Kim, MC’s Director of Marketing & Public Relations, to help supply her company and their many communities with a variety of smart, effective and attractive visual marketing aids. From business cards to mouse pads to ads and invitations, Kim has called on us just as she would have called on an in-house marketing/media/collateral department. For businesses like MC Companies, expenses are managed and reduced by not having to incur all of the carrying costs of a full-time marketing team, and for us, we have the efficiencies of working with an established client with established practices… truly a win-win situation!

Read what our client Kim has to say about working with us.

Property Info Folder Inserts

Mouse pad, t-shirt and journal

Door hanger and visit card

Grand Opening ad and invitation

Juanderful Work

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:15:19 +0000

Juanderful Work Enterprises hails from Austin, Texas and this client came to us for help in getting his new business up and running. Hard work, honesty, integrity and quality is the name of the game for them and they wanted their marketing materials to help get that message across. So we created a logo that “certified” them as the four-star business they are – and along with the logo came business cards, letterhead, a splash web page, truck magnets, and yard signs. We loved helping get this business off to a “Juanderful” start!

Desert “Cool” – Cool New Look!

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:27:13 +0000

client: Desert “Cool” Foods, Inc., a manufacturer of soft serve and beverage mixes for the restaurant industry
need: an updated, more robust website
result: a “cool” new look that better reflects the company’s branding, message and image and that better supports easy updating, social media marketing and SEO

Walter Barker, President and CEO of Desert “Cool” Foods, Inc. has been a long-time client of Visage – and a super cool one at that. See what he has to say about working with us.

History in the (Re)Making

admin — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:51:57 +0000

Visage was recently commissioned to recreate the Arizona Rose flour sack art for the historical Hayden Flour Mill in Tempe, Arizona. This replica (shown above) of the original beautifully intricate vintage design is slated to be used on packaging for the handcrafted flour the Hayden Flour Mills is planning to mill beginning this Fall. We’re honored and excited to be a part of this historical moment.

Original Arizona Rose flour sack

Historical photo of Hayden Flour Mill and the Arizona Rose signage

Mill Ave / 3rd St., Tempe Light Rail Stop – Looking at Hayden Flour Mill today
Photo by Nick Bastian Tempe, AZ

Hey, Y’all – Look Here!

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:36:39 +0000

Many of our clients are now venturing into blogging as part of their social media marketing efforts. Remember, it’s important to add visual interest to your posts with good images. And, it’s easy. Flickr is an invaluable resource to wonderful AND free photos. Here’s a simple, clear-cut guide on finding and CORRECTLY using those photos to drive your message home. Take a look and then start spicing up your posts!

Photo by avlxyz

Sticker and Design Sale

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:18:13 +0000

Stickers/labels are a cost-effective, versatile tool that you really must consider for your marketing toolkit. Now through June 15th, we’re offering 1000 full-color custom-designed* stickers at a great price.

ABOUT OUR STICKERS

Full color, peel and stick
Printed on durable, 70lb label stock
UV coated (may be written on with a Sharpie-type writing instrument)
NOT intended for outdoor use
1000 qty minimum
Prices range from $88 to $203 – that’s only 9¢ – 20¢ per sticker, and that includes design time!

ABOUT OUR SPECIAL PRICING

Orders must be pre-paid and placed by 5pm on June 15, 2010
*Includes up to 1 hour of design time
Does not include shipping costs and tax
Does not apply to rush jobs

Here are our popular sticker sizes along with our special pricing:

2.5″ x 2.5″ round – $164/1000 qty
2.5″ x 3″ oval – $203/1000 qty
2″ x 3.5 – $88/1000 qty
2″ x 4″ – $134/1000 qty
2.5″ x 3.5″ – $179/1000 qty
2″ x 8″ – $200/1000 qty
3″ x 4″ – $158/1000 qty
3″ x 5″ – $188/1000 qty
3.5″ x 3.5″ – $164/1000 qty
4″ x 4″ – $203/1000 qty
4.25″ x 2.75″ – $179/1000 qty
5.5″ x 2.125″ – $179/1000 qty

Stickers: A Budget-Friendly, Effective Way to Promote Your Business

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:31:04 +0000

When your budget simply doesn’t allow for custom printed envelopes, packaging and promotions – think stickers (aka labels). Applied strategically and carefully, they can be an economical, effective, and, oh-so-versatile alternative. Here are some ideas we mocked up to help you see the benefits and advantages of this small but mighty marketing tool:

Compliments of… | A 2.5″ x 3.5″ sticker is the perfect size for client gifts and promos. Stick them on a vase of flowers, a mug filled with candy, a boxful of samples, the inside of gift books, a bottle of wine…

Thank You! | Same concept as the “Compliments Of…” sticker. Illustrated here is a 8″ x 2″ sticker that folds over the edge of your box. This sticker begs to be placed on a box of baked goods for your favorite client.

Brand Your Deliverables | Deliver your products with style. A round 2.5″ x 2.5″ sticker can attractively and effectively brand your shopping bags, seal a tissue-paper wrap, or seal a box.

Presentation Folders | One of the most requested, but most cost-prohibitive items for our small business customers is custom printed presentation folders. Using an 8″ x 2″ label that folds from the front to the inside left of a blank, store bought folder can be a cost-effective way to deliver a professional and branded presentation or proposal to your client. With this solution you don’t need to purchase more folders than you need at any given time.

Address Labels | The cost of printed labels can sure beat the cost printed envelopes if you’re on a tight budget — or, if you simply don’t use envelopes all that much. A 3″ x 5″ size sticker can serve as an address label on a standard #10 business envelope as well as shipping label on larger envelopes and packages.

If any of these ideas have inspired you to consider stickers for your marketing toolkit, give us a call. We’ll help you figure out the perfect size and design for your situation.

Food for Thought About Your Thoughts

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:30:29 +0000

Sometimes our thinking can really sabotage our success — whether it’s success in business, relationships or just life in general. Eric Edberg at The Positivity Blog offers up 10 common thinking mistakes and his thoughts on correcting them.

U Big Bully

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:51:00 +0000

client: U Big Bully! LLC
need: our client wanted a logo and business card– that included an image of her dog Profyle – for her “people-training for dogs” business
result: a fun and catchy logo and card design featuring her lovable pup