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Is Your Local Marketing Difficult?

Local Marketing Made Easy

Advertising is Changing. Local Marketing is Different. You may be realizing that the way to market and advertise your business is a bit different these days. We have been in the marketing game for over 25 years, and we have striven to stay ahead of the game. Fortunately, our company gets how small businesses work. We’re not here to chew through your local marketing dollars. Instead, we are here to help you target local shoppers… Read more »

Schwab Audiology Brand Development

Schwab Audiology Brand Development

We recently had the pleasure of creating the brand for Schwab Audiology. As a native of Aberdeen, Dr. Elizabeth Falk Schwab returned to the area to open her own hearing healthcare clinic. Elizabeth brought us on board to help with designing her logo, stationery items, and print advertising as well as developing her website. Schwab Audiology Brand Development in Review When creating the logo, it was important that I avoided the “easy option” of using an ear as the symbol. Instead, I… Read more »

The Most Affordable Websites For Furniture Stores

Affordable Websites for Aberdeen SD

Affordable Websites In Aberdeen, SD — Imagine you own a furniture store with hundreds of pieces, in a myriad of categories. Creating a website that includes everything would be a major undertaking and have a hefty up front cost for development. Meanwhile you enjoy the immediacy and crowd building ability that Facebook offers, and you’re pretty comfortable working within that platform. Also, several people at the store can also use Facebook with a sufficient degree… Read more »

Established Brand Reemerges with a Splash • Tri-State Water

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Based in Northeast South Dakota, Tri-State Water was established in 1986. After getting great use out of their original brand image, they recently decided to modernize it in an effort to rebrand and reposition themselves in a growing and competitive market. As both our friends and office-water suppliers, Tri-State recently hired us for this exciting change! We developed a new logo, overhauled their website, and wrote a press release. The new site officially launched on 10/8/14. We met with Tri-State… Read more »

Church Camp Video Pros

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“Zacchaeus was a wee little man…” can you finish the rest of this church camp classic?  As things wrap up for this summer, camp-goers are already seeking out their next year’s choice. We hope they choose you, but is your website a true jaw dropper? MCG is the expert in town for all things bible, church, or ministry camp. From logo design to website development, we will handle all of your content and updates so you… Read more »

Restaurant Logos

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  If you’re going to go to the trouble to create a new dining experience, assumably a unique one, make sure you include your graphic identity in the business development process. A restaurant logo is A MUST for any new venture. And we do them pretty darned good. Goodly? Good darned? Heck, I don’t get grammar. But we do get design. Graphic design is one of those things “everyone” can do. But how do you… Read more »

Helping Out Aberdeen’s Finest

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This was one of the coolest projects I’ve had the privilege of designing. I was approached by the Aberdeen Police Department to design their new shoulder patch for their uniforms. They had originally wanted typical Aberdeen things, pheasants, wheat, South Dakota state shape, etc. After a few attempts we agreed on some more iconic, Aberdeen-specific items. They had a catalog in which they could just order designs from, but we really wanted to make it… Read more »