Chinook Hosting Launches New Marketing Effort

Brian Gage Design and M+BG recently helped Chinook Hosting with their new print collateral as they prepared for a this year's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference. Brian Gage Design/M+BG along with The SAGE Group developed the print marketing materials, as well as the trade show booth graphics to better position Chinook Hosting within the web hosting reseller market. 4 marketing cut sheets and a 4 page brochure were designed for this new push. Chinook also partnered with Zenwerks to redesign their website, to complete this launch. The show helped to give Chinook Hosting added presence within the hosting community, and was a great success!

True Success Coaching is all that!

We recently had a chance to catch up with one of our clients, True Success Coaching (www.true-success.com) to find out what they have been up to. Coach Keith Ferrin has been working with one of Microsoft's teams to help prepare for a key speech to be given at one of their yearly meetings. They say that the top fear in the United States is public speaking, #1 in front of death! Death... ? I think we need to get our priorities straight. Keith's proven experience in public speaking and coaching will definitely come as an asset to the team with their upcoming event. I'm sure with a little help, they will be able to survive public speaking... whether they are able to overcome death is another story.

The New Creekside website is Live!

This week, the new website for Creekside Covenant Church (www.eCreekside.com) in Redmond, Washington went live. This completes the branding overhaul for all of their church related materials: program, newsletters, banners/signs, invite cards, brochures, and the website. It was a fun process that really allowed us to dig into what makes their church who they are, and work towards expressing that in all of the visuals that we created. The Pacific Northwest is well known for it's coffee (Starbucks, Stumptown and Tullys) as well as Microsoft roots, but living in the Puget Sound region means so much more. Whether you love the mountains, rivers, lakes, trees, fresh produce, or just a more relaxed pace of life that the Northwest has to offer, Creekside adds to this by bringing a unique vision to it's members encapsulated in their message: 'Authentic Life. Abundant Love. Generous Faith.' If you live in the Redmond, WA area, you should really check them out!

Play Ball!

Play Ball! That phrase that's been heard for well over a hundred years now every spring, signals that the new Major League Baseball season is here. Yes, we know that this has absolutely nothing to do with design, but it has everything to do with better spring/summer weather and good times at the park or relaxing in front of the TV with the crack of the bat and the cheers of the crowds. Here in the Northwest, most of us are Mariners fans, and the team is off to a good start already. A win on Monday, and a close loss last night, we're ready to final see the Mariners in the playoffs for the first time in many years. Go Mariners!!! www.seattlemariners.com

UPDATE (April 7): ok... the Mariners are looking rather POOR this year. After spending a fortune on pitching and trading away our future... we still can't pitch apparently. Nor can we consistently offer run support. 2008 is beginning to look a lot like 2007.

Drive Thru History XL

We have recently completed the packaging for the Drive Thru History XL DVDs. These are the extended length versions of the Ancient History Series shown on the History Channel International. Dave Stotts takes you on a joy ride through Europe on a fun and fast-paced view of early history, with a crazy style that only Dave Stotts can deliver. If you're interested in checking these videos out, you can purchase them at ColdWater Media's website store. Dave Stotts is just as much fun to work with as he seems on screen. If you'd like to drop Dave a note, you can contact him through the Drive Thru History MySpace page.
We've been working with ColdWater Media on several new projects, check their website to find out what new projects are on the horizon. (www.coldwatermedia.com)

Everyone says "Yes".com

Have you noticed lately that everyone is saying "Yes" these days? Maybe it's only a local/regional thing, but the "Yes" marketing slogan seems to be the soupe du jour as of late. Car dealers say "Yes," car loan shops say "Yes" (you know... why wait and save for that car you've always wanted when you can go into unrealistic debt TODAY and have it NOW). Even home builders now say "Yes." How imaginative. It's like a 'renaissance' in overly positive thinking. 

Have we just raised an entire generation that can no longer handle the word 'no'? Perhaps... perhaps... perhaps... While the latest local marketing geniuses may believe they can continue to sell us on this overly positive thinking, the latest financial and mortgage headlines speak otherwise. Obviously, someone should have been saying 'no.' 

Next time a copywriter, ad exec, or marketing expert tries to sell you on their brilliant new 'yes' campaign slogan... you'll know what to say.

C&C Brokers Quality Foods

C&C Brokers is a Seattle based food broker which provides food service distribution to schools, hotels, restaurants, healthcare institutions, and other general food service needs in the Pacific Northwest. C&C Brokers has a wide variety of quality food products available, from fruit snacks to local fresh fish. Therefore, the new identity and website we crafted for C&C needed to embody elements of simplicity, flexibility, and sophistication.

The website was designed to function in a very simple manner, in order for visitors to access the necessary information fast and easily, because a website should never hinder the connection between a business and their customers.

For more info about C&C Brokers, visit: www.c-cbrokers.com