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Websites

Client

Cafe Outdoor

Project

Corporate Website

Objective

To position Cafe Outdoor as a leader in the design, manufacturing and distributing of premium outdoor dining furniture for the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Impact

Coupled with traditional media and search-engine optimization, efforts to substantially increase sales and build consumer recognition beat forecasts.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Programming: Brent Natzke
Photographer: David McCarthy
Strategy: David Christen

Client

Sterling American Property Management Co.

Project

Corporate Website

Objective

To position the iconic Park Tower office tower, located in downtown Tampa, as the market leader in amenities, energy efficiency and sustainable operations.

Impact

Website was launched to excellent reviews from leaseholders, prospects and the community.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Craig Workman
Programming: Tony Greco

Client

Pinnacle Contracting

Project

Corporate Website

Objective

To position Pinnacle Contracting as a premier full-service general contracting and construction management firm in the St. Louis region.

Impact

In concert with traditional media and search-engine optimization, efforts substantially increased consumer recognition and prospecting.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Programming: Laura Kramer

Client

Coach Harder Driving School

Project

Consumer Website

Objective

To launch Coach Harder Driving School as the first choice for driver’s education in the St. Louis region, committed to producing confident, safe drivers at affordable prices.

Impact

Working with social and traditional media, launch efforts have increased awareness and sales, exceeding client objectives by 250 percent.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Joe Hanrahan
Programming: Tony Greco
Illustrator: David Peters

Client

Groswald Law

Project

Law Firm Website

Objective

To position Groswald Law as the optimum choice for legal counsel with a practice limited to bankruptcy.

Impact

In conjunction with traditional media and search-engine optimization, these efforts substantially have increased consumer recognition and prospecting.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Programming: Chip Meyer

Client

Achor Global

Project

Corporate Website

Objective

To position Achor Global as an emerging leader in advanced anaerobic digestion, the treatment and disposal process for organic waste.

Impact

Sales at Achor Global have increased dramatically since the launch of its website and online promotional efforts.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Programming: Tony Greco

Curio Hilton

Client

Curio by Hilton

Project

Curio by Hilton Corporate Presentation

Objective

To introduce Curio by Hilton as the anchor hotel at the legendary Saint Louis Union Station.

Impact

Presentation is targeted to prospective clients, consumers, and the corporate community.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Production: Claire Ryterski

Print Design

Client

Tennessee Williams Foundation

Project

Event Literature (Tennessee Williams Festival 2017)

Objective

The objective is to continue to celebrate the art and influence of Tennessee Williams, as well as enrich the cultural life of the Greater St. Louis region by producing and promoting an annual theater festival to honor his importance in the literary world.

Impact

Event literature and campaign enabled client to exceed ticket sales objectives and establish this second Tennessee Williams annual festival in the Greater St. Louis region.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Production: Claire Ryterski
Strategy: Scott Intagliata

Outtakes

Client

Cafe Outdoor

Project

Corporate Capabilities Brochure System

Objective

To position Cafe Outdoor as a leader in the design, manufacturing and distributing of premium outdoor dining furniture for the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Impact

Substantially increased consumer recognition through targeted print media vehicles.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Production: Nicholas Smith
Photographer: David McCarthy
Strategy: David Christen

Client

St. Louis International Film Festival

Project

Advertising/Promotional Campaign

Objective

The St. Louis International Film Festival is an annual event which has been in existence since 1992. Targeted to the festival’s subscriber base and movie-goers, the primary objective of this campaign was to promote the festival’s nearly 400 films over a period of 10 days. The concept of behind the campaign illustrates the zen-like, consciousness-raising potential of attending the festival’s numerous offerings.

Impact

Sales of the 2005 St. Louis International Film Festival exceeded projections making the festival one of the most successful in the history of Cinema St. Louis.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Strategist: Chris Clark

Outtakes

Client

Central West End Association

Project

Balloon Glow in the Park Poster

Objective

To promote the 2008 Forest Park Balloon Glow, which offered patrons a breathtaking view of inflated and illuminated balloons poised to take flight the following day. This special evening affair included a cocktail reception, dinner, and the opportunity to get up close to the balloons.

Impact

As a result of multi-channel media efforts, this annual event was a sell out.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Sue Seasongood
Production: Nicholas Smith

Outtakes

Client

NAMI Saint Louis

Project

Event Literature (What a Difference a Friend Makes)

Objective

To raise funding and bring additional awareness to the Saint Louis
chapter of the Alliance on Mental Illness.

Impact

This special affair exceeded targeted revenue goals and generated
unprecedented community awareness for the organization.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Walt Jaschek
Strategy: Cynthia Smith

Outtakes

Client

Country Club of Saint Albans

Project

Membership Brochures

Objective

To position Country Club of Saint Albans as one of the finest country clubs and golfing courses in the Saint Louis region.

Impact

Substantially increased member/prospect recognition and membership enrollment through use of targeted media vehicles

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Lawson Primm
Production: Nicholas Smith
Strategy: Lawson Primm

Outtakes

Client

University Park Community

Project

Annual Newsletter Series

Objective

This ongoing multi-page publication is designed to provide valuable information about the activities and projects of the University Park Community.

Team

Creative Director: John H. Grizzell
Art Direction: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Anne Lewis

Client

United 4 Children

Project

Event Literature (Lighting the Way 2017)

Objective

Annual fund-raiser designed to improve quality and accessibility to services for children by engaging families, professionals and the community.

Impact

Once again, this sold-out affair event raised a record amount of funds to improve access to safe, quality programs for underprivileged children of St. Louis families.

Team

Creative Director: John H. Grizzell
Art Direction: Claire Ryterski
Production: Claire Ryterski
Event Director: Deanna Finch

Client

Doubletree Hilton

Project

Saint Louis Union Station Brochure and Map

Objective

To provide guests and visitors with a guide of the hotel, arcade, and grounds.

Impact

Once again, this sold-out affair event raised a record amount of funds to improve access to safe, quality programs for underprivileged children of St. Louis families.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Art Director: John H. Grizzell
Production: Claire Ryterski

Outtakes

Client
NOA Medical Industries

Project
Corporate Capabilities Brochure System + Advertising Campaign

Objective
Position NOA Medical as a preeminent innovator and manufacturer of medical beds, nursing home beds, manual patient beds, and skilled nursing beds.

Impact
Product literature and campaign enabled client to annually exceed sales goals. Helped build the NOA Medical brand overall. Substantially increased market recognition through targeted print media vehicles.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Sue Seasongood
Photographer: Monarch Studios
Strategist: Eileen Meiners Cervantes

Client

Mechanical Contractors Association of Missouri

Project

Education Schedule Booklet

Objective

This publication of the MCA Training Center is designed to present courses that professionals and technicians can take in the traditional classroom or via webinars.

Impact

These in-demand, cutting-edge courses are well-received by members and participants.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney

Outtakes

Client

William Shearburn Gallery

Project

Visual Identity Program

Objective

To identify William Shearburn Gallery as a contemporary gallery showing established and emerging artists of national and international stature.

Impact

Re-branding of well-known gallery helped to affirm its prominence in greater Saint Louis and national art markets.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Production: Nicholas Smith

Outtakes

Advertising

Client
Powers Group

Project
Corporate Advertising Campaign

Objective
Position firm as a leading insurance benefits provider in the metropolitan St. Louis region.

Impact
Award winning advertising campaign enhanced market share for Powers Group and substantially increased consumer recognition of brand through regionalized targeted print media vehicles.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Photographer: Matthew O’Shea

Client
Smart Karton

Project
Corporate Advertising Campaign

Objective
Position Smart Karton as a leading innovator and supplier of container solutions designed to facilitate safe shipping.

Impact
Business to business advertising campaign developed to enhance market share for Smart Karton and increase recognition of brand through targeted print media vehicles.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney

Client
CWE Management Group

Project
Field School Lofts Advertising Campaign

Objective
Position Central West End loft rehab project as the ideal solution for young professionals in quest of upscale alternative lifestyle options.

Impact
Advertising and promotional push resulted in a sold-out units within six months of campaign launch.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Photographer: Sue Kuo-Nguyen
Strategist: Uan Nguyen

Client
Mississippi River Hills Association

Project
Advertising Campaign

Objective
This campaign series is designed to contrast mundane, everyday responsibilities to a new world of excitement and discovery that awaits the reader at the Mississippi River Hills. Combined with tongue in cheek humor, each of the ads feature the unique world of discovery that awaits visitors to this special region.

Impact
Advertising campaign developed to enhance market share for Mississippi River Hills Association and substantially increase consumer recognition of brand through regionalized targeted print media vehicles.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney

Client
CB Richard Ellis

Project
Corporate Advertising Campaign

Objective
To personalize regional office of well-known international real estate firm as the source for knowledgeable and courteous real estate counsel.

Impact
This campaign increased client and consumer recognition over 40 percent through targeted print media vehicles according to market research. Additionally, the campaign received nationwide acclaim from allied CB Richard Ellis offices.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Copywriter: Marie Keaney
Photographer: James Diaz

Branding

Client
Frontenac Bank

Project
Trademark Development

Objective
To position Frontenac Bank as a progressive bank in the metropolitan St. Louis region. The corporate logo was designed as a modernist interpretation of the fleur de lis, an icon indigenous to St. Louis history.

Impact
Trademark helped to distinguish and build consumer recognition of leading regional bank.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Strategy: Richard Stone

Additional branded components from this project available for review.

Client

William Shearburn Gallery

Project

Trademark Development
Identity Program

Objective

To identify the location of the William Shearburn Gallery.

Impact

Signage and trademark helped to build enhanced visibility of this well-known contemporary gallery.

Team

Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Production: Nicholas Smith

Additional branded components from this project available for review.

Client

Powers Insurance

Project

Trademark Development

Objective

To identify the location of the corporate offices of Powers Insurance.

Impact

Logo signage helped to build enhanced visibility of this well-known insurance company.

Team

Creative Director: John H.Grizzell
Designer: John H.Grizzell

Additional branded components from this project available for review.

Client
Hanley Station

Project
Trademark Development
Identity Program

Objective
To identify Hanley Station as a community development, offering residents, retail and hotel patrons a true taste of new urbanism.

Impact
Signage and trademark helped to enhance consumer recognition of high-profile and upscale community development.

Team
Creative Director/Designer: John H. Grizzell
Strategy: Christopher Ho

Additional branded components from this project available for review.