CorTrust Mortgage and Home Equity

CorTrust Bank Home Equity and Mortgage

With interest rates rising, housing availability shrinking and costs rising, CorTrust needed a little boost for their mortgage business. At the same time, many large banks are getting out of the Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) business. This created a great opportunity for a strong, community bank like CorTrust to stand out in the…

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CorTrust Bank — Lighten Up!

CorTrust Bank - Lighten Up Campaign

After a couple of years of running image building ads, CorTrust needed a campaign that would put mortgages on the books and drive new customers to open checking accounts. They called ADwërks. We created a new simple, clean, graphic look that used their strong purple, green, and white color palette. What started with billboards, a…

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CorTrust Bank — Mortgage

CorTrust Mortgage Roots

As the mortgage market was heating up, CorTrust needed some fresh creative to stay in the battle. We responded with a pair of 15-second spots and a 30-second spot. All ran on television and digital and helped keep the CorTrust Mortgage team busy through the peak season. The only problem with this campaign? CorTrust likes…

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Project Broccoli

Tyler and Got Stacia Engaged

When a member of the ADwërks Family had a big life-changing event, we all get involved. So when Tyler was trying to figure out how to propose to his long-time girlfriend Stacia, we brainstormed a few ways to help make the day special. The winning idea: a fake TV shoot for Downtown Sioux Falls! We…

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Washington Pavilion — More Space Campaign

Washington Pavilion - More Space

File this under “Oldie, but goodie.” When you were a kid, all it took to be a rocket-flying spaceman was a pasta strainer on your head, an empty cardboard box, and a little imagination. When the Washington Pavilion opened its Air and Space Exhibits at the Kirby Science Center, we knew a vintage-themed commercial reminding…

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McDonald’s® — Mountain Man

Still Image from McDonald's Mountain Man TV

Were not trying to brag, but we’d put this locally-produced (!!) spot for Cold Days, Hot Deals up against any national work out there. We made it back in 2007 and it ran for seven years. That’s a lot of burgers. Just sayin’.

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Pioneer Bank — Check-Ching!

Pioneer Bank Free Checking

Who doesn’t love the sound of money? Check-Ching! When Pioneer Bank wanted to let their customers know how their high-tech bank with friendly local bankers could give their new customers checking accounts that paid them back, they needed a catchy new name for their checking accounts. Check-ching! We created this snazzy logo, some fun radio,…

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Falls Park Farmers Market — Imported From Campaign

Falls Park Farmers Market Ad

It’s all about locally grown produce. For many years the Falls Park Farmers Market has challenged us to get big impact with very small budget. One season, we created a series of print ads, animated internet banner ads, and email blasts to remind everyone that the produce they sell at the Market is all grown…

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SculptureWalk — Arc of Dreams

Arc of Dreams Sioux Falls

To say Jim was involved in the Arc of Dreams project is a bit of an understatement. He was chair of the SculptureWalk board when the project started so it’s his signature on the original contract with creator/artist Dale Lamphere. Jim was involved in the fundraising, marketing, and messaging throughout the project. And just before…

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CarHop — Next Generation Creative

CarHop No Fees Poster

Having worked with CarHop for more than 20 years, we guided them through many creative changes including a name change and new logo. After months of research, focus groups, and dozens of creative options, we developed the CarHop Next Generation package. We worked with CarHop to develop a series of commercials that took The CarHop…

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