Storytelling
CorTrust Bank — Split Personality
CorTrust is a community bank that’s locally owned and is quite proud of its outstanding customer service. (That’s probably why Forbes magazine named them The Best Bank in South Dakota in 2019 and again in 2020.) But just because they’re small doesn’t mean they don’t have the all the cool new technology people expect from…
Read MoreCorTrust Bank — Mortgage
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…
Read MoreProject Broccoli
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…
Read MoreWashington Pavilion — More Space Campaign
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…
Read MoreMcDonald’s® — Mountain Man
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’.
Read MoreFalls Park Farmers Market — Imported From Campaign
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 within a hundred miles of here.…
Read MoreSculptureWalk — Arc of Dreams
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…
Read MoreCarHop — Next Generation Creative
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…
Read MoreMcDonald’s® — Vacation Cold Days Hot Deals
Cold Days, Hot Deals became an iconic McDonald’s promotion in the Eastern South Dakota region, as well as the Mountain Man commercial we produced and aired for seven years to promote it. But the time came for the Mountain Man to retire and for us to make create something new. Shot in St. Petersburg, Florida,…
Read MoreWashington Pavilion — Toulouse-Lautrec Exhibition
An exhibition featuring the work of 19th century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was travelling to America for the first time, and Sioux Falls was one of only four stops here in the US. To get the word out, we created a campaign based off the look and feel of Toulouse-Lautrec’s work and his era…
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