consulting Archives

CorTrust — Best Bank in South Dakota

Our friends CorTrust Bank won the honor of being named Best Bank in South Dakota for 2019 and 2020 by Forbes Magazine. We helped them with a little humble-brag including new TV, stickers for customers and fans, banners for their lobbies, and feather banners for outside the branches. We’re proud to say they’ve been our…

DGR Engineering — Rebrand

DGR Engineering consulted us for help with rebranding their company. The first item on the agenda? A name change. For 60 years they had been known as Dewild, Grant, Reckert and Associates, named after their founding partners. Since those names no longer had a connection or relevance to clients and the employee-owned engineering firm, we…

SculptureWalk — 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…

Let’s Go Jo — Campaign Logo

Let’s Go Jo was the battle cry for Jolene Loetscher’s mayoral campaign in 2018. All political candidates need to convey a confident, capable presence. They need to tell you who they are and what they stand for and sum all that up with a strong, memorable logo. We created this mark to represent an energetic…

Bechtold Jewelry Logo Design

After 100 years of selling fine jewelry in Downtown Sioux Falls, Bechtold’s was ready for a brand refresh. At the time, Annie Bechtold had stumbled across a couple of examples of her grandfather’s signatures and suggested they might be the perfect inspiration for the new logo. We think it looks pretty good on the front…

Augustana — Rattle and Hum

Augustana in Sioux Falls wanted to hold a big celebration for all the donors that made their Momentum Augustana fundraising campaign possible, while also launching their next campaign. The event and its materials needed to reflect the visionary and ambitious nature the university was founded on, and which continues today with the help of alumni…