Creative Intelligence Design Firm
Creative Intelligence The Creative Intelligence Design Firm is made up of those who are in love with life. We recognize you can be creative when you love life enough that you want to enhance its beauty,
you want to bring a little more passion to it, a little more beauty to it, a little more life to it. ITS THAT Creativity THAT HAS lead to the knowledge that all things are possible.
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Contents Welcome 6 Services 8 Products
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Staff 16 Logo Design 20 Our Design Process 24 Commitment/Ethics 26 Web Design 30 Mission & Vision
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Clients 33 Case Study Analysis: Improving Company Success 34 Developing Corporate Identity & Brand
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Working Together To Create Desired Product
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“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” -Chris Grosser At Creative Intelligence, we believe that your business, whether it is a small medium, or large one, deserves recognition. And we are here to help you obtain it! We’re a high quality boutique studio of top designers and developers energized by the challenge of understanding the unique goals of a business and translating them into profitable websites and corporate branding. We provide graphic design services which profoundly improve the visibility, credibility and success of your business. We believe that every business is unique, and that every business deserves world-class branding. That’s why we devote ourselves to understanding your business before we propose a solution. Then, we develop fresh ideas tailored to your needs. Once we get your input, we implement the solution to your specifications. Once, we are done creating, anew identity is born! 
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Welcome to The Creative Intelligence Design Firm, a leading independent website design, online marketing, and custom design agency serving clients around the country. Our consultants, designers, and developers provide the full scope e-business and marketing services to get even the most complex jobs done right, with the personalized service all customers deserve and expect. Creative Intelligence’s story of how we began as a small business and diversified into a robust, full service provider of digital and print design material is a testament to how our company has created the kind of quality products that have allowed us to survive and thrive in a maturing industry. Change is a constant at C.I. because our clients’ needs change. Our internal infrastructure and positioning in the marketplace evolve according to where we can best support our clients. Our primary focus involves providing the full scope of e-business and marketing services to get even the most complex jobs done right, with the personalized service all customers deserve and expect. Will the future include further diversification of our products and services? Most certainly. At this time we at CIDF are focused entirely on continuing to deliver the best products and services we’ve worked tirelessly to master, we pride ourselves on our service and our commitment to: Delivering high-quality solutions for our clients. Providing custom designs tailored to each of our client’s specific needs. Building meaningful value for our clients and showing them return on investment proof that our solutions work. These ideals and hard work have allowed C.I. to grow steadily over the years and provide an increasingly diverse array of services. Our team excels at finding the right solutions for unique client goals, and then delivering on their promises as they make aggressive E-business moves. Our approach allows for innovation and we are now at the brink by, creating the well-established systems and marketing materials that impress audiences, increase exposure, and command market share. Today, C.I. is comprised of a dedicated staff of business and technology professionals who serve clients from our headquarters in Houston, TX. We help many companies, from small businesses to national corporations, take advantage of the latest and greatest in technology. Our customers are those who seek large, competitive gains and increased operational efficiencies so as to be more responsive to the changing demands of an increasingly global, internet-driven, and competitive marketplace. We are here for you and ready to help. Please feel free to call us at 404-788-4182 with any questions you may have.
Jonathan Jolivette
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Creative Intelligence 1719 Gray Street Suite 401 Houston, 77003 404.788.4182
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CREATIVITY & QUALITY Creative Intelligence Services start with an artistic design and digital strategy that evolves into a complete solution that includes creativity,technology,and marketing solutions. You have the company message, the colors, the fonts, the logo, the emotions and the target audience. The question is how to apply all of these things into a successful branded marketing campaign. Printed marketing materials are the backbone of any branding effort, because it’s the best way to put your company right in front of your ideal customers. The following are a few tried-and-true ideas we can help you to incorporate when branding your business with printed marketing materials: Corporate identity package The corporate identity package is first on our list because it’s often the first thing people think of when they think of branding. Corporate identity packages lack the luster of other branding efforts, but they offer massive repetition that is crucial to a successful campaign.
A solid corporate identity package includes business cards, letterhead, envelopes, brochures and presentation folders. The beauty of the corporate identity package is that every single piece of correspondence you issue to customers carries your company’s image and reinforces your message. Direct mail Direct-mail campaigns place your message in the best place possible — right in your customers’ hands. Direct mail can be anything from simple postcards and flyers to 80-page catalogs and multi-piece sales letter packages. Powerful branding that keeps your company on the top of customers’ minds can be achieved through direct-mail repetition; just because a prospect doesn’t respond to your first direct-mail piece doesn’t mean that that mailing won’t later act as a reinforcer for subsequent mailings. In short,
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Services CREATIVE
INTELLIGENCE
DESIGNS
WEBSITE CONTENT
WEBSITE DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
APP DESIGN/DEVELOPMENT
FLIERS
E-COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT
PHOTOGRAPHY
BROCHURES
WEBISODES
SIGNAGE
NEWSLETTER CAMPAIGNS
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
PRESENTATIONS
PRESS RELEASES
ANNUAL REPORTS
STATIONERY
LOGO DESIGN
MARKETING KITS
E-NEWSLETTERS
HARD COPY & E-BOOK DESIGN
DIRECT MAIL
ANNUAL REPORTS
OUTDOOR SIGNAGE
PACKAGING
CATALOGS
Creative Intelligence works with small to medium sized businesses as well as leading entities, to create comprehensive and result- driven branding and marketing campaigns. In addition, Creative Intelligence’s technology offerings allow companies to efficiently run their- business while maintaining a high Return of Investment (ROI) and growth though the firm’s artistic work.
You have the company message, the colors, the fonts, the logo, the emotions and the target audience. The question is how to apply all of these things into a successful branded marketing campaign. Printed marketing materials are the backbone of any branding effort, because it’s the best way to put your company right in front of your ideal customers. The following are a few tried-and-true ideas we can help you to incorporate when branding your business with printed marketing materials: Corporate identity package The corporate identity package is first on our list because it’s often the first thing people think of when they think of branding. Corporate identity packages lack the luster of other branding efforts, but they offer massive repetition that is crucial to a successful campaign.
A solid corporate identity package includes business cards, letterhead, envelopes, brochures and presentation folders. The beauty of the corporate identity package is that every single piece of correspondence you issue to customers carries your company’s image and reinforces your message. Direct mail Direct-mail campaigns place your message in the best place possible — right in your customers’ hands. Direct mail can be anything from simple postcards and flyers to 80-page catalogs and multi-piece sales letter
packages. Powerful branding that keeps your company on the top of customers’ minds can be achieved through direct-mail repetition; just because a prospect doesn’t respond to your first direct-mail piece doesn’t mean that that mailing won’t later act as a reinforcer for subsequent mailings. In short, the more often you mail (without going overboard), greater potential for a good response rate exists for each subsequent mailing. releases Press releases should be printed on company letterhead and distributed to the media. Press releases are powerful branding tools, because, if your news is printed, you gain unbiased third-party validation and the potential to reach customers you didn’t know you could have. Point-of-sale displays Simple take-away POS displays such as a coupon book, brochure or even a menu can boost your branding efforts, because they are voluntarily picked up and taken home.
Another way to use POS is to sponsor a charity via a retail outlet that asks customers for a small donation, which results in their names being placed on die-cut shapes and taped to the wall for all to see. All you have to do is provide the printed cutouts and add your company’s name and logo to a portion of it. Your brand will not only be prominent, it demonstrates that your company has compassion and goodwill, which can be a boon to attracting new business.
Stickers Stickers offer the most fun branding opportunities, and perhaps the most creative. You can affix custom-made stickers to anything — notebooks, car bumpers, restroom stalls, floors, walls, windows, mirrors, filing cabinets — you name it, you can stick it! If you can come up with an appealing sticker design that customers will want to keep, all the better. Sometimes companies even hand out stickers to children at parades with a cute saying and their logo or company name beneath it. Calendars Want others to look at you every day, all year long? Distribute free calendars to your customers. This is one of the easiest and most effective branding strategies simply because calendars have intrinsic value — people like to stay organized. Banners Event sponsorship through banners is a great way to get your image in front of hundreds or thousands of potential customers at one time.
This could be a rock show, a festival, a sports event or any other event where your target audience gathers. When developing a branded marketing campaign, it is imperative not to skimp on materials. This is true with all branded printing materials since your customers will equate the quality of your promotional pieces to the quality of your company. Our printer offers the best paper grades, inks, finishes and state-of-the-art printing presses so your company leaves the very best impression.
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Jonathan Jolivette Creative Design Director From directing video/photo shoots to designing commerical adverts, my role within the company encompassed many areas including corporate branding, brochure production, print design and other design projects as required. I have designed for several other companies, including the NASA Center for Bionanotechnology and the Texas Southern University, as well as freelanced for smaller companies. Each experience has helped me grow as a designer and as a person. Ricky Halley Senior Tech Director/Designer In addition to graphic design, I’ve always held the unofficial title of “Tech Geek”. I am the one in my office who gets the printers to work properly and knows how to get rid of the pesky donut in InDesign. From mastering the office Mac to being tech support for my girlfriend’s PC, I am the “go-to” guy for anything technical. I enjoy learning new programs and methods, so when I am not working you will normally find me scouring the Internet for new design tools and tutorials. I enjoy learning from my peers and I keep up to date with the latest methods. Aside from the usual Adobe standards like Illustrator and Photoshop, I use Muse, InDesign, and several web tools like Dreamweaver, Flash and more. And if there are programs I don’t know much about, it won’t be for long. David Funchess Photographer/Videographer My spirit and passion brings life to each still frame, which in turn, is inspired by the exposure and experiences that result from my time with the creative intelligence and luneark studios crew. My lens has done a lot of zooming in and out keeping a keen focus on high-impact surreal photography. Marco Nelor Concept Artist/Designer I’m an illustrator web & graphic designer based in Chicago. My mission is to create a visually stimulating universe that provokes all the senses inspiring original thought...that and create some incredible original pieces.
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Logo Design Your corporate brand is your most valuable asset. It shows your clients exactly who you are. Good logo design creates a lasting impression with your clients. Creative Intelligence provides cutting edge logo design to accurately represent your corporate identity. Creative Intelligence strives to produce logo designs that stand out from the crowd. Whether you’re starting a new business or looking to refresh your existing brand identity, Creative Intelligence will help you portray the right image for your business with a specially designed logo. View our portfolio [www.cidesignfirm.com] to see how we’ve helped businesses and individuals from various industries with their logo designs.
Logo Usability Usability in logo design is more often than not overlooked by other logo designers. Creative Intelligence has worked on several custom logo and brand identity design projects ranging from startup companies, to larger corporate clients. The Creative Intellgience Design Firm’s logos are suitable for all applications, they can be used for everything from stationery design, banners, websites and corporateadvertising to T-shirts and signs. Whatever your logo design requirements are, Creative Intelligence can provide you with a logo or brand identity package to fit the bill.
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Creative Intelligence is a leading web design agency in the heart of Houston Tx. From our head office in Houston and our conceptual art design studio in Chicago, we consistently deliver first class digital solultions for our clients all over the nation. But it’s not just about web design, through our three core areas, we ensure our client’s engage with their customers, and build their businesses through measurable results.
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Creative Process “Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.�
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Design often involves visualising something that has not existed before, so design is very much part of creativity. Design goes much beyond the ‘look’ of a product (its physical appearance). Good design will also shape the product
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Excellence is an art won by training
and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we
repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. -Aristotle
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corporate culture At the creative intelligence design firm we not only grow your
The Creative Intelligence design firm is committed to our values. As “At the Creative one of the most responsible Web Intelligence Design Development and Firm we not only grpahic design grow your website companies. if we and promote your take the responsibility, it purpose, but also we becomes our sole develop a healthy mission to deliver relationship.� the work on time with 100% commitment. We website and believe in promote your maintaining purpose, but also we long-term develop a healthy relationship with relationship. our clients and thus, we put every Mission Statement possible effort to satisfy them with We believe in our work. teamwork. With every single day, we The business value try to learn more, of the company is we are on a to focus on campaign to always Human Values and be searching, Personal Relations. researching, Major emphasis is innovating, paid to good learning and communication, stepping out lucidity and further with our human relations, work efforts and which forms the dedication. We very basis of the believe that our
smart and hard work will define our success and so defines our work culture. Code of Ethics Our company is a strict follower of white hat SEO techniques and universally accepted development guidelines. Our status of recognition relies on your success and we will hold fast on ethical and certified SEO and Development methodology. Why the creative intelligence design firm? We are customer centric and quality-conscious; we all understand the business from the client’s standpoint. With a supportive flawless testing team, we deliver projects to the clients with total functionality and usability.
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Web Design Creative Intelligence is a Houston based specialists in professional web design providing a range of web design services to businesses. From our main office in Houston to our design studio in Chicago Illionis we provide local businesses with custom designed modern websites that are built using industry standards.
edge web design solutions that accurately represent and complement your corporate identity. Start from scratch or work with your existing brand, we’re happy to do what’s required.
Attractive web design
Successful websites are clear and attractive. Whether you’re looking for a simple They offer maximum visual impact. The brochure web site, web design for small visitor experience is simple and relaxed. business, more complex PHP By combining clear, eye-catching visuals development or perhaps just someone to with our extensive technical experience, update your website, we provide a complete we ensure you can give your customers web agency service. exactly what they want. We add to this our extensive experience of web user underBrand focused web design standing and this allows us to maximise your website’s potential. Your corporate brand is your most valuable asset. It shows your clients exactly who you are. Creative Intelligence provides cutting
Affordable web design
Applying this knowledge, Creative Intelligence taps the marketing potential within every component of your website’s construction.
We offer a range of affordable web design packages to suit your needs. All of our websites are designed to suit your style or Specialising in E-Commerce website branding. If you need something special just ask and we will build it for you at a very design, Social Media consultancy and Search Engine Optmisation, our range of competitive rate. diverse skills will compliment your online marketing activities. Why choose us Creative Intelligence designs websites that are as engaging as they are visually stimulating. Our web design team works closely with you to identify marketing objectives and opportunities. We become familiar with your products or services. We can even research your competitors.
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VISION The Cretative Intelligence’s vision is to provide the consumer with a highly, mature visual through the customer’s requests which by turn affects the consumer’s way of thinking and raises the artistic sense that is consequently reflected on the whole society positively. MISSION Creative Intelligence’s mission is to provide passion of art mingled thoroughly with proficiency for outputs that we creatively design. Our priority is to help clients achieve their most ambitious marketing goals and strategic communication objectives through our artistic perspective. That will eventually help us achieve our long term goal which is to grow a well reputed Web and Graphic design firm.
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LIGENCE Design FIRM SOME OF THE CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE DESIGN FIRM’S VALUED PAST AND PRESENT CLIENTS
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How Creative Intelligence Designs can improve your company perfomance Emphasising design and including designers in product development teams contributes to new product success. Likewise, involving designers in developing websites and corporate visual identity helps to improve firm image. When taken together this can contribute to improved company performance. Design plays an important part in all of our lives. Apple products are held up as paragons of successful design, but there are many other companies that excel at the ergonomic design of their products. Even services are increasingly designed from a customer experience perspective, for example healthcare. For researchers and marketers it is increasingly essential to understand how design can influence the emotions and expectations experienced by those who interact with it. For firms, it’s important to gain insight about the effectiveness of design. For example, to what extent does emphasis on different aspects of design in products or services pay off in customer satisfaction, market share and financial performance? In approaching our research on design effectiveness, the first major issue was to determine what was actually meant by ‘design’ as the term can be interpreted in numerous ways. When developing our research model, specific attention was paid to the management of design as well as to other factors that could explain when design processes work and when they don’t. For example, are processes impacted positively when designers are given greater creative freedom? Does it help to combine experiential design – which is about appealing to the senses and emotions – with functional design – the ergonomic and technical aspects? Measuring performance Project performance compared with competitors was a key area covered by the business manager survey. Three performance factors were identified. Firstly, product financial performance provides a measure of the financial returns gained from a product. Secondly, what we refer to as product experiential quality encompasses a product’s sensorial and symbolic quality. Third, product functional quality: the quality of a product’s technology and functionality and its ease of use. In summary, the greater the designer involvement in a product development project, the greater the project emphasis on both experiential and functional design. Detailed analysis revealed that the relationship between designer involvement and the emphasis on functional design primarily rests on the relationship between designer involvement and emphasis on ergonomics rather than functionality and technology.
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Experiential design emphasis and functional design emphasis are relatively equal in what they contribute to financial performance. Our analysis indicates that, on average, new product development projects with a high emphasis on experiential design will result in 9% better financial performance than those that have only medium emphasis on experiential design. Similarly, products with high emphasis on functional design will have on average 10% better financial performance than those with medium emphasis.
but the implications are that if a firm is more concerned with the experiential quality of a product – something that can be relevant to the entertainment, hospitality and cultural sectors – it should emphasise experiential design over functional aspects.
Products with high emphasis on functional design will have on average 10% better financial performance than those with medium emphasis.� Other specific effects are particularly interesting for the insights they offer businesses. For example, project emphasis on functional design and packaging has a negative effect on the experiential design quality. Of course, trade-offs between technology and aesthetics are not uncommon,
Furthermore, we found that placing a greater emphasis on experiential design contributes more to financial performance if the experiential design of a product is innovative. We also find positive effects and short-term benefits in experiential design quality when designers are given creative freedom... (contd)
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How our design work can improve company performance (continued) ... to explore concepts and ideas that might go beyond the scope of the project. Long-term benefits may result from allowing designers to pursue ideas outside the scope of the project at hand as their ideas may lead to new opportunities being identified for future development projects. Another interesting outcome, and one that was somewhat surprising, is our analysis showed that the combination of customer involvement and a high emphasis on experiential design weakens the impact of experiential design on experiential quality. One possible explanation for this is that if customers are involved in product development they are likely to focus on what they already know; they will have a conservative preference for what is tried and tested rather than favour innovative design. However, these outcomes might depend on how customers are involved in the product development process. This is an area in which further work must be done, but our findings fit very well with other recent research on innovation in design.
Corporate visual identity The performance of companies’ websites is another area in which we have found a positive effect emanating from the involvement of designers at specific stages of the development process. Particularly, this relates to corporate visual identity and customer perception of it. Our research shows that the greater the involvement of designers in both website and corporate visual identity development, the better the outcome in terms of customer perception. Designer involvement in house style development is positively related with all perceptions of the firm. Designer involvement in web style development is positively related with perceptions of social responsibility, emotional appeal, financial success and the impression that a firm was a good employer. We also found relationships between the performance of products and websites with overall firm performance.
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Conclusions A core industry insight that came out of our research is the categorisation of different elements of design. The six design emphases can serve as a useful checklist for organisations. Furthermore, the main practical implication of our study is the evidence that shows the importance of design, and the value of integrating design and designers into the product development process. Many firms see design as one of the final stages of development: they conceptualise the product, analyse its potential, its markets, and then actually design it. Our research shows that this is the wrong approach to take. Instead firms should consider design right from the inception of the project.
“Firms should consider design right from the inception of the project.” The fact that we have been able to show empirically that emphasising design in product and service development really does contribute to the financial performance of businesses – as well as shedding light on how this can best be achieved – should be useful to help businesses to positively reassess the design emphasis of their new product development projects.
‘Human creativity is the ultimate economic resource. The ability to come up with new ideas and better ways of doing things is ultimately what raises productivity and thus living standards.’ -Richard Florida
EVOLUTION OF YOUR CORPORATE IDENTITY Need a corporate identity and don’t know what to put in it? The traditional promotional materials are always necessary, but today designers and programmers are connecting to add new media to the old corporate identity package. Here’s a brief guide to what should — and what could — be included in your next corporate identity package: Should Logo — This is the cornerstone of your corporate identity, and will be on everything you publish in print or online.
Letterhead and envelopes — All companies need good letterhead and envelopes for communicating with customers, other companies, the media and even for inter-office communications. The better your stationary feels in
their hands, the better your company will look, so see if you can find a printer that carries premium and professional stationery stock. Get envelopes and second sheets to match to guarantee a sleek, uniform look. Could
PowerPoint presentation — Some designers are creating custom PowerPoint presentations to accompany the standard corPresentation folder — This is where you porate identity package. You might want store all the vital information to carry to to have a slit die cut into your presentation and from meetings and to hand to custom- folders to hold your PowerPoint DVD or ers. Opt for a professionally designed pres- CD-ROM, or have entation folder printed on solid 12-point separate professional CD or DVD sleeves glossy stock for exceptional corporate pres- printed – especially if the PowerPoint will entation. Inside pockets can be die cut so be for private prospect use. that your business cards fit neatly inside. Websites — Companies today are creating Business cards — The go-to marketing tool websites that complement their corporate for every employee you have. Quality identity package, and it only makes sense printers carry thick business card stocks to develop them side by side. You might such as super-thick 16-point gloss, which even consider setting up special URLs for makes your colors pop right off the card; customers to visit after you’ve given a speor 13-point matte, which adds a softer cific presentation. touch for more personal agencies. Some printers such as PsPrint carry recycled matte paper so you get the added benefit of going green.
Brochures — Many corporate identity packages include brochures, and for good reason – they’re the friendliest and perhaps most personal marketing material around. There are many brochure sizes and folding options available, and it doesn’t hurt to go a little large to stand out from the competition. E-mail template — This goes hand-in-hand with a corporate website and includes a standard header and style for corporate Now that you know what needs to be in your corporate identity package, all you need is a great engaging design to craft a compelling kit that’s sure to land big sales. Keep in mind that corporate identity packages are most economical when printed in bulk, and that means that the more you print, the cheaper each package is to put in front of a potential customer.
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TOGETHER WE CAN DO IT ALL Graphic Design Whether you realize it or not, graphic design is everywhere—on the products you buy, in the magazines you read, on your phones, in your cars—it touches nearly everything in our lives. In today’s consumer-driven society, it also helps us make sense of the world in which we live, from the signs leading us to the grocery store to the directions on a golf course—it’s even in the textbooks that teach our kids their first sight words. Graphic design is not art, but there is an art to creating great design. Whatever we create for you has to ultimately provide a solution for your specific challenge. We are masters at identifying those problems and achieving the results you need in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Traditional Design Services Logos and corporate identities, brochures, marketing kits, style guides, print and outdoor advertising, outdoor signage, direct mail, packaging, retail displays, magazines, newsletters, books, signage, invitations, annual reports. Interactive Today, owning a business without a website is like being half naked. Websites, iPhone sites, interactive advertising, and animation are a few of the technologies that are being used today that demand an interactive presence. CIFD is experienced and plugged in to the ever-changing trends ensuring our clients are connected and their business can take advantage of what the interactive world has to offer. Interactive Services Web site development, content managed websites, web banners, flash animation, custom applications, e-blast design and management. Social Media Marketing Management What was the world like before social media? Who knows, but we can get you caught up. Social media came on so fast and so strong, many businesses are trying to play catch up. We hear the same question, “How can social media work for my business?” We have the answers, even if one of those answers may be “it won’t work,” but we can evaluate your situation and offer solutions if needed. Twitter, Facebook, blogging and more, CIDF knows social media and how to get you plugged in.
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Advertising Does advertising work? Yes or this website would not exist. Print, online, outdoor and about 1000 other choices are available and we can assist in deeveloping the products and services one needs to optimze their advertising dollar. CIDF will be the ones to see that you count on to help you successfully achieve your communication objectives, whether it’s selling a product or service, or establishing your brand.  Advertising Services Radio, television, print, outdoor, online, and media planning. Additional Services CIDF offers additional services that some agencies do not and we always like to remind our clients, when it comes to communicating, check with CIDF first. photography, branding, campaign development, award and proposal packages, presentations, political design, and so much more.
Contact Creative Intelligence now and lets begin to create a world of success together.
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