Truebill / Rocket Money

Truebill is an all-in-one personal finance app that helps members take control of their money. Fun features include creating custom budgets with spending alerts, canceling subscriptions in the app, bill negotiation for utility and other bills right in the app, net worth and credit scores at your fingertips. Truebill was so successful that it achieved unicorn status and was purchased by Rocket Companies.
Soon after it was rebranded “Rocket Money”.

Squid Game Series

Penn Station Takeover

Fortune Cookies

Chicago Transit Takeover

7 Wine

What happens when you need to come up an ad campaign for a winery called “7”? First, you drink the wine. Next, you think about everything that comes in 7’s. Finally, you drink more wine, let the thoughts marinate in your brain, and then…voila!

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Goal Zero

Goal Zero produces portable power packs that keep your life buzzing. The goal of this campaign was to create a feeling of empowerment and highlight unique ways of using the batteries both close to home and far away.

 
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SmugMug

SmugMug is one of the top places online to store, showcase, share, and even sell photos and videos. The “a-ha” moment for their new marketing campaign was simply embracing the feeling expressed in their name — “Smug”. We wanted people to feel smug about their photos and the photo sites they could create.

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Royal Hawaiian Movers

Moving is stressful, that’s a fact. But how bad can moving be when you’re moving in paradise? Our concept was to put a fun spin on moving that also embraced a unique sense of place. The campaign got rave reviews from both customers and employees alike.

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YMCA

The YMCA wanted a campaign to target seniors, so we interviewed their seasoned members for insights. When asked what they liked about the YMCA, their overwhelming responses were two things—working out and hanging out.

 
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C4 Waterman

Based in Hawaii, C4 Waterman is one of the original standup paddle surfing companies. With a long family history in the business, they wanted a campaign that captured the excitement of the sport, with a nod to Hawaiian tradition and family.

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Windward Mall

Creating ads for a mall in Hawaii sometimes relies on making obvious yet obscure connections. Other times all you need to do is leverage gender truths to sell expensive Valentine’s Day gifts.

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Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee Company

Coffee cups are one of the best forms of self-expression. So, we came up with a few choice self-expressions for Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee Company to put on their cups.

 
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Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority

How do you make a “Bring Your Own Bag” campaign memorable? Just give the bags a voice. Let them speak their truth and remind people that their bags get lonely and need love too.

 
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Brookfield Homes

Buying a home in Hawaii isn’t cheap. One way to get people to open their wallets is to create some romance about the location of their house. Weave a story that is bigger than the home itself and make it about a sense of place.

 
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City of Elk Grove

When the city of Elk Grove, California experienced a rash of hate crimes and racism they needed a way to calm nerves and focus its community on healing. We created a campaign both in print and online that asked residents to take a diversity pledge. Soon after, peace, love, friendship, unity, acceptance, tolerance, and respect between neighbors took hold.

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