complex world. simple message. that's the anthem.
complex world. simple message. that's the anthem.
We believe a small business's toughest job is making a good first impression. We think good, clean and clever marketing design uses this initial opportunity to its fullest and saves future marketing time, money and effort. We have a track record of bringing that notion to life.
Take it or leave it, we love to give it! We deal with so many different clients -from start up to old guard- and we've ingested so much information on how to run a business beyond design -banking, accounting, taxes, vendors... you name it. We pass that along. We've heard some horror stories, too, that we can share. So take it or leave it. More often than not, people are all to glad to get it.
...and we listen. You have goals. Aspirations. no one knows your business better than you. You built it, nurtured it to this point, and are smart enough to know many of the steps it will take to grow. You have a vision and we want to hear it. At your place of business. With you. Watching what you do. We come in and talk with you, take a look around, and see what we can do to make more people come through those doors. You could tell us, but it's much better to show. Our first meeting will seem somewhat shapeless to you. Open-ended. Not to worry -this is by design. It is at this point that we are sponges, absorbing what it is you do, sell, and are. You won't know exactly what to say, so you say everything. It's kind of like Columbo. Once we sit and talk with you, we bounce some ideas around, settle on a course of action, then take it. In our consequent talks, we even record our coversations so there is no misunderstanding on the direction.
It's like a new relationship. Or the spring --where everything is possible and nothing is settled. We love that you have nothing but an idea and that you've asked us to be part of that idea. It's why we got into this, because we have more than an idea on what to do next.
We want you to know where your money is going, and how it is going, at all times. So we work with complete transparency.
Let's we're building your website. It woudl go like this -We talk, hear what you have to say, then do a mock up. When the mock up is in solid order, we begin to build the site online, hosted on our server, with it's own url that only you can access. You can view the progress of the site online.
You don't even have to wear make-up or put on pants. Just check in as we work and make comments as to what you like and don't like. This saves a lot of time from having to make time for face-to-face meetings -though those are important- and expedites the process to both of our liking. Then we talk either by phone or email about the progress of the design and functionality of the site until you are happy. Simple.
Clean design begins with one line. To coax that along, we look at your competition, at what we think your media should look like. Then we put on some some music. things just kinda flow and things just kind of flow from there. It's hard to explain beyond that, but we can show you.
As you can see from our own website and image, we believe in minimalism. Less is always more if done right.
Ben Berzai || creative director
Ben is the creative director and owner of anthem sobo. His career has been as a creative. First as a journalist, having been paid to write by publication like The Boston Globe, Herald and NY Times, then as an award-winning marketing director, he is now as a small business owner. He likes it.
Because we are new, and want to make the most of our venture, we charge very fairly for our services. We really love to do this stuff, and are willing to make some sacrifices to make it happen. Good news for you.
That's the anthem is our motto, but it's not the first time we've heard it. We're guessing it's not the first time you've heard it, either. Drop us a line and let us know if you get it.
