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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
DRIVEN Publishes New Brand Ad For The Famed Reverend Guitars
The second ad in a brand campaign recently developed for Reverend Guitars hits the market this week. The campaign was developed by DRIVEN, a creative boutique advertising and marketing firm located in Metro Detroit.
DRIVEN Creates SuperStroke Golf Logo
DRIVEN creates the SuperStroke Golf logo.
SuperStroke Golf has become the premier putting grip in the game of golf
and used by many of the most notable players on the PGA Tour.
DRIVEN is a brand creative boutique agency made up of professional renegades
and rebels from the world of “big” advertising. They bring experience
and knowledge from working on some of the largest brands in the world to
the table for clients of all sizes. The agency team includes
award-winning writers and art directors, as well as, artists, musicians,
strategic thinkers, media planners, and dreamers, all of whom are
DRIVEN to deliver cutting edge solutions. Visit
www.drivensolutionsinc.com to learn more.
DRIVEN Launches "Well Played" Brand Campaign For Reverend Guitars
Reverend Guitars has grown from auspicious beginnings to become one of the fastest growing, and most respected US guitar companies today. Based in greater Detroit, Reverend enjoys worldwide acclaim, having established an enviable artist roster and numerous industry awards.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
DRIVEN Creates Founders Brewing Company 12-Pack Cans and Cases
DRIVEN has designed and created the new Founders Brewing Company 12 pack cans and cases for the ALL DAY IPA which hit the shelves this week.
DRIVEN Launches Ron Asheton Foundation Social Media Promotion with Facebook
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DRIVEN launches Facebook campaign for the Ron Asheton Foundation along with Reverend Guitars.Ron Asheton was an American guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the rock band The Stooges |
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
New Founders Brewing Co. cans designed by the talented folks at DRIVEN in Ferndale Michigan
Driven designs Founders Brewing Company's new All Day IPA & Centennial IPA packaging and beer cans.
Monday, October 15, 2012
It's Stout Season at Founders Brewing Company
Monday, October 1, 2012
DRIVEN Expands Media Buying Department
At DRIVEN, our media
strategy begins by researching your overall marketing and communications
mission. Our first step is to analyze
your business goals, objectives, and target market. The media strategy and media plan are then
tailored from your media requirements, business purpose and media budget in
combination of research tools, third party surveys and industry experience.
In an increasingly fragmented and evolving media marketplace, we understand the need to craft a media plan and use the most powerful media channels in order to hit the intended audience in the most effective way possible. At this stage, we evaluate and brainstorm all mediums available whether traditional media, outdoor, transit, digital, mobile, et al and tailor a media plan that is aligned with client requirements, geographic coverage areas, budget and business goals utilizing the most effective communication channels for the campaign.
We know the target market must be exposed to your message and more importantly, feel compelled to act on it. We get your message out to your audience by negotiating aggressively, securing competitive schedules, adding value through no charge promotional opportunities, requesting favored positions - and making every media dollar work harder by leveraging our advertising clout and strong media relationships in order to make every single campaign that much stronger.
From cradle to grave, we are committed to ensuring our client’s results. Once our media schedules are placed, our work continues with a complete media stewardship plan. That is, we monitor the stations on a weekly basis in order to ensure our schedules run as ordered, vie for the best possible placement and reconcile media invoices for accuracy. Throughout the course of the media plan, DRIVEN continues to evaluate promotional opportunities on behalf of our clients, push for added value beyond what was negotiated and maximize our client’s return on investment.
www.drivensolutionsinc.com
In an increasingly fragmented and evolving media marketplace, we understand the need to craft a media plan and use the most powerful media channels in order to hit the intended audience in the most effective way possible. At this stage, we evaluate and brainstorm all mediums available whether traditional media, outdoor, transit, digital, mobile, et al and tailor a media plan that is aligned with client requirements, geographic coverage areas, budget and business goals utilizing the most effective communication channels for the campaign.
We know the target market must be exposed to your message and more importantly, feel compelled to act on it. We get your message out to your audience by negotiating aggressively, securing competitive schedules, adding value through no charge promotional opportunities, requesting favored positions - and making every media dollar work harder by leveraging our advertising clout and strong media relationships in order to make every single campaign that much stronger.
From cradle to grave, we are committed to ensuring our client’s results. Once our media schedules are placed, our work continues with a complete media stewardship plan. That is, we monitor the stations on a weekly basis in order to ensure our schedules run as ordered, vie for the best possible placement and reconcile media invoices for accuracy. Throughout the course of the media plan, DRIVEN continues to evaluate promotional opportunities on behalf of our clients, push for added value beyond what was negotiated and maximize our client’s return on investment.
Benefits:
- Driven offers entire campaign
management - from research to planning to
buying - across all media channels. Each strategic recommendation is budget based and media neutral to provide the most efficient media delivery. - Driven is a leader in creating and
executing profitable advertising
strategies - Driven is a volume buyer saving clients thousands of dollars with our buying clout
- Driven has over 25 years experience placing millions of media dollars to promote and grow clients business.
www.drivensolutionsinc.com
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
DRIVEN WINS SUPERSTROKE GOLF ACCOUNT
Ferndale, MI - DRIVEN has been awarded
advertising and marketing duties for SuperStroke Golf, maker of one of the
leading putter grips on the PGA Tour. The account was awarded to DRIVEN after
an agency review by SuperStroke and included several other national competitive
shops.
“We were looking for an agency partner that didn’t fit the traditional agency mold, because our products do not fit the traditional golf mode so to speak,” said Dean Dingman, President of SuperStroke. “This group thinks outside of the box from the very start and we’re excited for them to help us develop our brand as it continues to pick up steam around the world.”
The new AOR relationship will serve as a launch pad for SuperStroke to leverage the brand and retail presence that they have built in the marketplace over the past few seasons. SuperStroke, is considered by many industry insiders to be one of the hottest putter grips on the PGA Tour and has generated much recognition on the Tour with players winning $20.1 million using SuperStroke putter grips.
“We were looking for an agency partner that didn’t fit the traditional agency mold, because our products do not fit the traditional golf mode so to speak,” said Dean Dingman, President of SuperStroke. “This group thinks outside of the box from the very start and we’re excited for them to help us develop our brand as it continues to pick up steam around the world.”
The new AOR relationship will serve as a launch pad for SuperStroke to leverage the brand and retail presence that they have built in the marketplace over the past few seasons. SuperStroke, is considered by many industry insiders to be one of the hottest putter grips on the PGA Tour and has generated much recognition on the Tour with players winning $20.1 million using SuperStroke putter grips.
“We’re very excited about working with SuperStroke,”
says Brian Cusac, one of DRIVEN’s four Principals and Co Chief Creative
Officer. “This is an exciting category for us to work in because of the
strength of the SuperStroke product. It really is quite a departure from what
people traditionally think about for putter grips.”
Over 100 PGA tour players have played SuperStroke
grips on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour, Champions Tour and European Tour of the
last three seasons. Jason Dufner who has
won two PGA Tour events this year uses the grip. “This grip can help the best players in the
world post better scores and improve their putting,” says Dingman, “Golfers look for results and our grips are
making things happen.”
“For golfers, this is breakthrough technology and we’re ready to help our new clients do some breakthrough work in the category,” says Kevin Woods, Principal, and Chief Operations Officer of DRIVEN. “More people need to know the impressive SuperStroke story.”
SuperStroke USA is a leading edge golf club
putter grip company known for revolutionary putter grip technology that helps
keep your hands relaxed while putting.
They are located in Wixom, MI and a currently considered to be the #1
grip technology on the PGA Tour. Visit SuperStrokeUSA.com for more info.
DRIVEN is a growing boutique agency made up of professional renegades and rebels from the world of “big” advertising. They bring experience and knowledge from working on some of the largest brands in the world to the table for clients of all sizes. The agency team includes award-winning writers and art directors, as well as, artists, musicians, strategic thinkers, media planners, and dreamers, all of whom are DRIVEN to deliver cutting edge solutions. Visit www.drivensolutionsinc.com to learn more.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
What is a Brand and why is it important?
Why is a brand important?
It’s important because it’s your REPUTATION.
It was originated from cattlemen who used a hot iron stamp to differentiate one from another. That is important because that is truly what companies and brand are out to accomplish – to stand out amongst the others.
It is the sum of your business parts and how you are perceived by people – it’s not just a name, logo, brand line, colors, words, sounds but all of those things working together including what the staff says to customers before, during and after the sale. It’s how they feel when they do business with you, it’s your tone of voice and culture. All those things transform into a perception and form your brand personality in the minds of consumers. It is HOW THEY THINK AND FEEL ABOUT YOU and if they want to be associated, helping them make the decision to do business with you.
Brands aren’t built overnight but over time, they EVOLVE for better or worse. The time and money you invest to establish a great reputation must cascade all your attributes and culture internally and externally to the marketplace. When all those things are strategically done right, brands are established.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
DRIVEN Launches New Brand Campaign for Henry Ford Village
DRIVEN announced today that they have developed and launched a new brand campaign targeted towards the senior retirement bound audience. The campaign, which carries the theme-line “You’ve Earned It” will launch with Television and begins airing July 11, 2011.
Located in Dearborn, Mich., Henry Ford Village is Michigan’s most popular Senior Retirement Community. Situated on 35 acres and the birthplace of Henry Ford, they have over 1,000 residents, multiple dining rooms, bank, fitness center, swimming pool, convenience store, salon, transportation and everything in between to provide for retirees. They also provide Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and a Rehabilitation Center.
The campaign and commercials that will begin airing in July were developed by Michigan based advertising agency, DRIVEN. “For us, this is a very rewarding category to be in,” says Chief Creative Officer, John Cymbal. “This is an audience that has worked hard their entire life – raised their families – been there done that – now it’s time for them to sit back and enjoy life.” Cymbal says the “You’ve Earned It” theme-line is a simple compliment to people that deserve to live the retirement life adventure to the fullest.
To view one of the spots please click on the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ3Sd0twFVQ
To learn more about DRIVEN please visit www.drivensolutionsinc.com
Monday, March 21, 2011
FERNDALE MICHIGAN BASED AD AGENCY CELEBRATES 6TH ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW ACCOUNTS AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OPTIMISM
Ferndale, Michigan, March 15, 2011 – Ferndale Michigan based advertising agency, DRIVEN celebrates its sixth anniversary with three Michigan based AOR wins including: Henry Ford Village, Wayne State Physician Group, and Professional Health and Nutrition, Inc.
The wins represent entry into three new categories for the agency. Henry Ford Village is the largest continuing care retirement community in Michigan, Wayne State Physician Group is a collective of over 2000 physicians, and Professional Health and Nutrition is a startup health/sports supplement company ready to build a national following.
“We’ve been working hard for our clients in a down economy and the good word is spreading,” says DRIVEN Chief Marketing Officer, Sam Chiodo. “This year we’re winning new business based on our unique creative point of view and significant returns on our client’s marketing investments – all proof that creativity, a solid strategy and hard work are a winning formula.”
Over the past few years the Detroit advertising landscape has changed a great deal, with many of the large conglomerate agencies reeling from the loss of huge automotive advertising budgets. DRIVEN has built a steady following by helping small to medium clients generate returns on their marketing investments in a down-economy. “Many clients have a need for big ideas and brand advertising, but don’t have infinite budgets to make it happen,” says Kevin Woods, Chief Operating Officer for DRIVEN. “I think we show a definite passion for bringing different viewpoints to our clients and that’s what helps get them excited.”
DRIVEN, which celebrates it’s sixth year in March, continues to service many Michigan based clients including: ABC Warehouse, Wayne State University, Founders Brewing, PEP Stations LLC, United Road, and several retail automotive accounts including the LaFontaine Automotive Group, Berger Chevrolet, Matick Chevrolet, and the Bass family of dealerships in Ohio.
“We’re always looking to diversify creatively,” says one of the agencies Chief Creative Officers, Brian Cusac. “It’s an exciting time for us, because we are being invited to pitch a lot of categories where folks are looking for fresh brand or creative perspectives and that’s where we can really make a difference.”
Chiodo says that the new AOR wins are a positive for DRIVEN, but also a good sign for the advertising industry as a whole as well. “We know that, companies who continue to invest in advertising when the economy is down, reap incremental rewards, distancing themselves from their competition when things recover,” he adds. “Many of our current clients will benefit from this philosophy and our new clients are emboldened by their respective successes.” In either case, Chiodo says he believes that effective, thought provoking, results oriented work, will continue to help DRIVEN grow.
For additional information about DRIVEN contact Kevin Woods or visit www.drivensolutionsinc.com.
DRIVEN is a full-service “think-tank” advertising agency made up of professional renegades and rebels from the world of “BIG” advertising. They offer a seasoned team of account directors, creative thinkers and media planners who draw from their experience of working on some of the largest accounts in the world, from automotive, to home furnishing retailers, to soda pop companies, and everything in between. Their years of experience and relationships within the industry, provides them with the ability to draw from the best of the best in ideation. With a creative stable including award-winning writers, art directors, artists, musicians, strategic thinkers, media planners, and dreamers, they are a company with a proven track record of delivering cutting edge solutions for select clients.
The wins represent entry into three new categories for the agency. Henry Ford Village is the largest continuing care retirement community in Michigan, Wayne State Physician Group is a collective of over 2000 physicians, and Professional Health and Nutrition is a startup health/sports supplement company ready to build a national following.
“We’ve been working hard for our clients in a down economy and the good word is spreading,” says DRIVEN Chief Marketing Officer, Sam Chiodo. “This year we’re winning new business based on our unique creative point of view and significant returns on our client’s marketing investments – all proof that creativity, a solid strategy and hard work are a winning formula.”
Over the past few years the Detroit advertising landscape has changed a great deal, with many of the large conglomerate agencies reeling from the loss of huge automotive advertising budgets. DRIVEN has built a steady following by helping small to medium clients generate returns on their marketing investments in a down-economy. “Many clients have a need for big ideas and brand advertising, but don’t have infinite budgets to make it happen,” says Kevin Woods, Chief Operating Officer for DRIVEN. “I think we show a definite passion for bringing different viewpoints to our clients and that’s what helps get them excited.”
DRIVEN, which celebrates it’s sixth year in March, continues to service many Michigan based clients including: ABC Warehouse, Wayne State University, Founders Brewing, PEP Stations LLC, United Road, and several retail automotive accounts including the LaFontaine Automotive Group, Berger Chevrolet, Matick Chevrolet, and the Bass family of dealerships in Ohio.
“We’re always looking to diversify creatively,” says one of the agencies Chief Creative Officers, Brian Cusac. “It’s an exciting time for us, because we are being invited to pitch a lot of categories where folks are looking for fresh brand or creative perspectives and that’s where we can really make a difference.”
Chiodo says that the new AOR wins are a positive for DRIVEN, but also a good sign for the advertising industry as a whole as well. “We know that, companies who continue to invest in advertising when the economy is down, reap incremental rewards, distancing themselves from their competition when things recover,” he adds. “Many of our current clients will benefit from this philosophy and our new clients are emboldened by their respective successes.” In either case, Chiodo says he believes that effective, thought provoking, results oriented work, will continue to help DRIVEN grow.
For additional information about DRIVEN contact Kevin Woods or visit www.drivensolutionsinc.com.
DRIVEN is a full-service “think-tank” advertising agency made up of professional renegades and rebels from the world of “BIG” advertising. They offer a seasoned team of account directors, creative thinkers and media planners who draw from their experience of working on some of the largest accounts in the world, from automotive, to home furnishing retailers, to soda pop companies, and everything in between. Their years of experience and relationships within the industry, provides them with the ability to draw from the best of the best in ideation. With a creative stable including award-winning writers, art directors, artists, musicians, strategic thinkers, media planners, and dreamers, they are a company with a proven track record of delivering cutting edge solutions for select clients.
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