Rock Valley Credit Union Names Chartwell as Agency of Record

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Chartwell Agency, an award-winning marketing firm based in northern Illinois, was recently named agency of record (AOR) for Rock Valley Credit Union (RVCU), a Rockford-area independent financial institution that offers personal solutions for…

Is Your Marketing Plan Straight Out of a Horror Movie?

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Horror movies: some love them, others can’t get through one without covering their eyes. Either way, I think we can all agree that none of us can get through one without yelling or throwing the remote at the TV. Oftentimes, we are left scratching…

Edgebrook Shopping Center Selects Chartwell as Agency of Record

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Chartwell Agency, an award-winning marketing firm based in northern Illinois, was recently named agency of record (AOR) for Edgebrook Shopping Center, a Rockford original which serves as home to numerous local merchants including restaurants,…

Don’t Spread Your Marketing Message Too Thin

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It’s a not-so-often-heard-of idiom called the “Raspberry Jam Rule”: The wider you spread it, the thinner it gets. This particularly applies to marketing in that the broader the audience you attempt to reach, the weaker the impact. When…

Keep Content Stress Free

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Back in my newspaper reporter days, I remember thinking everybody could write. I was surrounded by writers and writing every day. It wasn’t until I left and entered the communications/marketing world that I saw writing can cause serious…

Visual Investment: Great Images Tell Great Stories

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You’ve heard of the term return on investment (ROI) but get ready for ROVI (return on visual investment). As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all encouraged to limit our contact with others. Gone are the days that…

Humor in Pandemic Marketing? Consumers Look for a Lighter Side

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Nothing is funny about the pandemic. Numbers escalated, we stayed home. We all became employee/teacher/chef/sanitation engineers - simultaneously. Then glimmers of hope, small returns to normalcy before escalating numbers crept up again and…

Commercials That Connect Still Need Action

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The best commercials spark conversation, and there’s a series of TV ads that still make me smile each time I see them and keep coming up in conversation with friends and family. Those would be the “Dr. Rick” commercials for Progressive…
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A Mid-year Marketing Review

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The first half of 2020 has been quite the ride! Our daily habits and lives were disrupted. We experienced uncertainty, fear and (lots of) change. Despite these challenges, we learned how to be more resilient, agile and patient. What we thought…

Designing in These Times

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At the beginning of March 2020, most of our clients were in full swing with their Q2 marketing programs and plans. Messaging and creative were developed and ready to rock ‘n’ roll. We were heading into the fun advertising seasons of spring…