Sunday, October 31, 2004

What the hell are you guys doing?

That is a damned fine question.

What we are doing is evident, though subtle, in every post and every design -- we are taking our lives back.

We are taking our lives back by doing what is natural for us to do. We are creators. We are builders. We have visions and (re)visions, we condense, we expand, we coalesce, we have never even been in the same room with the box.

We have been in the work force though. We have been pod people. I would rather die than do it again. I mean it.

Some like it. Some like the safety and security of the salaried, executive world. Others like the 9 to 5 at the docks. Still others prefer the coffee shops and bars. It is all respectable work. Ours is too.

We work hard. So hard that it only makes sense for us to work for ourselves.

We are fresh eyes.

We do our research.

So what do we do?

We bridge the disconnect between how you want to be seen and how you are seen. It is that simple.

If you are saying to yourself that many companies come up with ideas to do this, you are right. Trust us, we used to work for those companies. Usually those ideas -- those grand ideas, those huge, star-studded ideas -- are to get your business. How many of them have you seen move forward?

Their plan is simple. The ideas are great, but they are priced in addition to your retainer. Inevitably, the idea that sold you is too expensive, so you have to decline it in favor of another, less appealing, option.

We don't play that game. Our ideas work and we don't have hidden costs and fees.

When we present a plan -- whether for a word-of-mouth campaign, (re)branding, web identity, whathaveyou -- it is an actual plan. There are steps, timelines, accountability, and a line-by-line budget that calculates price to the last cent.

I suppose that is more the how we do what we do, heh?

What do we do? We bridge the disconnect.

We do this with every freaking tool in the toolbox.

We are experts in the so-called new media. We don't pretty it up for the sell. We are results.

We have run successful word-of-mouth campaigns all over the globe. Start to finish.

We do the internet branding. We do the corporate ID. We run creativity seminars. We develop corporate play plans. We do most everything.

We don't do boring.

We don't just take a client to have it. We interview each other. We will only work for a client who is ready to have us. We aren't what you've had before.

Our people are from every field that have come together to let creativity and vision shine. We are advertising. We are public relations and marketing communications. We are branding. We are the new media. Enjoy.

Friday, October 29, 2004

don't forget to vote nov. 2

if a neighbor needs a ride, childcare, or just that little nudge, help them out.

hold voting block parties. strike up the band. i'll be bringing snacks to the polling place and serving coffee, and watching out for thugs.

that's right - we at superflatmonkey may appear evil, but in fact we only use evil means to serve the common good. that is why we are endorsing mr. john kerry for united states president, and if you don't like it we don't need your business.

happy halloween!