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05.03.13
Oh Boy
When it first came to our attention that former SullivanPerkins staffer Somere Sanders had published a children’s story, with illustrations from former SullivanPerkins staffer Robert Soto, we thought – how sweet. But then things got strange. According to Somere’s bio on Amazon, where her book can be purchased, Somere now “lives in a purple polka…
04.29.13
BNSF CEO Earns Distinguished Award
One is a star performer. The other is Brad Pitt. SullivanPerkins has a nearly ten-year relationship with BNSF Railway. Earlier this month, BNSF CEO Matthew K. Rose received a 2013 Horatio Alger Award at a gala ceremony in Washington, D.C. that was also attended by Brad Pitt. The award, given this year to a distinguished…
04.12.13
Who’s that famous face?
That’s right, it’s J.P. Anderson, a former SullivanPerkins staffer who wrote for Inside Look, our community magazine project that provided where-to-go, what-to-do information for hundreds of communities, from Hawaii to New York. SullivanPerkins handled this massive assignment for over 15 years. The client: GTE Directories, which became Verizon Information Services, which became Idearc, which became…
04.03.13
A Good Year for MoneyGram
We were happy to notice recently that our client MoneyGram saw global revenue rise 7% to $1.3 billion last year. Congratulations. We recently helped MoneyGram in their efforts to bring one dollar figure lower: the amount of money lost each year to wire fraud. Do you know all the ways criminals try to trick…
03.21.13
A Big Cheer for a Big Chair
When we were engaged to help market a 400+ acre development, anchored by Nebraska Furniture Mart, with its 560,000-square-foot showroom and a 1.3-million square foot distribution center, it was pretty clear that size matters. So, when it was time to design a leasing sign to be placed on the property, somehow the normal plain…
02.19.13
Grandscape Makes A Grand Entrance on the Front Page of the Dallas Business Journal.
SullivanPerkins named Grandscape and created its brand identity and website, so we’ve known for a while just how big Grandscape will be. It’s big in terms of expected visitors (over 8 million in the first year), big in terms of size (400+ acres) and big in terms of investment ($1.5 billion). Recently, Grandscape’s size and…
12.27.12
It’s a knockout!
Responsive design for Maple Avenue Boxing Gym website functions on desktop, phone, and tablets. Whether you want to knock heads in the boxing ring or just turn them with a well-conditioned body, Maple Avenue Boxing Gym in Dallas is a terrific venue. Using “responsive design” that automatically adjusts the desktop content of the website to…
12.06.12
When Dan The Man Was Merely a Boy
Memory is an imperfect vehicle for carrying the facts of our lives. But, like an imperfectly trained terrier, it does sometimes bring things back. So it is with great delight that we learned that Dan Richards, former lead graphic designer at Nike, was to appear back in Dallas as the guest speaker at a Wednesday…
11.16.12
Zoo Website Stands Tall
The website we created for Caldwell Zoo in Tyler, Texas, was recently recognized by Market & Feasibility Advisors as among the best of the more than 200 American Zoological Association member websites. The websites we create generate traffic. They deliver your message. And they look good. Like to talk to us about creating a great…
10.18.12
Buffett, Shovels, & Girls
We attended a luncheon benefit (part of the Lunch & Learn series) for our long-time client Ursuline Academy, where the guest speaker was Peter Buffett, a wonderful composer/musician and, as it happens, Warren Buffett’s son. SullivanPerkins has its own Buffett connection – as agency for BNSF Railway, a Berkshire-Hathaway company, as well as the marketing…