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It’s Kinda Scary Out There.

How do you know which design firm, creative studio or design team is right for you? We try and answer that question by telling you our process. We can honestly tell you from experience that good design solutions arise out of good working relationships between the creative and the client. When there is mutual respect and trust, great ideas emerge and come to light.

Working with You: Our Process

First We Listen. When we are getting to know you and about your business, we ask a lot of questions — questions that tell us what you are looking for, even if you’re not quite sure what that is just yet. We ask questions about what your goals are, how you perceive your business and how you want to be perceived by your target market.

We Provide Options. There’s no such thing as one size fits all. Every client is unique. So are their objectives. Depending on the scope of the project, especially large projects, we’ll offer options and approaches to match your needs and budget.

We Have Ways of Keeping Accountable. For new and refresh branding projects, we take what we have learned from you and provide a detailed written creative brief. A creative brief is a blueprint for the project. What goes into a creative brief are project overview, goals, messages, audience description, budget, schedule and anything else that is relevant to the project. A creative brief keeps us accountable. We design to the brief and nothing else.

Whether or not a project requires a creative brief, it’s our practice to provide clients with detailed estimates for projects. Estimates can contain options with price points for each option and what the deliverables will be for each option. Estimates may contain project phases with deliverables outlined for each phase. We also provide a time frame for project phases with a project completion date. This keeps everyone on track to make sure the project stays on track.

We Keep You In the Loop. You’re busy running your own business, you shouldn’t have to wonder how your project is coming and guess where things are at. We’ll keep you in the know. Promise.

Presenting the Work. Depending on your style, schedule and how many decision makers are involved, we can customize project design presentations to meet your needs. Whether presentations are PDFs or PowerPoints, we provide written rationales outlining the creative direction for your project.

Have questions about our process? Just ask. We feel better knowing our clients feel comfortable about how their projects are managed. As always, we offer a free 30 minute consultation.

Our Creative Services

Branding is a core part of our business. We believe there is far more to branding than a logo. It’s vital that all your marketing tools are in strategic alignment for a consistent brand experience and audience interaction. Here is a brief overview of what we offer for both offline and online channels to market your brand.


BRANDING
Identity (New and Refreshes)
Tagline Development
Branding Guidelines

OFFLINE MARKETING TOOLS
Print Ads
Book Design (Covers + Pages)
Brochures
Business Stationery
CD/DVD Jackets
Direct Mail
Flyer and Poster Design
Invitations
Presentations
Sell Sheets


ONLINE MARKETING TOOLS
Website Design
Microsites and Landing Pages
Website Assessments and Re-vamps
Facebook Gate and Landing Page Graphics
Avatars
HTML e-mail and e-Newsletters
Powerpoint Presentation Design

WRITING / BRAND MESSAGING
Radio Scripts (30-second spots)
Press Releases
Ad Copy
Brochure Copy
Guest Blog Posts

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Based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Send us a message at hello@grandciel.com. Talk with us at 952.898.5699

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