here's the work


a honey of a project… make that two projects

by Pat Fagan - Monday, August 16th, 2010

When Heaven Hill Distilleries foresaw the growing trend toward flavored spirits, they put their best minds together to determine the product categories, flavorings and formulations. Once those decisions had been made, and the development began, Keller Crescent Advertising was assigned to design the bottles and labeling.

Two new products were to be introduced, Evan Williams Honey Reserve and Christian Brothers Honey. Both brands — Evan Williams (a Bourbon) and Christian Brothers (a Brandy) — have strong shelf presence and a loyal following. Given that, we thought it best to maintain conformity with their current bottles.

As for the labeling…

why bother with brands

by Lynne Mlady - Monday, August 16th, 2010

So you think branding is old hat, yesterday’s newspaper, and not worth worrying about? You would be so incredibly wrong. In this day of instant messaging, instant need gratification and instant turn-offs, your product had better communicate an instant image, or consumers will bypass it.

To get the full lowdown on what branding is and how to do it, you must read and adopt the landmark book by Al Ries and Jack Trout, “Positioning: the Battle for Your Mind.” The 20th anniversary edition was published in 2000, and for those who want instant information, it’s now available in Kindle edition and as an audio book.

we hear voices

by Pat Fagan - Monday, August 16th, 2010


Sam Elliott, Tim Kazurinsky, Richard Karn, and David Pasquesi all have something in common — something other than great talent, Hollywood accolades/awards, a growing list of screen credits, and nagging, persistent paparazzi.

They have all lent their voices to our agency, Keller Crescent Advertising, to promote the products and services of our growing client roster — some more than once.

play it again, sam

by Pat Fagan - Friday, July 9th, 2010

Sometimes you have to go with your gut, even if it means defying convention.

Ellis Park (Henderson, KY), ranked 6th for best wagering by the Horseplayers Association of North America, recently selected Keller Crescent Advertising to promote its 87th season of thoroughbred horse racing.

Serious local horseplayers need little or no encouragement to show up on race day. If the horses are running, the purses attractive, a huge percentage of them will be there. Targeting this loyal group is not an efficient way to spend.

To boost attendance in 2010, Ellis Park and Keller Crescent Advertising developed a marketing strategy to attract a more diverse audience — entire families — by offering a series of special events including trick riders, camel and ostrich races, and giveaways, much of which are part of a conventional marketing program.

Where Keller Crescent Advertising has departed from the norm is in its Creative.

How so?

LMH Leverages the Web for Fundraising

by Dustin Cline - Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Logansport Memorial Hospital (LMH) embraces the web as an important tool in their marketing arsenal and they are finding exciting new ways to use their organization’s website as part of their marketing, community outreach, and fundraising initiatives.

In 2009, Keller Crescent Advertising assisted LMH with a complete redesign of their organization’s website. More recently, Keller Crescent developed a custom event registration system for the Logansport Memorial Hospital Foundation’s annual Golf Outing. As their biggest fundraiser of the year, LMH wanted to make it easy for participants to register for the event, become sponsors, and donate gifts.

The process is complex because of the many options presented to registrants. Keller Cresent’s task was to make it simple, flexible, and error-free. The solution is a custom component written for Joomla, LMH’s content management system.  In just two weeks time, Keller Crescent was able to design and deliver this tailor-made solution. Take a look for yourself – and consider becoming a participant or sponsor.

You can see the custom solution and register for the golf event by visiting
http://www.logansportmemorial.org/2010-golf-event.html

The Quest for Engagement

by Peter Weber - Monday, March 29th, 2010

There have been many studies on the effect that employee engagement has on the financial performance of a company. Actively engaged employees that buy into the mission and vision of a company, as well as the value proposition offered, can have profound effects on productivity, loyalty and sales growth. While there are many employee satisfaction and evaluation tools out there, the one that we utilize to measure employee engagement and direct feedback on performance is the Gallup Q12 survey.

Developed more than a decade ago, the Q12 survey asks questions regarding basic workplace needs, management support, teamwork and professional growth. Each question is rated on a five-point scale, responses are measured in an index and employees are placed into one of three categories:

Keller Crescent Advertising goes on an awards binge

by keller crescent - Monday, February 15th, 2010


Keller Crescent once again swept Beverage Dynamics Magazine’s Advertising and Promotions Awards, beating out stalwart international shops such as the Richards Group, FCB and Leo Burnett.

The agency won ten awards for advertising, packaging, point of sale and displays in the 25th annual contest.

industrial contractors launch new web portal

by Tim Piazza - Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

It’s no simple task to describe the many services of Industrial Contractors, Incorporated. This Evansville, Indiana-based commercial contractor fabricates custom equipment for factories, builds schools and power plants, and manages facilities of all sorts. Complexity often leads to confusion, and ICI wanted a way to tell their story simply and elegantly, letting their work do much of the talking for them.

celebrate! Summer

by Lynne Mlady - Monday, May 4th, 2009

The celebrate! everyday occasions campaign for McCafe Coffees, created by Keller Crescent Advertising, just goes on and on. For this summer’s executions, we’re featuring McCafe on Ice — Iced Mochas and Iced Lattes.

Read about the BIG, ENDURING IDEA behind The KC McCafe campaign.

Celebrate! A Classic is Born

by Randy Rohn Executive Creative Director - Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Naiyana Hardy and Lynne Mlady from Keller Crescent Advertising have come up with the Big Enduring Idea for McDonald’s.

What’s a Big Enduring Idea?