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A wealth of creative talent puts a face on leading consumer brands such as Pampers, Reese's and AT&T.  With companies like Brandstorm, a division of Cincinnati's largest advertising agency, Northlich, LPK and Brandimage, Cincinnati provides the creative force behind many well-known consumer products.

Branding + Design Features

My Soapbox: Mike Bott, GM, The Brandery

As he steps in to the newly created role of general manager of  The Brandery in OTR, Mike Bott, at just 30, is ready to give ambitious startups the tools they need to survive, and thrive, in Cincinnati.

Kolar finds success at intersection of brand, architecture, interiors

Whether she’s helping design Cincinnati’s newest riverfront park or transforming hospitals by blending graphic and industrial design with architecture, Kelly Kolar revels in integrating her passions to create massive, holistic change.

Back to backs: Local designer grows brand from scratch

Take a woodworking dreamer, a beautiful product with a weakness and a bold leap of faith. That's what it took to launch JackBacks, which provides custom wood iPhone backs to a smart phone generation. The brainchild of local artist Adam Baumgartner, JackBacks illustrates the power of a good idea well-executed, and the impact of a dream no longer deferred.

Queen City Project shows Cincinnati through new lens

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then thousands of pictures strung together in two-minute videos must be worth at least a million. Focus those two minutes of visual storytelling on local businesses and you have the mission, and the creative drive, behind the Queen City Project.

Getting OFFF: artists inspire new world of creativity

Hector Ayuso, the Barcelona-based graphic and motion designer who founded OFFF, brought a piece of his three-day OFFFest to Cincinnati for two days. He left behind ideas and inspiration after connecting people to the future of creative thought.
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Branding + Design Blogs

Liz Mathews

This week's blogger makes food look good. Liz Mathews is a nationally recognized photo director, and serves as LPK's chief culinary creative director. A recent transplant from Los Angeles, Liz shares her thoughts on her move to Cincinnati, and finding inspiration in her new surroundings.

Jerry Kathman

Soapbox is pleased to present a special repeat blog of one of its most memorable bloggers, Jerry Kathman, President and CEO of Cincinnati based design firm, LPK. As a leading authority on the role of design in brand building, he's got a few things to say about Cincinnati's unique brand as seen through the eyes of business travelers as well as what we've got over Singapore and Vancouver.

Carol Coletta

Fresh off the latest CEOs for Cities annual conference in Pittsburgh, Soapbox caught up with president and CEO, Carol Coletta. She happily agreed to blog for us this week. Be sure to visit each blog on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as Carol poses some questions, as well as insight, into the importance of innovative cities as vital components to a succesful future. 

Jerry Kathman

Spend a minute or two over the next few days with Jerry Kathman, President and CEO of Cincinnati based LPK. As a leading authority on the role of design in brand building, he's got a few things to say about Cincinnati's unique brand as seen through the eyes of business travelers as well as what we've got over Singapore and Vancouver.

Ed Burghard

The "Provocative Professor," Ed Burghard, Executive Director of the Ohio Business Development Coalition as well as the Harley Procter Marketer at the Procter & Gamble Company, shares his own brand of innovative insight in this week's blogs.
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Branding + Design Videos

Old Spice gets creative makeover in OTR

The Old Spice buoy bottle gets countless makeovers, from a ray gun to a bomb, all in a cool storefront space in OTR. Take a tour, and get a peek inside the design process of Cincinnati's Procter & Gamble. Video by The BIG Media Company.

Take a Look at the Brandery's First Class

The Brandery, a start up accelerator based here in Cincinnati, just welcomed it's first class of companies and is using a 12 week program to teach start ups how to think of themselves as a brand rather than just a business.  This week, in the first of a series of videos that will follow the entire Brandery process, Soapbox and Seven/Seventy-Nine introduce you to The Brandery and the companies that make up it's inaugural class.

Bridge Worldwide

There's a reason why Bridge Worldwide has been listed as one of America's top 25 best places to work for two years in a row. President, Jay Woffington attributes the company's accolades to a combination of  fun and collaboration or "funaboration" as he calls it. His company takes digital media marketing to a whole new level where employees are expected to take an active role in affecting positive change within the company. This fresh approach is anything but "business as usual" but given the amount of growth this company has seen recently, it's clear that it's working. Soapbox staff invaded the swank downtown offices of Bridge Worldwide to have a brief conversation with wunderkind, Jay Woffington.

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