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An Ad Guy is a "virtual" ad agency, a way of delivering top-notch advertising talent directly to businesses that want it without the overhead of traditional agencies.
I am Melton Cartes, the chief Ad Guy, and I can help you extend your marketing/advertising by helping you be more clever with your ad budget.
The latest thoughts from An Ad Guy.
Here you'll find advice for large established businesses and small start-ups, for immediate results as well as long-term growth. I hope you find this site helpful, enjoy reading and come back often. Thank you.
If you have a business, for profit or non-profit, and want to have an online presence, you’ll need to have a website. That’s where things get complicated very quickly.
WordPress to the rescue. There are other options out there but WordPress is a very good one and has been in use for several years by large and small endeavors. So, it’s tested. [Read more →]
Here are some of the logos I’ve designed for a variety of clients.
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Advertising is not about selling. Advertising is the process of creating communication pieces that persuade a target audience to have a new understanding and appreciation for a product, service, company or cause. [Read more →]
You’ve seen the new Crispin, Porter + Bogusky campaign for Microsoft, first the Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld roadshow followed by the supposed next phase of the plan, the cavalcade of real people and celebrities claiming to be “a PC.”
This first came to my attention with the cover of Fast Company’s June 2008 issue that pretty clearly asks if CPB’s Alex Bogusky can make Microsoft cool. While the article itself quotes Andrew Keller, one of CPB’s co-executive creative directors saying “To try to be cool is to not be cool,” the resulting campaign does just that. [Read more →]
What to Look for In Your Next Logo or Corporate Identity Design
You are a business
You are looking for something of which you can be proud. Something that clearly and completely communicates what your business does and stands for. Or you want a logo that will make you money. [Read more →]
