Stevens & Tate Marketing Announces New Promotion

LOMBARD, Ill. (August 31, 2009) – Dan Gartlan, president of Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions, has proudly announced the promotion of Debbie Szwast to Account Services Director.

Szwast previously served Stevens & Tate as an Account Supervisor. With more than 15 years of agency experience, MBA and a Master of Arts from DePaul University, Szwast has lead her account team to help execute comprehensive campaigns and on-target strategies for all of her clients.

In addition to serving as a supervisor on select accounts, Szwast will now be coaching the department in meeting client expectations of high-quality work, while remaining fiscally responsible in these challenging economic times.

"Debbie has proven to be a talented strategist working on some of our top national accounts and this promotion comes without question," said Gartlan. "Her leadership experience and her higher education offer a unique and strong combination. I am sure with her coaching she will lead the department and the agency to even greater future successes."

Endora Digital Launches Green Pavers Website

LOMBARD, Ill. (April 22, 2009) – Endora Digital Solutions, division of Stevens & Tate Marketing, chose Earth Day to launch it’s newest site WhyPaveGreen.org, an educational resource for those interested in permeable paving, storm water management, or water recovery.

Endora Digital Solutions created WhyPaveGreen.org as the first site of its kind offering education, news, resources and expert advise targeted towards those interested in recharging the environment, improving water quality and revitalizing the earth through permeable pavers innovative storm water management.

WhypaveGreen.org offers an animated demonstration and videos from the industry’s Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institution (ICPI) to visually show how the different types of permeable pavers are designed and their benefits. The site provides expert advise through blog postings by Chuck Taylor, an easy manufacturer locator tool, industry news and a function on the site that allows users to forward information from the site to someone else. 

“We were honored that Chuck Taylor of Advanced Pavement Technologies, an expert in the field with over 25 years of experience, offered his services as our 'permeable pavement systems' expert,” said Nicole Wagner, Director of Endora Digital Solutions.

For more information about the site or if you’re asking why pave green, check out WhyPaveGreen.org and don’t forget to “email a friend.”

About Stevens & Tate Marketing & Endora Digital Solutions:
Stevens & Tate Marketing and Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, food, and B2B industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Shanty Creek Seeks Website Experience

LOMBARD, Ill. (December 8, 2008) – Shanty Creek Resorts in Northern Michigan has again awarded Stevens & Tate with work. This time the renowned resort was looking to improve its web experience that would engage current and potential costumers.

Shanty Creek Resorts offers 72 holes of championship golf, 49 downhill skiing runs, and one of the finest spa resorts in Michigan. With three distinct villages, this renowned four-season resort offers multiple accommodations of warmth and comfort to satisfy all ages for either professional or personal experiences at Shanty Creek.

In October of 2008, Shanty Creek Resorts expressed the need to create a more up-to-date “experience” on their website to match the experience that they create at their resorts. Stevens & Tate, agency of record since 2007, answered their call with in-depth web support.

“Shanty Creek knew it needed to reflect more of it’s brand on the website. Since we developed that brand, they agreed we could do the best job of positioning the website to echo the resorts messaging, which would in turn drive more return visitors to the site,” said Mike Kolin, an Account Supervisor at Stevens & Tate.

With the Website updates now live, there has been an emphasis placed on Search Engine Marketing with a blend of seasonal pay per performance campaigns, and site optimization, link building and directory listings with monthly tracking and reporting.

As the Michigan vacation of your dreams awaits you at Shanty Creek Resorts, the up-to-date web experience awaits you at shantycreek.com.

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Rydal Waters and Rydal Park Signs On With Stevens & Tate

LOMBARD, Ill. (December 1, 2008) – Rydal Waters and Rydal Park quickly underwent redevelopment and construction while signing on for an all new marketing experience at the end for 2009.

Out of Abington Township, Pennsylvania, Rydal Waters is a newly constructed planned Continuing Care Retirement Community looking to attract by offering a unique senior living housing. Also out of Abington Township, Rydal Park is an established and successful Continuing Care Retirement Community looking to take a cooperative approach to 2008 fourth quarter and 2009 marketing with Rydal Waters.

Both owned and operated by Presby’s Inspired Life, an organization that has served senior adults in the Greater Delaware Valley for more than 50 years, the communities strive to fill their housing units.

Within the rapid construction and reconstruction timelines commissioned in 2008, the two communities were forced with developing new marketing for their communities. Working as a hired consultant from Greenbrier, Stevens & Tate stepped up to the plate.

“I always tell people that Stevens & Tate knows more about my business than I do. They are strategic in their thinking, careful to pay attention to all the details, their execution is exemplary and they are fun people,” commented Barry Johnson, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Greenbrier Development.

To find out more about Rydal Park, please visit http://rydalpark.org/. To learn more about Rydal Waters, please visit http://rydalwaters.org/.

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Ryland Homes Builds Strong Relationships

LOMBARD, Ill. (November 1, 2008) – Ryland Homes West Region has paired with the North Region on choosing Stevens & Tate as its advertising agency in Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and all of California.

Founded in 1967, The Ryland Group continues to be a leading national homebuilder and mortgage-finance company that’s made up of 22 home building divisions in the United States, with the north and west region occupying 11 of these divisions. Since its inception, Ryland Homes has built more than 275,000 homes across the country, which helps to provide longevity and trust to the homebuyer.

Since December of 2007, Stevens & Tate has worked with the North Region of Ryland Homes to help provide more strategic thinking that mobilizes quickly in this ever-changing Real Estate market, while offering competitive creative solutions. Stevens & Tate has been successful at staying on track with Ryland Homes’ value for national strength, with a local focus on the north region divisions and hopes to bring parallel success out west during these difficult times for other homebuilders.

“In this challenging housing market, builders are looking for smarter marketing, lower cost per lead, and generally rebuilding marketing plans from the ground up and that’s what we bring to Ryland,” said Dan Gartlan, President of Stevens & Tate.

Stevens & Tate looks to utilize diverse and integrated strategies to help meet the advertising needs of Ryland Homes including strategic planning, data analysis, Internet rich media plans, umbrella campaigns modified to specific divisions and creative solutions with trackable results.

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Stevens & Tate Promotes Account Supervisors

LOMBARD, Ill. (May 5, 2008) – Dan Gartlan, president of Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions, has proudly announced the promotions of Mike Kolin and Debbie Szwast.

Mike Kolin has been promoted to Account Supervisor for his unique combination of design skills and business development with exceptional work on senior living, resort, and golf clients. His years of art direction, in combination with the last nine years in account service, have made him an invaluable resource for his clients’ success at Stevens & Tate.

With more than 15 years of agency experience, a MBA and a Master of Arts, Debbie Szwast was named Account Supervisor for her strategic thinking and outstanding execution. With a background in public relations, advertising and marketing, Szwast has many years in the competitive agency industry which helps her to execute the comprehensive campaigns that her clients demand.

“Together, Kolin and Szwast are seasoned veterans that continue to bring their passion for advertising to the table and serve as strategic leaders for their teams,” said Dan Gartlan, President of Stevens & Tate. “If you have ever seen the work that has come out of their teams, you know that these promotions come as no surprise.”

Stevens & Tate Promotes Account Executives

LOMBARD, Ill. (Apr. 11, 2008) – Dan Gartlan, president of Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions, has announced the recent promotions of Bridget Tobin and Jamie Mills.

With over 9 years of account service in several industries and 3 years with Stevens & Tate, Bridget Tobin was elevated to the position of Account Supervisor for her outstanding work. Tobin brings a balance of account service and design knowledge to Stevens & Tate where her expertise and experience to lead various types of projects has been exemplified on all of her clients work.

A valued member of the Stevens & Tate account service team since 2005, Jamie Mills, was promoted to Senior Account Executive for her instrumental execution on campaigns for Stevens & Tate clients. Prior to joining Stevens & Tate, Mills spent her time at the University of Illinois, as member of the American Advertising Federation where she exercised her leadership for the National Student Advertising Competition. A diligent student, Jamie graduated with Honors, achieving a Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising and a Minor in Psychology.

“I am proud to announce these promotions as they reflect Mills and Tobin’s commitment and passion for excellence in advertising and strategic thinking,” said Dan Gartlan, President of Stevens & Tate.

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Seeks Website Work Stevens & Tate Offers Solution

LOMBARD, Ill. (February 4, 2008) – The Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF), a non-profit organization, has partnered with Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions, to help advance the awareness and treatment efforts of Angelman Syndrome through a re-energized website.

ASF was looking for a way to expand the nations knowledge of the organization and the syndrome while being able to maximize their website as a communication tool. Among a slue of website development companies, Stevens & Tate won the business for their compassion to the organization’s purpose and their development of strategic marketing solutions to ASFs challenges.

“First, we had to bring the expect and care that this client needs and deserves,” said Mark Beebe, Vice President of Stevens & Tate, “And of course, we had to develop the most strategic way to deliver their message while keeping those with Angelam Syndrome in mind.”

When the new site launches, the ASF will have an integrated e-commerce solution that will handle direct donations and membership fees while entertaining an easy-to-shop experience. These e-commerce efforts will help to fund ASF treatment efforts. Other key functions of the vamped site will include video and audio streaming, more user-friendly navigation, a breaking real-time functionality and an easy-to-use content management system.

With these updates, Stevens & Tate is also working to track results through donations, memberships and decreased time management for staff. The opportunity for future work with ASF outside of the Internet also attributed to the win for the agency.

Angelman Syndrome affects an estimated 1 in 12,000 to 20,000 people. Based out of Chicago, Angelman Syndrome Foundation works to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman Syndrome through education and information, research, and support for individuals with Angelman Syndrome, their families and other concerned parties. For more information, visit www.angelman.org or call 800-432-6435.

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Stevens & Tate Marketing Begins Work With Ryland Homes

LOMBARD, Ill. (Jan. 01, 2008) – Ryland Homes North Region has chosen Stevens & Tate Marketing as its advertising agency in Washington D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, Indianapolis, Ohio Valley and the Twin Cities.

Together, Ryland Homes North Region and Stevens & Tate are working to build trust in new home buying, separate Ryland Homes from their competition, attract buyers relocating, improve Realtor cooperation, drive website traffic to generate new sales, and to increase qualified sales and traffic to sales centers.

Stevens & Tate will utilize diverse and integrated strategies to help meet the advertising needs of Ryland Homes including strategic planning, data analysis, rich media plans, umbrella campaigns modified to specific divisions and creative solutions with trackable results.

“Ryland was looking for a partner and team where more strategic thinking could mobilize quickly in this ever changing Real Estate market and who could offer competitive creative solutions. Stevens & Tate is always looking for clients that value what we have to offer,” said Dan Gartlan, President of Stevens & Tate.

Founded in 1967, The Ryland Group is a Fortune 500 homebuilder and mortgage-finance company that’s made up of 22 home buying divisions in the United States, with the north region occupying 6 of these divisions.

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.

Stevens & Tate Wins Six Davey Awards For Creative Excellence

LOMBARD, Ill. (Nov. 12, 2007) – Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions, an innovative advertising company located just west of Chicago, has received one gold and five silver Davey Awards in recognition of its creative work for Kirk Homes, Town & Country Homes, Centex Destinations Properties and The Abbey Resort.

The Davey Awards are exclusively for agencies, companies, or organizations with annual billings or revenues under 25 million. Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, the International Davey Awards honor creative excellence in small agencies and companies worldwide.

“Our first priority always is our commitment to differentiating a client from the marketplace and producing results for our clients. Yet, any time you are recognized with awards of this caliber, it’s an statement about our outstanding team,” said Mark Beebe, Vice President of Stevens & Tate. "We knew these campaigns were successful from the results our clients saw, to win six Davey awards is a remarkable accomplishment that confirms the work we are doing is recognized in the marketplace as well.”

Stevens & Tate Marketing/Endora Digital Solutions has developed a reputation for advertising excellence and has acquired a diverse client base, specializing in the real estate, senior living, hotel and travel, and food industries. Located just west of Chicago, Stevens & Tate/Endora Digital provides clients with innovative, on-strategy creative, all while providing trackable results. For more information, visit www.stevens-tate.com or call 630-627-5200.