Posted at November 22, 2010 03:48 PM in Our Work

SAMMinistries Give Campaign a direct call-to-action makes it easier to overcome homelessness Founded in 1983 by four downtown churches confronted with a mounting population of transient homeless, SAMMinistries faced a disconnect between prevailing public perception and their current mission and challenges. They called upon esd to correct...

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Posted at November 22, 2010 02:14 PM in Our Work

KEEPING ART EDUCATION EASY TO ACCESS The historic Ursuline campus in downtown San Antonio is filled with frenetic activity. Paintbrushes flow over canvases, clay spins from lumps to pristine vessels, fiber twirls across looms, strobes flash to capture digital images. The Southwest School of Art is...

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Posted at November 15, 2010 02:57 PM in Our Work

A FOUNDATION FOR THE LOGO Every interaction between people in your business – between staff and customers, between coworkers, even contact with vendors – shapes your brand more effectively than any other initiative you could implement. Your team needs to understand the organization’s mission; they need...

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Posted at November 15, 2010 10:26 AM in Our Work

CONFIRMING GOOD TASTE Trumer Pils is a full-bodied pilsner based on a 400-year-old Austrian family recipe that arrived on American shores less than 10 years ago. The Gambrinus Company collaborated with the Sigl family of Salzburg to build a brewery (brauerei) in Berkeley, California in 2003. more...

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Posted at November 01, 2010 10:49 AM in Agency

When most of the country is sleeping in on Thanksgiving morning, think of us. esd&associates team members will hit the pavement to raise money for the San Antonio Food Bank. We recently attended a luncheon to kick off the Food4SA drive, where we learned that each...

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Posted at October 29, 2010 08:47 AM in Agency

esd celebrated Halloween early with lunch in the office and the 2010 Pumpkin Contest. This year's contest featured a guest judge - Robb Wasielewski of San Antonio Museum of Art. Judge Robb brought a full set of aesthetic measures to his task, including luminosity, craft...

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Posted at October 14, 2010 09:51 AM in Agency

On Oct. 13, Mayor Julián Castro and Metro Health unveiled ¡Por Vida!, a new program to help San Antonio’s families find healthy choices on local restaurant menus. esd helped Metro Health define, brand and communicate the new initiative. Mayor Castro discussed the program in a...

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Posted at September 29, 2010 03:40 PM in Public Relations

When a tree falls in the forest, does it make news? The full realization of a new idea – website redesign, corporate rebranding, new product – needs a proper introduction. San Antonio Shrine Auditorium launched its new brand with an elaborate open house, introducing itself...

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Posted at September 15, 2010 04:26 PM in Public Relations

esd creates conversations that change communities – we’re in the message business, combining influences to help people be healthy and enjoy life. Since February, we have worked with San Antonio Sports to produce the Fit Family Challenge, an excellent model of esd’s “community collaboration” approach...

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