We're your "Go-To" Team, creative Adventurers with expert skills. For us, every day at Ad Ventures is an adventure, full of riveting challenges and high fives. There's no marketing job too big or too small that can't be conquered at Ad Ventures. When you want something done pronto and done extraordinarily well, we're your
go-to team.
Our talented people bring great value to your projects. But the Go-To team at Ad Ventures is made up of much more than people. We've got a whole bunch of talented, hard-working characters here. To name just a few, there's Rocky & Bullwinkle, Underdog, Dudley Do-Right, The Lone Ranger, Bugs Bunny, Batman and Agent 99. These are our creative monikers for our Mac workstations. They represent some of the best "go-to" software and hardware in the business and do darn good work for us and our clients. For Alex, President and Strategic Director of Ad Ventures, there's Rocky the flying squirrel, who thwarts any machinations of "warring spies," from the worldwide web; Underdog who comes to the rescue in a dash for inventively creative Heather; Dudley-Do-Right who does right for Candice, his tech-savvy user. And there's Bugs Bunny who chases down IE6 bugs and then puts on spectacular fake "kaput" scenes to satisfy bug ouster and can-do-web-developer, Nathan...
Ad Ventures invests in its equipment and technology and our people. We employ only the best, most technologically-advanced and talented senior graphic designers, marketing personnel, production artists, & web developers. Your marketing projects will be implemented with expertise and an eye for detail by a group of people who have a lot of pride in doing consistent, great work.
When you need a go-to team
to give your ad campaigns
a good punch,
we'll be there for you
to take on any marketing project,
big or small.
Call on us.
Use the bat signal if you want.
We're Ad Ventures.
Your resource for
advertising that's a hit.
When you need a go-to team
to save your world from KAOS
and the reruns of old, dated
communication pieces –
we'll be there for you
to plot your next
marketing maneuver and
outsmart any design challenge.
Call on us. We'll give you some
well-heeled advice.
We're Ad Ventures,
your good agents for
smart marketing.
When you need a go-to team
to ride to your rescue
and save your day,
we'll be there for you
to handle any design project,
big or small.
Call on us pronto.
We're Ad Ventures, your resource
for on-target marketing.
Alex Howard
Principal & Strategic Director
Experience:
In 1987 I founded Ad Ventures out of a sublet office in a health club (off the aerobic floor... now, that was interesting!), with a new fangled machine called a Mac Plus with an amazing 1mb of memory ( what in the world would you do with all that RAM??). Beginning with writing and drawing my own series of comics and selling them to fellow 5th graders, I've spent a lifetime in creative development, graphic design, sales, marketing, promotion, writing and business management. (Sadly, my illustration skills were not really up to snuff, so now I hire others better than myself for that!). As Strategic Director of Ad Ventures, I've gained a wealth of experience in virtually every industry sector, including hi-tech, construction, government, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, legal, professional services, real estate, food & beverage, and yes... even a women's biker club!
Creativity on the job:
I provide overall agency creative and strategic direction, conduct new business presentations, manage clients & projects, enjoy a good pun and the occasional, politically in-correct joke.
Insight into what drives him:
Nailing the "Big Idea", achieving positive client results, building a business founded on a tight-knit team of highly competent and committed co-workers.
Karen Skeens
Principal & Creative Director
Experience:
Creativity on the job:
No shortages of creativity here. "Every day is an AdVenture" at Ad Ventures!
Insight into what drives her:
Coming up with great positioning for a brand re-invention, getting creative with copy writing, achieving excellence in design, hearing these words from a client: "we love it," first cup-of-coffee of the day, one-liners that cause for bursting with laughter (a frequent occurrence working with these Mac characters...)