There are many components that make a year-end appeal successful — an engaged audience, a compelling story, an integrated approach, a motivating “ask” — to name a few. Many of these pieces can’t readily be cultivated overnight, which makes it all the more fruitful when you’ve done the work and can put all the pieces […]
Design can be used to solve infinite problems — from checking you out at the grocery store faster to building skyscrapers that stand tall on swampy soil. At Spire2, we use design to grab attention and communicate a message with emotion. The Challenge: Work within a tight budget to create more impact. The services of […]
How do you develop the branding for a local chapter of a national organization with restrictive standards that need to be adhered to? Very carefully. CASA of DuPage County wanted help developing a stronger application for their visual branding. We had to stay in compliance with the standards set by the national organization while also […]
Support and awareness of CASA of DuPage County has mostly defaulted to being centered around the county seat — Wheaton. Past Child Abuse Prevention Month campaigns have provided little measurement and required a lot of internal resources to execute. The goal of this social media campaign was to reach communities throughout the county, raise awareness […]
XMA asked Spire2 to create and launch a monthly giving program. Since past direct mail had not delivered very effective results, we analyzed their house list and past campaigns very carefully. We recommended a giving goal that was much higher than they had ever raised from a direct mail campaign before, so we worked closely […]
When we redesigned Andersonville Physical Therapy’s website, we wanted to be sure their mission of helping people move better for life permeated the entire site. What better way to represent this than with video? We teamed up with photographer and videographer Michael Hudson, to create a window into the offices of Andersonville Physical Therapy, giving […]
When starting the trek of redesigning and building a new website, one of the more cumbersome tasks is gathering access to the various accounts which help us see a complete picture of the current site and where we can improve. Often a developer from several redesigns ago set up one of these accounts and is […]
This boutique firm asked us to improve their marketing. Our strategy included redesigning their brand, developing videos and creating an online experience that is unique. To help the group stand out among other “fee-only” advisors, we developed a fee calculator. This calculator gives potential clients a better understanding of what they may be paying based […]
Timothy Financial Counsel’s website had been serving them well for years. But they knew they wanted a refresh and we were faced with the following question: How do you improve a site that is working just fine? We simplified the design to better highlight their unique position in the financial planning industry. We also added interactive […]
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Success during a pandemic
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