Our Latest Ad For WTI

By FrancisTHE AGENCY, Trucking, Work

In our original post on WTI, we introduced you to the company, the development of its brand-messaging strategy, and its first two ads.  Naturally, we’d like to think those two ads were part of the reason WTI increased its driver force by nearly 24% in the first two months they were with us. However, by … Read More

Baggett’s Seventh Ad: Fish In A Barrel

By FrancisTHE AGENCY, Trucking, Work

Early this month, Baggett‘s recruiting director Daniel Buckhannan gave us contact info for Scott and and Darlene Carter—the husband-wife driver team he wanted to profile in the company’s new print ad.  Although most of our past ads have focused either directly or indirectly on drivers’ earnings potential with Baggett, with the near-unprecedented level of competition … Read More

New Client. New Campaign.

By FrancisTHE AGENCY, Trucking, Work

In mid-June, we started work with WTI—a flatbed trucking company in Tuscaloosa that needed an overhaul of its driver-recruitment branding and advertising program. To see a typical “pre-Hare” WTI ad, Click Here. DEVELOPING WTI’S BRANDLINE As always, we conducted a lot of background interviews—with everyone from recently-hired drivers to longtime CEO Rendy Taylor. From those … Read More

Baggett’s Sixth Ad: Creative Goes Cross-Country

By FrancisTHE AGENCY, Trucking, Work

The perpetual challenge to producing testimonial ads for Baggett is that so few of their drivers are ever in town. That was certainly the case with Dennis and Abigail Huggins—a couple who had a story that was not only irresistible from a personal perspective, but which also perfectly matched our core brand-messaging strategy. After our … Read More

Bad Day? Not An Option Here.

By FrancisArticles, CULTURE, Miscellaneous

When I grow up, I want to be like Calvin Morris. If you’ve ever passed the Publix shopping center on Green Springs during weekday lunch hours, Calvin is the guy dancing on the sidewalk with the Firehouse Subs sign. In my entire life, I have never seen anyone bring more joy to his work. Calvin … Read More

Owner’s Association Rebranding Continued.

By FrancisBUSINESS, Communications, THE AGENCY, Uncategorized, Work

In October, we published This Post about the work we did in supporting The Owner’s Association‘s 2011 rebranding initiative. Not long ago we completed their first post-rebranding collateral piece—and it might just be my personal favorite of the entire campaign to date. It’s a brochure targeting  potential Allied Members (typically vendors serving the hospitality industry). Click … Read More