daniel burton dean | DBD creates branding models and immediate sales tools for clients with regional and global advertising and design needs. DBD serves manufacturers and marketers of consumer and business to business products and services.
Three creative divisions of DBD include:
plum – traditional creative initiation and advertising services;
swivel – creative and programming for new media opportunities, including the Web;
tangent – exploration and development of new-economic-reality opportunities, using efficient digital
and open-source platforms.
In 2009, there are eleven individuals working as DBD on a full-time basis to serve client needs.
The core creative associates of DBD | plum are:
- Phil Mowrey, creative director
Wabash College – 1983
University of Chicago – 1986 - Tom Johnson, art director/sr. creative manager
Vincennes University – 1998 - Brandon Luhring, art director/creative manager
Ball State University – 2002 - Katie Peninger, art director/creative manager
Auburn University – 2003 - Brad Dennison, graphic designer
University of Indianapolis – 2001 - Matt Breivogel, graphic designer
Art Institute of Seattle – 2005
The core creative associates of DBD | swivel are:
- Brandon Luhring, (interactive manager)
- Julie Mitchell, web designer, developer
University of Evansville – 1997 - Gregg Duncan, web developer
Eastern Kentucky University – 1987 - Jodie Lynn, director, account services
The Ohio State University – 1997
Columbia Business School – 2005
The core creative associates of DBD | tangent are:
Brandon Luhring
Julie Mitchell
Jodie Lynn
The business of DBD is managed by:
Lynne Mowrey, Ball State University – 1959.
Jamie Ivy, Hard Knox Ex. Institute – 1991 to present.
DBD serves:
As agency of record for Atlas® World Group (Atlas® Van Lines and subsidiaries), as agency of record
for Escalade Sports (Goalrilla™ Basketball, Ping-Pong®, Harvard® GameTables,Mosconi® Billiards),
Woodplay® Playsets, Bear Archery and Trophy Ridge® Archery.
Notable product introductions include Integra® Bank, Gerst Your Thirst®, Goalrilla™ Basketball Systems, Atlas® World Group re-branding, Woodplay® Playsets, Clabber Girl® New Products, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead-Johnson Nutritionals BOOST New Products.
DBD has remained in business continuously since it began serving clients in 1975.
Production and account office in Evansville, Indiana.
Account office in Nashville, Tennessee.
Brand development tools, including research disciplines, are used to identify market demand opportunities and develop communication plans. A continuity message is built about a product or service to specified target audiences. All the while, the effort and results are measured. Click here to see "demand. plan. measure. build."
Primary media are print advertising, print collateral, Web, trade events and packaging. DBD is part of the planning and execution teams that support client-sponsored conventions and industry meetings.
The firm also supports client engineering departments with product design aesthetics. DBD partners fulfill the printing, construction, media placement, and other services.
The objective, always: enhance the client's revenue opportunities.
The objective, always: enhance the client's revenue opportunities.
Ask us more questions about "why" when we get together. We'll be asking you some questions too.
