Susan Armstrong [President, CEO, Account Supervisor and Strategic Planner] |
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| Ed Shank [Senior Vice President and Creative Director] |
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| Mark Chamberlin [Director of Marketing Services and New Product Development] |
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| John DeCesaro [Account Executive] |
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| Bruce Hinel [Art Director] |
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| J.D. Patton [Director of Internet Marketing] |
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| Chris Steinert [Senior Writer] |
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| Hal Hooper [Writer] |
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| Tiffany Todd [Graphic Designer] |
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| Sarah Smith [Graphic Designer] |
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| Kathie Bowles [Accounting / Office Manager] |
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| Tessa Brungardt [Asst. Account Executive] |
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| Amy Miller [Asst. Account Executive] |
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| Susan Armstrong | |
| [President, CEO, Account Supervisor and Strategic Planner] |
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| Give her an inch, and she'll take you a mile. | |
| • | 30 plus years of experience marketing pretty much everything. |
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Has an unerring instinct for strategy. |
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Can do. Whatever it is. |
| susan@armstrongshank.com | |
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| Ed Shank | |
| [Senior Vice President and Creative Director] | |
| Believes life is too short to do mediocre work. | |
| • | Wants it all ... great creative and great results. |
| • | Isn't the type to go after advertising awards, but wins them, anyway . |
| • | Drives a car from the future. |
| ed@armstrongshank.com | |
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| Mark Chamberlin | |
| [Director of Marketing Services and New Product Development] |
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| Needs no introduction — legend in the Wichita market. |
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| • | 30 years of TV experience encompassing the entire building: anchor, news director, sales and marketing — and everything in between. |
| • | Not enough room on the web to list his many accomplishments – but here's a few: National Journalist in Space semi-finalist; interviewed Presidents Carter and Bush Sr.; carried Olympic Torch; ran NYC Marathon; countless community promotions. |
| • | Inspired by Benjamin Franklin – curious, creative, dedicated to improving society. |
| mark@armstrongshank.com | |
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| John DeCesaro | |
| [Account Executive] | |
| Loves new clients, new projects and new challenges. | |
| • | Relationship builder, business builder, pyramid builder. (Okay, we made that last one up.) |
| • | Looks a little like Andrew McCarthy, especially when dragging around a dead body pretending it's alive. |
| • | Uses the royal "we" when talking about his favorite sports teams. |
| john@armstrongshank.com | |
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| J.D. Patton | |
| [Director of Internet Marketing] | |
| The guy that knows all the places you visit, at least when it comes to the internet. | |
| • | Works so much that we doubt he has other interests. |
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| Bruce Hinel | |
| [Art Director] | |
| He hasn't just seen it all — he's done it all. | |
| • | He’s been in graphic design since cave paintings were the preferred medium – and has stayed on the cutting edge ever since. |
| • | Encyclopedic knowledge of Wichita’s advertising history. |
| • | Lost his title of resident golfing guru, but recently bought a new driver so expect a comeback. |
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| Chris Steinert | |
| [Senior Writer] | |
| Writing that intrigues and inspires — a thoughtful and engaging craftsman with a razor-sharp wit. |
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| • | An artist in any discipline he undertakes. |
| • | Has a singular appreciation for the art of the bad movie. |
| • | Throws a wicked spiral with a nerf football. |
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| Hal Hooper | |
| [Writer] | |
| Talented. Free-thinking. Relentless. Everything we look for in a writer. |
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| • | Edgy writing matches his outspoken personality |
| • | Fuels his curiosity by voraciously devouring the History Channel |
| • | Rabid internet gamer with a long, glorious history of “pwning noobz” |
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| Tiffany Todd | |
| [Graphic Designer] | |
| Style, class, good taste — and she knows how to use 'em. | |
| • | A perfectionist – who has learned when subtle imperfections are the very thing that makes something perfect. |
| • | Loves to throw pottery – not at her husband, but on one of those wheel things. |
| • | Enjoys snow skiing and can keep up with her teenage sons. |
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| Sarah Smith | |
| [Graphic Designer] | |
| Boosts the art department with an ever-present smile and ever-pleasant style. |
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| • | Brings a certain elegance to both print and web design |
| • | A great design eye – and an All-star medal for dance |
| • | Has a ferret named Cougar ... or is it a cougar named Ferret? |
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| Kathie Bowles | |
| [Accounting / Office Manager] | |
| Manages to run a tight ship ... and be truly likeable. |
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| • | Financial cog that keeps the whole company in gear. |
| • | Makes remarkably tangible sense of a largely intangible industry. |
| • | Rides a big, fast, chromed-out Harley Davidson. |
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| Tessa Brungardt | |
| [Account Manager] | |
| Juggles all the details so well you'd think she was in the circus. (Now all we need is a big tent) | |
| • | Makes the most out of whatever is thrown at her. |
| • | Claims she bleeds purple – which either makes her an alien or a K-State fan. |
| • | Loves to cook for people. (And we love to eat for people. Perfect synergy at work.) |
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| Amy Miller | |
| [Account Manager] | |
| Energetic, organized and genuinely loves life. | |
| • | A big admirer of Eleanor Roosevelt and her philosophy of meeting life honestly and courageously. |
| • | A love of competition and teamwork drives her to excel in all that she does. |
| • | Once sat reasonably close to George Strait at a rodeo. |