Helping Clients to Out Think, Out Market & Out Sell Their Competition

“I’d like to thank you for helping us to develop a brochure that effectively communicates how we deliver value…. We have had very positive feedback. You promised to deliver exceptional value and you did. We highly recommend you to any firm that is looking to effectively compete in today’s market where the consumer has endless choices.”
— J. O’Brien, O’Brien Capital Management, Inc.
“Being a family owned and operated business; we know the importance of value… We do not have a huge advertising budget so we need value in our marketing. We thank you for listening to our needs and developing a program that delivers the most for our money.”
— M. Laforge, Mike’s Maintenance Company, Inc.
“I want to thank you for helping us develop a direct mail campaign that helped to significantly increase our sales during the 4th quarter. You said you could laser target the message, the copy, the design and the list at our most profitable segment and you did. Your professionalism was outstanding.”
— K. Licata, The Curtain Exchange of Westchester
“I have grown my business by over 30% in the 3 months we have been working together! Your system has helped us to clearly understand how we deliver value in comparison to our competition… This preparation has prepared me with a framework to close each deal.”
— Bobby Trenczer, CSI Medical Billing
“As someone who comes from an advertising (NYC) agency background, I just wanted to thank you for all of the effort with regards to Steamboat’s corporate branding project. Accelerated Advertising has delivered agency level creativity and service while understanding the constraints of a growing business. We are extremely pleased with the design, copy and ultimately the direction of our corporate identity. Thanks again for everything!”
— Jason Nanus, Steamboat Marketing
“Al Garlick, who is the mastermind behind Accelerated Advertising, has joined the Guerrilla Marketing International family -- which makes every member of the family very happy because Al is a pure guerrilla marketer when it comes to copy, design, and strategy. He is a winner in every way which makes us delighted because it means he'll make a lot of other people out there into a winner as well."
— Jay Conrad Levinson, The Father of Guerrilla Marketing Author, "Guerrilla Marketing" series of books
“… I wanted to maintain and grow my practice for seriously injured people and I wanted to expand my practice…. Not only did you help me “re-engineer” my practice but you showed me how to reorganize and redesign my advertising so that it… grew without diminishing my personal injury reputation.”
— R. Epstein, Law Offices of Rueven J. Epstein
“Your optimization work has my colleagues asking me “What are you doing… you are everywhere on the internet”. It is a real value that my pages are ranking high. As of today my divorce mediation center hold the 6th, 7th and 8th rankings and my law practice is number 9 under divorce mediation in Rockland County – all on the first page.... The two websites are now generating over $10 in profit for every dollar I have invested. I speak to new prospects every week."
— Mark S. Paige, Law Office of Mark S. Paige, PC
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in getting a website (design, copywriting and development) on Thomas Register... we have already been contacted by several companies and we haven’t paid anything to Thomas Register as yet. You were most helpful to Cutwell in steering us in the right direction, being patient with us and answering so many of our questions. We are sure we will have many more contacts and those who have contacted us mentioned how good the website looked.”
— John Casey, GM. Cutwell Diamond Products, Inc.
“I am writing to express my sincerest appreciation for the extraordinary effort you put into the development of my website…. You carefully listened to my thoughts and ideas and suggestions and brought to live my vision… In the brief time since my website has gone ‘live’ I have received incredible feedback”
— David S. Klausner, The Law Office of David S. Klausner PLLC
“Al Garlick has been extremely helpful in increasing my client base and thereby my revenue. He negotiated with Verizon (Yellow Pages)... to attract more attention and saved me thousands of dollars... he designed and executed my a web site... I am very happy with his innovative ideas and his dedication to the growth of my company.”
— Debra S. Bereck, Esq.
“We have been very satisfied with the work you have done for us. First, you helped me to crystallize my thinking on a direct mail campaign....we have steadily been averaging 14-15% returns for 3 straight months... Next we talked developing about a loyalty program. Over the past few months we have grown the program to over 600 happy clients and we are adding people daily. These people allow us to communicate via e-mail & postcards and will reduce our future advertising spending.”
— John Rodriguez. The Chuggin’ Rhino
The previous owner’s told me that his Clipper & Rivertown ads preformed best but only broke even. You “simplified the design & copy to make it easier to read, improved the offer and tracked each ad”. Now I know which media produce and which ones don’t. You showed me how to implement a customer retention program with barcode tracking and in a very short time we have “over 700 customers on it and growing daily”… “your copy designs and tracking are far superior to what the various media deliver.”
— J. Spillane, Genesis Vitamins

Guerrilla Marking Master Trainers and coaches personally trained and certified by Jay Conrad Levnison, the father of Guerrilla Marketing

What exactly is guerrilla marketing you ask?
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Graphic Design

Graphic Designers, Logos

Are You Looking For Superior Value in Graphic Design?

When choosing graphic design services you should find one that maximizes your business objectives. In other words find a graphic designer that is an investment not an expense. In today’s market you can obtain graphic design with rates that range from overseas “on-the-cheap” to the big-time rates that a Manhattan agency might charge. However, price is only one component of finding the best value in a graphic design company. Below are the 5 keys to choosing a graphic designer that can help maximize return on your marketing investments. Yes, graphic design should be an investment with a healthy return…

5 Keys To Finding The Best Value In Graphic Design:

1. Understands business and marketing -

Do your graphic designers understand how graphic design services fit into the overall business and marketing plan? Your logo, ads, brochures or website should be designed to target your specific market. We did a logo for a chimney cleaning service that was an illustration of a chimney with human characteristics – it had a chimney sweep’s hat and brush as well as a face and arms. It is not a high tech business and all types of homeowners use the service so we made the logo very friendly. In another case, we did a logo for a medical pain center using a muted green blue and an illustration of a statue of the Greek goddess of pain relief. This logo had to be extremely high-end and refined. Your design, whether it is a logo, an ad, a brochure or a website must buttress your value proposition and have the right look and feel for your target market.

2. Experienced with a substantial portfolio -

If you do not review a graphic design firm’s portfolio before you do business with them – buyer beware! Look to see if they can design and make pieces pop for all types of product and then see if the pieces were designed for the specific market that was targeted. For example, we did a pocket folder for a marketing firm that specializes in visual marketing. The principal of the firm had Madison Avenue experience and was targeting mid-sized and larger firms. He was looking for a logo and pocket folder that communicated that he was creative, knew how to help larger firms with their branding and could “deliver the goods” for these larger firms. His layouts and typefaces had to be distinctive and say “creativity”, as well as convey that he was a business man too. In the end this client needed a “Madison Avenue” level of creative services (see testimonial below). Another client was selling the exact same vitamins that you can buy at a large chain. The major benefit of doing business with them was that you could buy these vitamins for 20 – 70% less. We did not do a highbrow design but rather a huge red starburst that clearly stated that you would save this much. We needed attention and designed the ad with cost-conscious people in mind. We added a coupon for additional saving if they joined a VIP program and it did the trick.

“As someone who comes from an advertising (NYC) agency background, I just wanted to thank you for all of the effort with regards to Steamboat’s corporate branding project. Accelerated Advertising has delivered agency level creativity and service while understanding the constraints of a growing business. We are extremely pleased with the design, copy and ultimately the direction of our corporate identity. Thanks again for everything!”

- Jason Nanus, Steamboat Marketing

3. Ability to listen and capture your vision -

In order to provide the maximum return on your marketing investment, a graphic designer must be able to listen to you. The designer must gain a clear understanding of your goals and vision and then have the creativity to bring that vision to life. Once again the design of a logo, an ad, a trade show booth or a website must help the business achieve its business goals. If a designer really listens, grasps the vision of the business and brings it to life in the design, s/he has delivered true value. This cannot be accomplished in a 5-minute call at a price that allows for only one revision. This cannot be accomplished at off-shore rates. If done correctly, it will yield a return that is enjoyed for years and years. Once again, in graphic design, value not price should guide your decision.

4. Professionalism –

Professionalism and the ability to meet deadlines is an essential piece to finding value in a graphic design firm. We have heard many horror stories… one that really sticks out was about designers so intent on creating the “Mona Lisa” of logos, and ads etc… that they missed a deadline for an annual publication. The client had to use his old “dated” ads and logos. Needless to say it became an easy account for us to pick up. If the designer is not professional enough to work with your business goals and deadline do you really need the “Picasso” of graphic designers????

5. Easy to Work with -

You need a graphic designer that will work closely with you and work the way you want. You need to be comfortable with her/him and know that your information is going to stay private until it hits public domain. If you are not comfortable with your designer find a graphic design firm that works with you in the manner you like to work.

Accelerated Advertising prides itself on being one of the best values for small and mid-sized businesses and provides all 5 keys mentioned above. We deliver agency level graphic design services at prices that do not choke small and mid-sized businesses but we do not stop there. Additionally, we can provide copywriting that complements the design and/or marketing plans that help you get to the next level cost-effectively. We are very experienced in Guerrilla Marketing, utilizing energy, creativity, innovation, information and technology instead of “carpet bombing” techniques that are costly and have lots of waste. This is why we are a value leader in graphic design in the Metro New York City Area, Nothern New Jersey and Southern Connecticut.

Accelerated Advertising is located in Nanuet, in Rockland County, New York.