Seriously Creative.

A marketing and communications firm with an anti-agency approach. Opting for creativity over cliché, we're all about shaking things up and bringing fresh ideas to the table. Because let's face it, nobody remembers the same old, same old.

  • Marketing

    Visualize a whiteboard full of dots. Each represents one of your marketing projects or goals. When it comes time to connect them, you discover a scattered strategy, reactive approach, and missed opportunities. Not to mention employee burnout and a blown budget. There is a better way.

    Services:

    • Marketing & Email Campaigns
    • Brand & Style Guide Development
    • Pitch Deck/Presentation Design
    • Marketing Plan Development
    • Market Research & Analysis
    What is Death by Dots? 
  • Communications

    Picture your communication needs as a Scrabble board, each word crucial to your message. If your executives and employees are confused about your value proposition, imagine how your customers must feel. Avoid the chaos. Transform your disjointed story into a winning strategy.

    Services:

    • Communications Consulting
    • Crisis Communications
    • Content Strategy & Workshops
    • Executive Ghostwriting
    • Strategic Public Relations

    What's Your Favorite Story? 
  • Creative

    Regardless of how your marketing and communications strategy is executed (digital, print, outdoor, post it note, napkin, etc.), it needs to be engaging and quickly understood by your target audience. If it's not, you'll just end up with a sketchy, forgettable mess.

    Services:

    • Brand Identity
    • Print, Digital, & Social Content
    • Product Packaging & Signage
    • Photography/Videography
    • Tradeshow Booth Design
    Ready to Get Creative? 
  • Engagement

    If you're like other businesses we've worked with, your team comes at projects from a variety of directions, each with its own agenda and priority. This can lead to major culture issues. Align, strategize, and ensure your team hits the bullseye for a thriving and cohesive approach.

    Services:

    • Employee Engagement
    • Leadership Coaching
    • Team-Building Activities
    • Career Development Plans
    • Social Selling Solutions

    Why Wait? Engage! 
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The Advantages of an

Anti-Agency Agency

Nearly 40% of brands are likely to ditch their marketing agencies this year, according to a recent report by Ad Age. Can't blame them. Here's what they're sick of:

  • Customized approach with cookie-cutter content
  • Long-term, budget-sucking contracts
  • Pitched by seasoned leaders, handed off to junior associates
  • Zero innovation, proactivity, or fresh ideas
  • Constant 'rescoping' every time a new project comes up

The agency approach is so 1990. Get up to speed with twentytwo.

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Co-Founder & Head of Content Strategy

Joe Szynkowski

Communications guy with a knack for securing creative PR. Startup, midsize, and Fortune 500 experience. A passion for helping others find work happiness. Family man. Has been called Clark Griswold more than once.

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Co-Founder & Head of Brand Strategy

Dave Lustenberger

Brand guru with a heart for the arts. Award-winning executor of creative design and big-picture strategy. Campaign success for startups, government, and enterprise companies. Driveway basketball coach with a sick crossover.

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People Say Nice Things

Lisa Hagendorf

PR Executive

"Deep understanding of corporate communications and the importance of storytelling."

Dan Dion

Fortune 500 Director

"Highly focused on exceeding client expectations."

Linda T. McGuigan

Technology Executive

"A creative and fresh approach to help you win."

Marty Schoenthaler

President

"Led the team thinking, ensuring we understood the impact our actions had on our brand."

Kyle Bailey

Chief Executive Officer

"Played a pivotal role in shaping the identity of our brand, establishing us as a prominent player in our industry."

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