Paul Mitchell of Northern New England (PMNNE) needed branding so they came to us. They’re a newly formed company with exclusive rights to distribute all Paul Mitchell products throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. They are the people that make sure your salon has the Super Sculpt or your Awapuhi Moisture Mist that you can’t have a good hair day without.

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As creative professionals, the biggest and most anticipated moment during a project or a pitch is the presentation of the creative work. On Mad Men, the masterful Don Draper sets up the client with a prospective question and as they ponder, he unveils the mocked up art boards that reveal the answer (and usually win the account.)  This is not a purely fictional scenario, in reality it's the ideal way that well crafted creative work should be presented, even if we can't always do it as smoothly as Mr. Draper. 

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My everyday work (often fueled with a healthy dose of techno) involves helping people and businesses build a successful web presence. That’s not all, of course, but it’s the major thrust of what I do and, in general, there isn’t a good framework used for this.

I don’t mean a technical framework, mind you, but a business framework. My clients focus on less important details (Will there be a “home” link? Where? What color?!) and not the fundamentals, like how the site is going to meet measurable business goals.

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