Hollister CREATIVE

Testimonials

We love our clients, so it is deeply gratifying when they love us back. We are proud to share these testimonials from some great people we have had the pleasure to work with.

    
Aging with Grace
Patricia Grace: "With the restructuring of Aging with Grace, Kim and her team have been indispensable! In short, they get it! Working with Hollister has allowed us to outsource our marketing efforts, as we concentrate on reinforcing our infrastructure in support of recent company growth. Hollister has exceeded all of our expectations and met every deadline. Now that's impressive!"

American Exhibitions
Jimmy Delay: "Hollister Creative not only met our expectations in creating the education guide for "Mummies of the World," they went over and above in every way to make sure we were satisfied with our final product. I thought I would pass the note that just came to me from the VP of The Franklin Institute regarding your educational guide. Troy Collins wrote: 'I just want to extend a compliment. As our integrated learning department has been reviewing the Mummies materials for local changes, they have told us that they feel that the Mummies materials are some of the best written educational guides that they’ve seen come from an exhibition producer.' Nothing I did not know already!"

AmeriChoice of PA
Jessica Anglin: "Our newsletter has been well received by our teen audience, health providers and community organizations. The format, layout, and design have helped us effectively communicate critical information to an audience that does not easily take an interest in its health. We look forward to continuing this creative collaboration. Hollister Creative is exactly what we were looking for!"

As You Wish Promotions
Jane Munro: "Hollister Creative has a team of responsive and energetic artists, writers and designers who make your project seem like the most important project they are working on. They listen to what your idea is and seem to know exactly how to take the idea and expand on it so it is far better than you imagined. The team at Hollister is quick and caring and they make you want to have more projects to bring to them. We are so happy at As You Wish to have them on our side to direct our marketing ventures with their supreme expertise."

Avantext
Kurt Schoenkopf: "Hollister has been responsive to our needs in a timely fashion. Sometimes operating with short deadlines, they've been able to pull things together and get us up and running with marketing communications."

Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute
Ellen Williams: "Hollister has been great to work with. When we were working on the Global Health Partnerships marketing collateral, we had a very tight timeline. The team at Hollister were good listeners and were able to take sometimes vague concepts and create an exceptional package that met all of our goals, including the deadline. They were also super responsive, tolerant of changes and unfailingly pleasant. We have used both their creative design and writing services and continue to depend on Kim and her team for many of our high-profile projects."

Delaware New Tech Academy
Chandra Phillips: "With approximately 12 other high schools across the nation becoming New Tech high schools this August, Delaware New Tech Academy has had the opportunity to lead the way in recruiting and advertising thanks to Hollister Creative. Without the help of Hollister Creative, Delaware New Tech Academy would not have had the success in recruiting that we have experienced. Hollister was very instrumental in helping us get the word out about Delaware New Tech Academy to our stakeholders. Whatever I asked of Hollister's team, they were willing and able to complete the task in a timely manner. The website they created is inviting, informational and quite impressive. Because of Hollister Creative's professional commitment to customer satisfaction, I would recommend Hollister Creative to any organization and/or business that needs a dedicated, capable and professional design firm to help them with any marketing/graphic design needs."

Detroit Science Center
Kelly Fulford: "The Detroit Science Center hosts many fun and entertaining traveling exhibitions. Hollister Kids helps us to reveal the science behind the fun, and underscores the educational value of these exhibits to teachers who are planning school field trips. Their Newspapers in Education supplements are an integral part of our school group marketing efforts and are a valuable tool in generating school group visits to the museum."

Detroit Tigers
Ellen Hill Zeringue: "Since 2005, the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Free Press and Hollister Kids have partnered to create educational materials that present timely social issues to middle and elementary school students throughout the State of Michigan. Through the innovative vision of Hollister Creative, issues such as childhood obesity, respect, diversity and literacy have been packaged in bright, fun and colorful tabloid supplements that engage and educate young children.  The partnership is rooted in the opportunity to use Detroit Tigers players to narrate the educational dialogue surrounding each social issue.  Hollister serves as the steward for this process by creating the framework for the program content. Hollister has thrived in its ability to use unedited player interviews to create interesting and authentic player profiles that manage to effectively communicate the goal of the project and sincerely connect with young children.    As the caretaker of the Tigers brand in these projects, Hollister Creative has maintained the integrity of our mark as well as the authentic voices of the Tigers players. This year, the partnership focused on an anti-bullying theme.  Hollister managed to produce a dynamic piece that delivered a fresh message about anti-bullying that included heart warming and inspirational player testimonials coupled with vibrant and thought provoking graphics."

Exelon Power Team
Sharon Midgley: "We continue to rely on Hollister Creative year after year because they are constantly exceeding our expectations. I was amazed at how a conversation about our business plan theme could be transformed into an exciting and meaningful theme in words and graphics. Working with Hollister has been a pleasure, and I would recommend Kim and her team for people seeking creative services."

Family Planning Council
Sarah Grambs: "I have always found Hollister to be creative, but the real reason for our long relationship is that Hollister is always incredibly responsive. They listen, they hear what I'm saying, they work really hard to get me what I need, and they've never let me down -not even once. But even better, they're willing to tell me when they think I'm wrong. They challenge me and talk me through real alternatives that offer higher impact or greater value. That's phenomenally valuable to me as a client."

Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates
Betty Long: "Regardless of when I called or what I was calling about, Kim and her team made me feel like I was the only client that mattered. Their creativity, professionalism and experience made them a joy to work with. I really liked that the Hollister team got to know what Guardian Nurses' mission was, and as a result, the language they used on our website and our collateral was much more compelling than what we had previously."

Innovative Schools
Katherine Gallup: "Hollister Creative has been a wonderful partner -  both in rebranding and developing new marketing materials for Innovative Schools, and also in developing marketing materials for our client schools. Hollister's staff has done a wonderful job capturing the essence of each client and developing a unique set of materials that are visually appealing and on-point with a clear and concise message. It has been really amazing to see the diversity of work Hollister Creative is able to produce. They have also been very flexible with cost and managing extremely tight timelines. I just can't say enough good things! We are very happy to have formed this partnership."

Learning Link of Delaware
Shannon Griffin: "Working with Hollister was a great experience. Their professional and talented staff was able to capture our ideas and suggestions to create a logo that creatively represents our organization!"

Main Line Chamber of Commerce
Eileen Connolly-Robbins: "Hollister Creative sponsored two SPW events in 2010 and we were impressed with the creativity they displayed in promoting their business at those events. We wanted that same kind of creativity for the SPW brochure, and they did a great job for us. We are delighted that Hollister Creative has become an SPW Silver Sponsor for 2011."

Main Line School Night
Bonnie McDairmant: "Hollister has been great to work with! Because we offer so many courses, it is inevitable that class dates, times and instructors change even after we begin developing the catalog each term. Hollister is always very flexible in accommodating these changes. The staff is also great at helping us edit copy and select cover images that really pop off the page to attract our students' attention. Hollister is a tremendous resource in the promotion of our program."

MetroKids
Nancy Lisagor: "Hollister challenged our staff to expand our capabilities and contribute to the new design and content. Hollister's expertise laid a foundation for the changes and created a new product we could work with comfortably and be proud of. Hollister made the process, if not easy, enjoyable and rewarding."

Metro Technology Services
Anthony Iannacone: "Hollister did a great job of creating a new image for our company and our flagship product. Hollister leveraged its experience with other technology-oriented clients while avoiding the copycat result often seen in our industry. The outcome was fresh and distinctive. We are very proud that Hollister's work for our company brought them a 'Communicator Award' in 2009."

Michigan K.I.D.S. and Detroit Newspapers In Education
Sharon Martin: "Hollister Kids is a valued partner of Michigan K.I.D.S. and Detroit Newspapers In Education. Working together we have created award-winning supplements, eye-catching educational posters and online resources that gain the respect of sponsors and accolades from teachers. "Our much-loved Yak's Corner mini-newspaper for ages 6-12, which had always been produced in prior years by editorial staff, had to be outsourced due to editorial cutbacks. I knew that Hollister Kids could maintain the quality and Yak's local brand. Many colleagues, however, were surprised that we were still able to include compelling content about people and places in Michigan."

National School Climate Center
Darlene Faster: "The team at Hollister Creative were incredibly professional, skilled and supportive of our BullyBust "Stand Up to Bullying" supplement. Even before the contract was confirmed, they were offering advice and guidance that helped shape what our ultimate product became. They offered clear expertise on layout and design that ensured our content popped on the page and added key sidebars and a framing article to the supplement that tied the entire project together well. Their thoughtful, informed perspective was truly valued at all stages, and their good humor, flexibility with shifting time-lines and creativity were much appreciated by our small nonprofit team."

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Lori Perlow: "Hollister Creative understood our needs and our budget, and delivered exactly what we were looking for."

Northampton Nursery and Building Solutions
John Gabel: "The team at Hollister has been GREAT to work with and proven to be a valuable asset to our organization. As a small business, we found ourselves struggling in our efforts to consistently and professionally communicate with our clients and potential clients. Thanks to the team at Hollister we've been able to implement a very well received email newsletter campaign. Additionally, we now have real pros helping us to get a better return on the investment we've made in our web presence."

Pennsylvania Perinatal Partnership
Liz Werthan: "We have worked with Hollister on a number of projects and have always found the staff to be creative, energetic and devoted to meeting the needs of their clients while staying on budget and on time."

Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Lynne Brown: "It makes such a difference to have materials that are professionally designed, but with Hollister you're not just getting 'a design.' Kim and her team took our ideas and concepts for the Case for Support and helped craft the language that would best convey those ideas – and it just happened to win a design award as well. They took a theme we developed for a special event and designed a stunning visual for the invitation that people remembered. Our marketing efforts have taken a quantum leap forward since we started working with Kim, Heidi and the gang.

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging
Joan Zaremba: "Kim and her team have consistently delivered at a high level – from concept to final product. Hollister's excellent graphic design work and writing/editing skills have been recognized by the National Mature Media Awards for several years now for the work they have done for Milestones."

Presbyterian Children's Village
Marcia Carle: "Hollister is particularly adept at getting into the culture of the client, understanding the perspectives of both the client and target audiences. If they don't get it 'right' the first time, they're able to completely re-think a project – with excellent results. They understand well the powerful, organic relationship of words and images."

Sales Evolution
Scott Messer: "Hollister makes it easy for a small company like Sales Evolution to look big on the Web and big in the marketplace. Their talented creative and technical teams create a high impact marketing presence for us. We receive several unsolicited compliments about our website or newsletter every single month. Click-through rates are high, too. Couldn't be growing the business as fast as we are without them. Thank you Kim, thank you Hollister!"

SAVE Science
Diane Jass Ketelhut: "Working with Hollister to design our website was an amazing process! I lead a large collaborative team who all wanted input into the design of our website down to the smallest detail. Peter and Kim and their entire staff were patient with our questions and changes. When we didn't know what we wanted, they asked questions, listened to us and then offered suggestions that were right on. Thanks for an amazing design process and product!"

School Lane Charter School
Karen Schade: "Hollister Creative has been a fabulous addition to our team. Through their creative use of color, shapes and words, School Lane has solidified its brand to our target audience. The cohesive approach for all our marketing media has helped us increase our connection to the community we serve. Hollister Creative has gone above and beyond our expectations in assisting School Lane Charter School with its marketing plan."

Special Smiles
Mark S. Goldstein, DDS: "The Special Smiles brochure was our first experience working with Hollister Creative. They spent considerable time understanding the unique value of our organization and the patients we serve. The combination of design and content resulted in a brochure that captures the essence of our dental practice – professional and caring."

Temple University College of Education
Lori Bailey: "The team at Hollister Creative listened carefully to what we needed and did a lot of research to find out what our competitors were doing before bringing us their ideas. They were patient with us and gave us time to put together the materials we wanted. Then, they continued to work with us to both tweak the design ideas and insure the easiest implementation. Even after the job was completed, they continued to offer support and suggestions for ways to enhance our designs. As a result, we have used their designs as a guide for updates to several other sites as well."

PACT – Greater Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technologies
Dean Miller: "Hollister Creative's long history as a key partner to the Eastern Technology Council made us confident that we could count on them to develop and manage our signature publication. Their understanding of our members' information needs has made imPACT Times a key member benefit. We also rely on Hollister to produce the Tribute Journal because this souvenir guide has to match the very high quality of the largest and most prestigious technology awards event in our region."

Penn Museum
Gillian Wakely: "Hollister has proved to be a wonderful partner in the production of printed materials around our exhibits. They make learning fun, and it is very obvious from their work that they are very attuned to the museum visitors. It is a great pleasure to work with them."

Wharton MBA Program in Health Care Management
June Kinney: "Hollister provides our department with great designs and they are always responsive to our needs!"