Starting your own business is hard. Opening a brick and mortar business is harder. When we heard there was a record store going in to Frenchtown we were pretty excited. We like records. We buy records. We listen to records but the records weren’t what got us hyped. It was the idea that our beloved Frenchtown was expanding. Yet another small business saw the value in 2nd Street and wanted to spend their blood, sweat, tears and money to do something neat there.
We wanted to help so we contacted Kyle of @dirtyriverrecordsstl and asked if we could film his story. He said “yep” and the rest is history.
We hope you’ll frequent @dirtyriverrecordsstl. They have a great selection of vinyl and some pretty rad pinball machines.
🎥 @dustinbryson
@discoverstcharlesmo @frenchtownstc #frenchtownstc #stcharlesmo #records #vinyl #pinball
Mead Hall Opens Saturday
This Saturday something special will happen in St. Charles. @meadhall will open its doors in its new location. @jtmoler had the pleasure of designing and painting the show piece for the #meadery. It’s a character he knows all too well because he’s been drawing him for Mead Hall bottles for years now.
If you like a good time, delicious beverages and a warm and friendly staff then you need to be at Mead Hall this Saturday for the grandiose opening.
Mural x @jtmoler
Video x @dustinbryson
@publicartco
Tomorrow our co founder @dustinbryson is heading to the #Chicago area to photograph and film one of the raddest clients we have, @wisconsinvintagefest.
When filming a project we always come prepared. Why all the film gear you ask? Well, it’s a #vintage fest so, we’re going vintage with some of the gear.
If you’re at the @illinoisvintagefest come say hello!
#vintage #illinois
Ours does and has for a long time. That's pretty embarrassing for a visual marketing company. We found we had analysis paralysis. If the content (graphics, photos, video) isn't dang near perfect we wouldn't post it.
We weren't spending time trying to allow our clients and friends behind the curtain to get to know the real us. Instead, we were putting another coat of shine on our posts.
The truth is, people buy into people. If you have a good product or service you will get sales but where those sales scale is when people also buy into you.
We recommend you start telling stories about your brand. Who's making the product or performing the service? What interesting backgrounds do your employees have? Why did you launch the business in the first place? These are just some sample questions you can begin answering via video to let your customers behind the curtain too.
Commercial Photos
Yeah. We do those too.
An illustration we made from design work we created for Wisconsin Vintage Fest.
We love working with fun clients. @twoplumbers October shirt is a long sleeve with glow in the dark ink that’s guaranteed to scare the Booze out of you.
A bit about our $5 Warehouse sale and an update on Public Art Co.
Mead Hall hit a homer on this one! We love their new Peach Melomel and we also like the label design (winky face).
Grab a bottle of the entire Mead Hall line up at Course Coffee Roasters in Frenchtown.
Hint: it makes for an excellent "oops, I forgot it was valentines day" present.
Canon Sure Shot Telemax Camera Rental
We are exciting to be releasing the very first camera in our Tiny Camera Shop! This little beauty is the Canon Sure Shot Telemax and, for a point and shoot, it really packs a punch!
This little #Canon is a great entry level film camera that allows you dip your toe into film photography without having to commit to a full canon ball.
Here's how renting this little guy works. You pay $10 for a 3 day rental and that comes with a roll of color or black and white film. We help you load it and give a quick rundown of the camera's features. After 3 days you return the camera and we can help you ship off the film for developing and scanning or you can take the film and have it developed wherever you like.
In a week to ten days the film will come back and you will have the absolute joy of seeing what you created! Believe me when I tell you that it feels like Christmas morning when you were a kid!
Stay tuned for a new camera every 2 weeks or so as we build our inventory and thank you for the support!C
