Innovative Smart Zones Program Attains the Impossible Client: EyeMed Vision Care How do you market a tailored message to a highly specialized audience segment when you don’t have a customer or prospect list?     When EyeMed Vision Care approached Responsory with this seemingly impossible task, the vision insurer wanted to inform recent retirees of a select employer that they were now eligible for EyeMed vision benefits. The catch? EyeMed did not have access to any identifying information – no names, mailing addresses or IP addresses. . . nothing. All we knew about the audience was the name of their previous employer and their employment status (recent retiree). We knew this was [...]

Rebranding Super Products Pumps Up Image & Sales Client: Super Products How do you compete with a 1,000 pound Gorilla in your industry? You market smarter. That’s what a rebranding initiative did for the up and comer sewer, excavator and vacuum truck manufacturer, Super Products. Animal Magnetism… Out Of The Box Creativity With Purpose Marketing for this engineering-focused manufacturer of industrial vacuum products had been sporadic or nonexistent. While the company’s products enjoy a good reputation in the market, its new parent company saw an untapped opportunity and turned to Responsory for help supporting its growth goals. Responsory conducted an in-depth [...]

Integrated Campaign for Voluntary Insurance Client: Delta Dental of Wisconsin Marketing Assistance Kit Generates Healthy Smiles Insurance trends have been moving toward more voluntary (employee-paid) programs, especially for dental and vision insurance. To pursue significant opportunities to boost its voluntary enrollment participation rate within its individual business accounts category, Delta Dental of Wisconsin came to Responsory to create business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing materials and an online enrollment microsite. The resulting multichannel marketing kit provides agents and employers with communications tools to support education and awareness among employees, makes enrollment convenient and easy, and drives a higher level of participation in [...]

Wausau Rebrands to Blow Away the Competition Client: Wausau Equipment Company, Inc. Wausau Equipment Company’s strong reputation in the municipal and airport snow removal business was faltering. In recent years, the company’s image had become disjointed. It was marketing products under seven different brands with distinct identities. Wausau turned to Responsory to provide brand strategy and new marketing tools. Responsory conducted a brand review and messaging workshop with key sales and marketing stakeholders to provide a solid foundation for a fresh identity and positioning. Our resulting recommendations included an approach that moves the company away from separate product brands (“house [...]

Enticing Digital Work that Elevates the Brand Client: Milwaukee Tool As Milwaukee Electric Tool’s digital agency, Responsory, a Johnson Direct company,  delivered digital strategy, design and execution in the form of well-branded online elements. From SEO counsel and ePR strategies to design and development of custom website features, HTML emails, Flash and static banner ads, our interactive work for Milwaukee Electric Tool enticed action from its heavy duty tool users and further elevated the company’s brand. Each deliverable involved dead-on tactics to showcase a Milwaukee Tool product, an intuitive call-to-action and took our responders to a destination where they could [...]

Oriental Trading Company Banner Ads Get Crafty Client: Oriental Trading Company It’s no secret that veteran teachers spend an average of $500 on classroom supplies every year, and beginner teachers typically spend twice as much (because they don’t have previous year stashes). But how do you reach this highly targeted audience with your marketing campaigns? And most importantly, how do you ensure that your product stands out from the countless competitors? When Oriental Trading Company (OTC), one of the nation’s largest direct merchants of value-priced party supplies, arts and crafts, toys and novelties, was faced with this challenge, they turned to Responsory. We developed a Smart [...]

Our targeted, multi-channel campaign helped InHealth Mutual Ohio surpass their enrollment goals by 27% in just one year. With data-driven strategies and personalized messaging, see how delivered measurable results for this mission-driven health co-op.

Individual Insurance Microsite Strategy & Creative Client: Delta Dental of Wisconsin Website Designed to Educate and Guide Users to Purchase The state’s most popular dental insurance provider came to Responsory, a Johnson Direct company, to plan and design a product-dedicated website for its new Individual insurance plan. Responsory strategized the site and produced its content to educate prospective subscribers and empower agents with easy-to-digest product information. Most importantly, the microsite is designed to walk subscribers and agents through a simple online enrollment process. The product-focused website offers the following benefits to its target audiences: Agents use it as a “one stop [...]

Corporate Website Achieves “Top Notch” Status Client: Meridian Industries Meridian Industries, Inc., a 71-year-old privately owned, diversified manufacturing company headquartered in Milwaukee, is a $300 million-plus business that currently comprises five unique operating companies. Like any other business of its size and stature, its leaders desired a meaningful and top-notch website presence. The company’s leadership realized that its corporate website presence did not accurately reflect its size, market leadership or brand. In fact, the site’s lack of sophistication in terms of design, content, professional polish, functionality, navigation and overall usability was likely impairing the parent company brand. It came to Responsory [...]

Small Biz Buys Into the CO-OP Health Model Client: Meritus Health Partners New to the market, but not to the healthcare world, Meritus is Arizona’s first and only non-profit, cooperative insurance company. Meritus wanted to reach small business owners, benefits administrators and employees who would be attracted to the cooperative model and plan offerings. Responsory created a Smart Zones digital advertising campaign to reach prospects, leading them to a landing page where they could complete an online form and request more information. Our client’s goals were to generate quality leads, boost brand awareness and position Meritus Health Partners as the #1 choice for healthcare coverage [...]