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Perry Steinhoff

Since 1973, Perry Steinhoff has developed and guided solutions to marketing and advertising challenges in corporate marketing departments, as the president of a marketing design company, and in his consulting practice. He poses thought-provoking questions in order to expose the core issues, then weaves and manages complete marketing programs whose elements work to reinforce one another. The result: impact marketing that produces results.

He believes that bringing clarity—first to the goal, then to the strategy, and finally to the message—is critical to the success of any marketing challenge. Precisely the right offer, presented in a compellingly clear manner to the right audience, ensures a program that delivers on the goal.

Since 1989, his consulting clients have included such grocery heavyweights as:

Safeway Stores corporate—evaluated multi-facility regional product photography and print ad production processes and guided the transition to a national digital photography and ad production service by a single vendor.

Albertsons Southern California region—produce in-store grocery product directories, custom-designed for each of over 200 store layouts.

Lucky Stores corporate—evaluated the needs, identified and installed equipment, and trained in-house staff to produce print ads internally, implemented a digital photography studio, and produced customized in-store directories.

He has also produced innovative pinpoint marketing programs for:

J.C. Penney corporate—in-store fine jewelry catalogs and national promotional phone cards tied to holidays

American Automobile Association, in Arizona and Michigan—developed vendor-supported television/radio/print campaigns for the travel agency business. Also designed and produced direct mail packages for AAA Carolinas.

GTE (now Verizon) corporate—direct mail, long-distance phone service brochures, promotional phone cards

Nike regional—posters for retailers comparing shoe styles, applications, sizes, colors, etc.

Texas Instruments corporate—produced 12-page brochure that explained a highly technical software application in non-technical terms, in both an English and Japanese version.

He has designed and executed broad-scale programs for smaller organizations. These have ranged from direct mail packages, catalogs and brochures, print ads, corporate identity, Web design and development, to retail package design, audio CD jackets, signage, exhibit booths, business plans, and promotional phone cards.

Diamond Fitness—full marketing program, including logo redesign, product line brochure, Web site, print ads.

Caddy Company—full marketing program, including retail package design sold in Target stores, sales sheets, corporate identity for subsidiary (Golf Gift USA), Web site design, exhibit booth design and signage.

Intraline Corp.—full marketing program, including sales materials, mock-ups of products and packaging, business plans (written and interactive), Web site design, promotional video scripting and production.

Collin Street Bakery—developed brand identity, logo and package design, and promotional materials for various products, and produced nationally distributed product catalogs, direct mail promotional programs

Vocal Majority Chorus—design and produce season brochures, promotional mailers, posters, audio CD jackets, newsletters.

First National Bank of Marin—produce monthly direct mail programs with multiple versions, with annual circulation over 20 million. Combines highly promotional sales message and extremely exacting compliance standards for legal disclaimers.

Small Business Resources—guided the development of a Web site portal for their Marketing Partners, Client Institutions, and thousands of Small Business Clients.

Steinhoff has been the recipient of an achievement award from the Industrial Designers Society of America, was given an Addy award to Industrial Film Production, has presented seminars on advertising to industry groups, and on marketing communications at the Direct Marketers Association national conference. Through his communication skills and the use of technology, he has mastered the capability of providing personalized, fast-turnaround service to clients across the country. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

 
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