Sands Costner, Inc.

Happy anniversary to us!

We were born in ‘76, but on 11/11/11 Curtis Costner became the leader of Sands Costner, ushering in an era of growth—for us and our clients—that has lasted eleven years and counting!

For this special occasion, we hosted a bash at our headquarters in the historic Perkins building in downtown Tacoma, Washington.

A rebrand is a recalibration. Like a car, your business needs periodic realignment. A paint job alone won’t do it.

Do you know the four most common pitfalls when rebranding—or how to avoid them? Better take 5 minutes to read our latest blog post:
sandscostner.com/rebranding-pitfalls

Meet art director Cheree Royster, who in addition to directing our creative team also steers much of our strategic work. A connoisseur of fashion and style, she’s also an avid outdoorswoman and skilled designer.

When thoughtfully designed, even a technical product guide can become a sales piece.

We developed this series for Bioclear Matrix System to be an informative and appealing representation of the brand.

Meet executive assistant Raylene Sircable. She maintains order and morale at Sands Costner, and is thus the glue that binds us. Her latest feat was moving mountains to get our entire team integrated into Workamajig.

We don’t even want to taco ‘bout how much we’re going to miss seeing in office. Luckily, we get to keep him on the team at our new Minnesota satellite office 😉

Our team takes user experience (UX) seriously. Our independent division Brand Stratos produced branded displays, lip balm, sunglasses, drinkware, etc for Desnuda Tequila. We helped with the product testing. (Result: it works!)

Curious how ads get made?
Here’s a look behind the scenes as we style videos for Watson's Greenhouse and Nursery's next marketing campaign.

We always look forward to summer Thursdays when we can walk up to the Broadway Tacoma Farmers Market from the office!

Meet senior copywriter Zak Nelson. He knows the whole alphabet and has used this expertise in several letter writing campaigns.

He also has a masters degree in creative writing, has taught rhetoric at the university level, and likes to geek out on content strategy (among many, many other things).

Sometimes the best way to promote brand awareness within your industry is to make the industry come to YOU. Develop and market events for brand visibility and lead generation!

Check out our case study for Orion First’s Small Business Lending Forum.

http://ow.ly/FX4u50JITPN

Our senior copywriter Zak is on vacation. Luckily, he has left us with plenty of content.

What is he trying to tell us with this spread? 🤔

Voilà!—we published a new blog post!

Business growth doesn’t just HAPPEN. You have to plan for it.

And since there are no aspects of a business that marketing doesn’t touch, it makes sense to put your marketing agency to work on your business growth strategy.

Read the blog to learn how!



http://ow.ly/NT6q50JFbAH

How to use your marketing agency to create a winning growth strategy - Sands Costner Business growth planning IS marketing planning; marketing touches all aspects of a business. A good marketing agency can help create a winning growth strategy.

Meet graphic designer Joyce Harden, whose shrewd eye and digital marketing savvy lend our work style and sophistication. She uses visual language to instigate interaction, helping businesses grow.

Congrats to our client Watson's Greenhouse for being voted 2022 Best Garden Shop in South Sound Magazine

(Hey, maybe everyone should celebrate by picking up some flowers at Watson’s this week!)

Did you know that Sands Costner has an independent division devoted to retail-quality printed products and branded merchandise? Check out their sharp work at Brand Stratos.

Meet our Director of Client Services, Charity Hardwick, who makes our humble-yet-mighty agency a whole lot mightier.

A spokesperson for Women in Business, Charity has been featured in Forbes and has appeared as a guest for Wharton Business School's podcast and Randi Zuckerberg's SiriusXM channel.

Charity helps our clients navigate the growth process. Her executive background brings a deep understanding of marketing's integral relationship to business success.

Sands Costner, Inc. updated their info in the about section.

Last week we welcomed our Art Director Cheree Royster back to Tacoma after 7 months in Kauai. She says it hasn’t changed her. We disagree: she says Kaua’i now.

Hi! We’re a marketing and advertising agency that specializes in preparing small businesses for—and guiding them through—stages of major growth.

We think we’re hot stuff but we also live next to a volcano 🌋.