About Us

Engage Creative is a branding and integrated marketing firm that brings clarity, relevance and power to our clients’ most valuable asset, their brand. We get there via a straightforward approach of extensive research, smart strategy and engaging creative. Then we deploy the brand across the most appropriate channels for maximum awareness and effectiveness.

Research is the first step and we employ many methods, both sophisticated and scrappy, to gather and analyze information. We learn a brand’s tangible and intangible assets, current standing in the market and its potential.

Then we take what we’ve learned and distill it into a brand-building strategy that focuses on differentiation, new opportunities and results across all channels. The strategy’s starting point is the brand platform, which is incredibly comprehensive as it maps out everything from the brand vision to the brand positioning.

After defining the essence and truth of a brand, we start to create its unique story. Making that story engaging requires creative that’s disruptive and interesting. It must be a brand story that lives in people’s hearts and minds and compels them to act.

Services

Over the years, our team has amassed an impressive collection of experiences and capabilities. And while we purposely remain a small group, we exploit a vast network of talented individuals who work under the watchful eye of our core team.

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Design (+)
Design (-)
Marketing (-)
Marketing (+)
Branding (+)
Branding (-)
WEB, MOBILE AND INTERACTIVE (+)
WEB, MOBILE AND INTERACTIVE (-)
Development
Architecture
Delivery
Identity Design
Identity Guidelines
Brand Ambassador Programs
Market Research and Analysis
Brand Opportunity Studies
Direct Marketing
Internal Branding
Cause Branding
Crowdfunding
ADVERTISING (+)
ADVERTISING (-)
Print
Digital
Direct Programs
Sales Support
Outdoor
Event and Guerrilla Marketing
Design and Content
Mobile App Development
CMS Development
Information Architecture
Interactive Business Tools
CRM Integration
DIGITAL MEDIA (+)
DIGITAL MEDIA (-)
Pay Per Click Campaigns
Webinars and Podcasts
Viral Campaigns
Email Marketing
Search Engine Marketing
Search Engine Optimization and Strategy
PUBLIC RELATIONS (+)
PUBLIC RELATIONS (-)
Press Releases
Media Relations
Positive News Placement
Event Publicity
Reputation and Crisis Management
PHOTO, FILM AND VIDEO (+)
PHOTO, FILM AND VIDEO (-)
Commercial Photography
Retouching
Animation
Video Production
Editing
ACCOUNT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING (+)
ACCOUNT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING (-)
Research and Strategic Planning
Brand Strategy
Survey Construction
Communication Plan Development
Account Management
SOCIAL MARKETING (+)
SOCIAL MARKETING (-)
Blog Management
Social Media Management, Engagement and Contesting
Social Media Application Development
QR Code Program Management
Content Development and Strategy
Research and Planning
Budgeting
Buying and Negotiating
Coordinating and Trafficking
MEDIA (-)
MEDIA (+)
Corporate Identity and Logo Systems
Catalogs/Books
Presentations/Sales Kits/Brochures and Spec Sheets
Product Naming and Design
Posters, Signage and POS
Packaging
Branded Environments

Experience

With 25+ years of experience across a multitude of industry categories, we’ve amassed extensive expertise and several awards for consumer, business-to-business and non-profit brands. We’ve built the brands of many Chicagoland and regional companies, Fortune 100s and international clients looking to get established in the North American market. And we can do it for you.

B2B Experience

Sackett

FIGmd

Prairie States

Capital Shield

Experior Transport

BP Castrol Industrial

The Load Warrior

Transparent Container

The Pernix Group

Pernix Universal

Barco Seals

Quinn & Associates

Infinite Convergence Solutions

Modern Fold Chicago

Protectoseal

Tenesis Energy Solutions

Huskie Tools

CM&P Consulting

Bodyline Products International

Wahl Clippers

Agne Asset Management

Career Builder

Marconi

Motorola

Molex

Enteo

Del Medical

Westell

TDK

Siemens

Littelfuse

U.S. Robotics

SBC

CTS

OnePath Networks

Zeon

Black Bar Association of Will County

Healthcare Experience

Mayo Clinic

CGI

Radiological Society of North America

Resurrection Health Care
• Saints Mary Elizabeth Medical Center
• Saint Francis Hospital
• Holy Family Medical Center
• Saint Joseph Hospital
• Resurrection Medical Center
• Westlake Hospital
• West Suburban Medical Center

EastGate Manor Assited Living

Riverside HealthCare

Loyola University Medical Center

Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare

St. Francis Hospital & Health Center

Little Company of Mary

Ingalls Hospital

West Suburban Health Care

Cancer Treatment Centers of America

St. James Hospital

Advocate Illinois Masonic MedCenter

Consumer Experience

David Burke Grillhouse

Stix & Stones

Proloss360

Twisted Stem Floral

Cine Modern Taqueria

The Lucky Monk

The Hip Dining Group

Oak Brook Racquet & Fitness

Quinn Tax Advantage

Cano Properties

The Nines Golf Apparel

Chicago White Sox

Four Winds Casino

Lyfepoints

Stone Peak Ceramics

Brookfield Zoo

Axis Shavers

Bradford and Kent Builders

Rossi Furniture

Drive Performance

Nutrilite/Amway

Non-Profit Experience

CHAD Community Housing

Onward House

Aspire of Illinois

Illinois Advisory Board For Deaf Blind

American Cancer Society

Seed Of Life Church