What is ADsmith?
Good question, and thanks for asking!
ADsmith is a ‘we,’ not an ‘it.’ You might call us a well-executed thought process The media expertise and imaginological creative we offer local and regional clients rivals that of national agencies often found in really amazingly tall buildings.
Our array of comprehensive services allows us to become—honestly—a true marketing partner with each client. We love that.
Let’s get together and find out how to get your business where you want it to be.
And that’s our elevator speech. =)
Addie Walters,
Account Services
Name is: Addie Elizabeth Walters
ADsmith title is: Account Service/Creative Assistant
ADsmith duties are: Account service, tv production, copywriting, graphic design, creating origami out of pink post-its.
Has an inexplicable knack for: Finding the perfect "Friends" quote for any occasion
Tends to thrive on: Legal stimulants including, but not limited to: Coffee, running and chocolate
Almost always: Uses sarcasm and dry humor that no one gets.
Angela D. Smith,
President
Name is: Angela D. Smith
ADsmith title is: President, or The Fearless Queen Boss
ADsmith duties are: Running a business, helping clients improve their businesses, building over-the-top PowerPoint presentations, and steering this ship.
Has an inexplicable knack for: Knowing the target audience and strategically marketing to it with spectacular ease.
Tends to thrive on: Coffee and brilliance.
Almost always: Pesters staff with miniature talking Jean-Luc Picard. Not even kidding.
Celeste Skidmore,
Executive Vice President, Account Services
Name is: Celeste Skidmore
ADsmith title is: Executive Vice President, Account Services
ADsmith duties are: To implement in entirety our clients' marketing plans, providing direction and redirection as needed.
Has an inexplicable knack for: Problem-solving. Really!
Tends to thrive on: Working ahead of schedule. Last-minute projects happen…but not if I can help it.
Almost always: Multi-tasks. At home, at work, in the car, wherever. It's what I do.
Hillary West,
Vice President, Client Services
Name is: Hillary West
ADsmith title is: Vice President, Client Services
ADsmith duties are: Media planning, negotiating and buying (I'm just happy my job description no longer includes 'cleaning the fish bowl')
Has an inexplicable knack for: Setting boundaries, cutting through the fluff
Tends to thrive on: Deadlines. DEADLINES! And the endless energy of my 18-month old daughter.
Almost always: Smiles. Almost always...
Janel Heape,
Vice President, Operations
Name is: Janel Heape
ADsmith title is: Vice President of Operations
ADsmith duties are: Entirely too numerous to delineate. They range, however, from changing the occasional uncooperative light bulb to new business development.
Has an inexplicable knack for: Sarcastic one-liners. They just seem to…flow.
Tends to thrive on: The collection and the saving of the funds.
Almost always: Gets lost while driving.
Jessica Winters,
Operations Intern
Name is: Jessica Winters
ADsmith title is: Operations Intern
ADsmith duties are: Pretty much all of them. Yep!
Has an inexplicable knack for: Finding excuses to celebrate, forging staff signatures when necessary.
Tends to thrive on: Green tea and sunny days.
Almost always: Meets someone interesting in our building elevators.
Nathan Williams,
Creative Lead
Name is: Nathan Williams
ADsmith title is: Creative Lead
ADsmith duties are: Thinking things, then writing, designing, and producing them, often directing others in those same tasks, and refraining from using the bottled water for coffee brewing (even though there is a DEFINITE difference in taste)
Has an inexplicable knack for: Come-from-behind wins on the final lap of MarioKart.
Tends to thrive on: Family time, a good read, good coffee, occasional alone time, unreasonably loud music, baked goods, well-executed design.
Almost always: Gets caught by a train at any given railroad crossing when nearly running late. Seriously. It's really weird.
Sarah Duvall,
Creative Assistant
Name is: Sarah Duvall
ADsmith title is: Design Intern
ADsmith duties are: Designing advertisements, brochures, banners, and so much more!
Has an inexplicable knack for: Centering text without using the 'center justify' tool.
Tends to thrive on: Sunny days in my red Jeep.
Almost always: Is found hugging a cup of hazelnut coffee, and has a more-than-somewhat bright smile on my face.
Keli Tetzlaff,
Account & Creative Services
Name is: Keli Tetzlaff
ADsmith title is: Account & Creative Services
ADsmith duties are: Account Service, TV production, Copywriting, obeying Nathan's orders/
Has an inexplicable knack for: finding amazing deals, always having a good excuse to get ice cream, cracking my nose
Tends to thrive on: Red vines, check lists, garage sales, Brian Regan
Almost always: Has a good reason for being out of the office.
Linda Sala
Account Services Support
Name is: Linda Sala
ADsmith title is: Account Services Support
ADsmith duties are: Account support, data entry, weekly reports and anything else that needs to get done!
Has an inexplicable knack for: Art and music on the creative side, multi-tasking and organization on the business side
Tends to thrive on: Art, music, family, friends and pets...and an occasional piece (or two!) of chocolate
Almost always: Needs a cup of vanilla cappuccino in the morning in order to speak properly.
Jacob Cofer
Intern
Name is: Jacob Cofer
ADsmith title is: Intern
ADsmith duties are: Writing press releases, commercial scripts, and doing a little bit of everything.
Has an inexplicable knack for: retaining useless facts about sports or things seen on Discovery Channel
Tends to thrive on: Listening to good music, eating sushi, making people laugh, and reading
Almost always: Has car problems!