CGR is in perfect tune with our client the Community Building Initiative of Charlotte. We both believe in listening to understand the people we serve, and we both believe in the positive effect it has on our community.

Recently the Community Building Initiative had an open forum to discuss amendment one in Charlotte, NC. The meeting featured speakers on both side of the issue, and a crowd of about 200 people wanting to discuss the issue with their neighbors.

The Community Building Initiative encouraged people on all sides of the issue to meet the people at their table and have an open mind. CBI had prepared a lot of questions and ideas for the neighbors to ask of each other to stimulate the conversation. Speakers included local religious leaders on both sides of the Amendment one issue and legal experts on the legal ramifications of such a law passing or not passing.

Questions were taken from audience members to all experts and organizers to help the people of the Charlotte community better understand the amendment they are voting on.

CGR Creative was in attendance as part of our relationship with the Community Building Initiative of Charlotte. With photographers and marketing consultants there to take in the atmosphere first hand to better promote  the next event. CGR Creative’s PR and Marketing team spent time communicating with organizers and event participants to understand what motivates them to participate in our clients cause.

Part of knowing how and what to sell knows what motivates the demand. In this case CBI offers a forum for communication for frustrated members of our community. CBI lets people open up, speak and most of all listen on key issues. The belief of our client CBI that listening is even more important than speaking out was evident at this great event. A large crowd never lost patience, came with an open mind and was the epitome of what makes Charlotte a great friendly diverse place to live.

CGR Creative love the Charlotte community and anytime our work allows us to satisfy a customer and meet the community at the same time, we are truly blessed.

CGR Creative will continue to speak to our clients customers but also listen to know what works and what inspires the target audiences of our clients.

CGR and CBI both agree that we must always listen before we speak. CGR Creative Web Design applies this in all our marketing efforts and are better for it.

As Abraham Lincoln famously said, “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours sharpening the axe". CGR Creative always takes this same approach of listening; learning what motivates people and applies our marketing strategy accordingly.

CGR Creative has since 2003 been a leader in web design, marketing and public relations for our clients. 2012 is another year where CGR is striving to lead in our industry and lead in our community.

As experts in PR and marketing CGR knows the value and long term benefits of building a good name in the community. We choose to be a part of the positive efforts and changes because it is the right thing to do. CGR also strives to be a part of the excitement in Charlotte because we share a vision with you who love our city like we do.

This past week CGR was a table sponsor of the 2012 Vision Awards and its' primary honor going to Duke Energy Chief Executive Jim Rogers. We can honestly say Mr. Rogers gave a moving and inspirational speech about his vision of Charlotte as a leader of people, ideas and cities in America's future.

Jim Rogers work for a sustainable and environmentally conscious Charlotte earned him the honor, but his love for the Charlotte region earned him much more with those who had never heard him speak.

This coming year in Charlotte has huge things for those of us here to witness and benefit from the growth of our region. Charlotte residents have a new baseball stadium to enjoy a low cost all American night out with family. We in Charlotte also have the excitement and economic stimulus of the Democrat National Convention to make 2012 a huge year. The national spotlight will be on Charlotte, North Carolina this year and CGR will be out and actively a part of that effort for a Charlotte that leads our nation.

Sponsoring events like the 2012 Vision Awards and the consistent work with local programs like the Community Building Initiative (communitybuildinginitiative.org) and the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte has made CGR Creative a leader in the Charlotte Community. It is our hopes that area businesses and customers see our example and our love for Charlotte and join us in all of our ventures and visions.

CGR Creative is currently working together with the Community Building Initiative and Annetta Foard to help build a diverse and thriving Charlotte. Julio Colmenares the owner and founder of CGR Creative is actively a leader in the Hispanic community through his hard work and dedication on the Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte.

 

CGR Creative Web Design was in attendance last night for an amazing show and opportunity to celebrate our incredible cutting edge city of Charlotte. CGR Creative was taking part in the Charlotte Center City Vision Awards to show our support for progress in Charlotte and to represent our hand in that future.

CGR Creative ‘s CCO Jason Ramsey was one of 30 Table sponsors for the event and proud to work with Center City Partner’s in their amazing new projects like the 7^th Street Public Market.

The true spirit of the event was to honor the businesses and forward thinkers that see great things for Charlotte and will not allow anything to cloud to vision. The evening included speakers from Well Fargo, Bank of America, the former Mayor of Charlotte Harvey Gantt and the current Charlotte mayor and our leader into this vision Mayor Anthony Foxx.

Duke Energy Chief Executive Jim Rogers will receive the Charlotte Center City Vision Award for 2012 in a ceremony April 19 at the Charlotte Convention Center.

Center City Partners gives the annual award to recognize individuals, businesses and organizations that “have made the center city a more vibrant urban core.”

The group says Rogers has done much to transform Charlotte. It cites his work helping to bring the 2012 Democratic National Convention to Charlotte, leadership of an $82 million fundraising campaign for arts and education and the Envision: Charlotte initiative to cut power use and increase sustainability in Charlotte’s uptown office buildings.

CGR Creative thanks Center City for a great evening and for collectively working for a better Charlotte that will lead the East Coast into the future of forward thinking cities.

In attendance with CGR was some of exciting and forward thinking partners like CBI of Charlotte and the Community Building Initiative’s Annetta Foard.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA –The talented staff of CGR Creative has teamed up with the Community Building Initiative (CBI) to revamp its online presence.

CBI knows it is important for the community to be able to access information, upcoming events and other issues online easily and quickly. That is why CGR is overhauling CBI’s online presence with an innovative website and informational blogs that will make the site easier to navigate. In addition, CBI will be connected to many of today’s thriving social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, and post the links on its website.

CGR is confident it can help CBI reach the next level when it comes to establishing a stronger web presence in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. Founded 10 years ago, CGR specializes in public relations, social media and SEO/SEM initiatives. CGR has worked with dozens of companies, including the Red Cross and American Heart Association.

Personal awareness and the local community is a vital focus to both CBI and CGR. CGR has a long track record of forging relationships with non-profit organizations, while CBI is known for its strategic assistance in addressing social, racial and ethnic inclusion and equality issues. By combining CGR’s enthusiastic approach to promotion and cutting-edge technological advancements and the CBI’s community outreach events and focus on diversity in the community, Charlotte-Mecklenburg can count on an even brighter future.

CGR Creative is over joyed to work with CBI on its endeavor and will continue to develop a relationship with one of the most influential organizations in the Queen City. Both CBI and CGR expect promising things in the months lying ahead.

 

About CGR Creative:

CGR Creative is a boutique digital marketing firm that has been in business for 10 strong years. We specialize in all areas of online marketing including SEO, SEM, Social Media and PR services. Our goal is to help our clients achieve their goals and successes through open communication, strategy and hard work ethic to deliver you 110%. For more information, call 704-200-9234 or visit http://www.cgrcreative.com.

Charlotte, NC - April 13th, 2012 - CGR Creative in Charlotte has partnered with the great work and goals of the Community Building Initiative. CGR Creative has accepted the role of public relations, marketing, online presence and social media marketing directors for the fine community organization serving Charlotte. CBI is online at www.communitybuildinginitiative.com and has been a force in bettering Charlotte since 1997.

Community Building Initiative (CBI) is a nonprofit organization established in 1997 by government and civic leaders to achieve racial and ethnic inclusion and equity in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community. The CBI team is as diverse as our great city itself but all with the same common mission of Intensifying the commitment and increasing the capacity of individuals and organizations to build a more inclusive and equitable community.

CGR Creative Partner and CCO Jason Ramsey is seen here with Dianne English the Executive Director of the Community Building Initiative. This is taken at one of the latest open forums and learning events organized by CBI in Charlotte. On this day the Charlotte Community Building Initiative was holding one of it's fantastic bus tours of Charlotte's diverse neighborhoods and history. See photos of the great turnout and events from the day which involve a sight-seeing tour of Charlotte and a discussion afterwards about helping Charlotte to maintain better neighborhoods for all it's citizens through all the changes of past decades.

The day was as entertaining as anyone could have imagined with a diverse group of citizens from many professional and influential backgrounds giving different perspectives on the changes of the past 40 years in Charlotte and how to learn from and better mistakes in past community development.

CGR is proud to be a part of such a positive message and have such a strong hand in making the visions of the Community Building Initiative take shape and mold our community. CGR excels in PR and online branding in any field, but when coupled with such a positive message work becomes fun, the fun becomes motivation and the motivation inspires and attracts others to the brand we represent.

CGR Creative looks forward to a long relationship with CBI of Charlotte. The entire CGR team embraces the opportunity to get up every day with the task of doing of job and bettering our amazing city.

Charlotte, NC - September 7, 2011 - How do you draw a large audience to your site?  Do a viral campaign like Rack Room did.  Converse’s  “In My Shoes” Contest was a success as users in different geo-targeted areas were able to make videos showcasing the Converse product and execute quick videos and upload them to the designated YouTube channel. 

Viral campaigns are a great way to analyze and target untapped market share based on the diversity of uploads and the demographic of who is actually interested in the product.  A viral contest nowadays is always a hit as it can be easily shared on other social sites like Facebook and Twitter.  It helps promote brand awareness and build brand identity with existing and new customers.

Allowing comments on blogs and video channels like YouTube can lead to increased sales.  Promotions and messages can benefit any business if done correctly.

A Few Mini-Stats: The result of the two-month campaign was 25,000,000 impressions and over 5,000 unique users. Our campaign goals were to reach 12,000,000 impressions and 3,000 unique users.

About CGR Creative
CGR Creative is a boutique digital marketing firm that has been in business for 10 strong years. We specialize in all areas of online marketing including SEO, SEM, Social Media and PR services. Our goal is to help our clients achieve their goals and successes through open communication, strategy and hard work ethic to deliver you 110%.

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The Latin Chamber of Commerce went through a rebranding phrase and with the change of the website and all of the onsite optimization; there was a period of time where ranks had to be re-established.

Charlotte, NC - September 1, 2011 - The Board was concerned that locals would not be able to find the Latin chapter if they searched the term Chamber Charlotte, since there was no emphasis on “Latin.”. There are dozens of chapters for each Chamber, in each state; therefore it was seemingly difficult to rank for the keyword phrase, “Chamber Charlotte.”  We implemented a massive SEO campaign strategy to target the area on a local and national level to push our rank all the way to page 1 on Google and place at spot number two.  It did not happen overnight as organic ranking takes time to establish.  We felt that our strategy involved plenty of on and offsite and we knew that we had to remain highly targeted to get the results the Board was looking for in a timely fashion.

Over the course of 8 weeks, we were able to target a competitive analysis and study the other sites in order to establish presence on Page 1.  Although a difficult task, we knew that implementing an array of strategies that worked for our other clients, proved to be very successful.  We were hoping to get ranked on at least the bottom of page 1, to our surprise our hard work paid off and we achieved number 2 on Google.

We reported on every delta change that occurred throughout our entire optimization process.  We knew the Board was interested in knowing every major or minor change, every step of the way.  We were extremely happy to see that out efforts were delivering positive results on the search engines.  As part of our process, we still maintain these rankings as they can slip at any time.  Nothing is absolute in the world of SEO.  What is absolute is our dedication, resources and guarantee to get you on Page 1 and strive to get you to placement 1.  We love to engage with our clients as we had in this instance which worked to our benefit because specific events that the LACCC was holding helped us target those events organically before they transpired, offering a slight advantage to their overall rankings on other keywords.

We rank number one on several keywords that were requested of us for the LACCC and other chapters have called us and requested we deliver the same services; however, it is a conflict of interest so we are grateful that they have thought enough of us to ask for our services.

Both onsite and offsite optimization was necessary to cause a massive change in our client’s placement.  We are extremely pleased with our results and our client is very happy as well.  We continue to conduct optimization ad dedicate a great deal of time to pushing a solid, SEO plan in place and ranking for spot 1 and 2 on Google.

About CGR Creative
CGR Creative is a boutique digital marketing firm that has been in business for 10 strong years. We specialize in all areas of online marketing including SEO, SEM, Social Media and PR services. Our goal is to help our clients achieve their goals and successes through open communication, strategy and hard work ethic to deliver you 110%.

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Student housing supplier, Blue Furniture Solutions has obtained the services of CGR to execute their web and marketing plan.

Charlotte, NC - June 30, 2011 - National student housing supplier, Blue Furniture Solutions, has awarded CGR Creative the task of developing a customized, online quoting application as well as a complete rebranding effort.  The company’s mission is, “provide customers with high quality, well built furniture at prices that can’t be beat.”  CGR’s commitment is to help Blue Furniture Solutions make good on that promise by reshaping the brand and designing tools that increase ease of shopping for buyers.  College students need an easy and user friendly inteface to buy cool, new furniture.

Company officials cite not only creative excellence, but also strong technical expertise and solid search engine optimization (SEO) knowledge as key reasons CGR was selected.  “I interviewed several groups in the Charlotte area and none of them could come close to comparing…,” states Jamie Swick, Vice President of Sales. Additional projects the agency will take on include the creation of new collateral marketing materials and involvement in the company’s business development initiatives, including trade show support.

About CGR Creative
We are an agency capable of maintaining personal relationships with each of our clients. We are able to offer services that most advertising agencies cannot or will not. Our innovative efforts help us deliver strong results at prices that are often well below industry standards. We pride ourselves on our ability to partner with our clients insuring that we provide targeted services that match their needs exactly rather than taking a shotgun approach or offering a cookie cutter solution.
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Charlotte, NC - May 14, 2011 - Experienced talent recruiters like Coors Executive Resources can quickly spot when a candidate has the right stuff.  So when they made the decision to relocate corporate headquarters to the Queen City, it is no surprise that they were in search of a gem of an agency to help them establish their brand presence in a new market.  That’s just what they found when the leadership team signed up CGR Creative to take on the task.

Just as a stone of incredible value bedazzles with its multi-faceted settings, CGR distinguished itself from the competition in the eyes of the firm’s president, Cheryl Coors.  She found unique characteristics like a diverse, professional team and the ability to translate experiences from other industries into assets for her business.

“Job one is to overhaul the company’s brand image to better reflect the first-class service Coors Recruiters provides its clients,” says Jason Ramsey, Partner at CGR.

About CGR Creative
We are an agency capable of maintaining personal relationships with each of our clients. We are able to offer services that most advertising agencies cannot or will not. Our innovative efforts help us deliver strong results at prices that are often well below industry standards. We pride ourselves on our ability to partner with our clients insuring that we provide targeted services that match their needs exactly rather than taking a shotgun approach or offering a cookie cutter solution.
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Charlotte, NC - April 28, 2011 - Decking Solutions company, Fiberon®, has teamed up with CGR in recent weeks to “AMP UP” their online presence. A brand known for quality, innovation and high style, Fiberon® was looking to bring some of that panache to the virtual arena, and further enhance their overall communications plan.

Recognizing the growing number of homes across the country that need deck replacement/repair, the company has been working for years to introduce game-changing solutions in alternative decking. As a part of that strategy, CGR has worked closely with Fiberon® to launch a new product line, Veranda® ArmorGuard™, composite decking available exclusively The Home Depot®.

Other initiatives include online presence development, search engine marketing (SEM, PPC), search engine optimization (SEO), and brand awareness.

“Our partners at Fiberon® are a focused, aggressive group of hardworking professionals. They have big goals,” says CGR CEO Julio Colmenares. “They need a top-notch partner who is not only creatively astute but also strategically grounded in their approach to business. They now can count on CGR to run the race with them and bring winning business solutions.”

About CGR Creative
CGR Creative is a full service marketing, design, advertising, and interactive marketing agency. CGR Creative prides itself on supporting their customers in a way that larger agencies can’t, often times committing all their resources to ensure the success of their client’s projects. CGR Creative’s fundamental belief is that the client’s success is their success.
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