Anchor’s creative team has earned national awards for design, web development, writing and more.
More importantly, we have a history of powerful, effective messages that break the mold without breaking the bank. We succeed where others fail because we see opportunities where others see obstructions.
UV”B” Campaign
The Anchor creative team used clever wordplay to develop a campaign that tells people they can “B” anything they want with a little help from United Valley Bank.
UV “B” Amazing TV
Part of a larger campaign that utilized wordplay based on the bank’s initials, these commercials encouraged viewers to “B’ the best version of themselves.
PS Flood Top Prospects Booklet
In order to communicate what sets PS Flood Barriers™ apart from their competitors, they needed a print piece that matched their caliber of work.
City Of Fosston Video
The city of Fosston, MN, needed help building a high end video / commercial to promote their wonderful community, and the Anchor team was thrilled to be part of the project.
Amplio Open House Materials
When our client wanted to invite customers and partners to an open house to show off their newly remodeled office, we branded the event in a way that was as fresh as their new space.
Ideal Difference Talent Recruitment Campaign
Employees recorded video interviews and Anchor put them to work in a highly effective talent recruitment campaign on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.
MMCDC Annual Report
Proof that annual reports don’t need to be dull.
NDHC Happens Here Campaign
This healthcare facility needed a way to tell people that they didn’t need to travel for high-quality care, and the Anchor team made it happen.
Bugs N’ Berries Packaging
We helped our client to show off an innovative new product while simultaneously leveraging the Wild Delight brand’s hallmark packaging elements. This package won an American Graphic Design Award.
PSI Proven Solutions
When our client needed a way to to not only educate prospective customers and build brand awareness, but also keep their website updated with new content, Proven Solutions articles were just the ticket.
STP Manufacturing
STP Manufacturing needed an interconnecting multi-site for its many brands, something Anchor has had great success with for other clients.
See for yourself at www.stpmfg.com
NDHC Sports Physical Ads
Anchor leveraged photos of healthcare providers in jerseys of local high school sports teams to promote annual sports physicals.
PS Industries Proven Solutions
Anchor keeps PS Industries’ web properties fresh by creating new content regularly, including Proven Solutions articles that are also used in email blasts. Read an example story at https://tinyurl.com/37ynwa66
Heart Of First United Bank TV / Youtube
First United Bank was looking to refresh their TV and YouTube presence with a new video that was engaging and could run for several years. The Anchor team excels at that, and this spot is the result.
Walsh County Health District
When the Walsh County Health District needed to promote vaccinations, it asked Anchor to create a distinct set of digital ads.
SAPC Wait. What? Campaign
Our client needed a fresh spin on their campaign to share the facts about substance abuse to teens. We used Snapchat and TikTok to run these powerful videos.
Hydro1 Flood Door – Florida Product Approved
PS Flood Barriers needed to show off how durable their Hydro1 Flood Doors are on YouTube, and this video makes it punishingly clear.
Overcome CHSI
CHSI made an impact on TV without overwhelming their budget using this 15 second spot on Hulu.
Northwood Deaconess Health Center Website
Northwood Deaconess Health Center needed a new website that was easy to use and easy to update. Anchor gave them both. www.ndhc.net
United Valley Bank Holiday Billboard
United Valley Bank understands its target audience, and they were all-in when Anchor suggested a digital billboard that focuses on lefse – a holiday treat for those of Norwegian descent.
Starting Now Social Media Campaign
CVIC needed to make an impact on Millennials and Gen Z so Anchor strategically designed and developed messaging for Snapchat. Instagram, YouTube and more.
btdisplaygroup.com
We created a positioning statement for Bordertown Displays and they decided to rebuild their e-commerce site as well. We worked together to use Big Commerce as the backbone, and the results are very effective. As a result, we helped them to create four uniquely targeted, brand-specific websites that were mobile ready, graphically powerful and user-friendly. Both information and e-commerce are presented in a way that helps users get exactly what they came for. Visit www.btdisplaygroup.com.
CHSI Billboard
Anchor Marketing took CHSI’s digital campaign assets and made them into a physical billboard to spread the Overcome Opioids message outside of homes.
New EdgeHalt Ladder Safety Gate Launch
Anchor helped PS Safety Access with the national launch of their new EdgeHalt Ladder Safety Gate, and one of the main projects was this promotional video.
JerseyPage.com
Our client had an idea for a site that would allow fans to share and trade sports jerseys, and the Anchor team brought it to life.
Valley Bone & Joint Clinic Social Media
Content is king, and even a Facebook feed can give users something to think about. It’s also a great place to remind readers who their hometown surgeons are.
Snapchat: Don’t Buy Alcohol For Minors
Burleigh Morton Behavioral Health needed to reach young adults with a message that discouraged them from purchasing alcohol for minors during events and celebrations like sports tournaments and prom. This video wastes no time getting to the point.
United Valley Bank YouTube / TV
How do you stand out on TV and YouTube without the pressure of constantly making new videos? You hit the sweet spot of visual interest and strategic branding. These “Growing Season” spots for United Valley Bank did just that.
Overcome Opioids
When Community Health Services needed help promoting their substance abuse program, Anchor helped with everything from a positioning statement to campaigns on Snapchat, Spotify, Pandora and Google Ads.
Spring Statement Message
Anchor Marketing added a bit of springtime branding to United Valley Bank’s statements.
YouTube: Modern Auto Body
The trick with YouTube is getting the point across before viewers click away.
Amplio Logo Design
Stronger Billboard
United Valley Bank need a new billboard that continued to leverage its powerful roots-based brand. This design hit the sweet spot between the familiar and the fascinating.
SAPC Fake Facts Campaign
Anchor helped a local non-profit raise awareness about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse via YouTube pre-roll ads.
LSI PLC-5 Social Media Campaign
This campaign – which ran on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook – captures the spirit of the 1980s in a way that prompts the target audience to consider the age of their mission-critical automation control systems. It’s humorous and effective at the same time.
Amplio Postcard
As SPEDCO transitioned their branding to Amplio, the Anchor team helped them with everything from social media and emails to this interesting teaser postcard.
Ag Week Billboard
Farmers are a critical part of the economy, so it makes sense to work with an agency that knows how to communicate messages regarding agriculture. This playful take on the United Valley Bank logo makes a point and stands out at the same time.
EdgeHalt® Adjustable Safety Gate Web Video
Anchor helped PS Safety Access™ to launch its new EdgeHalt® Adjustable Safety Gate by creating a video that is full of energy and motion while staying true to the client’s well-known brand identity.
PS Public Protection™ Launch
Our client needed to roll out an entire new line of products – fast. We created a new website, new collateral materials, new art assets, digital ads, a pay-per-click campaign and a PR push in a matter of weeks. Mission accomplished. Visit www.pspublicprotection.com.
amplioedc.com
Amplio’s new branding needed a new web presence to go with it. Anchor Marketing built them a WordPress website from the ground up, giving them the functionality they sought with an engaging, modern look.
Cummings Ag Website
This project is proof that developing an effective, engaging website doesn’t need to be difficult. Create the right content, build with the end user in mind and everything comes together. Visit www.cummingsag.com.
LSI Success Story Campaigns
When the client completes a successful job, Anchor writes a success story for the website, then leverages this text for related content, including Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn posts, email blasts and more.
Logical Systems, Inc.
Anchor developed a new website that balanced LSI’s need for technical language and imagery with a strong sense of branding and storytelling. This site very much reflects who LSI is as a company, while giving their customers and prospects plenty of valuable information to consider. Visit www.logicalsysinc.com.
Confessions Of A CFO
Our client wanted to make an impression, and this unique video was perfect for social media.
Ideal Aerosmith
Ideal Aerosmith needed a memorable new look, fresh content and an edge in the race for search engine supremacy. Their new website was designed to spotlight the client’s ability to develop reliable testing solutions under unique circumstances. The site was also an upgrade from an SEO / SEM standpoint, with a focus on fresh content and well-thought-out keywords.
PS Indsutries Multisite
PS Industries not only needed a new website, they needed to refocus their branding as well. As a result, we helped them to create four uniquely targeted, brand-specific websites that were mobile ready, graphically powerful and user-friendly. Both information and e-commerce are presented in a way that helps users get exactly what they came for. Visit www.psindustries.com.
DD Commodities Social Media Content
Anchor manages social media platforms for all three of DD Commodities national brands: 3D, Wild Delight and Better Bird. We engage users, provide important conservation information and promote products in fun and interesting ways.
IAC Supply Solutions Website
Our client needed to tie together several disparate platforms into an attractive online package, and Anchor is helping with design and development on the front end.
First United Bank Animated TV
This long-term client has been using an award-winning creative treatment in its print materials for several years and needed to implement it into its television presence as well. Though the print ads used photography, this TV commercial called for animation, and the result is an eye-catching spot that builds on the campaign’s equity while still making a fresh statement to viewers.
enlighteningyouth.org
Diversity And Integration Of Christian Education is a non-profit client in Memphis, TN. Anchor helped them to brand their organization with a memorable logo and a colorful website that really shows off their focus on helping youth.
DSG – Dakota Supply Group
Direct mail is far from dead, especially when you make your customers laugh. This postcard for DSG was a hit for all the right reasons.
Valley Bone And Joint Clinic Social / Native Content
We help this client stay connected to the community through informative native media articles and related social media posts.
First United Bank “Moving You First” Newspaper
Part of First United Bank’s overall “You First” campaign, this ad provides a refreshingly modern take on the mortgage loan promotion. It fits with the campaign’s other themes while delivering a unique message of its own.
PS Doors – Slidewise
Anchor helped the folks at PS DOORS introduce their innovative new product – the Slidewise Roof Hatch – to the world with a combination of branding, print and digital tactics.
Springer Industrial
This client needed their fresh new web site to make a big impression, so Anchor employed innovative design technology, WordPress and dramatic imagery to make it happen.
IAC Storefront Brochure
Our client needed collateral material that effectively showed off the benefits of its updated website to current and new users.
First United Bank
Skilled Photoshop work made a huge impression with this billboard, emphasizing that the client makes decisions right here at home.
SafeMezz360 by PS Industries
This OSHA and ANSI compliant fall protection product keeps personnel safe during the important but potentially hazardous job of …
North Star Manor
To help introduce North Star Manor to Northwest Minnesota, Anchor kept a keen focus on the target audience by utilizing emotionally charged copy and an easy-to-navigate design. Visit www.northstarmanor.org.
Ideal Aerosmith – Trip Guardian
Logo design for a global engineer and manufacturer of motion sensing testing equipment.
Circle of Friends Humane Society
Non-profit agencies pose unique challenges, but our developers studied the situation, researched solutions and put together a website that the client is proud of. Visit www.cofpets.com.
Northridge Multisite
We created a custom WordPress multisite solution for a company with two separate, but related, business ventures – Northridge Construction and Northridge Hospitality Management. The sites feature large image areas, showcasing the company’s beautiful aerial photography and video while clearly communicating the business’s customer-focused positioning. Visit www.northridgecompanies.com.
Nodak Electric
When Nodak Electric Cooperative’s website became outdated both visually and functionally, we took their redesigned site’s user experience to a whole new level. The site is now fully responsive and even ADA-accessible. Visit www.nodakelectric.com.
PS Flood Barriers. Solutions that Hold Water.
A short video created to introduce potential customers to the PS Flood Barriers brand, tying it to both products and the company’s important certifications.
Armstrong Bird Food
Armstrong is one of Canada’s leading producers of wild bird and small animal foods. They worked with Anchor to freshen up their overall brand, including a new logo for the company itself.
Terog: Bull-Pull
New product logo design for original equipment manufacturer in Stephen, Minnesota.
UrbanWorks
Logo design and development of a new positioning statement for a landscape architect in northwest Minnesota.
Dakota Supply Group
This large, complicated company needed a powerful, easy-to-use website. Mission accomplished, thanks to a sleek design, an efficient content collaboration process and the always amazing flexibility of WordPress. Visit www.dakotasupplygroup.com.
Inspire Pharmacy
Anchor helped to launch a unique pharmacy in Grand Forks that gives part of its proceeds to a good cause. A bus wrap and a billboard set the tone.
Devotion Pet Food
When Armstrong Bird Food decided to launch a new line of products for small animals (hamsters, rabbits, etc.) via Canada’s largest retail chain, they called on the branding and packaging experts at Anchor.
Headwaters
Logo design for a regional development corporation in Bemidji, Minnesota.
Womack
Our work helped Womac Electric Supply to win a national tED award with this campaign, and Anchor was glad to help.
Petcetera Animal Clinic
Highlighting the love between humans and their pets, Anchor developed this site to show off the compassionate care of Petcetera Animal Clinic. It features a user-friendly design and reflects the company’s strong Instagram presence. Visit www.petcgfk.com.
First United Bank
First United Bank needed a distinct campaign that showed off the breadth of their services while still reinforcing the values put forth by their “Putting You First” positioning statement.
MMCDC
MMCDC was looking to reach young families with a magazine ad, and Anchor’s creative team built a heartwarming graphic to do the job.
DSG Kids Club
Anchor has been helping its customers in the trade industries to teach kids about what their parents and grandparents do for a living for more than a decade.
Blackduck
A logo created for an economic development campaign for Blackduck, Minnesota.
First United Bank
A testament to the fact that you can be creative and effective at the same time, this print ad brought home a 2017 American Graphic Design award.
Impact 20/20
Logo design for an economic development organization in northwest Minnesota.
First United Bank – Native
Native advertising is an art. When you write copy that is interesting, readers will enjoy themselves even as they learn about your product.
Rediflame Fire Logs
This box needed to be attractive on the shelf at Menards, but also convey a significant amount of information (including multiple translations). The final packaging is both stunning and effective.
Armstrong Bird Food
Store shelves are crowded, and Armstrong asked Anchor to help them stand out with a new packaging line. Mission accomplished.
Next Innovations – Motorglyphics
Logo design and development of a positioning statement for a manufacturer of color-infused, steel motor sport decor.
PS Doors
When you have outstanding products to show off, you need an outstanding line card to do the job.
PS Industries
This client goes to a lot a trade shows and they needed help making an impression without creating too much of a burden for their sales team. These banner stands fit the bill.
MMCDC
Proof that annual reports don’t need to be dull.
First United Bank
A print campaign with a singular goal: to represent the bank in a positive, optimistic manner. “Good News” indeed.
PS Doors
Direct mail is still an effective way of building a brand, and PS Access Solutions proves it with their postcards.
Womack
One of the foundations of an award-winning marketing effort, this publication took the client’s printed materials to the next level.
First United Bank – Dirty Campaign
This print campaign pushed the envelope and made a huge splash with farmers who definitely understood the joke.
First State Bank of Cando
A print campaign that illustrated the client’s history as an ag bank.
Citizens State Bank
An extensive print campaign for a bank that sight to freshen their image.
PS Industries Banners
Convenient, eye-catching banner stands for our client’s trade show team.
3D Pet Product Jars
When your products are sold in Walmart, it’s important for you to look professional and stand out at the same time. Anchor was up to the challenge with these attractive pet food jars.
Wild Delight Bird Food Blocks
These uniquely shaped blocks have eye-catching packages that build on the brand equity that Wild Delight has developed in retail stores across the United States.
