A recommendation from a colleague

By Paul Bridson

We were pleased to receive the below letter from Richard Early, executive director of the Des Moines Symphony:

"It is my pleasure to recommend to you Brainstorm Iowa. This highly creative and collaborative marketing organization responded to our need to brand our lobby in such a way as to make it abundantly clear to our concert patrons that they had arrived at a Des Moines Symphony event.
 
Like many professional orchestras, we rent our performance venue from the presenting organization that manages our city’s main performing arts hall; and there is nothing permanently displayed there that says, literally or figuratively, “The Home of the Des Moines Symphony.”
 
But Brainstorm solved that challenge for us. They created highly attractive and eye-catching portable signage that has made a tremendous difference for us. In particular, they came up with a brilliant portable device which allows us to display individual photos of each of our regularly contracted musicians, with their name, tenure in the orchestra, and instrument and position that attracts dozens of audience members at every performance. It is as effective as the permanent displays of musicians that adorn the lobby walls of orchestras that own their own halls. 
 
And when the concert weekend is over, it stores away in a custom container on rollers that stores away efficiently in our instrument storage space.
 
That is but one example of the terrific branding work they have helped us with. I give them my sincerest recommendation. Their work is timely, affordable and of the highest professional caliber; and they are responsive to the most specific and unique challenges.
 
Be ready to be impressed!"     
 
Richard L. Early
Executive Director
Des Moines Symphony & Academy
 

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