Branded Statement was founded in October 2009 by Tony Emerson. Tony was seeing enough freelance design and web development demand that he decided to turn it into a scalable business. The idea behind Branded Statement is that there is a discrepancy between the price designers normally charge to create a website and the budget available to most small businesses and start ups. By focusing on four core elements of any marketing campaign – brand identity, unique value proposition, web presence, and advertising/promotion – we are able to avoid excessive costs and inflated marketing budgets. Our stance is that simple marketing is the best marketing, and simple marketing shouldn’t cost so much money.
As the client base grew, Branded Statement began to expand its services into media buying and media planning, which was Tony’s focus in his college years. With a more strategic focus into the average client – and, of course, with more clients – Tony needed help with the design and web development aspect of the business. He hired Dustin Lloyd, a student at The Art Institute of Austin, to take over these roles.
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