How this all started...

Hi everyone! Welcome to our site, and thanks for joining us on this new venture. A little bit of information about us:

Element Marketing was formed by myself, Casey Blackwood and Keira Sullivan - two friends and former college roommates who both, until recently, enjoyed successful marketing careers working in various industries with companies of all shapes and sizes (Arc Worldwide/Leo Burnett, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting, CNN, and Westwood One to name a few). By May 2009 though, we both found ourselves laid off twice within a year and while commiserating one day about the vast numbers of people we both know in similar situations, we decided to do something about it.

All around us we noticed friends and family members who owned their own businesses, and other small(er) local, start-up and family-owned companies, were having an especially hard time weathering this storm of an economy. Many of them started coming to us for advice, so we formed Element with the intention of providing real, affordable, customized marketing solutions to small businesses of all kinds. We're pooling our experience, knowledge and network of resources to provide a valuable service to those who need it most right now.I am in Atlanta, and Keira is in Orlando, which is working out well so far thanks to technology. Our Facebook page is now up and running, and business cards are in the works. If you're interested in our services, or if you're a vendor or freelancer interested in working with us, or if you just have thoughts, suggestions or advice - we'd love to hear from you.