Jim

Creative Director/Overlord/Problem Solver/Chief Coffee Consumer

Jim Belosic started Brand Craft Inc/Belosic|ADG as a small (small as in Jim at the kitchen table) creative services company here in Reno in early 2001. The goal was simple- provide our clients with superb customer service and the best art direction in the area.

As time went by, clients would sometimes ask for a product or service outside our original offerings…and our answer has always been ‘yes’. Our philosophy is that if it can be done, we’ll figure out how to do it then do it better than the next guy.

“The best business move I ever made was to surround myself with smart people that I can trust. I hate micro-managing, I just want the best possible solution for the client.”

From our initial offerings of graphic design and art direction, Brand Craft/Belosic|ADG has grown into a full-service advertising agency with services ranging from strategic planning to media buying to TV production to custom software applications (check out our Motion|ADG product!).

Jim’s favorite quote is “jump off a cliff and build your wings on the way down” and he approaches the most difficult projects with that in mind…especially when it comes to building and restoring old race cars, his favorite hobby. Be prepared to be challenged to a race on our slot-car track if you drop by our studio. Loser buys beer.

Tommy

New Media Strategery/Social Media Genius/Cool Dude

TommyGuns formerly known as Tommy Inglis had a farm. E I E I O
On that farm he had some pigs. E I E I O
With a oink oink here, and oink oink there and would of went oink oink everywhere but Tommy went to college and they became bacon.
TommyGuns replaced the farm with social media. E I E I O
With that social media he did some twitter. E I E I O
With a D message here and a @ reply there and a tweet tweet everywhere.
TommyGuns does social media. E I E I O
With that social media he did some Facebook. E I E I O
With a status update here and a poke poke there and a lot of FBML everywhere.
TommyGuns does social media E I E I O
With that social media he created a campaign. E I E I O
With increased traffic here and user design there and active engagement everywhere.
TommyGuns does social media. E I E I O

Jane

Creator of Happy Clients/Marketing Strategy Guru/Account Executive

Jane is the creator of happy clients. A recent graduate of the University of Iowa, receiving her BBA in Marketing and her BA in German, with an International Business Certificate, Jane trekked for days across the country in her white Jeep just to work for BrandCraft Inc.

Don’t let that fresh out of college smell fool you, as an Account Executive for BrandCraft Inc, Jane focuses on ensuring everything runs smoothly for the clients and internally. Jane concentrates on creating strategic marketing plans which get the clients at BrandCraft Inc the most bang for their buck. A proofreading and copy writing machine, Jane makes certain there is more work being done than ping-pong being played during work hours.

Lea

Graphic Arts/CMS/Primary Barista

Lea is a master of Photoshop, has an eye for detail and can brew up some mean coffee.

She is responsible for executing all the crazy ideas that Jim comes up with…even though it’s 4:45 and we have a 5:00 deadline. Proofreader extraordinaire- if it came out misspelled, someone else must have done it. I am temporarily removing that title from Lea…See Scan! Hahaha! No worries, one of the interns will proofread for us. We can’t let all that fancy book-learnin’ go to waste.

Lea is also an extremely organized project manager, with the ability to remind us about the stuff we don’t really want to do anyway.

Doug

Application and Web Site Developer/Systems Dev Guru/Bad-ass

Doug is an application and web site developer who’s responsible for turning Brandcraft ideas into working products. Brandcraft people ooze creativity, so Doug is very busy. He loves to enhance client web sites with interactive features and dwells in the world of Ruby on Rails, PHP, Javascript and all things Facebook.

Doug graduated from UCLA with a BS in Math/Computer Science and was a successful e-commerce business owner before Jim lured him to Brandcraft with the promise he wouldn’t have to do any bookkeeping. Jim is a man of his word.

Interns

Evelyn:

Evelyn is a senior at The University of Nevada, Reno and thrilled about the prospects of graduation. Don’t get her wrong, she loves school more than most, but she is looking forward to finally having some time on her hands! As a member of Delta Delta Delta, a full-time student and a full-time employee of Starbucks, her college years have been filled with late nights and early mornings. But that’s what she’s best at—being busy!

On her occasional days off, Evelyn loves to play tennis and gallivant with friends. Every once in a while she manages to travel and she lived in the South of France for five months and there is so much to see that ever since then she can’t seem to stay put. Except of course when she has an epic, education filled internship at Brand Craft—then its more fun to stick around!

Stephanie:

Stephanie is a junior at the University of Nevada, Reno. She is majoring in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations and Advertising and a Speech Communications minor.

She was born and raised on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Coming to Reno for college was a big change for her. She went from surfing and relaxing on the beach to snowboarding and playing in the snow. Although Stephanie still thinks anything below 70 degrees is freezing, she grew to love Reno and plans on staying for a while.

Stephanie tends to test the waters with many organizations on campus. She is currently a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Vice President of the Hawaii Club. In the past, she held positions with Flipside Productions and Student Ambassadors. Stephanie is very interested in philanthropy and hopes to work with a non-profit organization in the future.

As an intern, Stephanie hopes to learn more about advertising and social media while having a great time in this fun work environment!

Testimonials

“Hot August Nights first hired Belosic ADG/Brand Craft in 2008 to work on our 22nd Anniversary commemorative collectors’ poster. Jim and his team were able to capture the essence of this Event- The largest Classic Car and Nostalgia Festival in the World- while creating a beautiful poster that was different than any of the art produced for past posters. The avid collectors have all commented on this being their favorite poster to date and I have to agree.

Belosic ADG has also done some beautiful ad designs for us and we have rehired them to create the 2009 Event poster as well as more ad and T-shirt design. Belosic ADG’s team is multi-talented, listens to what their clients want and understands and produces work that is of the highest caliber- all while being relaxed, friendly, understanding and very personable.”

Nicole Maddox
Marketing Director
Hot August Nights
Reno Nevada

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“Since the beginning of our business relationship working with Belosic ADG/Brand Craft has been a seamless transition. They literally “took the ball and ran with it.” I appreciate their sense of urgency when it comes to deadlines and for simply just getting things done.

I consider Brand Craft a part of my marketing team for the bank – a critical part that has helped me achieve some pretty lofty results thus far. With this small agency you receive big attention and more importantly they will help you reach your marketing goals!”

David Taylor
Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations Director
Nevada Security Bank
Reno Nevada, Roseville California

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“Belosic ADG/Brand Craft,
I just wanted to send you a letter of thanks for your work on our website. As contractors in the construction industry we have no idea about how the web works and how to create a website.

Our experience with Brand Craft has been nothing but great. You created a website that far and away exceeded our expectations of what might be created. The professional look, easy to use site has made our lives much easier. Our customers are easily able to navigate the site and get the information that they need to make decisions on insulating their projects.

We will forever be grateful to you for such a great high quality web site. Thanks so much and we will be referring you to anyone who asks us about our site and who we recommend to build web sites. We wish you the best in the future and keep up the good work.”

Aaron Silverman
Owner
Foam Insulation Solutions
Reno Nevada

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“Jim is the dean of design. His creative vision is fresh and innovative and is equally complimented by his tact-sharp business instincts and progressive marketing strategies. Furthermore, he is personable with a wicked sense of humor; Jim and his team are a pleasure to work with and are highly recommended.”

Candice T.
Owner
TwigandTurtle.com
Reno Nevada