Customer Success Stories

Andy's Frozen Custard

Andy’s Frozen Custard is a national chain, but the two locations in Tyler, TX, are owned by a local couple who use their stores to love and serve their city. And as the No. 1 dessert destination in Tyler for years, they’ve been doing just that, but wanted to supplement corporate marketing with personalized, local content and connections. They had a marketing budget but didn’t know how to effectively manage it. That’s when we joined them as their functional Chief Marketing Officer and local agency to create community-focused social media content and connect them with local schools, sports and events, while still honoring corporate branding and initiatives. Now their marketing reflects their mission.

Services
StoryBrand Services
StoryBrand Services
Graphic Design
Digital Advertising
Consulting
Content Marketing
Social Media
"Even though we are a franchise, we have always wanted our two locations in Tyler, Texas, to become a part of the local community fabric. We were looking for better ways to reflect that in our marketing. We were also looking for ways to connect with our community in a more interactive and personal manner. All the while, trying to keep up with the never-ending demands of running a small business. Our marketing attempts felt haphazard and sterile. That’s when we connected with 14Forty to manage our ads, social media, and community partnerships. They have done a great job making strong connections with our local schools, sports leagues, and events. Another big challenge was social media – 14Forty has taken the lead and helped develop a presence far beyond anything we could have ever accomplished. 14Forty has done a tremendous job striving to know and understand who we are and what our goals are to reflect that in how we present ourselves in our marketing. 14Forty has been likeminded from the beginning and they have helped us grow our vision by brainstorming and implementing fresh ideas. They honor their word and see things through. We love having an advocate we can trust."
Galen and Lezlie Taylor

Thrive and be known

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Creative Advertising

Targeted Digital Advertising:
Strategic and targeted (and re-targeted) digital ads meant to drive leads to the website and increase your social interaction. Comes with your own dashboard with clear data from all ads and website traffic. (We will determine appropriate platforms after demographic/audience build).

Suggested Platforms:

  • Facebook & Instagram
  • Google

We are a Google Partner, which means we have been vetted by Google on our management, strategy, and ROI for clients. They stringently monitor budget allocation, ad builds and ROI to award a Google Partner Badge.

Additional Advertising:

  • Tyler Today Magazine
  • Strategic billboards
  • Promotional videos / commercials

Monthly Management:

  • Digital Marketing Dashboard Reports
  • Weekly A/B Testing of Ad sets for optimization
  • Weekly audience/ad monitoring and adjusting
  • Budget Allocation Optimization

Targeted Digital Advertising

Return on Investment: Targeted digital advertising without a constantly evolving strategy wastes money. Our account management ensures you’re getting the best price per click on the right search terms that will lead real, interested customers to the website. We track and report on the user’s movement every step of the way, so we can know exactly what you are getting from your investment.

Targeted Digital Advertising: Strategic and targeted (and re-targeted) digital ads meant to drive leads to the website and increase your social interaction. Comes with your own dashboard with clear data from all ads and website traffic. (We will determine appropriate platforms after demographic/audience build).

We are a Google Partner, which means we have been vetted by Google on our management, strategy, and ROI for clients. They stringently monitor budget allocation, ad builds and ROI to award a Google Partner Badge.

Suggested Platforms:

  • Facebook & Instagram
  • Google

Setup Includes:

  • Setup of Facebook/Instagram verified Business Manager
  • Google My Business Account Setup/Integration
  • First set of audience build
  • Initial Ad(s) setup/build

Targeted Digital Monthly Management:

  • Digital Marketing Dashboard Reports
  • Weekly A/B Testing of Ad sets for optimization
  • Weekly audience/ad monitoring and adjusting
  • Budget Allocation Optimization

Things to Note:

This is outside of ad spend. Recommended ad spend will be suggested once audience(s) are built. This is also for a max of (2) marketing platforms, (i.e. – Meta, Google) should a 3rd platform be requested an additional $250/mo. will be needed for management

Organic Social Media

Return on Investment: Customers want to know more about a company than its products and services. They are more likely to purchase from a business whose story, mission, and personality they are familiar with. By creating content that shows your audience what you do and how your offerings fit into their lives, you develop a relationship with your customers. Sharing relevant content on social media helps you get attention, build loyalty, share vital information and increase engagement.

Organic Social Media Strategy:

Once brand messaging is in place, Organic Social Media will support the same messaging strategy as your website and targeted digital. With a consistent social media presence, your social media followers will stay engaged and know why your brand matters to them.

Suggested Platforms:

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok

Setup Includes:

  • Research of local market, trends, hashtags
  • Social media best practices for platforms
  • Instructions on how to grow and engage your audience
  • Content calendar for consistent messaging
  • Establishing posts, topics and ideas

Organic Social Media Monthly Management:

  • Organic Social Media Monthly Management
  • Copywriting for 10-12 posts per calendar month
  • Creative/graphics for 14F-produced posts
  • Scheduling & posting for 14F-produced posts
  • Analytics & reporting for social media accounts
  • Management of audience engagement

The 5 Pillars of Visual Branding

What are they and why do they matter?

What are they?

The 5 pillars of Visual Branding are Logos, Typography, Colors, Visuals, and Elements. Each of the 5 pillars are needed for a brand to be fully utilized, recognized, and distinct.

Why do they matter?

These 5 pillars all work in tandem to strengthen and complement one other.

The pillars establish a consistent look and feel that your client (and employees) will instantly be able to recognize and relate to. A brand with 5 strong brand pillars outshines the competition.

Deliverables

Logo:

Rules: The correct and incorrect ways to use the logos
Examples: How it should look on your business cards

Typography

Rules: What fonts to use, where to use them, size, etc.
Examples: How your company’s letterhead will look

Colors:

Rules: Color formulas for a printer, website, social media, etc.
Example: What color your billboard/digital ad should be

Visuals/Photography

Rules: Style of lighting/mood of the scene
Example: How your website homepage should look and feel

Elements

Rules: Where to use unique patterns/textures, etc.
Examples: How you visually stand out on Social Media

Website Development

With a clear message, your website is straightforward and effective. It will feature:

  • a headline that tells website visitors at a glance what you offer
  • a clear and strategically placed Call to Action to direct your audience
  • a succinct description of the problem you solve and your unique solution
  • a description of how your customers will succeed after doing business with you

Custom Content and Design:

With the messaging as our guide, our copywriting team will write all copy/pages. And then we’ll design develop your website from scratch. Our design team will work with you to think through each page’s design and function.

Fully Responsive:

Your site will be easy to use, and will adjust to the size of the screen that is accessing it. It will perform well on any device.

Hosting and Management:

(optional) Your website will be hosted ($50/month) on our premier hosting platform, with SSL encryption. Your site will be built with Elementor, the #1 web creation platform for WordPress.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) :

Your website will be written to impress both humans (users) and computers (search engines). We will incorporate industry keywords into your core messaging and strategically place them on the site to drive conversions from search engines.

Brand Message

Why does the message matter?

Connection: An effective marketing strategy resonates with your audience, connecting them to your brand.

Clarity: If you confuse, you’ll lose. People support brands that communicate clearly and concisely.

Consistency: Good brands are easy to recognize. Consumers remember brands that look and sound the same wherever they encounter them.

Deliverables

Brand Messaging Document

This document contains concise language about your brand that is used to guide all other marketing materials. This includes:

  • Audience profile
  • Brand Narrative
  • Elevator Pitch
  • Tagline

The Process

1

Our team guides your leadership through a brainstorming workshop focused on understanding your target audience(s) and the problem(s) you help them solve.

2

We collaborate with your team until you have messaging that accurately reflects your brand.

3

We weave that messaging into all marketing materials we create for your brand.

Consulting

We love helping good businesses thrive and be known! You might need messaging help, an advertising analysis, an assessment of your current website, social media advice, or any other piece or part of our combined experience, and we’d love to help. Our ultimate goal is your success.

Digital Advertising

Expertly worded, targeted digital marketing gets your message in front of the right people and maximizes your investment. We create ads that lead to actions, that lead to conversions, and we can do it on just about any platform:

Google Ads | Facebook Ads | Instagram Ads | LinkedIn Ads | Connected TV | And More

Graphic Design

Good design is food for the soul. We take pride in a design style that is simple yet beautiful and adds to the customer experience. We can design for digital, print and everything in between. We utilize local artists when possible so that your website uses unique, personalized art like what you see here.