Steve Sevell is one of the best characters around. We recently worked with him to develop a holiday…read morecampaign. He listened to everything and came up with a decent idea, but it didn't really fit our business image. We needed something edgier. He went back to the drawing board and returned with an idea so good, we've decided to use it for our year-long campaign instead of just the holidays. Go, Steve. Go! Steve and his team are so easy to work with. They have great senses of humor too. When you call to talk to Steve, pray that he's out. You'll go straight to his voicemail. It's hysterical: "Hey, it's Steve Sevell. I'm not in right now, so, please leave me a message. But remember, if you don't have anything nice to say..." Then the machine beeps like it's blurting out a curse word, and you begin your message. I also read an article that featured Beverly Sevell, Steve's wife and business partner. She was asked to give advice to other women who want to get ahead in their careers. Her response?: "Sleep with the boss." From head to toe, this company is clever. Even the business cards are creative. All around good people with good work ethic and smart minds.

From the owner: Our specialty is getting your prospects attention in 5 seconds or less. Because if you don't get it…read morethen you might not ever have a 2nd chance. And when you have their attention, we make sure your company's website looks more evolved than your competitors.

If you didn't know you were looking for Matrix Media Services, you wouldn't find it. It's not that…read morethe building is hidden, but rather there's very little signage to indicate "you have arrived at Matrix Media Services." Something that I always appreciate is off the street parking -- which the facility has; however, if you are handicapped or in a wheel chair you will not be in a position to navigate the building at all. There's a staircase to get in the building, and one you're inside there are more stairs that you need to navigate to get from office to office and room to room. From what I hear, it's a very old building that was significantly rehabbed, so that's par for the course. Of the several times I have been to the Matrix Media Services offices, I have always felt welcomed by the receptionist and been helped in ways that exceeded my expectations. If you're looking for out-of-home advertising solutions, I would highly recommend connecting with this place to see how they can help you.

From the owner: Here at Matrix Media Services, we specialize in providing outdoor advertising and out-of-home media…read moreoptions. We partner with advertising agencies, in-house marketing departments, small businesses, public relations firms, non-profit organizations and private citizens to help them achieve their marketing goals through outdoor advertising. We are a constantly evolving media planning and placement agency, always striving for innovation in order to give our clients an edge. Our house was built by traditional out-of-home media like billboards, transit advertising, mall displays, and airport ads. It was then enhanced by a digital media division and refreshed with social media. We were delving into non-traditional and alternative outdoor before most marketers were aware of advertising on coffee sleeves, dry cleaner bags or gas pump toppers. Oh, and as far as digital-out-of-home media, we were analyzing that fledgling sector of the industry before DOOH became the buzz-worthy acronym of choice.

If this is the same company as the one in Cleveland which rejected a billboard for the sequel to…read morethe movie "God's Not Dead" because of its religious message, while apparently around the same time accepting a billboard from a pro-atheistic group (the WI-based "Freedom from Religious Foundation"), then it doesn't sound like a company I would be interested in doing business with, in my personal opinion. Link to news story: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/07/15/gods-not-dead-2-ad-rejected-at-cleveland-convention-for-being-way-too-incendiary.html The billboard rejected by the media company in this news article hardly seemed "way too incendiary" to me. Our country's founding was based on principles of freedom of religious expression, not freedom from religious expression. Obviously, a private company has the right to uphold a different set of principles than that if they so choose, but people should be aware of what these principles are (or there should be a clarification if they've been misunderstood). Apologies if this is not the same company or just an affiliate, but it certainly looks to me that the two are one and the same.

If you live in Columbus you have seen Orange Barrel's clever handiwork. If you have driven by…read moreColumbus you have seen it. Orange Barrel is responsible for the barrage of large ads that have lately began to dominate Columbus sky space. My favorite ad is the cans of paint near The Elevator on High st. The cans are tipped and their splatter runs all the way down the building on to two cars parked at the bottom. To add to the ad, the cars are covered in said paint... Brilliant! Also really enjoyed the Fabio aging panels for Nationwide. Some of you may remember the backlash that caused as the aged Fabio was said to resemble Les Wexner. If you still have no clue as to what I am talking about perhaps the Charles Penzone ad near Broad and High rings a bell, or the many ads for galleries in the Short North. The ads from Orange Barrel almost weren't. Originally ODOT said they cause too much distraction to drivers. Lame. What the ads really do is give Columbus a bigger city feel than it really is. Not to mention create ads that blur the line between art in their creativity. Look up and appreciate what Orange Barrel is doing to the city. To me its commercialism I can appreciate and respect.

Don't do it. I was a customer with "okay" results. I eventually decided to try another marketing…read morefirm, but have been unable to get anyone at RevLocal to release access to my Facebook so that we can add the new marketing firm. It seems that when you decide not to use them they have no interest in turning over the access that you trusted them with.

Revlocal is horrible. Over promise and under deliver. I worked with Agnes and they always wanted…read moremore money for ads but never got me leads spend over 4k in ads for about 6 months and they can only get me 11-20 leads a month. After I told them I didn't want to continue with them anymore they deleted all my online presence including my google listing which I've have years prior to them they couldn't get it back took them 2 months back and forth with google.. I finally hired another company and got my listing back within a week. Just go look at there BBB and obviously have no reviews present when you google them. Do your research before hiring this company.

If you are a small business in Columbus, you want to know Adam and Allie. They offer coaching,…read moreclasses, and a whole host of services specifically catering to small businesses. They have helped me so much over the years. I can't recommend them enough. As a bonus, they seem like the coolest kids that you just want to spend more time with, and then you meet them and they end up being super-nice, helpful, and friendly too!

I just took a hand lettering class here with Jolie from Brim Papery! I absolutely loved the space…read more They offered snacks for us to enjoy during the class. Looks like they host a bunch of different kinds of workshops/classes. Plenty of parking and it was easy to find.

For over a year, Cement has been helping us with our online presence. They first started by giving…read moreus tips on how we could strengthen our SEO. Currently, they're building a new website designed to help the consumer have a better experience when shopping for our product. If you have any questions, they respond immediately. They are thorough, organized, creative and incredibly helpful. I couldn't ask for better partners. I absolutely recommend them.

From the owner: A leading Columbus Ohio marketing and advertising agency since 2009, Cement Marketing offers web…read moredesign, social marketing, SEO and traditional marketing and advertising services. To our team, there is nothing intimidating or uncertain about the new world of digital and traditional marketing. We embrace the fact that everything can change tomorrow and welcome that challenge. As a result we are prone to frequent fits of geek speak and bouts of passionate strategic plotting, typically on behalf of our amazing clients. And while our industry is "non-traditional" we have a lot of traditional beliefs, namely-that a client's success is our success.

Great agency, their work speaks for itself. You just can't fake creativity. Strong communication…read moreand responsiveness. Recommend all around.

From the owner: Ron Foth Advertising is an award-winning, full service ad agency and production company serving…read moreclients across the country and around the world. Using our Outside The Box, Inside The Brand? approach, we've created brand-building, results-driving campaigns for some of the world's most recognized names, including Wendy's, Safelite AutoGlass, Target, Marshall Field's, The Ohio Tourism Division, The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium and many more.

I have used Lehner signs many times over the years and they always amaze with their professional…read moreresults! I have never once had any issue with their work or with the individuals performing the work...just an Excellent company that stands behind their product! Highly recommend them!

They made two new business signs for us back in 2018, for considerably less than the price DaNite…read moreand some other sign companies quoted us. They worked with us on designing the logo and the signs came out perfectly. A few weeks ago the a storm blew one of the signs down. They sent a bucket truck out and reinstalled it at no charge, which I did not expect. I will definitely use them again. Ray DeAndero European Style Tailoring