Element Advertising

Element Advertising is an agency that creates advertising, brand identity and design work. It bases its process on listening and on research, then turns what it learns into messages and brands aimed at moving customers to act. The agency treats a corporate identity as something driven by competitive analysis and long-term business goals, not just a logo.

What Element Advertising offers

• Corporate identity — brand marks and identity systems shaped by research.
• Packaging design — for example work for Green Man Brewery.
• Collateral — printed and branded materials, including work for Blue Ridge Public Radio.
• Web design — handled by its creative director.
• Advertising campaigns — messages built from client insight.

Who it works with

The creative director's background spans San Francisco and Asheville agencies, with past clients including eBay Motors, Ernst & Young, Hewlett Packard, CNN, Mission Hospital and Highland Brewing Company.

Key facts

• Creative lead: Matt Levin, who is creative director, senior art director and web designer
• Agency experience: more than 16 years in Asheville agencies, plus five in San Francisco