The (inverse) power of 3

Spend even a small amount of time watching TV and you’ll run into commercials in which an advertiser uses three actors to portray the range of diversity in the population that uses its products or services. One after another, each of the three “characters” looks into the camera and intones the same line of dialog. … Continued …

Congressional Choice

Congressional Choice

At the same time that Indiana educational trends pointed to rising high school dropout rates, many Hoosier college students who wanted to pursue teaching careers sought other opportunities because of the widening gap between teacher pay and the compensation in other professions. The Congressional Choice for Educational Excellence scholarship program was designed to help would-be … Continued …

Big picture, little picture

Business people spend lots of time asking themselves big-picture questions. “Will adding this product improve my overall bottom line?” “How should I communicate the need to raise my rates without alienating my current customers?” “How long can I maintain my current website without it looking out of date?” Big decisions, high stakes, important outcomes. Calculating … Continued …

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana provides organizational leadership for girls and adults in a large number of Hoosier counties: 35, at the time GSCI embarked on a capital campaign to replace its longtime office space with a building more suited to its mission and its people. B Plus C Communications researched, wrote, and designed a … Continued …

Automotive Sales Training Systems

Automotive Sales Training Systems

Automotive Sales Training Systems teaches vehicle salespeople to understand the needs and psychology of prospective buyers, creating the kind of trust that can guide transactions—and careers—to success. Less-effective but more-common training methods lead to sales-staff turnover, a widespread problem in the industry. After one year, ASTS graduates remain on the job at more than twice … Continued …

Indiana Dental Association dental product photograph

Indiana Dental Association

This product photograph accompanied an article in the quarterly magazine published by the Indiana Dental Association. The original image cropped off part of the top and one end of the sealed package, which sets crooked against a gradient background. B Plus C Communications removed all four components of the image from the background, rebuilt the … Continued …

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

Crown Hill Heritage Foundation

One of the most famous memorials within the 555 acres of Crown Hill Cemetery, the third-largest non-governmental cemetery in the U.S., honors Mary Ella McGinnis, who died on August 6, 1875, at the age of six. If you stand in just the right spot at the right time of day, her statue appears to return … Continued …