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GCG Marketing - Design, Advertising and PR

HELLO, WELCOME TO GCG MARKETING

Founded in 1973, Fort Worth-based GCG Marketing does more than most advertising agencies or public relations firms. At GCG, we build relationships - both with our clients and with their customers.

The way we do this is through effective communications. Through listening. Through a belief that there are new ideas to discover and new problems to solve.

GCG builds relationships with fierce passion, solid strategy and impeccable execution. One assignment at a time. One customer at a time.

WHAT'S UP AT THE AGENCY

Zag imc birthday
OUR LITTLE SISTER'S TURNING ONE
GCG Marketing's sister agency, Zag IMC, is celebrating one year in business. Kids may grow up fast, but apparently so do intern-run full-service marketing agencies. Click to read more about the year in review. READ MORE...
ladder
WORK IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT
GCG Account Executive, Jenny Robertson, shares some ideas on how improving yourself can improve your work experience. Click to read how hard work doesn't just help the company, but can help you enjoy your job even more. READ MORE...
shiner beer
WILL WORK FOR BEER
GCG Copywriter, Scott Porter, recently came out of his cave to attend a Fort Worth Ad Club meeting featuring a representative from McGarrah Jessee, who talked about the work they've been able to do for Shiner Brewery. Click here to read what you missed, or to compare notes if you were there too. READ MORE...
GCG President
FROM WRITER, TO PRESIDENT, TO WRITER AGAIN
Read what GCG Marketing President, Neil Foster, had to say to the Fort Worth Business Press about keeping a company going during tough economic times, and how insight is key to everything we do. READ MORE...
GCG Awards
GCG'S NEW SHELF CANDY
2010 was another successful year for us in the awards department. Click to read more about how we did at this year's ADDY awards. READ MORE...
Alex Atkinson And Texas
THE LONG ROAD BACK TO TEXAS
New GCG intern, Alex Atkinson, aimed at Chicago but wound up hitting Texas instead. Read more about how things not going according to plans isn't always such a bad thing. READ MORE...
Brewery
RAHR AND SONS BREWING CO. EPISODE 5
In Episode 5 of the Bored Brewers saga, Austin gets a great idea that leads to a full day of activities, none of which include doing any actual work at the brewery. READ MORE...
Rahr Brewers
RAHR AND SONS BREWING CO. EPISODE 4
Take a look at what Rahr brewers, Austin and Jason, have on the brain while they're on hiatus from brewing Rahr in their brewery with no roof. READ MORE...
Rahr Beer
RAHR AND SONS BREWING CO. EPISODE 3
Sure looks like Rahr brewers, Austin and Jason, have pretty much given up on doing something constructive with their downtime. Check out the third in our series of Bored Brewers videos. READ MORE...
Rahr Brewery
RAHR AND SONS BREWING CO. EPISODE 2
In Episode 2, Rahr brewers, Austin and Jason, continue to look for constructive ways to pass the time while the brewery roof is being repaired. READ MORE...
Rahr Beer
RAHR AND SONS BREWING CO. EPISODE 1
When our client, Rahr & Sons Brewing Company, suffered a collapsed roof in this year's freak snowstorm, we got together and decided to do a lighthearted take on the tragedy. Thus, the Bored Brewers series of videos was born. Take a look at what Rahr brewers Austin and Jason are doing to pass the time while there's no beer to brew. READ MORE...
New Hires
TWO NEW CREW
GCG Marketing is glad to announce the addition of two new employees. Our new junior art director, Rolando Guerrero, has moved upstairs following an eight-month stint at Zag IMC, GCG’s sister agency. Megan Murphey is GCG’s new account coordinator after spending last fall as an intern with GCG’s account services department. READ MORE...
What Do You Do
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS
For some people, their job title is also their job description. Trash collector? Gotcha. Wild animal trainer? I fully understand what it is that you do. But for GCG’s community development coordinator, Kalyn Baldwin, it’s not that simple. Find out what she came up with to answer the common question, “What do you do?” READ MORE...
Marathon Part Two
ALLYSON ON THE RUN
GCG Marketing account executive, Allyson Cross, is back with part two of her journey towards the finish line of the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco last fall. Read more about the obstacles she faced before she even got to the starting line. READ MORE...
GCG MMM Award
TWO UP, TWO DOWN
GCG Marketing was excited to receive our second national healthcare award for the Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation campaign from Medical Marketing and Media. The CNCF campaign has already won a Manny award from Med Ad News as well as numerous local and regional ADDY awards. READ MORE...
New York Trip To MMM
NEW YORK: THE SEQUEL
Art Director Kris Copeland chronicles his return trip to New York as he recently crashed yet another awards ceremony on behalf of GCG’s Childrens Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation campaign. Apparently the Big Apple just couldn’t keep him away for long. READ MORE...
You in Social Network
OF SPIES, SPANDEX AND SOCIAL MEDIA
If you tweet it, will they come? Jill Scott shares a few of her insights and revelations after a crash course in social media given by Kalyn Baldwin, GCG’s community development coordinator. Read more about how social media can be a viable tool for business, but doesn’t necessarily an international woman of mystery make. READ MORE...
Nine to Five Work Clock
NINE TO FIVE? IT'S NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL.
In an age where technology allows us to work anytime from anywhere, GCG intern Cynthia Dorado discovers that "regular business hours" is a concept that still holds water. Read more about how the traditional way of doing business is sometimes also the best way. READ MORE...
Community Development Coordinator
NO, NOT THAT CDC
GCG Marketing is pleased to bring aboard Kalyn Baldwin as our community development coordinator, which is a long, fancy name for.... READ MORE...
Your face is talking
IT'S WRITTEN ON YOUR FACE
Medical education director Becky Johnson recently found out how much your face can reveal about you, even when your mouth’s shut. Read more about how a face-reading class shed light on just how much face-to-face interaction is becoming a forgotten skill. READ MORE...
Pat Gabriel gallery night
GET READY FOR GALLERY NIGHT
Creative director Pat Gabriel, who was recently honored with an award for artistic merit, will be showing several never-before-shown paintings at Fort Worth’s Community Arts Center this month. Read more about when and where. READ MORE...
We have a new intern
NEW INTERN ON THE BLOCK
Life in an advertising agency can be glamorous, amorous, wacky or insane when it’s depicted on TV. New intern Megan Murphey explains how her first day at GCG was more and less than she was expecting – and how that’s a good thing. READ MORE...
The grammar police are watching!
RIDING ALONG WITH THE GRAMMAR POLICE
As the internet become less new-fangled and more just-the-way-things-are, the old excuses for not using proper English online don't fly anymore. At least that's the way GCG copywriter Scott Porter looks at it. See how a virtual argument about grammar shows us just how much our web communications really say about us. READ MORE...
Fort Worth American Advertising Federation 100th anniversary
LOOKING BACK A CENTURY
You might not expect a hundred-year-old's birthday party to be very exciting, but the Fort Worth American Advertising Federation is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with an all-out shindig including a picnic, volleyball tournament and a '70s-themed dance party. GCG intern Danielle Marshall gives us a little history lesson on how far the world (and postage) has come in the last century. READ MORE...
GCG nominated for logo design awards
LOUNGING AROUND
GCG Marketing recently had two logos selected to be included in the LogoLounge Master Library series - Animals and Mythology. Unfortunately, art director Kris Copeland's hand-drawn "Liger" wasn't one of them. The Master Library series is a compilation of the best logos from around the world and featured two other GCG designs in their inaugural edition ­ Initials and Crests. Next up, the swimsuit edition. READ MORE...
The Children's Neuroblastoma Campaign
HEADED BACK TO THE FINALS
GCG Marketing's advertising campaign for Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation has just been named a finalist in the 2009 Medical Marketing & Media Awards. Earlier this year, the CNCF campaign, which features striking photography of local cancer patients by Geno Loro, Jr., won "Best Philanthropic Campaign" at the Med Ad News Manny awards. READ MORE...
We're in the top 75 agencies
WE HAVE IT IN WRITING
GCG Marketing has been ranked as one of the top 75 healthcare advertising agencies in the country by Medical Marketing & Media magazine. Mmmarvelous. It feels great to be recognized for the returns we've been able to achieve for our clients, especially during a tough economic year like this one. We always thought we were pretty special. Now it's in the books. READ MORE...
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