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SUITE 315 Main Street (Suite A) Great Barrington, MA 01230 Phone 413-528-1844 Email info@housatoniccreative.com

Housatonic Creative is a full service graphic design creative agency, located in downtown Great Barrington, Massachusetts. We design & develop websites that work. We also work in the print medium, which means we can handle your project from soup to nuts.

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Housatonic Creative

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services housatonic creative offers
Housatonic Creative (HC) is a full-service, graphic design firm located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. We specialize in print design, logo design, website design & development, e-mail marketing, e-commerce, search engine optimization and photography. The HC team offers a combined experience of more than 40 years in the creative arts.

Through creative, innovative and cost-effective means, we help our clients to discover their unique message, hone that message, engage theiraudience, and move that audience to act. Whether it's a new idea, aground-breaking product or the launch of a new company, HC gets theirclients noticed. This includes marketing, web, print, public relations andevents.

We service for-profit and nonprofit organizations of all sizes andaspirations. Our staff is keen to analyze your company's stategic objectivesand translate them into a fluid & focused creative vision. We project managethe entire process so that it is cost-efficient, on-brand and seamless tothe client. All this is made possible, of course, by the talents of the HC team.

Our services include:

• Brand and marketing strategy
• Identity design
• Marketing collateral
• Advertising and direct marketing
• Public Relations
• Logo design
• E-mail marketing
• E-commerce solutions
• Search engine optimization
• Website design and development
• Photography
• Books and publications

the housatonic creative team
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mark l. baer
Co-founder, Project Coordinator, Designer, Photographer & SEO Specialist
Prior to forming Housatonic Creative Mark worked in a broad selection of industries. Mark served as VP of Sales for a holistic pet food retailer, Waggin Tails Pet Essentials, Inc., a Pittsfield-based, Mail Order Company. Mark helped secure 2 rounds of venture funding and was responsible for creating a new branding identity and all related marketing materials from designing the mail order catalog to product photography and e-mail list management and e-mail marketing. Mark also served as the President of Waggin Tails’ private label division, Whole Life Pet Products. In his capacities at Whole Life, Mark was responsible for product development, the design and implementation of product packaging as well as establishing and maintaining product distribution. Mark has also worked as a professional photographer and his work has been published in The Washington Post, Boston Globe, Racer X Illustrated, Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy, The Berkshire Eagle, Cycle News, TELARC Record Releases, among other publications and websites. back to team

kip beacco
Co-founder & Graphic Artist
Kip Beacco, a Berkshire County native, started graphic design company Flat Top Box Design in 1996, where he designed websites, logos, brochures, print advertisements, a family-business magazine, and more. A musician who has toured the US, Canada, Europe & The UK with the Hunger Mountain Boys as vocalist, mandolinist, fiddler and guitar player, Kip studied music at Berklee College of Music, and holds a B.A. in Communications and Journalism from Colorado State University. He founded Housatonic Creative with partner Mark Baer in 2005. back to team

caleb cochran
copywriter & PR Specialist
Caleb Cochran is a writer and editor with more than 10 years of communication, marketing, and public relations experience, primarily in the fields of higher education and performing arts. Currently based in the Boston area, Caleb was born and raised in western Massachusetts and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He also holds a master's degree from Emerson College in Boston. Caleb's writing and photography has been published in The Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, and The Berkshire Eagle, among other publications. back to team