Project Description
Dorchester Economic Development
CREATING A UNIFIED BRAND FOR A CHESAPEAKE COUNTRY COUNTY
Choptank was retained by the county’s business development agency to create a new brand identity.
We designed a community engagement process and convened stakeholders in government, business, education, and nonprofit sectors. With broad support, the resulting marketing platform and creative identity – “Water Moves Us” – was launched in Fall 2013.
Today, Water Moves Us is a unified county-wide brand adopted by the county’s tourism and admin offices.
Over eight years, we developed multiple ad campaigns and generated significant media coverage – including a front-page Baltimore Sun piece – and served as the county’s strategic marketing partner.
[As Former Chairman of Dorchester’s Economic Development Advisory Council] Participation in the brand marketing process was a pleasure. I felt the time spent was very worthwhile. You really listened to what people had to say, incorporated their input, and came up with a very good marketing plan and brand identity.
Michael F. LeMire, Miles & Stockbridge