Annual Report

2009

In its efforts to increase awareness of the steps taken to prevent an oil spill from occurring in the outer continental shelf in Alaska’s seas, Shell Exploration & Production commissioned a video to educate key stakeholders about the company’s oil spill prevention and response plans. This 12-minute video is part of a critical campaign to highlight the company’s commitment to preserving Alaska’s pristine environment as well as maximizing the economic benefits to local communities.

FD Dittus continued to build on its history of achievement by designing effective brand positioning materials when it delivered a bold new package of recruitment materials to the Business Software Alliance (BSA). The materials positioned BSA as the global engine of innovation, growth and competitive trade in the commercial software arena.

For the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), our designers completed, in record time, an attractive and engaging exhibit booth, which captured the agency’s strategic initiatives for 2007 and 2008. The booth showcased the accomplishments of its innovative public-private partnership with the Disney Corp., resulting in the launch of an energy conservation awareness campaign crafted around Disney’s animated movie “Ratatouille.”

Tyco International came to FD Dittus for help after its diverse business was reorganized into three separate, publicly traded Tyco companies. Our award-winning design team developed an advanced corporate overview brochure to assist with Tyco’s re-branding.

The Creative Services and Advertising team also worked the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and its new coalition of agricultural biotechnology companies to build a strong Quality Management Program called “Excellence through Stewardship.” The project involved a corporate identity design and a Web site that helped position the client at the center of quality management for agricultural biotechnology.

Expectations for 2008…

In addition to bolstering existing clients’ communications programs in 2008, the team will continue to position pieces as a creative leader, and serve as a one-stop-shop for clients’ communications and branding needs.

Our team of top-notch designers is poised to continue its production of high-quality branding programs and corporate identity systems; advertising and marketing communications materials; corporate communications materials; Web sites, Flash Animation, photography and illustration.

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Photosynthesis

Small plants and animals capture energy from the sun and photosynthesize it into food to live and grow. As they die, they fall to the bottom go the sea and accumulate over millennia. The thick layer of organic matter is where the formation of oil and gas begins.

Heat and compression

Over time, the Earth’s heat from below and the extreme pressure from rock above compress and transform the trapped organic matter into hydrocarbons — the element of oil and gas.

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Find out how propane can help America move toward a clean energy future at www.usepropane.com/climate.

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Concrete is:

Cost effective: Concrete lasts longer and requires less maintenance than other paving materials, which results in lower lifecycle costs.

Energy efficient: Buildings and homes with concrete walls use less energy to heat and cool.

Sustainable: The manufacturing of cement, the key ingredient of concrete, uses many materials recycled from other industries that would otherwise be wasted.

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For more information, visit www.cement.org.

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Result: Brad Holland, Gary Kelley, James Yang…  and many other top American illustrators and photographers contributed to the NPR Calendar four years running. Every year more and more NPR Stations purchased the calendar as a pledge drive gift to listeners who support them with cash donations. Best of all? The art department got to enjoy normal summers!

Result: Sales revenues increased 30% in the year following the roll out of the new DVD sales tool. Although it wasn’t solely responsible for this success, the DVD was recognized as its key instrument. Also important, the slick new sales tools helped debunk NPR’s stodgy image among media buyers.