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Looking for a strategically creative, technically savvy marketing services partner? You're in the right place.

We're Topic Design, and we're creative and then some. Topic is an integrated marketing services firm focused on design, technology and publicity. Whether it's brand positioning, corporate communications, web design, app development, PR or social media that you seek, we have the competencies and the resources to deliver for you. We're passionate about the work we do, and we're appreciative of the clients with whom we work. We invite you to dig deeper, and if you find that we're a good fit for you and your business, contact us.

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Work

The name of our company was derived by a single notion – that our clients approach us with specific needs and challenges, and the services we provide them defines us. How we approach our work is an extension of this thinking. We invest ourselves in our clients businesses to the extent that we become them. We act on behalf of them, we communicate as them, and we deliver for them.

We celebrate the range of work our clients afford us the opportunities to produce. The samples provided herein are not portfolio examples, but rather snapshots of Topic client relationships.

Products

Don’t let the title fool you. For years we’ve adamantly stated that we don’t sell products—we provide solutions. Well, we do offer products, but we still don’t sell them. Among the other things we do, as a company that develops custom websites and web-based applications, we have produced numerous products but hadn’t thought to make them available to the masses until now. In the future maybe our philosophy will change as we continue to develop interesting and useful tools for ourselves and for our clients, but for today, these products are FREE.

Topic delved into product development in 2005, when we opted not to license what then was seemingly the only legit agency management software, Clients and Profits. Instead of paying thousands of dollars to use it, we built our own web-based project and time management system, InHouse™. It has since received several updates and enhancements, and our plan is to continue to develop it and roll out a much more robust version as a product in the future.

As website design and development project opportunities grew for us, our constant handling of content from client to us and us to client became an increasing cause of concern, let alone a resource drain for both parties. The integrity of copy, who had and which was the latest version led to our development of a collaborative web-based site mapping, content generation and version control tool we call Sitelab™. Since its implementation, Sitelab has been instrumental in making our web design and development projects more efficient. As a Topic client, you get to leverage this marketing tool for all of your web-based projects assigned to us.

Today, one of our products, Topkit™, is in the wild—the public space, free to be utilized by consumer, marketer, developer or business services provider alike. Topkit is our open-source web development product. It is the most fundamental framework upon which a solid website can be built. Check it out, and let us know what you think.

About

Process Driven Client Collaboration

Achieving significantly quantifiable results is no small task. It’s part ingenuity, part science and part luck. We have a process yes, but a trademarked package from the shelf it is not. Your business isn’t a box, so why would we put you in one?

Everything we do, from an email to an integrated campaign, begins with collaborative exploration. The more we know, the better innovators, strategists, planners, designers, developers and publicists of your company, its products or services we become. Whether it’s brand positioning, graphic design, web programming, mobile application development or public relations, our team works directly with our clients throughout the entire process, ensuring expectations are met and results are meaningful.

Design

Where business priority meets visual appeal.
We continually push ourselves to be better designers, to balance topic with trend. We thrive in the face of creating aesthetic differentiation while keeping our clients communication needs and measurement objectives at the forefront of whatever we are designing, be it an advertising campaign, a mobile application or website. Maintaining brand consistency and message integrity drives our graphic strategy, ensuring responsive audiences and satisfied clients.

Technology

Where business evolution meets transformative intelligence.
We possess an undeniable hunger for technology, for how and where we leverage it for our clients and for ourselves. Beyond producing interactive advertising, websites, content management systems, mobile and web-based applications, we are pioneering developed solutions using the most current and reliable programming techniques, such as HTML5, PHP, Rails and more, to enhance user experiences, to improve workflow processes and to optimize the use and integration of social media tools.

Publicity

Where business presence meets communication tact.
We want nothing more than to see our clients succeed and to be recognized publicly for their achievements, innovations and goodwill. From writing and distributing press releases to media planning and relations, from positioning thought leaders to managing social media activities, we handle the complete development and implementation of public relations initiatives on behalf of our clients.

MidPoint prides itself on discovering talent. Our partner Topic Design has easily been the highest impact discovery over its 3 year relationship with us. Topic has delivered branding and website development coupled with an ongoing vision for the continued growth of the Festival. Now in its 10th year, Cincinnati’s music festival has realized its truest potential as a direct result of Topic’s savvy and council. Dan McCabe Executive Producer of MidPoint Music Festival
Hardly a month has gone by in the past 4 years where I have not engaged Topic Design in some aspect of our overall marketing and communications strategy execution. Tom Williams Director of Marketing Indiana Insurance

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Topic Finds Inspiration at OFFF Cincinnati Event

Last week, our design and development team at Topic braved the cold and bitter snowstorm to attend OFFF(Online Flash Film Festival) Cincinnati sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Center at the Aronoff Center.

OFFF Cincinnati is an event for the entire creative community, bringing artists and designers from around the world…

Contact

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