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Parks and Recreation and Cultural Marketing

Commerce City, CO

Parks and Recreation and Cultural Marketing

Commerce City, a rapidly expanding community near Denver, is known for its vibrant neighborhoods, parks, and recreational amenities. As the city grows, the Parks & Recreation team sought a brand refresh to better reflect the city’s innovative culture, mission, and high-quality services. The goal? To amplify community awareness, strengthen relationships, and project a future-focused identity that aligns with the department's expanding offerings.

Parks and Recreation and Cultural Marketing

Valdez, AK

Parks and Recreation and Cultural Marketing

In Valdez, Alaska, their tight-knit community can often be found enjoying the available natural beauty and abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. The City of Valdez Parks and Recreation Department fosters this appreciation of the outdoors and community connection with high-quality recreational activities, maintaining parks and trails, and promoting community well-being.

Parks and Recreation and Cultural Marketing

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Palisade, CO

Video & Photography

Palisade is a small town nestled on Colorado’s western slope. Offering over 30 wineries, nationally-known Palisade peaches, and boundless outdoor activities, this hidden gem is looking to draw in part of Colorado’s massive tourism industry. They hired Slate to drive their tourism marketing campaign.

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WE love our partners

"Our experience working with Slate on a brand refresh for the city of Thornton was stellar from start to finish. Slate provided a sound and effective methodology for "discovering" what Thornton means to its residents and stakeholders. The team at Slate knows their business well."

Todd Barnes
Communications Director
City of Thornton, CO
"We loved working with Slate so much and LOVE our new brand! Slate’s experience working with the government sector was extremely valuable during our process."

Connie Odom
Director, Communications & Media Relations
County of Williamson, TX
"The Slate team was great to work with in developing Basalt’s branding and were attentive to the Town’s needs from start to finish. They did a great job facilitating this unique process and helped keep our design committee on task."

Ryan Mahoney
Town Manager
Town of Basalt, CO
"With their assistance, the City has been able to increase transparency efforts and community engagement through projects such as the design of a new city logo and branding campaign as well as two comprehensive strategic communications plans."

Lee Ann Bunselmeyer
Director of Finance, Communication, and Strategic Services
City of Fulshear, TX
“With their assistance, we now have a better understanding and a clearer direction on how to effectively reach our community and local businesses. Additionally, Slate’s proactive approach to reaching out to electeds and community members keeps us prepared and ready to tackle new initiatives”

Marc Dettenrieder
Elbert County Economic Development Manager
"I have entrusted Slate with my brand for over five years, and through many different products and projects, from community magazines and annual reports to strategy creation and consensus-building. That trust has been built with a group of people who just get it, and on a genuine understanding of what it is like to work for and with public agencies."

Thomas Reeves
Director of Public Affairs
City of Baytown, TX
"We’ve had great feedback from residents on the new look and feel, and we’re only getting started on implementing the brand design throughout the City. I’m extremely grateful for the talented Slate team’s dedication to engaging the community and helping shepherd the City organization through a thorough process."

Drew Nelson
City Manager
City of Salida, CO
"Slate Communications excels in communication and has shown the ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including municipal leaders and elected officials. In addition to technical skills, Slate is highly reliable and always meets deadlines."

Lorelei Nelson
Community Engagement Director
Town of Mead, CO
“Slate Communications folks were always prepared, friendly, easy-going, professional, ready to solve problems, patient - this was an excellent experience for DIRT!!! It was helpful that Slate Communications had experienced locally our community through other visits. This group made it very easy on our end to get to this final product.”

Kristine Borchers
Director of Lake City DIRT Colorado
"Collaborating with Slate Communications and their branding team was a refreshing journey that harmonized both community desires and our municipal goals. Slate Communications has provided ongoing support to help the Town of Mead maintain our commitment to community connection and municipal transparency."

Helen Migchelbrink
Town Administrator
Town of Mead, CO

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“I’m not like other cities” - WHY AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BRAND MATTERS

Marketing your community as "A great place to live, work, and play" just isn't cutting it anymore. Check out our newest Local Government Insights blog to learn why economic development branding is important and how the right messaging can help your community stand out to developers and site selectors.

FOUR REASONS WHY LOCAL GOV SHOULD STILL USE PRINT

Print outreach may not be the first thing that comes to mind for new communication efforts, but our residents still value having a tangible publication in their hands. Here are the four reasons why this is still a critical form of outreach.

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We know local government communications because that’s where we came from.

We’re local gov
communicators strategists storytellers placemakers publication builders brand builders problem solvers collaborators believers engagers connectors

Let’s be real—local government communications are our jam! Our team is made up of former in-house local government pros—yep, we've been in your shoes, and we're bringing fresh ideas to the table!

WE love our partners

"Our experience working with Slate on a brand refresh for the city of Thornton was stellar from start to finish. Slate provided a sound and effective methodology for "discovering" what Thornton means to its residents and stakeholders. The team at Slate knows their business well."

"We loved working with Slate so much and LOVE our new brand! Slate’s experience working with the government sector was extremely valuable during our process."

"The Slate team was great to work with in developing Basalt’s branding and were attentive to the Town’s needs from start to finish. They did a great job facilitating this unique process and helped keep our design committee on task."

"With their assistance, the City has been able to increase transparency efforts and community engagement through projects such as the design of a new city logo and branding campaign as well as two comprehensive strategic communications plans."

“With their assistance, we now have a better understanding and a clearer direction on how to effectively reach our community and local businesses. Additionally, Slate’s proactive approach to reaching out to electeds and community members keeps us prepared and ready to tackle new initiatives”

"Slate Communications excels in communication and has shown the ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including municipal leaders and elected officials. In addition to technical skills, Slate is highly reliable and always meets deadlines."

Local Government Insights

Tell us all about your big idea.

We know local government communications because that’s where we came from.

We’re local gov communicators strategists storytellers placemakers publication builders brand builders problem solvers collaborators believers engagers connectors

Let’s be real—local government communications are our jam! Our team is made up of former in-house local government pros—yep, we've been in your shoes, and we're bringing fresh ideas to the table!

WE love our partners

"Our experience working with Slate on a brand refresh for the city of Thornton was stellar from start to finish. Slate provided a sound and effective methodology for "discovering" what Thornton means to its residents and stakeholders. The team at Slate knows their business well."

"We loved working with Slate so much and LOVE our new brand! Slate’s experience working with the government sector was extremely valuable during our process."

"The Slate team was great to work with in developing Basalt’s branding and were attentive to the Town’s needs from start to finish. They did a great job facilitating this unique process and helped keep our design committee on task."

"With their assistance, the City has been able to increase transparency efforts and community engagement through projects such as the design of a new city logo and branding campaign as well as two comprehensive strategic communications plans."

“With their assistance, we now have a better understanding and a clearer direction on how to effectively reach our community and local businesses. Additionally, Slate’s proactive approach to reaching out to electeds and community members keeps us prepared and ready to tackle new initiatives”

"Slate Communications excels in communication and has shown the ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams, including municipal leaders and elected officials. In addition to technical skills, Slate is highly reliable and always meets deadlines."

Local Government Insights

Tell us all about your big idea.

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