Cairril.com 10-year retrospective
On September 20th, we celebrated our 10th full year in business. We thought it would be fun to revist some of the events that helped get us here.

• Cairril started freelancing part-time in December 2000. Her first gig was a logo and website design for Jack Brubaker, a nationally known metalsmith. Our work is still in use.
• We gained momentum via word of mouth, doing work for Conseco, Middleway Food Works, and Wininger/Stolberg. Debi O'Heran of WS Property Group has been with us from the beginning and continues to shine!
• After much consultation and meditation, Cairril decided to go full-time with Cairril.com Design in September 2001. The economy was just about to tank due to the attacks of September 11th. Fortunately, work kept coming in for logos, brochures, and websites.
• Cairril began working closely with Brian Kleber, then head of the Bloomington Small Business Development Center, in Fall 2001. She gained not only an outstanding business consultant, but a close friend. She and Brian continue to collaborate.
• In 2002, Cairril began presenting "Web Smarts" seminars, introducing area small businesses to the strategies necessary to succeed on the Web.
• In 2003, we won our first American Graphic Design Award. We have now won 15 of the coveted awards, in addition to a bevy of awards in strategy and marketing.
• Over time, our work shifted from strictly design to consultation and strategy. In 2005, we re-branded as Cairril.com Design & Marketing, offering services in brand development for small businesses. Cathy Moore, now an internationally known e-learning consultant, patiently put up with Cairril's endless fretting over the re-branded marketing materials and was key to developing the Cairril.com voice.
• Shortly after the re-brand, Cairril became a regular speaker at area events on marketing, brand development, and entrepreneurship. She joined boards at Ivy Tech-Columbus and Indiana University, positions she still holds today. Her firm has been featured in a number of books on design and entrepreneurship.
• In March 2009, Cairril.com launched two iPhone apps, which received enthusiastic reviews.
• In 2010, Cairril.com received WBE certification, leading to more projects with state-funded organizations. It was also designated a green business by the Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.

From a one-person freelance operation focused solely on end products, we've grown to a firm which regularly fields teams of 5-10 experts from across the country to handle projects large and small. Our focus remains on helping small and medium size businesses achieve their goals through smart design and marketing. We could not have done it without the support and dedication of our clients, readers, sub-contractors, family, and friends. Our deepest thanks to all who have taken this journey with us!

Our first VisoVerbo design
In April 2002, we launched Sparks with this quote by Emily Dickinson. Review more VisoVerbo designs.

Over the last 10 years, we have been privileged to work with over 100 individuals, businesses, and organizations to develop brand strategies, product names, print materials, websites, and a multitude of other marketing materials.

Our special thanks go to the following individuals and businesses who have been with us for five years or more:

• Debi O'Heran, WS Property Group
• Aaron Stolberg, WS Homes
• Jim Stinson, The Old Rooming House
• Jill Robison, CS Property Management
• Eric Slotegraff, Andrews, Harrell, Mann, Carmni & Parker
• John Senac, Canine Companions

Whether it's been a one-time project or a long-term relationship, we're lucky to have worked with some of the best organizations and brightest individuals in the area. View our complete client list.

Awards
We recently won 3 American Graphic Design Awards, bringing our total to 15! Other honors we've received:

• Re-invention's Double Dot Award for strategic thinking and creative excellence
• Our redesign of the Monroe Bank website was featured in Community Banker and won the prestigious Maxi Award two years in a row
• Our redesign of the Smallwood Plaza website won a Prodigy Award, the state apartment association’s most prestigious award for marketing and advertising
• Our designs were part of a line designated "Best New Product: Greeting Cards" at the New York Stationery Show, North America’s premiere social expressions trade show
• Three of our logos were selected from among 140,000 submissions for publication in Rockport Library's Master Library: Typography and Enclosures.
• We've been recognized by the Chamber of Commerce twice for extraordinary volunteer work in the service of small businesses
• We are certified as a WBE firm by the Indiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprises Division

What you've missed on Facebook
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• Special announcements about our anniversary
• Congratulations to Craig Hickman of Canopy Group, who won our Lotus Festival ticket giveaway
• The staggering growth of mobile

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