Group7even is an integrated marketing agency, located in downtown Valparaiso. Founded on the principle of convergence of genius strategy, cutting-edge technology, and award-winning creative, the Group7even team works hard to drive results for the businesses they represent. A leading provider of strategic marketing services in Northwest Indiana, Group7even can provide true marketing ROI analysis to ensure you are getting the most out of your marketing strategy.
Michelle and Grant Andres, President and Vice President of Group7even, are an outstanding combination of the creative and entrepreneur mind that Michelle brings through her long career in the advertising world and the scientific technological mind of how to make those ideas come alive in all electronic forms that Grant brings to the equation.
Group7even does extensive work with area non-profits, such as United Way of LaPorte County, Opportunity Enterprises, and Housing Opportunities, as well as work for clients ranging from technology service provider Iddea Group to Strongbow Inn and Bow Café. The team helps market these non-profits, who have little to no marketing budgets to spare, keeping their outreach current with evolving technologies. Group7even recently collaborated with the United Way of LaPorte County to launch their United Way 2-1-1 regional website, introducing the county to the call, chat, and search services 2-1-1 provides through posters, window clings, wallet cards, informational brochures and a website designed, written and built by Group7even.
In 2010, the company moved into a bigger office location, as their expanding staff and client needs have demanded.
"Over the past 12 months, we have really honed in on streamlining the efficiencies of our internal operations,” stated Grant Andres, “We started by bringing in a consulting group to provide us with an unbiased, third-party profile analysis of our team, personalities, knowledge, skills, abilities, policies, procedures and general operational landscape. From that exercise, our revised short and long-term growth strategies were born, which included a new space. In our old space, we were working right on top of one another. That quickly became a barrier to efficiency... especially at the crazy pace we operate. Here, we have more square footage, but even more importantly, we have more useable square footage and office amenities to offer visiting clients and staff. I can't begin to tell you how much our organization has grown forward as a direct result of those strategies and our move."
“We are proud of the tremendous growth we have experienced the past three years,” Michelle Andres said, “We have put little effort into our own advertising, choosing rather to focus our time and energies on our clients. However, our business has continued to experience steady growth due to word of mouth advertising, demonstrating to us that our clients are pleased with the level of service and product they receive from Group 7even. To us, our new location is more than just a really great space to be creative in. It’s symbolic of our growth and the confidence that our clients have in us.”
The Group7even team is made up of:
- Michelle Andres, President
- Grant Andres, Vice President, Technology
- Kate Jones, Account Executive
- Melissa Washburn, Graphic Designer
- Chris Bake, Senior Software Developer
- Becky Arnett, Account Executive