Flatland Studios Launches New Unified Marketing and Public Relations Agency in Wichita

March 26, 2012 - PRLog -- Flatland Studios, a unified marketing and public relations agency, announces official launch. Flatland Studios unites Brock Brown and James Barfield in a dynamic partnership to bring affordable, modern marketing concepts to small and medium-sized businesses. They offer custom solutions to lower the cost of new customer acquisition and increase brand recognition.

Flatland Studios is dedicated to assisting small and medium-sized businesses identify new opportunities for their brands, create more meaningful experiences for their audiences, and develop stronger customer relationships. The co-founders' experience combines intense entrepreneurial savvy with high-tech content management and copy-writing know-how to create a foundation built on insight and optimization.

"It's important to enable our clients to measure their brand interaction and gauge in real-time the impact of their marketing effort. The marketing environment is always evolving and we're experts on adapting to that market in innovative ways. We're here to make a difference," said co-founder Brock Brown.

Flatland Studios is a dynamic team of creative individuals focusing on integrating strategy, design and technology into one cohesive, innovative vision.

"We look at the entire picture and create a map for the right marketing materials to benefit our client; from advertising to Internet solutions to customer service training and beyond," said Brown.

The team at Flatland Studios is passionate about serving small and medium-sized businesses. They offer a different perspective on marketing but are driven by dedication to impeccable service.

"The US Office of Advocacy research shows that small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all firms, and they create 60 to 80 percent of the net new jobs. If there are no consulting firms willing to assist the small and medium sized businesses succeed, where does this leave our economy with so many jobs being outsourced?  We are here to help business compete not only locally, but globally," said Flatland Studios co-founder, James Barfield.  

Flatland Studios plans to host free monthly seminars for small businesses and organizations on a variety of topics including email marketing, event marketing, social media management, and more. Flatland Studios will host their first seminar titled "Improve Your Relationships, Referrals, & Results with Email Marketing" on Friday, April 20, from 1-3 PM inside the "Office This" building 4031 E Harry St Wichita, KS 67218. This event is free and open to the public, although registration is required and may be submitted online through www.flatlandstudios.com.
About Flatland Studios

Flatland Studios is a Wichita based unified marketing agency founded by James Barfield and Brock Brown in 2012 providing cohesive marketing strategies for businesses that incorporate all elements of the evolving marketing landscape to maximize customer acquisition, brand recognition, and customer experience for their clients while providing superlative service. Flatland Studios offers free monthly marketing workshops to small businesses and organizations. For more information, visit www.flatlandstudios.com or call 866.544.0503.


About James Barfield
James C. Barfield is passionate about being the voice for organizations: from businesses to nonprofits. Nearly a decade working intensively in the family business, Wichita women's clothing store Barfield's Boutique, has provided the hands-on training to turn him into a small business veteran. James has worked as the marketing coordinator for the prestigious non-profit organization The Kansas African American Museum and is active in several Wichita organizations including: Prince Hall Freemasons, American Marketing Association, Young Professionals of Wichita, and the Rotaract Club of Wichita. James balances his hands-on business savvy with formal education, currently majoring in business management with a minor in marketing. James is also trained in project management, negotiation, and he is a certified green belt in Six Sigma. James is the co-founder of Liberate Humanity, Inc., a humanitarian organization dedicated to sending aide to families of natural disasters across the world.

About Brock Brown
Brock Brown studied and graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas with a B.S. in Business Information Systems. He also holds a Masters Degree in Management Information Systems from Friends University of Wichita, KS. Since then Brock has become a content management expert working as a Content Management Project Manager and Implementation Specialist at Cessna Aircraft and the Textron Corporation. He has also filled the roles of Solutions Consultant and Business Development Manager at the Hannon Hill Corporation who has produced the award winning Cascade Server Content Management System used by respected organizations such as Duke University, British Petroleum, China Mobile, and the US Department of Justice.  Since then Brock has lead several companies of his own while assisting others in utilization of modern marketing concepts by implementing low cost marketing tools and modern marketing concepts to reduce the cost of new customer acquisition and increase brand recognition.

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Flatland Studios is dedicated to assisting small and medium-sized businesses identify new opportunities for their brands, create more meaningful experiences for their audiences, and develop stronger customer relationships.