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About

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We create Believable Brands.

Trumpet is a decentralized, independent agency with a main outpost in New Orleans, USA. We deliver insightful strategy, creativity, media, social and design to gain attention and drive business for purposeful companies.

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Everyone,
meet Trumpet

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Jude Chauvin

Partner
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  • 20 years of CFO Experience
  • Advertising and Music Industry veteran, also an actual Veteran
  • Excel Wizard
  • Cave Diver, Snowboarder, and All-Around Cheater of Death
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Pat McGuinness

Founder / Executive Creative Director
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  • Featured in Communication Arts, The One Show & Ad Age
  • Avid Indoorman
  • Creatively Ambidextrous (Writer + Designer)
  • Scotch. Dark Chocolate. Oxygen. In That Order.
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Malcolm Schwarzenbach

Partner / CEO
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  • 25 years in the Biz, on both agency and client sides
  • Offers Brand Strategic Thinking & Actionable Strategy
  • Motto: Work Smarter, Not Harder
  • Eternally Curious. Avid Sports Fan. Space Nut
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Scott Couvillon

Partner
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  • 20 years managing Brands in NOLA and San Fran.
  • Can prove Purpose is an economic multiplier for companies
  • Fishes, Hunts, Camps and Raises 3 Boys. Sometimes Simultaneously.
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Brandi Costello

Director of Operations
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  • 15+ year Trumpet Veteran
  • Passport Stamp to Australia
  • Not Outdoorsy
  • Fav quote: “If your people are successful, your business will succeed.”
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Patrick Finch

Senior Art Director
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  • 'Sippi born. NYC trained
  • yo-yo aficionado
  • 95% made of chicken nugget
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Aimee Balisciano

Director of Production
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  • 15+ years of agency experience
  • Connecticut native
  • Animal and music lover
  • "Work hard and lead with empathy"
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Claire Smith

Producer
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  • 10+ Years of Marketing Experience
  • Transplant from Mississippi and NOLA Native for 8+ Years
  • Enjoys Being a DIYer, Painter, and Creative in Any Way
  • Played Tennis in College and Now an Avid Golfer
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Sadie Seaman

Digital Analyst / Associate Producer
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  • Background in Ad Operations Analytics
  • Born & Raised in Music City
  • Travel Enthusiast
  • Loves Moscow mules, being a “Fur Mom”, and dominating any Mario game
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Molly McWhorter

Account Director
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  • 20+ Years of Advertising/Marketing Experience
  • Virginia by birth, New Orleans by choice
  • Happy Places: Napa, Charleston and Anywhere with my Daughters
  • Licensed Florist
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Purpose,
then Product.

Our service offering is intentionally designed around the power of Brand Purpose to improve both long-term business performance and the near-term impact of advertising communications. It’s how we turn aspirational organizations into Believable Brands.

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Advertising

Integrated Campaigns

Content Development + Strategy

Paid Media + Optimization

Email Strategy + Implementation

CRM + Sales Integration

Experiential Marketing

Brand Identity and Naming

Web Design + Development

UX/UI/IA

Performance KPIs: Efficiency/Return

Purpose Definition

Stakeholder Workshops

Purpose Definition

Values Definition

Business Opportunity + Positioning

Audience Segmentation

Analytics Framework: Near/Long Term

Brand Consulting

Internal Purpose Transmission

Internal Values Transmission

Purpose Alignment (Employee, Shareholder, Stakeholder)

Internal Steering / Coaching

Internal Communications Strategy

Transformation Roadmap

Believability KPIs: Sentiment/Net Profit

Interested?

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