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10 Years Ago

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One of our first official owners’ portraits. Not enough piercings or turtlenecks.

Hey! James, David, and Josh here. We’d like to take you back for a moment to 2009 when this picture was taken.

It was the Great Recession, AKA the best worst time to start a business. None of us were happy with our agency jobs at [REDACTED]. And well, we figured if the ship was sinking, we should at least try and steer the thing.
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Do you even tow, bro? What’s your max tow rating?

Let’s say, just for this example, everyone doesn’t know their max tow rating. Or even their gross combined weight rating. You’d have trouble buying the right hitch! READ MORE →

Meet Account Manager Jace Kaleikau

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A new member joined our crew recently! And by recently, we mean March. And by new member, we mean our new account manager, Jace Kaleikau. Isn’t it about time you met the guy? We think so!

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2018 JLSA Year in Review

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It’s hard to believe 2018 is almost over. It’s even harder to believe our last end-of-the-year recap was in 2014. Where has the time gone? We wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve been up to here at Johnny Lightning Strikes Again: READ MORE →

We’re Walmart famous.

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It’s true. We’re in Walmart. At least a client of ours is, so that probably makes us famous.

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If you think designing a chair can’t be all that complicated, you haven’t encountered the technical sophistication of Medical Positioning, Inc. (MPI) products. READ MORE →

Branding a Car Dealership

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Pearl Auto Group Business Cards Floating

Pearl Auto Group asked us to help with their branding as they launched a series of car dealerships. We said sure, for a free car. They said no. We said okay, deal!

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JLSA KCU Logos on Purple Background

We’ve got some exciting news—we recently started a partnership with Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences (KCU for short) to serve as an extension of their marketing and communications team. READ MORE →

CD4KC Branding

We LOVE getting to do projects for Kansas City (have you seen our work for the KC Streetcar yet?). So when Central Bank of Kansas City came to us for help on a cause-related marketing campaign that funds community development, we couldn’t wait to get started. READ MORE →

Phil Glynn Brand Logo and Website Homepage

When Phil Glynn first approached us for branding his Kansas City mayoral campaign, he was seen as the dark horse candidate in a hotly contested race that includes Quinton Lucas and recently Jason Kander.

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