izzyfranco – Izzy Franco

About me

Posted on November 9, 2019July 28, 2020 by izzyfranco

A champion of big, campaign-able ideas, I am an NJ Ad Club award-winning Creative Director and experienced Art Director. I specialize in creative direction, brand strategy, and video production for B2B and B2C clients that range from book publishers and consumer-packaged goods to hospitals and state-run lotteries. With a passion for collaboration and a charismatic presentation style, I’ve helped win accounts and designed sales-converting solutions for industry leaders like Scholastic, New Jersey Lottery, and Altec Lansing.

Please feel free to email me ismaelfrancojr@gmail.com
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Work with us, What If? Design, LLC.

Posted on November 8, 2019November 9, 2019 by izzyfranco

Ready to work together? Need more information? Use the contact form below to reach out to us, let’s get the conversation started.

Grab their attention on the road

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by izzyfranco

Getting the word out about the “FRUCHEWY” flavors of both Mike and Ike Original Fruits and Mega-Mix meant bringing the message about the BIG flavors out to the consumer with fun impactful graphics.

Paper is a commodity, but service is who we are

Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 by izzyfranco

As one of the world’s largest distributors of pulp and paper products, you can rely on Gould to consistently deliver customer satisfaction and outstanding results. For Gould, the design focused and the key elements below, paper is what we sell but SERVICE is who we are.

Integrity shapes every relationship we have.
Customer Focus is what sets Gould apart—and above—the rest of the industry.
Service Excellence is our passion.

16% growth year over year. Yeah, we did that!

Posted on July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 by izzyfranco

Redesigned and oversaw the execution of the Classroom Bonus Catalogs which saw a 16% year over year revenue increase for three years running.
We did that with not only a redesign but producing seasonal mini-catalogs that kept the momentum going.

NJ Lottery needed a Pick Me Up & we delivered sales

Posted on May 2, 2019August 6, 2019 by izzyfranco

I remain extremely proud to have collaborated with the team that increased New Jersey Lottery sales 5% in the first year Brushfire handled the account, five years later, sales had increased by $271 million.

We designed the NJ Lottery website with a focus on providing two main pieces of content, the winning numbers and jackpots (what got them there) as well as engaging content (that kept them there). That also included the NJ Lottery’s first iOS and Android app!

The Pick 3/4 “Pick Me Up” Campaign was one of many TV spots that I’ve worked on that was a part of that success. This was a one-day shoot, whose careful planning lead to the efficient use of time, that lead to creating four tv spots for a single shoot.

A 330% ROI? Yes, it is possible.

Posted on May 1, 2019May 3, 2019 by izzyfranco

With the right strategy and flawless execution, even in today’s struggling economy, smart marketing can pay major dividends.

As a member of the Brushfire creative team, I helped create comprehensive marketing campaign for the New Jersey Division of Taxation’s 2009 Tax Amnesty Program. This program yielded an incredible return on investment of nearly 330%. Our campaign for Tax Amnesty combined an intelligent communications strategy, motivating creative messaging and ubiquitous yet targeted media coverage. We tapped into key behavioral motivators to convey a highly compelling message that got individual taxpayers, small businesses and corporations alike to take action.

A great story deserves a great presentation

Posted on April 1, 2019May 3, 2019 by izzyfranco

Call me crazy but I love creating presentations and giving them. Taking a deck with a great story and converting that to an impactful and memorable presentation is one of the skills that I bring to the table.

The deck below is one example of the presentations that I have prepared from whole cloth from gathering the data to telling a the whole story with engaging graphics that represented both sides of the partnership well. Please click on the video below to view the presentation.