Think. Create. Grow.
Marketing and advertising for brands that want the real thing.
Deep thinking. Simple process.
Think first.
Strategy must guide decisions. With Chollet, you get creative thinking partners with deep insights into marketing and research. We do brand discovery, brand development, positioning, marketing strategy, audience definition, customer personas, brand archetypes, and brand consulting.
Create meaning.
Feelings are the fuel for memory. Stories are the number one way to connect people to ideas, brands, and causes. Creative services is our flagship. Emmy Award-winning. We do video, graphic design, web development, photography, content and copy — whatever it takes.
Grow.
Location. Location. Location. An old advertising adage still rings true today; where your message is placed matters more than ever. Our team will ensure you are seen by the right customers, in the right places, at the right times. We do digital, social, traditional, lead capture, SEO, and GEO. Wherever your audience is, we'll find them.
Meet the Team
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Stephen Chollet
FOUNDER + CREATIVE
Stephen didn't set out to build an agency. He set out to solve problems, tell stories, and make things that move people — the agency was the natural conclusion. A two-time Emmy Award winner with HPRMA Gold recognition, Stephen has spent twenty-five years learning to read rooms, move audiences, and make brands mean something. He's the one you'll work with most closely — part strategist, part storyteller, wholly invested in what happens next for your business. -
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Matt Meuter, Ph.D.
RESEARCH + STRATEGY
Matt has been cited in over 11,000 academic journal articles — not to brag on his behalf, but because it's the kind of credential that earns the right to ask hard questions. And Matt asks the best ones. Professor, Marketing Department Chair at Chico State, and twenty-five-year consultant; Matt has worked with companies like Honeywell, Qualcomm, and Starbucks. He brings academic rigor to real business problems without making you feel like you're back in a classroom. However, chances are he will give you some homework. -
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Glenn Taylor
MEDIA
Glenn Taylor has been in the media business long enough to remember when buying a television spot meant calling someone you actually knew. A fourth-generation San Franciscan who came up through traditional media and knows the digital world just as well, he has the relationships and the range to get a message where it needs to go — including the kind of creative placement most agencies don't even know to ask about. He's also the kind of person who still picks up the phone and thinks through strategy with you. When he's not placing media, he's on the water—where he's also very good at finding the fish.
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Bentley
VIBES
Bentley is a Samoyed of distinguished pedigree — his grandfather, Striker, is among the winningest dogs in Westminster history. Bentley has yet to replicate those competitive achievements, largely because he finds the whole enterprise beneath him. He does not answer emails, contribute to designs, or attend strategy sessions. What he does do is make the office feel like somewhere you'd want to be — which, if you think about it, is a fairly important marketing function. He is very good at his job.
