Client Experiences - Monarch Media & Consulting, Inc.

Monarch Media lays out our magazine six times a year and finds a way to keep self storage looking sharp issue after issue. The entire process is seamless and Andrea makes the proofing and editing a breeze for us. Monarch also supports our design needs throughout the year helping to keep our brand consistent with a little flair for each event. I would recommend them for anyone seeking support in any print or online media capacity. From small to large projects – I trust Andrea and Chellie to keep us looking top notch!

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Monarch Media for several years and two separate publications. When we first considered relaunching our print publication, my first call was to Chellie and Andrea. I knew that with the demands on our small staff, I would need their expert help with design and advertising sales. They have taken the entire ad sales process over and work seamlessly with our advertisers. They’ve instituted a level of professionalism that makes our publication a stand-out in our industry. Working with Monarch Media has been a pleasure and I know that together, we will continue growing our readership.

I couldn’t be happier with the level of service, expertise and creativity that Monarch Media & Consulting brings to the Austin Bar Association. Since they began handling ad sales for the Austin Lawyer magazine, our sales revenue has more than doubled per issue as a result of a substantial increase in the number of advertisers interested in reaching our readers. This didn’t happen by itself. It happened because of the commitment Chellie Thompson brings to her clients. The professionalism and dedication she shows in generating income to ensure the success of our printed publication is impressive. She has also helped us create a new source of income for our organization by selling ads on our website. Knowing our ad sales are in such good hands allows me to spend my time and energy in other areas. I’m grateful, not only for the increased revenue and number of advertisers, but for the peace of mind Monarch Media & Consulting provides. They are truly a partner in our publication’s success.

After losing our graphics designer to retirement, I reached out to Monarch Media on the recommendation of a close colleague. One of the best moves I made. Their work and attention to detail in unsurpassed. Always on time and always within our budget. Their ideas and creative thinking are very impressive. Our magazine, EngineeringTexas, has never looked better. Thanks for all your hard work.

Chellie Thompson has managed our advertising account for Austin Lawyer for the past 10 years and San Antonio Lawyer for the past 7 years. And, she has been our account manager for our sponsorship of the Austin Bar Association for the past 2 years. Working with Chellie is fun, productive and so easy! She follows up with me monthly regarding advertising and ensures that we get the most out of our sponsorship. Her customer service skills and attention to detail make my job much easier!

I love working with Chellie! She is someone I can always count on to go above and beyond what is asked of her. She makes my life so much easier with her organization and attention to detail. Plus, she really does know how to help us get the most exposure possible. I get to work with her through multiple avenues and I enjoy every second of it.

Working with Chellie Thompson of Monarch Media is a joy. As a contract graphic design team member and production partner, I am responsible for laying out one of our bimonthly magazines. For each issue, Chellie supplies us with an organized list of ads, sizes, and where to find them, along with a folder with all of the ads. It makes the process streamlined, fast, an accurate. She also provides the index once the magazine is set, and checks to make sure the ads are placed in the best spot, so there are no competing businesses aligned. Another great quality is her ability to work with design programs to help adjust or create ads as needed. I never need to adjust an ad size while I’m designing, and that helps me focus on the layout. She is also kind, excellent with hitting deadlines, and has a high attention to detail. I recommend Chellie to any publication that needs a talented, dedicated advertising sales director. In addition, it’s always a treat to work on a project with Andrea! She has great vision, creative ideas, innovative solutions and really thinks about how the visual continues to tell the story. She is always ready to learn something new, and try a trick in Photoshop or a new layout option. Her experience and professionalism are apparent immediately as she welcomes new clients and nurtures relationships with collaborators and partners. Andrea and Chellie collaborate and make an extraordinary team together. I am honored to be a part of the Monarch Media journey.

When I have the opportunity to bring a design/production partner onboard a client project, Monarch Media is my first stop. They possess the rare combination of discerning design skills, agility, experience and professionalism that makes them so valuable. Monarch recently produced a brochure for my client in the senior living industry, and they delivered a beautiful final product, but more importantly, a seamless experience for the client. Andrea and Chellie are both pleasant to work with and have the highest level of integrity. When it comes to entrusting my client work and my own reputation to someone else, there isn’t a moment’s hesitation with these ladies.

I love working with Monarch Media. It was a seamless process to have Chellie handling the sales and Andrea handling the design for my publication. Andrea was responsible for designing three distinct and different issues of an annual magazine with similar content. She managed to “see” everything differently and yet was able to use consistent branding across all three magazines. Andrea not only cares about her designs and her products but also, her clients. She goes above and beyond her actual job of designer and was able to help with text and content decisions. Monarch Media is the best at what they do and I am privileged to be their client.

Andrea understands how design can support and enhance an idea or a message. She takes the time at the beginning of the project to make sure she understands the purpose, message, and audience of the finished piece, which is refreshing and rare. I'd recommend her to anyone who's looking for clean, professional design -- from the very first draft.

Thank you for all your help in putting our convention exhibits together. We have been looking at a slight drop-off in exhibit sales the past several years and, with your help, saw the number of booths in our hall go up! This is the first increase we've seen in five years. I credit this to your persistence with vendors and your knowledge and background in working with exhibitors.

Being a relatively new organization, we were pointed in the direction of Monarch Media for the creation of our Playbills. We have grown since then and Monarch has been there every step of the way, providing a quality Playbill, aesthetically pleasing, artistically flawless while remaining flexible to our ever-changing needs as a non-profit. As an artist, they "get me." And as artists themselves, they take what's in my head and create tasteful loveliness on the printed page. Monarch is a class act and we are thrilled to have been associated with them from our very beginning!

Chellie Thompson and Andrea Exter helped me develop a strategy for recruiting and retaining Women Communicators of Austin Annual Sponsors. Their strategic advice was invaluable. With their help, we were able to sell a record number of sponsorships and retain most of the sponsors from the previous year's roster.