Experience and Skills to Help Purpose-Driven People Soar

David B. Coleman
Brand Consultant

David Coleman is a brand consultant with over 35 years of experience and a unique blend of design, marketing, and technological expertise. His background allows him to provide impactful branding and marketing services for clientele across various industries, including nonprofit and commercial organizations.
 
David’s career journey is marked by a relentless pursuit of new knowledge in branding, marketing, online business, and human behavior. This commitment positions him as an experienced and trusted advisor, ensuring his advice is always relevant and up-to-date for a diverse clientele across various environments.

Skills

David boasts a skillset encompassing a wide array of disciplines, including but not limited to marketing and brand strategy, brand identity and design, online business development, web design and development, software training, content creation and copywriting, email marketing, art direction, graphic design, video production, illustration, and project management. 

He has expertise in an extensive suite of software tools, from Adobe Creative Suite—including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and InDesign—to video production tools and web development platforms like WordPress.

Experience

David has established a successful career across design, marketing, and branding. Currently, he offers brand consultancy services for nonprofit and commercial organizations.

He is also starting a new venture at Go Inspire. This website will provide resources and training for purpose-driven individuals and organizations inspired to facilitate positive social change through online business.

Previously, David ran eBiz Ally, a marketing and branding agency that provided online business solutions to various organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies seeking to launch or expand their digital presence.

Before that, he was co-founder and Marketing Director at Imagine Marketing for ten years, designing and managing comprehensive marketing and visual communications strategies. These experiences have helped shaped his current brand consultancy services. 

Early in his career, David demonstrated his leadership skills as a video graphic artist, animator, and producer at WNDU-TV and Golden Dome Media. His innovative designs and animations helped secure several high-profile industry awards and led to his promotion to Director of Design, where he successfully led a team of animators and designers.

Education

David earned a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from Michigan State University. He has also participated in the executive programs at the University of Notre Dame’s College of Business Administration and studied marketing, advertising, commercial art, and photography at Grand Valley State University.

Clients

Clients that David has had the honor of partnering with:

1st Source Bank
A&S Chimney Sweep
AdImage
Adult Protective Services
AgDay Television
Allen's Flooring
Alliance to End Human Trafficking
Alzheimer’s Services of Northern Indiana
Angela Alioto Law Group
Arbor Marketing
Ave Maria Press
Avilys, LCC
Barnes & Thornburgh
Bayer Corporation
Big Idea Company
Blessing Music
Bosch Automotive
Boy Scouts of America
Bremtown Cabinetry
Brothers Restaurant Supply Center, Inc.
Capital Projects & Facilities Service
Capitol Silkscreening
Cassady Neeser & Brasseur
Casteel Corporation
Catholic Media Association
Century Center
Children's Miracle Network
Cleveland Clinic
College Football Hall Of Fame
Communitywide Federal Credit Union
Companions on the Journey
Covering Kids & Families
CreativeLink
Crest Homes
Crown International
Curious Kids Museum
DaVinci Beads
Del Lupa Promotion Services
Del Pilar Medical and Urgent Care
Della Donne
Derby Industries
Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend
Donnell Systems
Downtown South Bend, Inc.
DuPont
Edward Lowe Foundation
Envision Construction Management
Erie Insurance Group
Every Nook & Cranny
Eye Care Associates
EyeCare Express
Eyeglass Express
Family Focus, Inc.
Farm Journal
FDC Graphic Films
Feed the Need Pantry
Firefly Festival
First Steps
FiServ
Freedom 22 Foundation
Friends In Solidarity
Fun Tan
Gabriel Awards
Generations Financial Advisors
George Washington University
Glance Eyewear Gallery
Golden Dome Media
Golden Farm Candies
Good Shepherd Montessori School
Goodwill Industries
Goshen College
Granitech
Grass Roots Media
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Hammer Plastics
Harrell Insurance Services
Healthy Communities Initiative
HemoCue
Holy Cross College
Holy Cross Elementary
Holy Cross International Justice Office
Hope Orthotics
Hubbard Hill
I/N Tek and I/N Kote
Illusions Salon & Day Spa
Indiana University
INOVA Federal Credit Union
Integrity Investigations, Inc.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
iReality
JE&T Enterprises
JFNew, Inc.
KIS Marketing
Krasl Art Center
Lake City Bank
Lanes Way
Lefever Plumbing & Heating
Lil’ Darlings
Logan Center
Lu Quast
Lucid Media
M.B. Jefferson Ministries

Mack Tool & Engineering
Majority Builders
Marketline Magazine
Martin’s Super Markets
Master Distributors
Matt Cashore Photography
MECCA Companies
Memorial Health & Lifestyle Center
Memorial Hospital
Michiana Cancer Survivors Society
Michiana Credit Union
Michiana Financial Services
Michiana Health Information Network
Michiana Hematology Oncology, PC
Michigan Historical Museum
Michigan State University
Midwest Orthotic & Technology Center
Milton Adult Day Services
Moldbusters
Morris Performing Arts Center
My Happy Place, Ludington
National Catering Network
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition
NBC Sports (New York)
New Group Media
Nibble Information Systems, Inc.
Notre Dame Federal Credit Union
Oasis Palms
Odyssey Network
Osteopathic Medical Foundation, Inc.
Our Lady of Hungary
Outpost Sports
Palais Royale
Paramount Video
PentaVision Communications
Peoplelink
Peterson Media
Pfizer
Potawatomi Zoo
Press Ganey Associates
Pro Windows & Doors
Psych Support Services
Quaker Oats Company
Rescue Construction
Roche
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Saint Mary’s College
Samaritan Center
Sayre Nature
Secret Sisters Society
Shadow Hunter Blinds
She.Kat
Sherman's Beauty Supply
Sister Nancy Murray
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Smoker Craft
Sofa Select
South Bend Medical Foundation
South Bend Regional Museum Of Art
South Bend/Mishawaka Convention & Visitors Bureau
Spark Design Studio
Spirit of Women
SportsPro HR Corporate Wellness
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center
Stafford-Smith
Starcraft Corporation
Stress Recovery Center
Stryker
Studebaker National Museum
The Center for the Homeless
The Montessori Academy
The Upjohn Company
Toscana Park
TP Orthodontics
TransParenting
TRANSPO
Trust Orthotics
U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking
U93
United Musical Instruments
United Way
United Youth Theatre
University of Notre Dame
Villa Macri Ristorante
Wag’n Tails
We Believe
Wear to Win
Weise Pillow
Wellness Associates
WePo Fitness
West Grove Media
Whirlpool Corporation
WNDU-TV (NBC)
Women's Task Force
Woodwind & Brasswind
WP Mayor
WSBT-TV (CBS)
WSJV-TV (FOX)
Wynn Wood
Ziker Cleaners
Zimmer Biomet
Ziolkowski Construction, Inc.

Their understanding of integrated marketing communications practices, combined with excellent, objective-driven design, has ‘delighted’ our clients every time.


Gary Pethe

Marketing Director

Grass Roots Media, Inc.

It’s like they have a sixth sense when it comes to understanding our needs. They keep the whole process simple. They do first class work. And they make our team look great!


Melinda Pierce

Marketing

South Bend Medical Foundation

As the owner of the AdImage advertising agency for 12 years, I have had many opportunities to work with a broad variety of designers and design firms. They are among the very best. Supremely professional, insightful and innovative. Choosing them for virtually any design project is a choice well made.


Jim Rogers

AdImage 

Their designs fit the quality standards I am used to as an author working with Harpercollins, Scholastic, and Holt. Their layout was crisp, readable, and creative. They made the project a pleasure. I will be glad to bring my next project to them.


April Pulley Sayre

Award-winning Author of over 60 books

Thank you for consulting with us about our new site! We’ve gotten some valuable feedback!  All of us are very appreciative of your time and assistance. We couldn’t have done it without you! 


Amy H. Smessaert

Communications Director

Sisters of the Holy Cross

Some of the organizations I’ve had the privilege of working with: