Ames Scullin O'Haire, Inc

Fact Sheet

What We Do

AMBITION & GUTS, PISS ‘N VINEGAR, OR SIMPLY A MID-LIFE CRISIS?
1997. Three men, each a respected leader in his field, decide to chuck it all and open a new ad agency.

While the world didn't need a new ad agency, these men thought it could use some better ads, and they had a way to create them without the gnashing of teeth, screaming or threats of violence.

Was this entrepreneurial spirit in action, or simply a fling with mid-life madness?

The men's wives assured them that they were much too young for mid-life crises. (These guys had married well.)

WE'RE AN AD AGENCY. THERE, WE SAID IT.
Because so many ad agencies are so distrusted, many now call themselves swanky names like ‘mar-com’ companies or ‘web-centric’ partners or some other fancy schmancy moniker. Not us.

We’re Ames Scullin O'Haire, an ad agency built around you. (Refer to our logo for details.)

We are on the noble mission to once again regain some dignity to the advertising industry. (Don’t laugh, please. We're serious.)

We’re here to help, to think and to add tremendous value to each client’s business. We’re here for one reason: to be indispensable to our clients.

We earn the trust of our clients and the respect of our peers. For us, it’s all in a day’s work.

MY, HOW WE'VE GROWN
Our rapid success has surprised many people (ourselves included). As some philosopher somewhere once said, "You must be doing something right." We suppose so. Please do not think we are not open for more business, however. There's always room in our circle for more good clients.

IF YOU WANT GREAT ADVERTISING, YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO HELP MAKE IT.
As smart and talented as the people are at Ames Scullin O'Haire, they can’t begin to be successful without you.

That’s why we put YOU in our logo.

You are the keeper of your brand. You’re the conscience of your brand. You’re the soul and heart and brains of your brand.

We’re just here to help.

To help you define your brand, identify your customers and best prospects, crawl inside their heads and find ways to satisfy people with what you’re selling.

Sound complex? It can be. But it doesn’t have to hurt. Honest.

WHY WE'RE HERE.
Way back when, the founding fathers of Ames Scullin O'Haire took quill in hand and etched a document that puts forth our beliefs about how we approach our work.

While it may not rank with the Bill of Rights or the Magna Carta, the ASO mission statement-credo-vision statement defines our reason for being and gives our people a road map for how we expect them to act and serve our clients. It also doubles as a checklist when it comes time for employee reviews and bonuses.

Ames Scullin O'Haire will be an entrepreneurial environment where people of all disciplines can create superlative work for our clients.

What will be the key to our success?

To become indispensable to our clients

How do we do that?
• Work smart
• Be creative
• Passion makes perfect
• Do something
• Be responsible, accountable and all that grown-up stuff
• Be open, honest and forthright
• Play nice
• Be positive