Wednesday, October 29, 2025
AAF Lansing's Studio Crawl allows advertising, marketing and design students from MSU, LCC, Central and Spring Arbor University to see what the industry is like in real life. If you're a student who hasn't registered yet, please RSVP here!
Below you'll find details of all participating agencies, followed by a map.
What to expect:
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Tour local agencies and related businesses
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Meet Directors and Hiring Managers
When things happen:
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Agency Visits: 1pm - 5pm
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Afterparty at Midtown Brewing: 5pm - 7pm
Addis Enterprises has a simple, two-word mission statement: Be Awesome. A full-service design and marketing firm with 20+ creative professionals, their team has won more than 100 local and national awards in categories as diverse as logo design, print campaigns, web design, responsive web programming, social media advertising, 3D animation, video production, photography, packaging, billboard design, copywriting, and music composition. Now hiring for 2025!
Founded in 1983, Ciesa Design is a unique creative firm celebrating 40 years of success in 2023. Starting with corporate branding, logos, brochures, and eye-catching event posters, we have evolved into a creative firm that specializes in digital, social media, website design and development. Stop by during the crawl to learn more about who we are and the work we do.
We are a custom software development company that utilizes the latest technologies in virtual and augmented reality. Our mission is to disrupt and reshape traditional interpretations of immersive education. From realistic simulations to prepare professionals to improve the world to stimulating lessons in the classroom to inspire students to take on the world, we work to create meaningful, sustainable experiences for everyone.
Güd Marketing specializes in helping organizations navigate complex issues. We bring deep expertise and genuine commitment to every partnership, crafting marketing strategies that shift perceptions, inspire action and produce measurable outcomes.
Whether your goal is raising awareness, changing behaviors or building support, our team understands how to connect with audiences and move them toward the outcomes that matter most to you and your community.
Inverve Marketing fuels brand success at all levels because they're more than just a marketing firm. Inverve is a collaborative team of creators, designers, coders, and marketers who build amazing websites and drive winning strategy – together. They've been working with brands of all sizes for years, from leading in traditional media to mastering the inbound methodology, and pride themselves as leaders in their field.
M3 Group was founded by Tiffany Dowling in 2002. With a wealth of expertise in marketing and public relations, she soon launched a local publication and offered advertising services. The agency has grown to a talented team of 35 professionals; and in 2022, M3 Group became part of Reseda Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union. M3 Group continues to grow with a recent acquisition of Detroit agency Roundtable6.
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) is a nonprofit membership organization representing more than 320 commercial radio and television broadcast stations across the state. In 2023, the MAB opened a video podcast studio. The studio includes multiple screens that can be customized with branding and graphics, studio and lav mics, a front desk screen for branding, teleprompters, and several cameras for various angles to make the video more engaging. The space is available for businesses and organizations that want to create content to help strengthen connections and communication with their clients, partners, and the community.
Redhead specializes in brand strategy and marketing for social change. They help mission-led organizations improve our world to make it a smarter, more beautiful, and more equitable place. Redhead's designers do this through a variety of written and visual mediums including websites, brand identity design, advertising campaigns, consulting, research, marketing plan development and more.
Traction is an expert brand strategy and positioning agency. We help organizations differentiate by crafting remarkable visual and verbal identities. We’re a passionate group of creators who believe in the great power of curiosity and celebrating individuality through blending diverse experiences. We have become Mid-Michigan’s most award-winning and nationally recognized creative studio.
We love to tell stories – true, meaningful stories full of sincere purpose. As an extension of our clients' in-house marketing teams, we bring creative video elements to your already established brand standards. We strive to understand your mission, be compatible with your budget, and understand your audience. When your inspiring story unfolds before us in a condensed impactful message, we know we have done our job.
Use the map below to plan your visits!
