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Halfway Through Campaign

'Onta Something,' Trampoline

Updates Common Council

Ali Havens, a graphic designer with Trampoline, presented at Common Council with Derek Slayton, creative director, on the continued plans for the "We're ONTA Something" campaign. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By IAN AUSTIN • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com

Common Council member Mark Drnek, Eighth Ward, wanted to know if the campaign was working.

ONEONTA – Following a presentation by Trampoline Advertising & Design, Co. this evening before Common Council, the big question was “When do we see results?”

Derek Slayton, Partner and Creative Director of Trampoline addressed council this evening with graphic designer Ali Havens, to update Common Council on the progress of Oneonta’s new branding campaign, which was launched in 2018 as part of the DRI Program.

“How do we know this is working?” asked Council member Mark Drnek, Eighth Ward, as he stressed the importance of goals and benchmarks. “It is not only bringing them to our webpage, but calling them to act and actually come to Oneonta itself. We want to be certain there is a reason. If there isn’t something happening that puts feet on the ground then it is unsuccessful.”

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