CCT

Mission

We provide "success insurance" to brands looking for a better return on their advertising investment. 

We ensure your success five ways: 1.) We utilize a rigorous framework for developing insights to ensure we aim before we fire. 2.) We use the exponential power of collaboration to extend our original ideas across a variety of media. 3.) We produce our campaigns with a level of craftsmanship that significantly improves the visibility and stature of your brand. 4.) We leverage our partner's combined 50+ years of experience to fine tune your campaign and ensure its success both internally and externally. 5.) We use best-of-class processes and measurement tools to gain greater accountability. The result?  Transformational campaigns that change the way people think about your brand, and help you win in the marketplace.


Staff

Our People

There are two ways to get to know the crew at CCT.  Find out about their professional experience in their bios.  Or click on their picture to view a short video that shows a different side of them.

  • Chris Clemens

    President/Director of Account Planning
    Experience: 23 years

    Account Experience:
    Colorado Tourism, Best Western Hotels, Xcel Energy, Steamboat Ski Resort, Crystal Cruise Lines.

    Category Experience:
    Hotels, Cruise Lines, Resorts, CVBs, Restaurants,Hospitals and Healthcare, Banks and Financial Services, Energy

    Chris's experience includes big-picture strategic planning, results-oriented marketing strategies, and rock solid project execution. When he’s not working hard, Chris plays hard. An avid skier and scuba diver, Chris has traveled the world with his wife Carri and children Ben and Sarah.  He also loves outdoor photography - check out his photo website here.

  • Tom Leydon

    Partner/Creative Director
    Experience: 25 years

    Account Experience:
    Target Stores, US Banks, Harley Davidson,Scotch Tape, ADM, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Red Robin Restaurants, Xcel Energy

    Category Experience:
    Travel, Tourism, Attractions, Restaurants, Hospitality, Retail, Healthcare, Financial Services 

    Prior to forming CCT, Tom spent more than a decade as a creative director at two of the region's largest agencies. Here at CCT, Tom is focused on delivering media-neutral creative strategies that translate into traditional, digital and social media. In addition to his duties as creative director, Tom also authors CCT's 5 to 9 Branding blog.

  • Pattie Welch

    Account Director
    Experience: 12 years

    Account Experience:
    Boston Market, Disney, Wyoming Airports and the Togwotee Trail to Yellowstone

    Category Experience:
    Travel, Tourism, Restaurants, Retail, Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare

    Pattie hails from Fuse, one the West Coast’s most sought after interactive design studios. Pattie is so well versed in interactive that she can even drop phrases like “hosting environments,” “back-end databases” and “content management systems” into daily conversation and have it almost make sense to the rest of us.

  • Lynda Calhoun

    Director of Digital
    Experience: 12 years

    Account Experience:
    Miller Coors, White Wave Foods, Marsico Funds, HP, Rainbow Rewards, American Crew.

    Category Experience:
    Packaged Goods, Technology, Financial Services, Retail.

    Lynda grew up in Booneville, Iowa, population 60 (including cats and dogs). Spending her childhood in a farm town that had only three businesses (a grain elevator, a bank and a restaurant) gave her an insatiable appetite for using digital technologies to help businesses grow. Since then, Lynda has gone on to manage digital departments at two of the Rocky Mountain region's largest agencies. Clients give Lynda high marks for supporting her recommendations with a surprising number of facts, results and industry trends. When she's not at the office, Lynda spends her free weekends camping and hiking with her husband Jon and son Riley.

  • Erin Schneiderman

    Account Executive
    Experience: 6 years

    Account Experience:
    Avalon Waterways,City of Golden, Colorado's Wine Country/Grand Junction VCB, Cosmos, DirectTV, Globus, La Veta, Monograms, Richmond American Homes, Togwotee Trail to Yellowstone, Western Union

    Category Experience:
    TV, Print, Radio, Online Banner and Websites, Email, Direct Mail

    Clients love Erin for her calm, collaborative and solution-oriented approach to account management. Erin's ability to create harmony comes from her training as a synchronized swimmer. When she's not keeping everything in order for her clients, Erin likes to snowboard and run marathons.

  • Chase Claussen

    Associate Creative Director /Copy
    Experience: 15 years

    Account Experience:
    Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Disney Resorts, Breckenridge, BeaverCreek and Steamboat Resorts, Boston Market, AAA and the Togwotee Trail to Yellowstone

    Category Experience:
    TV, Print, Online Banner, Viral Videos, Website Content, OOH, Collateral, Radio

    Chase Claussen sure can tell a story. So it goes without saying that Chase has told some great ones throughout his 15 years of writing for radio, TV, print and interactive media. That very same knack for storytelling has earned him national and international awards for clients so numerous to list, we won’t even try.

  • LeAnn Dawson

    Media Director
    Experience: 25 years

    Account Experience:
    McDonalds, Wendy's, Subway, Quizno's, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Winter Park Ski Resort, Pentax Cameras and Xcel Energy

    Category Experience:
    Online Display and SEM; Network, Spot TV, Cable and DRTV; Network and Spot Radio; Local and National Magazines; Newspaper; Billboards; Transit; Cinema

    LeAnn Dawson is best known in Denver as an accomplished media professional with 23 years experience in creating and executing strategic media campaigns. What people don't know about her is that every evening LeAnn goes home to her farm and feeds her horses, chickens, kids and husband.

  • Kevin Bradshaw

    Senior Art Director
    Experience: 30 years

    Account Experience:
    Boston Market, City of Golden, Colorado Tourism, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Pizza Hut,Togwotee Trail to Yellowstone, Total Petroleum 

    Category Experience:
    Interactive Banner Ads, Website Design, TV, Print, OOH, Logo and Identity, Collateral, Direct Mail 

    Kevin Bradshaw is one of the Rocky Mountain region's most experienced art directors. How experienced? Let's just say he's been around since the days of circle templates, maylines and rapidiograph pens. And with the growth of the web, Kevin’s established himself as an accomplished interactive designer. He’s won a variety of national awards, including an Emmy. 

  • Mary Stessman

    Media Buyer
    Experience: 4 years

    Account Experience:
    Lexus, Toyota , Rocky Mountain Health Plans, Golden, Colorado Tourism, First Community Bank

    Category Experience:
    Internet, Social Media, TV, Radio, Print

    Media Buyer and master negotiator, Mary is used to twisting arms and buttoning-down details for clients, whether their budgets are in the millions or the thousands. She brings years of experience to CCT buying radio, TV and cable as well as internet and social media. When she’s outside of the office Mary stays just as active playing kickball and flag-football, as well as skiing.

  • Stuart Confer

    Art Director
    Experience: 4 years

    Account Experience:
    Quiznos, Smashburger, Togwotee Trail to Yellowstone, Gates Corporation, Boston Market, Encana

    Category Experience:
    Print, Interactive Banner Ads, Websites, OOH, Collateral, Direct Mail

    The first thing you notice about Stuart Confer is that he has great vision. Which makes sense when you consider that he first went to college to study optometry. He also thrives when developing communications for “home town” brands that have to compete against the Goliaths of an industry. His love of art extends far beyond the walls of CCT. He has a screen printing shop in his basement and likes to play his guitar and write and record music.

  • Christine Fiedler

    Office Manager
    Experience: 6 years

    Account Experience:
    AAA, City of Golden, Rocky Mountain Health Plans, Women's College at DU, WYDOT

    Category Experience:
    Website, Blog and Facebook Maintenance,Event Planning, AP, AR, Media Billing and Reconciliation

    Christine Fiedler started her advertising career in production management, and advanced to managing a whole office full of ad people. In her spare hours, Christine likes open spaces and the open road: specifically camping, boarding and road trips. She's also a committed animal lover, having volunteered at the Denver Dumb Friends League, where she adopted her dog Scout and her cat Zoe.

  • Jon Stockdale

    C.F.O.
    Experience: 25 years

    Account Experience:
    AAA, Boston Market, The Gates Corporation, 7-Eleven Stores, Palmer Snowboards, Volant Skis 

    Category Experience:
    Automotive, Beverages, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Media, Restaurants, Retail, Software, Travel, Tourism   

    Jon has managed operations, back offices and accounting for firms in the advertising, healthcare, legal, retail, and software industries.   The only thing that comes easier to Jon than accounting is outdoor sports. Most weekends you'll find Jon mountain biking, camping, fishing, hiking or backcountry skiing with his wife Tammie and his daughter Jordan and son Alex.

Fast Facts

Looking for the straight story on CCT, without all the fluff? It's all right here.

From the date of our founding to our size in billings to the number of our clients, this is where you'll find all the facts.

  • Fact 1

    We're a full-service, digitally-enabled ad agency.

    Looking for an expert interactive agency based in Denver, Colorado? We've designed websites, online and social media campaigns for some of the New West's most visible brands, and have been described as "THE Denver interactive agency to work with" by a top marketing blogger. Are you a media-intensive client? Some of the top advertisers in the region come to CCT for their digital and traditional media buys, and have described us as "the New West's media leaders" and "THE Media buying agency in Colorado". Why? Because we have one of the region's most experienced and digitally-savvy media teams.  Need traditional advertising?  Our creative teams have won national awards for their campaigns.Our expertise also includes traditional, digital and mobile strategy; target personas; promotions; identity systems and design; collateral; point of sale; research; email, direct and guerilla marketing.


  • Fact 2

    We specialize in 5 to 9 brands.

    We call them 5 to 9 brands because they help people enjoy their free time or enhance their personal lives. Typically they fall under the categories of Travel, Leisure, Financial, Healthcare, Lifestyle or Education brands. It's obvious how a travel brand can help people enjoy their free time. But how can a healthcare or financial services brand be considered a 5 to 9 brand?  Easy. Our client Rocky Mountain Health Plans is a good example. By encouraging its members to live healthier lifestyles, Rocky Mountain Health Plans is helping them improve their quality of life, thereby enhancing their personal lives.  Are you a 5 to 9 brand that wants to tap into the free-time economy? Call us and let's talk.

  • Fact 3

    We put our first names on the door, not our last.

    We did that for one simple reason: Our managing partners are hands-on guys. When you work with us, you'll see so much of them, you'll be on a first-name basis with Christopher Clemens, our President, and Thomas Leydon, our Creative Director. 

  • Fact 4

    We can also recommend one of Colorado's most renowned branding agencies.

    CCT isn't just one of Denver's most award-winning advertising and digital marketing firms. It's also one of Colorado's  most celebrated branding agencies. Our Brand Ignition Point (BIP) Process builds your brand from the consumer out, and can help you define your brand in as little as four weeks.   

  • Fact 5

    We've produced big time results, but we've tried to stay small.

    We have a reputation for being a small agency that produces big-time ad campaigns. Our staff services 13 clients and $12 million in billings. Are we the right size for your business? Our current clients' annual advertising expenditures range from $50,000 to $1.3 million. 

  • Fact 6

    We've been around for awhile.

    Our two partners bring 50+ years of experience to your challenges. We founded CCT Advertising in 2002, after spending the better part of a decade managing several of the region’s largest agencies. Our mission back then was simple:  Use our senior-level talent and experience to help ambitious companies uncover the “hidden energy” of their brands to spark increased interest, awareness and sales. It hasn't changed much since then.

  • Fact 7

    We author a popular blog.

    We author a blog and distribute an e-newsletter to hundreds of marketing professionals of travel and restaurant brands across the country. The blog updates them on the latest research, trends and examples of brands that are successfully marketing to America’s leisure-time economy.  To check out our blog and sign up for our e-newsletter offering the latest travel and leisure marketing best practices, visit 5 to 9 Branding.com. 

  • Fact 8

    Our offices are located in Denver's RINO district.

    CCT Advertising is located in Denver’s historic RINO (River North) District in our own 4500-square foot warehouse space, which Denver architect Joe Poli renovated for us in 2005. If you drive through the area, you’ll find an eclectic mix of aging assembly plants and supply yards, residential lofts and creative companies like CCT.



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Environment

Our offices are located 7 blocks northeast of Coors Field in Denver’s historic RINO (River North) District. Architect Joe Poli of Humphries Poli Architects created an environment that encouraged the open exchange of ideas, with enough order to it so we could get some serious work done. But enough whimsy to bring out the creative spirit in all of us.

The next time you visit CCT Advertising take a peek through the circular portals between cubicles. Brainstorm with us in our mezzanine-level office area dubbed “The Cloud”. And make your way across the catwalk built from industrial-grade steel grating. Want to see more? Take our video tour below.

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