Minnesota’s Iconic Brands

Iconic brands of Minnesota.

We’re proud to have worked with some of Minnesota’s most iconic brands.

When working with an icon, there’s one world that best describes our approach.

Reverence.

Gillette

Children’s Hospital

Celebrates 125 Years

As part of celebrating their 125th anniversary, Gillette Children’s Hospital wanted to highlight the work that they do – researching and treating childhood brain, bone, and movement maladies. We created a 12-part series that did just that – through the stories of their patients, doctors, and researchers.

Mayo Clinic

Health Highlights

We crafted Health Highlights, a weekly infographic campaign that presented complex healthcare topics in an approachable way. It ran for five years. Mayo Clinic was able to broaden consumer perception of what they do, and in turn, gained appointments.

Minnesota

Timberwolves

TCL Big Screen Shootout

When live events were not possible during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Timberwolves wanted to engage fans with an experience they might have at a live sporting event. They also wanted to provide value to TCL, their sponsor. We crafted a digital replica of a halftime experience – a half court shootout.

MN United FC

Minnesota Black & Blue

Minnesota United Football Club wanted to broaden interest in their sport. Like any sport, soccer has its eccentricities — rules, terms, and strategies. We crafted Minnesota Black and Blue: Your Guide to MNUFC, a content marketing campaign that familiarizes more Minnesotans with Soccer, MNUFC, and their stadium.

Minnesota

Vikings

Students on the Sidelines

The Minnesota Vikings wanted to broaden their fan base and increase brand loyalty with young fans. To encourage Minnesota teenagers to become fans of the Vikings, we created a content marketing and social media marketing campaign that associates the Vikings with prep football in the state of Minnesota.

St. Cloud State

University

It’s Time

St. Cloud State University wanted to promote their It's Time initiative, a program designed to improve how the university works with its students, businesses, and the state of Minnesota. We crafted It’s Time: Redefining St. Cloud State University, a content marketing campaign that educates Minnesotans about their initiative.

Star Tribune

Connect Grant

In 2020, Star Tribune launched Star Tribune Connect, an innovative program to accelerate the growth of underrepresented and minority-owned businesses through advertising and marketing collaboration. Foundry425 was asked to help publicize the winners. We wrote profiles about each business, its mission, and why they were passionate about what they do.

Science Museum

of Minnesota

Together We Discover

The Science Museum of Minnesota wanted to make science more accessible and inclusive for everyone in the Twin Cities. We created Together We Discover, a campaign that demonstrates how science is an instrument to better our society, and that the Science Museum believes everyone should have a chance to learn the language of science.

U of M

Medical School

Where Discovery Creates Hope

The University of Minnesota Medical School wanted to establish a brand promise of “scientific discovery and hope.” Working with the University of Minnesota Medical School’s team, we crafted Where Discovery Creates Hope, a content-marketing campaign that established their brand by sharing stories about academic medicine from the perspective of patients, doctors, and researchers.

U of M

Medical School

Look for the “M”

In the third year of the Where Discovery Creates Hope campaign, we modified it to draw a tighter connection between the medical school’s faculty and the faculty group practice in which they practice. In part, this was accomplished by adding “Look for the M” as a call to action and a stylized, “M” QR code.

Star Tribune

The Importance of Local Journalism

Advertising with Star Tribune (and Foundry425!) supports local journalism. When Star Tribune’s marketing team asked us to help share that story, we were honored to do so – sharing the thoughts of our editor and the stories of two of our journalists.

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