WELCOME TO

YELLOW DOG CREATIVE

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We #MarketTheTrades as a full-service agency, capturing the spirit of home service businesses to tell their stories.

Yellow Dog Creative, known before January 2020 as Swick Media, is a full-service marketing agency with a strategic focus on companies in the skilled trades. In addition to gorgeous videography & audio production, graphic design, animation, brand development, creative writing, and all other sorts of useful marketing services, we offer  media strategy & buying services in to ensure our partners’ marketing dollars are spent in the BEST, most efficient manner with their creative placed in the most strategic platforms/slots. We also help further cultivate your brand through our organic Social Media Management and Reputation Management services. Reach out to see how we can help!

As the original “Storytellers of the Trades,” our partners are Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, and other “Home Service” companies. Whether your business needs help recruiting technicians, designing or tweaking an existing brand, or simply increasing call volume, our expert videographers can capture your company’s culture in a cinematic style that will get your story out to the community while making your phones ring off the hook.

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Applewood logo
Parham logo
Ostrom logo
Harker logo
Fuller logo
Fox logo
Busby logo
Eco plumbers logo
Acosta logo
CrisafulliBros Logo
Roy's Logo
PacHeatCool
Maynard Logo
Meridian logo
ricky heath Logo

Meet The YDC Team

  • Nancy O'Hare-Zika headshot

    Nancy O’Hare-Zika

    Owner/President Nancy@YDCteam.com (906) 250-7478
  • Drew VanDrese headshot

    Drew VanDrese

    Vice President Drew@YDCteam.com (906) 250-2211
  • JACKIE STARK headshot

    JACKIE STARK

    General Manager Jackie@YDCteam.com
  • Josh Counter headshot

    Josh Counter

    Director of Project Management JC@YDCteam.com
  • Katie Mechling headshot

    Katie Mechling

    Director of Media Strategy Katie@YDCteam.com
  • Allie Mestnik headshot

    Allie Mestnik

    Director of Social Media Allie@YDCteam.com
  • Alex Palmer headshot

    Alex Palmer

    Marketing Specialist Alex@YDCteam.com
  • Matthew Garrison headshot

    Matthew Garrison

    Media Strategist Matthew@YDCteam.com
  • Noah Roberts headshot

    Noah Roberts

    Senior Graphic Designer Noah@YDCteam.com
  • Roman Pavlenko headshot

    Roman Pavlenko

    Director of Web Development Roman@YDCteam.com
  • Jade Erspamer headshot

    Jade Erspamer

    Social Media Strategist
  • Aly Claycomb headshot

    Aly Claycomb

    Social Media Strategist
  • Jessica Hetrick headshot

    Jessica Hetrick

    Social Media Strategist
  • Alec Mayo headshot

    Alec Mayo

    Graphic Designer
  • Cathy Nelson headshot

    Cathy Nelson

    Director of Finance/HR
  • Mike McCormick headshot

    Mike McCormick

    Lead Videographer/Editor
  • Ethan Debelak headshot

    Ethan Debelak

    Lead Editor/Videographer
  • Josh Liimatta headshot

    Josh Liimatta

    Lead Editor/Videographer
  • Theresa Darr headshot

    Theresa Darr

    Special Projects
  • Mal Saubert headshot

    Mal Saubert

    Graphic Design Intern
  • Nathan Hebel headshot

    Nathan Hebel

    Editor/Videographer
  • Brenna headshot

    Brenna Huff

    Office Manager
  • Nolan headshot

    Nolan Harris

    Editor/Videographer
  • Ben Headshot

    Ben Osborn

    Marketing Specialist
  • Image of the dog with name Boulder

    Boulder

    Chief Dog Officer
  • Image of the dog with name Doppler

    Doppler

    Junior Dog Officer