Adobe Customer Story

“Having Adobe Creative Cloud for teams is a significant time saver. Between automated license tracking and using the Creative Cloud Packager, I spend as much as 25% less time managing licenses.”

Amy Gressell, Digital Asset and Creative Systems Manager, Marcus Thomas LLC

Marcus Thomas LLC, creative ideas for top brands.Marketing agency improves license management and fosters creativity with Adobe Creative Cloud for teams.

RESULTS

TAILORED PACKAGES Created custom software packages for designers based on their job needs

TOP COLLABORATION Improved collaboration with vendors and clients by staying current on the latest software and technologies

CREATIVE LICENSE Elevated creative design by providing access to all Adobe creative products, enabling designers to experiment and build skills

FASTER DEPLOYMENTReduced time spent managing, updating , and deploying licenses by as much as 25%

SOLUTION

Adobe Creative Cloud for teams 25%LESS TIME

Adobe Customer Story

Cultivating creativity Marcus Thomas LLC is the product of a union between two of Northeast Ohio’s oldest and largest independent advertising and public relations firms: Marcus Advertising , founded in Cleveland in 1946; and Ira Thomas Associates, founded in Youngstown in 1937. With decades of experience, Marcus Thomas recognized the importance of digital spaces early on and transformed into the fully integrated marketing agency it is today.

Marcus Thomas works with innovative brands and top vendors only interested in the best and most up-to-date designs and technologies. The agency has a long history with Adobe creative software for all of its marketing and PR creative work. Through reseller PC Mall, the agency upgraded from Adobe Creative Suite to Adobe Creative Cloud for teams, giving it access to the latest updates from Adobe.

Streamlined software managementBecause Adobe software is an essential part of daily work at Marcus Thomas, managing software packages, updates, and licenses could take significant administrative effort. By upgrading to Adobe Creative Cloud for teams, the agency simplifies licensing management while providing designers with access to a wider range of Adobe creative software.

“Our clients are on the latest software and it’s important that we are too. Working with Adobe Creative Cloud for teams keeps everyone on the same software version, from incoming interns to freelancers and clients,” says Amy Gressell, Digital Asset and Creative Systems Manager at Marcus Thomas. “This eliminates the extra work that comes from constantly converting files and trying to manage multiple versions of software in house.”

Marcus Thomas LLCEstablished in 2000

Employees: 150

Cleveland, Ohio

www.marcusthomasllc.com

PC Mallwww.pcm.com

CHALLENGES• Simplify license management for dozens

of designers

• Deliver highly creative projects that meet customers’ high standards

• Encourage designers to expand skills to produce higher-impact designs

Marcus Thomas LLC’s work on a LIBBY’S Pumpkin campaign

Adobe Customer Story

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SOLUTION AT A GLANCE• Adobe Creative Cloud for teams.

Apps used include:

• Adobe Photoshop CC

• Adobe Illustrator CC

• Adobe InDesign CC

• Adobe After Effects CC

• Adobe Premiere Pro CC

• Adobe Flash Professional CC

• Adobe Dreamweaver CC

• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

• Adobe Muse CC

Through the Admin Console in Adobe Creative Cloud for teams, Gressell can view all licenses from a single location, eliminating the need to manually audit licenses. The Creative Cloud Packager also makes it easy for Gressell to package products and updates for designers depending on their software needs. “Having Adobe Creative Cloud for teams is a significant time saver. Between automated license tracking and using the Creative Cloud Packager, I spend as much as 25% less time managing licenses.”

Opening doors to creativityFor most of the active Creative Cloud for teams users at Marcus Thomas, Gressell delivers a standard package of applications including Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC, and Adobe InDesign CC. Those working with website design also use Adobe Flash Professional CC and Adobe Dreamweaver CC, while video editors work with Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

“People don’t have time to learn something entirely new every time they want to use new software, so we appreciate the usability and consistency of the Adobe user interface across applications,” says Gressell. “Not only does it help our designers transition to new versions of software, but it also gives people a starting point when they want to experiment with other software.”

Web designers are starting to work with Adobe Muse CC to develop advanced website designs in a visual interface, while many designers have added Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to their workflows for its range of fast and simple photography editing features.

“We previously only offered a limited number of products to our design teams because it was too costly to buy separate full Creative Suite Master Collection licenses,” says Gressell. “The range of software in Adobe Creative Cloud for teams gives our designers a chance to experiment with new workflows to produce more creative work and meet our clients’ high standards.”

“The range of software in Adobe Creative Cloud for teams gives our designers a chance to experiment with new workflows to produce more creative work and meet our clients’ high standards.”

Amy Gressell, Digital Asset and Creative Systems Manager, Marcus Thomas LLC