Creative & Design
A graphic design agency for Australian businesses that want design, copy and campaign planning from one team, not three suppliers.
Graphic design agency
Rock Solid Marketing is a graphic design agency for businesses and community organisations across Australia, run from our Mildura office since 2017. Our designer works inside a team of 10 marketing specialists, so each design is planned with the campaign it belongs to.
You may have used a freelancer for the logo, the printer's designer for the flyer and an online template for social posts. Each did its piece. Nobody checked that the pieces worked together, or that they brought in a single enquiry.
With us, one account manager holds the brief, and the designer, writer and strategist work from it. Design time is $175 + GST an hour, and the first step is a free 30-minute discovery call.
9+
Years serving Sunraysia and the Mallee
10+
Years’ minimum experience for every specialist
10
Marketing specialists on your team
6
Core digital channels, one joined-up strategy
Why an agency
A designer on their own can make something look right. A team can also make sure it says the right thing, to the right people, at the right time.
Before any artwork, you tell us what the campaign has to achieve and who it's for. Your design brief comes out of that answer, not out of a template library.
Your words are drafted by our writers and PR specialists while the designer lays out the page, so your headlines fit the space and match your press release and posts.
You deal with one person who knows your business. They brief the designer, chase approvals and bring in SEO, social or PR specialists when a job needs them.
Your colours, fonts and tone stay the same on signs, posts, emails and your website. For Sunraysia Residential Services we built a style guide first, so every service looked like one organisation.
Identity, posters, posts and a media release, planned together. For Sunraysia's first Walking Hockey Festival we created the identity, wrote the release and planned the social media launch.
Funders and partners judge the document before the idea. For Mallee's Living Histories we clarified the story and created a pitch document to support a major funding application.
Your specialists
Rachel EhratCreator Of All Things Amazing!Tasmania
Janine GowenlockRegional DirectorMildura VICHow it works
Five steps from the first call to files in use, with one account manager the whole way.
A free 30-minute call about your business, the campaign and what the design has to do. Book online, or meet us at our Mildura office by booking.
Your account manager writes a brief covering the design, the copy and where the work will appear, then quotes the hours.
You see a first concept built on your brand, with the words that go with it drafted alongside.
You mark up the draft and we revise it. Nothing is final until you approve it.
You receive files for print, web and social. If you've booked it, we also schedule the posts or send the release that goes with them.
How we work
With us you get a marketing and design agency: graphic design sits beside copywriting, SEO, social media and PR under one roof. That changes how your design job runs.
Take a store opening. For TRP Parts in Renmark we made teaser posts, launch visuals and a press release, and supported the store's Google Business Profile so locals searching for parts could find it. One brief covered all of it, and one account manager ran it.
The visuals were only part of the job. You get the design, the words and the plan for where they go, not just a folder of files.
One team, one brief, one consistent look.
What you get
Copywriting is quoted in hours. Press releases are from $1,000 + GST. Printing and ad space are paid to your supplier.
Packages
The New Business Package is $4,995 + GST and brand creation is priced on application. For ongoing work across channels, marketing partnership plans start at $4,500 + GST a month.
New Business Package
$4,995+ GST
The perfect package to build a rock solid marketing foundation for your new business.
See The PackageBrand creation and storytelling
POA
We work closely with you to develop every aspect of your brand, including its visual identity, voice, and core message, so it reflects your values and resonates with your audience.
More About DesignOur work
SunraysiaRock Solid Marketing helped launch the first Walking Hockey Festival in Sunraysia, a voluntary community project, using social media and design to drive team registrations and reach people new to hockey.
Launched a brand-new community sporting event
The MalleeRock Solid Marketing gave Mallee’s Living Histories, a community cultural initiative in the Mallee, clearer messaging, a visual identity and pitch support to prepare it for major funding applications.
Elevated storytelling with clear messaging for partners and funders
Renmark SARock Solid Marketing ran the store opening campaign for TRP Parts in Renmark, building excitement for the launch and early brand recognition with local truck drivers, farmers and mechanics.
Interest in the launch and people at the opening
Mildura VICRock Solid Marketing worked as part of the team at Sunraysia Residential Services (SRS), a Mildura aged care, disability and child care provider of almost 50 years, on its brand, website, SEO, email and social media.
One clear, consistent brand across the SRS services and platforms
Mildura VICRock Solid Marketing launched the personal injury brand for Maloney Anderson Lawyers in Mildura, combining a TV commercial, brochures and paid ads to raise Nina Smart’s profile across Sunraysia.
Raised Nina Smart’s public profile as a personal injury lawyer in the region
Resources
There isn’t one set recipe for success when it comes to creating a great brand, but there are certainly some guiding principles worth following. Here are Rock Solid Marketing’s 7 best tips for great branding (which by the way, we implement and/or promote in our own branding services!): Keep it Simple Don’t overcomplicate your brand
Great, you’re a ‘marketer’ but what does that actually mean? I’m sure many of you have walked away from a long-winded marketing meeting, scratching your head wondering exactly that! We are all confused because marketing, as an industry, is in transition. Think back to days gone by when if you had a health concern you
This week we’re continuing our Instagram series on building your brand presence on Instagram. If you missed part 1, click on over to read it. All caught up now? Read on for part 2! Create A Compelling Profile Your Instagram profile is an opportunity to tell people what your brand is all about. Under the
FAQ
Can’t find what you’re after? Call us on 1800 842 022 or browse every answer on our FAQ page.
All FAQsYou pay $175 + GST an hour for design time, with a quote in hours before anything starts. A launch that needs design, copy and a press release costs more than design alone, and press releases are from $1,000 + GST. For ongoing work across several channels, our marketing partnership plans start at $4,500 + GST a month.
They tie each design to a business goal, instead of judging it on looks alone. That means a brief naming the action wanted, copy and visuals made together, and the work placed where buyers will see it. For TRP Parts in Renmark, that mix built interest before the store opened and brought people to the opening.
A graphic designer turns your message into a visual people understand at a glance. That might be a logo, a poster, a brochure, a social post or a sign. They choose the layout, type, colour and images, then prepare files that print or display correctly. At an agency, the designer also works from a marketing brief, so each piece has a job to do.
Graphic design is the craft of arranging words, images and colour to communicate a message. It covers brand identities, print, packaging and signage, plus screen work such as social posts and web pages. Done well, it makes the important thing obvious: what's on offer, why it matters and what to do next.
They can give a small business a consistent look that customers recognise. That includes a logo and style guide, signs, flyers, menus, social templates and presentation documents. Graphic designers can also tidy up what you already have, so old and new pieces finally match. If a set of templates your own team can edit will do the job, we'll tell you before we quote.
A freelancer suits a one-off job with a clear brief. An agency suits design that has to work with copy, social media, PR or a website. Unlike some agencies, graphic design here is planned with those channels from the start, and one account manager runs it. For a single file resize, a freelancer may suit you better.
Not necessarily. What matters more is an agency that understands your customers. Our directors, Sean McCoy and Janine Gowenlock, are based in Mildura, and we've worked with organisations from Renmark in the Riverland to Broken Hill. Face-to-face meetings happen at our Deakin Avenue office by booking, and everything else runs by phone and email.
You deal with a dedicated account manager, backed by the whole team. They take your brief, brief the designer and writers, send drafts for approval and keep the job moving. Our design work is led by Rachel Ehrat, who brings 15+ years in graphic design, plus illustration and photography skills, to every project.
Let’s start by scheduling a free discovery call so we can get to know each other and see if we’re a good fit for your marketing needs.
