How would you like to get some personalized attention regarding your marketing efforts? How would you like to do it in Healdsburg? How about if we spring for the java? Join us for monthly round table marketing brainstorms. Firefly provides the coffee, muffins and expertise; you provide the questions, challenges and personal experiences. It's fun, informative and maybe a little bit fattening, depending on the pastries.

... the tough get results! Now that the government says we've officially been in a recession since last December (as if you didn't know), it's tempting to want to hide in a cave and reduce your marketing efforts. Don't do it. We can tell you why.

How often have you yearned for a one-stop source for all your food questions – how to find the best gelato, where to order high-quality food gifts or what to whip up for holiday cocktails? We've just completed work on a delicious new website (see what we did there?) that we like to call the ultimate resource for foodies.

Logos. What's not to like? Well, plenty if you get the wrong one. We pride ourselves on capturing the essence of your business with a compelling and memorable visual mark. Currently we're designing logos for a number of businesses around the corner and across the country.

We love Safari West. And they seem to like us okay too. We whipped up some fun invitations and email blasts for their upcoming fundraiser, Twiga at Twilight ("twiga" is Swahili for giraffe), to be held September 27. And the response has been ferociously positive.

If you want to see a little of the creative and check out more details about the Twiga event, just visit the Safari West website, and click on the giraffe photo. Oh, we designed their website as well, as luck would have it!