History

Fifty years and so many more memories.

In 1961, Wayne Cranford and Jim Johnson had a bold idea. They wanted to bring Madison Avenue-quality work to the Southwest. Shortly thereafter, Shelby and Wayne Woods started building the region's largest tourism marketing agency. In 1990, the two agencies joined forces to become one of the dominant marketing communications firms in the Southwest.

And when you've been in business for 50 years, you create a lot of memories. These are just a few of the stand-out moments over the past 50 years. Who knows? Maybe you could end up being a stand-out moment over the next 50 years.

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Our 50th Year

50/50: CJRW Gives

October 14, 2011

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods takes great pride in its cause-related marketing, and in 2004, we had the opportunity to work with an exceptionally good cause: Camp Aldersgate.

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49/50: Banking That Comes To You

October 13, 2011

After an extensive search process for a marketing partner, Centennial Bank awarded Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods its account in late March 2011, to communicate Centennial Bank's story to current and prospective customers. The bank had not mounted a comprehensive advertising campaign in over 18 months, instead choosing to focus on bank acquisitions. The CJRW team immediately went to work to develop and produce a multi-media campaign targeting Arkansas, the Florida Panhandle, Orlando and the Florida Keys.

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48/50: Capturing the Story of the Tourism Industry

October 12, 2011

As Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods celebrates our fiftieth year, many of our friends and partners also have a story to tell that coincides with ours.

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