Showing Love For Our Workplace, People, Processes, & Culture
Love For Our Processes & Services
Strata – derived from the word, “Strategy”, never falls short of its name. Through the years, our company has constantly strategized. Not only to keep business going, but to build on our foundation of direct marketing services with digital, and always staying on top of the newest marketing trends, year after year. Founded by Jeff Sammak in 1993, Strata originally leveraged emerging technology to merge marketing processes into a streamlined, single-source workflow. Today, we offer a wide range of client-driven solutions that help customers solve complex marketing and communications challenges.
Simply put – we’ve evolved from solely print production to print combined with communications, process management, and digital marketing. We’ve come to understand that there isn’t a “one-size fits all” approach for marketing with our customers, and that we can provide them with whatever direction they wish to or need to go with management, materials, and messaging. As Jeff says, “evolve or perish,” – and we’ve done just that from the get-go.
Of course, our first, true love for print production has never died. As a production powerhouse with deep roots in print and mail services, we’re equipped to handle nearly any requirement, and over the years we’ve maintained and consistently grown in quality. Combine these services with digital outreach, data management, custom development, and reporting, and you’ve got the entire campaign taken care of – all under one roof.
Since we had the ability to do all of these things (and more) under one roof, we thought “why not create omnichannel campaigns for our clients”? So, we did just that. With a combination of targeted audiences, direct mail, digital ads, email campaigns, analysis, and reporting, our team can help you get the right message in front of the right people at the right time.
And lastly, we love a little integrated marcom tech, which can help clients manage all of their ever-changing marketing resources with streamlined technology. We love helping companies put structure to processes and content, overcome operational challenges, and take control of their brand with marketing resource management (MRM) tools and intelligent customer communications management (CCM) solutions.
Love For Our People
Not only has Strata strategized in our services and business processes, but in our nourishment of employees to keep them happy, motivated, and successful. There’s not a one-size fits all approach for our employees, either. At Strata, we’re a lot of things (innovators, go-getters, marketing experts). Everyone’s different, works differently, and has different needs, hopes, and dreams. While we’ve grown throughout the years, we’ve always put lots of energy and effort into ensuring employees are along for the ride and that they’re happy with where Strata is going. We pride ourselves on an open door (or right now, open “window”) policy, where communication is top priority and everyone’s ideas are on the table.
Love For Our Growing Team
In 2020 and 2021 especially, we’ve added several members to the team, adding an increasing abundance of talent and excitement. With our recent brand refresh launch in 2020, we see even more growth ahead, and a newfound love for our company’s brand. We feel like the same great company we’ve always been, but now, with a refreshed look that better exemplifies who we are and where we’re headed together. Our hope is that this brand will not only provide employees with an image to be proud of, but that it will also attract even more top talent into the future.
Both our established employees and our new employees are all in agreement – they swiped right on Strata, whether that was recently or years ago – and they don’t regret it.
Why We “Swiped Right”
Danielle, our Digital Print and Prepress Director, came to Strata way before the time of dating apps and swiping right. She was hired in 2000 after finding Strata in the classifieds (now that’s a blast from the past!). Back in 2000, Danielle chose Strata for its closeness to home and good lunch food options, as well as the great people. “Strata always seems to hire great employees throughout the years and that is huge to me – you don’t want to work with people you don’t get along with! I also enjoy what I do. It’s the perfect mix of challenge and creativity.” Her greatest memories at Strata are of our picnics, where she has really enjoyed some friendly volleyball competition. She also recalls, “At our 2012 picnic, the staff threw a little surprise wedding shower for me and another fellow employee that was getting married around the same time.”
Connor, a member of our Strategic Sales team, came to Strata in quite a unique way as well. In 2018, Connor was working at a competitor company, and a mutual connection set up a meeting between him and Strata’s SVP, Mark. “Unbeknownst to us, I was thinking I was going into to a sales meeting to pitch my prior company’s services, but it actually ended up being almost like an interview. I had a great understanding and experience selling technology and campaigns in relation to print with a unique client base, and it aligned with Strata’s offerings and what Mark was looking for, so he offered me a chance to come aboard the ship.” Connor claims it was “Mark’s energy” that initially sold him on working for Strata. “I also got to meet Jeff and some of the other employees and just felt at ease from the get-go. At my previous company I was maybe the youngest guy in sales by 20 years, and Strata had and was always looking for that infusion of youth with great and grand ideas for the company to grow, which I loved.” Connor’s favorite thing about working at Strata now, is that everyone has a voice and can always throw their ideas into the ring. “The culture is phenomenal and is an awesome melting pot of people of all ages and backgrounds. Everyone works as a cohesive unit to make themselves and the company better…we are constantly evolving in regards to our offerings and always thinking outside the box.”
Bridget, one of the newest hires at Strata, found her position of Marketing and Social Media Coordinator on LinkedIn, and felt it stood out among the sea of openings. “Right off the bat, the job description was laid out so well for me to truly understand the role and what Strata expected from me. After visiting the website, I immediately got a sense of the culture and how welcoming and family-like it was…I knew I would love to be included in that type of atmosphere.” Bridget loves what Strata does for companies and the personalized and customized touches we provide. She also feels that “the people are everything here and are the reason I am so excited to do great work. The genuine care my coworkers have for my work and progression is something you can’t find everywhere. I feel valued and eager to learn while being surrounded by people who love what they do.”
Interested in getting to know us even more, or getting additional information about what we do? Read our personal employee bios here, or click here to learn more about our beloved services.