+ Project information — Clark
From Historic to Iconic
The Challenge
A landmark high-rise in downtown Memphis had been completely revitalized — but few people knew it. Once a symbol of the city’s skyline, the property had faded from public consciousness and broker attention alike. The challenge: reignite interest, reposition the building as a modern lifestyle destination, and generate serious leasing momentum in a competitive urban market.
Our Approach
OGK® reintroduced the building with a bold, contemporary brand identity and a campaign rooted in Memphis pride. Through a mix of experiential activations, curated events, and targeted broker outreach, we created buzz both online and on the ground. The marketing ecosystem — from digital campaigns and social storytelling to high-design collateral — highlighted the property’s transformation and reconnected it with the community it helped define.
The Outcome
The result was immediate: renewed awareness, heightened demand, and a waitlist of tenants eager to call the building home. What was once an overlooked address became one of Memphis’s most desirable residential icons — proving that great branding doesn’t just fill spaces, it reclaims legacies.
Takeaway
When place meets purpose, history doesn’t just return — it reinvents itself.
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Creative Consulting
This was the brilliance behind all the creative execution. OGK identified various marketing opportunities through the Clark Tower brand, while developing engaging and relevant ways to connect to targeted audiences. With numerous campaigns, implementing the most efficient messages across their real estate platforms was essential.
Media Plan
Almost everyone in the Memphis area was aware of the Clark Tower, but very few knew about the brand transformation and remodeling that took place. Therefore, educating the local marketplace was fundamental for the success of this program. The overall plan included generating advertising that forced prospects to take notice, tracking incoming requests, and customizing specific media outlets and requirements along with matching various creative elements for each media vehicle. OGK continued to compare and contrast the strength and value of each media on a consistent basis. The media plan involved relationship building for added bonuses, negotiation with the various reps, discovering new media options, tracking impressions and analyzing metrics for returns on investment.
Persuasive and Influential Marketing
We worked backward from the desired end goal to initiate this imperative stage. OGK produced both pull and push strategies to accomplish the various objectives we were given. In order to influence the movers and shakers in Memphis, we showcased the building through the eyes of the community’s most highly-recognizable leaders. This occurred by capturing testimonials from happy and excited business executives enjoying their new space. While collaborating with select brokers, OGK provided comprehensive amenity guides, tenant referral programs, articles, flyers, stationary packs, events and post card mailings to help spread the gospel.
Digital Platform
Since users spend over 87% more time on digital platforms than other media forums, our team focused on eye-catching imagery and customized content designed to immediately instill emotion and forge action in this space.
Multi-Media Campaign Support
Decision makers and business leaders are constantly changing the way they search for new office space. Therefore, we needed to adjust the marketing strategy and identify the tools required to be impactful, while being able to quickly track top-performing resources. At OGK, we don’t rely solely on reports and analytics. We review the combination of interactive internal mechanisms, along with the collected reports, for a blend of overall marketing intelligence.
Digital Banners
It was important to create urgent digital messages that motivate a user to click on the banner ad the moment they see it. With messages like “Meet the new Clark, “ the message was clear and simple — now is the time to take action.
E-mail Marketing
Our e-mail communication strategy was to flip the old model on its proverbial head. We built a more scalable model that would initiate with awareness and end with conversion. We teamed up with leveraged strategic alliances that had interested built-in audiences who would welcome an e-mail message via opt-in requests. This provided instant credibility and connections within the prospects’ minds.
Social Media
According to the research, 94% of millennials and 84% of baby boomers used various social media sites to search for their future office space. However, only 9.2% of that same audience responded to incoming messages. The real estate industry was listed as one of the most challenging industries for attracting social media viewers and users. To avoid wasting time and finances on useless platforms such as Snapchat, our game plan was to select choice, premium contextual platforms such as Facebook to engage, connect and remind. We demonstrated the lifestyle within the building as the “social” in the media, rather than bland, functional content to simply check a box.
Experiential Events
Audience optimization requires the juggling of many moving parts. Before we began coordinating a specialized live event, we sought to discover what our target audience desired in the category of office space. We then developed interactive, fun events that drove engagement and allowed for simple follow-up techniques.
