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SUMMER 2015

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30Years

SUMMER 2015

Celebrating

(L-R) Director of Business Development, Patty Egan, Public Outreach Specialist, Nicole Pace, Vice-President, Chris Stokes and President, Joanne Stokes

Summer is finally here and after a cold and snowy winter, we are grateful to have the warmth and sun back. The projects that were slowed down over the winter are

heating up and so are we!

The Stokes team has been busy assisting the New NY Bridge Project with their public outreach efforts; and working with the NJ Alliance for Action to provide photography of areas throughout the state with transportation problems. We even took a minute to attend the New Jersey TransAction Conference to give a presentation on how social media is utilized in the transportation industry.

We’re excited to currently be teaming on several new projects including: the Bay Head Bike and Pedestrian Plan and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. The plan will identify opportunities to expand walking and bicycling facilities throughout the Borough of Bay Head; and video is being captured in the Sunshine State to document the Turnpike’s installation of the tolling lanes.

Other projects we have been awarded include: • Michael Baker Int’l – FEMA Coastal Flood Mapping

Region II Program

• Michael Baker Int’l – Replacement of Scudder Falls Bridge

• Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission – Website Design and General Engineering Consultant

• New Jersey Transit – Social Media Safety Awareness Campaign

• Florida Turnpike Enterprise – IBTTA Conference

• QW Trucking - Marketing Package

• Pillari Brothers – Construction Services/Webcam

• Judlau Contracting – Construction Services

It has truly been a pleasure serving you all over the past 30 years. We look forward to working with you on all the wonderful projects on the horizon!

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Joanne M. Stokes, President

Have a wonderful summer!

From April 21st to the 23rd, Stokes Creative Group, Inc. participated in the 2015 TransAction Conference in Atlantic City at the beautiful Tropicana Hotel and Casino. This annual transportation conference welcomed nearly 1,000 attendees, and workshop topics varied from rail, to transit, to pedestrian trails, and many more.

SCG Vice President Chris Stokes and Public Outreach Specialist Nicole Pace presented a high-energy 60-minute workshop entitled, “Social Media: Keeping Your Transportation Project on the Road to Success” with fresh new insights and best practices on how to engage the public using various social media platforms. An in-depth discussion on the pros and cons of using Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were some of the points mentioned, as well as the various elements of a successful public involvement campaign.

Social media trends and developments continue to grow and evolve. Many of the projects we are working on utilize different channels for message dissemination such as The Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project (New NY Bridge Project), S. Front Street Bridge/Clay Street Bridge, Whitemarsh Run Mitigation, and others. Additionally, the NJ Alliance For Action have been actively using their own Twitter and Facebook pages for sharing the statewide photo project we worked with them on recently.

As you can see, social media is here to stay and we want to thank everyone who attended our workshop at the TransAction Conference. Please feel free to contact us with questions about the presentation, or to learn how to acquire our expert social media support for your upcoming project.

The Jersey Shore is home to a vast number of scenic waterfront towns that make the perfect backdrop for a walk or bike ride. Stokes Creative Group, Inc. recently teamed up with The RBA Group to provide public outreach support on the Bay Head Bike and Pedestrian Plan. This plan will identify improvements necessary to provide a safer and more efficient bicycle and pedestrian network, and promote a healthy, active community. As part of our support, we built the project website featuring a detailed survey, project details and an interactive wikimap.

Since research indicates that more than 50% of adults in the US own a Smartphone or tablet, we know our reliance on mobile technology is extremely important. In the summer, we’re always on the go to barbeques and family fun time on the weekends, and the one device we’d never leave home without is our cell phone. That’s why when we’re building websites like this one for our clients, our talented staff at Stokes Creative Group, Inc. focuses on making sure it’s mobile friendly.

Web homepage designed by SCG for The RBA Group’s Borough of Bay Head Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan

Summertime and bicycle riding go hand in hand, and when it’s done for a great cause, the joy is multiplied. London, the 3-year old son of Stokes Creative Group, Inc. Senior Programmer Matthew Touhey, participated in the Little Angels School Trike-A-Thon on May 29th for St. Jude Children’s Hospital Research. Approximately 20 children learned riding-toy safety lessons and raised money for the highly regarded children’s research hospital. Last year, more than 7,000 schools participated in the event. London was excited to receive many generous contributions from friends, family, colleagues, and our company as well. With the success of the Trike-a-thon, our youngest stars learned the value of giving back.

BIG HEARTS. LITTLE WHEELS.

Did you know that according to recent research done by eMarketer, mobile searches are projected to exceed desktop searches for the first time this year? With more than 84 billion desktop searches being performed annually, this data reminds us how powerful the growing mobile landscape looks in the world today.

Call us today to get a tactical plan that will help you succeed in this competetive mobile-app landscape.

To view the Bay Head Bike and Pedestrian Plan website, please visit www.bayheadbikewalk.com.

GOING MOBILE GETS RESULTS

Team Purple takes the win at this year’s annual Masonry Design Build competition

Phil Beachem, President of the NJ Alliance for Action talks roads and bridges

REAPING THE REWARDSStokes Creative Group’s award-winning video team has done it again — our educational video documentary capturing the stories told by the Burlington County Underground Railroad Museum Founder, Louise Calloway, recently earned a 2015 Gold Hermes Creative Award.

The Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional and emerging media. The gold award is presented to entries judged to be among the most outstanding of more than 6,000 entries from the US and 22 other countries.

This documentary was produced for the Burlington County Resource Conservation and is played inside the museum for visitors to enjoy.

Have you spotted the #NJTTF hashtag circulating your favorite social media platform lately and wondered what it stood for? Well, if you follow the NJ Alliance For Action (@allianceaction on Twitter), you’ll find them advocating awareness for the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. Their cheeky emails subject lines command attention with “WTF” (What Trust Fund), and we’re much more than just proud sponsors of this great organization… trust us!

Recently, we took on a huge photo documentation project for the Alliance to capture the most heavily congested and damaged roads and bridges within every county in the state of New Jersey.

Each photo was geotagged with metadata of the exact location, and all of the images were placed into an online sitemap for viewing. The Alliance are now using this project to make representatives from each county aware of the hazardous conditions they face on local roads and urge them to take action.

To view this project, please visit: http://stokescg.com/allianceforaction/gallery/

This spring, the architechtural students at New Jersey Institute of Technology took part in their annual Masonry Design Build competition, and Stokes Creative Group, Inc. was on hand to capture the very exciting grand finale to the semester-long project.

The students, separated into teams, designed a complete Perth Amboy police station. During the final weekend leading up to judging they had the challenge and opportunity to build a 10-foot high mockup that captures the essence of their design. Masonry Contractors of NJ and the Alllied Craftsworkers Labor management committee, with support from the local masonry unions and contractors, supplied the expertise needed to make their visions come true.

The design/build process is unique to the school as it allows the students to actually get hands on experience with their designs and to work as a team with professional masons. The competition takes place on the NJIT campus in front of the architectural school building and the builds stay in place all year long.

It’s a challenge and an adrenalin rush for SCG’s crews also as they must capture the excitement during the Saturday and Sunday build then produce a completely edited final product for the Monday evening banquet where the video is shown on two 10-foot screens.

MEET THE PLAYERS with Rick Hammer, Assistant Commissioner, Capital Program Management, NJDOTWednesday, August 12, 20159:00am – 11:00amNew Jersey Carpenters Funds91 Fieldcrest Avenue # 3Edison, NJ 08837

SOMERSET COUNTY CHAPTER MEETINGMonday, September 28, 20158:15am – 11:00am (tentative)Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant600 Commons WayBridgewater, NJ 08807

AVOIDING THE WAGE & HOUR TRAP (WH15)Wednesday, July 29, 20158:30am – 1:00pmThe Wilshire Grand Hotel350 Pleasant Valley WayWest Orange, NJ 07052

NJBIA MEMBER NETWORKING BREAKFASTWednesday, September 9, 20158:30am – 10:00amLindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper PC53 Cardinal DriveWestfield, NJ 07091 MEET THE DECISION MAKERS: DEP COMMISSIONER – ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (MDM415)Tuesday, September 15, 20158:00am – 10:00amBreakfast and lunch included.Forsgate Country Club375 Forsgate DriveMonroe Township, NJ 08831

WOMEN BUSINESS LEADERS FORUM (WBLF15)Friday, September 25, 20158:00am – 2:30pmHilton Parsippany1 Hilton CourtParsippany, NJ 07054

EMERGING WOMEN LEADERS ON-SITE WEBINAR TRAINING SERIESTuesday, August 25, 20151:00pm – 2:00pmOffered In: Newark, NJ, Iselin, NJ, Trenton, NJ and New York, NY

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Rockland and Westchester county residents receive construction progress updates about the New NY Bridge Project at this years’s 2015 annual public meeting

materials were prepared for the meetings as well, including display boards, magazines, and numerous handouts.

Stokes also developed customized animations and illustrations of construction efforts, helping demonstrate complex operations for the public in an easy-to-follow format. The team was also on hand to organize the Q&A sessions with project leadership and state representatives.

Stokes looks forward to providing more updates on our efforts as construction on this critical infrastructure project continues to advance.

Want to learn more about the project? Stay connected at www.NewNYBridge.com to get the latest project info.

Stokes Creative Group, Inc. continues to deliver extensive and unique public outreach efforts for the New NY Bridge project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge in 2015.

Most recently, Stokes developed a 90-minute presentation for the project’s Annual Public Meetings in Rockland and Westchester counties. Residents were invited to attend the in-depth briefing, which detailed the construction progress to date and what lies ahead for the largest bridge and highway project in the nation.

The elaborate presentation included several time-lapse videos, showing months of construction progress as well as fully produced vignettes, highlighting the hard working men and women behind the project. Dozens of informational