The Solutions Group

The Solutions Group We are a full-service marketing agency dedicated to delivering solid solutions to build better brands

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor those who served and remember those who gave their lives for our country. Our office is closed today as we observe the holiday.

05/04/2026

Our inner Miranda Priestly makes sure the final result is flawless for our clients. đź‘ 

*No graphic designers were harmed in the making of this video.

40 years is a lot to reminisce about. A lot to celebrate. A lot to be thankful for. Good times, great clients, talented ...
04/24/2026

40 years is a lot to reminisce about. A lot to celebrate. A lot to be thankful for. Good times, great clients, talented team members.

That’s what last night was about.

Today is about building on that foundation, delivering excellence, performance and growth for the brands and companies we work for. And our story continues…🥂

Thank you to Sandy's Mexican Bakery for the catering!

40 years of agency life: ELLE Magazine, continued.In reference to our previous post regarding ELLE Magazine’s part of ou...
04/22/2026

40 years of agency life: ELLE Magazine, continued.

In reference to our previous post regarding ELLE Magazine’s part of our history, our agency also did all the production work (every page!) for the ELLE DECOR sister magazine. This is a March/April 1994 edition we have within our office as well.

40 years of agency life: ELLE Magazine.The agency was fortunate to call ELLE Magazine a client from the early to mid-199...
04/20/2026

40 years of agency life: ELLE Magazine.

The agency was fortunate to call ELLE Magazine a client from the early to mid-1990s to the early 2000s. Beyond what our founder and creative director, Dana Kelley, recalls anecdotally, we still have documents, notes and letters pertaining to ELLE’s work and how the agency team at the time managed the workload. It was intensive and pressure-packed, albeit meaningful and fulfilling, too, resulting in great outcomes between agency and client.

There was one week each month, coined “ELLE Week,” during which the ELLE team would come to Jonesboro to collaborate with the agency team as the magazine was printed. Many of those work days extended well past midnight.

The work done for ELLE involved varying degrees of photography, color separations, photo editing, layout, typography and more as needed. During these years, our agency had a state-of-the-art Crosfield Drum Scanner, which allowed for separating CMYK colors from film photography to then be edited in the early versions of Photoshop for editing to ELLE Magazine publication quality.

We have a June 1994 edition of ELLE Magazine in our office—in its original plastic packaging, too. Hillary Clinton, FLOTUS at the time, was featured in this edition, and the agency was actually tasked with the color separation and photo editing of her images. The photo edit requests were marked with red ink on a copy of the original.

There are several fragrance ads with unopened fragrance strips, though we peeled one back to test. Scent’s alive and well! One of which, Christian Dior’s “Tendre Poison,” was discontinued many years ago, now only to be experienced at TSG!

This was a mutually beneficial relationship that ended only until ELLE Magazine changed ownership.

Join us in welcoming My to TSG! ✨With a background in graphic design, illustration, UX/UI, 3D modeling, animation, photo...
04/02/2026

Join us in welcoming My to TSG! ✨

With a background in graphic design, illustration, UX/UI, 3D modeling, animation, photography, and emerging art technologies, My brings both talent and creativity to The Solutions Group.

Originally from Vietnam, she holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design, serves as the 2nd Vice President and Design Chair of AAF NEA, and has earned 14 American Advertising Awards, including 1 National ADDY.

We’re excited to have her on the team! 🎉

This year, 2026, marks a milestone for us. Our founder and creative leader, Dana Kelley, has come to work and sat at a d...
04/01/2026

This year, 2026, marks a milestone for us. Our founder and creative leader, Dana Kelley, has come to work and sat at a desk in an office in downtown Jonesboro since calendars read April 1986.

Dana and other members of our team have seen this industry and many of our clients’ industries evolve dramatically over time. From the pathways we take to ideas, to how we communicate, and to how the work is executed, the pace of change has been intermittent, albeit ratcheted up in the recent years of this digital age. But change has always been a constant. Lingo, equipment, computers, etc.

For instance, an original 1984 Mac computer sits at the front desk of our office, with its mouse and keyboard and floppy discs it came with, for all of us to see as we come to work each day, utilizing modern MacBooks and iPhones. It’s our original office equipment circa 1986, as is our current conference room table and Dana’s brown leather Heritage briefcase he carried on his first day of work (used by Lee, his son, for several years before retiring it).

The preservation of those items shows that we appreciate the past—the knowledge and experience that it’s given us, and the lessons it’s taught us—but the mix of old and new in this office, and every office we’ve occupied, also signifies something we appreciate even more, summed up in the adage: “The only constant is change.”

It takes courage to start a business (especially on April Fools Day). It takes courage to change, too. And, after a certain number of years or events, there comes a time when a business has proven its ability to progress and adapt for its clients and customers. 40 years checks that box. Over the coming months, we’re going to be sharing work and stories across these past 40 years that show just how much our work has changed, and how our investment in people and equipment has had to change, too.

Forty April Fools Days later, we’re also celebrating things that never change. Passion for creativity and excellence. Commitment to results. The importance of chocolate and coffee. And this quote:

“Great things in business are never done by one person, they’re done by a team of people.” - Steve Jobs (though he appreciates Jobs’ product evolution, Lee is no Steve Jobs, in talent or demeanor - *added by Lee*)

02/17/2026

A new addition. A stronger Solution.
From Northeast Arkansas to Kansas City, and everywhere in between, we’re helping brands take CTRL.

Our annual company retreat is one of our favorite traditions. It’s a time to step back, realign, and sharpen the strateg...
02/13/2026

Our annual company retreat is one of our favorite traditions.
It’s a time to step back, realign, and sharpen the strategy that drives results for our clients.
We’re grateful for a team that shows up with creativity, collaboration, and commitment every day.

01/30/2026

This is a first-ever, don’t-miss event! We’re proud that our own Lee Kelley has been part of the DSO team bringing the Candlelight Classic to Jonesboro.

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103 South Church Street
Jonesboro, AR
72401

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Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm

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+18709359544

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