About Us
What We Do
We design marketing strategies and all of the supporting digital and traditional tactics. We help clients strengthen their brands, increase awareness, drive more traffic, and convert more leads.
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How We Do It
We start by asking questions. The most important question we ask is “why would a prospect choose to work with your company rather than your competitors?” After we have a thorough understanding of the situation, we develop a plan, assemble an experienced team, and design and develop tactics. We then measure everything to ensure ROI.
Why We Do It
First and foremost, we love what we do. We enjoy the challenges of helping our clients navigate the ever-changing marketing landscape to achieve their goals. We love using design to simplify the complex business challenges our clients face.
Smarter
Smart design starts with a plan. Our integrated marketing strategies bring together the best mix of digital and traditional marketing tactics to help you achieve your goals. Our proven process and digital marketing platform helps us execute, measure and achieve success.
Leaner
We assemble an experienced team of “A-players” with the right skills to solve your challenges. We keep our overhead low, staff lean and forgo the fancy offices so your marketing dollars go farther.
Faster
Business is moving faster than ever—so you should too. With a solid plan in place, we can help identify the “low-hanging fruit” and prioritize your marketing activities. Our experience and proven process also allows us to create and implement tactics quickly.
Meet the Team
Jeff T. Muller
Creative Director
Marketing Strategist
For over 20 years, Jeff has combined his love of design with a business owner’s mindset to help companies in the areas of marketing and design.
Prior to starting Muller Design in 2002, Jeff served in senior design roles for Crowe Chizek, Digital Commerce, and Watermark Software.
Jeff’s first website design was for Michigan-based law firm, Varnum, in 1996. As part of the Digital Commerce team in 1997, Jeff helped Bissell Corporation start selling vacuums online. Jeff has also been helping companies with search marketing (SEO) prior to Google coming on the scene in 1998. Since then, Jeff has designed numerous print pieces and over 100 websites with a focus on creating design that differentiates, clearly communicates, and contributes to the bottom line. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys volunteering, most outdoor activities, traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.
Kristy has over 20 years of marketing, public relations and account management experience. She joined Muller Design in September 2011, working in account management and public relations. Prior to working at Muller Design, from 2005 to 2011 Kristy was director of communications at Grand Rapids Christian Schools. There she demonstrated the ability to understand and communicate the vision of Christian schools and the unique role they play within their communities. Writing, public relations management, media relations, website maintenance, and planning and executing special events were key components of her job.
Prior to this, Kristy spent ten years in corporate marketing in Grand Rapids, serving as marketing director at Beene Garter where she was responsible for planning, directing and implementing marketing, advertising, branding, public relations and communication activities for the largest independently-owned accounting firm in West Michigan.
Kristy majored in public relations at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and graduated with a Bacheor of Arts degree in 1994.
She enjoys time with family, and being a mom of two active boys, Matthew Durian (18) and Grant Jeffrey (16) – who are the fifth generation in her family to attend a Christian school. She is a volunteer at Calvin Christian Schools, serves on the Athletic Boosters Club, and is a member of the Global Mission Council at First Reformed Church.
Hobbies include outdoor activities, watching her boys play soccer, skiing, hiking, biking, and reading.
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Jake Kaylor
Sales & Marketing Strategist
Market Research
For over 25 years, Jake has been running operations, sales and marketing for global manufacturers. Jake has also been involved in process improvement and leadership development initiatives. Jake was responsible for growing Zoppas Industries’ North American sales from $5 million to over $400 million in just under 10 years.
He also directed global projects traveling all throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, including projects for NASA, ESA, Boeing, General Motors, Ford, McDonalds, General Electric, Whirlpool, and many more. He was appointed to and sat on the Board of Directors for Zoppas’ North American Divisions for over a decade. He has flown over 1.5 million miles and traveled to over 50 countries and every state in our country.
After “retiring” from Zoppas Jake and Jeff teamed up to start FSEConnect, a global advertising, consulting, and marketing business. Jake also specializes in market studies, marketing and sales strategy, sales consulting and coaching.
He enjoys spending his free time with his wife Tasha, his son Luke, and daughter Lucy.
Amy has a consistent track record of providing excellent verbal and written communication and ensuring clear, consistent brand management and messaging across a variety of channels. She is also incredibly detail-oriented and and possesses strong financial and analytical skills. She is also firmly committed to providing excellent customer service and handling private client data with confidentiality and integrity.In her spare time Amy enjoys running, watching her daughters’ college soccer matches and spending time enjoying the great Michigan outdoors.
We have worked with several large agencies, but have often found Muller Design’s work to be better. Muller Design provides more responsive and personal service than the larger agencies. They listen to our ideas and our goals and then translate them into designs and pieces that are exactly what we need to attract our target audience.
Amy Orr, Admissions Director, Grand Rapids Christian Schools