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Whether it's your next email campaign, social media post, product launch or something in between, one of the toughest aspects of marketing is how you represent your brand to the world.If you've ever asked yourself something like:"I know I have a unique offering, service, brand, product, etc., but how do I tell other people that without sounding cliche?""Should I just focus on my brand's strengths and ignore everything else? Maybe a little bit of exaggeration is okay, right?""How much of myself needs to be associated with my brand? How personal should I get with it, if at all?"We've been there too.Talking about yourself and your brand can be tough.When it comes to your potential customers: they aren't as close to your brand as you are. They don't know the imperfections of your business: the biases, the struggles, the rough edges.All they see is the end result.
To you, these things might feel like bad things.
But to your customers, these things may very well be what draws them to your business!So, how do you take a step back and figure out what it is that makes it truly special?That's where we come in
We're the outsiders who bring objectivity to the table for you.
We work with you to identify the true strengths, weaknesses, backstory, and value of your brand.From there, we take a big step back together, and we look at the entire tapestry of your brand.However big that tapestry might be, whatever colors it might have, there is always going to be something ridiculously unique about it.That's the nature of art, and it's no different when it comes to your brand.So, if you're interested in building an entire marketing campaign from scratch, or just want to test the waters with an initial first post - we are here to dig deep into your offer and elevate it higher than you ever thought possible.

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PHOTOGRAPHY + ANALOG + STILL MEDIA

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit-_{Just kidding.}DAT Media LLC (stylized as DAT.media) is a disregarded entity run by the highly regarded entity known as David Austin Thompson.He has 11+ years of experience creating visual stories of all mediums for audiences, clients and businesses alike.He's been a creative director, post-production supervisor, lead film editor, assistant editor, food delivery driver, VFX artist, motion designer, writer, DIT, senior VFX editor, cinematographer, drone operator, dailies operator, data wrangler, editorial supervisor, producer, content strategist and chief list-maker.These days, he's able to bring his diverse skillset to creative and commercial projects both locally and around the globe with the help of his team.His roots in film and media begin in the Ojai Valley, CA. During his time working in the film industry in and around Los Angeles, David called the town of Ojai his home for many years.David has worked on a wide variety of content while wearing a variety of “hats” in the film industry (Visual Effects Artist, Film Editor, VFX Editor, Assistant Editor, Dailies Operator, Colorist)David has worked on Marvel films (Black Panther, Venom 2, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Music Videos (Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott) and multiple Independent Features/Documentaries, to name a few.After writing, producing and directing his short film “Long Distance” in 2019 and his feature film,“OJAI” in 2020, David began taking on multiple remote post-production jobs, and soon realized that he could work for Hollywood and his freelance clients while living literally anywhere in the country.So, eventually, he found himself in Virginia. He relocated to the foothills of the beautiful Appalachian Mountains in Bristol, VA. The move not only brought David closer to his East Coast friends, family and industry connections, but it allowed for him to branch out from his hometown and share his expertise with an even greater clientele.

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other ventures

• The Blog
• The WORKFLOW WHIZ - post workflow support
• "Ojai" - SCI-FI DRAMA Feature Film
• TRIPLE C MEDIA AGENCY