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title: "Minto: Abbott’s Run Campaign"
date: 2023-09-13T08:32:00-04:00
author: Gregor Terrill
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## It started with a name.

Abbott’s Run is an ode to the first steam train to pass through Stittsville, the H.H. Abbott in 1870. This inspired the community positioning and visual identity, too, promising growth, connection, and wellness to potential homebuyers. A place that moves you forward.

 

  ![MCC ABB Header 01](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_Header_01.jpg) To bring Abbott’s Run to life, we supported Minto on everything from the initial brand development through to street naming, land signage, web copy, and Sales Centre collateral. To strengthen the community’s identity, we shot original imagery and video in the surrounding area.

 

  ![MCC ABB Brochure Mockup 01](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_Brochure_Mockup_01.jpg)   ![MCC ABB Billboard Mockup 02 1](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_Billboard_Mockup_02-1.jpg)  

   

    The go-to-market campaign built anticipation to generate and nurture leads. Tactics included digital and social media placements as well as radio flights, an email campaign, content creation, and out-of-home ads along major area roadways.  
  
We worked with Minto to take a phased approach, updating our messaging and creative direction as sales dates solidified, building toward the grand opening.  
  
Throughout it all, we made sure to communicate one of the most critical selling points: in a tight housing market, your options can feel limited.

> In Abbott’s Run, there’s a perfect fit.

 

  ![MCC ABB Billboard Mockup 01](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_Billboard_Mockup_01.jpg)   ![MCC ABB Street Furniture Mockup 01 1](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_Street_Furniture_Mockup_01-1.jpg)   ![MCC ABB Social Posts Mockup 1](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/_800xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_ABB_SocialPosts_Mockup-1.jpg)  

 

 

   ![](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/clients/minto/MCC_ABB_IG_Backdrop_Mockup.png) ![](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/static/device-frame-iphone.png) ![MCC 16556 ABB On sale now Carousel 01](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/minto/_400xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_16556_ABB_On_sale_now_Carousel_01.jpg) 

 ![MCC 16556 ABB On sale now Carousel 02](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/minto/_400xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_16556_ABB_On_sale_now_Carousel_02.jpg) 

 ![MCC 16556 ABB On sale now Carousel 03](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/minto/_400xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_16556_ABB_On_sale_now_Carousel_03.jpg) 

 ![MCC 16556 ABB On sale now Carousel 04](https://www.alphabetcreative.com/assets/transforms/clients/minto/_400xAUTO_crop_center-center_none_ns/MCC_16556_ABB_On_sale_now_Carousel_04.jpg) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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