testimonials
chirps from our clients
Amy Carroll"I tend to have very high expectations, and I have been genuinely impressed with the quality and thoughtfulness Hummingbird brings to their work. Their team has helped us refine our branding and messaging in ways that go beyond good, they make great ideas even better. It’s rare to find partners who not only understand your vision but elevate it with such care and insight."
President of Trademark Properties
Kevin Bassett"We asked Hummingbird to completely redesign our website and it looks amazing. Most importantly, they repositioned how our firm shows up for serious prospects and it communicates what makes us unique. We are now attracting our ideal prospects. I know for a fact our new website helped us land a big client within the first month.
From initial concept to final launch, Wendy, Hanna, and Nicole were highly accessible and kept the project moving. They balanced professionalism with a collaborative approach that made decision-making efficient and stress-free."
Bassett & Associates, P.A.
Nicole H. Williams,"I've worked with other companies that nickel and dime you on time. Sometimes you have somebody just come up with a bunch of ideas, and it's like a smoke screen: a lot of noise with nothing to show for it.Hummingbird Creative Group is a breath of fresh air. They helped us build The Big Idea. They also come with multiple ideas, but they’re constantly making sure they find something that’s the right fit for us. Every idea is value-driven and actionable. They ask, 'What do you need from us? Do you want us to do the work?' They will follow through on anything they come up with, so you know the ideas have substance.When they get to work, we know we're getting 150% of their time. They move fast, like lightning. It's structured. It's methodical. They’re thoughtful in their approach, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about working with Hummingbird Creative Group. I wish I could multiply them and give them to all my friends."
Marketing Director
Liliana Bernal“Hummingbird helped bring my vision to life in a way that feels authentic to who we are today and where we’re headed next. Thank you to the Hummingbird team for your partnership, creativity, and for helping us build a brand that truly reflects our values and our future.”
Ceo of Balanced Diversity
Kristen Thornburg"The KPI reports we’ve received recently from Hummingbird demonstrate truly excellent growth across our core digital pillars: traffic, engagement, and visibility. What’s most impressive, however, is how these metrics have translated into real-world results. Since partnering with Hummingbird, our leasing rate has increased tremendously. It’s clear that their digital strategy isn't just driving clicks—it’s driving residents."
Southeastern Regional Property Manager
Todd Boyer"Hummingbird Creative Group has been a great partner in helping TowerCo strengthen our brand and marketing efforts. Their team has helped refine our messaging, develop sales materials, and improve our digital presence, to improve our visibility in the industry and generate leads. They took the time to understand our business, our customers, and our goals, and built a strategy that supports our continued growth. We appreciate their partnership and the role they’ve played in helping move our marketing forward."
Ceo of towerco
Antoinette M. “Toni” Jackson,"The trade show materials created for Andrea came together seamlessly, creating a cohesive and polished brand presence. From the tablecloth to the banner to the half-page sheet, every piece complemented the next. The entire team was excited by how strong and unified the final set up looked."
Principal at the Banks Law firm
Shannon Walters"Hummingbird Creative Group truly exceeded our expectations. They listened closely to our needs, asked thoughtful questions, and never tried to fit us into a box. Their team delivered more theme options for our annual fundraising campaign than we imagined, each one built out so we could see how it would inspire volunteers and donors. They were clear, professional, and creative every step of the way—treating us as the experts in our mission while bringing their own deep expertise to the table. Their work was timely, community-minded, and genuinely supportive. We look forward to our next partnership."
Chief Development Officer at Haven House Services
Allie LeRiche"Working with Hummingbird was an outstanding experience from start to finish. We are more than happy with how both our branding and web design turned out. It truly exceeded our expectations. The final brand identity feels like us – it fully captures who we are as a business and clearly communicates the message we want to share with our audience. Going into the process, I wasn’t entirely sure what I wanted in terms of our new logo and branding. I had a general sense of what we didn’t want, but struggled to articulate a clear vision for what we did. Hummingbird met that challenge with patience, insight, and creativity. They were extremely communicative, receptive to feedback, and open to revisions every step of the way. It never felt like we were “just another project” – they genuinely cared about getting it right. Thanks to their guidance and expertise, we now have a brand and website we’re truly proud of. As we continue partnering with vendors for other areas of our business, we've received numerous compliments on the quality and professionalism of our website. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Hummingbird to anyone looking for thoughtful, high-quality design work paired with top-tier client care."
Owner & Big fish of Charlotte aquatics
Christine spratley"When you're building a brand and defining your voice, it’s easy to get pulled into corporate polish that strips away your identity and leaves you lost in the sea of sameness. Wendy and the other brilliant creative team at Hummingbird Creative Group bring the strategic clarity and edge of corporate—but without the noise, the ego, or the box.
They don’t tell you who to be—they guide you on how to strategically present your brand as who you are—with strength and precision.
As a former professional boxer, 29+ year corporate vet, and now entrepreneur who's been inside the ropes—I can tell you: you'll want this team in your corner when it’s time to answer the bell to throw a punch that lands."
speaker & Coach
Andrew Seitz"Hummingbird Creative played a pivotal role in the successful rebranding and expansion of our physical therapy practice. As we prepared to open five new locations, their team provided strategic guidance, cohesive brand development, and marketing execution that ensured consistency and impact across every touchpoint. Their ability to translate our vision into a strong, professional identity helped us build trust in new markets and elevate our presence overall. Hummingbird Creative has been more than an agency—they’ve been a true partner in our growth."
Head of Marketing at EPIC Physical Therapy
Joe Novara"I've had the pleasure to know Wendy Coulter and the team at Hummingbird Creative Group for well over a decade. During this time, I've owned two businesses, both of which have engaged with Hummingbird at different levels. The professionalism, knowledge of their industry and outside the box thinking are what makes Wendy and the rest of her team stand out within their industry. In my current business, we have used Hummingbird to help us get our messaging down and develop a brand that professionals remember and want to refer. The process was far deeper than I expected and I learned about my own business in ways I wouldn't have believed. Hummingbird has always been an easy referral for me and the rest of my team. I look forward to referring them many times for many years in the future."
Coach, speaker, & author
BRIAN hollingsworth"Working with Hummingbird Creative Group has been a game changer for our business. We ask our clients all the time to outsource their entire indirect tax function to us because we can do it better for less money. When we looked at our marketing function a couple of years ago, we knew we were in a similar boat as some of our clients – we needed help and a lot of it. I’ve known Wendy for a long time and I thought I’d ask her if her group similarly took on the entire marketing function for certain of their clients. Their team took the time to understand our business and our unique needs and goals. From helping us with a big idea and brand redesign, to significantly improving our online presence and engagement, to assisting our business development managers with various cadences, to video production…they’ve done it all. Their expertise, professionalism, and commitment to excellence are extremely valuable to us at Clarus Partners. I can’t recommend them enough, regardless of industry."
Partner at Clarus Partners
Walt Teague"Challenged to re-introduce itself as a new 501c3 nonprofit, The North Carolina Architectural Foundation (NCAF) engaged with Hummingbird Creative to develop meaningful and fresh branding for our mission to promote and advocate the appreciation of architecture and architects in North Carolina. Hummingbird Creative led us through a collaborative process to establish the branding that is appealing and expressive of the purpose of the NCAF. Hummingbird Creative carefully listened and synthesized our input creating our brand messaging that concisely and artfully expresses who we are and what we do. The NCAF Board of Trustees has been most impressed with their own target messaging and promotional products that have been completed in a timely and cost-effective manner."
FAIA - North Carolina Architectural Foundation, Board of Trustees Chair
Hill Carrow"The World University Games campaign including the brand identity, website, bid book, graphic treatments, and delegate presentation work by Hummingbird really captures and reflects the essence of our proposed host region and state. It is vibrant, colorful, and energetic. The website is informative, helpful, and easy to navigate, reflecting the wide variety and diversity not only of the Games and its participants, but also of the Triangle area. It captures the pageantry of the Summer Games and certainly helps generate great excitement for one of the largest and most important Olympic sports events on earth."
Chairman & CEO, 2029 World University Games
Susan Pruskin"Numbers. That’s our jam. Brilliant Numbers. That’s the kind of numbers we want, sparkling with the information that assists owners in making their company decisions. Shining with the owner’s intelligence that leads the company. The perfect financial data to guide the business owners to their goals. So, we have rebranded to project that image. What a fun ride this is! So far, we’ve had a fantastic response to the new name. People like it. They understand it. Hopefully, they want to be a part of it, and we’ve had success in bringing on new clients to a brilliant subscription model."
CEO of Brilliant Numbers
Cyndy Yu-Robinson"Hummingbird Creative brought together creative designers, focused storytellers, and attentive administrators to help Kramden find a refreshed brand and new website for our 20th anniversary. Their attention to detail for our many programs and diverse customers was remarkable. We appreciated their transparency and guidance about how long the process would take. They applied a lot of design expertise and time to get us across the finish line with a new logo and branding and a beautiful, easily navigated website."
Executive Director
STEPHANY L. PRITCHARD“Hummingbird has been a game-changer for us, helping to make our small communications department more efficient, more productive, and creatively rejuvenated. Beyond helping us meet our daily, internal demands, they have also helped us completely update our branding, giving it new life. We’ve received so much positive feedback on our updated branding at conferences, through our website, and our email messaging. They have a keen ability to draw out the purpose and core of a design request, and then produce something that beautifully and creatively meets the need. They’ve helped make our department run faster and smoother while being so much fun to work with.”
COMMUNICATIONS AND NEW MEDIA MANAGER
JOSH MEIER“The team at Hummingbird came highly recommended, and they did not disappoint! They were incredibly friendly and insightful. Their methodology in determining everything from our colors, font, and logo, to aiding in the creation of our vision and mission statements, to ultimately creating a world-class website, were well thought out and efficiently executed. We are forever grateful to Hummingbird Creative for all they’ve helped us accomplish and cannot wait to work with them again as we continue our growth!”
MANAGING PARTNER
SHERROD BANKS"Hummingbird Creative Group is a small business like mine and they have the flexibility to meet our needs. They allow owners like myself the opportunity to focus on my clients, and that translates into revenue when you can trust someone to take on a significant aspect of your business and handle it. In addition, we are the volunteer force behind The Banks Foundation, a North Carolina nonprofit corporation that provides down payment assistance to first time homebuyers. We plan and execute the Triangle Golf Challenge annually and Hummingbird Creative Group has been a driving force behind the scenes for that event."
THE BANKS LAW FIRM
Natassia Butler"Working with the Hummingbird team has been an exceptional experience. Their focus on the "Hummingbird Effect"—making small, strategic shifts that lead to big wins—has brought fresh, impactful ideas to our marketing. Their creativity, strategic insight, and genuine dedication to understanding our brand have made a meaningful difference. I highly recommend Hummingbird to anyone looking to elevate their branding and business growth!"
Sales & Marketing Manager at Clarus Partners
SHERRY MITCHELL“I chose Hummingbird Creative Group for their strategic, creative work and their ability to pivot and be responsive to our needs through listening to what we wanted; not just what we asked for but also what they felt like we needed. I got big agency ideas within an agile group. Because of Hummingbird Creative Group, I have been able to increase my productivity, time, capabilities and capacity. As a small internal marketing group, they are truly a partner for me and my team.”
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Stephen Perry CEO at Kymanox"With expert support in branding and marketing for both external and internal initiatives, the award winning Hummingbird Creative Group and Wendy Coulter have helped myself and Kymanox GROW REVENUES 3X IN 3 YEARS in a responsible, sustainable, and profitable manner - and have helped execute our corporate vision and WHY. Thanks for all the help and guidance Hummingbird and Wendy - we are all so grateful!"
Michelle Frakes"Working with Hummingbird is a time saver for me. Our marketing group is small and Hummingbird Creative Group provides us extra bandwidth to support various marketing initiatives and campaigns. Their graphic development and ability to provide alternative concepts, whether it’s an ad, office signage, or social or digital template, gives us different options to review and brainstorm, allowing us to develop multiple brand-aligned marketing pieces."
Business Solutions and Marketing Director at Kymanox
ADAM ZABLUD"We were a brand new business to the area, and Hummingbird worked with our budget and made everything so easy for us. I would highly recommend Hummingbird. They did a great job creating a brand image for us!"
OAK VILLAGE ACADEMY
Jake Howland, MBAIt wasn’t until I worked with Hummingbird Creative Group that we really had a polished, professional-looking package. That really helped us launch the business forward, which included everything from attracting clientele to attracting employees. The fact that everything looked professional, it really helped me when I was recruiting.
Founder | Head distiller at Aristotle Spirits
EILEEN HERBST"I put my total trust in Hummingbird Creative Group and they have never failed me. One of their greatest strengths is their people and team. They are creative, innovative, and sincere; that really means a lot. As a 501(c)(3), we are really conscious about our budget. Hummingbird Creative Group works together with us to make sure we get the best bang for our buck."
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DAVID JOHNSON"For me, the greatest benefit of Hummingbird Creative Group is not having to do all of the marketing, social media, promotional campaigns, and website maintenance myself. This allows me to take the time and energy that I would have to spend off my plate and I know that it’s done right and I don’t have to worry about it. Over the last 4 years since Hummingbird Creative Group has been involved, I’ve definitely grown my business. They are effective in how they market and put campaigns together.”
GASKILL REALTY
KYLE PRAIRIE"Wanted to shoot you a quick note to say how thankful we are for your team's hard work on our Marbles IMAX commercial. We just found out that 19% of YouTube viewers who see the ad watch the entire thing and don't opt to skip the last 15 seconds. That amounts to more than 5,000 views in only 3 weeks! To add to that, according to some statistics, on average only 3% of commercial videos are viewed in their entirety. This puts 19% into the "fantastic" category. These numbers are in a difficult to grab attention demo – geo-targeted mostly to 18-39 year old males. Thank you for your efforts."
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING STRATEGY
TAYLOR RANKIN
CONTENT COORDINATOR, MARBLES KIDS MUSEUM
Dr. Kep Matlack"Hummingbird Creative Group is very professional. They are good at what they do and really knowledgeable about the whole marketing process. They have helped guide us as we’ve grown and what we need to do to get our name out there. We have definitely seen an increase in referrals, which for us translates to an increase in revenue.
Hummingbird Creative Group is so versatile. They are not a one trick pony. They do all things in terms of marketing. They have been able to help us with a lot of different things in terms of the branding, digital marketing, and grassroots stuff, including a cookie campaign to providers, tv and radio advertisements, and direct mailings to households in certain zip codes."
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PETE MEYER"Building a long term relationship with Hummingbird Creative Group has been one of the best decisions we've ever made. Operating our company without Hummingbird's creative ideas and brand management would be like trying to drive a car without tires...it can be done, but you're not going anywhere fast!"
PRESIDENT, MEDICAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATES
ADAM BARLOW"For me, one of the greatest benefits of Hummingbird Creative Group is their flexibility. They really worked with us to come up with the right size approach of how to attack our needs without overdoing it. They took our outdated website and updated it to newer and fresher standards, as well as our new brand. They took the time to understand our business and our mission and created the message to more fully explain our story and what we do."
BASELINE CONTROLS
jeff vojta"I have worked with Hummingbird Creative Group in a variety of formats since the late 90s. At that time, I believe Wendy was the only person and she was just awesome; her insightfulness and personality are superb. Still today, it all comes back down to Wendy and her insightfulness. I know they have grown and have a broader team but Wendy is the element that really stands out; the creative spark and the DNA. For me, Hummingbird Creative Group’s greatest benefit is providing that kind of deep insight and questioning to try and understand the problems, the needs and the objectives. They are very willing to try to find solutions to accomplish what needs to be done within budget with an ROI in mind at the end too."
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LANE MANGUM"I made the decision to go on retainer with Hummingbird after working with them on a few projects that turned out beautifully, on time and within budget. This was one of the best business decisions I ever made. After one year, our revenue has grown 70%, and our company was becoming well-known and well-respected. In another year, revenue grew another 60%, and today The Concrete Countertop Institute is synonymous with the highest level of knowledge and professionalism in our industry."
THE CONCRETE COUNTERTOP INSTITUTE
ELYSE ARCHER"I partnered with Wendy and Hummingbird Creative Group on the digital marketing for several clients, and I am consistently impressed with Wendy's attention to detail, strategic thinking and passion for what she does. She is a true champion for her clients – how many marketing agencies can say that they have worked with the same clients for 20+ years? In a world where marketing is frequently viewed as a commodity and agency partners are deemed interchangeable, the longevity of her client relationships is a testament to the incredible service that she provides."
BRAND BUILDERS GROUP
Christine Peterson, CPP, ISPProtus3 has been partnering with Hummingbird Creative Group since 2014. Having been in business since 1988, Protus3 was at a crossroads when we began working with Hummingbird. Wendy and her team listened first and courageously shared with us a vision that elevated our brand and supported our ability to connect with our clients, perspective clients and greater community. Hummingbird is a trusted partner of Protus3 and we are grateful for Wendy's vision and team.
President at Protus3
ALLEN JOHNSON"Since 2009, Hummingbird Creative Group has done a great job of establishing a consistent and powerful brand for Scotia Village, a continuing care retirement community. We gave Hummingbird a tall order to take three very unique retirement communities and a corporate entity, and provide them with cohesive yet individual brands...the Hummingbird team did just that."
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS, SCOTIA VILLAGE
Fred Adams, Jr. Vice President"Your company did such a great job of branding Fred Adams Paving Company and we are still using many of the materials that your firm developed. We are happy customers and our investment with Hummingbird in 2011 continues to still pay off even in 2024!"
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ALIYA GARD"5 Stars isn't enough! The creative team at Hummingbird took our ideas and process for nutrition and weight loss, which we were delivering in a less than fancy word doc, and transformed it into a beautifully branded website with fantastic copy and a great message. The entire process with Wendy was easy from the initial meeting. What we love about Hummingbird is their ability to pull out what you do and pull it into a visual package which sells! Our site and collateral materials are fresh and beautiful! Worth every penny! Thank you!"
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KAREN VARLEY"Hummingbird and their employees have always provided our company with immediate responses and great attention to detail. I would highly recommend them for all your marketing needs!"
SVN HOTELS
MANISH PATEL"Hummingbird Creative Group works incredibly hard to understand the nuances of our medical practice model, continually evaluating and improving our marketing effectiveness through all of our communications channels."
CEO, AVANCE CARE
CHARLIE SARRATT"I got a job today as a direct result of the new website. This is a flagship website for photography, one with few equals in terms of its clean look, ease of navigation, and overall professional, high-end feel. Your work was extraordinary and shows how you put clients and quality first. Thank you!"
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SARA PAISNER"Since engaging Hummingbird Creative Group, our social media following has been going up, our interaction with customers has been going up, and our social engagement with the end users has dramatically increased. Wendy is honest. She shares her honest opinion with me and I don’t feel like I am being sold. She gives me honest information and feedback, which I really appreciate."
SYNOPTIC PRODUCTS
JOSH PAYNE"Website visits are up 25%! Hummingbird Creative Group did a great job creating our new logo and with our re-branding campaign!"
SHED DEPOT, NC
DANE BYERS"Hummingbird took the time to understand the value proposition we were making to our clients, and turned that into a professional-looking system commanding even-higher profits. Their vision is so important to us that we won't publish anything to our client base without their recommendations. Consider yourself very lucky if you can get an appointment with Hummingbird – they are the real deal."
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