2023 Small Business of the year
Forbes & Butler is excited to announce that we have been awarded the 2023 Longview Chamber Small Business of the Year award. This prestigious award recognizes businesses that make significant contributions to the community, exhibit financial responsibility and innovation, and are good corporate citizens. Forbes & Butler is proud to be recognized for their hard work and dedication to these values. We remain committed to continuing to foster growth in the Longview community through their ongoing efforts.
Philosophy
CREATIVE
It’s the name of the game.
VERSATILE
Business cards are a great start.
Logo Design. Corporate Stationery. Print Advertising. Direct Mail. Website. Menu Design. Apparel. Newsletters. Magazines. Signage.
Social / Digital Media. Sales Materials. Point of Purchase. Outdoor. Exhibit Displays. Packaging. The list goes on.
Our clients don’t have to do it all, but we do.
STRATEGIC
Every shot a bullseye.
That’s our goal. Not only do we utilize a variety of media to target the audiences our clients want to talk to, we focus the entirety of our creative resources on producing materials that speak to their audience. The ultimate goal of strategic creative thinking is to develop and evolve a relevant personality, an identity, for our clients. That’s branding! Strategic creative thinking is at the core of everything we do, every day.
Services
ADVERTISING
Social / Digital Media
Magazine
Point of Sale
Trade Publications
Outdoor
Direct Mail
Transit / Vehicle Wraps
Newspaper
Logo / Visual Identity
Tagline / Slogan
Stationery Packages
Campaign Development
Brand Refresh
Brochures
Annual Reports
Newsletters
Sales Kits
Menus
Posters
Signage
Tradeshow Graphics
Catalogs
Special Event Materials
Packaging / Labels
Postcards
Magazines
Book Covers
Web Design
Social Media Marketing
Content Development
Programming / Coding
Responsive CMS Sites
Video / Animation
Digital Flipbooks
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Print Production
Copywriting / Editing
Photography
Photo Art Direction
Custom Illustration
About Us
Holly Forbes
Baylor University
BFA, 1984
Jason Butler
University of North Texas
BFA, 1991
September 19, 1967 – April 28, 2023
Jim Tilley
Baylor University
BFA, 2005
Whitney Pickett
Texas Tech University
BA, 2016
Shelly Butler
University of North Texas
BBA, 1990
Jerrad Parsons
Texas Tech University
BA, 2010
In 2001, Graphic Designers Holly Forbes and Jason Butler joined creative forces to form Forbes & Butler Visual Communications, Inc.
Clients
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Bodacious Bar-B-Q
Cace's Kitchen
Fish City Grill
Fresh Country Fundraising
Diddy’s Yogurt Shoppe
Enoch’s Stomp
The Made-Rite Company
Sarah's Hot Chicken
Squaretop Wines
Pizza King
NON-PROFIT
ArtWalk Downtown
Asbury House
Christus Good Shepherd Foundation
East Texas Alzheimer's Alliance
East Texas CASA
East Texas Literacy Council
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Greggton United Methodist Church
Great Texas Balloon Race
Gregg County Historical Museum
Junior Achievement of East Texas
Junior League of Longview
KAJ Foundation
Life Priorities Network
Longview Arboretum
Longview Community Ministries
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
Longview Symphony
Longview Wine Festival
Main Street Longview
Missionary Tech Team
New Beginnings Baptist Church
New Covenant Church
Newgate Mission
North East Texas Habitat for Humanity
Partners in Prevention
Southside Baptist Church
St. Anthony Catholic Church
Stragent Foundation
Thrive 360
United Way
Zonta Club
EDUCATION
Kilgore College Rangerettes
Lobo Football Booster Club
Longview ISD Foundation
Pine Tree ISD
Texas IB Schools
Trinity School of Texas
HEALTH CARE
Christus Good Shepherd Health System
Christus Trinity Clinics
Community HealthCore
Core Health Systems
Diagnostic Clinic of Longview
Dr. Huffman Family Health
East Texas Endodontics
East Texas Ear & Throat
East Texas Kidney Specialists
East Texas Orthopaedic Clinic
Heart'sWay Hospice
Insight Eyecare
Kindle Dental
Longview Dental
Longview Dermatology
Longview Emergency Medicine Associates
Love Dentistry
McGough & McGough
Pinnacle Periodontics
Prostate Seed Institute
Premier Home Care
Premier Hormone Health & Wellness
Sherman & Briscoe Orthodontics
Shining Star Pediatrics
The Family Healthcare Center
Vaca & Kirby Dental Group
Wallis Dermatology
SOCIAL MEDIA
CORPORATE
Ally Telecom Group
Alton Plaza
Anhydrotech
AutoBody Express
Black Angel Lures
Bowles Properties
Casa Flora Flower Shop
City of Longview
City of Winnsboro
Cooks Lighting, Flooring, Decor
Coldworks Equipment
Composite Fluid Transfer
Conterra
Coppermark Builders
Chrome Reflections
Davis Firm P.C.
Delta Fabrication
DJ Johnson Design and Build
Dryline Technologies
Downtown Longview
East Texas Fabrication
Eastex Telephone Cooperative
Ecologic Justice Warriors
Ellie Bee's
Energy Weldfab
Erskine & McMahon
Expert Computing Solutions
Farrell & Boswell
Floor Medic
Fresh Country
FST - Fabrication Solutions Technologies
Gregg County Sheriffs Office
Gladewater Round Up Rodeo
Goudarzi & Young
Guy Harrison
Henderson Capital
Henderson Custom Cabinets
Hudson Printing
Hugman Architecture
Insight Remodeling
JBA Financial Services
JenRand Diversified LLC
Kimberly Fish, Author
KSA Engineers
LEDCO
Longview Chamber of Commerce
Longview Convention & Visitors Bureau
Longview Glass
Longview Transit
Master WoodCraft
Maude Cobb Convention & Activity Center
McClung Energy Services
Mechanical Analysis Inc.
Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce
MSUSA
Monsour Law Firm
Mundt Music
NCIC
Oleta Jane
One Hundred Acres of Heritage
Panel Truss
Pelaia Law Center
PDQ America
Precision Pools
Pure Pilates
Radeus Labs
Ramsey Realty
Renewable Energy Solutions
RLM General Contractors
Robert Cargill, Author
Rogers Law Firm
Sabine Pipe Inc.
Scott Scammahorn Law Firm
Shore Production Services
Silver Oak Operating
Smith Anglin Financial
Smoking Aces
Sorey Law Firm
Stellar Services
STEMCO
Sugar Magnolia
Summit Water Transfer
Sunset Farms
Sweet Shop USA
Telespan
Texas Bank and Trust
Texas Office Leasing
Tina Grider School of Dance
TBT Financial Services
U.S. Title
Twin Oaks Event Center
Waggoner Custom Homes
Xpress HD Truck Parts
Yowell Group
WEBSITES
Artsview Children's Theatre
Artwalk Longview
Asbury House
Aurora Electrical
Bodacious 6th Street
Central Title Co
C & C Oilfield Services
Coldworks Equipment
Coppermark Builders
Core Health Systems
Diagnostic Clinic of Longview
DJ Johnson Design and Build
East Texas Fabrication
East Texas Oil Museum
Empire Security
Expert Appraisal Group
FST - Fabrication Solutions Technologies
First Baptist Church Longview
Fresh Country
Friedman Industries
Friends of Lake Lomond
Gregg County Sheriffs Office
Great Texas Balloon Race
Habitat Hope Campaign Page
Heart's Way Hospice
Henderson Custom Cabinets
Hugman Architecture
Insight Remodeling
KC Excel
Kimberly Fish
Kilgore College
Life Priorities Network (LPN)
Longview Glass
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
Longview Symphony Orchestra
Longview WOW Museum
Mechanical Analysis Inc.
Missionary Tech Team
Origins of Success
Palmetto Services
Panel Truss
Prostate Seed Institute
Pompeii Juices
Pure Pilates Longview
Radeus Labs
Robert Cargill, Author
Shining Star
Sunset Farms
Texas Iron & Steel
Texas Office Leasing
Uniquely Longview
U.S. Title