LBL Branding, Marketing, and Printing was founded on a handshake and a goal: to gather a team of creative professionals who bring experience and expertise to every brand we touch. Embracing the future of content marketing while honoring the proven successes of traditional marketing, LBL’s insanely creative designers, writers, production managers, and developers build and elevate brands with outstanding results.

  • 1975 - Open for business

    Larry and Lois Gidley founded L.B.L. Printing, a full-service print shop in Willoughby, Ohio.

  • 1992 - New Boss

    After graduating from college, Brian Gidley joined LBL full-time and took over the day-to-day operations of the small family business.

  • 1993 - Expanding Operations

    LBL expanded operations by moving from the family home to a commercial location in Concord, Ohio.

  • 1999 - Acquisition

    Continued growth was sought and found when the Gidley family bought Shetler Printing & Office Supply in Middlefield, Ohio.

  • 2007 - Commercial 4-Color Printing

    LBL entered the Commercial 4-Color market with the purchase of a Komori 4-Color Offset Printing press.

  • 2008 - Another Acquisition

    The growth and expansion continued when LBL merged operations with Sprice Graphics in Mentor, Ohio.

  • 2010 - Double The Office Space

    The business moved to its current location on West Prospect Street in Painesville, doubling the size of the business and streamlining operations while expanding the sales and production departments.

  • 2016 - Full-Service Agency!

    LBL Branding, Marketing, and Printing is now a full-service marketing and media agency, offering social media, content management, website development and maintenance, and promotional products.

  • 2023 - Ready For Your Brand

    The sky’s the limit in 2023! Jump on board and ignite your brand!

Experience

Experience + creativity = success at LBL. We’re a group of highly qualified print marketing professionals with decades of combined industry experience and digital know-how. Our experience is coupled with our passion for design and marketing and a unique perspective on brand storytelling.

All-Star Team

Our team of marketing and design experts know how to get inside your brand and amplify your message to your current and potential customers. From web development and social media marketing to custom design and print services, LBL’s all-stars work hard to be a part of your success story.

Visual Masters

First impressions of a brand are 94% design related. We get that. LBL will help you build your brand with a new logo, website, print marketing and sales materials. Are you ready to re-brand or refresh? We breathe new life into legacy brands.

Nimble and Focused

We’re talented, energetic, nimble, and 100% committed to your business. Our focused approach helps elevate your brand and your sales. No challenge is too big for the LBL team.

LBL is a customer-centric, solution-based company driven by the desire to create meaningful relationships. Our success is measured by our client’s successes through increased brand awareness, sales growth, and stronger bottom-line performance. LBL is committed to the client’s own vision and goals and we implement a vision and strategy that utilizes human capital, technology, resources, knowledge, and experiences to fulfill the promise.

The workflow at LBL starts with our clients and the process (and client relationship) never ends.

  • Step 1: Free Consultation
    Let’s discuss your goals and needs and outline your key objectives.

  • Step 2: Proposal
    We’ll create a custom proposal to help meet your needs and elevate your brand.

  • Step 3: The Work
    After approval, it’s time for the LBL team to go to work on your brand marketing. We start with your logo, and then expand your brand to a website, social media, blog, emails, and promotional products.

  • Step 4: Reporting
    We answer the question: “How’s it going?” with reports and analysis to keep you in the loop and make changes to the strategy, when necessary.