Interlocking Design with Marketing
Birds of a feather, Dovetail Design was founded by Tonia Swanson and Ampy McIntyre to form a unique marketing solution for small businesses to connect with their clients. Simple, yet polished, Tonia and Ampy bring the light and shade to all your marketing needs.
Because connection is important to us, our goal is to help you connect your customers and clients with the brands, products, and services they can trust. Whether we’re knee deep into an RFP submittal or brainstorming a viral digital strategy to launch your new product, we consult with you to develop a progressive solution you can be proud of.
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the team
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Tonia Swanson Partner | Design DirectorA passion for creative design with functionality, Tonia brings over 15 years developing, designing, and producing a variety of print and digital collateral to Dovetail Design. She brings a unique perspective to marketing collateral, branding, newsletters, presentations, and RFP/proposal graphics. Often described as “the unicorn”, Tonia combines magic with a collaborative experience on all her projects.
Tonia has learned to channel her inner creative and merge it with a serious obsession with crystals and stones. She’s crazy passionate about her crystals and all things spiritual and metaphysical, even training to become a certified Reiki Master. Adding a true healing touch to all she does. A recovering crazy cat lady, her favorite pastime is designing a new brand, surrounded by crystals and cats.
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Ampy McIntyre Partner | Marketing Director
Ampy compliments Tonia’s creativity with marketing know how. With more than 15 years in the A/E/C industry, Ampy brings high level project and content management to Dovetail Design. An ambassador to our clients, Ampy is your Project Manager. Her management tactics and attention to detail provide our clients the confidence and comfort during a new website design, newsletter campaign, and large RFP/proposal pursuits. She is often responsible for executing strategic marketing plans for our clients in order to attract potential customers and retain existing ones.
Described as a “firecracker,” Ampy is a Chicago native and is not afraid to put her roots to the test when it comes to getting a job done.
Our Interlocking Partners
Darci VanCamp
BlueMaize Consulting
Darci brings over 12 years and a unique blend of design, marketing and business development experience, as well as a knack for data and efficiency. She works hand in hand with Dovetail Design as our Digital Marketing and CRM expert. Darci is currently the Education Chair of the Arizona chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and the Communication Chair for the Central Arizona Society for Healthcare Engineering (CASHE).
Barbara Shuck, FSMPS, CPSM
Everest Marketing Services
Barbara regularly shares her energy, passion and 35+ years’ experience to teach, challenge, motivate, and inspire others to achieve new heights. She has worked for general contracting, engineering, construction management, and architectural firms. As a Dovetail partner, she helps clients with internal communication and initiatives, and external efforts that win work through compelling and persuasive content and messaging. She has a bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts and French, and a master’s degree in Business, (marketing emphasis), along with expertise in sales, printing, publishing, teaching, and marketing in the AEC industry.