Our Story
In these brief 40-something years, we’ve transformed a small, local printing company into a creative-minded, software-building, data-focused, automated print and direct response business, singularly focused on helping our clients express their value through physical, offline marketing. What do you call a business like this? More Vang of course.
So how did we get here? Well that’s a long story…
We opened for business when bell bottoms were fashionable, Jimmy Carter was President and phones had 12 buttons. We were printers in a world where print, TV and radio were mature technologies, all sharing the job of delivering the world’s content and messaging.
Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, our business grew. We added services like mailing and distribution. And at the turn of the millennium, we started a creative agency to work on ideas in addition to deliverables. In turn, we developed an appreciation for the purpose of our work in the hands of our client’s customers.
And then, boom—the internet and iPhone happened.
New online technologies created a direct path for publishers, musicians and marketers to deliver their content, music and message. And beyond the obvious efficiencies, digital technology provided an enormous advantage over traditional media. It provided insight into the interests of end users. Search, site visits and ad clicks helped content producers recognize their consumers as individuals rather than a broad audience.
We recognized the disruption that was about to occur, so we made some decisions. First, we developed a reverence for data. Unlike our TV and radio cousins, we knew we had the ability to use data to make personal and relevant products.
Then, we recognized the need for better tools for managing print. We began by developing custom integrations into our clients’ marketing and data platforms. Later we built software products of our own: Banjo for algorithmic direct mail, and Mythos for brand storytelling.
And finally, while we recognize change is inevitable, we came to realize that climate change is not. In 2020, we purchased Ecoprint—a local firm with over three decades of experience in producing sustainable print products. Through that acquisition, and investments in our own facilities, we’ve become Washington’s most sustainable print manufacturer, and our goal is to accomplish that feat nationally.

A fishing trip with staff in the early days of More Vang
Our Expertise

Creativity
Creativity begins with ideas. We help our clients develop new ways to express their value. We’ve developed the Empathy Brief to understand the changing nature of a business. This process helps define opportunities and clarify challenges. Our creatives can then execute on a range of services, from the products that we envision to the art and words those products deliver.

Technology
Valuable offline experiences require relevant content and personalized messaging. Our GDPR-compliant technology and data services help you convert the data points you’ve collected into better print deliverables. And our ability to automate this process means there is no excuse for spray and pray marketing.

Sustainability
Going “green” isn’t an option anymore; it’s a shared responsibility. We provide our clients with the resources and expertise for designing products with the right materials and processes. Our efforts go well beyond recycling and third-party certifications. We focus on helping our clients create things that are valuable—content that's more likely to stick around than end up in a landfill.


Our Culture
At More Vang, we believe in philosophical optimism and embrace the inevitable change progress delivers. We use the power of empathy to understand things we haven’t personally experienced. Along with optimism and empathy, we believe in asking better questions; and this curiosity leads to better ideas for us and our clients.
All together, we call this our CEO culture. It helps bind this group of individuals around the common belief that better communication improves the world. It also creates a kind and inclusive atmosphere where we can all do our best possible work.

Our Team
Some of us have worked here for decades, while others just arrived. Some of us run machines; some sit at computers. Most write in English but a few favor Javascript. Others prefer design to the language arts. We are a group of individuals bound by common beliefs. We believe better communication improves the world. We believe curiosity drives progress. We believe our collective skills and ideas will help your business move forward. And we take this work, though not ourselves, quite seriously.

Fredy Avendano
Production

Shannon Bailey
Leadership

Lindsey Bankert
Client Services

Melissa Barnes
Client Services

Vicky Barnes
Production

Morrell Boone
Shipping

Morrell Boone, Jr.
Shipping

Rylie Bowlin
Client Services

Jon Budington
Leadership

Ray Carroll
Production

Robert Carson
Tech Services

Jeanna Castro
Production

Sonny Castro
Planning

Thanh Chau
Production

Terone Chung
Production

Long Dang
Mailing

John Davis
Production

Jerry Dreo
Leadership

Andrea Dreusicke
Client Services

Phuong Duong
Production

Will Dyer
Tech Services

Deanna Falkenberg
Tech Services

Paul Gildehaus
Tech Services

Iliana Guzman
Mailing

Joshua Hirschorn
Leadership

Robb Hoffheins
Marketing

Neal Hollowell
Tech Services

Odell Jackson
Tech Services

Tony Jennings
Production

Joshua Kinsey
Experiential Graphics

Eric Kirkpatrick
Client Services

Robb "Stormy" Knapik
Shipping

Liem Le
Production

Vivi Lethanh
Experiential Graphics

Amy Leung
Mailing

Sonya Lindsey
HR/Facilities

Nhan Lo
Production

Anne Lucas
Planning

Chris Lucas
Planning

Diane Mahoney
Finance

Aldrin Manreal
Production

Emil Markov
Experiential Graphics

Maciej Mecke
Client Services

Evan Mitchell
Technology

Brian Morgan
Experiential Graphics

Deon Morton
Mailing

Minh Ngo
Production

Hue Nguyen
Production

Kim Anh Nguyen
Production

Lehung Nguyen
Production

Quoc Dung Nguyen
Experiential Graphics

Thao Nguyen
Production

Van Nguyen
Mailing

Sean Nigh
Client Services

Tracy Orpin
Tech Services

Edmundo Ortiz
Leadership

Seng Pakdimounivong
Mailing

Miranda Pellicano
Marketing

Jerry Penick
Production

Thanh Pham
Production

Phuc Phan
Production

Thong Phan
Mailing

Eric Pike
Tech Services

Suzanne Radcliffe
Finance

Sharon Reilly
Planning

Pete Reynolds
Shipping

Edwin Rozeski
Technology

Ngoc Sam
Production

Saulo Sanchez
Production

Ezra Schwartz
Technology

Omar Shiblaq
Business Development

Frank Strube
Technology

Brian Suleski
Client Services

Daisye Sutherland
Finance

Todd Swails
Production

Masanori Takeshima
Production

Binh Thach
Production

Dung That Ton
Production

Chuong Tran
Production

Cong-Liem Tran
Production

Dung Tran
Production

Huy Tran
Mailing

Jimmy Tran
Mailing

Jorgine Vick
Client Services

Daniel Whitney
Experiential Graphics

Annie Williams
Client Services

Allison Yates
Client Services

Samuel Young
Production

Priscilla Yun
Client Services