Exal and Butler merge in new ad campaign

YOUNGSTOWN — Art and industry met Friday as the Butler Institute of American Art and Exal Corp. unveiled a new advertising campaign.

It features a painting from the local museum collection in one of the spray can industry’s largest trade magazines.

The announcement signifies the confluence of three local ventures working together to promote Valley business. Keynote Media Group of Youngstown created the ad using art from the local collection for the local company, Exal.

“Exal is a very design-oriented businesses. We talked about getting a Picasso, but then we thought, ‘Why not keep it local?’” said Richard Hahn, president of Keynote Media Group LLC.

Read more in Saturday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com