ART AND DESIGN
meaning of being a team and work hard every day to meet aggressive deadlines and always put their customers’ needs first.
Penny Lane Fine Art & Licensing is excited to be celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2019. As with any company reaching this major milestone, they are reminiscing fondly about the past, while keeping an enthusiastic eye on the future. The last 25 years have been remarkable for the art publishing company based in New Carlisle, Ohio. Rewarding, fun, challenging, exciting and fruitful are just a few adjectives that come to mind when describing the road that their company has paved to reach its 25th anniversary. Penny Lane Publishing was established by John and Stephanie Jones in the fall of 1993 and offered its first line of prints in January of 1994. Everything seemed to fall right into place as the company was getting started. Initially, the owners were the only employees, but they soon had to hire more people to keep up with the demand. Through hard work and determination, the company experienced tremendous growth and had to relocate to bigger facilities on three different occasions.
day business and knew they could count on Zach to build on the legacy they developed while evolving the company to stay relevant in today’s market. Today, Penny Lane is proud to offer artwork from over 80 talented artists, each of whom demonstrates their own unique style. Originally, their catalog was geared toward the North American country and primitive market, but over time their offerings evolved to include every type of art imaginable including contemporary, figurative, calligraphy and photography. The company’s main objective is to create artwork that depicts an everyday lifestyle with warmth, style and quality while attracting a large cross-section of the art buying public. Their goals are to identify upcoming trends, recognize new artists and, of course, focus on maintaining customer satisfaction.
Around 2007, Penny Lane Publishing made a change to their name by officially calling themselves Penny Lane Fine Art & Licensing. Although the change was slight, the new name fully encompassed every aspect of their business while putting a spotlight on a very successful Licensing Department that remains a huge part of the company’s success. In 2013, John and Stephanie sold the business to their son, Zach Jones. John and Stephanie wanted to step back from day-to-
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Of all the things that has made their company successful, their biggest asset is their wonderful employees. They exemplify the
They consider their most significant achievement to be the strong relationships they’ve built over the years. They pride themselves on their solid partnerships, not only with their wonderful customers, but also with the 80 plus amazing artists that they represent. “Those relationships are what this company was built on” says Zach Jones, President and Owner “without them, we have nothing.” From Target and Hobby Lobby to Wal-Mart and At Home, their wall art has been sold
all over the world as well as being featured on countless licensed products. They are extremely proud to provide the same great service and satisfaction to their smaller customers as they do to their larger ones. The future looks bright at Penny Lane! They are intent on staying relevant and productive in an ever-changing industry. They aim to continue building those relationships with customers and artists that have been so important to the success of their business. The last 25 years have been good to Penny Lane, but everyone at the company is eager for the world to see what they have in store for the next 25 years! Penny Lane Fine Art & Licensing can be found online at www.pennylanepublishing. com. You can follow them on Instagram and Facebook @pennylanepublishing. They can be contacted by email at info@ pennylanepublishing.com or phone at (937) 849-1101.
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