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Marketing Agency Moving in the Sacramento Valley

Move the production studio by shoot kit and campaign, with sample walls mapped in advance and printer preparation assigned to its service provider.

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Marketing Agency moving in the Sacramento Valley: Murdock's crew at work
  • Licensed & InsuredUSDOT 3421940 · MC 1416634
  • Locally OperatedChico + Yuba City
  • Sacramento ValleyChico · Yuba City · Sacramento

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Planning a Marketing Agency Move

An agency moves on its campaign calendar. A product launch, a client shoot or a trade-show build does not slide because the lease ended, so the plan starts with the dates the studio cannot miss and the gear each one needs. Kits for the next shoot stay behind and travel last; the archive of past campaign props can go first.

The studio does not pack like an office. Seamless paper rolls several feet long, light stands, strobes and softboxes in their cases, a podcast corner lined with acoustic panels, a wide-format printer with a laminator beside it. Photographers and producers know their gear to the last clamp, so they pack and latch their own cases, and our crew moves the cases, carts, stands and furniture around them.

Then there are the walls. Pin-up boards and magnetic work walls hold a campaign in progress, and the creative team wants them to arrive readable. Each board is photographed before it comes down and travels upright, with pinned work left in place when it is taped down well enough to ride.

Who usually signs off
Agency operations lead or studio manager, with the creative lead approving the new production layout
Timing that works
Built around the shoot and launch calendar: studio kits and the client presentation room move last, archives and props first, with Saturday loading on request.

What typically moves

  • Seamless backdrop rolls and standsRolls ride horizontally in their sleeves or on padded racks; stands and crossbars are bundled by set so a backdrop goes back up whole.
  • Lighting kits, C-stands and grip cartsYour team packs lights and modifiers into their own cases; we move closed cases, rolling carts and sandbags.
  • Pin-up boards and magnetic work wallsPhotographed, wrapped face-in and kept upright; rolling boards travel with casters locked.
  • Wide-format printer, laminator and cutting tableYour print technician readies the printer first; the laminator and cutting mat travel flat and padded.
  • Freestanding acoustic panels and podcast furnitureWrapped and labeled by wall. Panels glued or screwed to the wall come down with your contractor.
  • Prop and sample shelvingBoxed by client or campaign, shelf by shelf, so the producer can find the right props for the next shoot.
  • Editing stations and color-calibrated displaysUnplugged, boxed in their own cartons and hooked up at the same desk; calibration and software stay with your team.

Access and scheduling

Agencies in Sacramento often choose character buildings in midtown, along R Street or near the Railyards, and those tend to have tight stairs, shallow elevators and street loading. In Roseville, Folsom and Chico the studio may sit in a flex suite with a roll-up door, which makes backdrop rolls and printers far easier. At the walk-through we hold the long items up against the stair turns and elevator depth, because a seamless roll that will not fit the cab goes up by hand.

Your producer gives us the shoot calendar and flags which kits are booked. From that we split the job: archives, props and general desks on the first day, then the studio and the presentation room on the last, so the agency can host a client at the new address before the studio is finished.

Protection and handling

Studio gear is valuable in small pieces, so the rule is closed cases only. Strobes, lenses, heads and cables travel in the cases your team packed and latched; the crew does not open them or tip loose gear into general cartons. Cases ride strapped to the truck floor and are stacked only as high as your producer allows.

Backdrop rolls are crushed by standing on end or by weight on top, so they lie flat on padded racks. Work walls stay upright. The printer stays level and strapped. On a July day a truck body heats up fast in a Valley parking lot, so inks, paper stock and anything with a battery load last and come off first. The presentation room is set before the studio, so clients see a finished room.

Who does what

Some of this job belongs to other trades. The written plan names each one.

Wide-format printer preparation and setup
Your print service provider follows the manufacturer's transport steps and handles setup at the new studio; we move the prepared unit.
Built cyc walls, mounted acoustic treatment and ceiling light grids
Your contractor or studio installer takes down and rebuilds anything fixed to the building. We move the parts once they are free.
Editing storage, network and software licenses
Your IT contact handles shared storage, the network and licensing.

Not part of our work

  • Packing cameras, lenses, lights or drones; your team packs and closes its own cases.
  • Removing or reinstalling anything screwed, glued or wired to walls or ceilings.

Around Chico, Yuba City and Sacramento

Creative shops here favor midtown and downtown Sacramento, the R Street corridor and West Sacramento, with more studios in Roseville, Folsom and downtown Chico. Older midtown buildings are charming and tight, and a seamless roll or a printer can decide whether the crew uses the elevator or the stairs.

The crew that shows up

Two Murdock’s movers carrying a pad-wrapped table up the truck rampTwo Murdock’s box trucks staged outside a single-story building in the Sacramento ValleyMurdock’s crew carrying a pad-wrapped piece through a tiled entryway

Marketing Agency Moving FAQs

Another question? Call (530) 354-8089.

We have a client shoot the day before the move. Can the studio stay set up?

Yes. The studio is planned as the last load. Your team wraps the shoot and packs its cases that evening, and we move the studio overnight or the next morning, depending on the building's hours. If the next shoot follows soon after, stands and lights are set at the new studio before general desks.

How should we label a work wall that changes order at the new agency?

Number the boards on the old wall and sketch the new wall with the same numbers in the new order. We photograph the boards as they are, move them upright and hang or lean them to your sketch. If a board is fixed to the wall, your contractor takes it down and we move it once it is free.

Who gets the wide-format printer ready for transport?

Your print service provider, or the person on your team who maintains it and has the manufacturer's steps. Printheads and ink systems usually need preparation before a move, and a unit that skips it can be slow to bring back. After that, we pad it, keep it level and strapped, and your provider does setup and the first print.

What should we do with props from past client campaigns?

Decide before packing whether each client's props move, go back to the client or leave. Anything moving is boxed by client name, shelf by shelf, so the producer can find it again. Props you are letting go are set aside for donation or disposal rather than sorted on the new floor.

Plan your business move

Tell us both addresses, the building rules you know about, and the dates you cannot move. We will send back a written plan and estimate.

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