About Us :


Chris AumanThe founder, Christopher Auman (Facebook | LinkedIn | BizNik), has been working professionally as a developer and designer since 1989, and he has a diversified portfolio of experiences. Armed with a degree in graphic design and illustration from The University of Akron, Chris started his professional career in 1994 by diving head first into the role of Creative Director for an advertising agency in Fairlawn Ohio. That same year he built his first web page.

Since then, Chris was a member of the national online creative team at Knight Ridder Digital (one of the largest online newspaper publishers in the country and the largest online content producer of it’s kind). After a 10 year stint at KRD, Chris joined 168 Media Group, LLC as a managing partner where he helped to double the size of the company in just under a year. Now, as president of Sanctuary, he hope’s to continue the quality services and client satisfaction that has become his hallmark.

Chris is experienced at managing any job, at every size, and he’s able to perform just about any task related to web development, project management and marketing on the web. Just don’t ask him to balance your company books!

To round it all out, Chris is an accomplished photographer and artist, music nut, husband, and father of three. He lives in North Canton Ohio with his wife, kids and dog Sammy.

About The Company

Everything is easier if you have a talented team backing you up. When you consider hiring a company to develop your website or market your business online, you should approach it like you’re purchasing a football team. First off, you need talent to win, but you have a limited budget. We understand that, and our goal is to provide you with the most affordable services possible.

Second, you need to find a coach to lead the team (the project manager), you need talent (designers and programmers), you need to know the lay of the land (our experience), you need a quarterback (our founder) and you need a plan to get to the end zone (our products and services).

When you hire SMG, you receive the benefit of an entire staff of professionals (management, technical, creative and production) - we retain the best of the best. By successfully utilizing partnerships and allowing others to do what they do best, we bring the talent you need to the table and get the job done more affordably and at a higher quality than the competition. When you hire SMG, it’s like you’ve just contracted to extend your staff! Some may call this outsourcing. We like to call it teamwork.

Our mission and our people

Chris Auman is the founder of the company and your success starts with his extensive experience developing and promoting successful websites since 1994. This is essentially the entire lifespan of the internet as we know it. His successes have included sites for authors, musicians and magicians to large corporate sites like Ohio.com, The Akron Beacon Journal and local grocery store chain Acme Fresh Markets. Our ultimate mission and goal is to extend our experience and knowledge into your company and help you in any way we can through teamwork - we want to become an integral arm of your organization and your trusted online development partner.

The total value of teamwork

As stated, we realize you’re not buying software or some generic service. You’re interested in hiring talent - an addition to your organization with a history and a future that’s geared toward your growth and profitability. There are many ways that we help you, ranging from simple consultation to technical software development and ongoing marketing and innovation. Our goal is to guide your online company - or the online division of your company - to greater heights of potential and help you leverage the power of the internet that’s just waiting for a business who takes marketing on the internet seriously.

In summary, here are just a few bullet points that we guarantee you’ll enjoy as an SMG client:

  • Superior product performance & consistency
  • Knowledgeable & efficient staff
  • Ease of doing business
  • Timely technical support
  • Affordable development quotes
  • Increased profit potential
  • Increased operational efficiency
  • Our warranty and our guarantees that you’ll get what you need or your money back


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