Benton neighborhood used for national Stihl ads

BENTON, Mo. -- On Tuesday morning, a quiet neighborhood on the north side of Benton was transformed into a video- and still-photography set by Red Letter Communications of Cape Girardeau for its biggest client, Stihl Inc. of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Allison Page, an account executive at Red Letter, worked with Karen Buterbaugh, a marketing communications specialist for Stihl, to set up and manage a shoot in Benton for the company's handheld outdoor power equipment.

"We shot here in November of 2013, and they liked the property and wanted to come back and get shots again this year," Page said.

Stihl does two shoots per year for "product action insets," one in the spring and one in the fall.