Services
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Not sure where your marketing dollars should go? I’ll help you create a clear, practical strategy based on your business, your customers, your competition, and what you want to accomplish.
Services Include:
Marketing strategy and planning
Competitive and market research
Audience targeting
Campaign development
Marketing budget recommendations
Media planning
Campaign analysis and optimization
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Advertising can get complicated quickly. I help you determine where your audience is spending their time and build a media plan designed to reach them efficiently. I also work directly with media companies and advertising vendors on your behalf, helping negotiate, coordinate, and manage campaigns so you don't have to juggle multiple sales reps.
Media options include:
Television
Streaming TV / OTT / CTV
Radio and streaming audio
Billboards and outdoor advertising
Digital display
Geofencing
Paid social media
Paid search
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Reach potential customers when they're actively searching for the products or services you offer. The goal isn't simply more clicks, it's getting your business in front of the right people at the right time.
Services include:
Google Ads campaign setup
Keyword research
Search campaign management
Geographic targeting
Budget management
Campaign optimization
Performance reporting
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For local businesses, your Google presence can be one of your most valuable marketing tools. I can help optimize and manage your Google Business Profile so customers can more easily find your business when searching in your area.
Services include:
Profile optimization
Business information updates
Photos and content
Google Posts
Review strategy
Local search recommendations
Ongoing profile management
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Stay visible to your audience across the websites and apps they use every day. Display advertising uses targeted digital ads to build awareness and reach potential customers based on factors like location, interests, behaviors and demographics.
Retargeting helps you reconnect with people who have already visited your website or interacted with your business, keeping your brand top of mind and encouraging them to take the next step.
From audience targeting and creative strategy to campaign management and optimization, I can help make sure your digital advertising reaches the right people and supports your larger marketing goals.
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Reach potential customers based on the places they visit in the real world. Geofencing allows you to target audiences within specific geographic areas like competitor locations, events, neighborhoods or other relevant locations and deliver digital ads to their mobile devices.
Whether you're looking to reach people near your business, connect with a competitor's customers or target attendees at a specific event, I can help develop a geofencing strategy designed around your audience and marketing goals.
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Your website should do more than look good — it should help people find your business and take the next step.
I can help identify opportunities to improve your website's visibility and effectiveness through:
SEO recommendations
Keyword research
Website content strategy
Local SEO
Landing page recommendations
User experience improvements
Conversion-focused messaging
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Social media can be a powerful advertising tool when campaigns are built around a clear audience and objective.
I can help develop and manage paid social campaigns designed to increase awareness, generate leads, promote events, or drive customers to your website.
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Need help figuring out what to say or how to say it? I can help turn your marketing goals into clear, compelling campaigns across multiple platforms.
Services include:
Campaign concepts
Advertising copy
Social media graphics
Digital display creative
Marketing materials
Promotional campaigns
Brand messaging
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From community events and grand openings to trade shows and special promotions, I can help build a marketing plan that gets the word out and drives attendance. Support can include event promotion strategy, advertising, social media, creative materials, and media coordination.
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Need experienced marketing leadership but aren't ready to hire a full-time marketing director?
217 Media Solutions can serve as an extension of your team. From helping develop strategy, coordinate vendors, manage campaigns, oversee advertising budgets, and keep your marketing moving forward.
Support can be structured around a specific project or provided on an ongoing monthly basis.
Local experience across a wide range of industries.
Every industry has a different audience, competitive landscape and path to growth. With more than 14 years of experience working with businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout Central Illinois, I understand how to build marketing strategies around the realities of your industry, your market and your customers.
Home Services & Contractors
Helping roofing, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, remodeling, window coverings, solar and other service-based businesses generate awareness, leads and long-term growth.
Healthcare & Medical
Marketing strategies designed to build awareness, strengthen trust and connect healthcare organizations with the patients and communities they serve.
Automotive
Strategic advertising designed to keep dealerships and automotive businesses visible, competitive and top-of-mind with local buyers.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Marketing that drives awareness, visits and repeat business while helping restaurants, hospitality businesses and local destinations stand out.
Retail & Local Businesses
Practical, targeted marketing strategies that help local businesses reach more of the right customers and compete effectively in their market.
Financial & Professional Services
Strategic marketing for organizations that depend on credibility, reputation and long-term customer relationships.
Nonprofits & Community Organizations
Thoughtful marketing strategies that help organizations increase awareness, promote events, reach supporters and make the most of limited marketing resources.
Agriculture
Marketing built with an understanding of Central Illinois communities, rural audiences and the businesses that serve them.
Senior Living
Strategic marketing for senior living communities, assisted living and related services focused on building trust, increasing awareness and reaching prospective residents and their families.
Education
Marketing strategies that help schools, colleges, universities and educational organizations build awareness, support enrollment and connect with students, families and their communities.