Marketing

3 Ways Organic and Paid Content Work Together to Drive Results
Creative Noggin
April 19, 2024

This was co-written by Director of Digital Services Jackie McGinnis and Content Specialist Kelly Giese. There are so many unique types of content that can make up a customer journey, including organic and paid content. We in the digital realm often hear different forms of these two questions from our [...]

Anel Hooper
February 5, 2024

Over 25 years ago, my journey in the advertising world began with my first job as an Ad Trafficker for a local TV station. I wrote weekly schedules for the station’s ad placements by hand. It wasn’t the most glamorous job, but I’m so grateful that it sowed the seed [...]

Tracy Marlowe
January 24, 2024

In my nearly 20 years of running my full-service marketing and branding agency Creative Noggin, I have often been asked which clients or projects stand out. Without fail, this question brings to mind the travel and tourism marketing program we put together for Fredericksburg, Texas—a destination we rebranded and marketed [...]

5 Ways to Increase Instagram Engagement
Kelly Giese
December 18, 2023
In Instagram’s fiercely competitive landscape, how can you get your audience to start interacting? Here are 5 tips to start implementing now—no boosting ($) required. [...]
Collage of Creative Noggin client work.
Creative Noggin
December 1, 2023

Woman empowerment is not antithetical to business success. And it’s certainly not antithetical to effective marketing. Our proof: The women-owned and women-focused marketing agency, Creative Noggin. Let’s explore our history and why many savvy business leaders partner with women-owned marketing agencies. Women-Owned and Women-Empowered Since Day One. In 2008, Tracy [...]

5 Uncommon Questions You Should Ask Your Marketing Agency
Tracy Marlowe
November 9, 2023
After 20+ years in the agency world, there are five uncommon questions that I think people should be asking. These questions are less commonly asked but are extremely illuminating of what you can expect in working with the agency. [...]
5 Benefits of Hiring an Ad Agency on Retainer
Terri Angelico
October 3, 2023
If you’re seeking outside help with your business’s marketing and advertising, you have several options. You could work with a freelancer, hire a marketing generalist, or hire an agency. Within the agency realm, there are several types of engagements to choose from. Some of these include hiring an agency on [...]
What Content Marketers Can Learn from the Explosive Success of Crumbl Cookies
Kelly Giese
August 3, 2023
Crumbl’s social media following is large and fanatical. But what is it about Crumbl’s social media presence that makes it so magnetic? Let’s explore four key lessons to learn from Crumbl’s wildly successful content. [...]
Automating Lead Generation
Jackie McGinnis
July 19, 2023
Are you ready to scale up your marketing and get more leads in less time? Implement marketing automation into your digital strategy. [...]
Kelly Giese
May 26, 2023
The dawn of widespread marketing AI is here, and some creatives are asking: Is this the end of human-driven content marketing roles? Is NOTHING sacred? We at Creative Noggin have some thoughts. [...]