Marketing that travels further than trends.

REFINED STORYTELLING. STRATEGIC RESULTS

We partner with established and emerging brands to build strategic marketing systems rooted in story, positioning, and revenue. From established companies ready to evolve, to new ventures and short-term rentals, we create marketing designed for longevity — not just launch.

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So, who are we?

A strategic marketing partner for brands building something that lasts.

Whether you’re modernizing a decades-old business or launching a new property or venture, we create marketing strategies rooted in story, positioning, and revenue.

Our work ensures your brand doesn’t just look good — it performs.

Because sustainable growth requires more than content. It requires strategy.

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How Can We Work Together?

  • We handle your entire Instagram + Facebook presence — strategy, planning, posting, engagement, analytics, and monthly on-site content creation for local clients. Paid ad support is exclusive to management clients.

    For brands who want consistent, high-quality social media handled for them—start to finish.

  • Monthly content packages, on-site shoots, short-form video, drone content, event coverage, and specialty campaigns for launches or promotions.


    For brands who need great content but want to manage posting in-house.

  • Squarespace + Shopify websites built to be beautiful, strategic, and conversion-driven — with SEO foundations and launch support.


    For service providers, product brands, and short-term rental owners who need a website that works as hard as they do.

  • Brand identity, direct-booking websites, listing optimization, social media, content creation, guest experience collateral, and revenue-driven strategy — all designed to elevate your property and attract your ideal guests.


    For STR owners who want to increase direct bookings, rely less on OTAs like Airbnb and VRBO, and save both themselves and their guests money in the long run.

  • Logos, brand kits, marketing collateral, templates, signage, and everything that keeps your brand visually cohesive.


    For businesses that want polished, professional design across print + digital.

  • Strategic, end-to-end campaigns designed to drive attention and action. We plan the strategy, create and shoot content, manage social rollout, and run paid ads — perfect for launches, events, promotions, and businesses that need support executing a high-impact campaign.

Who do we work with?

We are based in Chatham-Kent and Detroit, Michigan but work with brands across North-America. We specialize in modernizing businesses with rich histories, supporting fast-growing brands that need extra hands on social media, and elevating short-term rentals through strategic marketing grounded in our Founder Mikayla’s firsthand experience as a real estate investor.

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Short-term Rental Marketing

What happens when you combine a creative marketing obsessed Agency Owner and a Short Term Rental Owner?! You get someone who knows what it takes to stand out in a competitive market by creating rave-worthy branding & strategic marketing that reflects your guest avatar.

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A Snapshot of The Brands We Have Worked With

South Point Ford logo with the words 'South Point' in bold blue letters and 'Ford' underneath.
Logo for Shackleton Auctions featuring the company name in stylized text and an icon of a gavel.
Logo for hosted by Nicola with a location pin icon and the tagline "Creative Design for Profitable Printing" underneath.
A logo for K2 Custom Homes Inc. featuring a house outline and a diamond shape.
Logo for Riverview Gaming Centre with a billiard ball and a slot machine reel
The word 'POWERCOLOR' written in stylized, uppercase letters with a blue outline and a colorful, blurred background.
A distorted, pixelated circular logo with abstract shapes in blue and green colors.
A neon sign with the words "Joe's Garage" in cursive, outlined in blue and green lights.
A digital graphic of two blue umbrellas with a background of tropical leaves, showcasing a lush garden scene.
A logo featuring a sunrise over a body of water with two Adirondack chairs facing the water, and the text 'The Bay House Retreat' below.

Portfolio

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    LALLY FORD

    Social Media Management, Paid Advertising Campaigns

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    SHACKELTON AUCTIONS

    Social Media Management, Paid Ad Campaigns, Graphic Design

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  • Riverview Gaming Center sign with trees and a road in the background at dusk.

    RIVERVIEW GAMING

    Social Media Management, Paid Ad Campaigns, Web & Graphic Design

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  • Interior of a bedroom with a bed, pillows, and a decorative wall piece, overlaid with text promoting short-term rental marketing services for The Bay House Retreat.

    THE BAY HOUSE RETREAT

    Short-term Rental Marketing, Web & Graphic Design, Paid Ad Campaigns

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  • Business professionals working on custom home designs with documents and coffee on a table.

    K2 CUSTOM HOMES

    Social Media Management, Custom Website Design

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  • Forest scene with tall trees and a wooden pathway in the foreground, overlaid with text about summerbrook short-term rental marketing.

    THE SUMMERBROOK

    Custom Website Design, Brand Guide Development, Content Creation Package

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  • ”We teamed up with Mikayla about a year and a half ago. She is absolutely awesome! Her attention to detail and initiative is second to none. She comes to us with great ideas and is really creative, without any guidance from us. I HIGHLY recommend Mikayla, you will not be disappointed!”

    Mike Shackelton — CEO of Shackelton Auctions

  • “Mikayla is absolutely wonderful to work with. She is prompt, creative, and a true professional with an easy to work with persona. Highly recommend!”

    Nicola Cheah — Hosted By Nicola

  • “Mikayla and her team were amazing! We had them do some promotional videos and behind the scenes photos for the launch of a new offering and we couldn’t be happier. Not only was the content great the turn around time was shocking! We had our content way before we expected to and was able to begin posting right away. We highly recommend Mikayla and her team and hope we can work together again in the future!”

    Brittney Palomba — CEO of PR Pilates

  • “Mikayla and her team (Lauryn) do an amazing job for Southpoint Ford! They have taken our social to the next level. Thanks again.”

    Tom Leckie — Southpoint Ford Sales Manager

  • “ Within the first week of her taking charge of our Instagram strategy, my audience noticed an immediate and uplifting change. Now, several months into our collaboration, I continue to be impressed with Mikayla and her team. Our partnership has not only elevated my marketing efforts but has also enriched our friendship. I truly wish I had started working with her sooner, and I’m excited about our ongoing journey of growth and success together.”

    Matthew McCall-Stillman — Owner of HOSTD, STR Legend, Woodward Square Realty

  • “ We have been partnering with Mikayla for social media management for just under 2 years now, and it has been a game-changer for Lally Ford! She has brought creativity, consistency, and a fresh perspective to our brand’s online presence. Engagement and website traffic has significantly increased, and she has helped us connect with our audience like never before.”

    Lee Beckstead — Sales Manager Lally Ford

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It happens with strategy. This 40th Anniversary Gala sold out early — because we built a purpose-led campaign around storytelling, not guesswork. If you’re planning an event or campaign