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Hey, I’m DANIELLE
Marketer, strategist, and founder of Golden Hour Co., the agency behind some of your favorite hospitality brands and local go-to’s. I’ve led corporate teams, built marketing departments from scratch, and now help founders cut through the noise with clarity, confidence, and conversions. We don’t believe in guesswork. We believe in strategy that works. If you’re ready to stop winging it and start marketing like you mean it, you’re in the right place.
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How To Recession-Proof Your Marketing (Part 5): Create Scalable Systems for Long-Term Stability
Recession-proof growth doesn’t come from bigger budgets. It comes from systems that eliminate bottlenecks, protect ROI, and scale predictability.
How To Recession-Proof Your Marketing (Part 4): Strengthen Your PR, Partnerships, and Organic Channels
When budgets tighten, visibility has to work harder. PR, partnerships, and organic are how you stay seen without overspending.
How To Recession-Proof Your Marketing (Part 3): Double Down on Digital + Paid Media with Precision
Paid media isn’t a lifeline. It’s an amplifier. In a downturn, it multiplies strong strategies and exposes weak ones.
How To Recession-Proof Your Marketing (Part 2): Focus on Revenue-Driving Messaging & Offers
Your message is either making you money or costing you money. There’s no in-between.
How To Recession-Proof Your Marketing (Part 1): Build A Resilient Marketing Foundation
Resilient marketing means every dollar works harder, no matter the market cycle. Downturns don’t kill businesses. Weak foundations do.
Geotargeting Ads for Med Spas: Get Hyper-Local With Your Marketing
Your med spa doesn’t need to reach everyone. It needs to reach the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
6 Reasons Your Last Campaign Didn’t Work (And What To Do Next)
Campaigns don’t fail because marketing doesn’t work. They fail because the foundation was never built to hold.
10 Things I Look For On a Client’s Website Before We Run Ads
Running ads on a broken website is like pouring water into a leaky bucket. You’ll spend more, get less, and blame the ads when the problem is the foundation.
How To Future-Proof Your Digital Marketing In An AI-Driven World
AI won’t replace marketers, but marketers who know how to use AI will replace the ones who don’t.
Why Social SEO Is the New Keyword Research
If your brand isn’t showing up where people search, you’re invisible. Today, people are searching on social first.
The Most Common Digital Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Still Make in 2025
Visibility isn’t your problem; your strategy is. These mistakes are costing small businesses real money, and most don’t even know it.