Over 20 years of dedicated marketing initiatives across the West Coast, Sami focuses on brand goals and industry forecasting.
In marketing since before the digital shift, Sami advises strong community engagement as a foundation.
25 years involved with media productions, on-site creative direction, and digital design education to assist in building brands.
From start-ups to multimillion dollar companies across the West Coast, Sami is a pioneer in the Marketing area since before the digital shift. She specializes in the food and beverage, and hospitality umbrella where her triple primary role has been Creative Director, Brand Strategist, and Creative Marketing Specialist. With a ‘branding first, people second’ approach, she has been able to effectively guide her clients new heights through
Strategy and Creative Marketing for the past 20+ years.
Sami is a trusted source when it comes to businesses who need guidance with developing their brand voice, connecting to their audience effectively and creatively, and rolling out strategic marketing plans aligned with brand goals.
Hover over each tile to learn more behind the image. In just a few images, it guides you through the gamut of Sami’s services, from creative direction, to marketing consulting, to content creation with the client’s goals at the foundation.
This project was a production that was designed to include multiple clients brand imagery in one full-day photoshoot with realistic settings and people. 10 companies, 8 hours, and full galleries of photos to use across multi channel marketing.
This client needed new imagery for their website and social media channels but wasn't sure what to focus on. I helped them create a shot list of the highest priority items for their one location, and this image was a result of one of their most focal guest-facing walls. It has become a staple in their branding.
This client had an exclusive, one of a kind (to them) experience offered. As their strategist I advised them to stage a set to showcase what guests can expect. We included the Chef for the dinner experience to prepare dishes, hired a couple of models for a realistic table setting, and strategically selected beverage product that they wanted to drive sales for, and came together for a few hours to produce a gallery of photos to use for marketing.
Country Financial agent came to me to bring her story to life. She wanted a more impactful testimonial with real life clients at real life locations. Through a series of video storytelling, we set out to document a handful of clients across the State for a full day of shooting per location. it resulted in the insurance agency to stand out from the crowd from what anyone else locally had going on, provided authenticity, and drove sales.
A wine podcast needed a revamp and came to me. Amongst a variety of areas from production to marketing, I spearheaded an experience to bring the podcast to life for those who were being interviewed by coming together for post-podcast food and wine where a photographer would be waiting. It gave all brands involved (usually four brands involved each episode) to have something to market with in a unique setting.
This long-time client has one of the biggest outdoor patios in their area and they wanted to let social media know, to appeal more to tourists who are also traveling pets.
I advised them to send out an inquiry to their wine club members offering an exclusive and fun offer to come enjoy the patio, with complimentary food and beverage on them. It results in a gallery of a busy patio with a handful of happy people. To this day they use those photos as the gallery produced longevity.
With Strategy as the foundation, Sami has the capabilities to redefine and propel online presences. Social media is more than just a photo and a caption, and it's far more than just a pretty image. Brand goals must be part of the conversation to roll out initiatives across a period of time. From there, community engagement begins building and audience development is one of the results.
Hover over each tile to learn more behind the image. In just a few images, it guides you through the gamut of Sami’s services, from creative direction, to marketing consulting, to content creation with the client’s goals at the foundation.
To Sami, it’s incredibly important to stand out in an overly saturated social media, and I don’t mean with off the wall ai generated content. As someone who came from traditional marketing before the digital shift, authenticity is something Sami will always advise for the brand.
Creative Marketing is understanding the goals to increase revenue, awareness, traffic, etc, but spinning a creative twist on deliverables to showcase brand personality.
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For two decades, Sami operated a full-service marketing and branding agency. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, she now run a smaller consulting business with one photographer, operating independently.
