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While they are commonly overlooked, business cards play an important role in any business or organization. Your interaction with a potential client is the first impression, but your business card helps create a lasting impression. This is what they will think of your organization after the conversation fades. Whether you like it or not, you […]

Search Engine Marketing Practices You have finally created a website for your business. After spending tireless hours navigating WordPress or paying someone else to set up your website, it's actually live! Despite the sense of accomplishment, you may haven't noticed an uptick in sales or seen much website traffic. Where did you go wrong? How […]

GET TO KNOW LAURA REED Cork Tree Creative, a certified Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), has been expanding enormously in recent years. But who are the women behind this successful public relations and marketing firm, really? Today, we went behind the scenes with Laura Reed, Co-Owner and Chief Marketing Officer of Cork Tree Creative. HOW […]

CTC Named One of Most Reliable Businesses in St Louis Cork Tree Creative, Inc., a marketing and public relations firm located in  Edwardsville, Ill. announced its recognition on St. Louis Small Business Monthly’s Best in Reliability List. This recognition honors the 25 most reliable businesses in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.  “Many of our clients […]

Cork Tree Creative Co-Owner Jan Carpenter Cork Tree Creative is up to new and exciting things lately, as we discovered from last month’s “Rapid Fire Questions” with Laura Reed. Today, we delve into the mind of Jan Carpenter, Cork Tree’s second owner and Creative Director. What is going on inside the brain of the artistic […]

Google Analytics Certified Account Executive Edwardsville-based marketing and public relations firm, Cork Tree Creative Inc., announced today that Account Executive Amanda Juenger received certification in Google Analytics. “Becoming certified as a Google Analytics professional is a huge step in being able to provide thorough and proactive website maintenance for our clients,” said Jan Carpenter, Creative […]

Cork Tree Creative Awarded (WOSB) Certification Similar to being certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Cork Tree Creative is also certified by the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) for the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program. All these certification abbreviations can start to get confusing. Let’s break it down a […]

Corktree is a WBENC certified Marketing Agency You're already familiar with the friendly faces at Cork Tree Creative and the work we do, but did you also know we are a WBENC certified marketing firm? The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the largest certifier of women-owned businesses in the country. As a leading advocate […]

Intern Turned Account Executive- Amanda Juenger Edwardsville-based public relations and marketing firm Cork Tree Creative, Inc. announced today the addition of Amanda Juenger as an Account Executive. Born and raised in Maryville, Juenger graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Advertising. During her final semester at […]

Professional Headshots for your Brand In today’s world of iPhones and Androids, we snap picture after picture with our high-resolution camera phones. Yet when someone turns the camera to us, we instantly shy away. With a society driven by visuals, we cannot neglect the importance of having quality photos of ourselves. At Cork Tree Creative, […]