Hi there, First name / friend!

 

As of today (September 24) we’re about 90 days from Christmas (ish 🎄).
 

 

 

If your answer lives anywhere between “seen, cared for, and inspired” and “ready to click ‘add to cart,’” we made you something good:

 

 

👉 Read the 2025 Holiday Marketing blog post
 

📥 Download the Launch Map + Checklist (PDF): 

 

 

Big vibe: Share the unexpected. Spark emotion. Be brave. People buy from people.

 

After you clicked download, check your email inbox. We sent you the guide!

 

 

DIY (you’ve got this):
Use the guide + checklist to map your campaign, repurpose your best stories everywhere, and run your plan with zero guesswork.
➡️ Download the PDF (we will send to you via email)

 

DFY with 989 (your co-pilot):
Want a steady hand through the holidays and a strong start to 2026? Our bespoke marketing retainers are open for a limited number of new clients. We’ll align strategy, creative, and execution to your values and capacity.
➡️ We recommend a no pressure discovery call to get started! This is where you can chat with Cameron or David about what you are working on and what you need to get done!

 

We’ve updated our Referral Program to be simpler to share and quicker to reward when a referred client signs a retainer with us—perfect if you know a mission-driven org that could use a values-aligned marketing partner. Because we’re expanding 989 Creative Group in 2026, we have availability to welcome new clients—and your intros mean the world.

 

 

🌟 $10 Coffee on Us
When you loop Cameron, David, or Kari Jo into a text, DM, or email introduction, we’ll thank you with a $10 coffee gift card of your choice.

📞 $30 Gift Card for Discovery Calls
If your referral books and completes a Discovery Call with us, you’ll get a $30 gift card as a thank-you.

💼 $150 Referral Cash Bonus
When your referral signs on for a minimum 6-month retainer or a project valued at $3,000+, you’ll receive $150—via cash, check, or gift card.

✈️ $500 Airline Gift Card
The ultimate thank-you: If you send us three referrals who complete Discovery Calls—and at least two of them become 6-month+ clients—you’ll score a $500 airline gift card to the carrier of your choice.

💖 Pay It Forward Option
At any benefit level, you can choose to have your reward donated to a nonprofit or community organization close to your heart.

 

🔎 Get all the details & refer today: visit our Referral Program information page

✨ Become an Affiliate Referral Program Member: Click here and we’ll send the how-to’s, copy/paste scripts, and benefits right to your inbox! 

 

 

 

If you only do one thing today, do this: pick your launch week and publish your shipping cutoffs. It’s the simplest way to earn trust and sales.

Running your brand while keeping up with constant changes can feel like building the plane mid-flight. That’s exactly why we created the Brand Tonic Strategy Session.

 

This isn’t a templated audit. It’s a collaborative, focused intensive designed to cut through the noise and give you a strategy rooted in your brand identity.

 

In just 2 hours, you’ll:
✅ Anchor your brand in values + voice (no trend-chasing)
✅ Build a strategy that fits your time, energy, and team
✅ Clarify what matters most — and what you can ignore
✅ Map a clear content + comms roadmap
✅ Walk away with a full follow-up report so you’re never left guessing

 

 

 

No fluff. No guesswork. Just clarity. And a clear action plan to make your marketing soar.

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