Strategy that
gives back
to place.

We help rural communities build programs that support local livelihoods, respect the land, educate visitors, and work for the people who call these places home.

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What We Do

A better economy.
By design.

We connect strategy, communication, and practical tools to help rural businesses, organizations, and communities reach people and turn good ideas into lasting local value.

  • Strategy
  • Website
  • SEO/AIO
  • UI/UX
  • PR
  • Video
  • Photo
  • Creators
  • Collateral
  • Merchandise
  • Display
  • Media Planning
  • Email
  • Text
  • Data Analysis

Strategy & Community

Start with the people, priorities, and opportunities that matter. Build a clear plan and agree on what success looks like.

Marketing & Communications

Connect your work with the people it is meant to serve, with a clear message and the right mix of channels.

Websites & Custom Tools

Make information easier to find and use. Build digital experiences and workflows around your team and audience.

Experiences & Place

Create experiences that reflect local character, support local businesses, and help people connect with a place responsibly.

Our Clients
Client Project

Fall Color Meter

A seasonal planning tool that helps visitors decide when to go.

The goal

Help visitors understand fall-color conditions, choose where to go, and connect with the communities they plan to visit.

The challenge

Fall-color reports presented as blocks of text on web pages were difficult to scan and compare. We saw an opportunity to make that information easier to use.

The solution

We used AI to help build a simple workflow that turns fall-color reports into a clear, visual experience. The tool is styled to fit each website, and each location credits and links back to its local destination marketing organization—connecting visitors with local expertise and planning resources.

Fall Color Meter displayed on a laptop and phone, showing Eastern Sierra fall-color maps and reports.
In-house
Awe Eastern Sierra magazine covers alongside its social media trail guide

Awe Eastern Sierra

A local voice. A wider audience.

We built Awe Eastern Sierra to promote responsible recreation and amplify our clients, with a look, feel, and tone of voice that resonates with Gen X, Y, and Z.

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Black Land Supply cap with a Bishop autumn leaves patch, resting on a rock

Land Supply

Born in the Eastern Sierra.

We built Land Supply to make merch we dig, inspired by the places we love, with a portion of sales going back to the people who protect them.

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Our Process

Modern tools.
Human judgment.
Local understanding.

People at the forefront.

AI is a big part of how we work—from research and content workflows to building custom tools. People guide the strategy, bring local understanding, and take responsibility for the results.

Where it makes sense, we build technology that our clients own, tailored to their needs, rather than defaulting to another monthly software subscription.

We help our clients build the skills and confidence to use AI thoughtfully, keeping their own voice, judgment, and relationships at the heart of the work.

Listen before building.

Listen to residents, local businesses, and community organizations. Understand local needs, visitor behavior, environmental pressures, and the limits of the available data.

Agree on what success looks like.

Choose measures that reflect local priorities: program participation, access to information and services, local business activity, resident experience, and responsible visitation.

Build the whole connection.

Connect awareness, useful information, participation, and follow-up—whether someone is joining a community program, supporting a local business, or planning a visit.

Learn. Improve. Repeat.

Review outcomes with the people involved. Improve what works, address barriers to participation, and adjust when growth or visitation adds pressure without enough community benefit.

Field Notes

Our take at the intersection of tourism, advocacy, outdoor recreation, hospitality and community.

The Eastern Sierra’s $500 Million Recreation Economy: Are We Investing in the Right Things?

New economic data confirms the huge value of outdoor recreation across our region. But are we doing enough to turn that economic activity into sustainable benefits for the communities that support it?

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A Missing Piece in Rural Economic Development: Marketing & Communications

We fund programs, workshops, and public services. We need to also fund the expertise that connects them with the people they are supposed to serve.

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International Tourism Takes a Dip

Word on Main St. is this summer felt a bit slow—visitor center traffic was down—and international travel is likely tied to the state of domestic politics. All checks out. Here’s the hard data:

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LET’S CHAT

Stronger communities
start with a conversation.

Community programs that reach the people they serve. Stronger local businesses. Tourism that works for residents and visitors.

Start with what matters to your place.

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