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Keep it Real Social
An award-winning five-star boutique marketing agency offering integrative marketing services for small businesses. We consider ourselves problem solvers and storytellers.
Our Services
Integrated marketing, built for small business.
Our team comprises expert social media marketers, content strategists, analysts, and creative designers who work in tandem. This includes partnerships with photographers, web designers, copywriters, editors, and online ad experts.
- Social media management & strategy
- Graphic design & branding
- Email marketing
- Website design & development
- Content creation
- Local SEO & listing management
- Pinterest marketing
- Training, speaking & teaching
A marketing agency can be a great solution if you want to extend your internal marketing and sales team. If you’re spinning your wheels, feeling frustrated, and ready to level up your marketing, choosing a partner to take your vision and goals to the next level is often the best answer. Having specialists understand the trends, channels, best practices, and analytics is a long-term investment.
Our Mission
To make marketing simple, effective, and real for small businesses. We grow alongside our clients by helping them show up, stand out, and succeed.
Our Vision
To empower small businesses to grow with confidence through marketing that is simple, strategic, and rooted in real connection.
Our Core Values
What we stand for.
01
Respect for Others
We uphold a culture of respect and compassion, cherishing the inherent worth of every individual.
02
Integrity & Honesty
We commit to honesty and strive to uphold the highest level of integrity in all our actions.
03
Excellence
We are devoted to superior quality and performance in all our endeavors.
04
Prosperity
Work is a crucial part of our team's lives — not the entirety. We encourage a responsible, flexible framework so our people, our clients, and our company all win.
05
Philanthropy
We champion team and individual initiatives to volunteer and uplift our community within and beyond our professional boundaries.
06
Lifelong Learners
As dedicated marketing professionals, we persistently seek to enhance our skills and knowledge, keeping pace with an ever-evolving landscape.
Our Team
Meet the crew behind the work.
Expert social media marketers, content strategists, analysts, and creative designers who work in tandem — with a network of trusted partners.
Sommer Poquette
CEO & Founder
Sommer has spent over a decade as a professional blogger, social media consultant, and online influencer. After selling her Nielsen top-rated blog in 2018, she launched Keep it Real Social to help businesses use social and digital media successfully.
Haley Rummer
Chief Operating Officer
Haley is Sommer's right-hand gal — from administrative work to project management, she does it all. A certified content marketer and social and community manager.
Maddie Fox
Digital Marketing Specialist
Maddie has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and a Certificate in Graphic Design from Adrian College — experienced in innovative campaigns, social media planning, video editing, and graphic design.
Aaron Garms
Digital Marketing Specialist
Aaron is an accomplished designer and marketing specialist with decades of experience developing brand strategies for organizations of all sizes — from the Smithsonian to small businesses in Northern Michigan.
Maggie Grant
Marketing Intern
Maggie is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Marketing with a minor in Sports Media, with two-plus years of experience in creative photo and video content production.
KEEP IT REAL
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Tell us what you are working toward, where you are feeling stuck, and what is next for your business. We are ready to bring the strategy, creativity, and support you need to move forward.
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