Brand strategy & storytelling
Find your position, shape your message, and give your marketing a clear direction.
Explore this service ↗Brand strategy · Storytelling · Creative productionThoughtful marketing.
Thoughtful marketing.
Meaningful momentum.
There’s a story at the heart of your brand. We help you find it, shape it, and share it through thoughtful strategy, social media, and beautifully crafted video, design, and photography. Marketing that feels like you and means something to the people you want to reach.
A story worth telling.A brand worth remembering.
What we doYour story.
Your story.
Beautifully brought to life.
We find what makes your brand compelling, then bring it to life through thoughtful strategy, distinctive design, and stories made to connect.
Social media marketing & community
Connect thoughtful content, consistent publishing, and meaningful community care.
Explore this service ↗Photography, videography & video editing
Capture real moments and turn your footage into stories people want to watch.
Explore this service ↗Creative direction & graphic design
Give your ideas a distinctive look, from the first concept to the finished creative.
Explore this service ↗Campaign strategy & creator partnerships
Bring the right idea, collaborators, and audience journey together around your goals.
Explore this service ↗Nonprofit marketingHelp people see the mission.
Help people see the mission.
And their place in it.
Your mission needs supporters who understand why it matters. We help nonprofits connect social media, storytelling, donor journeys, and recurring giving programs so people can move from discovering the work to becoming part of it.
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Another way to tell your story / Heartwave Music StudioSome brands have a look.
Some brands have a look.
Yours has a sound.
Original music, brand songs, and sonic branding that make your story recognizable beyond the screen.
Explore Heartwave Music Studio ↗Listen to a brand story
A soundtrack for a lifesaving mission.
Original music by Cheryl Martinez for Pilots To The Rescue.
Explore the story behind the song ↗
Meet the founderA storyteller’s eye.
A storyteller’s eye.
A strategist’s perspective.
Cheryl Martinez founded Tools for Talent in 2007. Her experience connects media, creative production, brand strategy, and the relationships that help a story travel.
Cheryl brings a founder’s understanding of what it takes to build a brand, and a storyteller’s instinct for making people care. She’s especially drawn to brands and organizations creating positive change, bringing that same thoughtful approach to every client’s story.
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Bring us your goals, your challenges, or the idea you’re ready to develop. Let’s find the right way forward.