Marketing strategy that actually
fits your business.

For hospitality operators, e-commerce founders, and mission-driven organizations. AI-enhanced execution. Founder-led. No handoffs.

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15+ years of hospitality, e-commerce, and mission-driven sector experience.
Every client works directly with Dillon.

Who We Work With

You know your business.
We know your marketing blind spots.

Opening soon or recently opened

Hospitality & F&B Operators

No marketing foundation, no time to build one.

We're opening in 2 months and haven't started marketing.

90-day launch strategy. Brand voice. Email list. Social presence. Done before you open.

This is me ↓
Shopify stores $1K–$25K/month

E-Commerce & DTC Brands

Inconsistent sales. Email flows underperforming.

Our ads work, but we're leaving money on the table.

Email automation, SEO foundation, and paid media that works together.

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Nonprofits & advocacy orgs

Mission-Driven Organizations

Understaffed. Brand inconsistent. Low reach.

We're doing great work but can't get the word out.

Brand clarity, content calendar, and email list that grows your reach.

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Services

What we build together

Starter
$500
one-time
  • Brand voice & messaging guide
  • 90-day pre-opening content plan
  • Social media profile setup
  • Email list setup & welcome flow
  • Competitor landscape overview
Delivery: 10 business days
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Accelerator
$1,200
/month
  • Monthly content calendar
  • 4 email campaigns/month
  • Social media management
  • Monthly strategy call
  • Performance reporting
Delivery: Ongoing monthly
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Full Retainer
$2,500
/month
  • All Accelerator deliverables
  • Paid media management (Meta/Google)
  • Weekly check-ins
  • PR & press outreach
  • Custom deliverables as needed
Delivery: Ongoing, priority access
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Foundation Audit
$500
one-time
  • Email flow audit & rebuild plan
  • SEO baseline assessment
  • Competitor analysis
  • 30-day priority action plan
  • 1 strategy call included
Delivery: 7 business days
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Accelerator
$1,200
/month
  • Email automation builds & optimization
  • Monthly SEO content (4 pieces)
  • Social content calendar
  • Monthly performance review
  • Klaviyo/Mailchimp management
Delivery: Ongoing monthly
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Full Retainer
$2,500
/month
  • All Accelerator deliverables
  • Paid media management (Meta/Google)
  • A/B testing program
  • Weekly reporting & calls
  • Conversion rate optimization
Delivery: Ongoing, priority access
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Brand Clarity
$500
one-time
  • Brand audit & messaging framework
  • Donor/volunteer email setup
  • Social media presence plan
  • Content voice guide
  • 1 strategy call included
Delivery: 10 business days
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Engagement Accelerator
$1,200
/month
  • Monthly email campaigns
  • Social content calendar
  • Stakeholder communications
  • Monthly impact reporting
  • Donor engagement strategy
Delivery: Ongoing monthly
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Full Partnership
$2,500
/month
  • All Accelerator deliverables
  • Event & campaign marketing
  • Media & press outreach
  • Board communications support
  • Grant writing support
Delivery: Ongoing, priority access
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Digital Products

Start here if you're not ready
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$47
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AI Prompt Vault

The prompt library built for marketers, not developers. 100+ tested prompts across strategy, copy, email, and social.

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AI Marketing Starter Kit

12-page guide. How to integrate AI into your marketing workflow without losing your brand voice. Download instantly.

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Four steps. No surprises.

01
Discovery Call (Free, 15 min)

We figure out if this is a fit. You describe where you are. I tell you what I'd build.

02
Proposal + SOW

You get a clear scope of work, timeline, and price. No vague retainers. 50% deposit to start.

03
Build + Deliver

I work, you review. Every deliverable is quality-checked against your brand voice before it ships.

04
Measure + Scale

We review results. Project clients get a retainer offer. Retainer clients get monthly reporting.

Track Record

Proof of execution

Four stories from Dillon's multi-career background. Each fact-verified. Each with a concrete result.

$215M Disney production On-set daily A-list unit exposure
Feature Film · Moab, UT · 2013

The Lone Ranger

Challenge
Join a $215M Disney production as a local hire grip with no prior studio experience. Earn trust from day one on a set running on military-level logistics.
Execution
Set dolly track on apple boxes in shifting sand for the Depp/Hammer horse sequence. Jet-boated ~1,000 sandbags down the Colorado River to build the practical train explosion set.
Result
Completed every setup on schedule under Key Grip J. Michael Popovich. Returned for additional shoot days.
"The job no one volunteers for is the one that earns the next job."
1 month to launch Bar hit capacity $2,000+ raised
Community Campaign · Moab, UT · 2015

Toga Party Cancer Fundraiser

Challenge
Two local mothers — Jessica Johnson and Ruth Velasquez — were battling cancer. No budget, no team, no venue commitment.
Execution
Went door-to-door on Main Street, secured silent auction donations from nine Moab businesses, convinced Club Rio to cover decor and space, flyered the entire town by bike.
Result
Bar hit capacity. Over $2,000 raised. Covered in the Moab Times-Independent.
"A full-stack campaign run on foot and by bike."
No studio backing Feature completed & released IMDb co-producer credit
Independent Film · IMDb tt2140423 · 2011–2015

Sorrow

Challenge
Co-produce a feature film from development through distribution with zero studio backing and a skeleton crew.
Execution
Raised production funding via a self-designed merchandise campaign. Location-scouted across three states. Booked the production on regional TV (Daytime @ Nine, Fox San Antonio).
Result
Film completed and released. Co-producer credit on IMDb. Covered in the Moab Times-Independent.
"Grassroots fundraising and press that got an indie film across the finish line."
Million-dollar foundations City of Moab jobs Deadlines held
Commercial Construction · Moab, UT · ~2010–2012

Straight Line Contracting

Challenge
Form-set concrete foundations on cliff-edge sites and City of Moab municipal jobs with hard deadlines and real consequences for failure.
Execution
Two years of million-dollar residential and commercial work. On a storm-soaked deadline, solo-set exterior forms on a second-story patio — the job no one else on the crew would take.
Result
Every deadline held. Every form set. No rework.
"He sets the bar at the job no one else will take."

How an engagement runs

These are methodology walkthroughs, not client work. They show how a Dilly's engagement actually runs from first call to final deliverable.

Illustrative Engagement
Owner-operator · Twin Cities service business

AI Prompt System Build

Challenge
Owner spending 6+ hrs/week writing one-off content. No consistent brand voice. Every post starts from scratch.
Approach
Audit existing content for voice patterns. Build a custom prompt library organized by content type: email, social, sales, ops.
Execution
Deliver 80+ tested prompts as a structured PDF vault. Train the owner in a 90-min session. Week 4: review outputs and refine top 20 prompts.
Target Outcome
Content time cut to under 2 hrs/week. Brand voice consistent across all channels without an agency.
~4 weeks · $4,000–$8,000 fixed fee
Illustrative Engagement
E-commerce founder · Digital product launch

Content Engine for a Digital Product Launch

Challenge
Founder has a validated product and a Shopify store but no audience, no email list, and no launch plan. 8 weeks to launch.
Approach
Build a pre-launch content calendar across email + social. Create a waitlist sequence. Write landing page copy. Identify 3–5 warm outreach targets for earned coverage.
Execution
Weeks 1–2: strategy + copy. Weeks 3–6: content publishing + email sequences live. Weeks 7–8: launch week coverage, post-launch debrief.
Target Outcome
500+ email subscribers at launch. 3 pieces of earned coverage. First-week revenue from warm audience — not cold ads.
~8 weeks · $6,000–$12,000 fixed fee
Illustrative Engagement
Solopreneur · Consulting or coaching business

Campaign Framework for a Solopreneur

Challenge
Solopreneur generates most clients through referrals. Has no repeatable outbound system. Revenue is inconsistent.
Approach
Map the referral pathway. Build a lightweight CRM workflow. Create a 12-email nurture sequence for past clients and warm leads. Design a monthly "re-engagement" campaign cadence.
Execution
Deliver email sequences, CRM setup guide, and a 90-day campaign calendar. One 60-min training call. 30-day check-in included.
Target Outcome
Consistent monthly touchpoint with warm network. 1–2 new client conversations per month without cold outreach.
~3 weeks · $3,000–$5,000 fixed fee
About

Founder-led.
No handoffs.

Dillon Bowen is the founder of Dilly's Trading Co. 15+ years of experience across hospitality, e-commerce, and film production. Grip work on The Lone Ranger. Co-producer on Sorrow. Bar manager across Minneapolis and Moab. He works directly on every engagement. No account managers, no juniors.

15+ yrs experience PM Certified Former Grip, The Lone Ranger Co-Producer, Sorrow
Full story → dillonbowen.com
Dillon Bowen
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