Boutique marketing + content

Your business has a story.
Let’s make people feel it.

Twelve31 Creative helps businesses show up with clarity, connect with the right people, and turn smart marketing ideas into meaningful action.

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Ken and Kelly Cook, co-founders of Twelve31 Creative

The people behind Twelve31

Strategy, storytelling, and real business experience.

We bring two very different—and highly complementary—career paths together to help businesses communicate clearly, market confidently, and grow with purpose.

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Kelly Cook

Co-Founder & Creative Director

A former television news anchor and experienced presenter, Kelly knows how to find the human story—and how to tell it in a way that feels natural, memorable, and true.

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Ken Cook

Co-Founder & Growth Strategist

Ken brings decades of executive leadership, sales, and business-building experience to help clients connect creative work to practical, sustainable growth.

Together, we created Twelve31 Creative for businesses that want senior-level thinking, hands-on partnership, and content with a pulse.

Trusted voices. Real experience.

Real stories connect with real people.

Kelly Cook

Storytelling that feels human.

As a former FOX and CBS affiliate news anchor with more than 20 years of experience as a group sales presenter, Kelly brings seasoned live and on-camera expertise, executive presence, and professional storytelling to spokesperson work, social content, presentations, interviews, and events. She helps brands communicate with a voice that feels credible, natural, and memorable.

Ken Cook

Strategy grounded in business.

Ken brings decades of executive leadership, sales, operations, and business-building experience. He has developed marketing plans, business plans, and growth strategies; led large teams and complex organizations; and worked extensively within the Great Game of Business approach. An experienced speaker and presenter, Ken turns complicated business ideas into clear, practical direction that people can understand and act on.

Clear strategyCompelling contentConfident growth

What we do

Marketing built around your business.

No cookie-cutter plans or content for content’s sake. We connect strategy, storytelling, and the right channels to move your brand forward.

01

Social media strategy + management

Platform planning and consistent content that keeps your brand visible, relevant, and connected to the people you want to reach.

02

Content creation + campaigns

Video, photography, UGC, messaging, and coordinated campaigns designed to earn attention and inspire action.

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Spokesperson + public speaking coaching

Confident, credible representation for brand videos, social content, interviews, presentations, and live events—plus practical coaching that helps executives and team members strengthen their message, delivery, and presence in front of any audience.

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Marketing strategy + planning

A practical roadmap connecting your goals, message, audience, channels, and opportunities into one focused direction.

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Business plans + growth strategy

Clear, thoughtful plans that help entrepreneurs and organizations define the opportunity, make decisions, and move forward.

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Events + multichannel marketing

Marketing that works beyond one platform—from social and email to promotions, community outreach, partnerships, and events.

Built forSmall + midsize businessesProfessional organizationsGovernment + public agencies

Experienced help—right-sized for your organization

Senior-level thinking without building a full-time department.

Twelve31 Creative partners with small and midsize professional businesses and government agencies that need experienced marketing leadership, strategic planning, compelling content, and confident on-camera communication—without the overhead of staffing every specialty in-house.

Through a flexible partnership, you can tap into decades of executive experience, marketing knowledge, business planning, creativity, and spokesperson talent when you need it. You receive the depth of a seasoned team, scaled to your organization’s goals, workload, and budget.

Selected work

See the strategy come to life.

We’re selecting three strong examples that show the range of our work. Videos, campaign content, and spokesperson work will live here so prospective clients can quickly see what Twelve31 Creative can do.

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Short-form video

Russell Springfield project highlightWatch the full video →
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Campaign content

Featured campaign video
12/31

The meaning behind our name

An ending. A beginning. A chance to create what comes next.

December 31 is our wedding anniversary—the day a new life, a new season, and a new chapter began for us.

It is also the final day of the year: a natural moment to look back, let go of what no longer works, and step into something fresh. For people and for companies, 12/31 represents both a meaningful ending and the promise of a brand-new beginning.

That spirit is at the heart of Twelve31 Creative. We help businesses turn the page with clearer strategy, stronger content, deeper connection, and renewed momentum for growth.

Simple on purpose

Listen. Clarify. Create. Grow.

01We learn your business.
02We find the clearest opportunity.
03We create with intention.
04We learn and build from there.

Let’s make something meaningful

Let’s talk about what your business needs.

Whether you need a clear marketing plan, help creating content, or ongoing support, we’ll start with a conversation about your goals and a better understanding of your business. Then we’ll put together a proposal outlining the deliverables and a budget.

Email Twelve31 Creative
417-773-8993•hello@twelve31creative.com