Denelle builds upon 25 years of experience in marketing and management.  Denelle was a marketing director for a conceptual photography studio and a top-ranked sales person for an image and graphic design group. 

Her marketing education began in high school, where she worked with her mother who was the president of the St. Charles Downtown Association during the initial development of Historic Main Street. She went on to gain her degree in marketing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  

As a business-to-business marketing expert, Denelle has worked with numerous award-winning advertising agencies where she focused on new business development.  Denelle worked primarily with clients in national print advertising, point-of-purchase, tourism display, and street level promotions, and she secured clients with such notable names as CNN, Coke, Delta Airlines, Nike, Reebok and The National Parks Service.

Under her leadership, Image Maker Marketing has assembled a team of experts with the skills and experience needed to accomplish your goals.  A group of marketing specialists with a range of talents including copy writing, graphic design, photography, web site development and public relations.  With every project produced by Image Maker Marketing, you have the advantage of knowing that your marketing is professionally managed, expertly led, and delivered on time.

Denelle likes anything lime green, except teeth.  She’s had a toaster specially designed with a setting for Pop Tarts.  Her motto is: “When life gives you lemons, make grape juice.  Let everyone else figure out how I do it.”

d. smugala • account executive, new business