About Us

Overview:

A destination marketing agency that loves to create new brands, concepts and marketing strategies, with a focus on the final outcome. The Pilch & Barnet team goes beyond mere marketing to help client destinations grow through developing strategic partnerships, helping to define organizational focus and targeting more lucrative market segments. Communities, businesses and organizations looking for a true partner come to Pilch & Barnet.

Noteworthy attractions:

The Art Gallery, where you’ll see ideas transformed into marketing solutions that turn prospects into travelers.

Public Relations Factory, where pitches are turned into pickups, Facebook Fans into fanatics and promotions into people ready to travel.

Tower of Tourism, where ten years of tourism expertise is put to work cooking up marketing plans that help transform communities into dynamic and desired destinations.

What you shouldn’t miss:

The Client Friendly Esplanade – You’ll love the Pilch & Barnet approach to working with clients, which includes a structure that lets you focus on growth, not nickels and dimes.

What to avoid:

Procrastination – The local Pilch & Barnet folks are ready to go to work for you right now.

Hesitation – The people you’ll meet at Pilch & Barnet have worked with budgets big and small—they’re experts in making every marketing dollar count.

Trip Tips

How to get there: Just email us now.

Languages spoken: All dialects of Print, Broadcast, Web, E-marketing, Social Media, PR

Common phrases: Creative that works. Tweets into trips. More heads in beds.

Best Season:The Shoulder Season, because that's when the opportunities are in bloom.

Locals

Lyn Pilch, Principal
Susanne Thiede-Barnet, Principal
Carli Knable, Project Director
Erika Ritchey, Creative Director
Alyson Pilch, Interactive Media Specialist
Kindra Goehler, Web Designer
Ericka Seastrand, Web Designer
Matt Rogge, Senior Copy Writer
Austin Hetrick, PR & New Media Specialist
Alan Hamari, PR & New Media Specialist
Abby Schmidmayr, Marketing Assistant