Creative Options

Denver Digital Marketing Services
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Research Before Spend

Denver Digital Marketing Services

Start by asking how each proposed channel supports your business goals. As a digital marketing agency Denver businesses can start with before committing budget, we begin with research and an assessment, so your spend follows evidence instead of guesswork.

Every engagement starts with Research Before Spend: we study your audience and your data, then show you where money should go first and what to stop paying for.

Founded 2009
Denver, CO
The Problem

What Should You Ask Before Choosing Marketing Channels?

Look past traffic to two questions: did a campaign produce revenue, and will buyers find you where some of them now look, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews, which Pew Research Center found many Google users already see alongside regular results.

01
Revenue Gap

Traffic reports without revenue attribution. Google Analytics Help on key events defines a key event as an event that measures an action that's particularly important to the success of your business. Ask if the leads, calls, and sales you care about are tracked that way, or if the report stops at sessions.

02
AI Search Blind Spot

Ask whether a proposed plan covers AI answers as well as Google's traditional results. Some buyers now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for recommendations, a shift BCG's consumer research on generative AI tracks across shopping categories. Google Search Central's guidance on AI features says no special optimization is needed to appear in AI Overviews and that inclusion isn't guaranteed, so a page Google can index is the starting point, not a promise.

03
Budget Before Research

Ask who a proposed campaign targets, and how its tracking will be checked, before any budget goes out.

These aren't reporting problems. They're structural problems. Our process is built around both questions, did it produce revenue, and can AI tools find you, and we measure the work against them.

The Framework

How Research Before Spend Works

Before a dollar of media goes out, we assess where growth is blocked. Research Before Spend combines audience research, channel fit, tracking review, and revenue-focused reporting across four areas.

Audience Research
Who your buyers are and where they look, before budget is set.
Channel Fit
Which channels match those buyers and your budget.
Tracking Review
Conversion tracking and account health you can trust.
Revenue Reporting
Leads and attributed revenue as the headline, not sessions.
The Research Before Spend sequence: each step gates the next, so budget follows evidence.
Phase 1

Search and AI Visibility

We build your site to rank for the Denver searches your buyers use, and we structure your content so AI tools can more easily read and reference it when buyers ask them for recommendations. Our Apex Ranker method scores every page on three checks before it ships: is it built for the right terms, can an AI tool extract it, and does it move a buyer to act. A page that fails goes back before it goes live. See our SEO services for Denver businesses. Our SEO work is delivered by Rank Outlaw, our dedicated SEO division.

◆Deliverable: Apex Ranker Page Scoring + AI Retrieval Structure
Phase 2

Paid Media That Earns Its Budget

We run Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and Performance Max campaigns, and we score them before we scale them. We check tracking, conversion quality, and account health, then put a dollar figure on wasted spend. One rule shows how it works: if we cannot trust a campaign's tracking, its results are capped until the tracking is fixed. We will not report a win on numbers we cannot stand behind. We also check landing pages and creative on phone screens; our guide to mobile marketing strategies covers what we look for.

Creative Options Marketing manages Google Ads campaigns for Denver businesses. We start by reviewing campaign spend, search terms, targeting, and how leads are tracked. That review helps us decide what to address before you put more money into the campaign.

Setup and account review. We review campaign structure, negative keywords, location targeting, and conversion tracking, then address the areas that need attention.

Ongoing management. We review campaign performance and adjust campaigns based on what the data shows.

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◆Deliverable: Waste Audit + Scored Campaign Report
Phase 3

Audience and Budget Decisions Before You Spend

Before a dollar of media goes out, we decide who to target, which digital channels fit, and how to split the budget, using our ModernMind 360° audience research. We set targeting and channel choices from that research before spend goes out, so the plan rests on audience data, not guesswork.

◆Deliverable: ModernMind 360° Audience + Channel Plan
Phase 4

Reporting Tied to Revenue

We build reporting around leads and, where your tracking and CRM support it, revenue by channel, rather than sessions. Ad platforms document how to connect offline and CRM results to ads, including Google Ads Help on offline lead conversions, Meta's Conversions API documentation, and LinkedIn's conversion tracking guide. The goal is reporting you can act on, not a PDF you have to decode.

◆Deliverable: Lead Attribution + Revenue Report
What Research Before Spend Checks Before You Spend More
AreaWhat We CheckWhy It MattersWhat You Get
AudienceWho your buyers are and what they search forAims budget at the buyers you want to reachModernMind 360° audience and channel plan
ChannelsWhich channels fit your buyers and budgetTests channel fit before budget is committedBudget split recommendation before launch
TrackingConversion tracking and account healthA result you can't measure isn't a resultWaste audit and tracking integrity check
Search and AIIf pages rank and if AI tools can retrieve themSome buyers now ask AI for recommendationsApex Ranker page scoring and AI retrieval structure
ReportingLeads and attributed revenue, not sessionsAims to connect spend to revenue, not trafficLead attribution and revenue report
Our Services

Online Marketing Denver Services: Which Should You Start With?

Start with the service that matches your most urgent problem. If you're not sure, reach out to discuss your project; we'll outline the next steps.

When You Need SEO, Paid Media, AI Search, or Strategy
Your SituationBest Starting PointWhy
You need qualified leads soon and have budget to spendPaid MediaWe start here when timing matters, after tracking is checked
You rank poorly and want organic visibility over timeSearch Engine OptimizationCovers technical fixes, content, and local relevance for Denver buyer searches
Buyers ask ChatGPT or Perplexity and you don't show up in the answersAI Search VisibilityStructures content so AI tools can more easily retrieve and reference you
You publish content that doesn't convert or get foundContentTies content to buyer search and to your funnel
You're not sure where budget should go firstStrategySets targeting, channels, and measurement before spend

Digital marketing is one part of our full Denver marketing services, which also cover TV, radio, and media buying, geofencing, and traditional media.

Not sure which service fits? Reach out to discuss your project, and we'll outline the next steps.

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Is This Right For You

How to Choose a Denver Digital Marketing Partner

Use this checklist even if you don't hire us. A good digital marketing partner should pass all six. If an agency can't answer these clearly, keep looking. For the wider view beyond digital, our guide to choosing a marketing agency in Denver covers the full range of options.

Good Fit
Revenue, not traffic
You want leads and attributed revenue as the headline number, not sessions.
AI search alongside Google
You know some buyers use ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews and want to be found there.
Research before spending
You want audience and data review first, before budget goes out.
Paid media scored for waste
You want campaigns checked for tracking integrity and waste before they're scaled.
Denver market specifics
You want someone who knows the local market and can show it with specifics, not generic claims.
Honest advice, including what to cut
You want a partner who will tell you what not to spend on, not upsell everything in reach.
Not a Fit
You want traffic and ranking reports as the primary measure of success
You're not ready to connect marketing spend to leads or revenue
You want to skip research and go straight to running campaigns
You're looking for the lowest-price provider or a template package
You expect "we optimize as we go" to be an acceptable answer on paid waste

A note on size and price: ask any agency who will perform the work, how recommendations are developed, and what the quoted scope includes. With us, you get a research-first approach and a plan built around your budget. Ask us the same questions before you decide.

Background

When Was Creative Options Founded?

2009
Year founded
444 South Washington Street, Denver, CO 80209

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Where We Work
Creative Options Marketing, Denver, Colorado

Why Denver Businesses Trust Creative Options

We're based at 444 South Washington Street in Denver. If you sell across the Denver metro or Front Range, in places like Lakewood, Littleton, Aurora, or Arvada, we plan search and paid targeting around the areas your buyers search from.

Creative Options was founded in 2009. Our research-first approach means we recommend what not to spend money on before campaign work begins. Our Denver marketing agency page covers the full range of our work.

Who It Serves
Denver businesses that want marketing spend tied to measurable business results
What It Delivers
SEO, AI search, paid media, content, and strategy tied to leads and revenue
Where It Is Based
444 South Washington Street, Denver, CO 80209
Who Does the Work

Who Leads Your Denver Digital Marketing?

Founder, Creative Options Marketing

David Drewitz is the founder of Creative Options Marketing, which he started in 2009.

The work starts with research: we review your current marketing, identify where budget is being wasted, and build a plan around your revenue goals, not a package off a shelf.

FAQ

Digital Marketing Agency Denver: Frequently Asked Questions

How much do digital marketing services cost in Denver?

Cost depends on your channel mix and scope. We provide a custom proposal based on your goals, service scope, market, and campaign requirements. Reach out to discuss your project.

How do I choose a digital marketing agency in Denver?

Run the six-point checklist above. The short version: tie work to revenue, build for AI search, research before spending, score paid media for waste, show local relevance, and be willing to tell you what not to buy. The answers separate a partner who measures from a vendor selling a package.

What should I ask a provider before hiring?

Ask the six checklist questions. Do they tie work to revenue or just traffic? Do they build for AI search? Do they research before spending? Do they score paid media before scaling? Can they show local Denver relevance? Will they tell you what not to spend on? The answers separate a partner who measures from a vendor selling a package.

Do you serve businesses outside Denver?

We are based at 444 South Washington Street, Denver, CO 80209. If your business is outside Denver, reach out through our contact page to discuss your market, and we'll outline the next steps.

What makes Creative Options different from other Denver agencies?

We research before we spend, score the work before it ships, and report on leads and revenue instead of traffic. We also recommend what not to spend money on. For campaign creative, see our creative services.

Get Started

How Do You Start with Research Before Spend?

Reach out to discuss your project. In an engagement, we study your audience and your current data, then recommend where your budget should go first and what to stop spending on.

How the first conversation works

1

You tell us your goals, current channels, and budget

2

We ask how leads are tracked and where they come from today

3

We outline the next steps, including how our research-first approach would apply

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Discuss Your Project

Reach out to discuss your project; we'll outline the next steps.

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