We are Girlilla Marketing. Collectively, our team has 40+ years of digital marketing experience. We are a boutique, woman-owned agency based in Nashville, TN. Our job is to elevate and protect and your digital presence.

Services

    Social Media Strategy

    Best Practices & Training

    Community Assessment

    Impostor Account Removal

    Engagement

    Streaming Strategy

Community Management

We ensure your digital ecosystem is on-brand from top to bottom. We will polish your profiles, ideate on campaigns & accurately deploy your content to the designated platforms.

    Website Management

    Email Marketing

    Customer Service

    VIP Packages & Paid Fan Clubs

    E-Commerce & NFTs

    SMS Text Databases

Owned Properties

We ensure your most valuable tools are housed with the right partners & platforms. Once successfully established or refreshed, we work to collect the most important data & maintain touchpoints with your consumers through each avenue of communication.

    Branding

    Logo Creation

    Graphic Design

    Motion Graphics

    Photo Direction

    Lyric Videos

Content Creation

We create campaigns that make you stand out in an ever-changing landscape. Creative Services include, but are not limited to: branding, logo creation, graphic design, motion graphics, photo direction & lyric videos.

    Paid Media Campaigns

    Digital Sponsorship Activation

    FTC Compliant Messaging

    Influencer Campaign Management

Paid Media & Partner Marketing

We advise on which partnerships are the right fit for your audience & work hand-in-hand with those partners to create thoughtful, genuine campaigns. We ensure all collateral is authentic, utilizes creative copy & monitor your paid media campaigns closely for maximum impact.

    Digital Diagnostic Report

    Weekly Task Tracker Updates

    Monthly Analytics Report

    Yearly Analytics Report & Demographic Analysis

Analytics

We provide updates on growth trajectory, key takeaways & a summary of the strategies that are working best on a regular basis. We use the data & trends to constantly adjust our strategy. We also provide yearly demographic reports so you have the most granular information available regarding your audience.

Meet the girlilla marketing team. Meet the girlilla marketing team.

Jennie Smythe <span>CEO</span>

Jennie Smythe CEO

Jennie Smythe

CEO

Jennie began her career in the mid-1990s working for Elektra Entertainment, Spivak-Sobol Entertainment, Disney’s Hollywood Records and more. In the early 2000s, she moved to YAHOO! Music as Director of Marketing and Promotion which eventually led her to move to Nashville to work for Warner Bros. Records’ New Media Department and then as Clear Channel’s Senior Director of Content and Marketing. In January of 2008, Jennie launched Girlilla Marketing, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2018.

Jennie is honored to be active on the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, CMA Foundation (2019 Chair Person) and Music Health Alliance boards, a graduate of Leadership Music (class of 2010), a member of and SOURCE and a proud supporter of St. Jude.

Jennie has been featured in Billboard, Fast Company, People, HITS, The Tennessean and is grateful to be included for 3+ years as a recipient of the Nashville Business Journal’s Women in Music City Awards.

YouTube Certified

Ashley Alexander <span>Chief Marketing Officer</span>

Ashley Alexander Chief Marketing Officer

Ashley Alexander

Chief Marketing Officer

Ashley has been with Girlilla Marketing since the company first opened its doors in 2008. With over a decade of experience, Ashley specializes in organizing client’s digital ecosystem into a streamlined strategy that targets both marketing objectives and engagement. She is an accomplished leader and has appeared on multiple panels, podcasts, and events to share learnings and contribute to the larger digital marketing community.

Ashley is a graduate of Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business. She is an active member of SOURCE, Digital Divas and the Women’s Music Business Association (WMBA), a SOLID alumna, and proud member of the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music.

YouTube Certified

Stevie Zea Escoto <span>Managing Director</span>

Stevie Zea Escoto Managing Director

Stevie Zea Escoto

Managing Director

Stevie joined Girlilla Marketing at its inception and has been implementing innovative digital marketing strategies, developing creative content concepts and overseeing on-the-ground activations for over a decade. With previous stops at Broken Bow Records, Lyric Street Records and various management companies, she brings an array of insight and experience to her diverse client roster. From Nickelback to Darius Rucker, she provides a unique, enthusiastic and hands on approach to ensure fans remain engaged and numbers continue to grow.

She has appeared on many industry panels, contributed to various news features and is a member of the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association and Digital Divas. Fun fact: Stevie is the voice behind Girlilla Marketing's 10 year celebration video!

YouTube Certified

Jessie Whitmire Hall <span>Managing Director</span>

Jessie Whitmire Hall Managing Director

Jessie Whitmire

Managing Director

Jessie has been a very proud Girlilla for the last 11 years. Prior to joining the team, she spent time at CMT with their Corporate Communications department and with Essential Broadcast Media in Nashville.

Her favorite thing about digital marketing is the opportunity to connect the fans with their favorite artists or brands. She is passionate about crafting campaigns that help clients show their appreciation for their fans.

Jessie is honored to serve on the board for Tracy Lawrence’s Mission:Possible, which exists to raise awareness to the plight of homelessness in the Middle Tennessee area. She is also a proud member of the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music.

YouTube Certified

Lindsey Feinstein <span>Senior Account Manager</span>

Lindsey Feinstein Senior Account Manager

Lindsey Feinstein

Senior Account Manager

Lindsey joined Girlilla Marketing in May of 2017 after graduating from Vanderbilt University. Before joining the team, Lindsey explored the world of digital marketing and fan engagement with internships at the Country Music Association, Borman Entertainment, and Black River Entertainment.

Lindsey serves as a mentor for CMA EDU students and is proud to be a member of the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, and Digital Divas. She has appeared on many panels for students aspiring to work in digital marketing and the music industry at-large.

YouTube Certified

Conley Sweeney <span>Account Manager</span>

Conley Sweeney Account Manager

Conley Sweeney

Account Manager

Conley joined Girlilla Marketing in August of 2016 as an intern and hasn't been able to shake the digital marketing bug since. After graduating from Belmont University, Conley joined the team full time in June of 2017. She also deepened her interest in marketing through deploying initiatives for various local businesses. Conley is a proud member of the Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, and Digital Divas.

Alex Kinker <span>Junior Account Manager</span>

Alex Kinker Junior Account Manager

Alex Kinker

Junior Account Manager

Alex joined the Girlilla Marketing team in the summer of 2017. While pursuing her marketing degree at Valdosta State University, she completed internships with Average Joe’s Entertainment and the American Marketing Association (AMA). Her research-based implementation of marketing campaigns at AMA sparked her interest and passion for the digital marketing space.

Alli Murray <span> Senior Account Coordinator</span>

Alli Murray Senior Account Coordinator

Alli Murray

Senior Account Coordinator

A graduate of Belmont University, Alli Murray joined Girlilla Marketing in the summer of 2020. She got her start in digital marketing with an internship at an independent music venue in London, England. Once she returned stateside, she has held digital marketing internships with artist management companies KPEntertainment and Red Light Management.

Kendall Blomquist <span>Account Coordinator</span>

Kendall Blomquist Account Coordinator

Kendall Blomquist

Account Coordinator

Kendall joined the Girlilla Marketing team in March of 2021. Knowing that Nashville and the country music industry was where she belonged, she began her career with an internship at Universal Music Group and has never looked back. More recently, Kendall spearheaded all things digital for Modern Management’s roster of clients before joining Team Girlilla.

Gigi Cowherd <span>Account Coordinator</span>

Gigi Cowherd Account Coordinator

Gigi Cowherd

Account Coordinator

Gigi joined the Girlilla Marketing team in April of 2021. While majoring in applied mathematics at Lipscomb University, she quickly realized that marketing and design were her passion, spending her senior year pursuing minors in graphic art and social media marketing.