Texas creator campaigns · Based in Austin

Creator campaigns for Texas, from a team based in Austin.

Markerly has run creator campaigns from Austin since 2012. In Texas that has meant a statewide public-health campaign, road safety for TxDOT, a vaping message for young Texans and maternal health content in two languages.

Our Texas work

Four briefs, four different casts.

The right creators for a whole state are not the right creators for one high-risk group. Each of these campaigns started from who needed to hear the message, and the cast followed.

Texas Department of State Health Services

Healthy Texas

The brief: A statewide campaign in 2020 encouraging mask use, hand-washing and social distancing.

Who we cast: Creators who were free of political agendas, racially diverse and from multiple generations.

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TxDOT

Drive Like a Texan, Child Passenger Safety and Speeding

The brief: Road-safety campaigns, including one addressing speeding risks with the drivers most likely to take them.

Who we cast: For the speeding campaign, young male creators, including bilingual voices.

See public-sector work

Texas Health and Human Services

VAPES DOWN

The brief: A message for youth and young adults: quit vaping or don’t start.

Who we cast: Six diverse creators, using authentic storytelling in the formats that audience watches.

See public-sector work

Maternal health awareness

Hear Her

The brief: Bilingual and culturally relevant content for mothers and caregivers in high-risk communities.

Who we cast: Maternal and infant health creators: pelvic floor therapists, mother-baby nurses and postpartum experts.

See public-sector work

Planning a Texas campaign

Start with the audience. Then draw the map.

Five decisions before casting

  1. Audience: who needs to act, and what should they do?
  2. Geography: which cities, counties, ZIP codes or service areas matter?
  3. Language: which audience needs English, Spanish or both, and in what cultural context?
  4. Permissions: where will the content run, for how long, and with whose approval?
  5. Measurement: what evidence would help you decide whether to repeat the work?

Write the boundaries into the brief

  • “Statewide” still needs a list. Show which regions are covered and which are not.
  • A metro label is not an audience. Say whether “DFW” or “Houston” means the full metro area or selected cities, stores or service areas.
  • Creator location, audience location and paid-media targeting are three separate checks. Ask for the audience evidence behind each shortlist.
  • Set language by audience segment. Translating one script does not settle cultural or regional fit.

How we approach bilingual and multicultural campaigns

Who we work with

Brands, agencies and public programs.

Markerly manages sourcing, vetting, contracts, content approvals and reporting. Who approves creators, messages and content is agreed before kickoff.

Agencies

We delivered the creator portion of Healthy Texas inside an integrated agency’s statewide program. Your client relationship stays yours.

How we work with agencies

Public programs

Creators are screened for fit with the program’s mission and for brand-safety risk, and your team approves the final list.

Public-sector and advocacy work

Brands

One team runs the campaign from the first brief to the final report, in one Texas city or across the state.

Campaign management

Before the shortlist

Practical questions.

Has Markerly run creator campaigns for Texas public programs?

Yes. Our published Texas work includes Healthy Texas for the Texas Department of State Health Services, the VAPES DOWN campaign, road-safety campaigns for TxDOT and Hear Her maternal health awareness.

Where is Markerly based?

In Austin, Texas. We have run creator campaigns since 2012 for consumer brands, agency teams and public-sector programs, in Texas and across the US.

Can a campaign cover one Texas city or several regions?

Yes. Define the audience by the places the campaign needs to reach, then assess each creator’s audience geography against that brief. A creator’s home address alone does not establish where their audience lives.

Does a Texas campaign need Spanish-language creators?

That depends on the audience. Set language needs for each audience segment before casting. Spanish-language, English-language and bilingual creators can play different roles; translating one script does not settle the cultural or regional fit.

Can Markerly support an agency’s Texas client?

Yes. Markerly can handle creator sourcing, vetting, contracts, content approvals and reporting. The agency’s role, client communication, usage rights and delivery responsibilities are agreed before kickoff.

What should a public-program brief include?

Include the intended audience action, regions and languages, approved messages, accessibility requirements, review owners, reporting requirements and procurement route. Use public information and the permitted procurement process; do not share confidential bid information.

Your Texas brief

Tell us who you need to reach.

Share the objective, regions, languages, timing and a working budget range. We can discuss the creator approach and what still needs to be decided.

For an active public procurement, follow its permitted communication process and share only public information.