Thrive PR

08/10/2026

Last week, our Founder/CEO, Kelly Kirkendoll, traveled to Miami for a 2-day photo shoot with our fabulous client The Pickled Beet Chef and the talented photographers at Eleven Photography.

This is a behind-the-scenes-peek at the work, artistry (and fun).

Not pictured is the best perk of the whole trip: taste-testing the incredible gourmet food!

07/14/2026

This is our favorite website ever (ok, we say that every time we launch a new site). But WOW - Serenity Knives! And not only is it beautiful, but it matches their brand, is SEO-optimized and features a well-organized shopping cart! Check it out: www.serenityknives.com – an incredible Knife Shop in Houston.

07/07/2026

Congratulations to our client David Ourisman - on the front cover of East Asheville Living Magazine!

So honored to be featured on the front cover of the latest issue of East Asheville Living! In the article, I discuss travel, ministry, and, of course, my new book – One Life, Four Stories: Invitations to Faith & Wonder.

01/09/2026

🚀 New Website Launch!

We just launched a client's new website: Lake Pointe Travel.

We wrote, designed and built this from the ground up:

✓ Developed a full messaging and branding strategy
✓ Crafted brand-new website content across every page
✓ Designed and built a beautiful, modern, user-friendly experience
✓ Optimized for SEO and AI search, so the site is discoverable, search-friendly

If you want a website that truly showcases your services, tells your story and drives business, reach out to us at [email protected].

Check out the new website at www.lakepointetravel.net

10/30/2025

We've had too many new clients come to us recently needing us to fix or finish their existing or stalled-out website builds. While we love the business, we really don't want to see this happen to anyone.

So we put a little list together to try to help folks avoid issues that lead to throwing their money away. Check out the top 5 mistakes we're seeing lately when someone hires a website designer/builder.

Avoid these top 5 mistakes businesses make hiring a website designer. Outlined by Thrive PR+Marketing, based on decades of website experience.

10/27/2025

🎙CLIENT ON THE MIC! 🎙 Client Lily Shanks, JD, CLC, of My Internal Weather was a guest yesterday on a long-format podcast interview with Olivia Farrelly of Grey Area Drinker, on her popular No More Booze podcast. The podcast is ranked the 4th most popular Self-Improvement podcast in Ireland!

🎧 Listen in wherever you get your podcast episodes. Links in the comments!

08/26/2025

🚀 New Website Launch!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our client's new website: Work Invigorated!

This was much more than a redesign. We built it from the ground up:

✓ Developed a full messaging and branding strategy
✓ Crafted brand-new website content across every page
✓ Designed and built a beautiful, modern, user-friendly experience
✓ Optimized for SEO, so the site is discoverable and search-friendly

Early reactions? “Holy cow! This website is amazing!” 🙌

If you want a website that truly showcases your services, tells your story and drives business, check it out at www.workinvigorated.com. Then reach out to us at [email protected].

07/10/2025

So excited to see this fabulous editorial feature article on our client Karla K. Morton in this beautiful magazine - Enchanted Outpost!

01/23/2025

Each January, social media feeds and email inboxes are inundated with prophesies for the new year. While I typically avoid adding to the noise, 2025 promises such significant shifts that I feel compelled to share my top 5 PR and marketing predictions for the year ahead.

1 – AI-Written Content Will Breed the Need for Authenticity

As AI homogenizes language, it will be easier to spot AI content, and we’ll crave (and prefer) uniqueness and authenticity.

AI is an incredible tool for research, outlines and even jump-starting writer’s block. It cannot, however, replace the expertise, talent and nuanced brand understanding that a professional human content creator can provide.

Those who harness AI as an assistant to enhance a broader, sophisticated approach to content creation will reap the rewards. Those who, instead, rely on AI as a replacement for talent will stumble over their short-sightedness.

Stay tuned for my other 4 predictions!

Or read them all now at https://bit.ly/kk2025predictions

01/05/2025

Is your current website holding you back from achieving your goals in 2025?

If you look closely at most websites, you’ll notice that they either look great OR function well (assuming they aren't outdated), and many miss the mark on telling a clear and compelling story.

That’s because brand storytellers, web designers and web developers speak different languages.

At Thrive, we cohesively bring all the key disciplines together to create modern, effective, best-practice websites that are:

✓ On-brand

✓ Beautifully designed

✓ Compelling and well-written

✓ Easy for users to navigate

✓ SEO-optimized

✓ Engaging and appealing to your target audience(s)

✓ Effective at driving leads and other key actions

Learn more about partnering with Thrive to power your growth in 2025 at https://bit.ly/ThrivingWebsites