I’m a digital marketing expert who thinks of the big picture. I believe in real results with trackable KPIs and ROAS. I’m experienced in leading an agency team and unafraid to dig in and get the job done. I handle clients one-on-one and I am the guy who finds the solution to a problem. My journey from being a graphic designer to web developer to digital marketing manager has given me a full funnel view of the digital landscape.
Hi, I’m Chris Hornick. I’m an experienced digital marketer, a family guy, powerlifter, and I love the outdoors including kayaking, camping, and hiking. I’m the Vice-President of Digital Media for the HomeSlice Group, running Rapid Digital Solutions, the digital arm of the company. We started the digital business with zero clients and now manage $2M in digital advertising a year. My journey from being a graphic designer to web developer to digital marketing manager has given me a full funnel view of the digital landscape.
I have an amazing wife, a beautiful daughter and son, and a few pets Rapid City, SD. My wife and I are passionate about foster care, having been foster parents for 8 years to some 25+ kids.
I am uniquely certified in all Google advertising certificates. Because of this and our Google advertising performance, The HomeSlice Group is a badged Google Partner. I have attended the 2018 Dallas Google Elevator Class. I regularly speak at regional digital seminars and I was one of three keynote speakers at the Rapid Digital Summit which featured Cesar Nogueira, the EMEA head of sales at Google
I am an extremely driven person who believes in the future of digital media, the fundamentals of good marketing, and down-to-earth business ethics.
Certified in Google Search, Display, Video, Mobile Sites, Digital Sales, Adwords Mobile, and Analytics.
Skilled in Google Ads, Bing Ads, Facebook/Meta Ads, Twitter Ads, Spotify Ads, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Snapchat Ads, PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Audition, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, WordPress, WHM/cPanel, Excel, Word, Google Slides, Email Marketing, SEO, Analytics, and Google Tag Manager.
Minor experience with PHP, JavaScript, and jQuery.
Most of my work is based on return on investment in smart digital strategy and placement but here is some of my favorite design work.
Festival style concert series during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. I designed the LoudFest logo and all design elements.
All Editing
All editing
All Editing. Shot on cell phones.
All editing. Shot by Russ Hadden.
All editing.
All Editing. Shot by Brian Guice.
All editing by myself. Shot by Marc Linn.
Website design.
Website design.