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Marketing That Actually Moves the Needle

More Customers,
Less Guesswork.

You're probably staring at a $1,500/mo agency quote and wondering if half of it is markup.

Pain-tuned trust phrase

Same playbook the big agencies run. Half the bill. No contracts. Email, social, paid ads, funnels, and content, built by the shop that built your website. No agency markup.

The Bottom Line

Save 50–80% vs. National Agencies

Same playbook the big agencies use. Half (or less) of the monthly bill. Real numbers below. Scroll down to ⚖️ Compare to see what you'd pay anywhere else.

Email Mktg
Theirs: $890+/mo
$397/mo
↓ Save $493/mo
Social Mgmt
Theirs: $1,500+/mo
$747/mo
↓ Save $753/mo
Paid Ads
Theirs: $2,500+/mo
$997/mo
↓ Save $1,503/mo
Funnels
Theirs: $10K+ ea
$1,497
↓ Save $8,500+
Local SEO
Theirs: $2,500+/mo
$1,247/mo
↓ Save $1,253/mo
Voice Desk
Theirs: $1,000+/mo
from $97/mo
↓ Save $900+/mo

"Theirs" figures pulled from national platforms' & agencies' published pricing pages, verified June 2026. Bundle two or more services and the math gets even better.

One Question

Where does it hurt most right now?

Scroll to your recommended tier, or jump straight to the contact form, it'll know what you need.

One team for your whole marketing stack

Your website, your SEO, your email, your ads, your social, all running from the same playbook. No vendor fingerpointing when something breaks.

Real monthly reporting

Every month you get a one-page report: what we did, what worked, what's next. Not a 30-tab spreadsheet, not a black box.

Local, not offshore

Mark answers your calls, and he built software at Amazon before opening this shop. The work happens in Magnolia, not a content farm. Texts get answered same-day.

Email Marketing

Your List Is The Asset You Actually Own

Algorithms change. Ad costs go up. Email goes straight to the inbox, and it's still the highest-ROI channel in marketing. We grow your list, segment it, and send to it like a pro.

Starter
$197/mo
1 monthly newsletter · up to 2,500 subscribers
  • ✓One branded monthly newsletter, written + sent
  • ✓List hygiene + bounce/unsubscribe management
  • ✓Welcome email automation for new sign-ups
  • ✓Monthly performance report (opens, clicks, growth)
Most Popular ★ Recommended for you
Growth
$397/mo
2 sends/month · up to 7,500 subscribers · segmentation
  • ✓Everything in Starter
  • ✓2 sends per month (newsletter + promo or seasonal)
  • ✓List segmentation by customer type or behavior
  • ✓Abandoned-cart or re-engagement automation
  • ✓A/B testing on subject lines + send times
Pro
$1,497/mo
Weekly sends · 25,000 subscribers · full lifecycle
  • ✓Everything in Growth
  • ✓Weekly send cadence
  • ✓Full lifecycle automation (welcome, nurture, win-back, post-purchase)
  • ✓Revenue attribution + monthly strategy call
  • ✓Custom template design matched to your brand

Setup $297 one-time (list import, sender authentication, deliverability baseline) · waived when bundled with a website or SEO plan. Email service provider cost (Mailchimp / Brevo / Klaviyo / equivalent) billed at cost, no markup.

Social Media

Real Posts, Real Engagement

Most "social media management" is canned graphic templates posted to a dead account. Ours is written for your customers, in your voice, with replies actually answered.

Starter
$297/mo
1 platform · 8 posts/month
  • ✓Pick one: Facebook, Instagram, or Google Business Profile
  • ✓8 written + scheduled posts per month
  • ✓Stock or supplied photos (we'll prompt for what to send)
  • ✓Monthly engagement report
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Growth
$747/mo
2 platforms · 20 posts/month · stories
  • ✓Everything in Starter
  • ✓2 platforms (Facebook + Instagram is the common combo)
  • ✓20 written + scheduled posts per month
  • ✓4 Instagram or Facebook Stories per week
  • ✓Comment + DM response (M–F business hours)
Pro
$1,997/mo
3+ platforms · daily posts · short-form video
  • ✓Everything in Growth
  • ✓3+ platforms (FB, IG, GBP, plus optional TikTok or LinkedIn)
  • ✓Daily posting cadence
  • ✓4 short-form videos / Reels per month (we edit from your phone footage)
  • ✓Monthly strategy call + competitor watch report

Setup $197 one-time (account audit, brand voice doc, posting calendar) · waived when bundled with a website or email plan. Ad-spend (boosted posts) billed separately at cost, no markup.

Paid Ads — Google & Meta

Stop Lighting Money on Fire

Google Ads and Meta (Facebook + Instagram) campaigns built around real conversions, not vanity metrics. We pick the audience, write the creative, build the landing page, and report on every dollar.

Starter
$397/mo
1 platform · up to $2K/mo ad spend
  • ✓Google Ads OR Meta, your pick
  • ✓1 active campaign, 2 ad variations
  • ✓Conversion tracking + pixel install
  • ✓Monthly performance report with optimization actions
Most Popular ★ Recommended for you
Growth
$997/mo
2 platforms · up to $7.5K/mo ad spend · retargeting
  • ✓Everything in Starter
  • ✓Google + Meta running in parallel
  • ✓Retargeting / lookalike audiences
  • ✓Custom landing page per campaign
  • ✓Bi-weekly optimization cycles
Pro
$1,997/mo
All platforms · up to $25K/mo ad spend
  • ✓Everything in Growth
  • ✓Google Search + Performance Max + Meta + YouTube
  • ✓Full creative production (image + short video)
  • ✓Server-side conversion tracking for iOS 14.5+ accuracy
  • ✓Weekly check-in calls + custom dashboard

Ad-spend is separate and goes straight to Google / Meta, never marked up. Your card, your account, your ownership. We manage the campaign, you keep the relationship and the data.

Setup $597 one-time (audit, pixel install, conversion goals, first campaign build) · waived when bundled with a website or funnel plan.

Lead-Gen Funnels

Every Ad Dollar Needs Somewhere to Land

An ad without a funnel is a brochure with a price tag. A funnel turns traffic into a real customer pipeline: landing page, opt-in, automated follow-up, and retargeting all wired together.

Single Funnel
$1,497 one-time
One funnel, fully built, you run it
  • ✓Strategy session + offer mapping
  • ✓Landing page (hand-coded, fast)
  • ✓Lead magnet creation (PDF, checklist, or quote tool)
  • ✓5-email follow-up sequence written + automated
  • ✓Conversion pixel + tracking installed
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Funnel + Care
$1,497/build + $297/mo
Build + monthly optimization + new variants
  • ✓Everything in Single Funnel
  • ✓Monthly A/B testing on headlines + CTAs
  • ✓One new landing-page variant per quarter
  • ✓Email sequence refresh every 90 days
  • ✓Monthly conversion report + recommendations
Multi-Funnel
$4,997 one-time
3 funnels, one cohesive system
  • ✓3 funnels for 3 different audiences or offers
  • ✓Shared CRM + tagging strategy
  • ✓3 lead magnets + 3 email sequences
  • ✓Master dashboard for all three
  • ✓Care add-on available at $497/mo for all three

Funnels pair best with the Paid Ads plans. That's where the traffic comes from. Ask about bundle pricing if you're running both.

Content Strategy

A Plan, Not Just More Posts

Content without a strategy is noise. We map your brand voice, build the editorial calendar, and make sure your blog, social, email, and ads all pull in the same direction every month.

One-Time Project
Strategy Sprint
$1,997 one-time
Pay once · the playbook is yours to run · no monthly
  • ✓Brand voice + messaging doc
  • ✓Customer persona mapping (2–3 personas)
  • ✓90-day editorial calendar (blog, social, email)
  • ✓Keyword + topic research baked into the calendar
  • ✓Repurposing playbook (one piece, multiple channels)
  • ✓1-hour handoff call with your team
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Strategy + Execution
$1,497/mo
We plan it · we produce it · we publish it
  • ✓Everything in Strategy Sprint, refreshed quarterly
  • ✓2 long-form blog posts per month (800–1,500 words) in your brand voice, separate from the geo-ranking posts in the SEO plan
  • ✓1 monthly newsletter draft (pair with the Email plan to send)
  • ✓Repurposed social posts from each piece (no extra cost on Social plan)
  • ✓Monthly content performance report
  • ✓Quarterly strategy adjustments based on data

Two ways to run this. Take the one-time Sprint and execute it yourself, or go monthly and we plan, write, and publish for you. SEO is its own full service below, not a content add-on. Run both and we coordinate the calendar. Ask about bundle pricing when you sign for two or more.

Local SEO & Google

Get Found When Neighbors Search

When someone two miles away types "[your service] near me," you want to be the first name they see, on Google, on the map, and in the AI assistants people now ask for recommendations. That's local SEO, and unlike ads, it compounds every single month.

Starter
$497/mo
1 location · the local-search foundation
  • ✓Google Business Profile fully optimized + kept current
  • ✓On-page SEO on your core service pages
  • ✓Top local citations built + cleaned up
  • ✓Monthly rank + "found you on Google" report
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Growth
$1,247/mo
Comprehensive local SEO · the one most shops pick
  • ✓Everything in Starter
  • ✓2 local SEO blog posts / month, written for your area
  • ✓Ongoing citation building + backlink outreach
  • ✓Review generation + response management
  • ✓Competitor rank tracking + monthly strategy note
Pro
$2,497/mo
Multi-location or a competitive market
  • ✓Everything in Growth, across up to 3 locations
  • ✓4 blog posts / month + landing pages per service area
  • ✓Aggressive backlink + digital-PR outreach
  • ✓Priority turnaround + monthly strategy call

Setup $497 one-time (full local-search audit, Google Business Profile optimization, citation cleanup) · waived when bundled with a website or any marketing plan. Every account stays in your name. You own all of it.

The Voice Desk

Never Miss Another Call

Every missed call is a customer who dialed the next shop. The Voice Desk answers 24/7 in a natural, friendly voice. Handles your common questions, books appointments, takes messages, and texts you the details. So you keep the lead whether you're up a ladder, with a customer, or closed for the night.

✓Answers every call 24/7 in a natural voice
✓Books appointments + texts you the lead
✓Handles your Spanish-speaking callers
✓Bridges true emergencies to your cell
Plans from $97/mo
Starter · Standard · Pro. Setup waived when bundled
See all 3 Voice Desk plans →

Your phone number stays yours. The Voice Desk picks up when you can't. It never replaces you, it just makes sure a real opportunity is never sitting in a voicemail you'll check tomorrow.

What You'd Pay Elsewhere

Compare Our Prices to The Alternatives

Every "their price" below is straight off a real alternative's published pricing page. Not made up, not a guess. We're not naming names because this isn't a hit piece; we're just showing what comparable work costs at the national agencies and platforms.

Email Marketing

Comparison

Our price (Growth tier)
$397/mo
Big-name all-in-one marketing platform — Pro tier
Their price
$890/mo + $3,000 onboarding
Our price
$397/mo
💰 SAVE ~$493/MO + $3K SETUP
Source: Their published pricing page
National email-marketing platform — managed tier
Their price
$295–$895/mo
Our price
$397/mo
💰 SAVE UP TO $498/MO
Source: Their published pricing page
Typical full-service marketing agency
Their price
$1,000–$2,500/mo
Our price
$397/mo
💰 SAVE $603–$2,103/MO
Source: Industry rate surveys
The difference

"Same monthly newsletters, list hygiene, segmentation, A/B testing, and lifecycle automation, without the platform lock-in or the agency markup. Your email service provider stays in your name, billed at cost."

Social Media Management

Comparison

Our price (Growth tier)
$747/mo
National social media agency — mid tier
Their price
$700–$1,800/mo
Our price
$747/mo
💰 SAVE UP TO $1,053/MO
Source: Their published packages
Bundled-with-website social packages
Their price
$300–$700/mo (with website lock-in)
Our price
$747/mo
💰 NO WEBSITE LOCK-IN TRAP
Source: Sales-rep quotes
Typical national social agency
Their price
$1,500–$3,000/mo
Our price
$747/mo
💰 SAVE $753–$2,253/MO
Source: Industry rate surveys
The difference

"Real posts written for your customers in your voice, 2 platforms, 20 posts/mo, plus weekly stories, at or below what the national agencies charge for their entry tier, and zero website lock-in."

Paid Ads (Google + Meta)

Comparison

Our price (Growth tier)
$997/mo flat
National paid-ads platform — managed tier
Their price
$500/mo + 12–20% of ad spend
Our price
$997/mo flat
💰 SAVE $703–$1,503/MO AT $10K SPEND
Source: Their published pricing page
Mid-tier paid-ads agency
Their price
$2,500/mo minimum
Our price
$997/mo flat
💰 SAVE $1,503/MO
Source: Their published pricing page
Industry standard agency fee
Their price
15–20% of ad spend (uncapped)
Our price
$997/mo flat
💰 SAVE THOUSANDS AT SCALE
Source: Industry rate surveys
The difference

"Flat monthly fee, not a percentage. Spend $10K/mo on ads with the average agency and you pay them $1,500–$2,000 just to push the buttons. We charge the same $997 whether you spend $1K or $25K. Ad spend goes straight to Google and Meta, never marked up."

Lead-Gen Funnels

Comparison

Our price (Single Funnel build)
$1,497 one-time
Industry-leading funnel platform — done-for-you service
Their price
$10,000–$25,000 per funnel
Our price
$1,497 one-time
💰 SAVE $8,503–$23,503 PER FUNNEL
Source: Their published pricing page
Certified funnel-builder partner programs
Their price
$5,000–$15,000 per funnel
Our price
$1,497 one-time
💰 SAVE $3,503–$13,503 PER FUNNEL
Source: Partner program directories
Typical conversion-rate agency funnel
Their price
$8,000–$20,000 per funnel
Our price
$1,497 one-time
💰 SAVE $6,503–$18,503 PER FUNNEL
Source: Industry rate surveys
The difference

"Same playbook (strategy, landing page, lead magnet, email sequence, conversion pixel) at a fraction of the price. We're not running a 12-person agency on top of your funnel; we're running yours hands-on out of Magnolia."

Content Strategy

Comparison

Our price (Strategy + Execution tier)
$1,497/mo
National content marketing agency
Their price
$3,000–$10,000/mo
Our price
$1,497/mo
💰 SAVE $1,503–$8,503/MO
Source: Their published packages
Big-name marketing platform — Pro tier + onboarding
Their price
$890/mo + $3,000 onboarding
Our price
$1,497/mo
💰 SKIP THE $3,000 ONBOARDING FEE
Source: Their published pricing page
Typical content marketing agency
Their price
$3,000–$8,000/mo
Our price
$1,497/mo
💰 SAVE $1,503–$6,503/MO
Source: Industry rate surveys
The difference

"Editorial calendar, 2 blog posts, brand voice doc, repurposed social content, monthly reports, done-for-you for less than what most agencies charge just to onboard you. Quarterly strategy refresh built in, no extra fee."

Local SEO & Google

Comparison

Our price (Growth tier)
$1,247/mo
National SEO agency — local package
Their price
$2,500–$5,000/mo
Our price
$1,247/mo
💰 SAVE $1,253–$3,753/MO
Source: Their published packages
Local SEO specialist agencies
Their price
$1,500–$3,000/mo
Our price
$1,247/mo
💰 SAVE $253–$1,753/MO
Source: Industry rate surveys
"Set-and-forget" SEO software (DIY)
Their price
$99–$500/mo + your time
Our price
$1,247/mo
💰 WE DO THE WORK, NOT JUST HAND YOU A DASHBOARD
Source: Their pricing pages
The difference

"Google Business Profile dialed in, real local content, citations, and review management, run hands-on out of Magnolia, not by a national agency that treats your shop like account #4,012. Every account stays in your name."

Voice Desk (AI Receptionist)

Comparison

Our price (Starter–Pro plans)
from $97/mo
Live phone answering service
Their price
$300–$1,500/mo + per-minute overages
Our price
from $97/mo
💰 FLAT PLANS FROM $97 — NO PER-MINUTE BILL SHOCK
Source: Their published pricing
National AI-receptionist platforms
Their price
$1,000–$3,000/mo + setup
Our price
from $97/mo
💰 SAVE $900–$2,900/MO
Source: Their pricing pages
Hiring a part-time receptionist
Their price
$2,000+/mo + payroll taxes
Our price
from $97/mo
💰 SAVE $1,900+/MO, AND IT'S 24/7 NOT 9–5
Source: Public wage data
The difference

"Answers every call 24/7 in a natural voice, books the appointment, and texts you the lead. Plans from $97/mo, fully loaded at $247. It catches the customer at 2pm when you're slammed and at 9pm when you're closed, instead of handing them to the next shop's voicemail."

Prices pulled from real, published pricing pages from national platforms and agencies, verified in June 2026. Industry averages drawn from agency-industry rate surveys. We don't tear other shops down. Most of the alternatives above do legitimately great work for the right customer. Our pitch is simple: you can get the same playbook, run by a real local human, for a fraction of the cost.

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Bundle & Save

Pick Two or More, Pay Less

Each marketing channel works harder when the others support it. Bundle two or more and we drop your monthly bill.

10%
2 services
Off every monthly invoice for both
15%
3 services
Off every monthly invoice for all three
20%
4+ services
Off every monthly invoice for the whole stack

Already on a website or SEO plan?

Website and SEO plans count toward your bundle tier. So if you're on a $129/mo website plan and you add Email Starter + Social Growth, that's 3 services: 15% off all three forever. Setup fees on additional services are waived once you're at 2+.

Veterans & first responders: stack an additional 15% off any plan, any tier, every time, on top of bundle pricing.

Show Me My Bundle Savings →

Already decided? Reserve your start with a $250 deposit → (credited to your first invoice)

How It Works

No long contracts. No agency runaround. Here's the actual flow.

1.

Free 20-min audit call

We look at what you're doing now, what's working, what's not. Straight read. Even if it means "you don't need us yet."

2.

Pick your stack

Single service or a bundle. Start small if you want. You can scale up any month, no contract penalty.

3.

2-week setup window

We do the deep-dive (brand voice, audience, baseline metrics), then start producing. You see drafts before anything ships.

4.

Monthly reporting

One-page report on the first business day of each month. What we did, what worked, what's next. No 40-tab dashboard you'll never open.

3-month minimum on monthly plans. Marketing doesn't show results in 30 days. After month 3, cancel any time with 30 days notice. No buyouts, no penalties.

What Most People Ask First

"How is this different from a regular marketing agency?"

Big agencies bill $5K–$15K/mo and put you on an account-rep treadmill. Your work gets handed to whoever's free that day. We're a local shop with one Mark answering the phone. Same playbook the big agencies use, half the price, none of the hand-offs.

"Do I have to pick from your tiers, or can we customize?"

The tiers are starting points. Some clients want 6 emails a month and 1 platform of social, others want everything except paid ads. Tell us what you actually need. We'll quote it to fit.

"When will I see results?"

Straight answer: email and paid ads can show movement inside 30 days. Social and content compound over 90–180 days. That's why we ask for the 3-month minimum. Marketing isn't a switch; it's a campaign. The clients who win are the ones who don't bail at month 2 because they didn't see a 10× ROI in week 6.

"Who owns the accounts and the data?"

You do. Always. Your Google Ads account, your Meta Business Manager, your email list, your social profiles, all in your name, on your card, with you as the owner. We get manager-level access while we're working together; if you leave, we leave, and you keep everything we built.

"What if I'm not sure which service I need?"

Book the free 20-minute audit. We'll look at what you're doing, what your competitors are doing, where the gaps are, and tell you straight which one or two services would move the needle first. No pressure to sign anything that day.

Get In Touch

Tell Mark What You're After

You're probably wondering whether a local shop can really run agency-grade marketing. Ask me straight. A real human reads every message, same-day response on weekdays.

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