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Growth Marketing Since 2012 · Local, Regional, National
Growth marketing for how people find you today.
We are a growth marketing agency, in business since 2012. We run search, local, paid media and content, plus the work that gets a business cited in AI answers, for service companies, professional firms, practices, trades, manufacturers and national brands.
A free audit and a written scope before you commit to anything
In business since 2012 Google Partner 4.9★ from 941+ verified reviews
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Years in business, since 2012
941+
Verified client reviews
4.9
Average client rating
25+
Specialists on staff
Since 2012getting businesses found
Who We Are
An agency that has been doing this since 2012.
1Digital Marketing is the growth marketing practice of 1Digital Agency, founded in 2012. In that time we have watched search rebuild itself around local intent, mobile, reviews and now AI assistants that answer a question before anyone clicks anything. We did not sit any of those out, and we build programs that hold up through the next one.
- In business since 2012, 4.9 stars from 941+ verified client reviews
- Google Partner, with paid media run by certified specialists
- Content written and edited by people before anything ships
- One team for search, local, paid media, content and AI visibility
What We Do
Everything that decides whether a customer finds you.
Search Engine Optimization
Own the searches your buyers actually make, at any scale.
Learn moreLocal and Multi-Location SEO
Win the map pack in one market or in two hundred.
Learn morePaid Media and Google Ads
Demand you can turn on today, measured to the lead.
Learn moreContent Marketing and Digital PR
Content that ranks, gets cited, and earns links.
Learn moreWeb Design and Conversion
Fast, conversion-first sites, built and then actually maintained.
Learn moreAI and Answer Engine Optimization
Get cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini.
Learn moreLocal, Regional, National
We scope the work to the map you compete on.
A single-location clinic and a national manufacturer are not running the same campaign, and they should not be paying for the same one. We scope, staff and measure each of these differently.
Local
Single-location businesses competing in the map pack
This is won on your Google Business Profile, your reviews, your service pages and your local citations. We treat the phone ringing as the metric, not impressions.
Regional
Multi-location groups and franchise systems
Every location needs its own presence without the locations competing with each other. We build the page structure, the profile management and the reporting so an owner can see performance site by site.
National
B2B, manufacturing, SaaS and national brands
The buying cycle is long and the competition is well funded. The work is content depth, technical health, paid media discipline, and being the source an AI assistant cites when someone asks who does this.
Who We Serve
All kinds of businesses, and that is the point.
Since 2012 we have run marketing for home services and trades, medical and dental practices, law and accounting firms, financial services, real estate, manufacturers, franchises, B2B companies, national brands and ecommerce. That range is not a lack of focus. It means we have already solved the problem in front of you, in some version of your industry, and we are not learning on your budget.
How It Works
Four steps from “never heard of you” to “booked the call.”
01
Audit
We look at what is actually happening now: your rankings, your profiles, your reviews, your paid spend and what AI assistants currently say about you. You get the findings whether or not you hire us.
02
Plan and Price
We scope the program to your market, local, regional or national, and put a number on it in writing. No package you have to grow into and no line items you did not ask for.
03
Build and Launch
Pages, profiles, campaigns and content go live in a set order, so we can tell what moved and what did not.
04
Report and Adjust
A monthly report in plain English and a call with the person running your account. We change what is not working instead of defending it.
See It Working
Sites we have built, live and open to look at.
Every one of these is a real, running site on its own domain, built on WorkspaceCMS. The businesses are invented, because these are demonstration builds rather than client sites, but the pages, the speed and the structure are exactly what a client gets. Click any of them and use it.
A Few Of Us
The people behind the work.
A slice of the team running client engagements: search, paid media, content, design and build. The rest are heads-down on client work.
Dan K.
Founder & CEO
Michael P.
Senior Director of Business Development
Matt L.
Director of Merchant Success
Joe C.
Assistant Director of Merchant Success
Sam M.
Senior Sales Strategist
Barry L.
Senior SEO & AI Strategist
Lindsay U.
Senior SEO & AI Strategist
John T.
Search Strategist
Maria C.
PPC Strategist
Luisina C.
PPC & Social Strategist
Jon L.
Senior Designer
Michael E.
Senior Copywriter
Rebeca T.
Senior Content Writer
Lovely E.
Content Producer
Ruth M.
Content Producer
Anton K.
Sr. Solutions Architect
Client Voices
Real reviews, from real clients.
Every quote below is verbatim from a moderated review published on 1digitalreviews.com.
“1Digital has been my agency for 12 years and they’ve done a tremendous job growing my small business. They help with local seo, designing my website and support. Now I have them helping with AI SEO and getting found in chatgpt and Gemini.”
Hanna S.
Verified client review
“They communicate extremely well, they are all very knowledgeable, they all have great ideas, and it actually feels like they care about you and your company instead of just another client. In just a short amount of time they have achieved an extraordinary amount of traction for my business and I am very grateful for them!”
Brandyn Sethman
Verified client review
“Thanks to 1Digital Agency’s efforts, the client has seen a significant increase in web traffic and qualified demo requests. The team has executed a smooth workflow through effective communication and timeliness.”
Luke George
Verified client review
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Getting Cited by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini
Assistants cite sources rather than list links. Being the source that gets quoted is a structural problem, and most sites are structured for the old game.
Read MoreQuestions
Straight answers, before you ever call.
Still curious? A free strategy call is the fastest way to get specifics for your business.
Book a Free CallWhat kinds of businesses do you work with?
Service businesses, professional firms, medical and dental practices, home services and trades, financial services, real estate, manufacturers, franchises, B2B companies and national brands. After more than a decade the list is long on purpose. What they have in common is that customers find them through search, maps, reviews and now AI assistants, and that is the work we do.
Do you work locally, regionally, or nationally?
All three, and the distinction matters more than most agencies admit. A single-location business is competing for a map pack inside a few miles. A franchise is competing in every market at once. A national brand is competing for category-level share. We scope the engagement to which of those you actually are.
How long before we see results?
Paid media can produce leads in the first weeks, because you are buying the traffic. Organic search, local visibility and content compound over months, and honest programs are measured in quarters rather than days. We will tell you at the audit stage which of the two your situation calls for first. We do not guarantee rankings, and anyone who does is selling something they cannot control.
What does it cost?
It depends on the scale you compete at. A single-location business chasing a map pack is a different budget from a manufacturer running national B2B content and paid search. We scope it after the audit and give you one number, in writing, before you commit to anything.
Who actually does the work?
Our own staff. We have specialists covering search, local, paid media, content and analytics, and the person who scopes your work is on the account that runs it. Content is written and edited by people. You will know the name of the person running your account.
Do you build the website too?
Yes. Sites we build run on WorkspaceCMS, the platform 1Digital built for its own clients, and the build is included as part of a plan. The platform itself runs on a monthly plan, so it is not a one-time purchase. That means the site stays maintained, fast and current instead of aging out two years after launch. If you already have a site you are happy with, we will market that one.
What is this about AI answers?
More people now ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Gemini a question instead of running a search. Those assistants cite sources, and the businesses they cite are the ones with clear, structured, well-sourced content. We build for that alongside traditional search, because both are how people find you now.
Tell us your market. We will tell you what it takes to win it.
A short call with someone who does the work, not a sales rep reading a deck. You will leave with a straight assessment of where you stand, whether or not you hire us.
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