Fortune 500 strategy. Delivered in person. In plain English. We help Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky local service businesses dominate Google. We’ve worked with home builders, plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, and car dealerships — no jargon, no dashboards, just results.
If you've tried anything to grow your business online and walked away frustrated, you're not alone. Here's what we hear every week.
You used to get walk-ins and referrals. Now everyone's searching on Google — and your competitors show up first. Your best customers can't find you.
You've tried an agency or boosted some posts. The reports looked good on paper, but the phone didn't ring. You can't afford to keep guessing.
You're running the business. You don't have time to learn algorithms. You just need someone straight with you about what's worth doing.
Most agencies send you a monthly PDF and hope you don't ask questions. We're different. We show up in person, learn your business, and build a strategy around one goal: making your phone ring.
We've done this at Target, Best Buy, and Kroger. Now we bring that same Fortune 500 thinking to the plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, and car dealers of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
And 10% of everything we earn goes back to the community. That's not a marketing line. It's who we are.
"Before Black Dog, we were invisible online. Within 90 days, we were the first result when someone searched for urgent care in our area."
They're built for scale. You need someone who picks up the phone, knows your name, and actually cares whether your truck rolls tomorrow morning.
When you call, Paul answers. When we build your strategy, Paul builds it. No account managers, no handoffs, no getting lost in a queue. One advisor who knows your business inside and out.
We're in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We know Hyde Park from Florence, Blue Ash from Hebron. That local knowledge isn't a gimmick — it's how we build strategy that works in your market.
The same strategies that drove growth at Target, Best Buy, and Kroger — adapted for a trades business or local dealership. Real strategy. Not templates. Not packages. Not guesswork.
We focus on the four things that actually move the needle for a local service business. No fluff. No mystery.
When someone searches "plumber near me" at 11 PM, your name should be at the top. We build and optimize your site so Google sends the right people — the ones ready to call — straight to you.
Learn more →Your Google listing is often the first thing a customer sees. We optimize it completely — photos, reviews, service areas, posts — so you stand out before they even visit your website.
Learn more →When you need the phone to ring now, paid ads done right can deliver. We build campaigns targeting people actively looking for exactly what you do — no wasted spend.
Learn more →Your customers are on Facebook and Instagram. We help you show up with content that builds trust, shows your work, and keeps you top of mind when they're ready to hire.
Learn more →Eastside Urgent Care was losing ground to bigger competitors. We rebuilt their online presence from the ground up — SEO, Google Business Profile, local content — and the results speak for themselves.
This is what's possible when strategy meets local market knowledge.
"They don't talk over your head. They just tell you what they're going to do and then they do it. Our calls went through the roof."Eastside Urgent Care Cincinnati, Ohio
The discovery call is free, it's about 30 minutes, and it won't feel like a sales pitch. We'll look at where you stand online, talk about what's getting in the way, and tell you honestly what we think would help.
If it's a fit, great. If it's not, you'll still walk away knowing more about your business than when you started.