Chicago area · Our Illinois hub

Marketing for the Chicago area.

We’re a Milwaukee firm that works across the Chicago area. We help Chicagoland businesses and attractions get found and trusted in AI answers, search, maps and reviews, then run the media that turns attention into calls, bookings and ticket sales.

Our work here

Proven in Chicago.

For the Museum of Ice Cream we helped drive $4.2 million in ticket sales across Chicago, New York and Austin, at up to 40 to 1 on ad spend. Read the case study.

Chicago is a short train ride from our Milwaukee studio, and we build teams with Chicago photographers, developers and media partners when a project calls for it.

What’s included

What you get.

Get found & trusted

SEO, AI answers, Google Business Profile, maps and reviews, so local customers find and trust you first.

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Capture demand

Paid search, paid social, programmatic and CTV, plus content and video that move people to act.

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Measure it

See how AI tools describe you today, then a plan ranked by impact, tracked in the AI Mention Report.

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The Chicago market

A city of neighborhoods.

Chicago is a big market that buys like a set of small ones. People search by neighborhood, from the Loop and River North to Logan Square, Lakeview and Hyde Park, and AI tools answer the same way. Being the clear local answer in each neighborhood you serve beats a generic citywide pitch.

Straight advice

How to win in Chicago.

Competition in Chicago is national: you’re up against chains, platforms and well-funded brands for the same searches. The way through is precision. Own the neighborhood and category terms you can actually win, keep your Google Business Profile and reviews sharp, and make sure AI tools have clear, consistent facts to cite. Then put paid media behind what is already working.

FAQ

Common questions

Do you work with businesses in the Chicago area?

Yes. We work with Chicagoland businesses and attractions on AI search visibility, SEO, local search, reviews and paid media, including Evanston, Oak Park and the North Shore.

Are you a Chicago agency?

No. We’re a Milwaukee firm, founded in 2013, that works across the Chicago area. Most of the work is remote, and we’re in the city when it helps.

What Chicago work have you done?

For the Museum of Ice Cream we helped drive $4.2 million in ticket sales across Chicago, New York and Austin.

Why work with a Milwaukee firm?

Senior people on your account, no long-term contract, and proof every month through the AI Mention Report, close enough to be in the room when it matters.

Can you help us show up in AI answers?

Yes. We measure how ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and others describe your business today, then fix the facts, pages and reviews they rely on.

Areas we serve   Milwaukee · Wauwatosa · West Allis · Chicago · Menomonee Falls · Waukesha · Lake Country · Waterloo · Shorewood · Fox Point · Bayside · Mequon · Cedarburg · West Bend · Kettle Moraine · Racine · Kenosha · Lake Geneva · Sheboygan · Sheboygan Falls · Elkhart Lake · Door County · Madison · Chicago

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