Small & Midsize Business Marketing Consultants
We offer fully integrated marketing strategy and services, applying the best practices of branding, communications, traditional and digital marketing.
We Offer Solutions to Your SMB Problems
As a small or midsize business (SMB), can you relate to any of these statements?
As SMB marketing consultants, we offer solutions.
SMB Communication and Branding Problem
"People don't understand what we do or who we are."
Our SMB Branding and Marketing Solution
“We’ll create a visually appealing, memorable logo and brand messages when we develop your brand identity.”
SMB Strategic Problem
“I don’t have a marketing plan.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We’ll develop successful marketing strategies and marketing plans for you.”
SMB Budget Problem
"I can't afford to hire a full-time marketing person (or department)."
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We turn marketing from an overhead expense into a revenue-generating asset.”
“We provide valuable marketing services that help generate business so that you can get a return on your investment.”
SMB Website Problem“
“I had my cousin (relative, friend-of-a-friend) design my website, but no one goes there.”
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“I had my aunt’s friend’s nephew design my website, and it got hacked—or now he’s AWOL—or the site won’t work anymore—or it won’t show up on Google.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We design websites that tell your brand story and get relevant traffic.”
SMB Time Problem
“I don’t have time to work on marketing my business.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We’ll focus on your marketing so you can focus on running your business.”
SMB Social Media Problem
“I’ve tried social media, but it didn’t really help my business.”
OR
“I’m on all the social media channels, but I just can’t keep up.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“Social media may be the ‘shiny object’ of marketing, but it’s not necessarily the most powerful tactic. You need an integrated strategy.”
SMB Problem
“I’ll just use AI (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) to write my content for me.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We use AI when it’s appropriate to create efficiencies, but we use human expertise to create connections. Your brand deserves a soul, not just an algorithm.”
SMB Problem
“It takes too much time to work on our marketing.”
Our SMB Strategic Marketing Solution
“We can help create efficiencies, personalization, and revenue growth with sales and marketing automation.”
Download Our Marketing Plan Template
Make a plan! Have a strategy! Measure your success. Our marketing plan template is appropriate for your company, product, or service.
Measurable Results
Work with seasoned professionals who stay up-to-date.
Our integrated marketing services help you achieve
measurable success.
What’s more, we’re nimble. You won’t pay for layers of red tape—or the overhead of traditional brick and mortar agencies. You’ll avoid the time spent cutting through that bureaucracy. You’ll also avoid the high price tags. Traditional agency costs can be staggering for a solopreneur, small or midsize business.
Some of Our Testimonials
Small and Mid-Size Business Marketing Consultant: DIGITAL MARKETING
We are experts in online marketing for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs).
For example, we understand search engine optimization (SEO)—that is, how to get your website crawled and found by Google, Bing and other search engines. Although we build websites for our own clients, we also help website designers by writing branded, SEO-optimized content for their clients. Not AI-generated pablum.
Owner Nancy Burgess was trained at DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School in practical internet marketing and social media. Further, she is certified in email marketing, inbound marketing and content marketing.
We’ve advanced the digital marketing capabilities of both large corporations and small businesses. What's more, we design company websites. Our case studies show a few of these examples.
In sum, we can help your company achieve success with many digital marketing services:
- Digital strategy
- Website development
- Keyword Research
- Search engine optimization (SEO) services and training
- SEO Audits including AI sources
- Non-commodity content creation
- Public relations
- Social media marketing
- Online pay-per-click (PPC) advertising (eg, Google Ads, Facebook advertising)
- Email marketing
- Sales and marketing automation

Small Business Marketing Consultant: BRANDING & CLASSICAL MARKETING
If you’re just getting started, you’ll need a few basic tools to promote your business: a brand identity, a logo, website, and business cards.
Branding
As a small business marketing consultant, Nancy Burgess Strategic Marketing helps new and existing companies with a variety of traditional marketing and branding needs. We conduct marketing research, build brand identities, create logos, formulate messages, and position brands against the competition.
Drawing on years of marketing agency experience, we offer the following traditional marketing services to help your company achieve success:

- Brand positioning and brand identity (brand strategy, logos, taglines, messaging)
- Marketing research and customer insights
- Copy development and layout of print materials
- Promotional marketing
- Marketing strategy
- Marketing plans
Print Materials, if needed
We also create brochures, sales aids, banners, and other print marketing collateral.
Additionally, we can help with your writing needs. Owner Nancy Burgess is an award-winning writer who has written for nationally known publications. Christine McCurdy has designed print materials since 1990.
Some of Our Consulting Services
Click on any one of the services below to learn more.
HIGH-IMPACT CONTENT CREATION
If your website visitors don’t stay on your page for at least 60 seconds, your content isn’t working. We turn passive website visitors into active leads through SEO-optimized blogs, email automation, and consistent branding.
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Engage: Website and blog copy that increases time-on-page.
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Convert: Email sequences that nurture and sell.
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Unify: Consistent messaging from digital to print.
CUSTOMER RELATION MANAGEMENT & AUTOMATION
Stop letting leads slip through the cracks. We transform your CRM into a revenue engine.
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Capture Every Opportunity: Automate lead tracking to ensure no prospect is ever forgotten.
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Nurture Meaningful Relationships: Deliver personalized content that guides customers through the buying journey.
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Scale Your Revenue: Deploy intelligent workflows that close sales while you focus on your business.
STRATEGIC COMPREHENSIVE MARKETING
We can provide the full-scale marketing horsepower your SMB needs to thrive. From high-level strategy to daily tactics, we manage your brand’s total digital footprint.
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Integrate Every Channel: Ensure your message is consistent across web, search, and automation.
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Eliminate the Guesswork: Rely on a dedicated team to track performance and pivot for results.
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Own Your Market: Build a dominant presence through a sustained, professional marketing offensive.
BRAND IDENTITY CREATION
Make an unforgettable first impression. We combine professional design with precision messaging to build a brand that feels premium, looks consistent, and stays top-of-mind.
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Showcase Your Excellence: Logos and visual design that reflect your professionalism.
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Command attention: Branded verbal messages that are relatable and speak to your audience.
- Stay Top of Mind: Be the go-to source for your industry.
MODERN WEBSITE DESIGN
Transform your online presence into a 24/7 growth engine. We create professional, AI- and SEO-ready websites that build immediate credibility and rank where it matters most.
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Be Found: Optimized for SEO and AI search visibility.
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Be Trusted: Professional design that converts traffic into revenue.
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Be Seamless: Lightning-fast, mobile-ready performance.
SEARCH & AI DISCOVERY
If they can’t find you, they can’t hire you. We bridge the gap between your services and your future customers by optimizing for the modern search experience. From Google searches to AI mentions, we ensure your business stays visible and relevant.
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Get Discovered: Rank higher for the terms that actually drive business.
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Stay Relevant: Adapt to the shifting landscape of AI-driven information.
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Drive Traffic: Turn search intent into measurable website visits.
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