THE BIG PICTURE

SEO, AEO, and AI Search

FAQs

Paid Advertising

STRATEGY, CREATIVE, & TECHNOLOGY

Pricing & Working Together

GETTING STARTED

  • Murder Marketing is an Atlanta-based digital marketing subscription service combining SEO, answer engine optimization (AEO), advertising, analytics, human-led strategy, and original creative. We help businesses get found by search engines, understood by AI, and chosen by actual humans. Robots collect data. Humans persuade. We make sure they're working together.

  • We connect search, advertising, content, analytics, and creative through one coordinated strategy instead of leaving each channel in its own silo. Our management pricing is flat-rate regardless of ad spend, media spend is never marked up, and clients retain ownership of their advertising accounts and data.

  • A group of crows is called a murder. Crows are intelligent, observant, resourceful, and collaborative. We bring those instincts to marketing by gathering intelligence, recognizing opportunities, and coordinating the work. Plus, marketing could use a little more personality.

  • We work with established B2B and B2C businesses across industries, including restaurants, retail, professional services, real estate, and e-commerce. We're well suited for companies that want stronger visibility, more qualified inquiries, and an experienced marketing partner without building a whole department.

  • Yes. Murder Marketing is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and works with businesses locally, regionally, and nationally. We tailor targeting to the customers and markets that matter to your business.

  • No. We can serve as a company's ongoing marketing resource or work alongside an existing marketing director or team, supplying specialized expertise, creative, and execution.

  • Search engine optimization helps search engines discover, understand, and show your website for relevant searches. Strong SEO addresses site structure, useful content, technical performance, and credibility. Our goal is to attract the right visitors, not simply more visitors.

  • AEO makes information about your business clearer and more accessible to AI-powered search and answer experiences, including ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity. It draws on well-organized, credible, consistent content and a solid SEO foundation.

  • SEO focuses on visibility in traditional search results; AEO focuses on helping answer engines understand and appropriately reference your business in generated responses. Both rely on useful content, accessibility, and credibility. We plan for both ways customers discover businesses.

  • We improve the accuracy, consistency, and clarity of your digital presence, including service descriptions, website content, search fundamentals, and credible online references. No agency can guarantee a mention or recommendation by an AI platform.

  • Absolutely. Accessible websites, useful content, strong technical foundations, and credible information remain important to traditional search and many AI-powered discovery experiences.

  • The issue might be technical SEO, thin or outdated content, competition, inconsistent listings, or targeting the wrong search terms. We examine your site, search visibility, and available data to pinpoint opportunities rather than guessing.

  • Yes. Depending on the business, local SEO work may include Google Business Profile optimization, location pages, business listings, locally relevant content, and keyword strategy to help nearby customers find you.

  • Timing depends on competition, your starting point, and the work required. Some changes can show early movement, while meaningful gains for competitive terms often take several months or longer. We monitor performance and keep refining.

  • No. Search platforms and answer engines control their own results. We use sound optimization practices, thoughtful content, and performance data rather than promising placements nobody can control.

  • Yes. Depending on the subscription, we manage Google and Meta advertising with attention to audience, creative, landing pages, measurement, and how paid media fits into the broader strategy.

  • No. Our marketing management fees are flat-rate and based on the agreed scope of services, not a percentage of your advertising spend. Increasing your media budget doesn't automatically increase our management fee.

  • Never. Your media spend is billed directly to you by the advertising platform without a Murder Marketing markup. Our retainer is separate, so you can see where your money goes.

  • No. The subscription covers agreed marketing services; your advertising budget is separate and billed directly by the platforms.

  • You do. Clients retain ownership of their advertising accounts, analytics, and campaign data. We use authorized access to do our work, while your business maintains control.

  • They remain yours. You retain your advertising accounts, analytics, and campaign history. We don't hold your marketing data hostage.

  • The right budget depends on goals, competition, audience size, margins, and customer value. We assess the available information and make recommendations aligned with business goals. Our management fee doesn't rise just because you raise ad spend.

  • Yes. Budgets can adjust for seasonality, campaign performance, and business needs. Media spend changes do not automatically change our flat-rate fee, although substantial changes to the work required may prompt a scope discussion.

  • Yes, where the platforms, available data, and privacy requirements allow it. Remarketing can reconnect with website visitors, product viewers, and other eligible audiences who have already shown interest.

  • We use technology to collect and analyze information, recognize patterns, and support efficient work. Strategic judgment and creative direction remain human-led. We follow the data, use the technology, and protect the brand.

  • Our approach prioritizes original, human-led creative rather than interchangeable AI-generated imagery and messaging. Your brand should look and sound like your business, not everyone else's.

  • Search and advertising may earn attention, but the brand gives people reasons to recognize, trust, and choose you. We protect the personality and value you've built while helping more of the right people discover it.

  • We evaluate available website, search, advertising, and conversion data to see what's happening. Then experienced humans interpret the findings and refine the strategy. Data tells us what's happening; strategy determines what to do about it.

  • Depending on scope, we assess how visitors interact with pages and recommend improvements to messaging, calls to action, landing pages, and user experience, so visibility has a better chance of turning into business.

  • Not necessarily. We first evaluate whether your existing site supports your goals. Sometimes focused improvements to content, tracking, SEO, and conversion paths are enough; if a bigger overhaul is warranted, we'll explain why.

  • Absolutely. We build on the identity, messaging, and equity already established, and share recommendations when we see opportunities to strengthen the brand experience.

  • Monthly subscriptions start at approximately $3,500 and can reach approximately $12,000 depending on services and scope. Advertising budgets are separate and billed by the platforms without markup.

  • Yes. Every subscription has a six-month minimum commitment and requires 30 days' notice to cancel. That initial period allows time to establish the foundation, implement work, collect data, and adjust.

  • Yes, subject to the six-month minimum and 30-day cancellation notice in your agreement. We aim to earn the ongoing relationship through thoughtful work and clear communication.

  • The services outlined in your selected plan and agreed scope, potentially including SEO, AEO, paid advertising, analytics, content, creative, and ongoing strategic optimization. We'll establish priorities and expectations before work begins.

  • We do not mark up advertising spend or calculate management fees as a percentage of it. Work outside the agreed subscription scope is discussed and priced separately before moving forward.

  • Yes. Performance analysis is part of our approach. We examine relevant indicators such as search visibility, traffic, leads, conversions, and advertising efficiency, depending on the services and available tracking.

  • Results depend on your starting point, competition, budget, and objectives. We establish meaningful goals, analyze performance, and continuously refine. We don't invent guarantees.

  • Yes. We can collaborate with internal marketers, leadership, and other partners, bringing specialized support and an outside perspective without disrupting what's already working.

  • You're welcome to request an outside perspective. A Murder Assessment can identify opportunities and help you evaluate whether your digital marketing is working together as effectively as it could.

  • Yes. We offer category exclusivity within defined geographic markets. Once your business secures its category and territory, we won't work with a direct competitor in that same market. Exclusivity is subject to availability and confirmed during onboarding.

  • It's an initial look at your business's digital marketing presence and opportunities, considering online visibility, messaging, and how both search systems and humans encounter your brand. It gives us a foundation for a useful conversation.

  • Yes. Anyone can request a free Murder Assessment with no obligation to purchase a subscription.

  • Anyone who wants a clearer picture of their business's online marketing opportunities, whether actively seeking an agency or simply exploring what's possible.

  • Request your free Murder Assessment. We'll learn about your business, review relevant aspects of your digital presence, and discuss whether an ongoing subscription makes sense. You've been marked. Let's see what we can uncover.