What does Carter Marketing Services actually do?

We serve as a fractional CMO and strategic marketing partner. We clarify your marketing, build a roadmap, and oversee execution so your marketing drives revenue instead of guesswork.

Who is the best fit to work with you?

IT and MSP companies, B2B service providers, and local service businesses who need senior marketing leadership without hiring a full-time CMO.

Do you handle implementation or just strategy?

Strategy first, but we also guide implementation with your team or vetted vendors so the plan actually gets executed.

Are you local or remote?

Based in Puyallup, Washington and serving businesses across the United States remotely.

How long do engagements last?

Most run 6 to 12 months to build momentum, fix gaps, and scale results. Short strategy intensives are available when rapid clarity is needed.

Strategy Built For You

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Marketing that meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go.

How Can We Help?

We do things differently here.

Strategy with teeth... Creators who actually create.

It’s not corporate.

It's not cookie-cutter

It's Marketing built for the real world

It’s marketing built for the real world.

No fluff. No wasted spend. No disappearing acts.
Just honest work, real momentum, and results you can feel.

We combine hands-on strategy with AI-powered workflows so you get faster execution without sacrificing human thinking.

If your marketing feels busy but your business doesn't feel like it's moving, you're probably not missing effort. You're missing alignment.

LET'S CHANGE THAT

Every engagement is built around your business, your goals, and the way your customers actually make decisions.

SEO Engine

Build search visibility around how your customers actually look for solutions.

Not vanity traffic.
Not rankings for the sake of rankings.

SEO designed to support business growth.

Local SEO Engine

Show up where local buying decisions happen.

We strengthen your visibility, your reputation, and your authority so customers find you before they find your competitors.

AI & AEO
Visibility Engine

Today's buyers don't only search Google.

They ask AI.

We help your business become the answer across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and the next generation of search.

Website Strategy and Conversion

Your website shouldn't just look professional.

It should explain what makes your business worth choosing and turn that clarity into conversations.

Brand Positioning and Story

We help you communicate what makes your business worth choosing.

Clear positioning and consistent messaging help customers quickly understand who you are, why you're different, and why they should trust you.

Services

LET'S TALK STRATEGY

How can we help?

what to expect

Understand the Business

We start by understanding how your business actually grows, where momentum slows, and what's standing in the way.

No assumptions.
No cookie-cutter playbooks.

Build the Right Strategy

Every recommendation is built around your goals, your market, and how your customers make decisions.

execute with purpose

Every piece of work supports the same strategy instead of becoming another disconnected marketing project.

measure.
refine.
repeat.

As your business evolves, your strategy evolves with it.

Growth isn't static.
Neither are we.

You don't just hire a marketing company.
You gain a strategic partner who stays involved, thinks ahead, and keeps every marketing decision aligned with your business goals.

“David took the burden off our shoulders so we could focus on our business.”

“David managed our marketing efforts during our previous agency engagement, and he consistently delivered beyond expectations.

David has a deep understanding of the technical side of digital marketing, but what truly sets him apart is his client focus. He has a rare ability to translate complex marketing concepts into clear, practical explanations, so you always understand what is happening and why.

He is also proactive and decisive. When issues came up, he handled them without hesitation, removing the stress from our team and allowing us to stay focused on running our business.

David was a pleasure to work with, and I would not hesitate to hire him again."

Mike Fisher

OWNER/Director of Sales
Phoenix Technology Group

Denver, CO

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Frequently Asked Questions

We work with service businesses, local companies, and other businesses that need clearer positioning, stronger visibility, or more effective marketing. Managed Service Providers are one of our specialties, but every engagement is built around the business, its customers, and the challenges it needs to solve.
You work directly with a strategic partner rather than being handed off to an account manager. Carter Marketing Services stays involved in the decisions, challenges assumptions when needed, and adjusts the marketing approach as the business changes. The focus is on deciding what matters most and making sure the work supports those priorities.
The timeline depends on where your business is starting, what needs to change, and the results you're trying to achieve. Technical website improvements, conversion opportunities, and some local visibility gains can happen relatively quickly, while organic search visibility, brand recognition, authority, and AI search visibility generally take longer to build.
Carter Marketing Services provides strategic support across SEO, local SEO, AI search visibility, website strategy and conversion, brand positioning, content, paid advertising, and broader marketing strategy. The right combination depends on the business and where its current marketing is falling short.
Yes, when paid advertising makes sense for the business. It can help generate demand, reach specific audiences, or support other marketing efforts, but it should have a clear purpose beyond generating clicks or spending a larger budget.
A business can improve its visibility on Google and AI search by making its services, expertise, location, customers, and areas of specialization clear and consistent. That can include technical SEO, useful content, local search signals, authoritative information, and a website that clearly explains what the business does. AI search visibility also depends on whether AI systems have enough reliable information to understand the business and when it is relevant.

LET'S TALK ABOUT WHERE YOUR GROWTH GOES FROM HERE.

Let's start with understanding.