The Search Marketing Group - Growing Businesses Through AI & Search Engines

Search Rankings That Drive Real Revenue.

We’re a digital marketing and SEO/ AIO company that executes search strategy for professional service businesses. We can execute search strategy, train your in-house team or lead your marketing department. Three ways to work with us — one team behind all of it.

Headquartered in St. Louis with specialty markets in New Orleans and Chicago — serving professional service businesses nationwide.

SEO ✦ AIO Optimization ✦ PPC Management ✦ Website Design & Management ✦ In-House Training ✦ Fractional CMO ✦ Nationwide ✦ STL · NOLA · CHI ✦ SEO ✦ AIO Optimization ✦ PPC Management ✦ Website Design & Management ✦ In-House Training ✦ Fractional CMO ✦ Nationwide ✦ STL · NOLA · CHI ✦

We Execute
Agency
Services
Done-for-you search marketing across all channels.
SEO & AIO
Organic rankings and AI search visibility built to last.
PPC Management
Google Ads campaigns optimized for maximum ROAS.
Website Design & Management
High-converting sites designed, built, and managed monthly.
We Train
In-House
Training
Premium search training for your internal marketing team.
Phase 1 — Foundation Audit
Full SEO & AIO audit, roadmap, and on-page optimization.
Phase 2 — Training Intensive
2–3 day hands-on engagement in your actual accounts.
Phase 3 — Accountability Retainer
Monthly goals, scorecard, coaching, and link building guide.
We Lead
Fractional
CMO
Senior marketing leadership without the full-time hire.
Strategic Marketing Leadership
Your dedicated CMO — setting direction, owning outcomes.
Roadmap & Budget Strategy
Annual strategy, channel mix, and budget built for growth.
Team & Agency Oversight
We manage your vendors, hold your team accountable.

13+
Years of results
94%
Client retention rate
4x
Average client ROI
3
Service tiers · Nationwide reach

WHO IS THE SEARCH MARKETING GROUP

A Boutique Searcy Marketing Agency Built To Execute, Train & Lead

We work with a select group of professional service firms: law firms, financial advisory and wealth management firms, consulting firms, staffing and recruiting firms, engineering firms, and medical and healthcare providers. We operate like a partner instad of a vendor.

Based in St. Louis and serving clients nationwide, we bring enterprise-level strategy to businesses ready to own their market.

SEO ✦ AIO Optimization ✦ PPC Management ✦ Website Design & Management ✦ In-House Training ✦ Fractional CMO ✦ Nationwide ✦ STL · NOLA · CHI ✦ SEO ✦ AIO Optimization ✦ PPC Management ✦ Website Design & Management ✦ In-House Training ✦ Fractional CMO ✦ Nationwide ✦ STL · NOLA · CHI ✦
Where we work
Home Markets.
Nationwide Reach.
Our specialty markets are St. Louis, New Orleans, and Chicago — but our services extend to professional service businesses across the country.
STL
St. Louis
Missouri · Home Market
Law firms
Medspa
Dental
Healthcare
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NOLA
New Orleans
Louisiana · Specialty Market
Law firms
Hospitality
Healthcare
Real estate
Explore NOLA →
CHI
Chicago
Illinois · Specialty Market
Law firms
Dental groups
Finance
B2B
Explore CHI →
Serving clients
Nation-
wide
Your Market
Wherever you are
All industries
Remote-friendly
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Client results
What Our Clients Say
We Execute

"Our organic traffic tripled in six months. The ROI speaks for itself — this team simply delivers."

Jessica M. — Medspa Owner, St. Louis
We Train

"The training program gave our coordinator the foundation she needed. We're running our own SEO confidently now."

Camille T. — Dental Group, New Orleans
We Lead

"Having a fractional CMO who understands search deeply is rare. They changed how we think about marketing entirely."

David R. — Law Firm Partner, Chicago