From Clicks to Clients
Local SEO & AI Search Visibility for Local Service Businesses
We’re a local SEO agency helping home service businesses, dental practices and local service companies across North America, the UK and the Caribbean get found in the Google Map Pack — and named when customers ask ChatGPT who to call.
30+ years
in marketing, including national brand work, before going all-in on local service businesses.
International
We work remotely, so where you are isn’t a limit. Our clients are across North America, the UK and the Caribbean.
Month to month
No annual contracts. Thirty days’ notice to end the partnership.
Your Next Customer Is Choosing From a List of Three
Someone in your area needs what you sell. They pull out their phone and search “near me,” or they open ChatGPT and ask which local business is best. Either way, what comes back is a very short list — three map pack results, or two or three names in a paragraph of AI-generated text.
If you are not on that list, you were not rejected. You were never shown. The customer never saw your reviews, never compared your prices, and never knew you existed. They called whoever appeared.
Getting you onto that list is the entire job. It means a Google Business Profile built properly rather than half-finished, a page for each service you want to be called about, reviews that arrive steadily and say the right things, and information consistent enough that an AI assistant can describe your business with confidence.
Most local businesses have none of that in place. That is the opportunity.
Read more: How to get recommended by ChatGPT: 8 steps for any business
Our Services
Google Ads - Facebook & Instagram Ads
Maximize ROI with High-Converting Google and Facebook/Instagram Ads.
Email and SMS Marketing
Stay top-of-mind with your customers through targeted email and SMS campaigns.
Local SEO (Map Pack)
Get found everywhere customers search the Google Map Pack, plus AI tools like Google’s AI Mode and ChatGPT. We optimize for local SEO and AI search (GEO/AEO) so you’re the business that gets recommended.
AI Search Visibility (GEO & AEO)
Get named when customers ask ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Perplexity who to call. We build the signals AI tools use to choose which businesses to recommend.
Client Results
56 phone-call events + 58 estimate requests
A handyman franchise in North Carolina. Tracked in GA4 in the first 7 weeks.
Named in 80.1% of tracked AI answers
A Caribbean parasailing operator. 87.9% mention rate in ChatGPT.
A stronger foundation in 30 days
A dental practice in Texas. 111 redirects, a working sitemap and accurate treatment pages.
Who We Work With
We work with local, service-based businesses across North America, the UK and the Caribbean. Two industries make up most of our work, and each has a page of its own.
Home services
HVAC, plumbing, roofing, electrical, handyman and remodeling. Urgent, high-intent searches where homeowners want one trusted name fast — and where the business that shows up first usually wins the job.
Dental practices
General, cosmetic, implants and orthodontics. Patients ask AI which practice is best for nervous patients, implants or their insurance plan, and two or three names come back.
Other local service businesses
Med spas, wellness clinics, auto repair, insurance and professional services. If customers search for you locally, the same work applies.
We work remotely with local, service-based businesses across North America, the UK and the Caribbean. All of this work happens online, so where you are does not limit what we can do.
How We Work
Four steps, in this order, every time.
1
We audit
A full look at your website, Google Business Profile, local rankings, reviews and what AI assistants currently say about you. You see the findings before you commit to anything.
2
We fix the foundation
Profile built out properly, business details made consistent everywhere, schema added, and your key pages rewritten so both Google and AI can quote them.
3
We build visibility
A page for each service you want calls about, real service-area pages, a review system that runs without you remembering, and ads where they make sense.
4
We report monthly
Calls, form fills, map pack position, AI mention rate and review growth. One readable report, not forty pages of raw data.
About Us
At Spike Marketing, we combine big-brand experience with a personal touch. Founded by Sarah Sabourin, a seasoned marketer with over 30 years in the industry, our agency brings deep expertise and proven strategies to help local service businesses and wellness brands grow. Sarah has worked with renowned national brands, leading high-impact campaigns that delivered measurable results. Today, she’s passionate about helping small businesses thrive by using the same smart, scalable marketing tactics—tailored to your local market and your unique goals.
“We’ve been working with Sarah at Spike Marketing for the past three years, and she has done an outstanding job marketing our parasail business. Her knowledge of digital marketing, local SEO, and online advertising has consistently helped us generate leads and stay visible in a competitive tourism market.”
Tracy Pratt
Capt. Marvin’s Watersports, Turks & Caicos
Common Questions
Do you work with businesses outside your local area?
Yes. Spike Marketing works remotely with businesses across North America, the UK and the Caribbean. Local SEO and AI visibility work is performed entirely online, so your location does not limit what we can do for you.
How do you get a business recommended by ChatGPT?
You get recommended by ChatGPT by making your business easy for AI to describe with confidence. That means a complete and accurate Google Business Profile, consistent business information across directories, structured data on your website, a steady flow of recent reviews, and website content written in clear, quotable sentences. AI tools assemble answers from these sources — when your information is thin or inconsistent, they name a competitor instead.
How long does local SEO take to show results?
Google Business Profile and schema work often moves map pack visibility within two to four weeks. Competitive service page rankings usually take three to six months. Reviews compound continuously. AI visibility currently moves fastest of all, because very few local businesses have addressed it yet.
What does a local SEO campaign cost?
Plans are $1,297, $1,997 and $2,597 per month, plus a one-time $500 setup fee that covers the first two weeks of onboarding: the audit, Google Business Profile rebuild, schema, citation cleanup, review system and conversion tracking. Every plan is month to month with no long-term contract.
Do you work with dental practices?
Yes. Dental is one of our two main industries, alongside home services. Patients routinely ask AI which local practice is best for nervous patients, implants or a particular insurance plan, and the practices with complete profiles, recent reviews and clearly structured service information are the ones that get named. More on dental local SEO →
Will you work with my competitors?
No. We do not take two businesses competing for the same customers in the same market. Once we are working with you, that search area is yours.
Do you require a long-term contract?
No. After setup, every plan is month to month – no fixed term, no auto-renewal clause and no cancellation penalty. We ask for 30 days of written notice to end the partnership, so your final month is simply your notice period.
Is Spike Marketing the same as Spike Digital Marketing?
Yes. Spike Marketing is the trading name of Spike Digital Marketing Ltd., and the Google Business Profile is listed as Spike Digital Marketing. It is not connected to Spike Digital in Leeds, Spike Digital in Melbourne, or any other similarly named agency.
Is Spike Marketing a good local SEO agency?
Spike Marketing has run local SEO and Google Business Profile work for service businesses since 2018, with clients across North America, the UK and the Caribbean. Plans are month to month. Typical timelines are 90 days for map pack movement and three to four months for AI visibility.
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