Marketing agency · Detroit, Michigan
More customers for your Metro Detroit business.
We get you found on Google, get your phone ringing and make sure every call is answered. You run the jobs.
One team for the whole path
- 1Get foundShow up when people nearby search for what you do.
- 2Get the callBe the business they pick, and the one they call.
- 3Answer every callAn AI receptionist picks up when you can't.
- 4Get the reviewHappy customers bring you the next ones.
- More callsfrom people who are ready to hire
- Found on Googleon the map and in the search results
- No missed callsanswered day and night
- Done for youwe handle all of it, every month
What we do
Three ways we bring you customers.
One way we stop them slipping away.
Websites
A website that turns visitors into phone calls. Built for you and kept up to date, so you never have to touch it.
New enquiry from your website · just nowGoogle Ads
Be the first business people see at the moment they are ready to hire. The quickest way to get your phone ringing.
Search → your business → your phone ringsLocal SEO and Google Maps
Show up on Google Maps when people nearby look for what you do, and look like the obvious choice when they find you.
Google Maps · your business · ★★★★★AI add-ons
Every call answered, every missed call texted back, every happy customer asked for a review. Nothing slips through.
“Thanks for calling. Is this an emergency, or are you booking a visit?”What we are
A marketing agency that does the work.
You are good at what you do. The hard part is making sure the people who need you can find you, and that they call you and not someone else. That is the job we take off your plate.
SMB Uplevel is a small business marketing agency in Metro Detroit. We handle your website, your ads, your presence on Google and your phone. There is no software for you to learn and nothing for you to log into. New customers simply call the phone you already carry.
AI is how we do it quickly. It does the heavy lifting behind the scenes, so a local business gets the kind of marketing bigger companies pay a whole team for.
- 01
A 15-minute call
Tell us about your business and the customers you want more of.
- 02
We build it
Your website, your ads and your Google presence, set up for you. Most websites are live in about a week.
- 03
Customers call
More of the right people find you and get in touch. We keep everything running and improving.
What changes for you
More people find you. More of them call.
People find you
When someone nearby searches for what you do, your business is there: on the map, in the results, and at the top of the page when it counts. That is what our local SEO services and Google Ads management are for.
They choose you
People look you up before they call. Your website and your Google profile show them what you already are: established, local and good at the work. So they call you, not the next name on the list. See how we handle small business web design.
No call is wasted
Every call is answered, day or night. The ones you miss get a text back within minutes. Happy customers are asked for a review, and those reviews bring in the next customers. Our AI add-ons take care of it.
AI add-ons
Then no call gets wasted.
Marketing gets the phone to ring. Somebody still has to answer it. If a new customer calls while you are on a ladder, under a sink or with another client, most will not leave a voicemail. They call the next business on the list.
So we add the piece most agencies do not have. Our AI front desk answers on the second ring, day or night, asks the right questions, books the appointment and sends you the details. Calls that still slip through get a text back within minutes. After the job, happy customers get asked for a Google review.
Sarah, on this page, is that front desk playing receptionist for a made-up heating and cooling company. Press the button and try her. Book a service call. Report an emergency at 2am. Ask her if she is a robot.
Live demo of the AI receptionist
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She answers for a made-up HVAC company. Ask about a no-heat call, a quote, a Saturday appointment. Try to stump her.
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Who we work with
Local businesses that live on the next phone call.
We work with owner-run businesses across Metro Detroit whose customers find them by searching nearby. Every trade is different, and we shape the marketing around how your customers actually buy.
Home services
HVAC, plumbing, electrical. The customer searches, calls the first business that looks ready, and books whoever answers. We make sure that business is you.
Insulation, concrete and exteriors
Bigger jobs and longer decisions. We put you in front of homeowners who are ready for the work you want, and give them every reason to call you first.
Restoration and cleanup
Water, fire, mold. The first company to respond usually gets the job. We help you get found fast and make sure the call is answered in seconds.
Shops, salons and local services
Salons, auto shops, cleaners, in-home care. A proper website, a strong Google presence and a steady flow of reviews, working together to fill your calendar.
- English and Spanish websites
- Single-location and service-area businesses
- Not on the list? Ask us on the call
Questions owners ask
Before you hire a marketing agency.
What does a marketing agency for small business actually do?
We bring you more customers. We build and look after your website, run your Google Ads, get you showing up on Google Maps, and add AI tools that answer your phone and ask for reviews. You can start with one piece and add the others when they make sense.
What results can I expect?
More of the right people finding your business and getting in touch. How much more depends on your trade, your area and where you are starting from, so we talk through what is realistic for your business on the call.
Do I need a new website to work with you?
Not always. If your current site is doing its job, we keep it. If it is not, we build you one that does.
How fast can I get started?
Quickly. It starts with a 15-minute call, and most websites are live in about a week. The rest follows from there.
Where does the AI come in?
In two places. Behind the scenes, it does much of the building and monitoring, which is why we can move fast. In front of your customers, it answers your calls, texts back the ones you miss and asks for reviews. You can hear the AI receptionist on this page by pressing Start a call.
Where in Michigan do you work?
Across Metro Detroit. We are a Detroit-area marketing agency based in Sterling Heights, and we work with local businesses in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties, from Detroit to Warren, Troy, Royal Oak and Rochester Hills.
What does it cost?
It depends on which pieces you need, so we go through it on the 15-minute call once we understand your business.
Where we work
Based in Sterling Heights. Working across Metro Detroit.
We are a Detroit-area marketing agency for local businesses in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties. If your customers are here, so are we.