We run paid search and social for Hampton Roads businesses in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk and Hampton: tourism, contractors, clinics, defense and maritime suppliers, online brands and software companies.
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Hampton Roads is home to the world's largest naval base and a dense network of shipbuilding, ship repair and defense contractors. Those businesses and their suppliers create a large B2B market, and the military community brings constant relocations that drive demand for real estate, movers and home services.
Virginia Beach itself is a major tourist destination, with the oceanfront, rentals and restaurants busiest in summer. The region's cities, from Norfolk to Chesapeake and Suffolk, are connected by tunnels and bridges that shape how far customers will travel for a service.
We build campaigns around all of this: city-by-city targeting for local services, PCS-season planning for relocation businesses, tourism campaigns for trip planners, technical search for defense and maritime suppliers, and margin-led Shopping and Meta for online brands.
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Customers on the Peninsula rarely want a contractor from the Southside, and vice versa. We draw service areas around real travel patterns, not simple radiuses.
Four kinds of Hampton Roads business.
Contractors, movers, clinics, rentals and restaurants. City-by-city targeting.
Local and multi-location PPCCoastal and outdoor brands selling online. Shopping and Meta built around margin.
E-commerce PPCShipbuilding, repair and engineering firms. Technical search and LinkedIn.
B2B PPCSoftware and security firms serving defense and business. Demo campaigns.
SaaS PPCSectors we manage across the region.
Engineering, manufacturing and security firms.
Manufacturing & Industrial · Cybersecurity Companies · IT Services & MSPs
B2B & SaaS PPCMoves, storms and coastal weather keep contractors busy.
Moving Companies · Roofing & Exteriors · HVAC Companies
Home Services PPCOceanfront rentals, hotels and restaurants.
Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Lets · Hotels & Accommodation · Restaurants & Cafes
Hospitality, Travel & Events PPCCoastal and outdoor brands selling nationwide.
Sports & Outdoor · Shopify Stores · Pet Supplies
E-Commerce & Retail PPCTen industry groups and more than a hundred specialist sectors, each with its own approach to targeting, tracking and landing pages.
View all industriesFacebook and Instagram for military families, tourism and local offers.
Learn moreAnything else, ask us directly. We reply within one business day.
Yes. We target by city or ZIP code and draw service areas around how customers actually travel.
Yes. We raise budgets for movers, real estate and services ahead of the summer PCS season.
Yes. We build B2B search campaigns around specific capabilities and certifications.
It depends on platforms and scope. No setup fee and no contract; we quote on the strategy call.
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"The combined GBP and Google Ads approach drove a significant increase in local visibility and calls within 60 days. Excellent work, consistent results."
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Nearby we also work with businesses in Richmond, Baltimore, Raleigh and Wilmington.
Local, tourism, defense and e-commerce campaigns. Month-to-month.
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