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More Of Their Best Customers

We find your most profitable customers, bring you more of them, and prove the return on every dollar you spend.

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Marketing Should Not Feel Like A Gamble

You built something good. Your best customers should be finding you, not your louder competitors.

Customers And Profit

Every report shows customers won and money made.

Not reports full of clicks and impressions

Plain Answers

You always know what we are doing and why.

Not jargon and vague updates

Every Dollar Tracked

See what each dollar brought back, any time.

Not guessing which ad worked

Earned Every Month

Month to month, so we have to keep earning it.

Not long contracts that lock you in

Our Mission

We bring business owners more of their most profitable customers, and take marketing off their plate, so they can keep building the business of their dreams.

How We Work With You

  1. 01

    Learn The Business

    What you sell, what a customer is worth, who is worth winning.

  2. 02

    Find What Holds You Back

    Visibility, leads, follow-up, price or retention.

  3. 03

    Do The Work

    We plan, make and run it. You approve.

  4. 04

    Show The Return

    Customers and profit every month, not clicks.

How Much Marketing Do You Want Off Your Plate?

The difference between our services is how much of your marketing you hand over to us.

Sailor

For businesses beginning to invest in marketing

You hand us the basics

  • Google Business Profile, managed
  • Local search visibility
  • 8 posts and 4 short videos a month
  • A monthly report
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Captain

For businesses ready for rapid growth

You hand us all of it

  • A marketing department, without the hire
  • Every channel, vendor and campaign run
  • Leadership on positioning, offers and budget
  • A monthly 60-minute strategic review
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Quartermaster and all four of our guarantees are included for all Black Mast Marketing customers. Month to month. Ad spend is separate on every service.

Why Wouldn't I Just Do My Marketing With…

Every option costs money. Here is what you really get for it.

Marketing Software$1,600+/MoThe usual stack of six tools adds up to about $1,607 a month, before you spend a single hour running it.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

What Most Business Owners End Up Paying For Each Month

  • HubSpot Marketing Hub Professional$890/mo
  • HubSpot required $3,000 onboarding, spread over year one$250/mo
  • Semrush Pro+, for SEO$299/mo
  • Hootsuite Standard, to schedule social posts$99/mo
  • Squarespace Core, for the website$39/mo
  • Mailchimp Standard, for email$20/mo
  • Adobe Express Premium, for graphics$10/mo
  • Every month, before anyone does the work$1,607/mo
  • Plus your hours learning, setting up and running all of it, instead of serving your customersYour time

Cons

  • You still plan, make and run everything yourself
  • Every hour spent in tools is an hour away from your customers
  • Six logins, six bills and six things to learn
  • Dashboards show views and clicks, which are not cash in your hands
  • Easy to pay for features you never set up
  • Nobody owns the result
  • You pay every month whether or not it wins a customer

Pros

  • Good dashboards and reports
  • You control everything
  • Cheaper than a team, on paper
  • Strong tools once someone runs them well

How we take this risk off the table: Quartermaster is included with every service, and our Every Dollar Accounted For Guarantee means you always see where your money went, or 20% of what you pay us comes back.

A Freelancer$1,000 To $2,400/MoUpwork freelancers commonly charge $25 to $60 an hour. A month of real marketing work is often 40 hours or more, and that buys one skill, not a plan.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • Great at one task, not the whole plan
  • Not accountable for whether it actually performs
  • They build what you ask for, not what your business needs
  • Often made to look good, not to turn visitors into customers
  • You manage them and check the work
  • Quality varies a lot from person to person
  • They can disappear in the middle of a project
  • Juggling several freelancers is a job in itself

Pros

  • Cheaper by the hour
  • Flexible for one-off tasks
  • Easy to start and stop
  • Specialists exist for almost anything

How we take this risk off the table: Our We Never Go Quiet Guarantee: if we ever leave you hanging, part of what you pay us comes back.

An Employee$170,000+/YrAbout $121,000 base for an Atlanta marketing manager. Insurance, retirement and payroll taxes make up about 30% of total pay, so the real cost is around $170,000 a year, before tools and your time managing them.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • Months to hire and train
  • One person rarely covers strategy, ads, content and data
  • Health insurance, retirement, payroll taxes and paid time off on top of salary
  • Software and tools they need, paid by you
  • Your time to manage, review and coach them
  • A bad hire is expensive and slow to undo
  • They still need a plan, and someone to manage them
  • When they leave, the knowledge leaves too

Pros

  • Full-time focus on your business
  • Knows your company and customers well
  • In the room for quick decisions
  • Builds up over time

How we take this risk off the table: Our Clear Plan In 30 Days Guarantee: a clear plan in your first 30 days, or 25% of month one back. And no hiring risk, because we are month to month.

My Current Agency3 To 12 Mo ContractA monthly retainer, usually locked in with a 3 to 12 month minimum contract, plus your ad spend.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • Reports full of clicks and impressions
  • Long contracts lock you in
  • Jargon instead of straight answers
  • Junior staff often do the actual work
  • You are one client among many
  • They get paid whether or not you grow

Pros

  • A team with many skills
  • Mostly hands-off for you
  • Experience across many clients
  • A good one is worth keeping

How we take this risk off the table: If your agency can tell you what a customer costs and earns, keep them. If not, we are month to month and earn your business every month, with the Every Dollar Accounted For Guarantee behind it.

AI$20 To $200/Mo + TimeClaude and ChatGPT plans run from $20 to $200 a month, plus all of your time.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • It can make things up and say them with confidence
  • It does not know your numbers or your customers
  • It writes posts, but it does not decide who to win
  • Generic copy that sounds like everyone else
  • You still have to check, post and track everything
  • Nobody owns the result

Pros

  • Very cheap
  • Fast first drafts
  • Good for ideas and brainstorming
  • Available any time

How we take this risk off the table: A real team owns your results and checks every number, backed by the Every Dollar Accounted For Guarantee.

More AdsYour Whole Ad BudgetYour whole ad budget, every month, for as long as you run them.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • Ads make a weak offer or slow follow-up more expensive
  • Costs rise as you try to scale
  • Platforms report clicks, not profit
  • The leads stop the day you stop paying
  • It is easy to waste money fast
  • Platform settings change all the time

Pros

  • Fast traffic
  • Easy to start
  • You can target by area and interest
  • Results you can measure, when tracked well

How we take this risk off the table: Our No Wasted Ad Spend Guarantee: 100% of your first 30 days of ad spend back if it produces no measurable value for your business.

Black Mast Marketing$1,500+/MoMonth to month, with four guarantees. Ad spend is separate.See Pros And ConsHide Pros And Cons

Cons

  • Ad spend is separate from what you pay usSolved: You approve every budget first, and the No Wasted Ad Spend Guarantee returns your first 30 days of ad spend if it produces no measurable value.
  • We need honest numbers and quick approvals from youSolved: Rough numbers are enough to start, and Quartermaster makes sharing them a few minutes a month.
  • The full picture takes a few months, not a few daysSolved: You get a clear plan in your first 30 days, or 25% of month one back.

Pros

  • The plan, the work and the proof in one place
  • Results measured in customers and profit, not clicks
  • Month to month, so we earn it every month
  • Four guarantees with real money behind them
  • Quartermaster included for every customer
  • One team instead of five vendors and six logins
  • You get your time back to serve your customers
  • Plain answers, no jargon
  • A dedicated account manager
  • Strategy built on your real numbers
  • Sailor can be paid in four smaller payments
  • Your accounts and data always stay yours

And much more, all included.

Sources: HubSpot, Hootsuite, Squarespace and Semrush, Mailchimp, Adobe Express, Claude pricing, Upwork hourly rate guide, Salary.com, Atlanta marketing manager median base, BLS employer costs for employee compensation, ChatGPT pricing. Monthly list prices, checked October 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Ask about pricing, services, guarantees, or how we work.

Is There A Long Contract?
No. Month to month. Tell us before the 1st and you are not billed again. Price changes come with 30 days' notice.
How Much Should I Spend On Ads?
It depends on what a customer is worth to you, which we work out first. Ad spend is always separate and only spent with your approval.
When Will I See Results?
Some fixes show in weeks; SEO takes months. We tell you what is realistic on the call. We never promise rankings or revenue.
What Do You Need From Me?
Honest numbers, account access, quick approvals. For Sailor, video footage each month.
Can You Work With My Current Team?
Yes. Captain can lead your people and vendors. Navigator can run channels alongside them.
Do You Take One-Off Projects?
Occasionally, scoped and priced separately. Our work is monthly because marketing needs looking after every month.

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