X1 Marketing Inc

What X1 Marketing Inc does

X1 Marketing Inc is a privately held digital marketing agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, with a secondary office in Georgetown, Kentucky. The company serves small and mid-size businesses across the USA and Canada, with a Midwest regional emphasis, delivering an integrated stack of local SEO and Google Business Profile optimization, paid search (Google Ads, PPC), custom website design, social media marketing, and email automation. Its founder and lead strategist, Brandon Stewart, drives a sales-led go-to-market motion anchored by free 15-30 minute strategy consultations, targeting SMBs in verticals such as home services, medical spa/aesthetics, e-commerce, and local retail.

The agency's technology layer combines AI-embedded services on top of third-party platforms: Voice AI agents (hosted at a dedicated sub-domain) for 24/7 phone-based sales and reception, ChatGPT-powered chatbots for after-hours website engagement, AI Search Optimization targeting ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Grok, and AI-driven email personalization with GDPR and CAN-SPAM-compliant workflows. The company maintains Semrush and Google Partner certifications, BBB A+ accreditation, and uses Webflow for web development. Its primary productized offering is a DFY Monthly Website Service at $497/month, complemented by higher-touch custom marketing packages, social media management, and PPC retainers.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring monthly subscriptions and project-based engagements with SMB clients; no revenue, funding, or institutional investment is publicly disclosed. X1 Marketing has accumulated recognizable customer outcomes (a fitness client grown to $11M in sales, a solar campaign delivering 11,000% ROI, 593 leads in one month for a rental client) and earned 2024 industry recognition including the Quality Business Award for Best Advertising Agency in Peoria and a Local Business of the Year designation. The firm operates as a bootstrapped, founder-led agency with 11-50 employees and no parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity on record.

Name

X1 Marketing Inc

Legal name

X1 Marketing Inc

Website

https://x1marketinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

X1 Marketing Inc is a privately held digital marketing agency founded in 2017 in Peoria, Illinois, serving small and mid-size businesses across the USA and Canada with local SEO, Google Ads, website design, and AI-powered marketing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Marketing Automation Platforms & Services (BPAFAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Search & Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) Services (BPAFAJAO)

Keywords

• Digital marketing services
• Local SEO optimization
• Google Business Profile
• AI voice agents
• Website design services

Headquarters

HQ city

Peoria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Digital Marketing Services: Full-service digital marketing including SEO, Google Ads, social media marketing, email marketing, and marketing automation delivered as ongoing service subscriptions with monthly fees.
2. DFY Monthly Website Service: Done-for-you monthly website service at $497/month providing website design, hosting, domain, ongoing management, security, Google Business Profile setup, and monthly SEO content. Includes 5-15 pages with monthly SEO-optimized articles.
3. AI Agent Services: Voice AI and chatbot services providing AI employees for sales, reception, and customer service, typically sold as add-on services to core marketing packages.
4. Custom Marketing Projects: Custom marketing campaigns, website design projects, and specialized services priced based on scope and requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

X1 Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency that sells and delivers local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, website design, Google Ads, social media marketing, email marketing automation, and AI-powered tools (Voice AI agents and Chat GPT chatbots) to small and mid-size businesses in the USA and Canada. Services are packaged as recurring monthly subscriptions or custom project engagements, bundled into an integrated revenue growth system that combines traditional local search with AI Search Optimization for emerging tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Product overview

X1 Marketing Inc is a digital marketing agency offering an integrated suite of services for small and mid-size businesses in the Midwest. The core offering combines local SEO and Google Business Profile optimization with paid advertising (Google Ads, PPC), website design, and social media marketing. AI-powered capabilities including Voice AI Agents, Chat GPT AI Bots, and email marketing automation are offered as complementary services. The company also provides a DFY Monthly Website Service as a subscription add-on. All services are designed to work together as a unified revenue growth system targeting local businesses across the USA and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Voice AI: AI-powered voice agents for sales, reception, and business automation - hosted at voiceai.x1marketinginc.com

Products and services

• Local SEO / Google Business Profile Optimization Optimization and ranking services for Google Business Profiles to improve local search visibility and discoverability in Google Maps and local search results for small and mid-size businesses.
• Website Design Custom website design services combining local market expertise with conversion-focused strategies and Google-friendly technology for small and mid-size businesses.
• Full SEO Services Comprehensive search engine optimization combined with AI-powered SGE strategies to improve visibility in both traditional Google search and AI-driven search results.
• Google Ads Pay-per-click advertising services including Local Service Ads, Performance Max, Search, and YouTube campaigns for targeted lead generation for small and mid-size businesses.
• Social Media Marketing Social media management and advertising services across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube for Midwest audiences and small businesses.
• Voice AI Agents AI-powered voice agents that serve as virtual employees for sales and reception, handling phone calls with natural conversations, answering questions, and routing calls accurately 24/7.
• Chatbots / Chat GPT AI Bots AI-powered chatbots using Chat GPT technology that respond instantly to website inquiries, engaging customers and generating leads outside business hours.
• Email Marketing & Automation Email marketing services including strategy, campaign management, automation workflows, design, and compliance management (GDPR, CAN-SPAM) with AI-driven personalization.
• Marketing Funnels Marketing funnel development services for lead generation and business growth conversion optimization.
• Marketing Automation Workflow automation services including triggers, drip campaigns, and appointment scheduling to streamline marketing operations for local businesses.
• DFY Monthly Website Service Done-for-you monthly website service at $497/month including 5-15 pages of professionally designed content, domain, hosting, ongoing management, security, Google Business Profile setup, and monthly SEO-optimized articles.
• Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing PPC campaign management targeting local and regional customers with tracked results and visible dashboards for lead generation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grew fitness client to $11M in sales through local search strategy
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• LocalAIScanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing partnership promoting AI visibility scanning services. X1 Marketing promotes LocalAIScan tool to prospects and clients for AI search optimization assessment.
• Bradley UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity engagement and local partnership. Agency publishes content about Bradley University's impact on Peoria's local economy and engages with university community for business networking.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SmartSites: SmartSites is a digital marketing agency focused on SMB clients with website design, SEO, PPC and email marketing — a near-direct comparable in service breadth and SMB orientation.
• KlientBoost: KlientBoost is a digital marketing agency specializing in PPC, CRO and SEO for SaaS and growth-stage businesses, with overlapping offerings on the paid-acquisition side of X1's portfolio.
• Disruptive Advertising: Disruptive Advertising is a paid-media-led digital agency serving mid-market clients with Google Ads, social ads and lifecycle marketing — a direct competitor for X1's PPC and conversion services.
• Coalition Technologies: Coalition Technologies is a full-service digital agency combining web design, SEO and paid media for SMB and enterprise clients — comparable to X1 in integrated service model.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Thrive is a full-service digital marketing agency serving SMB and mid-market clients with SEO, web design, PPC and social media — closely matching X1's service mix and target customer profile.
• Big Leap: Big Leap is an SEO and digital marketing agency offering local SEO, content marketing and reputation management to growing businesses — overlapping with X1's local SEO core.
• WebiMax: WebiMax is an SEO and digital marketing agency offering local SEO, paid media and reputation management to SMBs and mid-market businesses, overlapping directly with X1's core offerings.

Broad incumbents

• HubSpot: HubSpot is a large marketing automation, CRM and AI agent platform serving SMBs and mid-market with bundled software plus services — a broader incumbent that increasingly competes for the same marketing-and-automation wallet X1 targets.
• GoHighLevel: GoHighLevel is an all-in-one marketing, sales and AI automation platform built for agencies and SMBs; its native voice AI, chatbot and funnel features increasingly overlap with X1's service offerings.

Emerging players

• Surfer SEO: Surfer SEO is an AI-driven content optimization and SEO platform used by SMBs and agencies; it intersects with X1's SEO and AI-overview strategy, enabling clients to in-source tasks X1 currently sells.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/x1marketinginc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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