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Smooth Sailing
Columbus, Ohio Marketing & Web Design Firm

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Sibling-owned agency   •   15+ years in business   •   Millions managed in ad spend   •   Using AI to improve your efficiency and generate leads   •   Thousands of keywords ranking on the 1st page of Google & AI Overviews   •   Stand out amongst the AI slop with high-quality content   •   Team of 25 marketing, design, and development experts   •   Hire a full team of experts for half the cost of a full-time marketer   •   Pixel and conversion optimization experts   •   Every business has a story. We will tell yours   •   We talk about leads and sales, not vanity metrics   •
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Why The Media Captain

We are your marketing department

A full team of specialist for less than one full-team hire.

Your AI Technology Captain
Using AI to improve your efficiency and generate leads
Tracking & Pixel Experts
Great campaigns are optimized for conversions
Expert Storytellers
Stand out amongst the AI slop with high-quality content
Sibling-owned, 15+ Years
We practice what we preach

Marketing Success Stories

How We Help Clients Set Sail Toward Their Business Goals

Boss Gal Beauty
MedSpa • Health & Beauty

What Worked

An integrated marketing approach combining SEO, Paid Ads, and Social Media. We captured high-intent traffic with SEO and Paid Advertising, targeting their suburban locations while still going after Columbus, their primary market.

#1 Rank
Columbus Med Spa
44%
Conversion Increase
1→4
Locations
Jones Metal
Manufacturing • Metal Fabrication

What Worked

We redesigned their website in conjunction with our SEO team, consolidating content to focus on core services while interviewing their subject matter expert to enhance user experience and create stronger sales collateral for B2B success.

#1 Rank
Hydroforming Company
#1 Rank
Handforming Services
308%
Traffic Increase

Website Portfolio

Make the Next Big Wave With Your New Website

Cincy Favorites
E-commerce • Local Products
BigCommerce to Shopify Migration
Zest Integration
Custom Shipworks Integration
Bundle & Filter Apps
Schottenstein Real Estate Group
Real Estate • Enterprise WordPress
WordPress
8 Community Sites
Custom Rental Application App
SEO Optimized

Suite of Services

For some clients, we hone in on one service. For most, we bundle services for a diversified yet synergistic strategy.

Paid Advertising

PPC and social ads that drive instant traffic and brand awareness

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Are You Ready to Scale Your Business?

What Our Clients Are Saying

Excellent
The Media Captain5.0
Based on 197 reviews
Tawni Storer
1 day ago
When Media Captain built out our website, we knew it was time to take the next step and invest more intentionally in SEO to generate traction and qualified leads within the new construction and remodeling industry. We began working with Jenn Ryan, and she has been incredible to work with. She has helped us create strategic monthly agendas, identify SEO keywords and opportunities that drive more traffic to our website, and build out the remodeling portion of our website as we launched this entirely new sector of our business. About seven months in, we are genuinely starting to see the difference. We are receiving more organic leads, and people are finding our business without us having to rely solely on traditional marketing efforts. Even in the rapidly changing world of AI search, we’ve seen an exciting result: our company has become a top recommendation in ChatGPT. If you’re wondering whether the investment in SEO and digital marketing is worth it, our experience says don’t hesitate. Media Captain has worked tirelessly across many aspects of our website and social media strategy, and we are beginning to see that investment pay off. The biggest win for us has been seeing our efforts translate into real visibility and, ultimately, real leads. We’re excited to continue building on that momentum.
Ermira Berisha
2 days ago
I highly recommend Stefanie and The Media Captain for any small business in Columbus. She has provided our business with a ton of value to increase the quality and volume of our leads. Thank you!
Sam Hilty
1 month ago
We have had an incredible experience with TMC. They have done a fantastic job reworking our website and improving our PPC. We have received a ton of business as a result of their efforts. Could not recommend a better marketing partner.

Take a Tour of Our Office! (The Former Governor’s Mansion)

Our office is located in Ohio’s former governor’s mansion, where Judson Harmon (Ohio’s 45th governor) lived from 1908-1914. We can only imagine his reaction to seeing a digital marketing firm occupying his former home! Jason Parks, Co-Founder, takes you inside our unique workspace.

MEET THE TEAM

  • Lori Hollinger Admin & Onboarding Specialist
  • Michelle DeChicco Development Manager
  • Katie Leppert Lead Designer
  • Erica Rowe Project Manager
  • Austin San Developer
  • Zaki Edwards Developer
  • Rachelle Kelly Marketing Strategist
  • Steph Crumley Social Media Strategist

Our Family of Businesses 

When it comes to marketing, we practice what we preach. Not only have we grown The Media Captain into one of the largest marketing & web design agencies in Columbus, we have built other family brands along the way. This includes an eCommerce operation with over 400,000 customers, a media company focusing on entrepreneurship, and a third-party logistics comapnty, a skin care line sold at Nordstrom and throughout the country, and more…