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Local Promotion · Twin Ports

Local Promotion for Twin Ports Businesses

Share your story, build your reputation and become the name people recommend across Duluth, Superior and the Northland.

  • Tell your story to the local community
  • Grow your reviews and reputation
  • Get more mileage from every happy customer

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

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A free SEO audit of your website, Google Business Profile and local rankings. No cost, no obligation.

5.0 ★

27 Google reviews

Since 2018

Serving the Twin Ports

390+

Calls a month to clients from Google

15,000+

Visits a month to client websites

Warning Signs

Signs Your Local Reputation Needs a Boost

In a region like the Twin Ports, reputation travels fast. People ask neighbors, check reviews and look for businesses they've heard of. If your business isn't part of that local conversation, even great work can go unnoticed while better-known competitors get the call.

Local promotion puts your story in front of the community: who you are, why you do what you do, and what your customers say about you. It builds the kind of recognition and trust that makes every other part of your marketing work better.

Local promotion helps if:

  • Locals don't know your story or your name
  • You have few, or old, online reviews
  • Happy customers rarely leave reviews
  • You're newer than the competition
  • Referrals are slowing down
  • You want to be known in the community

Ready to get your name out there? Let's talk.

What You Get

What's Included in Local Promotion

We help you tell the story behind your business, the people, the craft and the community ties that make you different, and share it where locals will actually see it: your website, your social media, and local press and community channels.

We pair that storytelling with reputation work. A steady system for requesting reviews from happy customers, responding to reviews professionally, and showcasing your best feedback builds the social proof that turns first-time visitors into customers.

Local promotion can include

  • Your business story, written and shared
  • Local press releases
  • Community spotlight content
  • Review request and response systems
  • Showcasing reviews on your site and social
  • Consistent local listings

Reputation that fuels your SEO

Reviews and local mentions don't just build trust with people. They're also signals Google uses to rank local businesses. Local promotion strengthens your SEO and your Google Business Profile at the same time.

We're part of the Twin Ports community

Supporting local businesses is why we started. We're based in the Twin Ports, and we love helping local owners get the recognition their work deserves.

Grow Your Local Reputation

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

  • Press releases & review responses in every growth plan
  • GBP optimization: $500/mo
  • Plans from $1,800/mo
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The Method

How Local Promotion Works

Every project runs the same four steps, so you always know what's happening and what comes next.

EXP. 01

Observe

Get to know you. We learn your story, your customers and what makes you different.

EXP. 02

Hypothesize

Plan. We decide where and how to share it, and how to grow your reviews.

EXP. 03

Experiment

Share. We create and publish your story across the right local channels.

EXP. 04

Scale

Build momentum. Review requests and ongoing content keep your reputation growing.

Lab Result 03 · Google Business Profile · Retail

First on the Map, and 56% More Calls

Thirteen weeks of Google Business Profile results, July to September 2026, for a Twin Ports specialty retailer whose website we built and whose local SEO we run. We don't name clients, so prospects never see a competitor's numbers on our site.

#1

average position in Google Maps for its tracked searches, held for all 13 weeks

56%

more calls from its Google profile: 48 in the first four weeks, 75 in the last four

23

new Google reviews in 13 weeks, with a 4.9 average rating

Results from one retailer's profile. Calls rise and fall with the season as well as the work, and yours will depend on your market and your reviews. Your free Lab Report shows where you'd start.

Peer Reviewed

What Twin Ports Businesses Say

★★★★★ 5.0 from 27 Google reviews

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Kynze Lundeen
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Building the Dream Duluth has been a huge help in our business. They're incredibly easy to work with, transparent and want to see your business succeed as much as you do. We've been grateful to work with such a great company. Thank you!
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Daniel Howe
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Alex and Matt have been great to work with. Their website design is both stunning and user friendly. They are also just a text or call away when something needs to be updated or changed. Choosing Building the Dream Duluth for your marketing and website design will be the easiest decision you make for your business.
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Earth Exchange Upscale Thrift Store
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Amazing customer service!! Very knowledgeable and makes everything so easy!!
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Aiden Bachand
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Great company to work with!
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White Pine Pet Care
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Alex and Matt made switching over our website hosting service easy, seamless, and stress free. They were able to take our existing website and revamp things we didn't even know we were lacking, and made existing features better. They were fantastic to work with and will be utilizing other services from them any time we need it. 1000% would recommend to any small businesses.
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Jacob Kaufman
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Alex and his team were tasked with building our bar and restaurant a website from scratch. I am proud to say they have exceeded our expectations! Our site looks fantastic. What sets them apart from the rest is the A1 customer service. They are extremely responsive with any edits, changes, or additions. I would recommend them to anyone in need of their services.
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Jessann Lazzaro
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They are fast and affordable and definitely made sure I was good to go every step of the way. I love working with these guys and my website is amazing! Definitely would recommend!
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Michael Ritland
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Alex and his team know what makes a website work and maybe more important...they know what makes them not work. If you need to start from scratch or just need a skilled web pro to make the small changes necessary to get your business noticed, Building The Dream Duluth can get it done for you.
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Lexy Land
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The Building the Dream Duluth team is wonderful. Alex has helped me with a couple of internet fixes for my business. The websites they've designed for a couple local businesses I know are beautiful and easy to navigate. I highly recommend Building the Dream Duluth!

FAQ

Local Promotion FAQs

What does local promotion include?

It combines storytelling and reputation building: sharing your business story through your website, social media and local channels, and putting a system in place to earn and showcase more customer reviews.

How do you help us get more reviews?

We set up a simple, consistent process to ask happy customers for a review at the right time, often automated, and help you respond to reviews professionally.

Is local promotion only for Duluth businesses?

We focus on the Twin Ports and the surrounding Northland communities, where we know the local audience best.

Does this help with Google rankings?

Yes. Reviews, local mentions and consistent listings are all signals Google uses for local search, so reputation work supports your SEO too.

Can this be combined with your other services?

Absolutely. Local promotion works best alongside SEO, social media and automation, and many clients combine them in one plan.

Still have questions? We're happy to help. (218) 464-9747

Ready to Be the Name Locals Recommend?

Let's share your story and build the reputation your business deserves.

Based in Superior, WI · Serving Duluth & the Northland since 2018 · 5.0★ on Google