Skilled trade businesses grow faster when marketing is built on strategy — not guesswork.

RISE works exclusively with metal fabrication shops and property damage restoration companies to build marketing strategy that connects to real revenue. No tactics without a foundation. No vendors without accountability. Just a clear system built around how your customers actually make decisions.

craig walker founder of rise digital consulting

Trusted by established trade businesses across the country

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The Root Problem

Why Marketing Keeps Failing Trade Businesses

Metal fabrication shops and property damage restoration companies, don't have a marketing problem. They have a strategy problem. Most have spent money on websites, ads, or SEO — and couldn't tell you what it produced. Not because they made bad decisions. Because nobody ever built the foundation first.

The Pattern We SEE

Here's what we see in almost every trade business we talk to:

  • Brand messaging that confuses instead of convinces

  • A website that looks great but doesn't generate leads

  • SEO content that ranks for the wrong audience

  • Ads that get clicks but no conversions

The RISE Difference

Here's what changes when strategy leads every decision:

  • Your brand says the same thing everywhere — clearly

  • A website engineered around a clear strategy — so it doesn't just look good, it converts.

  • SEO attracts visitors who are already looking for what you offer

  • Every ad targets the right person with the right message

What strategy-First Marketing Delivers For Our Clients

94%

Client Retention Rate

3.2x

Avg. revenue growth

90

Days to system launch

75+

Trade businesses served

Is RISE Right For You

Built for Business Owners Done with Guessing.

This is for you if...

  • You run a fabrication shop, restoration company, or remediation business doing $1M–$10M

  • You've spent money on marketing before and couldn't measure what it did

  • You want one accountable partner — not a rotation of vendors pointing at each other

  • You're ready to invest in a system, not just a one-time fix

  • You're open to letting strategy lead, even if it means slowing down to speed up

This is not for you if...

  • You want the cheapest option, not the most effective one

  • You want to hand it off completely and never be involved

  • You need results in weeks — we build foundations that compound over months

  • You're not open to changing how your business is positioned or messaged

  • You're still relying 100% on referrals and aren't ready to change that

Strategy In Practice

What Changes When Strategy Comes First.

This is what the shift looks like for a fabrication shop and property restoration company that finally has a strategy behind their marketing.

AREA

Without Strategy

WITH RISE STRATEGY

Brand Messaging

Sounds different on every channel and in every conversation

  • Clear, consistent, and instantly understood everywhere

Growth

Sporadic, campaign-dependent, hard to predict

  • Systematic, compounding, quarter over quarter

Website Optimization

Attractive but passive — visitors browse and leave

  • Built around a clear journey — visitors take action

Paid Ads Management

Broad targeting, low-quality clicks, unclear ROI

  • Precisely targeted, message-matched, measurable return

SEO

Random keywords, traffic that doesn't convert

  • Intent-matched content that attracts ready-to-buy visitors

Data & Reporting

Metrics that look busy but don't answer "what now?"

  • Signals tied to strategy — you always know what to do next

How We Work Together

A Clear Path Forward

Most clients start with a Sprint, move into a Retainer, and scale from there. Every step is designed to build on the last.

01

Start Here

Strategy Sprint

From $2,500 - one time

30 days. Complete strategy. A roadmap you own regardless of what comes next.

  • Marketing & competitive audit

  • Messaging framework

  • 90-day roadmap

  • Strategy working session

02

CORE Engagement

Strategy Retainer

$2,500-$3,500 - per month

Your ongoing marketing lead. One partner managing the full picture — strategy, execution, accountability.

  • Monthly strategy & roadmap

  • Execution coordination

  • Performance reviews

  • Quarterly refresh

  • Async access included

03

For Scaling Businesses

Fractional CMO

$5,000-$6,500 - per month

Senior marketing leadership embedded in your team. For $3M+ businesses ready to scale without a full-time hire.

  • Everything in Retainer

  • Weekly leadership calls

  • Sales & ops alignment

  • Hiring guidance

How We Work

The C.O.R.E. OS Strategy

We don't hand you a plan and disappear. We build your system, install it, and optimize it — so your digital marketing compounds every single quarter.

Clarity

Getting absolute clarity on your business goals, your ideal customer, and what makes your shop or company the obvious choice in your market.

Outreach

Building your brand's presence where your buyers actually look — Google search, reviews, local SEO, and targeted ads that reach the right buyer at the right moment.

Retention

Turning one-time customers into repeat revenue and referral sources. For trade businesses, your reputation is your pipeline — we build the system to protect and grow it.

Execution

Implementing the strategy with the right mix of your team, our oversight, and smart AI tools — so nothing falls through the cracks and results are measurable every quarter.

Services

Marketing Services Built on Strategy

RISE Consulting doesn't act like a vendor. We act like a partner. With over 20 years in operations and strategic planning, we look at your business through the lens of a Founder, not just a marketer. We follow a Strategy First approach. This means we don't buy ads or build websites until we’ve nailed down your core message and your customer’s journey.

Transforming your marketing from a chaotic expense into a predictable, growth-driving asset. The System

Own Your Marketing

Stop "renting" your leads and start building assets you actually own.

Website Optimization and Growth

Your website must build trust and guide the customer journey before it can sell.

Reputation Management

Customer reviews unlock how your customer feel about you and reinforce your good reputation

Search & AI Engine Optimization (GEO)

By building a "Strategy First" digital footprint, we make sure your technical expertise is recognized by both Google and LLM's.

graphic image of multiple digital marketing tactics

Content Marketing

Content is how you attract ideal clients and tell your story in compelling ways.

Social Media Engagement

Creating awareness and showing the human side of your business is an important social tactic

Email Marketing

Once you've earned the trust of your ideal client, email allows you to serve them more fully.

Paid Ads Management

Capturing demand from buyers, ready to buy, is a must in today's digital world

Testimonials

Client Success and Implementation

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