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Real Connection Media Inc.

Get found. Get chosen. Get busy.

Real Connection Media runs the whole system for Placer County service businesses: your website, Google, AI search, content, and email. One local team, accountable for calls and booked work, not traffic charts.

Find out where you're stuck: found, chosen, or busy. Takes 5 minutes. No pressure, no pitch.

Trusted by 20+ local businesses across Placer County and beyond

The Local Growth Engine

Most marketing stops at "get found." More visitors looks great on a chart, but if the phone stays quiet, more traffic just means more strangers leaving your website. Our engine covers the whole journey.

Found — You show up where locals look: Google Search, the map pack, and now ChatGPT and AI search.

Chosen — Your website, reviews, and content make you the obvious call when someone compares their options.

Booked — Lookers become quote requests, bookings, and walk-ins. We track real leads, not page views.

Proven — Every month you see what worked, in plain English. No jargon, no vanity numbers.

Repeat — numbers tell us what to tune next, and past customers keep hearing from you.

Campaigns end. An engine runs every month: measure, tune, repeat.

Who We Are

A digital marketing agency in Auburn, CA that works like a neighbor

Real Connection Media is a digital marketing agency in Auburn, California, serving service businesses across Placer County: contractors, clinics, retailers, schools, and professional services.

We're small on purpose. You'll always know who's working on your account, and if you'd rather talk it through in person, we'll meet you for coffee. We use AI to do more for you per dollar, and real people make sure everything sounds like you and fits your town.

Every month, your report answers the only question that matters: what did this do for my business?

Eight services, one engine

Every service below does one job inside the engine. Start with what you need now and add as you grow. Plans start at $750 a month, month-to-month.

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FOUND

CHOSEN

BOOKED

Search Engine Optimization (SEO): Show up on Google Search & Maps when local customers are looking. We fix listings, tune your site, and help you earn reviews.

Includes: audit, keyword targeting, Google Business Profile optimization, citations, and ongoing improvements. 

Fast, clear websites that turn visitors into calls and bookings. Easy to update and built to grow with you. 


Includes: conversion-focused pages, mobile polish, and basic SEO (Search Engine Optimization), analytics, and simple handoff training

Targeted ads that put your business in front of nearby people who are ready to call, book, or visit. We handle the setup, creative, and ongoing tweaks so you’re not wasting ad spend.

Includes: campaign strategy, ad copy & creative, geo-targeting, budget recommendations, conversion tracking setup, and a simple monthly performance summary.

  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Youtube

Show up on Google Maps and in the local pack when nearby customers search. We clean up your profile, dial in your categories and services, and keep posts, photos, and offers fresh so you’re the obvious choice.

Includes: profile audit & cleanup, categories & services, business description, photos & posts, Q&A guidance, review strategy, and performance check-ins.

Fresh written content that keeps your business looking active—blog posts, website updates, newsletters, promos, and social captions. Then we capture and edit simple photos and short videos for your website and social channels. We plan it, create it, and polish it—so you stay consistent without living on your phone.

 

Includes: monthly shoots, reels/shorts, post copy, upload scheduling, blog/newsletter content, website updates

  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • Youtube
  • TikTok

Stay top-of-mind with helpful updates, offers, and reminders your customers actually open. We handle strategy, design, and send-so  it's off your plate.


Includes: list clean up and growth, branded templates, campaign + newsletter calendar, basic segmentation, A/B tests, and monthly performance report. 

Show up when locals ask ChatGPT instead of Google. AI search answers questions before anyone clicks, and most local businesses are invisible there.

Includes: tracking across ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity, competitor comparison, and a plan to fix what's missing.

Lightweight tools that save you time without changing how you work - chatbots, intake forms, FAQs, and follow-ups. 

Includes: setup, scripts, integrations with your current tools, and a short how-to your team can use.

Real local results

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B&C Ace Hardware

Retail — Grass Valley, CA

Modernized site for a community hardware & garden center, built to drive shop actions — start shopping, pickup, delivery — and spotlight trusted brands.

In the past 90 days

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J&M Welding

Welding & Fabrication · Sacramento, CA

A clean, professional site built to establish credibility and help a trades business get found by contractors and customers searching for local welding services.

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Built Environment Inc. 

Contractor — Placer County, CA

Design–build contractor site aimed at turning local searches into calls and quote requests across custom homes, remodels, ADUs, and decks.

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Barbery Coast Barber Shop

Barbershop · North Beach, San Francisco, CA

A modern, brand-forward site built to drive bookings, showcase services, and pull in new clients searching for barbers in San Francisco - right when they're ready to book.

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Where does your engine stall: found, chosen, or booked?

The free Local Visibility Scorecard checks your Google presence, your website, and your reviews, then shows you which step is costing you customers and what to do about it.

Get My Free Scorecard

Takes five minutes. No pressure, just honest feedback.

Client Testimonials

“Brian’s marketing keeps our crew busy with new work.”

Brian has been the marketing arm for Built Environment Inc. for 3½ years. He built our website and continues to optimize it for the construction areas we want to serve. His attention to detail and understanding of how to drive traffic have been invaluable. I’d recommend Brian as part of your marketing team.

Steve M.

Owner


at Built Environment Inc.

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“Brian helped transform my website into one of the top-ranked sites in my field.”

I value the one-on-one approach from Real Connection Media. Brian continues to coach me on keeping my site relevant so I can grow my business. I highly recommend his services.

Sheri M.

Owner

at Nurture Massage & Wellness

nurture massage and wellness

“They built a great site and kept improving our SEO.”

Real Connection Media crafted an appealing, functional website for us and continuously optimized it for SEO—significantly improving our online presence. Their responses were timely, explanations clear, and they were genuinely willing to help. Their expertise was invaluable to our project.

Ryan M.

Project Manager


at Tauro Capital Advisors

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Local marketing consultation in Placer County (coffee meeting)

Let’s Grab Coffee and Talk Marketing

We’re local to Placer County, which means we’re happy to meet you where you’re at—literally. If you’d rather chat face-to-face than over email, we can meet at a local café and walk you through our services, pricing, and what we’d recommend for your business.

From the Real Connection Media Blog

Practical ideas to help local businesses get found online.

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