AI Focused Local SEO & Marketing Agency for Businesses Competing in Traditional and AI Search
Founded by Brad Johnson, Anew Media Group brings over 17 years of hands-on SEO, PPC, and web design experience from our headquarters in Aurora, Colorado to businesses across the Denver metro area and nationwide. We are not a standard marketing agency. Our proprietary Urank System integrates content creation, social distribution, and AI search optimization to help businesses rank in Google and appear in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other large language models.
Google expert
Google Business Profile and search specialists.
Up to 200% more calls
Some clients have doubled their calls from Google Business Profile.
12 buckets, 220 modifiers
Our own system for finding the content that ranks and brings in leads.
800 ChatGPT modifiers
Built to get your business found in AI search, not just Google.
We're always testing new ways to build your brand, not just your rankings.
- No long-term contracts
- Local Colorado team
- Real people answer the phone
- Tested strategies, not guesswork
- Brand building, not just rankings
Platforms we work in every day
Rated five stars by verified clients.
Brad has been an invaluable partner in managing my websites & SEO. He’s easy to schedule with always shows up prepared and bring a straightforward honest approach that I really appreciate! His deep knowledge of technology and SEO standards continues to elevate my online presence..
Brad and his team are truly unique in the digital marketing space. They have all the tools everyone else does. That’s not what sets them apart. Instead, the Anew team has taken an extraordinary amount of time to deeply understand our business and the regulatory environment in which we operate. As a startup, we are marketing amateurs. Brad has dedicated hours of his time to educate us on our strategy and approach. Bottom line : compared to our previous engagements with digital marketing teams, Brad’s approach is generating exponentially more leads for us. And the quality of the leads is improving almost daily as he and his team continually monitor and upgrade our digital environment. 20 out of 10 stars for Brad and the Anew team.
Our new CFLC website is incredible! Thank you Brad, for being so patient, considerate and professional throughout the whole process! Brad went above and beyond to make all the changes we wanted and it turned out better than we could have imagined. Not only is the site MUCH more modern and navigable, but the SEO work he's done has greatly increased our number of new clients who found us online. We couldn't be happier!
The new website looks great! CFLC is a great resource for families and those about to have a family!
The website for Colorado Family Life Center is so CLEAR and easy to navigate. WELL DONE!!!!!
Brad is highly skilled and efficient in setting up and troubleshooting all areas of website development. Great to work with. Highly recommend!!
What Drives Visibility in Local Search and AI Platforms?
Local SEO & Map Pack
We optimize Google Business Profiles and build citation consistency across directories, delivering map pack visibility through category selection, review workflows, and geo-targeted content that connects Aurora businesses to nearby searchers.
Led by a real strategistBacklinking & Reddit Programs
Our team secures contextual backlinks from industry forums and Reddit threads, building domain authority through genuine community participation and topical relevance that search algorithms recognize as earned, not purchased.
Led by a real strategistAI Citations & Rankings
We deploy structured data and entity-rich content that positions your business inside AI training datasets, ensuring ChatGPT and Perplexity cite your services when users ask conversational queries about your industry.
Led by a real strategistNot a standard marketing agency. A tested search system.
Anew Media Group brings over 17 years of hands-on SEO, PPC, and web design work into one program. Each row is a service we deliver, how Brad Johnson runs it, and what it means for your business.
Local SEO & AI Search (GEO)
- What we deliver
- The Urank System: Content creation, social distribution, and AI search optimization run as one connected workflow.
- How Brad Johnson runs it
- Built by Brad Johnson from 17+ years of watching Google updates, then testing what actually moves map pack and AI answer placement.
- What it means for your business
- Puts Anew Media Group clients in the Google Map Pack, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity answers for the searches that bring in calls.
National SEO & Entity Authority
- What we deliver
- AMG Entity Mapping: Entity-mapped content, schema markup, and topic cluster pages that cover a service in full depth.
- How Brad Johnson runs it
- Grounded in Brad Johnson's Google patent research and live campaign testing across competitive national keywords.
- What it means for your business
- Gives Google a clear picture of who the business is, what it does, and why it deserves to rank beyond its home market.
Backlink & Authority Building
- What we deliver
- AMG Editorial Link Program: Editorial backlinks, guest posts, niche placements, and Reddit visibility on relevant sites.
- How Brad Johnson runs it
- Every placement is vetted against Brad Johnson's relevance-first standard. Topic fit and real traffic beat raw volume.
- What it means for your business
- Builds authority that holds up through algorithm updates instead of disappearing after the next one.
PPC Management
- What we deliver
- AMG Intent-Match Campaigns: Google Ads structured around intent signals, message match, and cost per qualified lead.
- How Brad Johnson runs it
- Run on Brad Johnson's 17+ years of paid search management, with ongoing testing of ads, landing pages, and bidding.
- What it means for your business
- Cuts wasted spend and measures success by booked work, not clicks.
Web Design & Conversion
- What we deliver
- AMG Conversion Build: Fast, conversion-focused websites built for local visibility, with call tracking and clear calls to action.
- How Brad Johnson runs it
- Brad Johnson A/B tests layouts, calls to action, and page speed so design decisions come from data.
- What it means for your business
- Turns rankings and ad clicks into phone calls, form fills, and qualified leads for Anew Media Group clients.
Why Anew Media Group
A marketing team that answers the phone.
We use AI as a tool. The people on our team are the product: they plan the work, do the work, and walk you through the results.
Real strategists, not tickets
You work with the same people every month, and you can call them by name.
Reporting tied to revenue
GA4 and call tracking show which work booked the call, not just the click.
No long contracts
No setup fees, and month-to-month after the first 90-day strategy sprint.
Straight answers
Plain-language updates on what we did, what moved, and what comes next.
Proven local playbook
Map pack, citations, reviews and schema built for Colorado service businesses.
Fast onboarding
Baseline rank grids within 72 hours, campaigns live within two weeks.
SEO + CRO = Real Leads
How we build visibility that converts.
Building Presence Across Search, Maps, AI Answers, and Paid Channels
Ranking in one place while competitors appear in five creates the illusion of visibility. Real coverage requires presence across organic results, AI answers, map packs, and paid channels with attribution connecting each surface to actual booked work.
What sustained visibility actually requires across platforms
- Traditional Search Foundation: Organic rankings and map pack positioning form the baseline, but AI answer inclusion determines future reach, supported by local citation automation.
- AI Platform Presence: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews pull from structured data, citations, and entity relationships you control.
- Social Distribution Layer: Content published once appears across Google My Business posts, social channels, and blog feeds without manual reposting, leveraging AI-driven content generation.
- Paid Channel Integration: PPC and Local Services Ads fill gaps where organic visibility takes time, maintaining lead flow during ranking builds.
- Attribution Across Touchpoints: GA4 and call tracking connect map clicks, form fills, and phone calls to specific campaigns and keywords.
"Bottom line: compared to our previous engagements with digital marketing teams, Brad's approach is generating exponentially more leads for us."
Closing the Loop Between Content and Local Search Performance
There is a failure mode here that does not announce itself. The content publishes, the blog goes live, the social posts schedule, and nothing connects to the map pack or the search console because nobody built the attribution layer that ties publishing activity to ranking movement.
What actually happens when the loop closes
- Entity Graph Alignment: Schema markup ties each published post to your LocalBusiness entity so AI systems recognize authorship.
- Cross-Platform Distribution: One blog post becomes a GBP update, a social share, and an indexed page without manual reposting.
- Rank Grid Response: Position tracking shows which content moves which keywords within 14 days of publication, not guesswork.
Moving Done Right spent years on Google Ads with no brand foundation. After Anew Media Group rebuilt their SEO and launched the Organic PPC program, phone calls grew 30% month over month, and conversions from organic search hit 20% to 30%, because the content finally connected to the rankings.
Measuring Visibility Across Search, AI Answers, and Traffic
Businesses that rank first in organic results but see no call volume increase already know the gap exists. The disconnect is not rankings. It is whether those rankings appear in AI Overviews, map packs, and the conversational search surfaces where buyers actually start their research.
What actually gets measured when the system works
- Traditional SERP Position: Rank grids track organic placement across target keywords and neighborhoods daily.
- AI Answer Inclusion: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews cite your business when answering service queries.
- Map Pack Actions: GBP insights show calls, website clicks, and direction requests tied to specific search terms.
- Attribution Across Channels: GA4 and call tracking connect form fills and booked calls to exact traffic sources.
If you have ever watched your competitor's name appear in an AI-generated answer while yours stayed buried in position four, you already understand what the next layer of visibility looks like. The businesses that show up in conversational search are not guessing. They built the entity graph that AI systems pull from when someone asks a question.
"Brad has extraordinary vision when it comes to developing a digital strategy."
Why Channel Synergy Outperforms Single-Tactic Campaigns
The mix of SEO, schema, backlinks, and PPC works because each channel covers a gap the others leave. Organic rankings take time. PPC delivers leads immediately. Schema makes both visible to AI. Backlinks make the foundation credible.
What actually compounds when the channels layer correctly
- Schema Markup Foundation: Structured data ties your LocalBusiness entity to services, locations, and reviews AI systems cite, enhanced by structured data enrichment.
- Backlink Authority Layer: Links from Colorado business directories and industry sites signal trust that map pack algorithms weight heavily.
- PPC Coverage During Ramp: Local Services Ads and Google Ads fill lead flow gaps while organic rankings climb into position.
- SEO Baseline That Lasts: On-page optimization and content architecture create visibility that compounds without ongoing ad spend required, benefiting from LLM ranking optimization.
- Attribution Across All Four: GA4 and call tracking connect which channel drove the booked call, not just the click.
Industries we serve
Built for local businesses that live on the phone ringing.
Regulated and competitive categories carry heavier compliance and tougher link landscapes. We plan for that from day one, so the work fits how your business actually wins jobs.
- Roofing & Contractors
- Law Firms
- Dental & Healthcare
- Home Services
- Auto & Trades
- Finance & Professional
Where the biggest marketing decisions get off track?
Most marketing failures trace to a mismatch between what gets measured and what actually drives revenue. Businesses optimize for visibility metrics, traffic volume, or lead counts without confirming those numbers connect to booked work, then discover six months in that growth in reports never translated to growth in the bank account.
Why does ranking improvement sometimes produce fewer qualified calls than the previous quarter?
The content optimized for position targets informational queries, not transactional ones, using semantic keyword clustering and search intent modeling. Businesses climb for terms people research, not terms people use when ready to buy. Traffic volume increases while lead quality drops because the keyword intent never matched the service offer.
What causes attribution systems to show strong form-fill numbers but weak revenue conversion?
The form captures contact information but skips qualification fields that separate tire-kickers from buyers. High submission counts mask low intent when the form asks for name and email but nothing about budget, timeline, or project scope. Volume looks healthy until sales reviews the actual leads.
When does adding more marketing channels actually dilute results instead of compounding them?
When attribution infrastructure cannot connect touchpoints across platforms, each channel reports its own conversions and double-counts the same lead. Businesses add social, PPC, and LSA without unified tracking, then wonder why reported conversions exceed actual closed deals by forty percent.
"Brad has been an invaluable partner in managing my websites & SEO. He's easy to schedule with, always shows up prepared, and brings a straightforward honest approach that I really appreciate!"
Our process
Three steps, and a person on the other end of every one.
Kickoff strategy call
We sit down with you, learn how your roofing, legal, dental, or home services business actually wins work, and agree on what a good month looks like.
We build and execute your plan
Our strategists run our GEO tooling across your profile, pages, schema, and links. You approve the plan, then we do the work.
Monthly call with a real strategist
Every month you get a person, not a PDF. We walk through calls booked, cases signed, jobs scheduled, and what we're doing next.
Pick the tier that matches your growth ambition.
No setup fees, and you're month-to-month with us after the first 90-day strategy sprint.
Local SEO
Single-location service businesses
- Google Business Profile optimization
- Map pack + 3-pack targeting
- Up to 5 Aurora/Denver service pages
- Monthly citation building
- Review velocity playbook
- GA4 + call tracking setup
- Monthly Looker Studio dashboard
Local SEO + SEO
Growing brands ready to dominate regionally
- Everything in Local SEO
- Full national + statewide SEO strategy
- Pillar + cluster content (8 pieces/mo)
- JSON-LD schema deployment
- Backlink outreach + digital PR
- Quarterly CRO + A/B testing
- Bi-weekly strategy calls
Local + SEO + Reddit & Autocomplete
Brands fighting for category leadership
- Everything in Local + SEO
- Reddit marketing & community seeding
- Google Autocomplete optimization
- AI Overview / SGE targeting
- Dedicated outreach team
- Weekly strategy calls + Slack
- Custom dashboards + executive reporting
National firm or regulated category? Our pricing scales with complexity.
Law firms, home services, finance, and healthcare carry heavier compliance requirements (FTC, state bar, CFPB, HIPAA) plus brutally competitive backlink landscapes. We build the extra labor, premium link acquisition, and dedicated compliance review into your retainer. Ask us for a custom quote →
About the founder
Meet Brad Johnson, founder of Anew Media Group.
Brad Johnson is the founder of Anew Media Group, a digital marketing agency built around a simple philosophy: test what works, measure the results, and keep improving. What started as a side hustle to create additional income quickly grew into a successful agency as Brad's data-driven approach consistently produced results for clients.
Brad is an analytics-focused marketer and A/B tester who spends significant time studying Google patents, search patterns, emerging technologies, and marketing trends to identify opportunities before they become mainstream. He combines real-world testing with ongoing research to develop SEO and marketing strategies designed to stay ahead of a constantly changing search landscape.
Brad's approach includes:
- Data-driven SEO and digital marketing
- A/B testing and conversion optimization
- Studying Google patents and search behavior
- Developing strategies ahead of emerging trends
- Focusing on measurable business results
- Continuously testing, learning, and refining what works
Serving Businesses Across Aurora and the Greater Metro Area
Real people. Real strategy. Right here in Colorado.
Anew Media Group serves businesses throughout Aurora and the Denver metro area, delivering AI-focused local SEO and marketing services directly at client locations or remotely through secure collaboration platforms.
Service Area Coverage
- Southlands to Fitzsimons: Aurora businesses reached via I-225, I-70, and E-470.
- Coverage west into Denver, south through Centennial and Littleton, east toward Brighton.
- Campaigns launch within two weeks of discovery.
- GA4 and Google Business Profile access secured on the first onboarding call.
- Serving Aurora, Denver, Littleton, Parker, Centennial, Englewood, Brighton, and Castle Rock businesses.
- Accessible via I-25, I-70, I-225, E-470, and major arterials including Colfax and Parker Road.
- Coverage extends across the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood MSA and into Boulder County for qualified engagements.
- Local SEO audits, GBP optimization, and attribution setup delivered remotely or on-site.
Discovery calls typically run 45 minutes, with access requests sent the same day and baseline rank grids delivered within 72 hours of onboarding.
Book a Free Strategy CallFrequently Asked Questions
Anew Media Group runs the Urank System, which connects schema markup, content distribution, and rank tracking so your business appears when AI tools answer service queries in the Aurora and Denver markets. The distinction is not who promises AI visibility but who measures it across ChatGPT citations, Perplexity mentions, and Google AI Overview inclusion alongside map pack position and organic rank. Firms that track only traditional SERPs miss half the visibility landscape.
Pricing tracks three variables that most businesses underestimate until they see the work unfold. Market competition determines how much content and authority building is required to displace entrenched competitors in map pack results. Technical complexity covers schema implementation, citation cleanup, and entity graph alignment that AI systems use to surface your business in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers. Content volume needs scale with the number of service lines and neighborhoods you target, because each combination requires dedicated optimization. Firms that quote a single monthly rate without auditing these three inputs are guessing, and the gap between the quote and the actual scope becomes visible within 90 days when rankings stall or AI answer inclusion never materializes.
The businesses that overpay are the ones chasing rankings without attribution. If you cannot connect map pack clicks, form fills, and booked calls to specific optimization work, you are funding visibility that does not convert. GA4 integration and call tracking separate productive spend from wasted effort, especially in competitive Colorado markets where multiple providers appear for the same query.
An AI SEO agency optimizes business visibility across traditional search engines and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Effectiveness depends on structured data implementation and entity graph alignment that AI systems can parse and cite.
An AI SEO agency builds visibility across both traditional search engines and AI answer platforms. Anew Media Group operates in this space by treating ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews as distinct ranking environments that require structured data, entity signals, and citation architecture. The work differs from conventional SEO because AI platforms do not crawl links the way Google does. They parse schema markup, extract entity relationships, and cite sources based on authority signals that exist outside traditional backlink graphs. Firms that rank well organically but never appear in AI answers are missing the structured data layer these systems require.
What separates AI SEO from traditional optimization: Entity Graph Construction ties your LocalBusiness entity to services, locations, and reviews through schema markup so AI platforms recognize your business as a structured, citable source rather than unstructured web text. Cross-Platform Citation Tracking monitors whether ChatGPT or Perplexity cite your business when answering service queries in the Aurora area, which requires different tools than rank tracking since AI platforms do not return position lists. Attribution Across Answer Types connects traffic from AI answer clicks, map pack actions, and organic listings to actual booked calls through GA4 and call tracking, revealing which visibility layer drives revenue rather than just impressions.
The gap shows up when a business ranks in the top three organically but receives zero mentions in AI answers for the same query. That disconnect is not a ranking problem. It is a structured data and entity signal problem. Agencies working in this space treat AI platforms as separate distribution channels with distinct technical requirements, not as a bonus feature of existing SEO work.
The industry now uses generative engine optimization (GEO) or AI answer optimization to describe what used to be called AI SEO. The shift reflects a broader target: not just traditional search rankings, but citation and inclusion in ChatGPT responses, Perplexity summaries, and Google AI Overviews. Schema markup, entity alignment, and structured citation sources drive visibility in these platforms. Businesses optimizing for AI answers track whether their name appears when users ask service questions, not just whether they rank on page one.
ChatGPT writes content, suggests keywords, and drafts meta descriptions. It does not publish pages, configure schema markup, build backlinks, or update Google Business Profiles. The tool generates text based on prompts. Someone still needs to take that output, edit it for accuracy, embed it in a site architecture that search engines can crawl, and connect it to the LocalBusiness entity through structured data. AI answer engines like Perplexity and Google AI Overviews pull from indexed pages with proper schema, not from ChatGPT conversations. The gap between drafting and ranking is where most businesses stall. Content sits in documents instead of live URLs tied to citation sources and backlink profiles.
An AI focused local SEO and marketing agency bridges that gap by connecting content generation to the technical layer that makes it discoverable. ChatGPT accelerates the drafting phase. The work that follows, publishing across channels, schema implementation, and attribution tracking, determines whether that content appears when customers search in Aurora or Denver markets.
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Get Your Business Visible in AI Search Results
AI tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews are changing how customers find local businesses. Our team uses the proprietary Urank System to optimize your presence across traditional search and emerging AI platforms. Call us today to discuss how we can position your business for this shift.
- Technical SEO scorecard
- Map pack opportunities in your city
- Where your site loses the call
- What your competitors are doing