St. Petersburg, Florida

Marketing for St. Pete's independent businesses.

St. Petersburg loves its local businesses, from the shops on Central Avenue to the cafés in Kenwood and the contractors who keep the old bungalows standing. Elo Media helps St. Pete businesses turn that love of local into calls, bookings, and regulars.

A city that chooses local

St. Pete has a stronger shop-local culture than almost anywhere in Florida. People here actively look for independent restaurants, boutiques, studios, and service businesses, and they talk about them. That is a real advantage, but only if people can find you, and if what they find looks and sounds like the business you actually are.

It is also a visual, social city. Downtown, the Grand Central and Edge Districts, and the Old Northeast are full of businesses with real personality. Generic marketing stands out here for the wrong reasons. Yours should look like your place, your people, and your work.

What we do for St. Petersburg businesses

We offer paid advertising, social media management, and website design.

  • Instagram and Facebook, done in your voice. Regular posts and short videos of your space, your team, and your work, plus replies to comments and messages. More on our social media service.
  • Neighborhood targeting. We target the ZIP codes and radius you actually serve, whether that is downtown (33701), the Old Northeast (33704), Kenwood and Grand Central (33713), or the whole peninsula.
  • Google search and Local Services Ads for people who need something now, like "brunch downtown St. Pete" or "roof repair St. Petersburg".
  • Google Business Profile and reviews, because in a city this local, your map listing and reviews do a lot of the selling.
  • Websites that load fast on a phone and make it easy to call, book, order, or find you.

Who we work with

Owner-run businesses: restaurants, cafés, and bars, salons, studios, med spas, and wellness practices, home service contractors, boutiques, galleries, and makers.

Happy to meet halfway

We are a family-owned agency based in Land O' Lakes, about forty-five minutes north. We are glad to come to your business or meet halfway, somewhere around Westshore or the Gateway area, and most ongoing work happens by phone, video, and text. Everything starts with a free marketing review of your Google listing, website, social pages, and any ads you run. We also work in nearby Clearwater and across the bay in Tampa.

Plain numbers, and you own everything

Each month you get one short report with the spend, the calls, messages, and bookings that came in, and the cost of each. Your ad accounts, pages, and data stay in your name.

Straight answers

Common questions.

Do you work with businesses in St. Petersburg?

Yes. We work with businesses across St. Pete, including downtown, the Grand Central and Edge Districts, Kenwood, the Old Northeast, and 4th Street North.

You are in Pasco County. Can we meet in person?

Yes. We are happy to come to you, or to meet halfway around Westshore or Gateway. Most day-to-day work happens by phone, video, and text.

Is Instagram or Facebook better for a St. Pete business?

For most visual businesses, Instagram leads and Facebook supports it, and we run both from one plan. For services people search for, Google usually matters more. We recommend a mix after the free review.

Do I have to sign a long-term contract?

No. We agree on the work and the monthly fee in a simple written agreement, with no long-term lock-in.

Ready for marketing that sounds more like you?

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