About Rise Local Digital Marketing Company In Dallas
A Different Kind of Digital Marketing Agency In Dallas
Since 2010, we’ve helped Texas businesses attract qualified leads, convert more customers, and build lasting digital presence. We’re not just marketers—we’re growth partners invested in your success.
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Our Story
Your Local Dallas Digital Marketing & SEO Experts.
In 2015, we launched Rise Local as a division of Status26 with a singular mission: to help local business owners dominate their online presence — not through hollow promises, but through real, measurable growth. But to help clients tell their story well, we first had to tell ours — genuinely, consistently, and transparently.
Our entrepreneurial journey began in 2010 and has evolved rapidly since then. We now manage the hosting, SEO, digital marketing, social media management, and content creation needs of over 165 companies.
Our founders perfected a local marketing strategy specifically designed to help Texas businesses attract qualified leads and convert them into measurable sales. We’re not about vanity metrics—we’re about revenue growth.
With our revolutionary hosting architecture, local presence management, custom website builds, SEO campaigns, and media production—our clients consistently see increased calls, form submissions, and foot traffic.
OUR MISSION
We Are Your Local Texan-owned and Operated Digital Marketing Company.
From Humble Roots to Purpose-Driven Growth
We’re not a faceless, overseas operation. Everything here is done in Texas, by people who live, breathe, and understand this market.
Our local presence isn’t a gimmick — it’s a foundation. With offices, media studios, and hands-on teams across Dallas, Southlake, Houston, and Palestine Texas, we stay close so we can stay real.
We built Rise Local for the entrepreneur wearing 10 hats — the business owner who needs a partner, not another vendor.
Our leadership is multi-generational, veteran-owned, and family-invested. What we do isn’t just business — it’s legacy. Mike Stewart, our founder, had more than a decade of experience in media and marketing before starting Rise Local. He saw what local businesses truly needed: stories told with clarity, backed by strategy, and delivered with integrity.
Mike and John have worked together for many years, perfecting a local marketing strategy to help local businesses attract leads and convert them into quantifiable sales.
With our revolutionary hosting and server architecture, local presence management solutions, custom website builds, SEO and digital marketing campaign support, and media production, our clients see an uptick in calls and foot traffic.
Core Values
What Drives Our Team
Results You Can See
We measure success by your revenue growth, not vanity metrics. Every strategy is designed to deliver measurable ROI and customer expeirence and engagement.
Partnership Mindset
We’re not vendors—we’re extensions of your team. Your success is our success, and we’re invested for the long term. We focus on lifetime value vs margin per job.
AI = Innovation First
We stay ahead of algorithm changes, AI solutions, and industry trends so you can focus on running your business, not chasing updates and SEO rankings.
Ready to Transform Your Business?
Let’s discuss how Rise Local can help you attract more qualified leads, close more deals, and build a legacy business that dominates your local market.
Leadership Team
Meet the Founders
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Mike
Founder & Chief Growth Officer
With 25+ years in directional media and digital marketing, Mike leads strategy and client relationships. His expertise in Google Ads and SEO has helped hundreds of Texas businesses scale before AI was even a thing.
John
Co-Founder, CEO, & Keeper of All the Logins
John architects Rise Local’s technical infrastructure, from high-performance hosting to custom WordPress development. He ensures client sites are fast, secure, and scalable.
Who We Serve
The Types of Businesses We Help Grow
Local Retailers
Home Services
Healthcare
Legal Services
Moving & Logistics
Local Startups
CORE VALUES
What Drives Our Team
Innovation
Constantly pushing boundaries to create cutting-edge solutions that solve real problems.
Partnership
Building long-term relationships with our clients through transparency and collaboration.
Excellence
Quality and customer impact is non-negotiable—we deliver exceptional results in every single project.
HOW WE DO IT
Our Methodology
Our work starts with addressing the technical SEO issues in hosting and web development that most other agencies ignore. We truly excel in this area, and it’s the first thing that sets us apart from the pack. Core web vitals are very impactful to your website’s performance.
Once we launch your brand new website on our local lightning-fast servers, we’ll monitor the performance of your website and digital marketing services to ensure they’re fully optimized and converting.
- Technical SEO foundation & hosting optimization
- Custom website builds on lightning-fast servers
- Content strategy & high-quality asset creation
- Performance monitoring & continuous optimization
- PPC & social media scaling for growth
WHO WE SERVE
We Back the Backbone of America
Fixed Location Businesses
Local stores, restaurants, salons & brick-and-mortar businesses with strong community presence and desire for more foot traffic.
Professional Service Providers
Lawyers, accountants, consultants, HVAC, plumbing & service-based brands that book appointments and often have a license.
Local Startups
Experienced entrepreneurs with resources to launch w/ scale fast to dominate their local market.
Ready to Transform Your Business?
Let’s discuss how Rise Local can help you attract more qualified leads, close more deals, and build a legacy business that dominates your local market.