Now serving local & rural businesses across Minnesota & the Upper Midwest. Book a call →
Modern systems for local business

The modern systems your business needs to stay competitive in 2026.

Minnesota Marketing helps local and rural businesses install the essential automation, lead-response, review, and follow-up tools they need to stay current, respond faster, and grow with confidence — without spending nights and weekends figuring it out.

Book a Call See What's Included
Most clients fully live in 14 days. No long contracts. No engineering required on your side.
Trusted by local businesses across MN, WI, IA, ND, SD
Sample logos
What we install

The full lead-handling stack — live in your business in 14 days.

No piecing tools together. No watching tutorials. We install the same modern systems the big companies use, configured for the way local businesses actually work.

AI Receptionist

Answers calls and chats around the clock — books appointments, captures lead info, routes anything urgent to a human.

Missed-Call Text-Back

If a call goes unanswered, the lead gets a friendly text within 30 seconds. Recover what you'd otherwise lose to voicemail.

Website Chat Widget

Capture leads who'd never pick up the phone. Routes simple questions instantly and lands every conversation in your CRM.

Review Request Automation

Every completed job triggers a polite ask for a Google review. More 5-star reviews — without remembering to ask.

Pipeline & Lead Organization

Every lead, every quote, every follow-up — visible in one place. No more "did we get back to that guy?"

Follow-Up Automations

Quotes that don't close, customers gone quiet, seasonal nudges — all handled by sequences that sound like you.

Live on this site

The systems we sell are running on this page right now.

If you've ever wondered whether AI chat, instant text-back, or automated review requests would actually work in your business — try them here. The chat widget in the corner, the missed-call flow on the right, and the email follow-up you'll get if you opt in are all the same tools we install for clients.

  • Try the chat widget in the bottom-right corner.
  • Drop your email and watch the follow-up land in your inbox.
  • See exactly what your customers will experience after we go live.
See It Working in Your Business
2:14 PM · Missed Call
+1 (218) 555-0142
2:14 PM · 27 seconds later
Auto-text sent "Hi! Sorry we missed your call — what can we help you with?"
2:18 PM · Reply
Customer: "Need an estimate on a new garage door."
2:18 PM · Booked
Estimate scheduled for Thursday 10am — added to pipeline automatically.
Three ways to work together

Start with the basics. Add growth tools as you're ready.

Most businesses start with Essentials, see results inside the first 30 days, then layer on growth tools as the basics start paying off.

Tier 1 · Get Current

Essentials

The modern systems your business should have already had. Live in 14 days.

$397/mo
+ $750–$1,000 one-time setup
  • AI receptionist + missed-call text-back
  • Website chat widget
  • Review request automation
  • CRM pipeline + lead capture
  • Domain & phone number setup
  • Done-for-you onboarding + support
Get Started With Essentials
Most popular add-on
Tier 2 · Convert More

Growth Tools

Add focused campaigns on top of Essentials to win more from the leads you already have.

Pricing scaled to scope
Fixed-scope add-ons · book a call to discuss
  • Welcome Sequence — turn first-time leads into customers faster
  • Reactivation Sequence — wake up old leads and past customers
  • Local Ads Launch — Google & Meta, configured to send leads into your stack
  • Plug-in style — add one or all three
Explore Growth Tools
Tier 3 · Scale Up

Growth Partner

Selective, hands-on engagements where Chris becomes a direct partner in your growth.

By application
Selective · capped client count · contact for fit
  • Strategy + offer refinement
  • Conversion & advertising direction
  • Business development support
  • Limited slots — strict client cap
See If We're a Fit
Who we help

Built for owner-led local businesses.

If you're an operator who needs modern systems to stay competitive but doesn't want a full marketing department in-house, we're built for you.

Contractors

Roofing, framing, remodel, exteriors

Garage Door Companies

Install, repair, after-hours response

Equipment Rental

Outdoor, party, construction rentals

Service Businesses

HVAC, plumbing, electrical, cleaning

Local Retail

Storefronts with foot traffic

Owner-Led Companies

2–25 employees, no in-house marketing

See industry-specific examples
Proof Replace with real client wins

Real systems. Real businesses. Real outcomes.

14 daysAvg. time to fully live
3.4×More leads captured after launch
+47Avg. new 5-star reviews / quarter
94%Client retention past 90 days

We were losing at least 3 calls a day to voicemail. The text-back caught the next four days' worth of jobs that would've gone to a competitor.

JL
Jake L. Sample
Owner · Garage Door Company · MN

Chris didn't try to sell us the moon. He installed the boring stuff that actually mattered, and our pipeline finally lives somewhere besides my head.

MR
Maria R. Sample
Owner · Equipment Rental · WI

Reviews tripled in 90 days. Just from asking automatically after every job. I'd been telling myself I'd remember to ask for years.

DK
Dan K. Sample
Owner · Plumbing & Heating · MN
Read more case studies
Chris Westlund, founder of Minnesota Marketing
About Chris Westlund

Ten years in advertising and eCommerce. Six running Minnesota Marketing.

Chris has spent the last decade in advertising and eCommerce leadership — making the calls, executing the plays, and learning what actually works. Minnesota Marketing has been the last six of those years, focused entirely on local and rural businesses across the Upper Midwest.

Minnesota Marketing exists because most local businesses don't need a 12-person agency. They need someone who understands their world, installs the modern systems they've been putting off, and gets out of the way. The systems are deliberately simple, the support is real, and the company is built so it doesn't depend on any one person being available at midnight.

Read Chris's Story
Common questions

What owners ask before getting started.

AI receptionist, missed-call text-back, website chat widget, review request automation, a CRM pipeline that captures every lead from every source, and domain + phone number setup. Plus we handle the full setup so you don't have to figure any of it out yourself.
Most clients are fully live in 14 days. The first revenue-recovering pieces (missed-call text-back and chat) are usually live within the first week.
If you're an owner-led local or rural business that gets phone calls, web visitors, or referrals — yes. We're built specifically for contractors, service businesses, equipment rental, retail with local traffic, and similar. If we're not a fit, we'll tell you on the first call.
No. The whole point of Essentials is that you don't need to learn anything. We install, configure, and support the systems. You just keep running your business.
Yes. We handle day-to-day support directly, and Chris stays personally available for strategic questions. Response times and channels are spelled out clearly during onboarding.
Yes — that's exactly what Growth Tools is. Most clients start with Essentials and add a Welcome Sequence, Reactivation Sequence, or Local Ads Launch once the basics are paying off.
A 30-minute kickoff, one or two short check-ins, and a final review. We do the configuration, the writing, and the testing. You approve the voice and tone.
Growth Partner exists for that — selective, hands-on engagements where Chris becomes a direct partner in your growth, offer refinement, and business development. It's application-only and capped to a small number of clients at a time.

Get the modern systems handled. Without adding chaos.

A 20-minute call is enough to know if Essentials is a fit. If it's not, we'll tell you and point you in a better direction. No pressure.

Book a Call See What's Included