A Marketing Department for Small Businesses
Most small businesses can't justify a full in-house marketing team, so the work lands on the owner at 10 p.m. — or gets scattered across a freelance web person, a random ads guy, and whoever's posting to social that week. Nothing connects, and nothing compounds. Media Proper works as your fractional marketing department: one accountable team handling your website, SEO, ads, and social together, for less than the cost of a single senior hire.
Tell us about your project.
What Your Fractional Marketing Team Handles
You get the range of a full department without the payroll — and without stitching together vendors who don't talk to each other.
How We Work With Small Businesses
No bloated retainers or one-size-fits-all packages — we build a plan around your goals and budget and grow it as it earns its keep.
Why Media Proper
We're a small business too — a real, local team, not a national franchise routing you to a call center. That means you talk to the people doing the work, and we treat your budget like it's ours, because we know what it's like to weigh every dollar of spend.
Having everything under one roof is the real advantage: your website, SEO, ads, and social reinforce each other instead of pulling in different directions, and every site we build is performance-first, so the foundation your marketing runs on is fast and sound.
Our Work
We help small organizations and local businesses punch above their weight — from nonprofits like the Media Fellowship House to trades and service brands like Stucco Today. Browse the full showcase to see who we've worked with.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a fractional marketing department actually mean?
It means you get an experienced, multi-skill marketing team on a part-time, ongoing basis — covering web, SEO, ads, and social — for a fraction of what a full in-house team would cost. We function as your marketing department without you having to hire and manage one.
How much does small business marketing cost?
It scales to your budget. We’d rather start focused on the highest-impact work and grow as it pays off than sell you a big package you can’t sustain. We give you a clear scope and price before anything starts, and the first consultation is free.
Do I have to sign a long-term contract?
No. We earn the relationship month to month with results and clear reporting. We’re not interested in locking small businesses into contracts they’d want out of.
Can you just do one thing, like ads or SEO, to start?
Yes. Many clients start with a single service — a new site, local SEO, or a paid campaign — and expand once they see results. We’ll tell you honestly where to start for the biggest impact.
Do you only work with businesses near Media, PA?
No. We’re based in Media and know the Greater Philadelphia market deeply, but we serve small businesses across the region and beyond. Much of the work happens over video and email regardless of location.