We were spending $3k/month on ads with nothing to show for it. Automata rebuilt our site and SEO from scratch. Six months in, we're getting 40+ leads a month organically.
D. Ramirez
Managing Partner · Ramirez & Associates Law
Most agencies stop at marketing.
We build the rest.
Engineering-led growth agency. We ship the website, the software, and the systems your business runs on. One team. One bill. Real growth.
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The shift
The bar for SMBs just moved.
Customer expectations are rising. Search behavior is shifting. Operations that used to be optional are now table stakes. The gap between modern SMBs and traditional ones is widening fast.
88%
Of consumers who run a local mobile search visit or call a business within 24 hours. If you're invisible locally, you don't exist.
Source: BrightLocal53%
Of mobile visitors abandon a website that takes longer than 3 seconds to load. Speed is revenue.
Source: Google / Think with Google16 hrs
Per week the average entrepreneur spends on repetitive tasks that could be automated. Two full workdays gone.
Source: Workflow automation research, 202525%
Of traditional search volume will shift to AI-powered answer engines by 2026. The places customers look are changing.
Source: Gartner, 2024You're not behind because you're slow. You're behind because most agencies aren't shipping the software and systems that close this gap. We do.
What we do
Three engagements. One team. Real growth.
Pick the engagement that fits your stage, or pull all three under one roof and one bill.
For most SMBs
Growth Systems
The marketing layer most agencies sell, done with engineering rigor backing every channel.
- Conversion-focused websites
- Google Ads & paid search
- Cold email & outbound
- AI visibility (GEO / LLM)
- Google Business Profile
Our Edge
For teams compounding efficiency
Custom Software
Production-grade apps, internal tools, and automations that move the needle. The work marketing agencies cannot do.
- Custom web apps
- Internal dashboards & tools
- Workflow automation
- Voice and chat agents
- Stack integrations
For founders & operators
Strategy & Consulting
Big-tech caliber thinking on growth, product, and tech. Fractional advisory and roadmap work.
- Fractional CTO
- Growth & product advisory
- Roadmap shaping
- Tech stack decisions
- Vendor evaluation
Case studies
Real stacks, real timelines, real builds.
A look at what we ship when marketing, software, and strategy land on the same team.
Positioning
Three vendors, collapsed into one.
Marketing agencies stop at the website. Dev shops stop at the deploy. Most consultants only think. We work in the overlap.
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One team where three disciplines meet.
Most agencies live in one circle. We work in the overlap, which is why we can ship the full system your business actually needs.
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Integrations
We plug into the stack you already use.
Field service, accounting, payroll, CRM, payments, support, scheduling. Your tools, connected.
Plus 100+ others. If it has an API, we can integrate it.
Trades · Professional services · Ecommerce · Healthcare · Legal · Finance
Testimonials
In the words of the operators we work with.
Real businesses, real outcomes. No paid endorsements, no aggregated five-star score, just what they said.
“They built us a custom dashboard so we can see exactly where every lead comes from. No more guessing which marketing is working.”
A. Brooks
Director of Operations · Summit Roofing Co.
“Went from page 4 on Google to top 3 for every keyword that matters in our market. The phone rings now. That's all I care about.”
R. Nguyen
Owner · Nguyen Family Dental
Meet the founders
Senior engineers leading every project.
We've shipped at venture-backed startups, scaled engineering teams, and run companies from idea to revenue. Now we bring that rigor to the projects we lead at Automata. No handoffs, no juniors learning on your dime.
Marc Ghannam
Co-Founder & Engineer
Senior full-stack engineer. Led engineering at a Series A blockchain company and ran a consulting practice advising teams on technical delivery and go-to-market.
Ralph Ghannam
Co-Founder & Engineer
Senior full-stack engineer with a track record of building at scale. Founding engineer at TireTutor, helping grow it into a unicorn in the automotive space.
How it works
From call to launch in days, not months.
Free audit first, real work second. You see live demos every week, not 30-day status reports.
01
FreeGrowth Audit
We dig into your site, stack, and acquisition funnel. You walk away with a concrete punch list, even if we never work together.
02
Strategy Session
We map the engagement, lock the scope, and agree on the timeline. No procurement theater.
03
Ship in Sprints
Tight weekly sprints with live demos. You see real work as it lands, not 30-day status reports.
04
Operate & Compound
Once live, we operate the systems, measure what's working, and double down on what compounds.
01
Free
Growth Audit
We dig into your site, stack, and acquisition funnel. You walk away with a concrete punch list, even if we never work together.
02
Strategy Session
We map the engagement, lock the scope, and agree on the timeline. No procurement theater.
03
Ship in Sprints
Tight weekly sprints with live demos. You see real work as it lands, not 30-day status reports.
04
Operate & Compound
Once live, we operate the systems, measure what's working, and double down on what compounds.
Ready when you are
Free audit. No contract.
Find your biggest growth opportunity in 30 minutes. If we're a fit, we'll talk about working together. If not, you keep the audit and everything in it.
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