


Our marketing and design studio delivered a complete website and brand refresh, supported by local SEO and targeted Google Ads, helping a solar company increase organic traffic by 472% and boost qualified inbound leads by 288% within 90 days.
Our marketing agency designed and developed a new website for a local specialty food producer, improving site speed, messaging, and the contact flow to increase online leads by an incredible 459% and raise conversion rate by 641% over 60 days.
Southpaw Studio is a marketing and design studio focused on conversion oriented work that helps businesses generate better leads and present themselves professionally online. We combine strategy and execution across websites, SEO, paid campaigns, and brand assets, with direct collaboration from the person doing the work.
We partner with local businesses and growing teams that want clear priorities and measurable progress without agency overhead. If you are not sure where to start, share your website and we will recommend the highest impact next steps.
Don’t take our word for it. Here is what clients say about working with our marketing and design studio, and the results they have seen.
Southpaw takes a straightforward approach to growth: clear strategy, clean execution, and simple reporting you can actually use. Instead of hiding behind proprietary platforms, we focus on the fundamentals that move revenue, a credible website, high intent campaigns, and messaging that converts.
You get a practical plan, measurable targets, and transparent updates so you always know what is being done, why it matters, and what to adjust next. While we are based in Iowa City and work well with local businesses, our process works anywhere because it is built around buyer behavior, not buzzwords.
Southpaw delivers practical digital marketing that prioritizes qualified leads, clean creative, and measurable outcomes. We partner with local businesses and growing brands to build credible websites, run high intent campaigns, and strengthen messaging across channels, with clear reporting and a strategy that stays focused on revenue.
We use thorough keyword research and best practice SEO to improve how you show up in search and how well your site converts once people land. Our SEO work typically includes on page optimization, technical cleanup, and local SEO fundamentals that grow organic visibility and bring in higher intent traffic over time.
When you need traction faster, paid search can deliver. We build and manage PPC campaigns that focus on intent, tighten targeting, and control spend so your budget goes toward clicks that can actually turn into leads. We primarily run Google Ads and structure campaigns around clear conversion goals and follow up.
Your website should do more than look good. It needs to build trust quickly, communicate what you do, and guide visitors to a clear next step. We design and build modern, mobile responsive WordPress sites that match your brand, load fast, and support SEO, with layouts and messaging built to convert traffic into real inquiries.
Social media is where people decide whether they trust you. We can run it for you or support your team, keeping your presence consistent and aligned with your brand. We focus on the platforms that matter for your audience, with strong creative and optional paid campaigns that drive measurable actions.
Reviews are one of the fastest ways to improve local trust and map visibility. We optimize your Google Business Profile, fix listing inconsistencies, and set up a simple review request process your team will actually use. The goal is more positive feedback, stronger local presence, and higher conversion from local searches.
Strong collateral makes everything else work better. We design the assets you need to sell with confidence, including logos, pitch decks, one pagers, sales sheets, social graphics, and print pieces. The goal is a consistent, professional look across every touchpoint so your business feels credible, polished, and ready to scale.
If you want marketing that drives real inquiries, not vanity metrics, you are in the right place. Share your website and goals and we will recommend the highest impact next steps.