Meet Jared Gerling
SEO Expert

The truth is, most of us discover where we are heading when we arrive. — Calvin (Calvin and Hobbes)
Jared's journey into digital marketing started with answering a classified ad for a company looking for people with writing backgrounds for a position in SEO. As a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in Creative Writing, this sounded like the perfect opportunity.
This small agency taught him SEO from the ground up, and, after taking a break from digital marketing to receive his MA from DePaul University, Jared jumped back into the field at a medium-sized agency out of Chicago as an SEO analyst.
Since then, Jared has worked for large and small marketing agencies for over a decade, providing expert SEO services in almost every industry that has a website on the internet. And with his background in writing, Jared feels most at home in the content and customer facing side of SEO and digital marketing.
It was first and foremost the people that drew Jared to MKG. Everyone at MKG has been so in tune with his values and his personality, and they've made his time at MKG easily the best experience of his career.
Fun Facts:
- I love to travel with my wife. We've been to many incredible places over the years, and are always on the lookout for our next destination.
- I was a college rower in my younger days. I rowed mostly eights as a port, and competed against some of the best schools in the nation...and lost to most of them.
- I love a really good French Martini.
B2B SaaS and Tech Marketing Services
Three services. One compounding pipeline.
Every MKG engagement is anchored by dedicated Account Direction and Project Management — a senior strategic partner who owns the vision, the relationship, and the results. Around that foundation, we deploy four disciplines that each compound into the next.
Services
Marketing Leadership + Activation
You need a team, not another vendor. MKG becomes your senior marketing team — positioning, messaging, vision, and execution — for less than a single hire. You get back to running the business. We get marketing into pipeline.
Search Visibility Optimization
Organic traffic down? AI just changed the rules. SVO is MKG's unified framework combining SEO, AEO, and GEO — so your brand is the cited answer everywhere your ideal customer is searching. Not just ranked. Referenced.
Digital Advertising
Your paid spend should book meetings. Not just clicks. MKG builds paid programs that capture demand at the exact moment your ideal accounts are ready to act — and amplifies the trust your organic presence has already built.
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