//Fresno · Marketing agency
A Fresno marketing agency built for a Central Valley economy, not a coastal one.
Fresno sits at the heart of one of the nation's top agricultural counties, in a metro of more than a million people anchored by Fresno and Clovis. We review how your buyers already find you, what your current marketing can prove, and where the next dollar is best spent, then recommend the priorities in writing.
Work directly with our founders. No account-manager handoff.
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Agriculture anchors the valley. It does not decide your channel.
Fresno County sits at the heart of the San Joaquin Valley and is home to more than a million people, anchored by the city of Fresno and its neighbor Clovis. It is one of the top agricultural producing counties in the nation: the county's own crop report valued 2024 farm production at $9.03 billion, and the county says agriculture supports 20 percent of jobs in the Fresno area.
A grower or packer selling to a handful of wholesale buyers needs a different approach than a retail or service business competing across a metro of a million people. We scope the work around which one you actually are before we recommend a channel.
What we would look at first.
- 1Are the right people finding you?Search, maps and paid placement for the terms that carry buying intent, not the ones that only carry volume.
- 2Are you paying for the right demand?Spend against what converts, and an honest look at the demand you are buying that was never going to.
- 3Does the site finish the job?The offer, the proof and the next step, on the page the traffic actually lands on.
- 4Can the owner tell what worked?Calls, forms and bookings traced back far enough to make the next budget decision defensible.
Already have an agency? Good. Bring the report.
We will tell you what looks healthy, what we cannot verify and where we would look first. If the current setup makes sense, we will say that too. You do not have to fire anyone to get a second read.
Work you can check.
These are our clients, not Fresno clients. Every number on them is published on the study itself, so you can read the whole engagement rather than a highlight.
Retail · Consumer goodsFrom farmers' market cart to 600% customer growthOne of our founders' own businesses, built on a founder's budget.Read the study
Retail · Consumer goodsFrom page 3 to the top 3 for 300+ keywordsIn a category that bans most advertising.Read the study
TechnologyFrom no website to #1 in ChatGPT, Gemini and PerplexityIn four months, from a brand-new domain and no marketing team.Read the studyWhat we would most likely run for Fresno.
Founders stay.
The people you meet stay on the account. There is no sales handoff and no junior takeover after the contract is signed.
Yours to keep.
Accounts, domains, ad platforms and content are in your name. If we part ways you keep all of it.
Month to month.
No annual lock-in. We would rather keep the work worth renewing than hold you to a term.
//Common questions
What Fresno owners ask us first.
Do you work with businesses across the U.S.?
Yes. Mining Wells works with clients nationwide. We are headquartered in Orange County, California, and Jessica and Ben stay directly involved on every account.
Mining Wells official websiteDo you only work with agriculture businesses in Fresno?
No. Agriculture is Fresno County's largest industry, but plenty of local businesses here sell into retail, services or other trades instead. We scope the work around how your business actually sells.
What does Google say affects local ranking?
Google says local results are mainly based on relevance, distance and prominence. Complete business information, links and reviews can contribute to how Google understands and ranks a local business.
Google Business Profile HelpWhat is Google Ads location targeting?
Location targeting lets an advertiser choose geographic areas where ads may appear. Google notes that location is inferred from multiple signals and is not 100% accurate in every situation.
Google Ads Help, geographic targetingGet my free marketing plan.
Tell us about the business and where the marketing is getting stuck. We will write you a plan for it, free, and tell you honestly if we are not the right people to run it.
No cost. No obligation. No pitch if it is not a fit.
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