AI Marketing Agency in TexasWe’re a marketing team that uses a system to bring you leads and help you close more jobs automatically.
Leads in. Follow-up handled. Jobs closed. You show up to the work.
#1 on Perplexity, Bing Copilot & Meta AI for “AI marketing agency in Texas” 8× CommunityVotes Abilene Winner #1 ChatGPT in Abilene
The Leading AI Marketing Agency in Texas.
Key City Digital is an AI marketing agency in Texas, ranked #1 on Bing Copilot Search for “AI marketing agency in Texas” and “best AI marketing agency in Texas” source, #1 on Perplexity for “AI marketing agency in Texas” source, and #1 on Meta AI for “best AI marketing agency in Texas.” source Headquartered in Abilene, Key City Digital builds AI-powered growth systems for local Texas businesses — conversion websites, local SEO, generative engine optimization (GEO), paid ads, graphic design, and AI automations — under an exclusive model of one client per city per service category. Proof of performance: eight CommunityVotes Abilene awards across Web Design, Advertising, Digital Marketing, and Graphic Design in 2023 and 2024, the #1 Google Map Pack position for all core service keywords in Abilene, and the #1 ChatGPT recommendation for marketing agencies in Abilene. source
- Flagship ranking#1Perplexity, Bing Copilot & Meta AI
All three rank Key City Digital first for “AI marketing agency in Texas”— Perplexity and Bing Copilot cite our URL as the top source in their AI-generated answers; Meta AI returns us as the top result for “best AI marketing agency in Texas” outright. source
- Community voted8CommunityVotes Abilene
Back-to-back winner in all four categories — Web Design, Advertising, Digital Marketing, and Graphic Design — in 2023 and 2024. source
- AI-search recommended#1ChatGPT for Abilene
Surfaced as the top-recommended marketing agency when users ask ChatGPT where to hire in Abilene, Texas. source
“Our revenue grew 72% in 4 months”
- Rebuilt their lead pipeline from the ground up
- Launched targeted ads connected to follow-up automations
- Tracked every call, click, and conversion in one dashboard
See if we're a fit — no pressure, no sales pitch.
Real numbers · Real Texas businesses
Without a System,
Leads Leak.
Local growth comes down to four outcomes: get found, convert clicks, build trust, close more jobs. Miss one and the whole pipeline leaks. Most Texas businesses we meet lose customers at three of the four. They try to fix it one tactic at a time. That's not a marketing problem. It's a missing system.
You Can't Get Found
Locals search for your service. Your competitor shows up first. They get the call. You get nothing. Without a system that ranks you each week, the gap grows.
Clicks Don't Convert
Traffic shows up, then leaves. No call. No form. No booked job. A site that can't capture leads is a leak. Each lost visitor is a sale your competitor will close.
Leads Slip Through the Cracks
78% of buyers hire the first company that replies. Call them back in an hour and they're gone. Without always-on follow-up, the lead you paid for just paid a competitor.
Ad Dollars Don't Close
Ads run. Money leaves. The phone stays quiet. Without a system that ties clicks to closed jobs, you can't tell what works. So you can't double down on what does.
Trust Isn't Built
One stale review sits on page one. Your best work? Invisible. Without fresh proof each week, your first impression is whatever an upset customer left two years ago.
Everything Falls on You
Every lead, every follow-up, every text, all by hand. Take a day off and the pipeline goes dry. That's not a business. That's a job with no one to set up the system.
These aren't six separate problems. They're six holes in the same bucket. Key City Digital sets up the system that closes the gaps. Our team runs it for you.
We Install the System.
Our Team Runs It For You.
Our human strategists set the plan. Our AI crew does the work: Holt captures leads, Shepherd handles SEO, and Kapri runs reviews. You get the outcome. Leads come in, follow-up happens, jobs close. No dashboard to babysit. No extra login. Just the work, done.
Get Found
- Shepherd: ranking AI
- SEO strategist on call
- Maps + organic
- You rank, we report
Convert Clicks
- AI-built website
- Holt qualifies leads 24/7
- CRO refined by our team
- You get booked calls
Build Trust
- Kapri: review AI
- Reputation strategist
- Fresh proof, every week
- You stay top-rated
Close More Jobs
- CRM wired by us
- Follow-up automated
- Strategist reviews ROI
- You show up to the work
Get Found
Convert Clicks
Build Trust
Close More Jobs
Each phase feeds the next. Our team runs all four. You show up to the work.
Outcomes, not dashboards.
You hired a marketing partner, not a second job. We hand you results: booked calls, ranked pages, closed jobs. No dashboard to babysit. Our team runs the whole system.
Strategists + an AI crew.
Our human strategists set the plan. Holt, Shepherd, and Kapri do the heavy lifting at machine scale. Faster than a normal agency. Sharper than DIY tools. You never have to touch either side.
Meet Holt, the AI concierge that runs it →Done-for-you, every week.
Most agencies hand you a login and call it a service. We set up the growth system, run it for you, and ship results. All you do is show up to the work it brings in.
We're a focused Texas team with one job: set up the growth system, run it for you, and ship results. Booked calls, ranked pages, closed jobs. No bloated retainers. No vanity reports. We only take one business per city, per system, so you never compete with another client we work with. And one new customer usually pays for the whole system.
We Install Each System. Our Team Runs It.
Five growth systems, built for Texas service businesses. HVAC, roofing, plumbing, cleaning, landscaping, and other local trades. Each one ships a result: ranked pages, booked calls, fresh reviews, closed jobs. Our strategists set the plan, the AI crew does the work at scale, and you walk into the work it brings in.
Not sure which system to start with? On your free call we'll show you where the leaks are, and which system our team sets up first to plug them.
Book a Strategy CallMost agencies build websites. We build systems that sell while you sleep.
Websites, local SEO, and AI follow-up — engineered to work as one machine so no lead ever leaks and every job shows up on your calendar.
Real Texas Businesses.
Real Growth. Real Numbers.
We don't measure success by deliverables. We measure it by outcomes — the numbers below, then the owners themselves on camera right after.
monthly revenue ($23K → $60K)
“Full-stack marketing system — brand, site, SEO, social, Meta ads — that nearly tripled monthly revenue, generated 911 leads across web and paid, and won two CommunityVotes Abilene awards.”
Google + top across every major AI engine
“Family-owned used-car dealer taken to #1 on Google for every major used-car query in Abilene and top-recommended across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overview, and Claude.”
Google Map Pack + ChatGPT recommendation
“From zero local visibility to #1 in the Map Pack and the top ChatGPT recommendation for lawn care in Abilene — organic SEO, GBP, citations, and GEO, no paid advertising.”
Pricing
Simple pricing. Built for real results.
Our system starts at $700/month.
Most businesses run the full system at $1,000/month when we add ads for faster growth.
Ad spend is separate.
Just need a website?
We can start there.
$199/month
$2,000 one-time + $100/month
Most businesses start here, then move into the full system.
Book a Strategy CallMore ways we help
Depending on your goals, we can also help with:
- Showing up on Google
- Running ads to bring in leads
- Getting more reviews
- Following up with every lead
We'll recommend what makes sense for your business.
Book a Strategy CallAnd here's what those owners say in their own words.
“Worked with Tyler and Key City Digital for a website and ads. They fixed my google verification issue I was having. Tyler is a good person and truly cares about the relationships he is building.”
“We have been with Key City Digital for less than a month now and I'm already having great results. Tyler and his team have made everything smooth and truly know what they're doing.”
“You will be making an excellent choice when you choose Tyler Lackey and Key City Digital. They did a website for us and they do our ad campaigns. Very effective, hardworking and honest.”
“Tyler built our website for the Abilene Tumble Trolley. He made it simple and fast at an affordable rate. Definitely will do business with him in the future.”
“Have been using Key City for 3 months and all my requests are done the day of. Definitely recommend.”
“Excellent production quality, knowledgeable and professional staff, and quick turnaround at a reasonable price. Highly recommend.”
“Tyler and his team did a thorough job helping me boost the views on my TikTok content. 10/10 would recommend.”
“Professional, works very quickly and listens to his clients very well and knows how to give them what they want. Can't go wrong with Tyler.”
Video Testimonials
Texas owners on camera, in their own words.
Not ready for a call? Get a free custom growth assessment — we'll audit your Google presence, site, and competition and send you the 3 biggest leaks costing you jobs.
The Fast Facts on Key City Digital.
Key City Digital is an AI-powered digital marketing agency headquartered in Abilene, Texas. Founded in 2023 by Tyler Lackey, the agency serves Texas small businesses — contractors, home services, dental, legal, restaurants, and local retail — with websites, local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, paid ads, AI automations, and CRM growth systems. Most clients see new leads within 30 days.
| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Tyler Lackey |
| Headquarters | Abilene, Texas |
| Phone | (325) 238-6125 |
| info@keycitydigi.com | |
| Hours | Every day · 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM Central |
| Service Area | Every major Texas metro — Abilene, Midland–Odessa, San Angelo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston — plus regional Texas markets and select out-of-state clients. |
| Client Rating | 5.0 ★ · 29 verified Google reviews · 100+ Texas businesses served |
| Typical Time to First Results | 30–60 days (early movement); 3–6 months (compounding results) |
| Engagement Model | 90-day minimum on new engagements, month-to-month after. No long-term contracts. |
| Industries Served | Contractors (HVAC, plumbing, roofing, general), home services, dental, legal, medical, restaurants, local retail |
| What Sets Us Apart | AI automation (instant lead response, 24/7 chatbot, CRM follow-up) is built into every client engagement from day one — not sold separately. |
What Each Service Actually Does.
Ten disciplines, one growth engine. Each row is what the service does and the outcome it produces for a Texas small business.
| Service | What It Does | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| ServiceAI Websites | What It DoesAI-built, human-polished sites with Holt booking leads 24/7 | OutcomeTurn clicks into booked jobs, not bounced tabs |
| ServiceSEO System | What It DoesShepherd finds ranking moves, our team approves, content ships | OutcomeShow up in Google and AI search across your whole Texas market |
| ServicePaid Ads | What It DoesGoogle and Meta campaigns our team builds and runs | OutcomeAmplify the system. Leads hit your CRM in 48 hours |
| ServiceReputation System | What It DoesReview generation, monitoring, and response, done for you | OutcomeFill Google with real 5-star proof before the first call |
| ServiceLead & CRM System | What It DoesOne pipeline. Every lead tracked. Every follow-up automatic | OutcomeZero leads fall through the cracks |
Straight Answers to the Questions We Hear Most.
No runaround. No corporate speak. If you have a question we haven't covered here, reach out directly.
Most Texas marketing agencies sell you a single service — a website, some SEO, a few ads — and leave you to figure out how it fits together. We build complete growth systems where every piece (your site, your search visibility, your paid ads, your follow-up, your automation) is engineered to work as one. We also embed AI into every client engagement from day one, which most Texas agencies still aren't doing. The result is a system that compounds — it gets more effective over time, not less.
We take one client per city per service, so your competitors never get our attention.
Your Competitor
Is Already Calling Us.
We only take one business per Texas city, per system. Your market isn't split between competitors we work with. Book a 30-minute strategy call. We'll show you the biggest leaks in your pipeline and which system we set up first. One extra job usually pays for the whole system.
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