Laurelhurst Digital
Outsource Your Google Ads, Google Analytics, Conversion Tracking & Paid Media
Who we are
Keith Appleby IS Laurelhurst Digital.
Not an agency. More than a freelancer.
Laurelhurst Digital is just me, Keith Appleby, Ph.D.
As an employee, a full-time digital strategist can easily cost $80,000-$120,000 a year, plus 1.4X overhead.
On the other hand, an agency can cost upwards of $20,000 per month with services that you don’t need & a rotating cast of account managers and support personnel who may not even be familiar with your business.
Enter the solution: Laurelhurst Digital. My offering of a fractional “digital strategist as a service”. Existing somewhere in between a part-time employee and a full-service agency. And, so much more than just another freelancer.
You need someone knowledgeable checking on your accounts every single day! With Laurelhurst Digital, that is exactly what we do, nothing ever gets neglected.
Laurelhurst Digital was founded with the intention of forming honest, genuine, profitable, & long-lasting business relationships. Get a meeting on the books today.
Years of Digital Marketing Experience
Ph.D. in Sociology
of successful campaigns
Ad spend managed per year
Core Values & Beliefs
Testimonials
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Pricing plans
Big city agency experience. Small town pricing & service.
Standard Retainer
Google Ads management-
+ Available 8-5 PST
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+ Monthly GMeet/Zoom Meetings
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+ Custom Dashboard
Enhanced Retainer
Google Ads / Facebook Ads management-
+ Available 7-7 PST
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+ Bi-Weekly GMeet/Zoom Meetings
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+ Custom Dashboard
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+ Dedicated Slack Channel
Executive Retainer
For complex Paid Media/B2B accounts-
+ Available 24/7
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+ Weekly GMeet/Zoom Meetings
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+ Custom Dashboard
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+ Dedicated Slack Channel
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+ White Label Client Meetings
Keith Appleby, Ph.D.
Founder
About me.
I earned my Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Oregon in 2012. You can see my full C.V. on my personal site. My comprehensive exam area was in Quantitative Methodology (Statistics, Survey Research & Data Collection).
Sometimes people ask me, “Oh, you aren’t actually using your Ph.D.?” because I am not working in academia. The fact is: Doing digital marketing, e-commerce, web development & business analysis, I use those sociological skills and training all day long, every day. I think one thing that sets me apart from others is that when I do an audit of a Google Ads account, for example, I can just eyeball the numbers, do the math in my head, and see the patterns in the keywords and conversion rates right away. I can then immediately translate that data into actionable (and profitable) business intelligence. So, yes, I use my Ph.D.
I ran my own digital & e-commerce businesses from 2004 – 2018 with a variety of business models – grossing over $1 million in revenue in 2008 alone. During that time, I also hosted several popular trivia nights at local bars and pubs. I wrote a few bestselling trivia books under my pen/stage name, Dr. Seven Phoenix. You can check them out on Amazon if you want.
In 2018, I went to work for a small agency in Eugene, Oregon before moving on to working with larger agencies in Portland, Atlanta, San Diego, Washington D.C., and beyond.
In 2022, I started Laurelhurst Digital so that I could put all the skills that I have I learned running my own e-commerce businesses, during graduate school, and working at large agencies to use for others — I want others to enjoy some of the same success that I have had over the years.
