Capital Region · NY · est. 2024

Capital Region businesses
Built on a
Heartbeat.

We are the full-funnel marketing partner for Capital Region SMBs. Five service lines, one rhythm, every dollar measured. Stop guessing where to spend next.

Get my free pulse score250 points · 5 pillars · 30 min · zero pitch

What is Heartbeat Creative?

A full-funnel
growth partner.
Not a social agency.

Heartbeat Creative is a Capital Region marketing agency that runs the entire customer acquisition pipeline for small and medium businesses. Strategy, content, paid ads, website, conversion systems, and brand. One team, one rhythm, every dollar accountable to a number on a dashboard.

Most agencies stop at impressions. We stop at booked revenue. That is the difference between a marketing vendor and a growth partner, and it is the only reason to hire us.

01 · Services

Five lines. One funnel.

Hire one line if that is the gap. Hire the whole funnel and watch them compound. They are designed to share data, creative, and budget so nothing leaks between channels.

02 · The audit

The pulse score.

A free 250-point digital health audit, scored across five pillars. Tells you where your brand is alive, where it is flatlining, and where the next marketing dollar should go. Before you spend it.

250
Total points · 50 per pillar
P
Presence

Platform mix, profile optimization, posting frequency, format fluency, planning rhythm.

50 pts
U
User experience

CTAs in content, time on site, bounce, DM responsiveness, mobile flow.

50 pts
L
Loyalty

Engagement rate, save and share ratio, returning visitors, UGC, advocacy.

50 pts
S
Share of voice

Category presence vs. competitors, branded search, earned media, citations.

50 pts
E
Effectiveness

Social to web traffic, lead form submissions, revenue uplift, percent of campaigns hitting KPI.

50 pts
Run my pulse scoreFree · 30 minutes · zero pitch
03 · By the numbers

The gap we close.

63%SMBs gone digital… without the expertise to make it work.
54%Owners stuckdon't know where to begin with digital marketing.
10×Budget gapvs. national chains competing on the same SERP.
5Service linesone rhythm, one team, every dollar accountable.

Source: industry benchmarks compiled by Heartbeat Creative, 2024–2026.

“Consistency is the heartbeat of attention.”
P.U.L.S.E.™ Audit
§1 · Presence
04 · Real questions

Questions a Capital
Region owner actually asks.

What does Heartbeat Creative actually do for a Capital Region SMB?

Heartbeat Creative is a full-funnel marketing agency in the Capital Region of New York. We run the entire customer acquisition pipeline for SMBs across five service lines: social media, paid ads, website design, customer acquisition systems, and brand and media.

Hire one service line if that is the gap. Hire the whole funnel and the lines feed each other, which is when most of our clients see the curve bend. Every engagement is measured on lead form submissions, attributed revenue, and percent of campaigns hitting KPI, not on impressions.

How much does a marketing retainer cost for a small business in Albany, Saratoga, or Troy?

Heartbeat retainers run $1,500 to $5,500+ per month plus a one-time setup fee. Three packaged bundles: Show Up at $1,500, Get Moving at $3,000, Dominate at $5,500. Ad spend is billed direct to the client, never rolled into the retainer.

Setup fees are non-negotiable and cover platform build, tracking, creative system, and the first month of optimization.

What is the P.U.L.S.E. Score, and why is it the only thing on every CTA?

The P.U.L.S.E. Score is a free 250-point digital health audit, scored across five pillars: Presence, User Experience, Loyalty, Share of Voice, and Effectiveness. It tells you where to spend the next marketing dollar before you spend it.

We put it on every page because it is the most useful thing we give away. Run the lite version in 30 minutes and walk away with a score, a grade per pillar, and a one-page action list.

Do you work with businesses outside the Capital Region?

Our default coverage is the 518 Capital Region: Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Saratoga Springs, and the surrounding hamlets. We have served clients across upstate New York and into New England. Out-of-region work is handled case by case.

If you are local, expect on-site meetings, real photography of your real storefront, and a partner who already knows your weekend traffic patterns. If you are not local, expect the same playbook, run remotely.

Find your pulse.

Run the auditFree · 30 min · zero pitch · 518 · NY