Nick Killian

About Nick Killian

I’m a marketing professional with a growth-partner mindset, backed by a strong background in B2B sales and hands-on experience solving real marketing problems for local smb clients.I started my career in territory sales, managing and growing B2B accounts in competitive markets. At Battle Born Beer, I expanded into new territories, managed 100+ accounts, closed 40+ new customers end-to-end, and built long-term relationships that drove retention and repeat business through a consultative, trust-first approach.After sales, I worked directly with local business owners in digital marketing—helping them improve websites, SEO, and paid advertising. That experience gave me a thorough, firsthand understanding of today’s SMB marketing landscape: tight budgets, high expectations, skepticism toward new tools, and the need for solutions that clearly tie back to revenue and growth.By working closely with owner-operators, I learned not just how to sell to SMBs, but how to become a trusted strategic partner—earning buy-in by understanding their goals, educating them about their marketing performance, and delivering practical value. This approach consistently led to repeat business, referrals, and long-term partnerships.I’m now focused on applying these insights within a collaborative, growth-focused team serving business owners and solving their challenges at scale.Let’s connect.

Experience

1. Founder Digital Marketing Strategist

   Neighborhood Digital Marketing

   Jun 2022 — Present

   For the past three years, I’ve run Neighborhood Digital Marketing, where I help local service-based businesses strengthen their online presence and turn their websites into reliable growth engines. Most of my work centers around building or rebuilding Webflow websites, improving search visibility, shaping brand messaging, and setting up digital systems that help small teams operate more effectively.A lot of my clients come to me either with outdated websites that aren’t generating business or with no digital footprint at all. My role is to understand what makes them different, what their customers care about, and how their online presence can better support their goals. From there, I build the strategy, write the content, design and develop the site, and optimize it for search and conversions.Some of the outcomes I’ve delivered include- Designing and launching 10+ Webflow websites that improved clarity, user experience, and lead flow- Running targeted SEO projects that increased organic traffic between 50–120%, depending on the client’s baseline- Setting up Google Ads campaigns that generated 50+ conversions per month for service-based businesses- Helping founders refine their brand story and messaging so they can communicate more confidently online and across platforms.I’ve also introduced clients to tools and integrations that help modernize their operations—everything from scheduling systems to custom functionality powered by AI-assisted development. Working across so many parts of their digital ecosystem has given me a strong foundation in web strategy, content, SEO, paid media, and cross-functional problem solving.

Education

• University of Nevada, Reno

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing

  2017 — 2020