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Local Operators Running The NOLA Lab

Two decades of search engineering — same Gulf Coast, same coffee, same humidity. Local enough to meet face-to-face, technical enough to compete with anyone in the country.

Why We’re Different In NOLA

Most local SEO is delivered by agencies who never set foot in the market. We live here. We know that “the Northshore” means Mandeville-to-Slidell, that Magazine Street is different from Magazine Avenue, and that Jazz Fest weekend has its own search behavior.

That local knowledge feeds every entity graph and Local Map Pack strategy we deploy. No offshore content shop, no agency-of-record middleman. Performance-based, no long-term contracts, 5+ year average client retention.

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5+ yrs
No long-term contracts. We earn the business every single month.
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20+
Two decades navigating Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parish search markets.
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Orleans · Jefferson · St. Tammany — plus extended Greater New Orleans Metro.
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verified Google Partner 2026
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Fully badged and recognized Gulf South agency. We hold verified credentials for executing search marketing campaigns at the highest industry standards.

Meet the Leadership Team

The operators running the laboratory. Two decades of compounded experience across search engineering, web architecture, and Gulf South client operations.

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Dean Cacioppo - Founder & Lead Search Alchemist
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Founder & Lead Search Alchemist

Dean Cacioppo

Two decades of technical search engineering and entity graph architecture. Dean acts as our lead organic architect, analyzing complex algorithmic search behaviors and formulating high-stakes content and backlink indexing blueprints that build massive revenue pipeline for local and national brands.

Entity Engineering98%
Semantic Authority95%
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Brandon Joy - Operations Director & Visual Architect
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Director of Operations

Brandon Joy

Orchestrator of visual UI/UX layout systems and Core Web Vitals optimizations. Brandon bridges the gap between premium design aesthetics and absolute page speed, ensuring every custom dark-theme canvas is built to convert high-intent organic visitors into active leads.

UI/UX Performance96%
Core Web Vitals92%
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Kara Cacioppo - Financial Controller & HR Coordinator
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Accounting & HR

Kara Cacioppo

Managing team resources, operational compliance, and financial operations. A proud LSU alumna, Kara coordinates our administrative engines and client financial pipelines, maintaining absolute resilience and smooth coordination behind the search labs.

Operations Control94%
Financial Pipelines91%
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Jamie McRaney - Systems Architect & SEO Strategist
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Special Projects Coordinator

Jamie McRaney

A veteran systems architect with 26 years of professional IT experience spanning financial networks and enterprise databases. Jamie coordinates disaster recovery, database security, and complex schema integration profiles for our local and national platforms.

Database Security97%
Cloud Resilience95%
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Josh Casebolt - SEO Manager & Web Developer
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SEO Manager

Josh Casebolt

Engineering localized search grids and Google Business Profile optimizations. Josh deploys geocoded citation networks, local review acquisition funnels, and conversational AI discoverability schemas across Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes.

Local Map Packs95%
GEO Citations93%

Want this team on your local search?

Performance-first partnership. No long-term contracts. We earn your business every month — or we don’t expect the retention.

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