
405 Media Group
#3 in Home Services
Minneapolis-based agency running SEO, paid search, and web design for home-services contractors.
- Founded
- 2015
- HQ
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Team
- 6-15
Founder
Meet the founder

Brandon Stanton
Founder & CEO
Brandon Stanton leads 405 Media Group, a home-services-focused marketing firm with offices listed in Minneapolis and Scottsdale. The public founder story on the site is brief; Stanton is referenced by clients as the principal point of contact and the face of the agency, but 405 Media Group does not publish a detailed founder biography, a prior-career narrative, or a formal leadership page with team bios. What the site does state is that the firm has been 'fine tuning marketing processes for businesses for over 30 years,' positioning Stanton and his team as veterans who have watched digital fads cycle through rather than newcomers chasing the latest channel. The agency's thesis, as articulated across its homepage and about page, is that marketing for contractors should be judged on leads converted into booked jobs, not on vanity metrics like impressions or rankings in isolation. That framing drives the service mix: websites engineered to convert, SEO aimed at buyer-intent queries, paid search and Local Services Ads to capture in-market demand, and reputation and commercial outreach programs to compound results over time. Client testimonials on the homepage come from asphalt, roofing, and paving operators (Finley Asphalt, Page Roofing, YSC Paving, 5 Star), reinforcing the home and commercial services focus. Readers looking for credentialing specifics, team size, or acquisition history will not find them on the current site; the agency leans on client results and tenure claims rather than founder storytelling.
Editorial
Editor’s take
405 Media Group positions itself as a lead generation partner for blue-collar home services trades, with roofing, asphalt, and paving contractors among their named client verticals. The Minneapolis-based agency emphasizes transparent reporting and monthly performance reviews as core to their client relationships, alongside a stated track record of high client retention. Their focused combination of SEO, paid search, and web design makes them a well-matched option for home-services contractors prioritizing search visibility and reputation management.
What they do
Services
Search Engine Optimization
Organic search work targeted at contractor buyer-intent queries (roof replacement, asphalt paving, emergency service terms) in the local markets where 405's clients operate. The pitch is lead volume and job conversion rather than keyword rankings in isolation.
Paid Search & Google Ads
SEM campaigns built around high-intent home-services keywords, paired with Google Local Services Ads to capture the pay-per-lead, Google-screened slot above standard PPC results. Positioned as a fast-start channel while SEO compounds.
Website Design
Conversion-oriented websites for contractors, with layout and trust elements (licensing, reviews, service area, call-to-action placement) selected based on what 405 says it has tested across its client base. Sites are treated as lead-capture machines, not brochures.
Reputation Management
Review monitoring and response programs aimed at protecting contractors whose close rates are tightly linked to star ratings on Google and industry directories. Includes workflow for generating reviews from completed jobs.
Commercial Reach Out
An outbound lead-generation program built specifically to open relationships with property managers and commercial accounts in a contractor's service area. This is the service most differentiated from a typical home-services SEO shop, which tends to focus exclusively on residential demand capture.
Video Production
Short-form video assets used on client websites, landing pages, and ad creative to humanize contractors and explain services. Positioned as a conversion asset rather than a brand play.
