
ATILUS
#1 in Boating & Maritime
Veteran-owned digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, and managed services.
- Founded
- 2005
- HQ
- Fort Myers, FL
- Team
- 6-15
Founder
Meet the founder

Harry Casimir
Founder & CEO
Harry Casimir is the founder and CEO of Atilus, a Fort Myers, Florida digital marketing agency he started in 2005 while still a student at Florida Gulf Coast University. Originally from Haiti, Casimir holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from FGCU and an MBA from Norwich University. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran, having served eight years before building Atilus into a full-service digital marketing firm. The company began operating out of his apartment in Bonita Springs and has since grown into a team of web developers and marketers serving clients across the Southeast.
Casimir remains active in the FGCU community, having served as Chair of the FGCU Alumni Association and currently sitting on the FGCU Foundation Board of Directors. That institutional grounding in Southwest Florida is reflected in Atilus's client base, which leans heavily on regional industries: marine and boating dealerships, home services, real estate, tourism, and nonprofits. The agency spun off a dedicated sub-brand, Boat Marketing Pros, to concentrate on the boating and maritime vertical that has become one of its signature niches.
Atilus's stated thesis is straightforward: small and mid-sized service businesses need a long-term partner who can own both the website and the demand generation side, rather than stitching together separate vendors. The firm positions itself as an extension of a client's internal marketing team, with retainers covering web development, SEO, paid search, hosting, and support. The public founder story focuses more on Casimir's educational and civic credentials than on a specific origin moment for the marine niche, which appears to have emerged organically from the agency's Gulf Coast geography.
Editorial
Editor’s take
Atilus is a Fort Myers-based shop founded in 2005 with a veteran-ownership credential. The site emphasizes broad digital marketing services (web design, SEO, PPC, hosting) across multiple verticals including marine, construction, home services, and nonprofit. Featured clients include boat dealers and roofing companies, suggesting some marine and trade-service specialization, but positioning remains horizontal rather than niche-focused.
What they do
Services
Website Design & Development
Responsive website builds aimed at boat dealers, marinas, and marine service businesses that need to showcase inventory, service bays, and brand partnerships (Robalo, Yamaha, etc.) while converting visitors into quote requests. Hosting and maintenance are bundled into the build.
Local SEO
Ongoing optimization for dealership and marine service keywords tied to specific Florida and Gulf Coast markets, with content creation, citation building, and competitive tracking. The emphasis is on capturing buyers searching for dealers by brand plus city.
PPC & Search Engine Marketing
Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising campaigns, including search, display, retargeting, and YouTube, run as a Google Certified Partner. For marine clients the focus is driving dealership walk-ins, boat club inquiries, and service leads during peak boating seasons.
Hosting & Maintenance
Managed hosting bundled with every website engagement, including daily backups, security patching, and performance monitoring. Designed so dealership owners are not chasing downtime during selling season.
Reputation Management
Review monitoring and solicitation workflows built around the trust signals that matter in marine sales, where buyers heavily research dealers before committing to a five- or six-figure purchase.
Lead Management & CRM Integration
Lead routing, tracking, and CRM setup so dealers can attribute which campaigns produce qualified buyers versus tire-kickers, and so sales staff follow up on web inquiries without leakage.
Proof of work
