About

Welcome to Varnam Marketing where we help small businesses get more customers by making them findable on the internet — locally.

Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, Varnam Marketing is a small firm committed to helping other small businesses get more customers.  Combining proven internet marketing techniques with extensive off-line and traditional business tactics, we bring the online and off-lines worlds together for you.

Don’t wait another day or waste another dollar. 86% of Americans surveyed use the internet to find local products and services. Let Varnam Marketing bring the customers of Southeastern North Carolina to you.

We at Varnam Marketing are dedicated to driving more local and buying customers to your business by making you more visible online.  This isn’t about fancy expensive websites or “SEO optimization” (although we do that too).  This is simply about helping more buyers in your area find you without you having to look for them.
How do we do it?

By making you relevant to local customers searching for your services on the internet.
Why focus on “local” internet marketing?

Here are the facts*:
 
*      Print advertising is losing audiences and effectiveness at a dramatic rate.
 
*      Search engines are now the #1 resource for finding local business information.
   
*      86% of Americans surveyed use the internet to find local products and services.
 
*      80% say they research a product or service online and then make their purchase off-line from a local business.
 
*      92% of all local searches will eventually convert into a sale.

*sources: comscore, hitwise, technorati, and realtimestatistics.org
What do we do?

The bottom line: we help put your business in front of these buying customers, no matter what industry you’re in.

For more information about us and the services we will provide for your business, please explore our website.


Founder/Creator – Adrian Varnam

Wilmington, NC native Adrian Varnam has a lifetime of experience with the people and places of Southeastern North Carolina.  As a 6th generation North Carolinian, Adrian has special ties to the local communities and towns that have made the Wilmington area special for so many years.

With over 13 years experience in the restaurant industry at all levels – in both Wilmington and New York City – Adrian has an extensive background in ever-changing and challenging environments.

For the past 5 years, he has focused his energy on building his marketing and advertising expertise as a self-employed writer, editor, musician, and entrepreneur.  With a unique approach of applying classic business techniques to an ever-changing and evolving modern, online-world, he is dedicated to helping others survive in these fast and uncertain times.

Adrian holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing (with Department and University Honors), and a Master of Liberal Studies, both from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.


Partner/Producer – Aaron Varnam

Another Wilmington native and Varnam, Aaron brings years of video directing, producing, and editing experience to the business.  With a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, he has an comprehensive academic background of video and television production.

For the past 2 years, Aaron has been a videographer, director, producer, and editor of WPDE News in Conway, South Carolina, putting him at the center of the people and activities of Northeastern South Carolina.  In addition, he has written, produced, directed, edited, and starred in his own recurring wrestling show for the independent Mid-Atlantic Professional Wrestling organization.

Aaron brings an extensive technical and creative background to Varnam Marketing and consistently produces the highest quality videos, commercials, and advertising packages.