Marketing That Actually
Moves The Needle.

Five Rivers Marketing was built for service businesses that are tired of agencies that overpromise and disappear. We’re a small, hands-on team that treats every client like a partner.

400+

Websites Built

Five-Star Google Reviews

Google

Partner Agency

$1,000

Websites Starting At

$399/mo

SEO Starting At

400+

Websites Built

Your Guide

Hi, I'm Charles Burns.

When you work with Five Rivers Marketing, your strategy does not get handed off to a junior account manager. You work directly with me and a small, experienced team that understands website design, SEO, and what it takes to make the phone ring.

I’m not looking at your business from a spreadsheet. I work with local service businesses, understand the Dayton and Cincinnati markets, and care about building marketing systems that actually produce leads. I started Five Rivers Marketing because I was tired of seeing hardworking local business owners get burned by agencies that overpromise and underdeliver.

You work directly with Charles — no account managers or outsourced labor
Straight talk about what will and won't work for your business
Reports with real numbers — not vanity metrics or confusing dashboards
Month-to-month agreements — we earn your business every single month
5 years serving Dayton, Cincinnati, and surrounding Ohio markets
A 5-person team — including my sister, who works closely with me every day

The Team

People Behind the Results

A focused team of specialists — each one dedicated to making your marketing actually work.

Founder & CEO

Charles Burns

Charles started Five Rivers Marketing to give service businesses a real partner — not an agency that disappears after the contract is signed.

Project Manager

Alissa Burns

Alissa keeps every project on track, on time, and on budget — making sure every client deliverable meets our standards.

Digital Marketing Associate

Seth Minhoven

Seth drives SEO strategy, Google Ads campaigns, and data-backed marketing decisions that move the needle for clients.

Website Designer

Taylor Lawton

Taylor crafts websites that are beautiful, fast, and built to convert — turning visitors into real leads for your business.

Technical Developer

Austin Harris

Austin handles the technical foundation — from custom development and integrations to performance and site reliability.

How We Work

Our Core Values

Small Team, Big Results

We're intentionally small. The people you talk to are the people doing the work — no hand-offs, no miscommunication.

Earned Trust, Not Assumed

We don't lock clients into long contracts. We earn your business every month with results you can actually see and measure.

Rooted Locally, Proven Nationally

Born in Dayton, Ohio — but our strategies work for service businesses across the United States.

Client Results

All Five-Star Reviews. Real Businesses. Real Results.

      EXCELLENT  
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   Amber Stokes 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We love the website they built for us and have been very happy with their services!
  
 
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   Roberto Quintana 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. They built our website for our dumpster rental business, everything looks great and have a lot of compliments from customers about the new website
  
 
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   Titus Holzfaster 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Five rivers has done an amazing job developing my software. I have been very pleased with the quality and responsiveness from the team! Thanks!
  
 
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   Derek Rehage 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Charles

Re did my website for my landscaping company.   He also an option for me to sell materials off the website.

The second day after we sent the website live we had 2 orders.  He has been awesome to work with.
  
 
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   Andress Riveros 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Awesome work!
  
 
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   lukas Kazemekaitis 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Charles at five rivers marketing had done an amazing job on building my website and I will be using him in the future for my seo and Google Ads services. He has a great partnership going here with Bin Boss and I look forward to working him in the future. Nothing but great remark for him and Bin Boss!
  
 
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   Harmony waitukaitis 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We desperately needed help with our online presence and just the overall visitor experience that a consumer would have with us online. Charles knew exactly what was needed based on his experience working with the service industry and jumped right on it. It was almost as if he was reading our mind. We are so happy with the outcome.
  
 
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   Declan Schreiber 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Charles is great to work with and keeps things organized and easy to understand. We've had great results with them.
  
 
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   Logan James 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Charles and the team do great work! Very detail oriented also great communication! These guys are very knowledgeable and can tailor a package to match your web marketing needs. Highly recommend!