[ Press & Media ]

For editors,
reporters,
and producers.

Bonsai Marketing is the Sonoma-County-based studio behind the search visibility and AI-search dominance of 298 business verticals — built by a founder with 27+ years in the space.

This page is the front door for journalists, podcasters, and producers. Press kit, fact sheet, recent releases, and direct contact for founder Bryan Fikes are below — including the new ZIP-code directory rolling out for Bonsai clients this spring.

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[ 01 · Fact Sheet ]

At a glance,
on the record.

Everything below is press-cleared and accurate as of May 2026. Use directly, or reach out for tailored quotes.
Founder
Bryan Fikes
Founded
Santa Rosa, CA — 2021 (Bonsai Marketing); founder career since 2002
Headquarters
3558 Round Barn Blvd, Suite 200 #2667 · Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Industries served
298 business verticals — auto repair, electricians, sign companies, home construction, roofing, law, hospitality, and more
Capabilities
Local SEO · Google Business Profile · AI Visibility · Paid Ads · Content & Authority · Websites that close
Markets
Sonoma, Napa, Marin, plus national service-business clients across the U.S.
Phone (press)
+1-707-593-7539
Email (press)
fikeshway@bonsaimarketingcompany.com
[ 02 · Releases ]

What we're
on the wire
about.

Active and recent press releases. Featured slot updates the moment the upcoming distribution hits the wire.
PUBLISHING
May 2026

Bryan Fikes Launches FindInMyZip.com — Hyper-Local ZIP-Code Directory

Founder of Bonsai Marketing launches FindInMyZip.com, a ZIP-code-anchored business directory giving Bonsai clients priority positioning across 298 verticals — auto repair, electricians, sign companies, home construction, and more. Two paths in: premium listing direct, or full County-Wide Dominance via Bonsai Marketing.

View release → Distribution active across USAToday, High-Authority US News Network, and Local & National Digital News Media.
ARCHIVE
February 2026

Bryan Fikes: Your AI Marketing Expert for Local Success

Positioning Bryan Fikes as the go-to expert in AI Search Marketing — hyper-local strategy, entity-graph optimization, and AI search visibility for service businesses.

View release → Draft preview — earlier campaign, partial distribution.
[ 03 · Appearances ]

On the mic,
on the record.

Bryan is a regular guest on marketing and business podcasts and a source for industry press — talking AI search, local visibility, agency growth, and building lean with AI agents. Recent features and appearances below.
LATEST
Online Digital Marketing Today
Guest interview · Aug 2026

Bryan Fikes on Practical AI for Small Business

with host Marvin Drobes

A 43-minute conversation on where AI actually belongs inside a small business — agentic marketing defined without the mystique, the "so what" ladder that decides whether AI search cites you, guardrails and the word no, and why prompting alone never carries a complex campaign.

Watch the episode →
FEATURE
Agentic Marketing News
Feature interview · Jul 2026

With AI Commoditizing Content, Strategic Judgment Is The New Agency Advantage

by Search Atlas

Bryan on what survives once AI makes content free to produce — why story, uniqueness, deliverability and execution still decide outcomes, how real operating history now drives AI-search trust signals, and where DIY marketing hits its operational ceiling.

Read the feature →
PODCAST
The SDM Show
Episode 671 · Jul 2026

How to Supercharge Your Marketing With AI

with host Rob Cairns

Bryan joins Rob Cairns to talk about supercharging marketing with AI — the real evolution of AI in agencies, why it reshapes roles rather than erasing them, choosing strategy and security over shortcuts, and a live look at Bodhi, his AI system.

Listen →
PODCAST
Talking Marketing · AMA Boston
Episode 69 · Jun 2026

The Solopreneur & The Agent: Building a 20+ Year Marketing Legacy

with host Chetna Rohilla

The season finale of the American Marketing Association (Boston) podcast — 27 years of pattern recognition, a seven-agent AI system led by Bodhi, one year of clarity, and the rise of the billion-dollar one-person company, with a live agent demo.

Listen →
PODCAST
Acupuncture Marketing School
Episode 130 · Jul 2026

Google Business Profile and AI: What You Need to Know

with host Michelle Grasek

How local practices stay visible as Google and AI search evolve — optimizing a Google Business Profile for fast results, balancing paid ads with long-term SEO, and practical weekly marketing tasks.

Listen →
[ 04 · Pull Quotes ]

"We don't rank websites. We dominate search results."

— Bryan Fikes · Founder, Bonsai Marketing

"Twenty-seven years in this space taught me one thing — the customer who calls first usually wins. So we build everything to be found first."

— Bryan Fikes · on the ZIP-code directory launch
[ 05 · Media Inquiries ]

Need a quote, a bio,
or a custom angle?

Bryan answers his own press email. Same-day response on weekdays — and we'll send a high-resolution founder photo, brand logo pack, and fresh stats for your story.

Email Bryan directly → Call +1 (707) 593-7539