about localvision
LocalVision is a community-first growth partner for local businesses. We combine in-person business development with modern digital strategy to create real visibility, stronger partnerships, and measurable revenue growth.
How we operate
Community-Focused Outreach
Negotiation and Relationship Management
Impact Over Impressions
Modern Strategy + Real Connections
Meet the Founders
Matthew Savage - Co-Founder, Business Development & Partnerships
South Miami native with hands-on field marketing roots. Matt has built in-person revenue streams, forged partnerships, and driven six-figure growth for local businesses through relationship-based strategy.
Justin Semmel – Co-Founder, Digital Strategy & Growth
NY-raised, Tampa-built. Justin combines agency-level digital strategy with performance marketing experience and a track record of growing brands through data-driven storytelling and execution.
Our story
LocalVision originated from two different cities — New York and Miami — but one shared understanding, local culture is maintained by the institutions that define it. When we came to Tampa and entered the Zimmerman Advertising Program at USF, a picture began to come into frame: So many great local spots with strong word-of-mouth reputations but limited external growth support.
After interning at Zimmerman Advertising in 2024, we saw firsthand how much impact the right digital strategy could have on a community. At the same time, Matthew stepped into a marketing role with a major franchise and proved the power of in-person outreach: over $10K in trackable sales and contributing to a jump for his store from bottom 10 to top 5 in sales growth across the company. All thanks to local in-person networking and relationship building.
That’s when everything clicked. Digital reach + real-world connection wasn’t just a strategy — it was a model built for the kind of businesses that makes a city feel like home.
LocalVision Marketing was created for those businesses — the local spots with culture, quality, and community at their core. We give them what big agencies don’t: digital execution backed by in-person business development that drives real growth.
Local businesses started with a vision.
At a time when technology was different.
Learning from some of the best in the business.
We’ve had a vision too.
COMMUNITY FIRST
Everything we do strengthens the neighborhoods surrounding our clients. We keep money and attention within local economies, helping preserve the unique culture that makes every place feel like home.
Our Foundation
Brand Pillars & Values
THe Principles that make us localvision
Champion the Exceptional
We spotlight the standout local spots that deliver true quality — the places that make a community proud. Our job is to amplify their story so they shine alongside the biggest brands,
INTEGRITY ALWAYS
We earn trust through honesty, transparency, and doing what’s right — not what’s easy. Every partnership, post, and project reflects the same standard we hold for ourselves and the communities we serve.
CREATIVE BOLDNESS
We embrace new ideas, modern platforms, and fearless creativity. Our goal is to help local businesses rise above the noise with content that connects and campaigns that convert.
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH GROWTH
We build systems that turn marketing into momentum — giving business owners the tools, insights, and recurring revenue streams they need to grow long after each campaign ends.
Local businesses shape culture, but most don’t get the strategy, support, or attention they deserve. They’re either left to figure it out alone or sold generic marketing that doesn’t move the needle. We built LocalVision to close that gap.
Our model blends in-person business development with digital strategy built for real markets — not templates. We exist to help local brands compete with bigger players, scale with intention, and stay rooted in the communities that built them.
When local businesses grow, local culture grows with it. That’s the impact we’re here to create.