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Brad McLaughlin

Chief Marketing Officer, Tower25

He turns website clicks into real customers — with SEO, AI, and lead strategies built on what actually works, not fancy words.

Tower 25 Most Loved Digital Marketing Agency: Honored by the Mayor, Backed by Voters

Brad McLaughlin

Chief Marketing Officer

  • Tower25 author
  • Experiance

    20+ years in digital marketing

    Base

    Santa Monica, CA

    Focus

    SEO · Lead gen · AI · Growth

    Background

    Software engineer & computer scientist

    Built

    1000 sites, apps & software

    Contact

    +1 310-817-0072

    Featured in
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    The background

    Engineer first, marketer second.

    Brad McLaughlin is a digital marketing expert with over 20 years of experience, and the Chief Marketing Officer at Tower25, where he helps businesses turn website clicks into real customers. He works across SEO, digital marketing, AI, and smart lead strategies — and stays focused on what truly works, without fancy words.

    The technical grounding is real. Brad is a software engineer and computer scientist who also works in growth marketing, and he has built over 1000 websites, apps, and software programs.

    Before Tower25, he helped BudTrader.com become the biggest cannabis social media platform in North America — over two million users.

    Prior work

    People notice the work. In 2026 he won Santa Monica’s Best Digital Marketer award and was presented with an official commendation from Mayor Caroline Torosis. He was nominated for Digital Marketer of the Year in 2024 and again in 2025, was honored as the city’s Best Digital Marketer in 2025 by Mayor Lana Negrete, and won a 2023 NewBeauty Award for his work in health and wellness.

    When Brad writes, he gives sharp ideas and useful tips. No fluff — just smart marketing tactics, better SEO, and proven ways to grow your business.

    Recognition

    Awards and honors

    2026

    Most recent

    Best Digital Marketer, Santa Monica

    Presented with an official commendation from Mayor Caroline Torosis.

    2025

    Engineer first, marketer second.

    Presented with an official commendation from Mayor Caroline Torosis.

    2024

    Digital Marketer of the Year

    Nominated

    2023

    Digital Marketer of the Year

    Nominated

    2022

    NewBeauty Award

    Health and wellness work

    2025

    Engineer first, marketer second.

    Presented with an official commendation from Mayor Caroline Torosis.

    2024

    Digital Marketer of the Year

    Nominated

    2023

    Digital Marketer of the Year

    Nominated

    2022

    NewBeauty Award

    Health and wellness work

    Tower25 receiving Santa Monica’s Most Loved Marketing Agency award, 2025.

    Over 200 companies were nominated across 85 categories. The public picked the winners.

    Most Loved Awards · Santa Monica, 2025

    What he works on

    Four things, done properly 01 SEO

    01.

    SEO

    Rankings that hold, built on clean structure rather than short-term tricks.

    02.

    Digital marketing

    Full-funnel campaigns measured on customers won, not impressions served.

    01.

    SEO

    Rankings that hold, built on clean structure rather than short-term tricks.

    02.

    Digital marketing

    Full-funnel campaigns measured on customers won, not impressions served.

    03.

    AI

    Applied where it changes the output — personalization, research, and content at scale.

    04.

    Lead strategy

    Turning traffic into qualified enquiries a sales team can actually close.

    03.

    AI

    Applied where it changes the output — personalization, research, and content at scale.

    04.

    Lead strategy

    Turning traffic into qualified enquiries a sales team can actually close.

    Track record

    The numbers behind it

    Years working in digital marketing
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    Websites, apps and software programs built
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    Users on BudTrader.com, which he helped scale
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    Major outlets covering his work
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    Years working in digital marketing
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    Websites, apps and software programs built
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    Users on BudTrader.com, which he helped scale
    0 M+
    Major outlets covering his work
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    Awards and honors

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