Your marketing & AI department
LeapEngine connects marketing and human-guided AI into a customer acquisition system for SMBs with $1M–$10M in annual revenue. We are based in New Jersey, serving the US, with Aya-led strategy and AI execution built around qualified leads, clear measurement and follow-up.
The Fortune 500 playbook,sized for yourbusiness.
Award-winning marketing and engineer-built AI, running your whole customer acquisition system. You answer the phone and close.
Tell Lea where you're stuck, get your growth strategy, and we build you one AI agent free, in your own systems. For businesses with $1M–$10M in revenue.
What clients say.
"LeapEngine has been our marketing agency for almost two years now. We tried 3 different companies and were never satisfied, before we found LeapEngine… our sales doubled over the past 16 months!"
General Manager · Google review"They are the most honest marketing group I've ever worked with. They take the time to explain their strategy and listen to your thoughts."
Emma E. · Client"I've been with them for a little over a month and I got 3 new clients because of their marketing."
Jessica K. · Google review"LeapEngine has been the most professional marketing team I have worked with… From Google ads, to Meta ads, and website development, I’ve never been so happy working with a company."
Emma E., Marketing Director · Trustpilot"For a small agency, LeapEngine performs like a large top-tier marketing agency."
James B. · Google review"Aya, the CEO took the time to meet with us directly… I also appreciated the non-salesy approach."
Nicole G. · Google review"LeapEngine is not just a service provider; they're an essential part of our team."
Robert L. · Google review"She took our fairly complex business and turned it into clear, engaging visuals without losing the important details. The whole process felt seamless."
Christie B., Owner · TrustpilotIn their words
Clients on what changed.
"We were receiving five, six, seven incoming phone calls every single day. That is something that was unheard of here."Brad Goldman, Esq., Partner, General Counsel & CCO, a 30-year wealth management firm
"We went from $93,000 to $162,000 a month in one year. So it's almost doubled."Kanat Sultan, CFO / Co-founder, Gilded Ritual
The GPS system
How does Growth-Profit-Sales guide the work?
Our proprietary, data-driven Growth-Profit-Sales (GPS) method connects growth goals, customer acquisition economics and the sales process. We start with the gaps that matter to your business and agree the scope before building. Your team answers inquiries and closes business; we connect the marketing, measurement and follow-up around that work.
Marketing+AI=a self-running growth engine.
GPS is our proprietary, data-driven method. Full-funnel marketing brings the right buyers in. Engineer-built AI systems follow up, qualify and report around the clock. Each turn of the loop makes the next one cheaper and faster.
Growth: the right buyers find you.
We put you where buyers already search and scroll, online and offline, and bring in people who are ready to talk.
AI inside: a content engine that publishes on schedule, AEO so AI platforms like ChatGPT and Google AI answers recommend you, and outreach agents that research before they write.
Measured by qualified leads per month
- Paid search ads
- Social media ads
- TV and radio ads
- SEO + AEO
- Local SEO and Google Maps
- Social media content
- Events
- Cold and warm outreach
*Ad spend not included
The offer
Your free custom AI agent. Three steps.
Talk to Lea
Tell Lea where you're stuck, out loud or by typing. You get a tailored growth strategy right away.
Your GPS call
A strategist walks through your numbers, where leads come from today and where they leak.
Your AI agent, built
Pick one and our AI engineers build it in your own systems. You keep it.
- Speed-to-lead
- Missed-call text-back
- Review agent
Who qualifies: businesses with $1M–$10M in annual revenue. One free agent per business, built after your GPS call.
What's included
What connects your marketing to sales?
A campaign is only one part of customer acquisition. We look at how people find you, what the website asks them to do, how inquiries are handled and what becomes a sale. That gives your team a practical way to decide what to improve first, rather than adding channels without a plan.
We don't force AI into every problem, or treat marketing as a pile of disconnected channels. Both run on GPS, as one system.
Not prompt consulting. Real AI engineering.
Custom AI solutions that plug into the systems you already use, shaped around your processes and proprietary to your business.
Proprietary to you · tested before launch · human-guided
Full-funnel, from first search to first sales call.
Strategy, creative, media, search visibility, conversion and measurement under one roof. Enhanced by AI, never handed off to it.
- Google Ads management Google, Bing
- Social media ads Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, etc.
- TV and radio ads incl. streaming TV
- SEO services in New Jersey SEO + AEO · Google + AI platforms like ChatGPT
- Local SEO Google Maps & Business Profile
- Social media marketing Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, X, Pinterest
- Online and offline events
- Cold and warm outreach
- Landing pages & conversion
- CRM, automations & lead nurturing
- Email marketing
- Analytics & attribution
The complete workflow from lead gen to your first sales call
*Ad spend not included
What stays in your control?
AI agents are built in your own accounts and systems, with permissions and human oversight defined before launch. Advertising spend is paid directly to the platforms, separate from service fees. Software and AI usage costs are also separate. You do not need an in-house technical team, but you do need someone who can approve business rules and review exceptions.
Engineer-built AI agents
Coded for your business. Not prompts in a template.
Our AI engineers write each agent, connect it to your tools, test it and hand it over. It runs in your own systems and belongs to you.
EXAMPLES · EVERY AGENT IS CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR BUSINESSContent engine
Creates on-brand social posts and short videos and publishes them on a schedule. Learns from what performs.
Speed-to-lead
Texts and emails every new lead within a minute, day or night, and books the call.
Missed-call text-back
When nobody picks up, it texts the caller and keeps the conversation going.
Context follow-up
Knows the history of every conversation and follows up with something useful, so no lead goes cold.
Lead qualifier
Asks your screening questions and scores leads before they reach your team.
Quote follow-up
Chases open quotes and estimates on a schedule until the prospect answers.
Review agent
Asks happy customers for Google reviews and drafts your replies.
Weekly numbers
Sends you a plain-English summary of leads, cost per lead and booked calls.
Growth diagnostic
Tell Lea where you're stuck. Get a tailored growth strategy now.
Talk or type. Lea reads your bottleneck through GPS and gives you three moves. A strategist reviews them with you on the call.
You have a Sales leak, not a lead problem.
Calls and quotes are coming in, but the slow ones go cold. Fixing follow-up is the fastest money on the table.
Reply in under 5 minutes
Set up an instant text and email reply for every new form and missed call. Why: Harvard Business Review research found firms replying within an hour were about 7 times more likely to qualify a lead than those who waited longer.
Chase every open quote
Follow up on open quotes on a fixed schedule until the customer answers yes or no. Why: sales studies widely show most deals need several follow-ups, yet many reps stop after one or two.
Reactivate past leads
Send old leads and past customers a timely offer with a reason to book now. Why: selling to an existing contact is widely reported to cost far less than winning a brand-new one.
Results
Numbers, not adjectives.
A month, within 6 months, for one SMB client.
Qualified calls for a 30-year wealth management firm that ran on referrals.
Monthly ad budget a client grew into, because it paid back.
We help SMBs grow revenue 100%+ in 6 months by building their entire customer acquisition system with marketing and AI.
About Aya Kikimova
Enterprise experience. Boutique attention.
LeapEngine is led by Aya Kikimova, who managed $50M+ a year in marketing budget at Microsoft Advertising for brands like P&G, Macy's, LVMH and Estée Lauder. Her clients have generated $100M+ in profits across her career. Our AI engineers build the systems that make that playbook run on its own.
Strategy first
We fix the funnel before we spend a dollar on traffic.
Human-guided AI
Engineer-built AI for speed, with testing, guardrails and policies that keep it on point.
A 6-month build
Map, build, then run and grow. Systems need time to compound.
Essex County coverage
Where does LeapEngine work?
New Jersey, serving the US. We serve South Orange and Essex County as a service-area business, not a walk-in office. Our private address is not a public customer location. Call (973) 313-5167 or book a free GPS strategy call to discuss fit and the next step.
Ready to connect the parts of your customer acquisition system? Book a free GPS strategy call.
Questions
What else should you know?
What's the free AI agent, and who owns it?
The free AI agent is built in your own accounts and is yours to keep. It is for businesses with $1M–$10M in annual revenue, following a GPS call and fit check, with one free agent per business. We help you select an available option that addresses a specific gap in your customer acquisition system.
How long do we work together?
GPS partnerships start with a six-month commitment so there is time to plan, build and improve the customer acquisition system. The work connects marketing, measurement and follow-up rather than treating each campaign in isolation. GPS Care and Care Plus have a three-month minimum after the build. Your proposal defines the scope, responsibilities and terms before work begins.
Do you run our sales team?
No. Your team answers inquiries, holds sales conversations and closes business. We build the customer acquisition system around qualified leads, booked first calls and follow-up, with responsibilities agreed before launch. We also review what happens after an inquiry so marketing decisions reflect sales outcomes, not just form submissions. Your team's response and feedback remain part of the process.
How will we know whether marketing is bringing qualified leads or sales?
We connect tracking and reporting to the outcome your business needs: qualified leads, booked calls or online orders. Cost per lead, cost per acquisition and revenue help put clicks and impressions in context. We also look at what happens after an inquiry, because more traffic will not fix missed calls or stalled follow-up.
Does LeapEngine have a walk-in office in South Orange?
No. LeapEngine is a service-area business serving South Orange and Essex County, with no walk-in office. Our business address is not a public customer location. Call (973) 313-5167 or book a free GPS strategy call through our website to discuss your goals, coverage and the next step for working together.
How much should a small business spend on marketing?
A small business should base its marketing budget on margins, growth goals, customer acquisition costs and capacity, not a universal revenue percentage. Start by separating service fees, advertising spend and software costs. We use the Growth-Profit-Sales (GPS) method to assess the gaps before recommending investment, so the budget supports a workable acquisition system rather than disconnected activity.