LocalLenz.ai is a Long Beach-based digital marketing agency founded by someone who actually lives here, works here, and genuinely cares about this community’s success.
Kris Gragson started LocalLenz.ai because he saw too many small business owners getting burned by agencies that overpromised, underdelivered, and disappeared after the check cleared.
He knew there was a better way.
After more than a decade running a local business himself, Kris understood what small business owners actually need. Not a 40-page strategy deck. Not an account manager reading from a script. Just honest work, clear communication, and results you can see.
He founded GK Media Inc. in 2010 and built it into one of Long Beach’s most trusted digital marketing agencies. In 2026 the company became LocalLenz.ai, reflecting a sharper focus on the way people search today including Google, AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity, voice search, and beyond.
Fifteen years later the mission hasn’t changed. Help local businesses get found, get calls, and grow.
Kris doesn’t work alone. Behind every client campaign is a team of specialists including web designers, graphic designers, SEO strategists, content writers, and AI automation experts. Every person on the team was brought in because they’re genuinely good at what they do and because they care about getting it right.
When you work with LocalLenz.ai you’re not getting passed around. You work with real people who know your business and treat it like their own.
LocalLenz.ai isn’t just based in Long Beach. We’re woven into it.
Kris serves as President of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce Small Business Council and sits on the Executive Board of the LBCC Foundation. He runs LongBeachStuff.com and its social platforms with over 137K followers and produces some of the city’s most beloved community events including Moonlight Movies on the Beach and the Pirate Invasion of Long Beach.
That community connection isn’t a marketing bullet point. It’s the reason clients trust us with their business.
When you hire LocalLenz.ai you get an agency that knows this market, answers the phone, tells you the truth, and shows up every month with work that actually moves the needle.
No long-term contracts. No runaround. No disappearing act.
Just straightforward digital marketing from a team that has been doing this for 15 years and plans to be here for 15 more.
