Identity & Authority: Seattle Marketing – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Seattle Marketing

(https://www.seattlemarketing.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 19, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
2 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
13% Reputation

There is a massive identity-authority gap; while the agency claims to have the best talent in the industry, not a single team member is named, and there is no Person schema or sameAs links to LinkedIn profiles. The technical implementation is significantly flawed for an SEO agency, as the H1 tag is empty across multiple pages including the Homepage and Services page. The Organization schema is present but basic, missing founder details, specific office locations, or links to external authoritative profiles.

The disconnect between marketing tone and substance is sharpest in claims like instant return on investment for PPC. Such bold performance claims are made without a single case study, timeframe, or baseline metric to substantiate them. The site claims to use data-driven strategy but the actual content contains zero data points, percentages, or ROI figures from previous campaigns.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing | Web Design & Digital Marketing in Seattle",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website"
            },
            "about": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-Home.svg",
            "datePublished": "2021-06-24T06:41:47+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-01-29T16:44:24+00:00",
            "description": "Seattle Marketing is a premier web design and digital marketing company based in Seattle. We offer SEO, Google Ads, Web Design and Social Media Marketing.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://seattlemarketing.com/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-Home.svg",
            "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-Home.svg",
            "width": 326,
            "height": 213
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "description": "Digital Marketing Agency in Seattle",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://seattlemarketing.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "width": 1428,
                "height": 573,
                "caption": "Seattle Marketing"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/contact/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/contact/",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/contact/",
            "name": "contact - Seattle Marketing",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2021-07-04T00:13:41+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2022-01-17T03:56:55+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/contact/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://seattlemarketing.com/contact/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/contact/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://seattlemarketing.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "contact"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "description": "Digital Marketing Agency in Seattle",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://seattlemarketing.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "width": 1428,
                "height": 573,
                "caption": "Seattle Marketing"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/clients/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/",
            "name": "CLIENTS - Seattle Marketing",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation.jpg",
            "datePublished": "2021-09-15T19:29:42+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2023-12-30T05:04:00+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation.jpg",
            "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Foundation.jpg",
            "width": 604,
            "height": 456
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/clients/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://seattlemarketing.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "CLIENTS"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "description": "Digital Marketing Agency in Seattle",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://seattlemarketing.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "width": 1428,
                "height": 573,
                "caption": "Seattle Marketing"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/about/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/",
            "name": "about - Seattle Marketing",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/#primaryimage"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/#primaryimage"
            },
            "thumbnailUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-SEO-1.png",
            "datePublished": "2021-07-01T18:32:08+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2023-12-30T01:41:59+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "ImageObject",
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/#primaryimage",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-SEO-1.png",
            "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/SeattleMarketing-SEO-1.png",
            "width": 1156,
            "height": 972
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/about/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://seattlemarketing.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "about"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "description": "Digital Marketing Agency in Seattle",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://seattlemarketing.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "width": 1428,
                "height": 573,
                "caption": "Seattle Marketing"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
/services/
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "WebPage",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/services/",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/services/",
            "name": "services - Seattle Marketing",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website"
            },
            "datePublished": "2021-07-01T18:46:29+00:00",
            "dateModified": "2025-01-29T16:49:20+00:00",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/services/#breadcrumb"
            },
            "inLanguage": "en-US",
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "ReadAction",
                    "target": [
                        "https://seattlemarketing.com/services/"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/services/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://seattlemarketing.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "services"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#website",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "description": "Digital Marketing Agency in Seattle",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization"
            },
            "potentialAction": [
                {
                    "@type": "SearchAction",
                    "target": {
                        "@type": "EntryPoint",
                        "urlTemplate": "https://seattlemarketing.com/?s={search_term_string}"
                    },
                    "query-input": {
                        "@type": "PropertyValueSpecification",
                        "valueRequired": true,
                        "valueName": "search_term_string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "inLanguage": "en-US"
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#organization",
            "name": "Seattle Marketing",
            "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "inLanguage": "en-US",
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/",
                "url": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "contentUrl": "https://seattlemarketing.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Seattle-Marketing-Logo-1-1.png",
                "width": 1428,
                "height": 573,
                "caption": "Seattle Marketing"
            },
            "image": {
                "@id": "https://seattlemarketing.com/#/schema/logo/image/"
            }
        }
    ]
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
17Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 3 0
/contact/ 3 0
/clients/ 3 0
/about/ 3 0
/services/ 5 0