LeadValets, the St. Louis digital marketing agency founded by Jonathan Floyd, has been named a winner in Acquisition International's LeadGen and Sales Performance Awards 2026. Acquisition International, a UK-based B2B publication, announced the winners on September 29, 2026, the first year the program has run.

Acquisition International launched the awards to recognize the consultants, platforms, and agencies behind modern revenue growth. Winners are chosen through the publication's independent, merit-based research process, which weighs innovation, measurable impact, client success, operational excellence, and overall market performance. Voting ran from May 25 to July 13, 2026.

LeadValets builds search visibility for local service businesses, including HVAC and plumbing companies, across traditional SEO, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). The agency's work runs on the Search Authority Flywheel, a methodology Floyd developed that treats a company's website, Google Business Profile, and AI search presence as a single system rather than three separate projects.

"I started LeadValets in 2018 because small businesses were paying for marketing and getting nothing they could use to sell," said Floyd, Founder and President of LeadValets. "Most of our clients don't need more traffic. They need the phone to ring with the right customer. An award judged on client success and measurable impact is judging the thing we care about most."

Floyd brings more than 30 years of sales and marketing experience to the agency and is the author of The Search Authority System.

Local service business owners who want to see where they stand in Google and AI search can request a deep audit at https://leadvalets.com/deep-audit-request.

About LeadValets
LeadValets is a St. Louis digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, AEO, and GEO for local service businesses. Founded in 2018 by Jonathan Floyd, the agency builds search visibility through its Search Authority Flywheel methodology. Website: https://leadvalets.com

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