About Us

What is Madison Area City Guides (MACG)?
Madison Area City Guides (www.madisonareacityguides.com) is a locally owned online directory serving the greater Madison area. Stoughton-owned.  MACG is a leading presence and the largest online directory of businesses and organizations dedicated to the Madison area, and offers customizable advertising for each business listing. MACG is consistently at the top of search engine queries for Google, Yahoo, and others.

Why do you need an on-line presence?
More and more people are turning to the internet to find businesses and
events than ever before, and you need exposure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Madison Area City Guides provides this to you and is an extremely affordable
marketing channel that enhances your brand on-line.

If you do not yet have a website for your business, MACG provides you with
the exposure you need for your business on the internet. And if you have a
website, MACG supplements your website presence and will drive more traffic
to your website where customers can learn more about what you have to offer.

Madison Area City Guides is customizable! MACG gives each businesses and
organizations a unique opportunity to build their own customized listing, an
online yellow pages with videos, web links, and more!

MACG History
Founded in August 2006 and headquartered in Stoughton, Wisconsin, Madison Area City Guides provides local businesses with meaningful and measurable on-line business listings and branding space that connects directly to consumers 24/7, 365 days a year. MACG was founded with a mission of benefiting the residents and communities of the Madison area.

	MACG Founder Colleen Brabender

Colleen Brabender, Founder and President of MACG has lived in the Madison area for over twenty years. She brings 25 years of experience in computer administration and multi-user support from her professional roles at the UW Madison Computer Science,  Statistics and Learning Support Services departments. Her computer administration experience is multi-faceted, and includes a vast knowledge base of integrated computer systems.  She likes to spend time enjoying the Madison area with her family. Colleen is a graduate of Herzing College.

Click here to meet MACG Team and Advisory Board

Innovation As the leading digital marketing company in the Madison area, Madison Area City Guide is recognized as the expert in new media, brand democratization and integrated marketing solutions for businesses entering the digital marketing arena or expanding their presence.

Our growing team of marketers, designers, copywriters, programmers and web developers decipher today’s e-commerce marketplace and uncover innovative ways to apply technology to help businesses reach more consumers and grow their sales.

Commitment to Customer Service MACG’s aim is to be the most up-to-date and accurate online business directory in the Dane County area. We provide easy to use, e- marketing tools to businesses and consumers in Dane County at an affordable fee. Plus we offer training and digital graphics services that are cost effective and timely. Put MACG to work for you today!

Community & Professional commitment As a locally owned company, Madison Area City Guide proudly supports many community organizations with free listings on the MACG calendar of events, has formed valuable community partnership to promote local business communities and allied closely with local chambers of commerce initiatives.

Members of the MACG team are actively involved with professional advertising, marketing and technology industry associations.

MACG Features

• Madison-at-a-Glance....MACG local favorites! (coming soon)

• Coupons and Specials

• Marketplace Forum - Free for residents to post