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  • Let's Create Something Extraordinary Together

    The Park Ave Company is a strategic communications, learning, and experience design agency that helps organizations amplify important stories, engage audiences, and drive meaningful change. The company combines strategy, planning, design, user experience, community engagement, and educational content...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • Media Buying
    • Content Marketing
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • Digital Marketing Experts In Florida

    ITllect is a premier digital agency where intelligent design meets high-performance growth. Based in Plantation, Florida, we provide brands nationwide with a technical edge through custom web development and multi-channel marketing. Our expertise spans expert SEO, Paid Media, E-commerce optimization, and...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • eCommerce Development
    • Web Development
    • Media Buying
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Plantation, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Techs Favorite Agency For One-of-a-kind SaaS Explainers

    Burnwe is a SaaS-focused video marketing agency helping tech companies turn complex products into clear, compelling stories that drive growth...

    Top Services:

    • Video Production
    • Video Marketing
    • Digital Strategy
    • Content Marketing
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
  • Your Vision, Perfectly Packed.

    Elevate yours customer's first expression with Titan Boxes. We craft high-performance, custom-fit packaging that balances rugged durability with professional aesthetics, ensuring your brand stands out from the warehouse to the doorstep...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Package Design
    • Branding
    • Print Design
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    St. Petersburg, Florida
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Outdoor Advertising Agency

    BillboardMax is a DOOH advertising agency that helps brands buy and manage outdoor media across Florida and the U.S. The team handles location research, highway digital screen selection, vendor coordination, creative preparation, scheduling, launch support, and reporting...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Graphic Design
    • Creative Services
    • Design Services
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Hallandale Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Grow Your Brand With A South Florida Digital Agency

    5 Star Visibility helps businesses grow their online presence through local SEO, reputation management, and visibility strategies that attract more customers. We focus on improving search rankings, increasing positive reviews, and building a stronger digital footprint so businesses can stand out in...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Digital Strategy
    • eCommerce Development
    • SEO
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Grow Your Firm Without Depending Entirely On Referrals

    Digital marketing for professional services firms ready to grow beyond referrals. We help law firms, CRE brokers, and consultancies build the visibility, authority, and lead pipeline that referrals alone cant deliver in 60 days...

    Top Services:

    • Content Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Email Marketing
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Jupiter, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Video Game PR & Marketing

    With over two decades of industry experience, Reverb Communications stands out as a proven veteran among video game PR and marketing agencies. Were attuned to your requirements, whether youre a game developer, game publisher, entertainment company, tech startup or hardware maker...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Creative Services
    • Public Relations
    • Digital Strategy
    • Reputation Management
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    Location
    Naples, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Where AI Meets The Eye

    heyeye Studio is a next-gen AI creative agency producing high-end campaigns, editorials, lookbooks and cinematic videos for fashion, luxury, hospitality and lifestyle brands worldwide. We replace traditional photo shoots entirely delivering campaign-quality visuals without models, sets or photographers. Every...

    Top Services:

    • Creative Services
    • Video Production
    • Digital Services
    • Advertising
    • Branding
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    Location
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Marketing for Florida's independent local businesses

    Boost My Spot is a marketing agency in Doral for Florida's independent local businesses. Google Business Profile, local SEO, websites, reviews, social and AI visibility — one team, not five vendors. English, Spanish, Russian, Italian, French. Free five-page audit in 48 hours, no sales call...

    Top Services:

    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Doral, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Healthcare Marketing Agency

    Practice Growth Co is a healthcare marketing agency built exclusively for specialty medical practices. We design and manage patient acquisition systems using Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO, and landing pages engineered around booked consultations, not clicks or vanity metrics...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Advertising
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Media Buying
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    Location
    Tampa, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $35/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Marketing that builds local businesses, not just websites.

    Optic Vault Marketing is a full-service digital marketing agency built for home-service and local businesses ready to outgrow word-of-mouth. We combine SEO, paid ads, web design, and content strategy into one system designed to put your brand in front of high-intent customers in your service area. From...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Graphic Design
    • Video Production
    • Design Services
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Doral, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $1000/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Boosting Trades to the Top

    Local Ranking Coach, Inc. is a Veteran-Owned SEO company dedicated to helping businesses improve their online visibility, generate more leads, and dominate local search results. With over 20 years of real-world search engine optimization experience, our team understands what it takes to achieve sustainable...

    Top Services:

    • SEO
    • Digital Services
    • PPC
    • Content Marketing
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Ocala, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • An AI Marketing Agency That Delivers

    An AI Marketing Agency That Delivers...

    Top Services:

    • CRO
    • Media Buying
    • Digital Marketing
    • SEO
    • PPC
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    Location
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Build Growth Engines For Ambitious Companies

    Obrofy is a data-driven digital marketing agency that helps businesses generate qualified leads and accelerate revenue growth through SEO, AI Search Optimization (GEO), Local SEO, paid advertising, and conversion-focused website strategies. Founded in 2020, the agency combines data, AI, and multi-channel...

    Top Services:

    • Social Media Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • CRO
    • Media Buying
    • SEO
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $25/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • #SWAGwithStyle

    SOBO Concepts is a promotional products design studio that goes beyond putting a logo on a product. We work across hospitality, food and beverage, events, technology, and retail to design SWAG that actually reflects a brand. Every project starts with understanding the client's identity, audience, and goals...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Product Design
    • Package Design
    • Event Marketing
    • Creative Services
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    Location
    Fort Lauderdale, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Helping businesses capture the searches already happening

    GroundWork helps local businesses improve their online presence, get found on Google, and turn more searches into calls, quote requests, and customers. We specialize in Google Business Profile optimization, local SEO, conversion-focused website design, website redesign, Google Ads management, and online lead...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Design
    • SEO
    • AEO
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    Location
    Tampa, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • The Culture Impact Agency

    alma is a multicultural creative agency that helps brands build meaningful connections with modern audiences through emotionally driven storytelling and culturally relevant marketing. Rooted in the belief that every brand has a unique soul, alma develops integrated campaigns that blend creativity, strategy...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Print Design
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Grow. Scale. Thrive.

    The Snow Media is a digital marketing agency that helps growth-focused companies turn ad spend into predictable revenue. We combine paid media and AI automations into systems that scale. We work across e-commerce, home service, SaaS, business consulting, manufacturing, running everything from Google Ads...

    Top Services:

    • eCommerce
    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • CRO
    • Media Buying
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • Luxury development marketing agency

    Brand Positioning Strategies for Luxury Real Estate Developers | Press Magnate...

    Top Services:

    • Public Relations
    • Reputation Management
    • Digital Marketing
    • Design Services
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    Florida City, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Essential E-commerce Paid Ads Plus That Keeps Your Cost Per Acquisition Low.

    Essential E-Commerce Paid Ads: We help e-commerce brands with a proven product scale profitably with certified Meta Ads and Google Ads management plus the ad creative that keeps your cost per acquisition low...

    Top Services:

    • eCommerce
    • Media Buying
    • PPC
    • Advertising
    • Content Marketing
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    Location
    West Palm Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $55/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Where ambition meets execution.

    A Miami-based digital marketing agency built for businesses that expect more than visibility...

    Top Services:

    • Creative Services
    • Branding
    • Design Services
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • We Don't Sell Clicks. We Book Calendars.

    Rewired Technologies designs paid ads exclusively for the window tint and film industry. DFW Window Film beat its revenue goal by $325,000 on a $13,750 spend, a 650% ROAS. The agency suits tint, PPF, and flat glass shops wanting niche ad campaigns...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • PPC
    • CRO
    • Media Buying
    • CRM Consulting
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    Location
    Sarasota, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Creating Something Awesome

    HIFIVE is an award-winning advertising agency in Orlando, FL that is rethinking the connection people have with brands and businesses alike. We believe in connecting brands with people through messaging, relevancy, and culture. Our focus specialties include creative design, website development, and lead...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Creative Services
    • SEO
    • Graphic Design
    • Video Production
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    Location
    Orlando, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $25/hr
  • Where Ambitious Brands Go To Grow

    Growth marketing agency for ambitious, growth-minded businesses. We turn marketing chaos into consistent leads...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Web Development
    • WordPress Website Design
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    Location
    Naples, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $160/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Cinema-Quality AI Video Produced In Days

    Fusion Media AI is a Tampa studio producing broadcast-quality commercials and brand creative for product and service brands nationwide. Human creative direction leads, AI generates the footage, and every frame is hand-finished to broadcast standard. First cuts arrive in 3 to 5 days at 50 to 70 percent less...

    Top Services:

    • Video Production
    • Video Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Land O' Lakes, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • IT support and marketing under one roof. Est. 2018.

    We're a managed IT and marketing shop with real offices in Sarasota, Clearwater, and St. Charles, Illinois. Most of our clients came to us after getting burned by a provider who was slow to answer the phone. So that's the thing we obsess over: picking up fast, fixing it right, and knowing your setup well...

    Top Services:

    • IT Services
    • Managed Services
    • Cybersecurity
    • Digital Marketing
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Sarasota, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Transformative Strategy And Creative Consultancy

    We transform market challenges into brand and revenue opportunities, driving meaningful change in our clients' businesses through strategy, brand development, creativity and storytelling...

    Top Services:

    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Video Production
    • Design Services
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    Location
    Celebration, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Global Amazon Growth Agency

    iawar is a specialized performance agency driving global revenue growth across 10+ Amazon marketplaces. Having scaled over $750M in marketplace sales and managed $100M+ in ad spend, we deliver aggressive PPC optimization, listing SEO, and end-to-end account operations. We partner with enterprise corporations...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • PPC
    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Grow Your Brand. Get Found. Get Results.

    Design Flick Studio is a digital marketing agency helping businesses build a stronger online presence through SEO, local SEO, social media marketing, Google Ads, website design, branding, and creative digital solutions. We focus on practical strategies, clear communication, and measurable growth...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • IT Services
    • SEO
    • AEO
    • PPC
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    Location
    Tampa, Florida
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Your Complete Digital Fulfillment Partner For Agencies

    White Label Partner is a white-label digital services company that helps agencies expand their capabilities without increasing operational overhead. It provides web and mobile development, SEO, paid advertising, AI solutions, GoHighLevel services, content writing, social media management, and other digital...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • SEO
    • AEO
    • Web Development
    • Social Media Marketing
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Marketing Agency For Local Businesses

    Ziwi Marketing works with local service businesses on one thing: getting more booked customers. We build the website, run the Google and Meta ads, answer leads around the clock, and send a monthly report you can actually read. Prices are published on the site. No contracts, month to month...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • SEO
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Be Seen, Be Heard, Be Remembered

    Miami-based video production studio handling commercials and branded content entirely in-house crew, gear, edit bay for brands like Gold Bond, McDonald's, and PayPal...

    Top Services:

    • Video Production
    • Creative Services
    • Advertising
    • Video Marketing
    • SEO
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    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Virtual Gate Remote Security Guard Services

    Low cost Virtual Gate Remote Security Guard Services specializing in license plate recognition...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Advertising
    Location
    Windermere, Florida
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $1/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Websites built to earn trust and turn visitors into customers.

    Genial Up is a web design studio helping home service businesses build a stronger online presence. We create fast, conversion-focused websites that make companies look credible, explain their services clearly, and turn visitors into qualified leads. Every project is custom-built, mobile-friendly, SEO-ready...

    Top Services:

    • Creative Services
    • Design Services
    • Digital Strategy
    • Logo Design
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Oldsmar, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Honest HVAC Marketing Agency provides Lead generation & Web design services to HVAC contractors. Our number one priority is Honesty when it comes to results. That is why we also turn down a lot of the clients if we think we can't get results for them...

    Top Services:

    • Media Buying
    • AEO
    • SEO
    • Advertising
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Fort Myers, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $90/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We are a real estate web design agency where we make website specifically for real estate agents/agencies/brokerage we offer SEO optmization, AEO optmization, GEO optmization, web design, and digital marketing...

    Top Services:

    • SEO
    • AEO
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    West Palm Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $10/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Spanish-speaking digital advertising agency for Hispanic business owners in the US. We run Facebook, Instagram and Google Ads campaigns and build landing pages and websites designed to turn clicks into calls and messages. Based in Tampa, serving service businesses across Florida...

    Top Services:

    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
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    Location
    Tampa, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Local marketing that feels like you.

    Family-run marketing agency in Land O' Lakes, FL for owner-run local businesses across Tampa Bay. We run Facebook, Instagram and Google ads, manage social media, build fast websites and optimize Google Business Profiles, with a free marketing review, month-to-month terms and plain monthly reports on leads and...

    Top Services:

    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Advertising
    • SEO
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    Location
    Land O' Lakes, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Web design and local SEO that get Southwest Florida businesses found and followed up.

    US Web Central is Scott Carvins Port Charlotte shop for service-business websites. We build the WordPress site, then run local SEO for 12 months so the shop shows up on Google and Maps. Lumina is $1,500 to set up and $250 a month, delivered in 7 to 14 days...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • WordPress Website Design
    • AEO
    • SEO
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    Location
    Port Charlotte, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • 360 Marketing System for High-Ticket Businesses. Trace a sale back to its campaign.

    We build the 360 Marketing System: ads, automations, tracking, reporting and more, under one strategy, so you can trace a sale back to its campaign...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Advertising
    • SEO
    • Content Marketing
    • Email Marketing
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    Location
    Coral Gables, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Full-service marketing agency. We build systems that make your company more money.

    Social Seed is a full-service marketing agency based in the Toronto area. We run Google, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn ads, social media, websites, sales funnels, email and SEO as one connected system. Our in-house team makes the ad creative, builds the pages and tracks each lead and sale back to the campaign...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Media Buying
    • Advertising
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    Location
    Fort Myers, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • Miami's first marketing atelier for luxury, design and boutique health.

    A founder-led marketing atelier in Miami with an Italian design background. Suprema builds digital authority for luxury brands, design houses and boutique health practices: positioning, bespoke websites, editorial content, Instagram authority systems, considered advertising and AI search optimisation. A...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Branding
    • SEO
    • AEO
    • Social Media Marketing
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    Location
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Be the one they recommend.

    Running with Strategy is a Miami marketing agency that gets founders and local businesses chosen when people go looking. We build the brand, run social media and Meta ads, and fix the places Google and AI assistants like ChatGPT read about you, so the next person who asks who to hire hears your name. Most of...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Branding
    • AEO
    • SEO
    • Show more
    Location
    Miami, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • On-Site Content. Fully Managed Social Media. One Local Team.

    Local Social is a Palm Beach Gardens-based social media management agency handling strategy, on-site photo and video production, editing, captions, publishing, reporting and paid amplification. We work with local and regional businesses that want consistent, professional content without building an in-house...

    Top Services:

    • Video Production
    • Digital Services
    • Design Services
    • Web Design
    • eCommerce Development
    • Show more
    Location
    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed

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6 Frequently Asked Questions About Advertising Agencies in Florida

What share of my budget should go toward media spend vs. agency fees?

A good split is 70% to 80% of your total budget going toward actual media spend, with 20% to 30% covering agency fees. When the balance shifts in the other direction, you are paying more for management than for reach, and your campaign has limited impact regardless of how well it is planned.  

Ask any Florida ad agency to show you the proposed cost breakdown in writing before you sign. If the proposal does not separate agency fees from media spend, ask for that clarification before moving forward. 

How do I know if an agency is actually buying media or reselling a third-party desk?

Many advertising agencies in Florida outsource media buying to external networks while presenting it as an in-house capability, and that distinction directly affects what you pay. When a third party is involved, each layer adds its own markup, and you have no visibility into what the media actually costs.  

To get your reassurance, ask these two questions directly:  

  1. Is media bought in-house or through an external partner?  
  2. Can I see the actual media costs listed separately from your fee? 

An agency that handles media buying internally will answer both questions without hesitation. 

How do I spot reporting that looks impressive but hides underperformance?

The clearest sign of misleading reporting is a monthly deck full of reach and impression numbers with no data on leads, conversions, or revenue. Watch out for: 

  • Engagement rate highlighted when your objective was leads or sales 
  • Month-over-month comparisons that exclude periods where performance declined 
  • No explanation of attribution, so you cannot determine which channel generated which result 

What do Florida advertising agencies charge that most buyers don't expect?

The most common unexpected costs are media markups, revision overages, third-party production fees, and rush charges. Most proposals from Florida ad agencies quote a single fee that excludes all of them.  

Before signing, ask for a written breakdown of every cost not covered by the quoted fee: 

  • Media markup: most agencies charge 10% to 20% above actual media spend, with no separate line item 
  • Revision overages: any feedback beyond the contracted rounds is billed at full hourly rates 
  • Third-party production: video crews, licensed music, stock footage, and talent fees are almost always excluded from the retainer 
  • Rush fees: tight deadlines in Florida's seasonal markets typically add 25% to 50% to project costs 

What does a bad agency engagement look like, and how do I avoid it?

Bad engagements with Florida ad agencies follow one pattern: activity without accountability. To avoid it, do the following: 

  1. Require agreed KPIs in the contract before work begins, not after the first report 
  2. Ask for a 90-day roadmap with specific deliverables per month 
  3. Ask how they will explain results if spend increases but conversions don't 

What red flags should I watch out for before hiring an advertising agency in Florida?

The most important red flags when evaluating top advertising agencies in Florida are performance guarantees, vague media practices, and contracts with no exit conditions. Here are some red flags to watch out for: 

  • Guaranteed results with no defined methodology behind them 
  • Media buying described as "in-house" with no specifics on how or where 
  • Contracts with 12-month lock-ins and no performance benchmarks or exit clauses 
  • Case studies with no measurable outcomes, only creative descriptions 
  • No named account lead