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  • Integrated Brand Communications

    Donatelli creates and elevates brand identities for ambitious companies focused on increasing corporate value and enhancing human experience...

    Location
    Portland, Oregon
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Global Creative Studio

    Uncommon Creative Studio is a global creative and advertising agency founded in 2017, with offices in London, New York, and Stockholm. The agency specializes in building distinctive brands through advertising, brand strategy, design, innovation, PR, experiential marketing, creative technology, CX, and CRM...

    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Digital Marketing for B2B, Local, and eCommerce

    Mount Web Technologies is a specialized digital marketing agency helping local businesses, eCommerce brands, and hospitality companies generate qualified leads, increase sales, and improve ROAS through measurable, revenue-focused strategies...

    Location
    Miami Beach, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $15/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Rankings that convert

    We develop customized strategies with precision and expertise to uncover the ranking factor you need to grow your business. Our approach ensures your brand shines in various digital platforms, capturing the attention of your target audience. We are dedicated to one goal: revolutionizing business growth...

    Location
    Casper, Wyoming
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Scale Your Social Reach. Own the Conversation.

    SiXerr is a U.S.-based social media marketing firm that empowers individuals and businesses to grow their audiences and visibility through proven strategies and scalable campaigns...

    Location
    Sheridan, Wyoming
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Designing Tomorrow, Today.

    Laick Design is a design company founded by Alan Laick with over 20 years of experience. Based out in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, United States...

    Location
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Ideas That Drive Impact

    Solve is an independent advertising agency known for creating bold, strategic campaigns that build brands and drive results. By combining creativity with data-driven insights, the agency crafts compelling narratives that connect with audiences and elevate businesses...

    Location
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
  • Smart Ideas. Beautifully Crafted.

    We make things. Products. Films. Brands. Social movements. Even those things we affectionately call Ads. From classic brochures to complete brand overhauls, everything we create begins with a simple human truth that leads to something aesthetically and emotionally beautiful for humans to engage with or at...

    Location
    Tampa, Florida
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Amazon Optimization Specialists

    Lab 916 is the leader in Amazon optimization. We help companies of all sizes launch and grow products in a fraction of the time and cost of a traditional in-house team...

    Location
    Sacramento, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Bringing Ideas to Life

    Illuminator brings the most innovative ideas and projects to life, with a particular focus on relaunching brands in food and tech industries...

    Location
    San Rafael, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Your Strategic Partners in Healthcare Marketing

    At Webserv, our team of SEO specialists and PPC experts are dedicated to maximizing your business results. With practical design techniques and advanced CRO experiments – we've helped one healthcare company experience an incredible 1300% rise in leads! We make work easier for you, talk to us today!...

    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • From Bite-Sized Filming Sessions to Full-Scale Productions, video and video podcasts

    We dont just create videos or podcasts, we help you build a content engine that powers your entire marketing strategy. Whether its a consistent video series or an engaging podcast, our work fuels your brands growth and keeps your audience coming back for more...

    Location
    Ashland, Virginia
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $350/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • We Do It All & Then Some!

    Palladium Media, LLC is a full-service advertising agency founded on integrity, passion, hard work and an unparalleled dedication to client service. The team thrives on challenges and aims to exceed all expectations. Our innovative, cost-efficient strategies span the entire marketing spectrum and we deliver...

    Location
    San Antonio, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Tackling High-Stakes Communications Challenges

    Sachs Media is a top PR firm for high-stakes challenges. Based in Florida with talent located across the U.S., our services include Public Relations, Public Affairs, Digital, Content Creation, and Crisis...

    Location
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
  • Creative Strategy To Elevate Brands

    Press Kitchen is a bicoastal PR boutique that raises the profile of clients through expertly crafted PR and social media campaigns. Our corporate PR services have elevated many creative brands to the next level of industry awareness, business development, and cultural relevance...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Your Mission, Our Tech: Let's Create Change Together

    Magnitude of Change amplifies the messages of changemakers like governments and their adjacent agencies, nonprofits, and purpose-driven brands. We infuse behavior change tactics into programmatic campaigns, allowing us to reach community members at key moments for max reach and ultimately, impact...

    Location
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $45/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • SEO Focused on ROI.

    PressRoom is a US-based, boutique digital marketing agency. We use AI & ML to identify high-value SEO opportunities to improve your Google search rankings, driving lasting increases in your organic traffic and revenue...

    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Web Design

    Inner Spark Creative is a results-driven digital marketing agency offering SEO, Google Ads, web design, branding, and LLMO (Large Language Model Optimization). We serve law firms, home services, healthcare, multi-location brands, B2B, and more with creative, transparent, growth-focused strategies...

    Location
    Auburn, Alabama
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Getting You MORE Business Through Digital Marketing

    We are NOT a super creative, cutting edge, fancy pants marketing agency. We focus on tried and true strategies proven to get our client partners results in their local market. We stick to what works. We only care about getting our partners an ROI. If that's what you want, you know what to do...

    Location
    St. Paul, Minnesota
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • A Touch of Imagination!

    We are a bilingual, full service creative agency specializing in branding. We help businesses of all sizes grow and evolve through our expertise as creative marketers. From logos to full branding, to web development, advertising campaigns, and so much more...

    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Big Ideas without the Big Overhead.

    Established in 2009, Circa has evolved into a versatile marketing agency proficient in every aspect of the consumer journey. Our hallmark is the delivery of ideas that not only resonate with audiences but also honor their intelligence and valuable time, recognizing the evolving landscape where consumers...

    Location
    Santa Rosa, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • AI-Driven Discoverability Services

    Return On Now is a digital marketing consultancy based in Austin, Texas, specializing in SEO, paid media, content marketing and AI-enabled workflows. Their mission is to help businesses strengthen online visibility, drive qualified leads, and stay ahead in the evolving world of search and AI...

    Location
    Austin, Texas
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
  • Crush Leads. Crush Sales. Crush Growth.

    Crush Social powers lead generation for service-based industries like real estate, legal, and HVAC. We drive results through targeted social media, Google LSA, PPC, and content strategies that attract high-value leads. Stay ahead of the competition with marketing solutions built to grow your busine...

    Location
    Frederick, Maryland
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Think Creatively. And Create Thoughtfully.

    Loyalkaspar is a branding agency based in NYC that builds modern, multi-platform brands through strategy, visual design, motion design, experiential and marketing campaigns...

    Location
    New York City, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Designing Ideas Into Impact

    Ata Berkol is a Chicago-based Product and Visual Designer specializing in visual communication and user-centered digital experiences. He creates thoughtful, intuitive design solutions that blend strategy, aesthetics, and usability to help brands communicate clearly and connect meaningfully with their...

    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • The Productized Shopify Agency

    Shopyard is a productized Shopify growth agency that helps e-commerce brands identify issues, implement fixes, and scale revenue through fixed-price services. The agency specializes in Shopify audits, conversion optimization, paid advertising, email marketing, and store performance improvements without...

    Location
    Oak Park, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Performance Television Everywhere

    We are a boutique, full-service advertising agency targeting English and Spanish speaking consumers with media and analytic specialties in television (linear and OTT/Advanced), print and radio (terrestrial, digital and podcast). We also have full video, print and radio creative service capabilities...

    Location
    Sarasota, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • A Visual Content Creation Agency

    Creative Compound is a West Hollywood based visual content agency that crafts scalable, branded photo and video libraries alongside full-scale commercial production. With over a decade of experience, the studio helps brands from startups to Fortune 500sconnect with audiences through authentic and engaging...

    Location
    West Hollywood, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Psychology-Driven Advertising

    We have been in the business of growing our clients’ brands since 1998. As a full-service communications agency, Fraser Communications creates award-winning, integrated advertising and public relations campaigns for our clients...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
  • Your Business Growth is Our Business. Generating leads and sales with technology and design.

    The team at FirstTracks Marketing are certified experts in WooCommerce, SharpSpring, MailChimp, Google, and Bing. Our speciality is helping companies build marketing programs and websites that deliver results that you can quantify, either in direct sales or leads generated...

    Location
    Pembroke, New Hampshire
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Marketing Done Right

    With over 9 years of combined creative marketing agency experience, we're passionate about developing impactful brands. Let us tell your story. Based in Southern California, we work with food and beverage clients (e-commerce, CPG, retail) as well as tech enterprise and startup companies...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Leading The Advertising Transformation.

    Rakuten Advertising is the leading global provider for adtech, marketing, and advertising services and technology. Expect multilingual content!...

    Location
    San Mateo, California
    Number of Employees
    1000 & Up
  • Drive Sales, Build Brands, Get Results With Strikepoint

    Strikepoint Media is dedicated to helping financial businesses reach the pinnacle of success. We specialize in lead generation and funnel building so your audience can become excited about your brand – that "strike point" moment when they convert into a loyal customer or client!...

    Location
    Laguna Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • For the Uncomfortably Ambitious.

    Luquire is a full-service, independent, integrated marketing and PR firm. We're here to breach the sound barrier, while some businesses just want to generate noise. Our solutions center on using unusual thinking to boost bottom lines...

    Location
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • Unleash Your Brand's Growth

    At Savage Media, we excel in inbound marketing and high-end video production, creating winning brands and captivating content that drives sustainable growth. We become your dedicated marketing department, delivering tailored strategies, engaging content and impactful processes to fuel your success...

    Location
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $149/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Growth expertise for multi-unit retail and restaurant concepts.

    Scotch Game was established to offer restaurant leaders swift access to proven growth expertise, tailored to their needs in an on-demand format. Leveraging extensive experience in driving revenue and middle-of-the-P&L growth, Scotch Game is poised to deliver the impactful results sought by restaurant leaders...

    Location
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Together We Shape The Future Of Search.

    Top Ranked Value Based Digital Marketing for Small Businesses. In an industry full of over promising and under delivering, we pave our own path by providing full transparency and unparalleled customer support. Our mission is to provide the best digital marketing services at the best price. Period...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Let's create great work together.

    What happens when you mix over two decades of marketing expertise, a passion for problem-solving, and just the right tools for every job? You get CCM&Aa marketing partner thats always ready to help brands make waves. From building unforgettable brand identities to crafting killer ad campaigns and social...

    Location
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Ads That Actually Bring Customers

    Digital ads made simple, effective, and affordable without the big agency price...

    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $40/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Your Digital Partner

    Qnix Digital is a leading SEO and web design company in USA.Our values are client satisfaction, transparency as an offshore outsourcing partner for digital marketing, website design and development...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Hudosn Valley Public Relations Is the Thought Leadership Agency of the Valley.

    Powered by our people, we aspire to be the most admired agency for our creativity, imagination and performance to our clients. Our success is the result of energizing and inspiring our people to think big and create great work...

    Location
    Beacon, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $30/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Turn Traffic Into Qualified Leads And Revenue

    Brand House is a digital marketing and web development agency helping businesses build stronger websites, improve search visibility, and generate better leads through SEO, Google Ads, paid media, landing pages, analytics, and digital strategy...

    Location
    Pasadena, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Help Your Business Grow Online.

    Rizer Technology Solutions is an award winning and 5-star reviewed creative web agency specializing in developing and promoting businesses online through innovative website design, website development, and online marketing strategies. Our specialty is working closely with companies in understanding their...

    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Top graphic designer to help with all of your branding, marketing & advertising needs

    I have been partnering with clients in a variety of industries on print, digital, social, & online projects for over 10 years and would love to partner with YOU!...

    Location
    Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $50/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Make Your Next Project Hassle-Free. On Time. On Budget. Absolutely.

    We specialize in TV & streaming commercials, corporate, promotional and music videos. Serving the NY tri-state area and Hudson Valley region...

    Location
    Mahopac, New York
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Marketing that Moves Your Growth

    Founded in 2012, PACIFIC is a global growth marketing agency headquartered in San Diego, with offices in London and Mexico City. The firm serves enterprise-minded brandssuch as Expedia, CVS, Petco, and Squaredelivering seamless SEO, content marketing, paid search, video, CRO, and automation services powered...

    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
  • We Grow Your Business by Supporting Your Marketing

    We partner with corporate marketing departments and SME, working as an extension of their team to expand Marketing Capacity and skill set...

    Location
    Coral Gables, Florida
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $60/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Helping Businesses Tell Their Stories and Grow.

    Dream Local Digital is a digital marketing agency headquartered in Rockland, Maine...

    Location
    Rockland, Maine
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
  • Smile More, Worry Less: Transforming Practices with Dental PPC Mastery

    Specializing in tailored dental online marketing, Dental Marketo promises a strategic approach to attract local patients to your practice. Our unique blend of dental PPC expertise has empowered practices to witness up to a 350% increase in new patient bookings...

    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $10/hr

Advertising Agency FAQs

What services do the best advertising agencies in the United States provide?

Leading advertising agencies in the United States plan, create, and launch compelling advertising campaigns across digital and traditional media channels to amplify businesses’ brand awareness, customer engagement, digital presence, and sales.  

According to our market analysis, the most prominent service offerings for online advertising companies in the US include: 

  • Media planning and buying is the largest revenue-generating segment for agencies, representing approximately 40% of industry revenue in the traditional advertising services sector. 
  • Creative services comprise another core offering of traditional agencies, accounting for approximately 35% of their revenue. 
  • Search advertising, including SEO and SEM, remains the single largest service offering within digital advertising, capturing over 24.1% of the total market share. 
  • Social media advertising is a major and rapidly growing segment, with ad spending in the US social media advertising market expected to reach $95.70 billion in 2025. 

How much do these services typically cost?

Advertising costs in the US start from $900 for digital campaigns and can go as high as $100,000 for TV ads. The pricing depends on the region, platform, campaign, reach, targeting, creative quality, and the channel.

Overall, the estimates present a stark contrast between the high, fixed expense of traditional television and the flexible options in digital media

Type of media channel Platform / campaign type Cost
Traditional Television ads (local production) Start at ~$1,000 
Traditional Television ads (national campaigns) Up to $8 million (average 30-second national ad costs around $350,000
Digital Facebook campaigns$2,500 – $9,000 per month 
Digital LinkedIn campaigns $2,000 – $4,000 per month 
Digital Instagram campaigns $1,000 – $1,600 per month 
Digital X (formerly Twitter) campaigns $900 – $1,600 per month 
Digital Google Ads (banner ads) $1 – $3 per click (CPC) or $2 – $5 per thousand impressions (CPM) 
Digital Programmatic ads Generally start around $2 per thousand impressions (CPM) 

When can clients expect ROI from advertising?

The expected time to realize a return on investment (ROI) from advertising depends on the specific channel: 

  • Paid ads (Google, Meta, LinkedIn) can generate visible results within days/weeks, with lead flow increasing immediately as the campaign begins. 
  • Email campaigns and remarketing re-engage warm audiences and existing contacts for early conversions and quick ROI. 
  • Content marketing and SEO begin driving consistent traffic, organic leads, and compounding ROI in the 6-12-month range. 
  • Thought leadership promotion (blogs, webinars, YouTube videos) builds brand authority and returns value within six months to a year. 

What are the typical timelines for advertising projects from initial planning to launch complexity levels?

Approximate timeframes for advertising projects are: 

  • Smaller campaigns usually take 4 to 8 weeks from the discovery meeting to launch. 
  • More complex campaigns that require deeper audience research, new creative asset development, and multiple platform configurations can stretch further because each stage adds time: 
    • Kick-off and alignment (1-2 weeks) 
    • Audience research (2-3 weeks) 
    • Creative development (2-4 weeks) 
    • Platform setup (3-4 weeks) 
    • Testing and launch (4-6 weeks) 

How often do the advertising firms update targeting data and creative assets once a campaign is live?

Depending on the platform, top ad agencies typically update creatives every 2-6 weeks, while targeting and bid/keyword adjustments are often reviewed weekly

Here’s how often other ads are typically updates once a campaign is live: 

  • For search campaigns, the best practice is to refresh ad copy every 4-6 weeks, while bids, keywords, and extensions are reviewed weekly
  • For social media ads, rotating creative every 2-4 weeks is recommended to avoid “ad fatigue,” especially when audience size or ad frequency is high. 
  • For display or video campaigns (YouTube or banner/display ads), monthly updates of visuals or placements are recommended.  

Generally, updates are prompted by creative fatigue or targeting inefficiencies, i.e., when click-through rates drop, cost per acquisition rises, or conversion rates fall. 

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