Explore top creative agencies that drive lasting customer connections through bold designs and storytelling. Choose from vetted US-based creative companies specializing in brand strategy, content creation, digital marketing, and advertising.
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- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Logo Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- Cairo, Egypt
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Social Sherpa is a bespoke creative firm. Our expertise lies in the creation, optimization, and comprehensive management of digital and traditional media channels, with the aim of delivering a seamless and uniform experience to our valued clients...
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- Creative Services
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Product Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Ahmedabad, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 19 Projects Listed
33 Years of Public Relations. Award-Winning. Certified.Lee Andrews Group has helped agencies, organizations, and public figures earn trust and drive results since 1993. We specialize in public relations, community outreach, strategic communications, and media relations, translating complex priorities into...
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- Creative Services
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Event Marketing
- AI Development
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
DESH.Group is a full-cycle Web3 & AI development agency building scalable digital products from concept to launch...
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- Design Services
- Product Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- AI Development
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- Location
- Lviv, Ukraine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $35/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Wide Angle Creative is a strategy-first marketing agency helping brands grow through aligned branding, content + websites that connect + perform. We ask smarter questions, build sharper ideas + deliver work that drives real results...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
A LOS ANGELES based full service creative, design & commercial video production company that uses proven strategies to aid in multifaceted projects, from ideation to post production for any budget tier...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Video Marketing
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
That RANDOM Agency is a woman-owned, digital marketing agency that makes empathy for their clients a priority. Launched in 2020, co-founders Lauren and John Patterson have a unique perspective for clients who need a true partner, allowing them to work with both small businesses & Fortune 500 brands...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Troy, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Windsor Digital Marketing helps businesses achieve sustainable growth through SEO, content marketing, and strategic digital planning. We prioritize search-driven strategies that deliver measurable results...
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- SEO
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Public Relations
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- Location
- Windsor, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
KreativHQ is a marketing company that helps small businesses and startups kickstart their business and boost their bottom line. Providing multiple services such as branding, photography, video, directory submissions services, social media, reputation management, website hosting, SEO, and more, KreativHQ has...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Branding
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Woodbury, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Storyline is a creative agency based in Joliette, Quebec with satellite offices in Montreal and Ottawa-Gatineau, specializing in content marketing, branding, strategy and web development...
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- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Web Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Joliette, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
ChainIn builds strategic brands and conversion-focused websites that help businesses attract the right customers, increase conversion, and scale with confidenceturning design into measurable growth and long-term brand value...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Design Services
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Westwood, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 13 Projects Listed
Creative Subs
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.We manage your creative projects with efficiency, delivering high-quality results in 12, 24, or 48+ hours. You can rely on us to work around the clock, so you get what you need, when you need it. Our tech-driven approach optimizes design operations, cutting out inefficiencies and reducing waste. This means we...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Video Production
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- Location
- Leiria, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $20/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Full-service creative for complex B2B brands. We handle strategy, branding, web, campaigns, content, and digital, and we see past the brief on every one. Most clients arrive with a project. They stay for years...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- Digital Strategy
- AEO
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Alpharetta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Shift8 Web offer full end-to-end web services to design, develop, integrate, or revitalize your brand. Our experience within the industry as a web development company allows us to create a concise strategy to help your business grow...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
CreativCurrent puts a senior creative director directly in your workflow on a flat monthly subscription. No account layers, no junior handoffs - the 17-year veteran who built campaigns for Four Seasons, AstraZeneca, and PGA TOUR does the work. Brand, UX/web, campaigns, motion, and video, shipped in 1-2...
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- Creative Services
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- St. Augustine, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $155/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Mild Manor is a boutique creative agency, specializing in video production and design. We shoot, we edit, we design, we mix, we concept, we iterate, we version, we adapt, and the next day we do it all again. We take your project from start to finish in house, to make your story sing...
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- Creative Services
- Video Production
- Branding
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Portland, Maine
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
ROAS.pro creates performance-driven mobile ad creatives and animation for apps, games, and brands, from creative strategy to production...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Advertising
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Ubud, Indonesia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
WE BUILD BRANDS FOR TOMORROW.今天的星星之火，明日的灿烂银河。没有什么可以阻挡我们创新的步伐...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
- Software Development
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- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 35 Projects Listed
We brand the companies that are hardest to explain. AI · Robotics · Biotech · Energy · Deep Tech...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Advertising
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 14 Projects Listed
Melbourne branding and packaging studio led by Morice Kastoun, a graphic designer who specialises in packaging. 100+ SKUs on shelf at Coles, Woolworths, Chemist Warehouse and Petbarn for brands like Lion, Asahi, DON and Helga's. Packaging from $3,500 + GST, fixed written scope...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
Brandualist is a mystical two-headed being, making marketing twice as strong. One head is always facing the creative side of marketing, while the second one is glaring at its strategic aspect. Let us astound you with digital marketing!...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Dover, Delaware
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
DMD Twins is a digital UX agency that prioritizes human-centric approaches in all its projects. From initial concept development to implementation and validation, we accompany you throughout every stage of your journey, ensuring a seamless and user-focused experience...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
We focus on creating comprehensive branding and identity systems, products and packaging, exhibitions and events, websites and apps, marketing and advertising, and aim to foster ineffable experiences for humans (and also sometimes dogs)...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
We're an AI creative agency in Los Angeles producing AI video, social content, websites and marketing automation for brands. Creative direction first...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Oltreildisegno
Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.I have been working in the graphics industry for several years now. I have always cultivated a passion for various artistic fields, especially freehand drawing. Over time I also found strength in the field of technical drawing...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Package Design
- Product Design
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- Location
- Turin, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $30/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 10 Projects Listed
DOT Video Agency is a high-end video production agency in Amsterdam specializing in branded content, corporate videos, commercials, employer branding, recruitment videos, social media content, podcasts, and video marketing. We help businesses, scale-ups, SaaS companies, and global brands grow through...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Audio Production
- Location
- Uithoorn, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Epic Life Creative, an agency in Franklin, Tennessee, has spent 20+ years doing one thing: helping churches, ministries, and nonprofits get found, look credible, and grow their mission. The 11-person team handles everything under one partnership: custom WordPress websites, SEO, Answer Engine Optimization for...
Top Services:
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Print Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $85/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We create inspired video content for web, social, and advertising campaigns. We produce high-end corporate events for brand launches, market updates and team-building town halls. From our Dublin recording studio, we master audio for radio commercials, podcasts and audio books, while offering green s...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Audio Production
- Web Design
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Dublin, Ireland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $165/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Sixteen By Nine (SBN) Media is a Mumbai video production company founded by FTII alumni. We make corporate, factory and plant, solar, exhibition LED, timelapse, documentary and AI videos for brands across India, with AI production since 2022. Clients include Waaree, Avaada and Polycab Solar...
Top Services:
- Creative Services
- Video Production
- Video Marketing
- AI Development
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- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 13 Projects Listed
We make captivating videos that align with a marketing strategy to drive business results. Our videos attract audiences and deliver increased brand awareness, engagement, and sales...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Concentric Design is a branding and web design studio that brings strategy to life...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Package Design
- Print Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
SullivanPerkins is a Dallas-based design and advertising agency that uncovers your true message, puts it in its most convincing form, and delivers it to the right audience...
Top Services:
- Print Design
- Video Production
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $140/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Invanity is the revenue-first marketing agency. That means we refuse to separate marketing from commercial outcomes. Everything we do is built to create desire, capture demand, and bring the repeatable revenue that fuels growth...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Aston Sandford, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
We are a creative agency in Faro specializing in design, martech, marketing, audiovisual production, 2D and 3D animation, branding, and digital products. More than just executing projects, we create stories that flow, connect people, and help your brand move forward...
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- Design Services
- Digital Marketing
- Creative Services
- Branding
- SEO
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- Location
- Faro, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Look no further, for youve discovered the right place. Whether youre a startup, small or medium-sized business, were here to forge your digital path. Were always ready for a challenge. Welcome to The Department, where design magic happens...
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- Web Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Product Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
We make films that capture your brand's unique spirit, are told in your authentic voice, and emotionally connect with your audience...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Location
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
A Global Brand Consulting & Transformation Company | Top Branding Agency 2025 Recognition | A 2024 Global Recognition Award Winner | Made for the Uncommon...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Web Design
- Logo Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Based in Miami, we focus on producing content that your audience will love. Our approach is simple: we combine creativity with strategy to produce videos that connect, engage, and inspire. With a track record of success, whether you're launching a new product, building your brand, or selling a home, we're...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Trail Mix Creative builds websites, marketing, and brand systems that help businesses grow. We are based in Jacksonville, Florida and service clients all over the US. We're local, hands-on, and straightforward. No fluff, no jargon, no overpromising. Just solid work built to help your business move forward...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- AEO
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- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Creative Wise is a boutique branding, packaging, and shopify - focused agency built for CPG brands. We help companies in food, beverage, wellness, supplements, beauty, and personal care create distinctive brand identities, packaging, e-commerce experiences, and creative systems that drive growth...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Product Design
- Web Design
- Design Services
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- Location
- Austin, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
JPEG is a brand positioning and narrative studio in Cascais, Portugal, founded in 1998. Strategy, naming, visual identity, websites built for Google and AI search, brand film and social media. One accountable lead, an honest portfolio, no invented metrics. Projects start at €7,500...
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- Branding
- Logo Design
- Creative Services
- Video Production
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Cascais, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
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...
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- 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
Bagstudios stands as an acclaimed small multimedia experimental studio, recognized for its innovative approach that seamlessly bridges the realms of science and art. Our dedication lies in creating novel and compelling solutions for businesses, with a particular emphasis on assisting corporate clients in...
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- Graphic Design
- Digital Services
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Krakow, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Branded Mayhem Collective (BMC) runs two practices from Richardson, Texas. 8gnc (8gnc.io) is the brand and digital agency: strategy, identity, websites, content, and growth. br8n (br8n.io) is the AI delivery practice: we install AI into how your operation already runs and leave you owning it...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- SEO
- Creative Services
- AI Development
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- Location
- Richardson, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Forward Push works exclusively with law firms generating $500k or more annually. Every engagement is built around Case Gravity four AI components and twelve full-service disciplines running from one strategy, one team, one result...
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- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At Brighter Click, our eCommerce paid media & creative strategy experts have maximized the potential of ad spend on Facebook, Instagram, and Google PPC for over 20 million. With a stellar performance in 2021 and a 250% surge in year-over-year growth rate continuing to soar - we are proud to be setting new...
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- Digital Marketing
- Creative Services
- eCommerce
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Cary, North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
WOW Innovación Creativa helps companies replace in-house design teams with structured, high-quality creative systemsdelivering consistent, scalable, and business-driven design solutions...
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- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Branding
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- Location
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Questar Studio is a multidisciplinary creative studio crafting distinctive brands, websites, digital experiences, motion, and visual content for modern businesses...
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- Web Design
- Branding
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 9 Projects Listed
Hello! We’re BrandSwan, a Delaware Web Design, Branding and Marketing company. We help small businesses, nonprofits and entrepreneurs break away from the flock throughBeautiful Brands. Savvy Websites. Marketing that Matters...
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- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
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- Location
- Newark, Delaware
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Geared is a nimble, fast-acting boutique marketing agency in Orange County, California that specifically caters to the "entrepreneurial spirit."...
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- Creative Services
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
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6 Frequently Asked Questions About Creative Companies
What services do creative agencies offer?
Creative agencies offer services that help define how brands are perceived in the market. Core creative services include:
- Market research and audience insights: Understanding target audiences, competitors, and market positioning to guide creative decisions.
- Brand strategy and identity: Defining brand positioning, messaging, tone of voice, and visual identity, including logos, color palettes, and typography.
- Graphic design and creative production:Creating visual assets such as brochures, posters, packaging, presentations, infographics, and branded collateral.
- Advertising and campaign creative: Developing concepts and assets for paid media, social campaigns, email marketing, digital ads, and other promotional channels.
- Content and copywriting: Writing brand messaging, campaign copy, website copy, taglines, and editorial content that support marketing goals.
- Video and motion content: Producing scripts, storyboards, photography, video, animation, and editing for brand storytelling and campaigns.
- Web design and digital experiences: Designing websites, landing pages, and user experiences, with some agencies also offering web development support.
Other creative services include photography, print production, experiential design, app design, and ongoing creative retainers. The exact scope depends on whether the creative firm specializes in branding, content, digital marketing, or full-service creative support.
What is the difference between a creative company and a marketing agency?
A creative company centers on how a brand looks, sounds, and feels through brand identity, messaging, design, storytelling, and creative production.
On the other hand, a marketing agency focuses on how a brand reaches its audience through campaigns, channels, and performance optimization. Here is a side-by-side comparison for clarity:
| Creative Companies | Marketing Agencies | |
| Focus | Building brand identity, consistency, and audience connection | Driving awareness, traffic, leads, conversions, and revenue |
| Services | Brand strategy, visual identity, graphic design, video production, website design, copy and creative development | SEO, paid media, email marketing, social media management, influencer marketing, public relations, content marketing, analytics |
| Output | Logos, brand systems, creative concepts, websites, videos, and campaign assets | Media plans, campaign execution, lead generation, reporting, and channel performance insights |
While they are distinct disciplines, they often overlap. Many creative companies offer marketing support, and many marketing agencies include creative services as part of their packages.
How much do creative firms charge for their services?
Creative firms charge between $100-$200 per hour or $800-$8,000 per project. The final cost will depend on service type and scope, design complexity, turnaround time, and firm location.
Estimated price range by engagement model:
- Hourly rate: $100-$200 per hour
- Pricing tier: $2,500-$7,500 per month for small projects like social media posts and email marketing templates. However, larger, more complex projects can cost $25,000-$100,000 per month, such as global, multi-channel campaigns.
- Project-based pricing: $800-$8,000 per project
- Commission-based pricing: 10%-30% of the profit or sales
Approximate costs per creative service type:
- Logo design: $1,000-$2,5000 per project
- Comprehensive branding: $16,000-$60,000+ per project
- Web design: $5,000-$200,000+ per project
- Marketing collateral: $500-$2,500+ per project
How long do creative projects typically take?
Creative projects can take anywhere between 1 week and over 4 months. The actual timeline depends on the service type, production complexity, and revision cycle. Here is what to expect:
- Logo design: 2-5 weeks
- Comprehensive branding: 1-3 months
- Graphic design: ~1 week for custom illustrations and infographics
- Blog posts: 1-2 weeks, depending on word count and research complexity
- Social media: 2-3 days, depending on the number of platforms, level of customization, and asset volume
- Email campaigns: 1-2 weeks, depending on design complexity and number of variations
- Video content: 2-8 weeks, depending on video length, production quality, talent availability, and post-production requirements
- Integrated campaigns: 4-8 weeks
When should you hire a creative agency, and when should you keep it in-house?
The answer depends on your goals, budget, timeline, and internal capabilities.
Consider hiring a creative agency if:
- You need to launch or refresh a brand, product, or campaign quickly, but lack internal expertise or bandwidth.
- Creative work is pulling your team away from core business priorities.
- You need specialized skills, such as branding, video production, campaign concepting, or web design.
- You are planning a large, multi-channel, or multi-market campaign that your internal team cannot support alone.
- You want an outside perspective or fresh creative direction.
Keep creative projects in-house if:
- The work is routine, low in complexity, or recurring, such as templated social posts, simple presentations, or basic collateral updates.
- You already have a trusted internal team with the right design, content, or marketing capabilities.
- The work requires close day-to-day collaboration and fast turnaround across departments.
- Your product, audience, or market is highly specialized, and success depends on deep internal knowledge.
What are the top creative agencies?
We have curated a list of top creative firms on DesignRush across multiple price points, so you can identify a vendor that's within your budget.
| High budget: $50,000+ |
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| Low budget: $25,000-$50,000 |
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Beyond budget, our agency directory allows you to filter agency profiles by location, area of expertise, agency reviews, client types, team size, and hourly rates.