Are you looking for a performance marketing agency to optimize your advertising efforts and drive more conversions? We've thoroughly evaluated the top performance marketing companies by assessing verified reviews, case studies, and the range of services they offer to build this list and provide businesses like yours with the best candidates. Narrow down your search using our filters and choose agencies by location, rates, minimum budget, and other criteria to find the ideal partner for your campaign requirements.
We have also created this list of top performance marketing agencies after exploring numerous companies' portfolios, services, pricing, and industry recognitions. Learn more about them by reading their profiles and success stories so you can get a better idea of their specializations and hire the right agency that will bring more leads and conversion to your business.
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Notable clients: Voss Water, The Home Depot, Samsung, TripAdvisor, NYU
Amsive is a full-service performance marketing agency that drives ROI through data-driven customer acquisition, engagement, and communication strategies. It offers a full range of performance marketing services, including direct mail, digital media, SEO, social media, and advanced analytics. Its unique "Audience Science" approach enables precise audience targeting, testing, and measurement to enhance growth and performance. By designing customized audience, creative, and channel strategies, Amsive helps clients reach and engage their next best customers in a rapidly evolving market.
Amsive Success Story
Challenge: VOSS, a once iconic luxury water brand, faced an image challenge — despite its sleek design, the brand was perceived as superficial. To regain its prestige and appeal to a new generation of discerning consumers, VOSS needed to shift its focus to the quality and natural origin of its water.
Solution: Using Audience Science, Amsive analyzed VOSS's audience to understand brand perceptions and media habits. Based on these insights, the agency developed a new brand positioning and launched the 'It’s What’s on the Inside' platform to highlight VOSS’s premium quality. This was supported by a creative media campaign across digital, social, TV, and premium media placements.
Results: Within a few months, VOSS achieved an impressive 20% sales growth and a whopping 344% YoY increase in its Amazon sales. The integrated campaign reached 38.5 million people, generated 137 million impressions, and successfully reestablished VOSS as a leader in quality and luxury.
MuteSix is a leading performance marketing agency specializing in real-time, data-focused strategies that deliver measurable results. With over $1.2 billion in direct revenue, it helps next-gen brands and industry leaders achieve growth through full-funnel digital and creative services. The performance advertising agency uses detailed customer journey mapping, advanced analytics, and optimized testing to ensure each campaign maximizes KPIs and builds customer loyalty. Through holistic omnichannel strategies, MuteSix provides consistent, compelling messaging across platforms, driving sustained engagement and success.
MuteSix Success Story
Challenge: Dave, a popular banking app, wanted to boost activations for its key revenue-generating in-app event, “Summer of Dave,” and improve its return on ad spend (ROAS) across paid social and paid search campaigns.
Solution: MuteSix helped Dave improve its average revenue per user (ARPU) and ROAS by optimizing its paid social and search campaigns. The performance marketing company focused on lower-funnel events, created engaging short-form video content for Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat, and implemented keyword-level bidding to ramp up interest for “Summer of Dave,”. Additionally, it broke out creative assets into separate ad groups to identify and scale the most effective ad creatives.
Results: Dave achieved a 53% increase in ARPU and a substantial 184% growth in revenue from the paid social and paid search campaigns. Despite a 102% increase in spend, it still managed to improve its ROAS by 41%.
Wpromote is an independent performance advertising agency that redefines growth by challenging conventional approaches to media and marketing. Powered by a unique "challenger" culture, advanced business intelligence, and the predictive Polaris platform, Wpromote's 550+ team members bring expertise in paid search, paid social, SEO, performance creative, and conversion rate optimization to every client partnership. Having received over 56 awards from industry leaders like Adweek and AdAge, Wpromote continues to drive results with innovation and top-tier industry partnerships, including Google Premier and Meta Business.
Wpromote Success Story
Challenge: As Hibbett’s online business became a major revenue driver, the retailer wanted to create a social media strategy that would boost brand awareness and establish Hibbett as a top destination for sporting brands. But rising acquisition costs and declining engagement on platforms like Snapchat, Meta, and Instagram presented some challenges.
Solution: Wpromote discovered that Hibbett’s repetitive, one-size-fits-all creative assets were impacting profitability. To address this, the performance-based marketing agency developed a fresh, data-driven creative strategy focused on boosting profitability at a lower cost. The new approach involved deploying unique, audience-specific creative assets with tailored visuals, personalized messaging, and optimized landing pages.
Results: The brand’s revamped full-funnel creative strategy led to a substantial increase in return on ad spend and greater efficiencies across channels, achieving a 40% improvement in full-funnel ROAS, 1.7x more efficient cost per acquisition, and 1.3x growth in total captured revenue.
Obility is a performance marketing agency dedicated to helping B2B tech companies achieve data-driven growth. Specializing in performance marketing services like paid search, paid social, and SEO, the company focuses on enhancing lead quality and accelerating pipeline growth. With years of experience managing thousands of B2B campaigns, Obility uses proven strategies to deliver high-performance, multi-channel results. Its expert team in B2B digital marketing and marketing operations is committed to empowering tech and SaaS companies with seamless revenue attribution and measurable success.
Obility Success Story
Challenge: A B2B software company, operating in the competitive DTC and fulfillment industry, encountered challenges due to budgetary constraints and a lack of high-quality traffic. Despite generating a substantial volume of conversions, the number of qualified opportunities and leads remained low.
Solution: Obility implemented offline conversion tracking to identify which conversions were leading to valuable opportunities so it could adjust the paid search strategy accordingly. The performance-based marketing company then focused on bottom-of-the-funnel (BOFU) users by refining keyword targeting and prioritizing core campaigns and demo request landing pages. Offline conversion tracking also optimized bidding strategies for a more effective allocation of resources.
Results: The BOFU-centric paid search strategy was efficient and drove more qualified traffic. Despite a 32% decrease in paid search spend quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), lead quality improved significantly:
133% increase in number of opportunities
61% increase in lead-to-MQL (marketing qualified lead) rate
M&C Saatchi Performance is a pioneering performance marketing company that specializes in app marketing. With nearly two decades of experience, it has evolved with the app ecosystem, developing proprietary methodologies and building trusted industry partnerships. The agency serves brands across all performance marketing channels — including paid search, social media, programmatic advertising, influencer marketing, and streaming platforms — focusing on mobile to drive maximum ROI. M&C Saatchi Performance’s expertise in app store optimization, data analytics, commerce media, and product-led growth guides a strategy rooted in testing, learning, and optimizing to achieve results-driven performance.
M&C Saatchi Performance Success Story
Challenge: When Singapore went into lockdown during COVID-19, hawker centers struggled. GrabFood recognized an opportunity to support these traditional food stalls and shift customer perceptions around app-based ordering, addressing concerns of higher costs and limited choices.
Solution: M&C Saatchi Performance launched a multi-channel campaign to raise awareness of GrabFood's benefits for merchants, customers, and delivery riders. The campaign included engaging videos, the use of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising near residential areas, and targeting specific audiences on social media, streaming platforms, and YouTube. To help drive sales, the performance marketing company focused on retargeting existing users through Facebook and the Remerge platform.
Results: The campaign achieved 4.5 million offline views and a 35.7% online view-through rate (VTR). GrabFood successfully onboarded 50 hawker centers in Singapore onto its app, which enabled the food stall owners to serve loyal customers and reach new audiences digitally, resulting in a 65% increase in their sales.
Notable clients: The Lighting Co., Miele, Smiggle, Super Casino, Freedom Finance
Circus PPC is a leading performance marketing agency specializing in retail and eCommerce PPC services that drive revenue and business growth. The performance advertising agency focuses on optimizing ad spend by eliminating waste and implementing innovative, market-specific strategies tailored to each client, reducing their cost per acquisition (CPA) and maximizing ROI. As a Google Premier Partner, Circus PPC’s dedicated team is highly skilled in managing all forms of paid media, including Google, Bing, Facebook, Amazon, YouTube, and Instagram.
Circus PPC Success Story
Challenge: The Lighting Company was looking to increase its revenue. It had set initial cost of sale (COS) targets and partnered with a performance marketing company to help allocate its ad budget effectively to drive performance and sales.
Solution: Circus PPC quickly rebuilt and optimized the client's existing Performance Max campaigns, created a new shopping feed, and made ongoing adjustments to further enhance performance, including expanding the product feed to 20,000 items, creating new ads, and optimizing the Performance Max and Merchant Center feed. It continued working towards the COS targets by making product fixes, streamlining the checkout process, and testing new assets.
Results: After partnering with Circus PPC, the client experienced exceptional growth in revenue and sales within the first month, while reducing its COS by an impressive 50%. Year-over-year, the results have been outstanding:
NoGood is a dynamic performance marketing agency focused on driving sustainable, predictable, and scalable brand growth. With services like performance branding, SEM/PPC, social ads, SEO, content marketing, and CRO, it delivers measurable solutions rooted in data and analytics and designed to maximize ROI and turn customer intent into tangible results. Its proven growth framework emphasizes high-velocity experimentation, aligned with strategic acquisition or retention goals. The performance-based marketing agency boasts impressive success metrics, including over $1B in measurable revenue unlocked, an 80% client retention rate, and 65% of clients doubling their revenue within six months.
NoGood Success Story
Challenge: Payzer developed Payzerware, a business management platform for contractors that streamlines key operations like scheduling, invoicing, and sales proposals. The company faced several challenges, including monetizing free users, expanding its reach, and boosting awareness. Payzer also struggled with optimizing creative content, refining audience targeting, and finding the right balance between customer acquisition and retention efforts.
Solution: NoGood developed a performance marketing strategy that addressed all the client's pain points, including crafting personalized ad creatives for different contractors (e.g., HVAC, plumbing, electrical), implementing precise audience targeting, multi-channel paid campaigns, and optimizing A/B testing.
Results: The multi-channel strategy boosted Payzer's sales-qualified leads (SQLs) by 21% month-over-month, delivered an impressive 46% increase in conversion rate, and achieved a 30% improvement in click-through rate (CTR).
Notable clients: AED Market, NuWave, Walk-In Labs, The Basket Lady, Top Business Class
JumpFly is a performance marketing agency that expertly develops, implements, and manages Google Ads, Microsoft (Bing) Advertising, Amazon Ads, Meta Advertising, and SEO campaigns. Its strategies combine advanced AI with human insight to deliver comprehensive solutions, including audit health checks, performance monitoring, dynamic reporting, and predictive ad iterations. As a Premier Google Partner, Meta Marketing Partner, Microsoft Select Partner Agency, Snapchat Certified Partner, TikTok Partner, and BBB A+ rated company, the performance advertising agency has been trusted by clients for over 20 years for its industry expertise and proven ability to deliver impactful marketing campaigns.
Jumpfly Success Story
Challenge: AED Market operates in a highly competitive industry, selling AEDs and defibrillators on a limited budget. To sustain business growth and reinvest in future marketing efforts, the company needed a cost-effective and more targeted approach to optimize its advertising efforts.
Solution: To tackle the challenge, JumpFly enhanced product feed data by adding unique identifiers and migrating to a daily feed import. The campaign was restructured with brand-specific ad groups and negative keywords, while remarketing and in-market audiences were implemented to target specific customer segments. These strategies aimed to improve ad relevancy, bidding efficiency, and overall campaign performance.
Results: The performance advertising agency’s campaign overhaul and new strategy proved successful and delivered remarkable results for AED Market:
Notable clients: FOREO, Tmobile, Tepe, Mattel, Peace Out Skincare
Brenton Way is a full-service performance marketing agency that blends technology with creative expertise to deliver exceptional results. Its services span SEO, PPC, social media advertising, digital PR, and influencer marketing, all tailored to the unique needs of each business. Leveraging data-driven strategies like adaptive targeting, dynamic creative optimization, and psychographic segmentation, Brenton Way helps businesses maximize ROI, enhance brand visibility, and scale effectively in competitive markets. Clients also benefit from its proprietary marketing dashboard, IcarusX, which provides transparent analytics and actionable insights to monitor growth across all digital channels.
Brenton Way Success Story
Challenge: FOREO wanted to break into the competitive upper-tier beauty market dominated by established competitors, by targeting women aged 23-34 and 35-55+ across diverse ethnicities and major US cities. The goal was to increase brand awareness and position FOREO as the top choice in the beauty device market.
Solution: Brenton Way implemented data-driven targeted audience segmentation and personalized content. The performance advertising agency used a multi-platform approach with social media, OTT, and programmatic ads. Non-skippable video ads were strategically placed in high-engagement environments, such as when viewers were watching their favorite shows on Hulu or Roku, to ensure maximum visibility and impact.
Results: The strategy increased brand awareness, boosted engagement, and drove sales growth, getting FOREO:
Power Digital is a top performance marketing agency providing comprehensive, full-funnel strategies that drive exceptional growth. It offers scalable, data-driven solutions through SEO, programmatic advertising, social media, email marketing, conversion rate optimization, and more. Combining a team of niche experts with its proprietary machine-learning platform, Nova, the agency identifies growth opportunities, creates tailored execution plans, and monitors results across all marketing channels. Clients working with Power Digital experience a growth rate 2.6 times faster than the industry average and achieve an average 27% year-over-year revenue increase.
Power Digital Success Story
Challenge: Soccerloco, a premier retailer of soccer gear, wanted to attract highly qualified traffic to its site and boost conversions. With a strong brand and top-quality products, the company aimed to significantly grow its online sales and revenue.
Solution: After a thorough analysis, Power Digital found that the client had challenges in generating non-branded revenue, particularly in organic search. The performance advertising agency overhauled SoccerLoco's indexing strategy to improve competitiveness and implemented a new content approach. The agency then secured high-quality PR placements, averaging 10 per month, and promoted high-value items through traditional text and Google Shopping ads.
Results: In just a few months, Soccerloco experienced a 15% boost in conversion rates, leading to a 29% increase in transactions and a 42% growth in revenue. The SEO efforts resulted in a 218% surge in traffic and a 269% YoY increase in revenue. The organic search improvements generated an impressive 696% ROI.
How We Picked the Best Performance Marketing Companies
We conducted in-depth research and assessment on hundreds of agencies to guide you in your search for the best performance marketing companies. Our top list is based on factors, such as each agency’s specializations, past projects, client satisfaction, success stories, industry reputation, and team expertise.
The following criteria were used to rank the top performance marketing companies:
Client reviews: Consistently high ratings and positive feedback on quality and dependability
Diverse portfolio: Proven success across varied performance marketing initiatives and industries
Industry recognition: Awards and media features that highlight their standing as top performers
Team profile: Experienced professionals with expertise in various marketing disciplines
Service offerings: Key strengths in performance marketing services
Expertise: A track record of driving measurable results and business growth
Visit the DesignRush Agency Ranking Methodology page to learn more about our comprehensive selection process.
10 Most Popular Performance Marketing Agencies Compared
Agency name
Location
Hourly rate
Size
Best for
Amsive
New York City, NY
Inquire
500-999
Overall
MuteSix
Los Angeles, CA
Inquire
100-249
Omnichannel strategy
Wpromote
El Segundo, CA
$150
250-499
Full-funnel campaigns
Obility
Portland, OR
$200
Under 49
B2B tech companies
M&C Saatchi Performance
London, UK
$125
100-249
Multi-channel marketing campaigns
NoGood
New York City, NY
Inquire
50-99
Growth marketing campaigns
Circus PPC
London, UK
$149
Under 49
Retail & eCommerce PPC
Jumpfly
Hoffman Estates, IL
Inquire
50-99
Bing Shopping Ads optimization
Brenton Way
Los Angeles, CA
$125
50-99
Programmatic advertising
Power Digital
San Diego, CA
$175
250-499
Cross-channel marketing
Best Performance Marketing Companies
15 Companies-Rankings updated: September 06, 2026
All listed digital marketing agencies on DesignRush are assessed for industry expertise and customer testimonials to provide you with a vetted selection. Certain placements may be paid.
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Performance Creative That Drives Serious Revenue for DTC Brands
Y'all is a boutique DTC performance agency, specializing in paid media, performance creative, UGC, and CRO for direct-to-consumer brands on Meta, TikTok, Google, and YouTube. Founded in 2018, it has profitably scaled clients, including FlavCity and Save Trees...
Top Services:
Digital Marketing
Creative Services
Media Buying
eCommerce
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Location
San Antonio, Texas
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$200/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
4 Projects Listed
Y'all Services
Digital Marketing
Creative Services
Media Buying
eCommerce
CRO
Social Media Marketing
PPC
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FlavCity
Pamos
Sweat Tent
Sono Bello
Loverboy
Sijo
Lolli
Allie+Bess
Bandolier
Popsmith
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Y'all Reviews & Testimonials
Lucy Ji Co-Founder at Irritated Inc.
5.0★
Digital Advertising Review from Lucy Ji
We brought Y'all in to audit our Meta and Google campaigns and tell us what was broken. They dug into campaign setups, creative performance, audience targeting, and spend efficiency, then handed us a clear, actionable plan to fix it. The results were hard to argue with. ROAS jumped 184.6%, purchase routing became smoother, and our budget started working a lot harder.What impressed us most was how tailored everything felt. They took the time to understand our brand before making a single recommendation. Nothing was generic. They also walked us through the findings in a recorded session and hosted a live Q&A so nothing got lost in translation. Professional, responsive, and genuinely collaborative from start to finish. No complaints at all.
Kristen Elworthy Marketing & Growth at Lawnbright
5.0★
Digital Marketing Review from Kristen Elworthy
Y'all has been fantastic to work with for us, a small e-commerce company heading into a scaling year. We found Y'all when looking to up our creative game in 2026 and have been thrilled with their ideas and execution, as well as how quickly they have learned our brand.We quickly brought them on to do paid media buying as well and they have been instrumental in helping us scale spend and revenue during our busy season. Most importantly, they are collaborative, responsive, smart and data driven.For a boostrapped ecomm brand, bringing on agencies is always a huge financial commitment and it can be nerve wracking. Y'all's founder and team clearly care about their clients and outcomes, they go the extra mile, and they are committed to their success. We find them to be true partners.
Neha Salgaonkar Director of DTC at Save Trees
5.0★
Performance Marketing Review from Neha Salgaonkar
When we started working with Y'all, we were spending just $2,000 to $3,000 a month on Meta. Our goal was to scale that spend profitably while keeping customer acquisition costs in check. They did exactly that. New customer acquisition grew measurably and ROAS moved in the right direction, all without blowing past our CAC targets.What made them stand out was how plugged in they were. The team monitored our account closely, often sending daily updates and making quick adjustments without needing to be prompted. They never felt like an outside agency. They genuinely cared about the brand and it showed in how they worked. No complaints from our end.
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Generating Results Through Performance Marketing
Comrade Digital Marketing specializes in SEO, PPC, local SEO, AI search optimization, web design, and CRO for home service contractors, including roofing and HVAC brands. With 17+ years of experience, it has generated $100M+ in revenue for 330+ clients with an average 8.2x ROI...
Top Services:
SEO
Digital Marketing
Web Design
Web Development
PPC
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Location
Chicago, Illinois
Number of Employees
50 - 99
Average Hourly Rate
$180/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
4 Projects Listed
Comrade Digital Marketing Services
SEO
Digital Marketing
Web Design
Web Development
PPC
Digital Services
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Fluid Air Dynamics
Granite Selection
The International Kitchen
Euro Maids
Stone Center
Apex Window Werks
Absolute Home Services
Built to Last Roofing
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Comrade Digital Marketing Reviews & Testimonials
Helen Adams Manager at Helen Adams
5.0★
Web Design Review from Helen Adams
Excellent cooperation!Comrade Team created a website for my business. They did an excellent job listening to my very picky details on how I wanted everything. The website ended up perfect. I am extremely pleased and I will always use this company for all of my web design needs!
Marc Hopkins Review from Google
5.0★
Marc Hopkins's Review Sourced from Google
We've been working with Comrade Digital Marketing on our website and SEO. Their team is responsive, follows through on tasks, and stays focused on results. Since starting the partnership, we've seen steady progress in our online visibility and lead generation.
Don Nordloff Review from Google
5.0★
Don Nordloff's Review Sourced from Google
Comrade has become a core asset to our business success. Their considered approach has bore quantifiable results. Our website is greatly improved. Our traffic has increased dramatically. Now we are engaging them to assist us in attracting more AI based searches. I would be remiss if I didn't mention the top notch service from our client success manager, Palina. She provides great client services and keeps busy small business people on track.
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Female-Led, Strategy-Driven, Boutique Digital Marketing Agency.
SLTC is an award-winning, female-led, strategy-driven growth agency that excels in active listening. We partner with consumer product brands that genuinely care about purpose and growth, ensuring that their voices shape our strategies every step of the way...
Top Services:
Digital Marketing
PPC
SEO
Branding
Email Marketing
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Location
New York City, New York
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$300/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
16 Projects Listed
SLT Consulting Services
Digital Marketing
PPC
SEO
Branding
Email Marketing
Social Media Marketing
eCommerce
Content Marketing
Web Design
eCommerce Development
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Peloton
Warby Parker
The Drop
fiverr
elix
The Dogist
Love|Labels
Erica Weiner
Pura Vida Naturals
Clean Beauty Lab
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SLT Consulting Reviews & Testimonials
Yonat Burlin Director of Business Management at Yonat Burlin And.Co
5.0★
Social Media Marketing Review from Yonat Burlin
SLT's service was really great, they are easy to communicate with, they are really on top of things and are great at managing an ongoing project and they worked hard to get the content right.
Tiffany Haynes Founder & CEO at Beyond Routine Planner
5.0★
Social Media Marketing Review from Tiffany Haynes
I tell you what, you have a lifelong client with me! You were responsive, professional, knowledgeable, and finally an ads consultant that can deliver on what they promise. I'll see you on the next project!
Julie Vails Co-Founder at The Mahalani
5.0★
Social Media Marketing Review from Julie Vails
Exceptional service + support for what proved to be a tough service to market. Patient + knowledgeable, kept us informed at every step, capable of making intelligent decisions at turning points, diligent + thoughtful. Unmiffed by challenges and easily pivoted when we changed course. Awesome experience. I didn't have a clue on what I should be doing, but now I have a plan and a marketing starting point.
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First Pier, a division of Helm Digital, is a reputable provider of comprehensive eCommerce development solutions. With a team comprising certified Shopify experts, we possess the expertise and tools to deliver outstanding results for businesses based in Maine and beyond...
Top Services:
eCommerce Development
eCommerce
Digital Marketing
SEO
PPC
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Location
Portland, Maine
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$125/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
2 Projects Listed
First Pier Services
eCommerce Development
eCommerce
Digital Marketing
SEO
PPC
Digital Strategy
Web Development
Email Marketing
CRO
Affiliate Marketing
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Hyperlite Mountain Gear
Bliss Boutiques
Little
Tandem Coffee Roasters
South Street Linen
Evan's Rockin Hotsauce
Becoming Jewelry
Transparent Audio
Sanita
Two Fat Cats
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First Pier Reviews & Testimonials
Undisclosed Owner at Bliss Boutiques
5.0★
eCommerce Development Review from Undisclosed
We have been working with First Pier for almost 10 years now, beginning with the launch of our women’s boutique E-Commerce business. First Pier has been responsible for our e-commerce store design, web development, e-commerce SEO, digital strategy, online marketing campaigns and beyond ever since. As a already successful brick and mortar retailer, we saw an opportunity to reach beyond our existing customer bases in Portland, Maine & Portsmouth, New Hampshire by creating an online shopping experience accessible 24/7 and nationwide. First Pier has helped us turn that vision into reality by taking us from no online store and zero sales to a dependable thriving new channel for our business that continues to grow. Our experience with Shopify started when First Pier migrated our site from Magento to a Shopify website. Since First Pier is a designated Shopify Expert, we knew we could trust them with the daunting task of moving all of our products, accounts, and customer history to our new Shopify site. They made the transition to a new e-commerce system painless by ensuring our hands were held along the way, we were thoroughly trained, and none of the SEO ranking keywords were lost. We continue to work with First Pier on expanding our use of Google Shopping SEO and will be implementing Shopify’s Point of Sale in the coming year as part of a continued effort to deliver a unified customer experience at our stores. As a small women’s boutique based in Maine, we are now able to deliver our customer experience to tourist and seasonal customers where they are year round. We would recommend First Pier to anyone looking to build or update a Shopify store.
Undisclosed Owner at Tandem Coffee Roasters
5.0★
Shopify Review from Undisclosed
First Pier has been so helpful with the transition to shopify. After initially setting it up they provided us with great documentation on how to use the site and they've continued to support us through any issues that arise.
Undisclosed Owner at Two Fat Cats Bakery
5.0★
Shopify Review from Undisclosed
First Pier helped us move, update, and launch our online business on Shopify. As a high-traffic bakery, it was important to us that customers buying from around the country were able to view the quality of our products, feel the vibe of our Portland and South Portland shops, and trust that their order would be as special as a visit to our Maine bakery. First Pier delivered mouth-watering e-commerce product photography, an easy-to-use site, and supported us every step of the way. Our shoppable site is now optimized, accurately reflects our brand, and has poised us for growth.
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Glenn Website Design in Tulsa, Oklahoma, offers comprehensive web design, small business website design, SEO, and marketing services...
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Web Design
Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Advertising
eCommerce Development
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Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Number of Employees
50 - 99
Average Hourly Rate
$50/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
3 Projects Listed
Glenn Website Design Services
Web Design
Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Advertising
eCommerce Development
Web Development
SEO
PPC
Public Relations
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Green Earth Project
Tiffany Lamp For Sale
Glenn Furniture
Building Supply Company
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Glenn Website Design Reviews & Testimonials
Bill Gregorovic Owner at Bill Gregorovic
5.0★
Construction Review from Bill Gregorovic
Best website design, they worked very hard to get it correct and continue to use them to do monthly updates. I would highly recommend them for your website project I get so many compliments about how are web site helps customers to work with us
Hoby Ferrell President at Building products international
5.0★
Small Business Review from Hoby Ferrell
We found the work completed to be very professional and economic Glenn demonstrated his knowledge in completing the job on time and on budget Will use these services on our next project
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Super Agency is an independent agency that helps companies develop digital marketing and communication projects. We are born digital,but we also move agilely in different contexts, online/offline, both in Italy and abroad. We like to create beautiful and sensible contentthat brings real (and sincere)...
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Digital Marketing
Content Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Email Marketing
WordPress Website Design
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Location
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$70/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
4 Projects Listed
Super Agency Services
Digital Marketing
Content Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Email Marketing
WordPress Website Design
Web Design
Advertising
Digital Services
Branding
Creative Services
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Youre on a mission to grow your business, making a positive contribution along the way. But you suspect the way you do things online could be better. We work with consciously minded businesses just like yours, making step-by-step improvements to create a sustainable culture of growth. The result? You get to...
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eCommerce Development
eCommerce
Digital Marketing
Email Marketing
UI/UX Design
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Location
Preston, United Kingdom
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$100/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
BJM Digital Services
eCommerce Development
eCommerce
Digital Marketing
Email Marketing
UI/UX Design
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Forest City Digital is an eCommerce marketing agency based in Brecksville, Ohio, specializing in helping businesses thrive in the competitive online market...
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SEO
eCommerce
Social Media Marketing
Email Marketing
eCommerce Development
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Location
Brecksville, Ohio
Number of Employees
Under 49
Average Hourly Rate
$175/hr
Minimal Budget
$10,000 - $25,000
Portfolios Count
4 Projects Listed
Forest City Digital Services
SEO
eCommerce
Social Media Marketing
Email Marketing
eCommerce Development
PPC
Digital Marketing
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Whoa Dough
Apollo Offroad
Revolution Cooking
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Forest City Digital Reviews & Testimonials
Chris Barnes Review from Google
5.0★
Chris Barnes's Review Sourced from Google
Kenny and team (Katie, Ann and more) are wonderful to work with. They will help your business and they will make it easy for you. They helped our business on several fronts including website redesign, marketing and even resolved some internal IT issues that I did not have the knowledge or time to address. From my 1st meeting with Kenny it was apparent he was very experienced and he did a great job of listening to our needs while making seasoned suggestions as to what would work best for a business like ours. Kenny always has a solution and they fulfilled the scope of work we agreed too in a very professional manner. Forest City's assistance did not end when the site was launched, instead over the next few months they helped out with any issue or question I had. He made several videos on how to work with our new site and simply made everything easy for us. Couldn't be happier with this company, feel fortunate we were able to work with them and I look forward to working with them again. I highly recommend this business.
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Kenny is an expert in the digital marketing space, especially in e-commerce. I hired Forest City Digital to set up email marketing for an SEO client of mine. Kenny efficiently set up automated flows on Klaviyo, leading to significant revenue gains.If you’re looking to boost revenue for your e-commerce store, Kenny and his team are exactly what you need.
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We help elite businesses generate digital assets through Web Design, SEO, & SMM. Our agents believe that websites should be optimized for maximum discoverability. Consequently, we reverse engineer time-tested solutions & work alongside artificial intelligence to drive predictable results...
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Award-winning integrated marketing agency specialising in brand, PR, social and digital. We take all of that wisdom and we make it work for you, through concepts, creativity and brainwaves that challenge, engage and inspire...
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Ilk Agency was the absolute dream team! Throughout a long term marketing campaign, they were attentive each and every step of the way. Shauna was fantastic, so organised and clearly so experienced and knowledgeable in leading our campaign. Lauren, and Evie were so skilled and attentive in managing our social accounts and we so creative in all they produced for us. Working with Ilk Agency put us at ease and we were confident at the end we went with the best possible agency . They had gone above and beyond what we requested. Highly recommend!
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Bringing alive the vision for a big campaign like Generation Logistics can’t have been easy, but ilk’s work has been outstanding. From initial naming and concept, to creative, website, social and PR, they’ve become a seamless extension of our team. After surpassing our KPIs, and bringing multiple high profile industry stakeholders along for the journey, we have every confidence that Year 2 and beyond will be just as big a success.
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We have been working with ilk for over two years, and they have been a great team to collaborate with, friendly and supportive. We are really pleased with our increase in PR in both the consumer and trade magazines. A key highlight has been the My Windows and Me campaign where we used a minimal marketing budget, but with the PR content and the other key channels such as social and email marketing, helped created possible leads worth over £1.5 million generating great business for our installer network. We are excited to see how the partnership develops and our plans for 2024.
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MarketDing specializes in delivering enterprise-grade web solutions and digital marketing services to established organizations. We combine technical expertise with strategic insight to create websites and marketing systems that drive consistent results. Our clients rely on us for professional, scalable...
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Vision to Growth. Siamo l'AI-First Digital Agency che trasforma idee ambiziose in risultati.
We are a group of specialized digital agencies, organized around our clients' goals. Using our method, we design and implement digital journeys to help brands realize their full potential in the global marketplace, taking care of every detail. We love working for our clients and the people we believe in...
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$10,000 - $25,000
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Hoping to receive a response and that you'll take immediate action (finally). There's been a scam circulating online for quite some time, pretending to be you! Be careful, because people who don't know what they're talking about will assume you're the scammers. If you give me an email address where I can write, I'll send you screenshots. Even a journalist mentioned it. How come you haven't noticed?
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It's a fantastic location, and when you walk in, you're amazed that so many people work in this think factory... then they show you the basement, the attic, and then the rooms and halls, and you're even more amazed.If I weren't a free animal, it would be the place I'd like to be "locked up.":-)
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The Diamond Group helps founders achieve predictable revenue by aligning sales and marketing into one growth system. We replace random tactics and vendor roulette with clarity, consistency, and momentum...
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Wilmington, North Carolina
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My team and I have worked with The Diamond Group for the past year and a half. They have been wonderful partners for us as we grew our in-house marketing team, allowing us to expand our audience and explore new verticals. Emily has been a joy to work with. We would recommend them for any small business looking to enhance their digital presence!
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For the past 10 years we have struggled as a business to find the right fit for us to help our business grow in the digital world. We have tried everything from several mom and pop type businesses to the larger operations and media companies such as WRAL. We paid so much only to find that we got little to no results and we often were left doing all the footwork on our end. But then we found Diamond Group! We were pretty jaded after spending so much time and money on digital advertising previously, so it took them some time to convince us. They explained how they could help and made sure to not over promise and under deliver. They set clear and real expectations for us and didn't just promise us the world just to reel us in. Our team has been absolutley amazing! From Daniel who checked in every few months to see if we were ready to give them a chance to Jessica and Miranda who are our project managers. The knowledge, expertise and attention to detail has been stellar! Jessica and her team have gone above and beyond to help us in so many ways. Our business had some unique challanges and they worked with us every step of the way to navigate and ultimately solve those challenges. The resposiveness of our team is beyond impressive. Anytime we have an issue or idea they are on it so fast. And most importantly our phones have been ringing off the hook! We even had to bring in some extra help just to handle the call volume. We are so impressed by them that if anyone out there is reading this and on the fence about hiring them feel free to call our office and we will be happy to vouche for them. Hiring Diamond Group is the best decision we have made in a very long time!
Todd Morris Review from Google
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We’ve been working with The Diamond Group for several years, and they’ve been outstanding marketing partners in helping us achieve our goals. Miranda and Jessica are fantastic (and incredibly patient!) to work with, consistently keeping us on track to make the most of our marketing budget and timeline. We highly recommend them!
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GrowXme is a digital marketing agency for profitable growth, helping ecommerce, Shopify, mobile app, and game brands improve paid ads, SEO, creatives, CRO, and scaling diagnostics across global markets...
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Brandwoven is reshaping the way brands navigate the ever-changing marketplace landscape. We invest in the growth of dynamic, product-based brands by providing full-service consulting and management solutions. Our adaptive strategies empower brands to excel and drive growth...
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Portland, Oregon
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Paul Baeyens Review from Google
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Corey is very knowledgeable of all things Amazon. I appreciate and respect his integrity when it comes to doing the right thing and helping brands build toward sustainable long-term success on Amazon.
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A performance marketing agency is an agency that manages and optimizes digital marketing campaigns across various channels to achieve performance goals, like increased conversions and maximized return on investment (ROI).
People may confuse performance marketing with paid media marketing, like pay-per-click (PPC). While the latter focuses on creating brand awareness and generating traffic, performance marketing services concentrate on generating measurable results and a positive ROI. PPC and other paid advertising efforts, and even SEO, are considered part of performance marketing.
Some companies may also believe that handling performance marketing in-house will save them money, but it's more complex than merely launching ads across different platforms. For example, about 35.7% of global online users use ad blockers, which can significantly reduce the effectiveness of online advertising efforts. This statistic highlights just one of the many challenges that performance marketing companies are equipped to handle expertly:
Inadequate expertise across various aspects of performance marketing
Insufficient grasp of digital marketing strategies and industry best practices
Difficulty with ad bidding and related strategies, leading to inefficient ad spend
Lack of manpower and low budget for necessary tools and technologies
Limited access to advanced marketing and analytics tools that hinder campaign performance
Struggling to scale campaigns quickly in response to market changes or business needs
Inexperience in analyzing complex data sets to effectively optimize campaigns
Inability to measure results and track ROI across various digital marketing campaigns
Difficulty keeping up with fast-evolving trends, making it hard to remain competitive
Lack of access to valuable industry networks and partnerships that could enhance marketing efforts
Statista estimates that global digital advertising spending will reach $646 billion in 2024 and skyrocket to a whopping $870.85 billion by 2027. What this means is the battle to win customers will be even tougher, especially for small businesses with limited resources.
Success story
You may have a marketing target, but knowing the right strategy and metrics to use can be a complex thing. We chose the following case study to demonstrate how a performance marketing company’s expertise successfully guided a business toward achieving its year-on-year (YoY) revenue goals:
Challenge: AHLA Insurance heavily relied on year-over-year performance data to track growth in policy purchases, revenue, customer acquisition cost (CAC), and return on ad spend (ROAS). However, in 2023, it encountered revenue and profitability challenges, including rising cost per click (CPC) on Google Ads and inconsistent tracking on Microsoft Ads.
Solution: To address AHLA's revenue goals, Black Propeller implemented a focused paid search strategy on Google and Microsoft Ads, prioritizing core insurance products, such as vacant land insurance policy. The performance marketing agency also leveraged Google Ad’s Performance Max to expand reach and revenue and launched a YouTube video remarketing campaign targeting site visitors who hadn't completed a purchase.
Results: The strategy resulted in a remarkable 151% increase in policy purchases for core insurance products through paid search, while vacant land policy purchases rose by 74%. AHLA's total YoY revenue from paid search got a significant boost of 136%.
What do performance marketing agencies do?
Performance marketing agencies help businesses optimize their online marketing efforts to achieve desired results, such as clicks, leads, traffic, and sales. They often use pay-per-click (PPC), affiliate marketing, and social media ads, to effectively reach and engage the target audiences and turn them into qualified leads or loyal customers.
Here are the performance marketing services typically offered by performance advertising agencies:
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising Managing and optimizing campaigns on platforms like Google Ads and Bing Ads to drive targeted traffic
Search engine optimization (SEO) Improving website visibility in organic search results through on-page and off-page optimization techniques
Social media advertising Creating and managing ad campaigns on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to reach specific demographics
Affiliate marketing Partnering with other businesses or content creators to promote the brand’s products or services, while offering commissions on generated sales
Email marketing Creating and implementing email campaigns that engage customers, nurture leads, and drive conversions
Content marketing Creating high-quality content like blog posts, articles, and videos to attract and engage target audiences
Video marketing Creating and promoting video content to enhance brand awareness and engagement across various platforms
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) Analyzing the performance of websites and landing pages to identify areas for improvement and increase conversions, such as sign-ups or purchases
Programmatic advertising Using automated technology to buy and sell digital advertising space in real-time auctions, allowing advertisers to target specific audiences more efficiently
Retargeting/remarketing Implementing strategies to re-engage users who have previously interacted with the brand but did not convert
Data analytics and reporting Tracking and analyzing campaign performance metrics to measure its effectiveness and identify optimization opportunities
Success story
Even established brands sometimes experience a slump in their marketing efforts and turn to performance marketing agencies for a successful turnaround. We chose this case study as an example:
Challenge: National Public Radio (NPR), a prominent media brand, relies on corporate sponsorships to sustain its operations. Its subsidiary, National Public Media (NPM), aimed to improve its sponsorship acquisition efforts by lowering the cost per acquisition (CPA) and driving more conversions through its website's landing page.
Solution: KlientBoost, a performance marketing company, developed a comprehensive marketing plan to attain its objectives within a three-month timeframe. The plan included a variety of tactics like single keyword ad groups strategy, smart ad bidding, attribution research and modification, and breadcrumb technique.
Results: Within just two weeks, the campaign delivered impressive results:
1,485% increase in conversion volume
94% boost in conversion rate
21% decrease in cost per click (CPC)
38% increase in clickthrough rate (CTR)
How much do performance marketing companies charge for their services?
The costs for performance marketing services vary depending on the strategies used (e.g., PPC, SEO, email marketing) and the campaign objectives (e.g., ROAS, CAC, traffic, conversions). Therefore, there are no standard rates for a performance marketing package, as agencies customize their pricing based on specific business needs and goals.
However, since performance marketing falls under the umbrella of digital marketing, agencies generally charge between $2,000 and $20,000 or more per month. Below is a breakdown of typical costs for the most commonly used performance marketing services:
PPC advertising: up to $10,000 per month
Email marketing: $500-$5,000 per month
SEO: $1,500-$5,000 per month
Affiliate marketing: 5-30% of affiliate revenue
Why should I hire a performance marketing agency?
You should hire a performance marketing agency because it offers expertise to fine-tune and maximize your marketing campaigns and deliver successful results. For example, it can easily identify the most effective channels to run your ads based on where your customers are searching — whether it’s Google, Facebook, or LinkedIn.
Performance marketers can also do continuous testing and make data-driven adjustments to campaigns to achieve or even exceed your business goals.
Many businesses partner with performance marketing companies because they:
Have specialized knowledge and experience in various digital marketing strategies, channels, and tactics
Have proven processes and experienced teams that can bring faster results
Use analytics and data to track campaign performance, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions
Have access to advanced marketing tools and technologies that enhance campaign effectiveness
Can maximize advertising budget to achieve a better return on investment (ROI)
Use advanced audience segmentation techniques to reach a wider audience and specific customer groups
Can quickly scale marketing efforts based on performance and changing business needs
Stay updated on the latest trends and changes in digital marketing
Provide detailed reports on campaign performance for better decision-making
Success story
We chose this case study to show the challenges of in-house performance marketing, and how a skilled agency rescued a struggling campaign and recovered wasted ad spend:
Challenge: An eCommerce company was draining its ad budgets on inefficient Amazon campaigns. To turn the tide, it hired a performance marketing agency to lower its advertising cost of sale (ACoS) and boost campaign performance.
Solution: JumpFly launched Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands campaigns on Amazon and implemented both automated and manual targeting strategies. To beat the high ACoS, the performance marketing company analyzed search term reports to identify and eliminate underperforming keywords and reduce wasteful spending.
Results: By structuring the campaigns better and implementing Amazon best practices like negative keywords tactics, the client reduced its overall ACoS by over 26% within the first two months while also cutting monthly ad spend by nearly 54%. There was also a remarkable 32% lower ACoS across all JumpFly-built campaigns.
How do I choose the best performance marketing company for my business?
Choose the best performance marketing company for your business by following these steps:
Have clear business goals Define your specific marketing objectives — do you want to increase sales, get more signups, or improve brand awareness? It's important to find an agency that understands your goals and will align its strategies accordingly.
Search the right platforms Search for potential performance-based marketing agencies on credible directories like DesignRush, verified review platforms, and major search engines, such as Google and Bing.
Check for experience and expertise Look for agencies with proven experience in performance marketing services, especially within your industry. Then review their team profiles to see if they have the relevant expertise and specialized skills.
Check their services Make sure the performance advertising agency offers a range of services, including PPC, social media advertising, SEO, and analytics, to meet all your performance marketing needs.
Assess portfolios and case studies Review the performance marketing agency’s past projects with companies in your industry but focus on success stories that clearly demonstrate its results.
Look for client reviews Research verified client reviews and testimonials to get insights into the agency's reputation, customer service, and overall satisfaction from other businesses.
Ask for proposals Create a list of potential performance marketing agencies you want to work with and then send out detailed requests for proposal (RFP) to further shortlist your candidates.
Set up a call Set up an interview with the agencies so you can get to know them better and discuss your project.
Ask about their process Ask about their approach to campaign development, execution, and optimization. Look for an organized, systematic approach in their responses.
Discuss KPIs and reporting Ask how performance based marketing agencies will report on campaign performance and key metrics, as transparency will keep you informed about your investment.
Inquire about tools and technology Inquire about the tools and technologies the performance marketing company uses for campaign management, tracking, and reporting because the right tools are important in maintaining campaign effectiveness.
Discuss budget and costs While considering the pricing, also explore performance based marketing agencies. It’s a compensation model that can ensure they’re motivated to deliver exceptional results that directly impact your bottom line.
Consider their cultural fit Assess whether the agency’s values, communication style, and work ethic align with your company culture. A good partnership thrives on mutual understanding and collaboration.
Do you still need help finding the right performance marketing agency? Visit our Marketplace and give us some details about your business, we'll provide you with a list of five top-rated agencies that match your requirements — for free.
How do I find the best performance marketing agency on DesignRush that fits my budget?
Narrow down your search for the best performance marketing companies using DesignRush's filters. You can search by budget, ranging from $1,000 to $50,000, and other specific criteria.
You can also browse through our agency directory to explore more agency profiles by location, niche industries, area of expertise, team size, pricing, and hourly rates to comprehensively compare performance marketing companies and find the best one for your brand.
What are the key success metrics in performance marketing?
Here are the key success metrics to track the effectiveness of performance marketing campaigns:
Impressions The total number of times an ad or piece of content is displayed to users, regardless of whether they interact with it or not
Clicks The total number of times users click on an ad, link, or call-to-action (CTA) within a campaign
Click-through rate (CTR) The percentage of users who click on an ad or link against impressions, which measures engagement and relevance
Cost per click (CPC) The cost the advertiser paid when someone clicks on an ad
Cost per lead (CPL) The average cost of acquiring a new lead, indicating the cost-effectiveness of a marketing campaign
Cost per acquisition (CPA) The average cost of acquiring a new customer, including all associated costs like marketing and sales expenses
Customer lifetime value (CLTV) The possible revenue a customer can generate for a business throughout their relationship with a brand
Marketing qualified leads (MQL) Total number of potential customers who have shown interest in a company's products or services based on marketing efforts
Conversion rate The percentage of users who complete a desired action, such as making a purchase or signing up, after clicking an ad
Churn rate The percentage of users or customers who stop doing business with a company over a specific period, also known as attrition rate
Traffic by source Tracks the number of website visitors from different sources, e.g., organic, paid search, referral, and social media
Engagement rate Measures user interaction with content, including likes, shares, and comments on social media ads
Attribution model metrics Tracks which channels or touchpoints contributed to a conversion, e.g., first-click, last-click, or multi-touch attribution, providing insights into the customer journey
Return on ad spend (ROAS) The amount of revenue generated for every dollar spent on advertising
Return on investment (ROI) The profitability of a campaign by comparing the net profit against the costs incurred
What red flags to watch out for when hiring performance marketing agencies?
Protect your business from costly mistakes and mediocre results by keeping an eye out for these red flags when hiring a performance marketing agency:
Overpromise success Avoid performance marketing agencies that guarantee immediate results as they often overlook the time it takes to achieve sustainable growth; this can lead to unrealistic expectations.
Lack clearly integrated strategies Avoid single-service agencies or those that focus on only one aspect of advertising or marketing, as they often lack a fully integrated strategy. For example, Google Ads should run simultaneously with social media ads to achieve your conversion goals.
No clear metrics Don't work with a performance marketing company that doesn’t clearly articulate the key performance indicators (KPIs) or ROI, it may not be serious about delivering measurable, data-driven results.
Poor communication skills Don’t consider an agency if it shows poor communication during your initial call. If it’s slow to respond or doesn’t address questions thoroughly, it could signal future communication issues and lack of support.
Relying on complex system for communication Be wary of companies that rely on platforms like Slack or ticketing systems for communication. It shows inflexibility that can hinder timely responses and efficient problem-solving.
Overuse of jargons Skip performance marketing companies that excessively use terminologies or buzzwords without clear explanations because it indicates they’re trying to confuse or impress you, rather than genuinely inform.
Lack of data-driven strategies Watch out for vanity metrics, like follower count, because they don’t contribute to your ROI. A good performance marketing agency should focus on data-driven strategies and provide reports that directly reflect your business goals and impact.
Doesn’t provide ad creatives Beware of performance advertising agencies that only run ads but don't provide the copy or creatives. Effective advertising relies on strong creative elements, and the performance marketing agency should have full control over these aspects to ensure proper testing and optimization.
Poor reviews Be cautious of performance marketing agencies with low ratings or negative reviews. Check verified review platforms like DesignRush or Trustpilot to read authentic client feedback and testimonials.
What questions should I ask performance marketing agencies before hiring one?
These are the questions to ask when hiring a performance marketing agency:
Its Relevant Background
How many years of experience do you have in performance marketing?
What industries or niches have you previously worked with?
Can you provide case studies or examples of past success stories for businesses similar to ours?
Do you have in-house experts for different marketing channels, or do you outsource some services?
What certifications or partnerships do your team members have?
What is your team structure and who will be our main point of contact?
Can you provide a detailed breakdown of the costs involved in your services?
Its Services and Processes
What specific performance marketing services do you offer (e.g., PPC, email marketing, social media advertising)?
What tools and technologies do you use for campaign management and analytics?
Can you explain your process for audience segmentation and targeting?
How do you handle A/B testing and optimization?
How do you stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies?
What kind of analytics tools do you use to track campaign performance?
What kind of reporting can we expect throughout the project?
How do you ensure transparency and communication during the campaign?
How do you handle client feedback and suggestions?
What is your typical timeline for seeing results from a new campaign?
Relevant to Your Project
How would you identify and target my ideal customer?
How will you integrate our existing marketing efforts with your strategies?
How do you allocate my marketing budget across different channels to maximize ROI?
How do you ensure that the KPIs align with my overall business objectives?
How do you optimize my campaigns to improve performance and reduce costs?
How do you plan to handle changes in market conditions or trends during the campaign?
What steps do you take to ensure compliance with my industry's regulations and data privacy?
What are the best performance marketing agencies in the US?
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