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A developer-led Charlottesville agency engineering custom AI agents, websites, and apps - right the first time. Trusted by brands you've heard of and by developers everywhere: our open-source tools see 2M+ downloads every week...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We supercharge revenue for B2B tech brands and the agencies that serve them in industries as diverse as SaaS, DevOps, HealthTech, GenAI, and FinTech...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Media Buying
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Jersey City, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
A trauma-informed UX research and design consultancy that works specifically with youth. We'll help you research and design with youth, as well as help with your youth advisory board...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Digital Strategy
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Our small but mighty squad is made of the best in the biz interweb intellectuals, visual artists, marketing savants and digital wizards. We celebrate both creative collaboration and individual initiative to accomplish great things. We identify upcoming trends and beat them to the punch, but always with class...
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- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Public Relations
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Solving complex communication challenges and making it feel easy. We make brand-aligned communication beautiful, intuitive, strategic, and effective...
Top Services:
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Alias is a hospitality & hotel marketing agency providing social media marketing, photography, videography, SEO & more to boutique & big name hotels nationwide...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Video Production
- Branding
- Event Marketing
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- Location
- Deerfield, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Illumination Marketing is an award-winning full-service media and marketing company that has helped to drive over $200 million in revenue since 2017. Illumination Marketing specializes in Search Engine Optimization, Pay-Per-Click Marketing, Videography, Website Development, and more!...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Video Production
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Houston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
At Lower Cross, we hate marketing agencies so we built a better way. We're a boutique consultancy focused on digital strategy, growth, and paid media. Lower Cross has a limited client roster because every account is handled only by the founder and senior execs. No junior staff, no middle management just...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Email Marketing
- Web Development
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- Location
- Greenwich, Connecticut
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Denver-based video production studio creating cinematic commercials, brand films and social campaigns for B2B companies and national brands. Imagination In Motion...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Audio Production
- Digital Strategy
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Denver, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Ozone Media Group is a Nashville-based creative agency that excels in storytelling, video production, and creative strategy. Some of our notable clients include Hasbro, Walmart, CMAs, and Dan Post Boots. We primarily engage with people who are having a problem marketing themselves online through authentic...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Content Marketing
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Fractorial provides account-based marketing services tailored for the unique needs of B2B life science companies. Our approaches to find companies aligned to your ICP, deploy messaging and content that resonate with each member of the buying group, and drive business opportunities and ROI will elevate your...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Location
- Hercules, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Custom web and mobile application design and development...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Software Testing
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- Location
- Springdale, Arkansas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Slaymaker Marketing is a senior-led paid media agency helping ecommerce, lead generation, and B2B brands get more from their ad spend. We manage Google Ads, YouTube Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads, and Microsoft Ads with a focus on honest strategy, clear communication, proactive testing, and profitable growth...
Top Services:
- Media Buying
- eCommerce
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
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- Location
- Plano, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Mach9 is an AI-powered digital communications and marketing agency built for organizations operating in highly regulated industries and sports. Founded in New York and expanding globally, MACH9 combines cultural intelligence, real-time data analysis, strategic communications, and AI-driven optimization to...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Korvax AI builds smart, scalable AI solutions that automate work, unlock insights, and drive business growth...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Mobile App Development
- Engineering
- Direct Marketing
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Anaheim, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Cham is an authority and reputation systems agency that helps businesses, founders, executives, and professional firms strengthen how they are perceived across the internet...
Top Services:
- Reputation Management
- Public Relations
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- SEO
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- Location
- Sheridan, Wyoming
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Your firm's reputation took decades to build. AI is already recommending your competitors. Selectio makes sure your firm is the one that gets named...
Top Services:
- AEO
- Digital Strategy
- Location
- River Edge, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
ROZUM builds the growth systems small businesses and agencies usually lack. Positioning, new business infrastructure, pipeline development, outreach the stuff that turns reputation into revenue. Founded by Maria Robles, a former senior biz dev lead who spent a decade building new business functions for...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Web Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Reputation Angel is a Knoxville, TN consultancy that helps law firms, medical practices, architecture firms, and professional services businesses get found by AI. We build the structured data, schema markup, and AI crawler guidance that lets ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity find and recommend your practice...
Top Services:
- AEO
- Digital Services
- Reputation Management
- SEO
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
The Montgomery Group is an independent Tulsa agency connecting marketing strategy, digital advertising, web design, SEO, branding, and practical AI automation. Founded in 2013, we work with businesses across the United States to turn clear business goals into connected creative, technology, and measurement...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Adolescent Content is a Gen Z-led marketing agency, powered by Gen Z, founded in 2013 before youth marketing was even a category. We are the original Gen Z agency, and we have the brand roster to prove it...
Top Services:
- Market Research
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Video Production
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
Vaulted is a marketing, design, and development agency that helps companies turn complex marketing systems into clear, measurable growth...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- CRM Consulting
- Web Development
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- Location
- Raleigh , North Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $240/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Based in New York City, THE CHARLES was founded by sibling duo, Aaron Edwards and Samantha Edwards in 2011. Driven by their respective passion for culture, creativity, strategy, finance and technology, they sought to create a digital-first agency that would do things differently...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $235/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We empower people and platforms with work that really works with custom websites and applications, open-source digital products, and more...
Top Services:
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Web Design
- Digital Strategy
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Lansing, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Watson Creative is a research-driven branding and creative agency based on the West Coast. We specialize in brand strategy, design, marketing, and digital experiences that help businesses and nonprofits grow with purpose and impact...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Design Services
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
- Package Design
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
BrandAction Agency is a privately-owned agency that integrates and balances branding, demand generation and customer experience to help innovative companies connect more deeply and quickly with their customers for greater profitability and enduring value...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Coinbound is your partner in accelerating the growth of crypto and Web3 companies. Our services include influencer marketing, PR, SMM, paid advertising, media buying, SEO, and community management...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Public Relations
- Digital Strategy
- Media Buying
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 11 Projects Listed
Xponent21 is a premier digital marketing agency in Richmond, VA, focused on driving growth through tailored, results-oriented strategies. We specialize in brand strategy, SEO, SEM, video production, UX design, generative AI, and sustainability marketing. Our goal is to create impactful digital experiences...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Video Production
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
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- Location
- Richmond, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
eJenn Solutions is a marketing strategy consultancy helping B2B service providers build AI-ready content systems and a brand voice that actually sounds like them...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Branding
- AEO
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- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Sussman Creative is a full-service web design and development agency based in New Jersey, combining strategy, design, and engineering to deliver effective digital solutions. We help businesses build custom digital products that combine thoughtful design with powerful engineering. From AI-driven solutions to...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Medford, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Quaintise is a strategic marketing agency specializing in healthcare, life sciences, wellness, and nutrition. Since 2003, weve helped organizations build stronger brands, reach the right audiences, and turn marketing into measurable growth. Our integrated approach combines industry insight, creative strategy...
Top Services:
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Santa Monica, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $225/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Webdesigns.net is a full service internet program development company. We stay agile with our On-Demand, team based approach. This enables us to bring together the right resources for our clients needs. The system allows us to work with projects from small business web sites to full enterprise applications...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Business Consulting
- Market Research
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- Location
- Vienna, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $220/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Les Marteau is a New Yorkbased creative studio specializing in luxury brand systems and scrollytelling digital experiences. We design strategy-led identities and platforms that translate brand narratives into cohesive, emotionally resonant ecosystems...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $220/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Kiosk is a full-service marketing agency that connects the dots between insights and impact, creativity and conversion, people and purpose. Headquartered in Novato, California, we drive meaningful results by putting people at the heart of everything we do...
Top Services:
- CRO
- Advertising
- Branding
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Novato, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $210/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
Takt/Studios is the production and branded content arm of the Takt family, with Canadian roots and global reach. Where many studios focus on output, we focus on impact. We blend cinematic craft, cultural insight, and strategic intention to create content that earns attention and resonates across audiences...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $210/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We're a digital experience agency with a fierce commitment to keeping people at the center of our work...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Product Design
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Business Consulting
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Austin Williams is a full-service marketing agency in New York...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Public Relations
- Market Research
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- Location
- Hauppauge, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Full-service. Independently owned. WBE-certified. We accelerate growth for our clients' brands and businesses by designing and executing smart, data-driven creative campaigns, marketing strategies, and consumer experiences that will help you achieve and surpass your business growth goals faster...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Public Relations
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Located in New York City, The O Group is a branding and creative agency specializing in unearthing distinctive brand value for businesses aiming to establish connections with a discerning luxury lifestyle audience through specialized luxury branding...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Logo Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Be Known. Create a Media FRENZY...
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- Public Relations
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Empowered by in-depth experience in branding for a diverse global client base, Laidlaw Group fuses strategy, technology, award-winning design, and copywriting with innovative thinking to deliver a cutting-edge approach to branding...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Package Design
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 15 Projects Listed
Since 2009, our digital marketing experts have supported the growth of each other, our clients, and communities. Through Paid Media, Organic Search, and Analytics, BFO continuously provides results and growth for our clients. With an average of 8 years in the industry per expert, we know our stuff!...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- SEO
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Brightly is a research-driven, design-led digital transformation studio specializing in experience design (XD) and digital transformation (DX). We create impactful brands, intuitive software, and engaging digital experiences through deep business immersion and data-driven insights. Our expertise spans web...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Hello,Were a digital innovation and design firm in Boston...
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- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- WordPress Website Design
- Video Production
- Product Design
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
BRIGADE is an independent branding firm with 20 years of expertise creating distinctive identities and promotions. We merge design mastery with advertising strategy to help mass-market food, beverage, and wellness brands boost memorability and market share...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Print Design
- Digital Strategy
- Package Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Northampton, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 24 Projects Listed
RKS Design is an industrial design firm that crafts emotionally resonant products, blending market relevance with brand enhancement. Drawing from our founder's groundbreaking work at Xerox PARC, we employ a unique psychology-driven design approach. With 40 years of experience, we serve clients ranging from...
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- Branding
- Product Design
- Digital Marketing
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Thousand Oaks, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Sayles Industries is a results driven digital marketing agency specializing in Local SEO, Google Business Profile optimization, WordPress web design, lead generation, and AI powered marketing solutions. We help contractors, home service companies, law firms, and local businesses increase visibility,...
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- SEO
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Already running paid media? Feel like your account has become stale or stagnant? We will provide a free audit to uncover areas of inefficiency, opportunity, and new initiatives. Our complimentary audits have saved our clients hundreds of thousands of dollars...
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Media Buying
- Digital Marketing
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Caldwell, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Since 1997, more than 1,000 B2B and B2C companies worldwide have trusted Northwoods to lead, develop and execute more than 5,000 digital strategies, digital marketing and advertising initiatives, websites, and software projects...
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- Digital Services
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Shorewood, Wisconsin
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
Magic Meets Reality means that we bring brands to life in many ways, including: Master Branding and Re-Branding, Brand Planning and Brand Strategy, Brand Identity Look, Tone and Feel, Websites, Microsites, Advertising Campaigns, Digital Advertising Campaigns, Sales Activation Tools, Content Creation and...
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- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
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Digital Strategy Agency FAQs
What services do digital strategy agencies in the United States provide?
They help organizations plan, prioritize, and optimize digital initiatives that support long-term growth, operational efficiency, and competitive positioning.
Industry research shows that small businesses most frequently invest in the following digital channels:
- Social media: 73%
- Website optimization: 73%
- Email marketing: 57%
- Search engine optimization: 49%
- Video marketing: 34%
- Content marketing: 32%
Other common services include:
- Digital roadmapping and transformation planning
- Channel prioritization and investment alignment
- KPI definition and measurement frameworks
- Customer journey mapping and experience optimization
- Marketing technology and data strategy advisory
Approximately 58% of small businesses actively use digital marketing, and nearly all plan to increase investment. Social media continues to receive the largest share of digital budgets, with 63% allocating the majority of spend to social platforms.
How much do these types of agencies typically charge in the United States?
Pricing reflects senior consulting involvement and strategic scope rather than production volume.
Based on current market benchmarks:
- Mid-market strategy consultants typically charge $150–$250 per hour.
- Senior or enterprise consultants often charge $250–$400+ per hour, especially in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago.
Common project-based pricing:
- Strategy audits or focused roadmaps range from $25,000–$60,000.
- Full digital strategy or transformation planning ranges from $60,000–$150,000+.
- Ongoing advisory retainers typically range from $10,000–$30,000+ per month.
Deloitte notes that organizations with structured strategic planning reduce wasted technology spend and improve operational efficiency.
What types of companies benefit most from hiring a digital strategy company?
They are most valuable for organizations where digital performance directly affects growth, efficiency, and customer trust, especially in complex or highly competitive environments.
Common client profiles include:
- Startups: Over 70% of customer interactions involve digital touchpoints, making digital strategy critical for market entry, fundraising, and early growth.
- Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs): Only 19% of small businesses currently work with a digital marketing or strategy agency, despite widespread reliance on digital channels.
- Enterprise organizations: More than 90% of enterprise leaders consider digital transformation essential, driving demand for structured digital strategy and governance.
- Retail and B2B eCommerce companies: Retail and healthcare each account for approximately 17% of digital advertising adoption, while pharmaceuticals represent 11%.
- Healthcare providers:74% of patients report improved experiences through virtual visits, increasing the importance of a digital engagement strategy.
- SaaS and technology companies:98% of consumers consider online reviews essential when making purchase decisions, reinforcing the role of digital trust and advocacy strategy.
- Finance and banking firms: Online search is the starting point for 90% of loan and mortgage consumers, 85% of check-cashing users, 76% of tax preparation clients, and 72% of accounting service buyers.
How long does it take to see results from a digital strategy engagement?
Strategic digital planning impacts performance in phases rather than instantly. Realistic timelines based on industry observations are:
- 3 months to see initial engagement signals such as traffic increases, early awareness, or setup completion.
- 3 to 6 months for measurable improvements once execution aligns with strategy.
- 12 months or more for compounded ROI from broader transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, process integration, and governance.
This type of planning provides early directional insights before full execution results appear. Short-term wins often show in traffic or engagement, while long-term ROI emerges as campaigns compound and strategic adjustments are made over several months.
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