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Monad MarTech is a B2B marketing and demand generation agency supporting media and technology companies in building consistent, high-quality sales pipelines. With a strong focus on North American markets, the agency addresses common challenges such as inconsistent lead flow by delivering targeted strategies...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Email Marketing
- Location
- Pune, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $3000/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
For around four decades we have enabled hundreds of organisations, large and small, to gain greater exposure to wider markets. We help realise personal and corporate aspirations, move people and product and more pragmatically, we increase sales and profitability...
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- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Branding
- Design Services
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- Location
- Falkirk, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $750/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Experience the magic of our digital photo manipulation services, where innovation and expertise converge to redefine the boundaries of visual storytelling. Elevate your images, captivate your audience, and unveil the untapped potential within each frame. Step into a world where your imagination takes center...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $500/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
The End Creative Agency is a Perth-based design studio specialising in annual reports, publications, websites and branding, working with corporate, government and institutional clients across Australia...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Peppermint Grove, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $500/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Since 2008 we've been helping startups and small businesses around the world to deliver better, more relevant marketing strategies and tactics. Combining branding, messaging, design, SEO and CRO with a wide range of tactical marketing initiatives, we help you increase awareness, credibility, reputation, trust...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Business Consulting
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Truchtersheim, France
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
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
WEBITMD is a Growth Marketing + Sales Development Agency with extensive expertise in tech-driven solutions, aiming to help businesses achieve their growth ambitions through our amazing combination of marketing strategy and web engineering. For over 12 years now, we've been striving towards this goal from our...
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- PPC
- Content Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Web Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Experience Innovation Consulting specializes in delivering innovative solutions for mid-size and mission-driven organizations. The firm tackles operational challenges to enhance efficiency and productivity by applying lean principles and a neuroscience-informed approach. Its tailored strategies empower teams...
Top Services:
- Business Consulting
- AI Development
- Digital Strategy
- Location
- Calgary, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Specialists in strategic brand building and web design for nonprofits who change systems that help create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Logo Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $185/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
You spend time imagining how you can more effectively use online technology to improve your business! Hello, I am Mary Putnam and I spend my time commanding digital technology to accomplish your goals with dynamic websites, cloud based applications, and digital strategy...
Top Services:
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- Mobile App Development
- Web Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Gitsul Group is a distinguished marketing agency renowned for its expertise in digital strategy, branding, user experience (UX), and web design. With a focus on delivering innovative solutions, Gitsul Group ensures clients receive unparalleled service and exceptional results...
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- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Made Right Media focuses on doing things that actually move the needle. Services include research and strategy, branding and creative, website design and development, SEO, and Google Ads. Made Right Media has a long list of clients from a broad range of industries, and have deep expertise in anything...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Boise, Idaho
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
BrillianceNW is a Portland-based digital agency specializing in web development, SEO, and digital marketing solutions. We empower businesses to grow by transforming websites into lead-generating platforms...
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- Digital Services
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We build brands through high-impact engaging experiences. Trusted by Australia's largest brands and media agencies, we are experts in experiential marketing. We specialise in creating impactful brand activation and national sampling campaigns - turning memorable moments into digital momentum that grabs...
Top Services:
- Event Marketing
- Advertising
- Business Consulting
- Branding
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Built on faith and guided by conviction, Alto Ember helps brands grow with clarity and creative strength. We deliver strategy, messaging, websites, and content with integrity and excellence, creating marketing that resonates, builds trust, and endures...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Fountain Inn, South Carolina
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Level Level is a high-end WordPress agency from Rotterdam. We engineer complex, large-scale platforms for enterprise and public sector clients. No templates, no shortcuts. We deliver bespoke, secure solutions with an unwavering focus on accessibility (WCAG 2.2), performance, and clean code...
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- WordPress Website Design
- Web Development
- Software Development
- eCommerce Development
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 24 Projects Listed
Full service marketing platform, web design & development, SEO and more, for the purpose of driving leads to conversions to scale your business...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Email Marketing
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Denton, Maryland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $145/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Callanta Media specializes in strategic planning, fractional marketing executive services, and paid media management to propel businesses forward. Combining creativity with data-driven insights, the agency delivers impactful results in the ever-evolving digital world. Callanta Media offers expertise and...
Top Services:
- Media Buying
- Advertising
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
From initial research and strategic thinking to brand creation, platform building, creative design, and omni-channel campaign execution, Springfed works as a full-service partner to produce the best results, period...
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- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Video Production
- Branding
- Print Design
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- Location
- Collingwood, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Independent technology consultant helping UAE and Gulf companies turn AI pilots into working systems, lead technology as a fractional CTO, and build bilingual websites that rank and convert...
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- AI Development
- Business Consulting
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
I'm Julius Kahlbrandt, an UI/UX Designer and Dashboard Consultant with more than 11 years' of experience. I'm a specialist in brand development, UI/UX design, dashboards, packaging design, NFTs, client liaison, strategic planning and team leadership...
Top Services:
- Package Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Digital Services
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Hamburg, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
Every brand has a story to tell. We create short brand videos, provide you with a social media strategy and look after the execution, getting measurable results. Who are you? What do you do Why do you do it? We help you develop your own unique story during a brand story and strategy workshop, after which we...
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- Content Marketing
- Video Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Video Production
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
VRN Creative is a Toronto experiential marketing and branding agency for founders who need strategy and execution from one partner. We run social, paid media, content, email and brand activations for clients across CPG, hospitality, events and professional services, and we manage every engagement as...
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- Branding
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Product Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Moccu is a Berlin-based digital agency specializing in content strategy and UI design, helping international B2B and B2C brands increase visibility, engage users, and achieve sustainable growth in competitive markets. The agencys core services include SEO-driven content strategies designed to perform across...
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- Digital Strategy
- SEO
- Content Marketing
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $110/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Synthesizing Modern Trends with Contemporary Approaches...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Mobile App Development
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- Location
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
Publish Profitably is powered by a team of content whisperers. We help businesses create and publish high-quality content that attracts and engages the right people. Our agency can handle everything from keyword research to content creation and consulting...
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- Content Marketing
- SEO
- CRO
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
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- Location
- Marietta, Georgia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
We are offering digital marketing and SEO services for Brisbane businesses...
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- Digital Services
- Design Services
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Brisbane, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We are a marketing partner focused on advertising for people seeking a social impact. A person is the link between brands and people...
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- Digital Services
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- Advertising
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- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Patrice Horvath is a distinguished Logo Design and Branding Expert as well as a proficient Squarespace Web Designer based in Hawthorne, NJ. Renowned for crafting unique brand identities and sleek, professional websites, Patrice combines artistic talent with technical expertise. Her work ensures your brand...
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- Branding
- Web Design
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Print Design
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- Location
- Hawthorne, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
TechWaves is an international PR agency helping Web3, AI, fintech, and cybersecurity companies earn trust, build visibility, and scale globally. We turn complex tech into compelling stories that drive real impact across media, markets, and investors...
Top Services:
- Public Relations
- Reputation Management
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Contagion Media specializes in content marketing for artists & creative brands. With a mission to make artists more important, our team features artists of all mediums...
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- Digital Services
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Design Services
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
OneAlphaMed is a global pharmaceutical marketing and medical communications partner helping healthcare organizations accelerate therapy adoption, strengthen HCP engagement, and improve patient outcomes. We combine brand strategy, medical affairs, digital innovation, pharma AI, and patient support programs to...
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- Digital Strategy
- Reputation Management
- Creative Services
- Video Production
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We help established businesses turn organic social media into a growth channel that actually delivers: scroll-stopping content, daily engagement, and our signature outreach engine that puts you in front of thousands of the right potential customers every month...
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- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Video Production
- Video Marketing
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Legal Guest Post specializes in legal guest posting and white hat link building for law firms, attorneys, and SEO agencies. We deliver high-quality backlinks from trusted legal websites to improve search rankings, domain authority, and organic growth...
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- Digital Services
- Public Relations
- Branding
- Design Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Dhanbad, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
FTP Agency is an experiential marketing agency that creates custom experiential vehicles and mobile pop-ups so your brand's message is not just seen, it's felt...
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- Event Marketing
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Reputation Management
- Design Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Revenue Puzzles helps B2B companies build stronger, more scalable revenue systems. We work across RevOps, sales, marketing and GTM to fix process gaps, improve CRM and reporting, design better outbound and pipeline motions, and turn fragmented commercial activity into a system that can actually scale. Our...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- CRO
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- Location
- Warsaw, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
I'm Mike, a freelance SEO and web designer based in Suffolk. I've been doing this for 11 years now, mostly for small businesses that have a website that looks fine but doesn't really bring anything in. That's usually where I come in. I'll go through the site, sort out what's wrong, and then keep working on it...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Helping small Australian businesses and authors thrive in a prickly online world. Website design on WordPress with ongoing Aussie support, maintenance plans, hosting and domains. We also offer custom business database development and integration support to connect you to your favourite tools...
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- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Web Design
- SEO
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- Location
- Baldivis, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Locals Talk is a modern digital marketing agency offering tailored strategies to elevate businesses in competitive markets. From SEO and PPC to content creation and social media, the agency provides comprehensive solutions to help clients maximize their return on investment. Backed by a global network of...
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- Content Marketing
- PPC
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
If you need help managing the performance of your company's web presence, then we encourage you to meet with us. We believe that you will value our knowledge, insight, professionalism, and expertise...
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- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- WordPress Website Design
- SEO
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Ashburn, Virginia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Plan, execute, evaluate and evolve, using the available online tools and media in the best way so that the client can achieve the best results. And more: with integration of online and offline media.This is more than an objective, it is the reason for Veros existence. In this way, Inbound Marketing, Paid...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $95/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We have been creating and executing next-level digital marketing results for small and medium-sized businesses since 2001! With over 40 different services, TechWyse will deliver high-quality assets that produce revenue-generating leads...
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- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- CRO
- UI/UX Design
- PPC
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- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $90/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Merchant Bottom Line mission is to help small businesses get found on the Internet. We believe the business owner should focus on their business while we focus our attention on their Internet presence. We design and create very SEO friendly website pages and provide social medias and or eCommerce if needed...
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- Web Development
- SEO
- Web Design
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- New Boston, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $85/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
CSP (Creative Studio Productions) is a digital media company that specializes in creating impactful content, focusing on clear messaging to cut through the noise. We offer enterprise-level services, including website development, client acquisition systems, SEO, and high-quality video production, all tailored...
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- Video Production
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Print Design
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- Location
- Eagan, Minnesota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Organ Creative is a full service creative and strategic agency.We are specialized in branding and collaborate with national companies to start-ups alike and organizations to build meaningful stories to engage with the audience...
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- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Branding
- Print Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Marketing is not a one-size-fits-all approach even in the same industry. We customize an omnichannel strategy that works for you and your company. Our main focus is performance marketing; lead generation and performance tracking. We create marketing plans, budgets, PPC and social campaigns and we track...
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- Digital Strategy
- CRO
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- PPC
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- Location
- Red Bank, New Jersey
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Amply Systems is a Vernon Hills, IL consulting firm that builds websites designed to win customers, not just look good. We get local businesses ranking on Google and Maps, and visible where people actually search now, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. We also handle IT and build automations that...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Vernon Hills, Illinois
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
agua® is an independent creative design practice that flows between disciplines, crafting visual identities, systems and narratives that move with intention. Blending conceptual thinking, experimentation and visual craft, the studio develops tailored projects for brands, artists and cultural institutions...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
- Design Services
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- Location
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
Maple Web Design is a Canadian web design and SEO service provider dedicated to creating visually appealing and highly functional websites. Specializing in tailored solutions that enhance online visibility and user experience, Maple Web Design helps businesses grow and succeed in the digital landscape...
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- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- North Vancouver, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Jpetrous Creative Services LLC (JpCS) is a Michigan-based creative agency founded by Jonathan Petrous, a Certified Brand Specialist and Strategist with 10+ years of experience in graphic design, web design, and digital marketing. JpCS serves small businesses and entrepreneurs across Macomb County, St. Clair...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Design Services
- Package Design
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Casco, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $55/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
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7 Frequently Asked Questions About Digital Strategy Agencies
How do I know if the digital strategy company I'm evaluating will execute the strategy or just sell me one?
Ask in the first meeting who will be on your account after the contract is signed. The most consistent structural flaw in agency sales models is pitch-and-switch staffing: senior operators close the deal, junior operators execute the engagement. The senior judgment that persuaded you to sign is often not what you're buying for the next 12 months.
To protect against this, require that the Statement of Work name the specific individuals responsible for your account, along with their seniority level and the number of other accounts they carry simultaneously. Many digital strategy agencies overload account managers with 30 to 50 clients each. At that volume, no individual client gets meaningful strategic attention, and monthly "strategy calls" become status updates where someone reads your own analytics back to you.
What are the clearest red flags that an agency is not a serious digital strategy partner?
The clearest red flag is a digital strategy firm that arrives at the first meeting with a proposal already written.
A serious digital strategy partner asks about your margins, customer acquisition costs, competitive positioning, and internal constraints before it proposes anything. Additional red flags that signal execution-only thinking include:
- Generic proposals that could apply to any company in your sector.
- Reporting decks that track activity (impressions, posts published, hours logged) rather than business outcomes.
- Unwillingness to show the full timeline and revenue impact behind their case studies.
Agencies that cannot explain their week-by-week decision-making process either don't have one or don't want you examining it.
What costs typically appear after signing that weren't in the original proposal?
The three most common post-signature cost surprises in digital strategy engagements are: change orders for work outside the initial scope, consulting hours billed separately from retainer fees, and technology or platform costs that the digital strategy agency treats as pass-through charges.
A $10,000 project can easily grow to $13,000-$15,000, and a six-week timeline may stretch to twelve weeks. All that can lead to financial overruns, reduced quality, and team burnout. Before signing, request a complete list of every line item not covered by the retainer, including: additional revision rounds beyond those specified, stakeholder workshops, tool subscriptions, third-party data licenses, and any work triggered by internal changes on your side (a rebrand, a product launch, a new market entry).
A well-run agency will provide this list without hesitation. One that deflects is signaling a billing model that depends on scope expansion to improve its own margins.
How much should a digital strategy company services cost?
A credible digital strategy agency engagement in 2025 runs $3,000 to $25,000 per month on retainer, or $5,000 to $150,000+ for a defined project. According to a pricing study drawing on data from 1,200+ agencies, monthly retainer costs span $3,000 to $25,000, with median spending at $7,500 for mid-market companies.
Hourly consulting rates range from $100 to $350 per hour, with senior strategists commanding rates above $250.
On the global side, the 2025 Global Digital Marketing Report by DesignRush puts the worldwide average agency rate at $97 per hour, with U.S.-based agencies averaging $124 per hour.
Should I worry about a digital strategy agency that locks me into a long contract before showing any results?
Yes, a 12-month lock-in with no performance milestone clauses is a structural risk, not a standard industry practice. Long contracts without exit provisions protect the digital strategy firm’s revenue, not your outcomes. A confident agency with a proven process should be willing to build in milestone-based reviews, typically at 90 days and 6 months. There, both parties assess whether the engagement is generating the agreed-upon indicators of progress.
At a minimum, any long-term contract should specify: what deliverables are due at each quarter, what performance benchmarks trigger a strategy review, and what the exit mechanism is if those benchmarks are not met.
How do I know if an agency's strategy is custom to my business, or a repackaged template?
Ask the shortlisted digital strategy agencies to show you two proposals from different clients in different industries and explain the strategic differences between them. Agencies with a genuine strategy capability will have fundamentally different recommendations for a D2C consumer brand versus a B2B SaaS company. They’ll offer a different channel mix, different measurement frameworks, and different competitive positioning approaches
Agencies that apply templated thinking will show cosmetic differences: the same services with different company names on the header. A generic proposal signals generic execution. The right strategy depends on your stage, competitive landscape, and ideal customer profile. During evaluation, also listen for how quickly the digital strategy company moves to tactics. Legitimate strategists spend the first conversation asking questions; agencies selling repackaged work move quickly to talking about what they do.
At what point in the sales process should I walk away, even if the agency seems capable?
Walk away immediately if the agency makes performance guarantees, refuses to name your day-to-day account team, or cannot explain how it measures strategic success independent of vanity metrics.
These three signals do not indicate inexperience, but a business model designed to obscure accountability. Digital strategy firms that make guarantees like "first page rankings in 30 days" or "500% ROI for everyone" either don’t understand how digital marketing works or are overstating certainty to close the deal.
Separately, if an agency's reporting vocabulary consists exclusively of reach, impressions, and engagement rate with no connection to revenue, pipeline, or customer acquisition cost, the strategy layer is missing, regardless of how sophisticated the pitch sounded. If a digital strategy firm avoids sharing analytics dashboards, performance reports, or access to your own ad accounts, that's a serious warning sign. A successful digital strategy relies on data-driven decisions, and access to those numbers is how you verify you're on the right track.






















































