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Digital Silk
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Digital Silk delivers KPI-focused, data-backed strategies to drive measurable, sustainable growth for clients like Sony and IBM. With expertise in SEO, PPC, branding, web design, and development, the top digital strategy company has gained multiple recognitions, including the IMA, W3, and Telly Awards...
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- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
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- Location
- Sunny Isles Beach, Florida
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 42 Projects Listed
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Digital Silk Reviews & Testimonials
WordPress Website Design Review from Lauren Maffei Johnson
Our company had such a wonderful experience with this team! Their design work is top-notch, and they did a really wonderful job of walking us through the process, but also finding ways to go above and beyond with things we needed additional help with, such as connecting Google Analytics. Highly recommend and would use again.
Web Development Review from Sarah Balducci
The team that I worked with was fantastic and was able to give my company a stunning website, every idea came to life. The team of Emily, Monica and Violet was always available and with a smile on there faces. Great company to work with.
Web Development Review from Elma Madzar
The landing page looks great and got positive feedback. They did a great job taking direction, following my vision, collaborating, and suggesting alternative options. Overall easy, collaborative, and great execution of vision.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsFirst 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
Exactly what you hoped your creative agency would be. We create meaningful content for challenger brands that keeps people coming back for more. Our team consists of creatives who understand that a strategy is ever evolving, content creation never ends, and analytics tell us all we need to know...
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- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Advertising
- Creative Services
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 8 Projects Listed
At Codepoint. we empower entrepreneurs and businesses through great digital products that allow them to take the most out of technology. Technology crafted to improve your business...
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- Mobile App Development
- Web Development
- Software Development
- Staff Augmentation
- Product Design
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- Location
- Braga, Portugal
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $70/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 14 Projects Listed
Golden Digital is your bolt-on, expert Shopify and web design team for ecommerce. We partner with small to medium-sized ecommerce brands that have achieved product-market fit, supporting teams of 1 to 25 and annual sales between $500k and $10m. Our clients gain access to a level of web and Shopify design...
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- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- Web Development
- CRO
- PPC
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- Location
- Norristown, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 7 Projects Listed
Since 2014, 365Digital has been a leading expert in digital marketing, specializing in customized strategies that help businesses connect with their customers online. Our comprehensive services include dedicated SEO, E-commerce SEO, and International SEO to grow traffic and increase revenue. We also offer GBP...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Public Relations
- Branding
- Reputation Management
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Chipyana Khurd Urf Tigri, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Pulp Digital is a Melbourne eCommerce marketing agency, founded in 2021, that runs paid ads on Meta, Google and TikTok, creates static ad creative and builds organic TikTok and Reels content ideas for eCommerce brands, from one senior team...
Top Services:
- eCommerce
- Social Media Marketing
- PPC
- Media Buying
- Advertising
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- Location
- Cremorne, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Our agency brings a solution-focused approach that drives real results across diverse industries, turning vision into conversion.See for yourself what our full service agency can offer...
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- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
- Advertising
- PPC
- Web Design
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- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Nous proposons la création de sites internet sur mesure, le référencement naturel (SEO). Nos services s'adressent aux professionnels, artisans et entreprises. Contactez-nous pour un devis personnalisé et découvrez nos offres adaptées...
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- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Lyon, France
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Ridgeline Insights delivers true brand-first partnerships with customized strategies, A+ customer service, and an adaptable team that can focus on the critical last 10% that makes all the difference...
Top Services:
- PPC
- SEO
- eCommerce
- Graphic Design
- Advertising
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- Location
- Boise, Idaho
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Homemade Social is a white-glove boutique social media agency in Phoenix, AZ for beauty, wellness, and food & beverage brands, specializing in organic social, UGC, influencer, & email...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Creative Services
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Falls Technology Group, LLC is a Sioux Falls-based marketing and technology company specializing in web design, SEO, social media, hosting, and business automation. The company takes a holistic approach to digital marketing, combining websites, search optimization, content, reputation management, and...
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- Digital Strategy
- Branding
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
We are a fully independent, strategically led creative agency...
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- Creative Services
- Advertising
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Avex Designs is a New York-based digital agency specializing in eCommerce solutions, branding, and performance marketing. The agency empowers premium brands through cutting-edge design, Shopify development, and data-driven growth strategies, including eCommerce email marketing...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Email Marketing
- eCommerce
- Show more
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $25,000 - $50,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
HSLR is an independent production house with the spirit of a creative studio. Offering full-service capabilities and in-house facilities for over a decade, our roster includes brands like: Vinarchy, Asahi Group, Peters, Hairhouse and Lovisa...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Graphic Design
- Design Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- West Melbourne, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
1stplace is one of the fastest growing internet marketing agencies in Poland. It has original and innovative positioning methods thanks to which it achieves results up to 36% faster than competing agencies...
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- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Poznan, Poland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
GoGoChimp is a Glasgow-based AI conversion rate optimisation agency founded by Chris McCarron in 2013. We apply OperatorAI, our proprietary operator-led methodology to deliver 283% average conversion lift for e-commerce and SaaS brands...
Top Services:
- CRO
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- WordPress Website Design
- Digital Services
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- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
blubolt is a top-tier Shopify Plus agency in the UK with Shopify Platinum Partner status, delivering Journey-Led Growth for scaling brands...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Web Design
- UI/UX Design
- Web Development
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Bath, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 6 Projects Listed
Shilling Digital is a boutique, owner-operated digital studio delivering high-performance web development, local SEO, content, and branding solutions. By leveraging modern tech, we build blazing-fast, custom websites tailored for growing businesses. Skip the agency overheadpartner directly with a dedicated...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Warsaw, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
AAA Agency is an international influencer marketing and special projects agency. We are on a mission to shift brands from default advertising to storytelling, the only way to resonate with the audiences in todays cluttered market. We match brands with perfect influencers to create compelling stories...
Top Services:
- Social Media Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Content Marketing
- Video Marketing
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- 250 - 499
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Personality-led branding and website design helping creative entrepreneurs, lifestyle founders, and personal brands build distinct brands and strategic websites that attract aligned clients and elevate their presence online...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
We understand the importance of reaching a global audience in today's interconnected world.With our global reach, we have the expertise and capabilities to help businesses expand their reach beyond borders...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Media Buying
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
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- Location
- Belgrade, Serbia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
Koprio is a digital marketing agency based in Eastbourne, East Sussex, helping small and medium businesses get found online and grow. We specialise in SEO, Google Ads, Meta advertising, social media management, email marketing and professional website design.Every strategy we build is tailored to your...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Creative Services
- Web Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- Eastbourne, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $75/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Blue Wheel solves the problem of fragmentation in modern commerce by uniting strategy, data, platforms, and people under one connected approach...
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- Digital Marketing
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- SEO
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Portfolios Count
- 3 Projects Listed
MAGNA APEX was founded by Reneir Cruise in June 2012 and identifies itself as The FITNESS Marketing Agency, working with Clients that own small to medium business that specialize in Physical Fitness, Mental Wellness, and Financial Advisement...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- SEO
- PPC
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
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- Location
- Irvine, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
We're The Better Creative, an email design agency that specializes in one thing, and one thing only: EMAIL DESIGN...
Top Services:
- Email Marketing
- Design Services
- Graphic Design
- Creative Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Katy, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
Saikai will help you sell and sustainably grow on Shopify...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Digital Strategy
- UI/UX Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
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- Location
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We are a small, dedicated team, offering SEO consultancy, SEO audits, web design and translation. We have helped clients generate millions of monthly visits with a data-driven approach and creative strategy and would love to do the same for you...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Digital Strategy
- Business Consulting
- Web Design
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Loscoe, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $99/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Go Top Digital Marketing provides Google, linkedin, Amazon and Meta advertising, SEO and Web Design services in Israel...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- WordPress Website Design
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- Location
- Ramat Gan, Israel
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
At BREY HOUSE, we build meaningful connections through digital marketing. Partnering closely with our clients, we bring visions to life through data, ingenuity, and creativity. With forward-thinking strategies, curated storytelling, and a passion for impact, we craft experiences that inspire action, resonate...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Social Media Marketing
- SEO
- Web Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Quezon City, Philippines
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Aurexis Global Commerce helps brands, sellers, retailers, and growing online businesses manage the operational side of e-commerce. From product catalogs and marketplace listings to multi-channel store support, our hands-on team helps keep e-commerce operations accurate, organized, and scalable across Shopify...
Top Services:
- BPO
- eCommerce Development
- eCommerce
- SEO
- Staff Augmentation
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Whirlwind eCommerce offers robust digital solutions to elevate eCommerce businesses and attract their ideal customers. It transforms eCommerce stores with technologically advanced marketing and development strategies. From developing cutting-edge eCommerce platforms to optimizing conversion rates and ensuring...
Top Services:
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Strategy
- CRO
- Location
- Bethesda, Maryland
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Parrish Design builds fast, SEO-optimized websites from scratch using clean, industry-standard code. Each site is custom-coded for performance, mobile responsiveness, and scalability helping small businesses stand out online, generate leads, and convert more visitors...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- SEO
- Digital Strategy
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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- Location
- Clearwater, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Bacana Communications is a full-service communications and digital marketing agency founded in Madrid in 2006 and led by its three founding partners. The agency delivers strategic consultancy, public relations, earned and digital media, digital marketing, influencers marketing,branding, social media...
Top Services:
- Public Relations
- Reputation Management
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Show more
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
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
Blast Marketing is a digital marketing agency focused on supporting and growing small to medium-sized businesses. Founded by highly capable digital marketing experts with years of experience working with companies large and small, we value the relationships we build with our clients and are committed to your...
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- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
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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
Daring Designs specializes in web development and design, creating unique digital experiences for clients...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
KindTyme is a boutique in-house agency that puts brand experiences first. We specialize in strategic design, digital media, and advertising for creative cannabis (and select non-cannabis) brands...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Logo Design
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Package Design
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- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We help businesses build a profitable organic search foundation by focusing on what drives results: strategy, structure, and scalability. Our SEO and AEO specialists work directly with you to boost visibility, attract the right customers, and support long-term growth across search and AI platforms...
Top Services:
- SEO
- AEO
- Digital Marketing
- CRO
- PPC
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We are in the goal to deliver information to the people of the world with the help of our network of websites based on food, travel, shopping, jobs and many more. We help companies to design and develop their brand with the help of Digital Marking and Brand Designs...
Top Services:
- SEO
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Bengaluru, India
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Our managed website plans include professional design, hosting, security, maintenance, content updates, ongoing support, and performance optimization, all under one predictable monthly subscription. Clients work with a single point of contact and receive transparent pricing with no surprise maintenance bills...
Top Services:
- WordPress Website Design
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Design Services
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
CataSync is an AI-powered product sheet generator that turns EAN barcodes into complete, SEO-optimized ecommerce content in seconds. Enter a product code and get a publish-ready sheet: title, description, attributes, meta tags, FAQ, category tree, and AI-validated photos. Unlike generic AI writers, CataSync...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- SEO
- eCommerce Development
- Content Marketing
- Software Development
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- Location
- Turin, Italy
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $80/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Samanta Solutions is your go-to partner for results-driven marketing, automation, and business optimization. We blend innovation with strategy to unlock growth and deliver measurable successwithout the big-agency complexity...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Social Media Marketing
- CRO
- Business Consulting
- Graphic Design
- Show more
- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $65/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Established in 2012 and based in Hong Kong, JIN Communications (www.jin-comm.com) is a marketing communications agency dedicated to supporting the launch and promotion of restaurant, wine & spirits, hotel, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle brands. In 2023, we expanded our presence to the vibrant city of...
Top Services:
- Public Relations
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
We warmly invite you to consider Venerate Media Group (VMG) as your go-to outsourced digital marketing partner. We pride ourselves as a dynamic and fast-growing company that leads the pack in this industry...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- Digital Services
- Digital Strategy
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- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $199/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
Waldbyte ist ein deutsches Digitalstudio für individuelle Webentwicklung und E-Commerce. Wir realisieren performante Unternehmenswebsites, Webanwendungen und Onlineshops mit TYPO3, WordPress, Shopware, PrestaShop und Magento. Ergänzend übernehmen wir technische Optimierung, Hosting, Wartung und die...
Top Services:
- Web Development
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Stuttgart, Germany
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $60/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Genial Up is a web design studio helping home service businesses build a stronger online presence. We create fast, conversion-focused websites that make companies look credible, explain their services clearly, and turn visitors into qualified leads. Every project is custom-built, mobile-friendly, SEO-ready...
Top Services:
- Creative Services
- Design Services
- Digital Strategy
- Logo Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Oldsmar, Florida
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
Most agencies will happily slap a WordPress theme on your business and call it a website. We don't. Peak Web Innovations builds every site by hand, in real code, by humans who actually know what they're doing. That means faster pages, fewer plugins to break at 2am, and no "we'll need to upgrade your theme...
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- Web Design
- Web Development
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Marketing
- SEO
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- Location
- Washington, Utah
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
At Clores Design, we go beyond aesthetics. We build story-led branding, packaging, and websites for lifestyle brands driven by purpose...
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- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Web Design
- Package Design
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- Location
- Vancouver, Canada
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
Digital Flourish Dorset is a web design and digital marketing agency helping small businesses across Weymouth, Dorchester, and the wider Dorset region grow their online presence. The agency combines website design, SEO, paid advertising, user experience optimization, email marketing, and AI-enhanced digital...
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- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- eCommerce Development
- Digital Strategy
- SEO
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- Location
- Weymouth, United Kingdom
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $50/hr
- Minimal Budget
- Under $1,000
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How to Hire a Digital Strategy Company
Do I have a defined business outcome, or just the project?
Ask yourself: Can I finish this sentence, "We need to [specific outcome] by [timeframe] because [consequence of not doing it]", without describing an activity like "build a strategy" or "improve our digital presence"?
If you can't answer that question, no digital strategy agency can help you yet.
Agencies are skilled at filling vague briefs with visible work.
If you walk in asking for "a digital strategy," you'll get a document, not a result.
The most common root cause of failed agency engagements isn't a capability gap on the agency's side.
It's a client who didn't define a measurable expectation before signing.
The agency becomes a cost center the moment the brief stays vague.
The BetterBriefs Project global study, published by the IPA and based on responses from over 1,700 marketers and agency staff across 70 countries, found that 80% of marketers believe they write good briefs, while only 10% of creative agencies agree.
The same study found that respondents estimated 33% of marketing budgets are wasted on poor briefs and misdirected work.
Meanwhile, the ANA's "Enhancing Client/Agency Relations" survey found that just 27% of agencies believe clients provide clear assignment briefs, and not a single agency respondent strongly agreed.
Write your one-sentence outcome and pressure-test it with your CFO or a board member before briefing digital strategy agencies.
If neither of them can connect it to a line on a P&L, rewrite it.
Does the agency's experience match my specific problem or just my industry?
Shortlisting by industry vertical is one of the most common and most costly mistakes in hiring digital strategy companies.
An agency that has produced results for three eCommerce brands has not necessarily solved a B2B lead generation problem.
An agency that grew a DTC brand's organic traffic hasn't necessarily navigated the compliance constraints of a financial services company.
When reviewing agency profiles and case studies, filter for problem match, not sector match.
The question isn't "have they worked in my industry?" It's "have they solved the specific problem I have, in a comparable context, with measurable results?"
Despite this, 89% of companies say "experience in our industry" is a major factor when selecting an outsourcing provider, according to a 2024 survey of business leaders compiled by Passive Secrets, making industry match the most common shortlisting criterion, and problem match the most overlooked one.
How to shortlist effectively:
- Identify the two or three most comparable case studies on each digital strategy firm’s profile, comparable by problem type, not by industry logo.
- Look for case studies that name the specific metric that moved, the timeframe, and the agency's specific contribution (not the client's, not the market's).
- Narrow to three to five agencies before requesting proposals.
What to look for in case studies:
- A named starting problem, not a generic challenge.
- A specific intervention, not a comprehensive strategy.
- A measured result with a timeframe — not significant growth or improved performance.
- Evidence that the agency's work caused the result, not just preceded it.
Red flags at this stage:
- Case studies lead with client logos instead of outcomes.
- Results are described in relative terms ("increased by X%") without a baseline or timeframe.
- Every case study sounds like it could apply to any client in any sector.
What does success look like at 30, 60, and 90 days, and who defined it?
Digital strategy agencies should write down what a successful 90-day outcome looks like from their side.
Without a shared, written definition of early success, both sides spend the first quarter doing work they believe is valuable while the other side is quietly keeping score on different metrics.
By month four, the client is frustrated by the absence of visible results, and the agency is frustrated that the client doesn't appreciate the foundational work they've completed.
This pattern is common enough to have a name in the consulting industry: the expectation gap.
The financial consequences of getting this wrong are significant.
According to the ANA and 4As joint study, The Cost of the Pitch, based on 300+ interviews with U.S. brand marketers and agency executives, the average cost of an agency review when no incumbent is involved is $408,500. That’s the cost for the client alone, before accounting for the digital strategy company’s own pitch costs.
When expectations break down and a review becomes necessary, that is the price of a poorly aligned start.
The 30-day milestone should cover access, audit, and alignment.
The 90-day milestone should include at least one deliverable that tests the quality of the agency's strategic thinking before you're locked into a full year.
What to do: Send the agency your written version of the 90-day success before the kickoff call. Ask them to do the same. Where they diverge is where the relationship will break first.
Who will actually work on my account, and have I met them?
The person who presents to you and the person who runs your account on a daily basis are often not the same.
This gap between the seniority of the pitch team and the seniority of the delivery team is one of the most predictable sources of post-signature disappointment in agency relationships.
Before signing, identify who will be doing the actual work on your account. Ask to meet them.
Ask digital strategy firms what percentage of their time will be dedicated to your engagement. Then assess whether that person has the experience level the engagement actually requires.
Your relative budget matters here. An agency billing $6M annually will prioritize a $150K retainer differently from one billing $900K annually.
The smaller agency may be the higher-priority client, which means more senior attention, faster response, and more accountable work.
The table below shows how staffing typically plays out by agency size, and what it means for how you'll be treated.
| Agency size | Who pitches | Who delivers | Your likely priority |
| Boutique (under 15 people) | Founder or principal | Often the same person | High, but capacity is finite |
| Mid-size (15-75 people) | Senior partner | Account director + specialist | Moderate, senior input is scheduled |
| Large (75+ people) | Business development director | Rotating account team | Depends on your budget's rank in their portfolio |
What happens if the strategy isn't working?
Most buyers evaluate digital strategy agencies on what they'll do when things go well.
Fewer think through what will happen when things don't go well, which, in any honest engagement, they sometimes won't.
The way an agency handles underperformance tells you more about the health of the relationship than any pitch or proposal.
Top digital strategy agencies identify problems before the client does. They come with a diagnosis and propose a course correction.
An agency that waits for the client to notice and then explains why the results weren't their fault is an agency that will cost you more than the retainer.
The data supports taking this seriously upfront. The SPI Professional Services Maturity Benchmark, a survey of thousands of professional services organizations, cited by Workday's 2025 industry analysis, found that on-time project delivery rates dropped to just 73.4% in 2024, down from 80.2% in 2021.
The same research found that project overruns rose to 11.3% over the same period.
In agency engagements specifically, a Deltek benchmark study found that nearly 40% of agenciesexceedprojectbudgets due to scope creep from poorly defined contract terms.
These aren't edge cases. They're the statistical norm, and they almost always go unaddressed until the client notices the invoice.
Before you sign, understand the digital strategy firm’s process for flagging underperformance: how often they review results against baseline, what triggers an internal review, and how they communicate bad news.
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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.
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