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Best Illinois Branding Agency Rankings

8 Companies-Rankings updated: September 14, 2026

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  • BrandAction Agency

    Accelerating Brand & Demand

    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

    BrandAction Agency Services

    • Digital Strategy
    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Branding
    • Digital Services
    • Email Marketing
    • Advertising
    • Web Development
    • Creative Services
    • Media Buying
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    • Alera Group
    • BNSF Logistics
    • Builders FirstSource
    • Essendant
    • FMC
    • Ingredion
    • MC Machinery
    • Toro
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  • Celtic Chicago

    Bold Ideas. Unconventional Impact.

    At Celtic, we challenge the ordinary, disrupt expectations, and craft unforgettable marketing strategies. With over 30 years of expertise in B2B industries like agriculture, chemistry, food, manufacturing, and pet, we turn bold ideas into tangible success...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • Creative Services
    • Content Marketing
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    Park Ridge, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed

    Celtic Chicago Services

    • Advertising
    • Digital Marketing
    • Creative Services
    • Content Marketing
    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • Web Design
    • Media Buying
    • SEO
    • Social Media Marketing
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • Central Garden & Pet
    • Central Life Sciences
    • Daubert Chemical
    • US Tsubaki
    • TH Foods
    • Chicago Advertising Federation
    • Stepan
    • Ardent Mills
    • Tyson
    • Honeyville
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
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    4.8 4.8 (5)

  • Outside Minds Creative, LLC

    Creating Brands That Save The Planet

    Outside Minds Creative is a branding and graphic design studio for companies working to solve the climate crisis. We hand-craft strategically driven brand identities and marketing collateral that not only look incredible, but solve business problems. We aim to be a partner in your business to help you become...

    Top Services:

    • Print Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $165/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed

    Outside Minds Creative, LLC Services

    • Print Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Web Design
    • Package Design
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    • ReGen Brands
    • Ojaswe
    • Ecofixr
    • Brite Harvest
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  • Headturn Creative

    It's Your Turn.

    Headturn Creative is a full service creative agency specializing in impactful event branding, video production, and design that captivates and converts. As one of Chicago's leading independent full-service creative agencies, we are here to create beautiful, unusual, or impressive work that turns heads...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Creative Services
    Location
    Plainfield, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $155/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000

    Headturn Creative Services

    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Creative Services
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    • Scholastic Corporation
    • MultiView
    • Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus
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  • Cultivate Brands

    Cultivate your brand.

    Cultivate is a Chicago-based brand agency that crafts award-winning brands, marketing tools, websites, and apps...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Video Production
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed

    Cultivate Brands Services

    • Branding
    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Video Production
    • Mobile App Development
    • Design Services
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • Ozinga
    • The Boxcar Children
    • Daniels Health
    • SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago)
    • Cuyana
    • Valparaiso University
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile

    Cultivate Brands Reviews & Testimonials

    • Daniel Iordan
      Daniel Iordan Review from Google
      1.0★

      Daniel Iordan's Review Sourced from Google

      Called a few times. Left voice messages. Email them. No answer. I was referred by a friend because I heard they do good work but it looks like getting back to you is hard these days.

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    4.0 4.0 (4)

  • GMCI

    Working to rid the world of bad design, one job at a time.

    GMCI Creative is a full-service digital, print, web, video and experiental marketing and design agency that has been in Chicagoland since 1991. GMCI is a Certified Woman Owned Business. DUNS # 114578276. Cage ID 8FAF3...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Web Development
    • Graphic Design
    • Digital Marketing
    • Digital Services
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    Location
    Elgin, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $125/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed

    GMCI Services

    • Branding
    • Web Development
    • Graphic Design
    • Digital Marketing
    • Digital Services
    • Video Production
    • Web Design
    • PPC
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • United States Census
    • Mid America Corp
    • Balanced Environments, Inc.
    • Coca-Cola
    • Major League Baseball
    • School District U-46
    • Doctors of Physical Therapy
    • Brittain's Oil Express
    • Midwest Groundcovers
    • Judson University
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile

    GMCI Reviews & Testimonials

    • Gayle Kruckenberg
      Gayle Kruckenberg Sales Director at Balanced Environments, Inc.
      5.0★

      Web Development Review from Gayle Kruckenberg

      Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. has been a phenomenal asset to our company growth and brand awareness. From a full web site redesign to print work, digital marketing conception and creation as well as full picture marketing management we have been extremely pleased. We have experienced individual attention, speedy service and top notch creativity. They understand how to work with our team as well as our corporate branding.

    • Gayle Kruckenberg
      Gayle Kruckenberg Review from Google
      5.0★

      Gayle Kruckenberg's Review Sourced from Google

      Gilmore Marketing Concepts, Inc. has been a phenomenal asset to our company growth and brand awareness. From a full web site redesign to print work, digital marketing conception and creation as well as full picture marketing management we have been extremely pleased. We have experienced individual attention, speedy service and top notch creativity. They understand how to work with our team as well as our corporate branding.

    • Len
      Len Review from Google
      5.0★

      Len's Review Sourced from Google

      So happy our company chose Gilmore Marketing for our marketing needs. The Gilmore team is so easy to work with, they have a magnificent imagination and vision to create stellar marketing products. I highly recommend.

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    4.3 4.3 (1)
    5.0 5.0 (6)

  • Waivium

    Outwork Average

    Waivium builds custom websites and SEO systems for established manufacturers, skilled trades, and family-owned businesses, structuring each site as a sales tool with product pages, conversion paths, and industry-specific keyword research. The veteran-owned, Wix Studio Certified and SEMrush Certified agency's...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Branding
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    Location
    Rock Falls, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000

    Waivium Services

    • Web Design
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Branding
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • Selmi's Greenhouse & Family Farm
    • The Busted Cup
    • MHV
    • Define Instruments
    • Clinton Printing Co.
    • American Tree Service
    • Mexicali Rose Banquet Hall
    • Work Perfect
    • UMB
    • The Purpose Walk
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
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  • Mokha Creative Studios

    Making Food And Beverage Brands Crave

    Were a Chicago-based marketing team of chronically online creatives who live and breathe food, culture, and content. We're deeply tapped into whats trending, whats working, and whats next - so your brand always shows up fresh, relevant, and impossible to scroll past...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Social Media Marketing
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $75/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000

    Mokha Creative Studios Services

    • Branding
    • Social Media Marketing
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accounts
    • Void
    • Donutland
    • Institute of Confectionery Excellence
    Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile
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