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  • PKG Brand Design

    Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.
    Nationally Ranked Packaging Design Agency

    Nationally Ranked Packaging Design Agency

    PKG delivers best-in-class package designs attracting shoppers to buy your products! PKG Brand Design is an award-winning packaging design agency for national and global consumer package goods, and especially for food and beverage brands. The key to our success is our proven Consumer First® approach where...

    Top Services:

    • Package Design
    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Design Services
    • Market Research
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    25 Projects Listed
  • SmashBrand

    VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.
    Packaging design agency that increases sales velocity - guaranteed.

    Packaging design agency that increases sales velocity - guaranteed.

    SmashBrand organizes branding through a stage-gate model that connects positioning research, packaging design, and innovation testing into a single iterative workflow. Each identity decision is filtered through consumer validation to reduce subjectivity and improve in-market effectiveness...

    Top Services:

    • Package Design
    • Branding
    • Design Services
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
    Portfolios Count
    34 Projects Listed
  • All In For Our Clients

    All In For Our Clients

    ALL FOR Agency is a founder-led, woman-owned design studio based in Chicago, specializing in brand, visual, web, and packaging design. The agency focuses on creating cohesive, high-impact design systems that help businesses present themselves with clarity, consistency, and confidence...

    Top Services:

    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Package Design
    • Print Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Like To Bend The Rules

    We Like To Bend The Rules

    We team up with you, blending creativity and sharp design to create brand experiences that truly click with your audience. And yes, we have plenty of fun doing it...

    Top Services:

    • Logo Design
    • Branding
    • Web Design
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Unleash Your Potential

    Unleash Your Potential

    Lunara Digital helps startups and small businesses grow through strategic marketing, compelling content, and conversion-driven campaigns tailored to your brand...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Web Design
    • Content Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Email Marketing
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Digital Solutions, Real Results

    Digital Solutions, Real Results

    We are Mikesell Digital Consulting, your partner for comprehensive digital marketing solutions. Our agency offers expertise in SEO, content marketing, web design, social media, lead generation, and branding, helping you achieve your business goals...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • PPC
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Reputation Management
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Revolutionizing Branding.

    Revolutionizing Branding.

    We are A Brand-First Branding Agency on an odyssey of weaving visual stories that resonate and inspire through Revolutionary Branding. Harnessing the transformative power of ideas, we craft soulful and revolutionary designs that forge commercially avant-garde identities and brands...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Package Design
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Portfolios Count
    4 Projects Listed
  • Envision Your Success With Digital Excellence

    Envision Your Success With Digital Excellence

    We're Envisionit, a full-service digital agency. Our team combines digital marketing expertise with creative design and cutting-edge technology to drive growth and maximize your ROI. Let us help you envision your success!...

    Top Services:

    • Social Media Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Media Buying
    • Creative Services
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $155/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Design In DC

    VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.
    A Digital Agency For The Future

    A Digital Agency For The Future

    Branding at Design In DC begins with defining a distinct identity and continues through the creation of guidelines that support long-term adoption across teams and channels. The branding company has found this approach lucrative in turning branding from a creative deliverable into an organizational asset...

    Top Services:

    • Web Development
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Video Production
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $160/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • Clay

    VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.AI LeaderRecognized for strong visibility across AI-powered search and answer engines.
    Top UI/UX design, web design, and branding agency in San Francisco.

    Top UI/UX design, web design, and branding agency in San Francisco.

    Clay fuses branding with UX, product design, and web experience to create identity systems that extend beyond marketing into the core of how companies interact with customers. The branding agency's work reflects a belief that brand perception is shaped as much by product experience as by visual expression...

    Top Services:

    • UI/UX Design
    • Mobile App Development
    • Web Development
    • Branding
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Portfolios Count
    12 Projects Listed
  • Make Something That Matters

    Make Something That Matters

    Substance is a strategic branding firm with 20 years of experience. Our focus is rebranding from the ground up; market research, naming, strategy, brand development, and brand expression including logo, web design and development, and stakeholder communication...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Talk to the right people in the right places

    Talk to the right people in the right places

    As a full-service competitive alternative to an agency, Pietryla PR & Marketing is agile, employing the right consultants to achieve the exact goals of our clients. That’s how we’re able to remain fully accountable for results and offer transparent pricing and policies that focus everyone’s attention on...

    Top Services:

    • Public Relations
    • Content Marketing
    • SEO
    • PPC
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Deerfield, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Building brands with bite.

    Building brands with bite.

    Bigmouth Creative is a purpose-driven brand and marketing agency that helps brands find their voice and amplify their impact. As a Certified B Corp, we blend strategy, design and storytelling to build brands that are as human as they are effective—helping companies and organizations do well by doing good...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • eCommerce Development
    • Email Marketing
    • UI/UX Design
    • Social Media Marketing
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $175/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Common Ground Advertising

    Common Ground Advertising

    At Popskull, we believe that in today's constant white noise of advertisements and messages, it can be hard for brands to stand out. That is why our team strives to create clear strategies and campaigns capable of cutting through all the chaos...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Social Media Marketing
    • PPC
    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Craft Your Brand's Product.

    Craft Your Brand's Product.

    Informal is a freelance collective specializing in turning inventions into impactful brands through engineering, product, and industrial design solutions. Informal offers the talent and support needed to navigate every stage of business development, from conception to scaling. Assembling a diverse community...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Design Services
    • Branding
    Location
    Colchester, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $199/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Design Experiences

    We Design Experiences

    ArtVersion is a renowned creative agency based in Chicago, IL, and is celebrated worldwide for its exceptional UI/UX design expertise...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Branding
    • UI/UX Design
    • Design Services
    • eCommerce Development
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Go Global. Act Local.

    Go Global. Act Local.

    We are a network of Public Relations agencies that will help you in 80+ countries to tell your story, enter foreign markets, launch your products and services, or just send your business news to the media...

    Top Services:

    • Public Relations
    • Branding
    • Content Marketing
    • Event Marketing
    • Reputation Management
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We Inspire People To Travel Better

    We Inspire People To Travel Better

    Your DNA is our starting point. ​We have no border. With offices spanning across continents from Montreal to Toronto, Paris and Chicago, Anorak agency is fully dedicated to the travel and tourism industry. We develop and execute influence marketing campaigns to promote destinations, airlines, hotels...

    Top Services:

    • Social Media Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • Branding
    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Boost Your Online Presence with Expert Strategies.

    Boost Your Online Presence with Expert Strategies.

    AtoZ Xperts offers innovative digital marketing, SEO, and branding services tailored to help businesses grow online. We drive results with custom strategies that enhance your brand's visibility and engagement...

    Top Services:

    • Logo Design
    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Development
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Content Marketing
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    Location
    Lombard, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Branding Is a Feeling.

    Branding Is a Feeling.

    TERAMOK LLC comes for Europe to change the marketing & branding industry in USA. We are providing high value marketing using custom production on cinema level. TERAMOK LLC has an expertise in Real Estate Development and Hospitality industry with 7+ years of experience...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Video Production
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Reputation Management
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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
  • Designing Innovative Solutions for a Seamless User Experience

    Designing Innovative Solutions for a Seamless User Experience

    Based in Chicago, Beyond Design, Inc. offers comprehensive industrial design services, from research and strategy to engineering for manufacturing. Since 1994, we've been delivering innovative solutions that prioritize user experience and align with our clients' business goals...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Branding
    • UI/UX Design
    • Market Research
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $200/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    5 Projects Listed
  • Taking Flagship Brands From Basic To Brilliant

    Taking Flagship Brands From Basic To Brilliant

    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
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $235/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Better Marketing Starts Here

    Better Marketing Starts Here

    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
    Chicago, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Alias is a strategic creative agency that manages and protects brand-driven concepts.

    Alias is a strategic creative agency that manages and protects brand-driven concepts.

    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
    • Show more
    Location
    Deerfield, Illinois
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $250/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000

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