SmartSites

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Think Web. Think Smart. Partner With the #1 Rated Digital Marketing Agency.
45 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 520, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, United States
https://www.smartsites.com/lp/digital-marketing-lp

SmartSites Overview

Number of Employees
100 - 249
Minimal Budget
Inquire
Average Hourly Rate
$100/hr
Year Founded
2011
SmartSites is an award winning website design and digital marketing agency, with a focus on search engine marketing (SEO & PPC). SmartSites was founded by brothers Alex and Michael Melen, who grew up with a passion for all things digital. With an innovative vision and a lot of hard work, SmartSites quickly became one of America’s fastest growing companies.

Our relentless focus on our clients has led us to over 1,000 5-star reviews since our inception in 2011. When Dun & Bradstreet asked "How satisfied do you feel about the quality of service?", we scored a phenomenal 97%. We keep our clients happy by delivering results that exceed their expectations.

Call (201) 870 6000 for a free consultation!

Think Web. Think Smart.
Advertising Expertise
Advertising Expertise
  • B2B
  • B2C
  • DTC
Branding Expertise
Branding Expertise
  • Brand Design
  • Brand Messaging
CMS Platforms
CMS Platforms
  • Drupal
  • Joomla Development
  • WordPress
Custom Frameworks
Custom Frameworks
  • React.JS
  • Symfony
  • VueJS
Digital Marketing Expertise
Digital Marketing Expertise
  • Amazon
  • B2B
  • Copywriting
  • Digital Advertising
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Marketing Strategy
  • SEM
Email Marketing Expertise
Email Marketing Expertise
  • B2B Email Marketing
  • Email Design
  • Email Marketing Software
  • Experience Management
  • Newsletter
PPC Expertise
PPC Expertise
  • Amazon
  • Bing
  • Google Ads
  • Spotify
SEO Expertise
SEO Expertise
  • Link Building
  • Local Optimization
  • SEO Consulting
  • Technical SEO
Site Builders
Site Builders
  • Duda
  • Weebly
Social Media Expertise
Social Media Expertise
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Social Media Consulting
  • TikTok
UI/UX Expertise
UI/UX Expertise
  • User Research
Web Design Expertise
Web Design Expertise
  • Adaptive
  • B2B
  • Responsive
  • eCommerce
eCommerce Expertise
eCommerce Expertise
  • BigCommerce
  • WooCommerce

Industries

  • Health Care
  • Music
  • Hospitality
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Higher Education
  • Travel
  • Beauty
  • eCommerce
  • Gaming

Client Types

  • Startups
  • Small Businesses
  • Medium Businesses
  • Enterprise / Corporate

SmartSites Portfolio

SmartSites - Cut Sheet Labels
Web Design
Cut Sheet Labels
SmartSites - AGA Truck Parts
Web Design
AGA Truck Parts
SmartSites - Agile Data Sites
Web Design
Agile Data Sites
SmartSites - A-Absolute Plumbing
Digital Marketing
A-Absolute Plumbing

SmartSites Reviews


Reviews from Google Maps and DesignRush are available on this profile.
All reviews
  • All reviews
  • Google reviews
  • DesignRush reviews
We’ve been working with James since the beginning of the year, and it has been such a great experience! He is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and always willing to help. He responds quickly to our questions and often gives us ideas and suggestions that we never would have thought of ourselves. We’ve learned so much from James about what it takes to build a functional website and how to keep growing it over time. He has also helped us understand the importance of what goes on behind the scenes, including things we never realized we needed to consider. One of the biggest things we learned is that regularly adding valuable information to our website is an investment that can help it grow in the long run. James is also great at explaining complicated technical terms in a way that is easy for anyone to understand, even if you're not tech-savvy. He is so easy to work with, and we truly appreciate all the knowledge and guidance he has shared with us. We highly recommend James to anyone looking for someone knowledgeable, patient, and genuinely helpful! "
Etheridge Family Medicine's Review Sourced from Google
Our company has been working with SmartSites for quite some time now, and they have been amazing. Thanks to their expertise and dedication, we have reached many new milestones in a relatively short period of time. A special thank you to our project manager, Emily Noble. She is extremely easy and pleasant to work with, and her advice and guidance are always relevant, insightful, and effective. We truly appreciate her support and highly recommend SmartSites to any business looking to grow and succeed online. "
Alexander Ladighin's Review Sourced from Google
Our experience with SmartSites has been outstanding, and much of that success is due to Ryan and Darius. Darius manages our PPC campaigns and is the most professional and knowledgeable PPC specialist we’ve worked with. He is consistently dialed into our campaigns, takes ownership of results, and continually looks for ways to improve performance and generate more qualified leads that convert into business. Ryan leads our SEO, Google Business Profile, and AEO efforts. She has taken the time to truly learn our business, our culture, and our goals. She manages SEO for two websites and two Google Business Profiles, provides customized reporting, and does an excellent job coordinating resources across SmartSites to improve our online visibility and search performance. What makes this partnership especially valuable is how well Ryan and Darius work together. Their collaboration ensures our PPC, SEO, AEO, and Google Business Profile strategies are aligned, creating a stronger overall marketing program than we could achieve with separate vendors. Both are professional, responsive, proactive, and genuinely invested in our success. The value SmartSites delivers exceeds the cost of the service, and we highly recommend Ryan, Darius, and the entire SmartSites team to any business looking for a true long-term digital marketing partner. "
Jamie Weber's Review Sourced from Google
We've been working with SmartSites to help grow our digital marketing efforts, and the experience has been very positive. Their team has been professional, responsive, and easy to work with throughout the process. A special thank you to Emily Noble, our project manager. Emily has done an excellent job coordinating projects, answering questions promptly, and ensuring we're always aware of what's happening with our campaigns. Her communication and follow-through have made a real difference. As a small business owner, having a reliable marketing partner is important, and Emily has helped make the experience smooth and productive. We appreciate the support from SmartSites and look forward to continuing our partnership. "
David Grant's Review Sourced from Google
Working with SmartSites has been an outstanding experience. Their team is knowledgeable, responsive, and genuinely invested in the success of their clients. From strategic planning to execution, they consistently demonstrate professionalism, transparency, and a results-driven approach. What impressed me most was their communication and willingness to take the time to understand our goals. They provide clear reporting, actionable recommendations, and are always available to answer questions or adjust strategies when needed. Their expertise in digital marketing, SEO, PPC, and website optimization is evident in every interaction. expertise and outstanding client service. "
Jim Vick's Review Sourced from Google
Ashley Ismailovski and her development team have been a pure joy to work with. They have achieved every goal I set out to accomplish plus much more in developing my website. I could not be happier with where things have ended up and I will not hesitate to work with them again in the future. "
Project Name: Web development collaboration
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Digital Marketing
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Rich G is the best PPC rep ever. He is always responsive and helpful with my daily million-and-one requests and emails. I'm very happy we switched to SmartSites from our previous agency. It's been a great experience thus far. "
Project Name: best PPC partnership
Project Type:
PPC
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Michael Guzman, our PPC Enterprise Team Lead at SmartSites, has helped us tremendously to achieve business goals. His expert knowledge of the platforms, strategies, and best practices has helped us blow our PPC metrics out of the park. He understands how to optimize budget to drive maximum (and quality) results. He is always willing to roll up his sleeves to help us strategize / fix, etc. No task is too large for the SmartSites team. Between having Michael, our expert PPC analyst, as well as access to their back-end developer team, they have solved many technical challenges for us that I have not been able to solve at any other company. For example, they inherited & fixed our messy conversion tracking to where we are now confident in our results & reports. It's been a pleasure working with Michael and I would highly recommend him and the SmartSites team. "
Project Name: PPC Growth with Dedicated Enterprise Team
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PPC
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Michael is always available, is always knowledgeable, and always has ideas on how we can improve our PPC campaign. Sometimes I wonder if the man sleeps because I get emails from him late into the night because he is poking around my account finding things to improve. I highly recommend him and his team for your PPC campaigns. "
Project Name: Proactive PPC Campaign Management
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PPC
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I thoroughly enjoyed working with the team at Smartsites. Zack and Gabriela (Gabi) were phenomenal! Zack worked on our Google ads and Gabi worked on our SEO. They were professional and knowledgeable. The team was always available and were a quick phone call or email away. I would highly recommend Smartsites to anyone with a business, especially if they are working with Gabi and Zach. "
Project Name: Collaborative SEO and PPC management
Project Type:
Digital Marketing
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I have had the pleasure of working with Anastasiia as my SmartSites project manager for about 6 months so far. Not only does she stay on top of projects but she pushes her team to be early on deadlines. She is extremely organized and always adds value to our meetings. She goes above and beyond to make sure things are done and done well. "
Project Name: SEO support
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SEO
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Before signing up with SmartSites, I did research on SEO and spoke with several other providers. SmartSites definitely stood out from those others. I've been using SmartSites for about 9 months for SEO, updating my website, setting parameters, and targeting specific demographics for a campaign for Google Ads. My contacts at SmartSites are Jared and Trey, and both have been extremely helpful. They both have taken the time to fully explain the process and link their actions to the agreed upon goals we mutually set. When something or a question arises, their rapid reply is outstanding. I'm a small business owner with limited funds. SmartSites worked with me to tailor their services to meet my budget. Without any doubt, from my first contact, they have always been very professional and approachable. I'm impressed with SmartSites and highly recommend them. I feel like my small business has its own IT department. "
Project Name: SEO and Google Ads Partnership
Project Type:
SEO
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I am very impressed with SmartSites! I started working with them about two months ago and in that time, they have done some SEO work and launched a Google Ads campaign. I’ve been happy with the results so far! I’ve started seeing more organic traffic to my website already, and the PPC campaign has an awesome conversion rate! "
Project Name: Search visibility and paid media growth
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Digital Marketing
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I've worked with Kolbe for the past couple of months for my PPC campaign and he's been truly wonderful! He took the time to get to know my business as well as my desires for marketing. I've hired other marketing companies before and they were terrible compared to SmartSites. I HIGHLY recommend SmartSites as well as Kolbe! He's great!! "
Project Name: Highly recommend Kolbe and SmartSites
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PPC
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Mike Argento was incredible. He lowered my monthly expenses and we really saw an increase in not only clicks, but in conversions, calls, and foot traffic. Mike was awesome to work with, he built us several campaigns from scratch and really understood how to make our money go the extra mile in Google Ads. "
Project Name: Smart Google Ads investment
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Digital Marketing
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SmartSites Team Bios

Co-Founder
Alex Melen
Co-Founder
Alex Melen is an Award-Winning Serial Entrepreneur & Keynote Speaker. He is the founder of web hosting company T35 Hosting (founded 1997) and co-founder of advertising agency SmartSites (founded 2011). Alex has been featured in Business Week's Top 25 Entrepreneurs, Bloomberg, Forbes, NPR & more.
Co-Founder
Michael Melen
Co-Founder
Michael has 10+ years experience in digital media. As a young entrepreneur, Michael sold his first internet company at 19. As COO of SmartSites, he has led the company from inception to 80+ employees. Michael is a grad of Cornell University. He has been featured in Forbes, Barack Obama's Entrepre...

SmartSites Clients

A&A Thermal Spray
AGA Truck Parts
Agape Health and Wellness
Agile Data Sites

SmartSites Awards

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Forbes Best Overall SEO
USNews Best Digital Marketing
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Klaviyo Gold Partner Agency