What is a digital marketing agency?

A digital marketing agency is a groups of specialists that focus on improving the online presence of clients. Digital marketing agencies work exclusively with online marketing mediums, offering social media and SEO services rather than magazine ads, for instance. Through a targeted approach, digital marketing agencies aim to assist clients in engaging new audiences.

How much does a digital marketing agency cost?

The hourly cost of working with a digital marketing agency varies depending on the scope of your project, services offered, where the agency is headquartered, and project timeline. However, companies should expect to spend a minimum of $100 per hour with a digital marketing company. Larger firms may charge over $300 per hour, but most digital marketing agencies will cost between $100–$300 an hour.

What questions should you ask your digital marketing agency?

How much will my project cost? What is your process for optimizing content? What tools do you use for SEO and link building? What is your projected timeline for this task? Who are some of your past clients? Do you specialize in any industries? Have you worked in our industry before? Will we have a project manager or will we be communicating with specialists directly? Does our contract include design services? Who will be working on our project? Do you intend to outsource any digital marketing services for our project? What project management tools do you use? How often will we meet? Who is our main point of contact? When do you think we’ll start seeing results from your work?

What agency is best for digital marketing?

There are tons of options out there, but the best digital marketing agency will be one that meets your technical and operational requirements. There are plenty of firms with hard skills, but you want to make sure you connect with one that fits your geographic, budgetary, and project management needs. The Manifest evaluates the best digital marketing agencies and rounds them up on a monthly basis. Our proprietary scoring methodology and filtering options means that you can easily connect with digital marketing companies that meet all of your needs.

How do you evaluate a digital marketing agency?

Companies should evaluate digital marketing agencies by keeping their requirements front and center. Are you looking for a digital marketing agency that’s located in a certain area? Do you want a team to use a particular project management tool? Having non-negotiable requirements up-front will help you connect with experienced agencies that are perfect fits for your project.

Is it worth hiring local digital marketing companies, or can they be based somewhere else?

Yes, hiring a local expert in digital marketing for businesses, especially those targeting local customers, is worth it. Local service providers can meet with you in person and discuss popular strategies and trends in your area. They also have the latest information about the local market. However, remote companies provide incredible services, global reach, and competitive price points for companies looking for more variety, which may make them contenders for some businesses.

What kind of ROI (return on investment) should I expect when hiring digital marketing companies?

Businesses should anticipate seeing a tangible return on their investment when partnering with a digital marketing agency if the right measures and resources are implemented. This could include better conversions and online visibility. Companies can also expect improved performance levels compared to competitors thanks to data-driven insights gathered through extensive research and analysis conducted by experienced professionals.

Top 30 Digital Marketing Agencies

The Best of November 2024

For most companies, having a reliable digital marketing infrastructure is a huge part of their success. The internet has been one of the biggest and greatest hubs for advertising and marketing your products and services.

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- Solid Digital
  (37 Reviews) 4.8
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.7
  - Value
    4.4
  - Would Recommend
    4.8
  - $75,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Chicago, IL
  Solid Digital is a web design agency in Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Denver, Colorado and Austin, Texas. The firm offers Web Design, Web Development, Digital Strategy, and Pay Per Click and has a small team.The firm was founded in 2007.
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- SmartSites
  (271 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    4.9
  - $1,000+
  - 250 - 999 employees
  - Paramus, NJ
  SmartSites, a SEO agency, is located in Paramus, New Jersey; Chamblee, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan and Raleigh, North Carolina. The midsize team specializes in Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Advertising, and Social Media Marketing. The firm was established in 2011.
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- M3.agency
  (9 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.8
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Birmingham, England
  M3 Agency is an Albrighton, United Kingdom-based advertising company. The small firm was launched in 1999. Their team focuses on advertising, branding, marketing strategy, social media marketing, and more.
  
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Celebelle
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Nashville, TN
Cellebelle is a web design agency and graphic design company. Launched in 2010, the agency is based in. The small team specializes in web design and graphic design.

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- Town Square NW Austin
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6242

Alpha IT Solution
(5 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Alpha IT Solution is a software agency based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with more than two employees. Since their founding in 2017, they have provided web design, graphic design, and custom software development services for small businesses.

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- Tirur Apparel
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- NuStream
  (20 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.9
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - New York, NY
  Founded in 2010 in Philadelphia, NuStream Marketing is an advertising and marketing agency of 8 employees. They also have an office in Allentown, Penn., and their team provides SEO, web design, and video production services to its small and midmarket clients.
  
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6243

Q1Media, Inc.
(8 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.4
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Austin, TX
Q1Media, Inc. is a digital media agency run by over 50 people founded in 2004. Based in Austin, Texas, the company specializes in advertising, digital strategy, and marketing strategy for clients ranging from small startups to large companies in the field of advertising and marketing.

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- Brohn Homes
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6244

Geekinate
(3 Reviews) 4.7
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.7
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Islamabad, Pakistan
Geekinate is a IT staff augmentation company. The small Sparta Township, New Jersey-based company was founded in 2021. Their services include IT staff augmentation, custom software development, mobile app development, IT strategy consulting, and more.

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6245

SimpleClick
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Ipswich, England
SimpleClick is an Ipswich, United Kingdom-based web development firm. The small team focuses on web development, digital strategy, search engine optimization, web design, and more. The firm was launched in 2008.
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Clients
- Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines
- MacKenzie King
- Vint-tro
- Lydia Walmsley Racing
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6246

Madden Creative
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Berwyn, IL
Madden Creative is a web design agency located in Berwyn, Illinois. The small firm was launched in 2023. Their services include web design, logo, branding, content marketing, and more.
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6247

Turtle Media
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Central, Hong Kong
Web design agency Turtle Media was launched in 2005. The agency focuses on web design, ux/ui design, web development, email marketing, and more and has a small team.
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Clients
- Swire Restaurants
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6248

Rocket SaaS
(9 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- London, England
Marketing strategy company Rocket SaaS was launched in 2013. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, their small team provides marketing strategy, social media marketing, content marketing, pay per click, and more.

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6249

Just Web Agency
(5 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Vaughan, Canada
Just Web Agency is a small Vaughan, Canada-based marketing strategy company. They offer marketing strategy, social media marketing, search engine optimization, pay per click, and more and were founded in 2007.
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6250

flyte new media

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Not yet reviewed.
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Portland, ME
Flyte new media, a SEO services firm, was founded in 1997. The team provides Search Engine Optimization and Web Design.
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6251

Leadgamp
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Leadgamp is a small Chicago, Illinois-based Advertising company. They specialize in Advertising, Media Planning & Buying, Conversion Optimization, Custom Software Development, and more and were founded in 2017.
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6252

The Click Depot
(2 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Sarasota, FL
The Click Depot is a Raleigh, N.C.-based digital marketing and web design agency. It was founded in 2007 and currently has around 10 employees who specialize in web development, SEO, PPC, social media marketing, and content marketing. The Click Depot mainly works with small businesses but also has midmarket and enterprise clients.

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Clients
- Peak Motorcycles
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6253

MMS AGENCY
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Doral, FL
MMS AGENCY is a digital marketing solutions company located in Miami and founded in 2016. They comprise between two and nine employees specializing in a full suite of digital marketing services, including SEO, SMM, and web and app development. They work with small and midmarket companies, typically in business services, consumer products, and healthcare.

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Clients
- Planet Security USA
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6254

Forges Media
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Lloydminster, Canada
Forges Media is a small broadcast video company. Established in 2019, the company is in Lloydminster, Canada. Their team focuses on broadcast video, social media marketing, video production, corporate photography, and more.

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6255

Vanta Studios
(2 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Los Angeles based company, Jelly Creative is a marketing agency that was founded in 2012. The team of 2 provide web design, SEO, video production, and branding services for primarily small business clients across a number of industries.

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Clients
- Fraser Yachts
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6256

Digitraffic
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Barranquilla, Colombia
Digitraffic is a small branding company. They specialize in branding, social media marketing, email marketing, web design, and more and were launched in 2021.
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6257

Agency Media
(8 Reviews) 4.4
- Timeliness
  4.3
- Service Excellence
  4.4
- Value
  4.3
- Would Recommend
  4.4
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Langley, Canada
Agency Media is a creative marketing agency based in Surrey, Canada. The agency, founded in 2013, has more than 25 employees and provides, among others, video production, social media marketing, and content marketing services to small and larger-sized companies and institutions in the business services, advertising & marketing, e-commerce, and other industries.

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Clients
- Weathersolve Structures
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6258

IN Food Marketing & Design
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Minneapolis, MN
IN Food Marketing & Design is a marcom agency based in Minneapolis. The agency, founded in 1995, has a team of more than 15 that provides graphic design, advertising, branding, marketing strategy, media planning & buying, social media marketing, digital strategy, and packaging design services. IN Food Marketing & Design serves companies in the consumer products & services industry.

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Clients
- General Mills
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6259

Vital Branding
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- New York, NY
Vital Branding is a consultancy and creative agency based in New York. The agency, founded in 2013, has a team of less than ten that provides a wide range of services that includes branding, PPC, advertising, digital strategy, SEO, social media marketing, and marketing strategy services. Vital Branding serves mid-market companies in various industries that include health care & medical, financial services, and hospitality & leisure.

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Clients
- Saks Fifth Avenue
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6260

Ellocent Labs IT Solutions Private Limited
(6 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India
Ellocent Labs is a software and web application development company based in Mohali, India. The company, founded in 2019, has a team of more than 20 that provides SEO, web development, mobile app development, wearable app development, and AI services to small companies in various industries that include health care & medical; GPS, navigation & GIS, and business services.

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- Go Globber
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6261

Calibre
(3 Reviews) 4.3
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  4.3
- $1,000+
- Freelancer employees
- London, England
Calibre is an SEO agency based in London. Founded in 2017, the team of under 10 specializes in SEO and PPC.

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- Calibre Media have worked with a number of high profile clients including: TomTom
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6262

Shift Refresh

(0 Reviews)

Not yet reviewed.
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Cleveland, OH
Small social media marketing company Shift Refresh, is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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6263

Coba & associates
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Beograd, Serbia
Coba & associates is a branding firm in Beograd, Serbia. The small firm was established in 2003. Their services include branding, packaging design, social media marketing, digital strategy, and more.

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6264

iDotcommers Digital Agency
(2 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  4.5
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Navi Mumbai, India
IDotcommers Digital Agency, a digital strategy company, is headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. The small team provides digital strategy, social media marketing, search engine optimization, pay per click, and more and was established in 2020.

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6265

Clicked France
(3 Reviews) 4.7
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Nice, France
Established in 2016, Clicked France is a SEO company. They are headquartered in Nice, France and have a small team. The agency offers search engine optimization.
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6266

Adonis Media
(5 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Brisbane City, Australia
Adonis Media is a small marketing strategy company based in Mackay, Australia and Glasgow, United Kingdom. They provide marketing strategy, digital strategy, web design, search engine optimization, and more and were founded in 2004.

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6267

Lucid Crew Web Design
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Austin, TX
Lucid Crew Web Design is a full-service web design, SEO, and development company located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1999, Lucid Crew Web Design primarily works with small businesses. With fewer than 10 employees, Lucid Crew Web Design offers web design, SEO, and social media marketing services.

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Clients
- Kidventure
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6268

Aimark Digital Communication Strategy
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Iraklio, Greece
Aimark Digital Communication Strategy is a digital strategy company. The small Iraklio, Greece-based agency was established in 2010. Their services include digital strategy, advertising, branding, social media marketing, and more.

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6269

Brandfirm
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Mesa, AZ
Brandfirm is a small business marketing agency headquartered in Mesa, Ariz. The company was established in 2016, and has just 2 people who provide a variety of services. Their services include branding, web design, logo, and social media marketing.

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6270

Sky SEO Digital
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- Freelancer employees
- Miami, FL
Sky SEO Digital is a SEO agency. Their small team is located in Miami, Florida. The agency provides search engine optimization, content marketing, conversion optimization, and web design. The agency was launched in 2008.

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