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.

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- Solid Digital
  (35 Reviews) 4.8
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.8
  - Value
    4.4
  - Would Recommend
    4.8
  - $25,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Chicago, IL
  Solid Digital is a web design, development, and marketing company with offices in Portland, Ore. and Chicago. With about 30 team members, the agency has expertise in web design, branding, and custom development.
  
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- Joseph Studios
  (37 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    4.8
  - $5,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Atlanta, GA
  Joseph Studios is a digital strategy company that is headquartered in Woodstock, Ga. with a second office in Atlanta. They were founded in 2016 and their team of 5 specializes in affiliate marketing, SEO, and social media marketing.
  
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- SmartSites
  (258 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 is a full-service digital agency located in Paramus, N.J. Founded in 2011, SmartSites has a team of nearly 100 designers, writers, developers, marketers, and problem solvers who work tirelessly to make websites successful. SmartSites offers its clients creative ways to build, plan, and promote their website. They focus on web design, PPC marketing, and organic SEO.
  
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Collaborative Media Solutions, LLC

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- 2 - 9 employees
Collaborative Media Solutions, LLC is a graphic design company established in 2012. The small team provides graphic design, logo, search engine optimization, and web design. The agency is in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Saras Webtech

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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Launched in 2013, Saras Webtech is a software development company. The small Mumbai, India-based team focuses on custom software development, e-commerce development, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and more.
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- M3.agency
  (9 Reviews) 4.9
  - Timeliness
    4.9
  - Service Excellence
    4.9
  - Value
    4.8
  - Would Recommend
    5.0
  - $1,000+
  - 10 - 49 employees
  - Albrighton, 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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- NuStream
  (20 Reviews) 5.0
  - Timeliness
    4.8
  - Service Excellence
    5.0
  - 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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76983

ASHLEY MCCASKILL

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Lawrence, KS
ASHLEY MCCASKILL is a small branding agency. The Lawrence, Kansas-based agency was established in 2016. Their team offers branding, logo, social media marketing, and web design.
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76984

831 Web

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Fergus Falls, MN
831 Web is an e-commerce development company. Established in 2008, the team provides e-commerce development, search engine optimization, video production, and web design. Their small firm is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
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76985

Baden & Co.

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Eugene, OR
Baden & Co. Is a small branding company in Eugene, Oregon. They specialize in branding, digital strategy, market research, print design, and more and were founded in 1979.
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76986

Spot Color

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Portland, OR
Branding company Spot Color was founded in 2001. The small Portland, Oregon-based team offers branding, search engine optimization, direct marketing, and web development.
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76987

Pazaz Media Group

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Bandon, OR
Pazaz Media Group is an event marketing & planning company. The Bandon, Oregon-based agency was established in 2014. The small team specializes in event marketing & planning, graphic design, social media marketing, and web design.
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76988

Optimum Design Technology LLC

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Roseville, MN
Optimum Design Technology LLC is a small web design company. They specialize in web design, graphic design, print design, search engine optimization, and more and were launched in 2007.
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76989

TCF Designs

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Walpole, MA
TCF Designs is a logo company. Their small team is based in Walpole, Massachusetts. Their services include logo, search engine optimization, web design, and web development.
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76990

VIXXR

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Hove, England
VIXXR, an e-commerce development company, was launched in 2017. Their small team is in Hove, United Kingdom. Their services include e-commerce development, social media marketing, advertising, media planning & buying, and more.
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76991

Jive Media
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Sauk Rapids, MN
Jive Media is a digital strategy company. They provide digital strategy, email marketing, video production, and web design and were launched in 2000. Their small team is based in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.

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76992

Mulhern Advertising Inc.

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
Mulhern Advertising Inc. Is an advertising company. Their small team is in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The firm offers advertising, email marketing, branding, graphic design, and more. The firm was established in 1985.
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Kazoo Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Kansas City, MO
Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Kazoo Marketing is a small media planning & buying company. Their services include media planning & buying, advertising, and other digital marketing.
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76994

LoAnn's Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Dickinson, ND
LoAnn's Marketing is an advertising company. The small Dickinson, North Dakota-based team offers advertising, graphic design, social media marketing, and web development. The agency was founded in 1996.
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76995

KC Website Services

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
KC Website Services is a small , -based graphic design agency. Their services include graphic design, search engine optimization, web design, and web development.
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76996

Patterncrab

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Hillsboro, OR
Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, Patterncrab is an e-commerce development company. The small company was launched in 2013. Their team offers e-commerce development, web design, web development, search engine optimization, and more.
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76997

RBS Data Inc

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
RBS Data Inc is an answering service company. They are located in Omaha, Nebraska and have a small team. Their team specializes in voice services, email marketing, other marketing, and direct marketing.
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76998

LV MTJA 24

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Las Vegas, NV
LV MTJA 24 is a small Las Vegas, Nevada-based graphic design agency. Their services include graphic design, search engine optimization, web design, and web development.
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76999

Sparks Milling Digital

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chesterfield, MO
Sparks Milling Digital is a branding firm launched in 1997. Their small team is based in Chesterfield, Missouri. The agency offers branding, email marketing, graphic design, and print design.
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77000

La Verbena LAB

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Based in Madrid, Spain, La Verbena LAB is a branding firm. They focus on branding, digital strategy, email marketing, and web design and were launched in 2018.
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Wholistic Media Agency

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Kansas City, MO
LileStyle Productions is a small video production agency in Kansas City, Missouri. The team specializes in video production, advertising, and social media marketing.
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77002

Hydrate Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Lebanon, NH
Founded in 2013, Hydrate Marketing is a graphic design agency. In Lebanon, New Hampshire, their small team offers graphic design, marketing strategy, social media marketing, and web design.
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77003

DAI Builds - Digital Marketing Agency

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Pittsburgh, PA
Established in 2017, DAI Builds - Digital Marketing Agency is a small digital strategy company. Their team focuses on digital strategy, search engine optimization, web design, and web development. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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77004

McAlister Creative

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Hattiesburg, MS
McAlister Creative, an advertising company, was founded in 2005. They are headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and have a small team. Their services include advertising, branding, graphic design, and social media marketing.
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Fast Traction Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
Established in 2015, Fast Traction Marketing is an advertising company. They are headquartered in Wilmot, New Hampshire and have a small team. Their services include advertising, digital strategy, marketing strategy, and search engine optimization.
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77006

Urban Wild Studio

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
Urban Wild Studio, an event marketing & planning company, was founded in 2014. Their small team is headquartered in Portland , Oregon. The company offers event marketing & planning and content marketing.
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77007

Nutmeg Media

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Littleton, NH
Small branding company Nutmeg Media, is in Littleton, New Hampshire. They specialize in branding, corporate photography, social media marketing, and web design and were established in 2016.
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77008

Sinergy Media

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Stevens Point, WI
Sinergy Media is a branding agency. They are located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and have a small team. Their services include branding, search engine optimization, web design, and web development.

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77009

North Bay Networking

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Santa Rosa, CA
North Bay Networking is a mobile application development firm. Their small team is in Santa Rosa, California. Their services include mobile app development, search engine optimization, and web development.
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77010

Ezoominc: Mobile App Studio

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Jose, CA
Ezoominc: Mobile App Studio is a mobile application development firm. Their small team is headquartered in San Jose, California. Their team specializes in mobile app development, market research, and mobile & app marketing.
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