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 October 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
  (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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- SmartSites
  (262 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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- 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
  - 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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Think Forward
(1 Reviews) 2.5
- Timeliness
  3.0
- Service Excellence
  2.5
- Value
  2.5
- Would Recommend
  2.5
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Think Forward is a small social media marketing agency. They specialize in social media marketing, web design, web development, digital strategy, and more and were founded in 2018.

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12002

CMO Exponential
(5 Reviews) 4.1
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.1
- Value
  4.1
- Would Recommend
  4.1
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Philadelphia, PA
CMO Exponential is a marketing strategy company established in 2018. Their small team is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and specializes in marketing strategy, digital strategy, direct marketing, content 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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12003

Naked Creative

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Invercargill, New Zealand
Naked Creative is a SEO services firm launched in 2003. The firm provides Search Engine Optimization and Web Design, and is small.
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- MHM Automation
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12004

V NINETY TEAM SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ

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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Warszawa, Poland
SEO company V NINETY TEAM SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ was founded in 2019. The team focuses on Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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12005

June Communications
(5 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- București, Romania
June Communications is a marketing and communications company based in Bucharest, Romania. The company, founded in 2015, has a team of less than ten that provides PR, marketing strategy, digital strategy, and content marketing services to various small and midmarket companies.

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- Instant Factoring
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12006

42/Agency
(4 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.9
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Toronto, Canada
42/Agency, an advertising company, is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The small agency was established in 2018. Their team offers advertising, conversion optimization, CRM consulting and SI, digital strategy, and more.

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12007

Fluency
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Norwalk, CT
Fluency is a conversion optimization company. They are located in Norwalk, Connecticut and have a small team. The firm offers conversion optimization, digital strategy, and other digital marketing.
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12008

Digital Rill
(1 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Faridabad, India
Digital Rill is a web design agency established in 2018. Their small team is in Faridabad, India and offers web design, social media marketing, search engine optimization, content marketing, and more.

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12009

UNIMA
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Atlanta, GA
Established in 2021, UNIMA is a web development company. The small team focuses on web development, web design, mobile app development, and branding. The agency is in Atlanta, Georgia.

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12010

Suncrypters

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- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Kyiv, Ukraine
Suncrypters is a Marketing Strategy company founded in 2015. The small team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Advertising.
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12011

7Span
(6 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.9
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Ahmedabad, India
7span is an Ahmedabad, India-based website development firm. The midsize team offers web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, enterprise app modernization, and more. The firm was established in 2014.

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Clients
- Jio
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12012

Crescentek
(11 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Kolkata, India
Launched in 2012, Crescentek is a SEO services firm. The firm specializes in search engine optimization, pay per click, web design, ux/ui design, and more and has a midsize team. The firm is located in Kolkata, India and Rajkot, India.

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12013

OBI Services
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.8
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Mandaue City, Philippines
OBI Services is a call center company. The midsize Dipolog, Philippines-based company was launched in 2017. Their services include call center services, back office outsourcing, customer service outsourcing, sales outsourcing, and more.
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- Meorient
- Strive Medicare
- Hotels Combined
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12014

Fast White Cat
(3 Reviews) 4.3
- Timeliness
  4.2
- Service Excellence
  4.3
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $25,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Wrocław, Poland
Fast White Cat is an eCommerce company based in Wroclaw, Poland. It was founded in 2012 and their over 75 employees provide e-commerce development, conversion optimization, and SEO services.

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- one of the biggest fashion retailers in its segment (ca. 135 stationary shops)
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12015

DataPierce Consulting
(4 Reviews) 3.9
- Timeliness
  3.9
- Service Excellence
  3.9
- Value
  3.9
- Would Recommend
  3.9
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Ahmedabad, India
DataPierce Consulting is a pay per click agency launched in 2008. The firm focuses on pay per click, search engine optimization, social media marketing, web development, and more and has a small team.

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12016

American Digital Publishers

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Not yet reviewed.
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
Social media marketing company American Digital Publishers was founded in 2015. In Ashburn, Virginia, their midsize team specializes in social media marketing, search engine optimization, other digital marketing, and content writing services.
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12017

FreshMove Media

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Not yet reviewed.
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Glen Allen, VA
FreshMove Media is a social media marketing agency. Launched in 2017, the firm is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia. Their services include Social Media Marketing and Web Design.
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12018

Starfire Web Design
(1 Reviews) 0.5
- Timeliness
  0.5
- Service Excellence
  0.5
- Value
  0.5
- Would Recommend
  0.5
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Las Vegas, NV
Starfire Web Design is a SEO agency and web design company. Launched in 2014, the small agency is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their services include search engine optimization and web design.

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12019

Bohra Tech

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Not yet reviewed.
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Bohra Tech is a social media marketing company. The Karachi, Pakistan-based team focuses on Social Media Marketing and Other Digital Marketing.
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12020

Bmedia Agency
(1 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  4.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.5
- Would Recommend
  4.5
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Southbank, Australia
Bmedia Agency is a Southbank, Australia-based marketing strategy company. They focus on marketing strategy, social media marketing, web design, advertising, and more and were established in 2021.
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12021

Genesis360
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Genesis360 is a small web development firm. Founded in 2022, the firm is located in Lahore, Pakistan. Their team provides web development, blockchain, custom software development, mobile app development, and more.

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12022

Markenbuilder
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Undisclosed
Markenbuilder is headquartered in. The agency specializes in and is small.The agency was founded in 2020.
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12023

SpartanBots Technologies
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Social media marketing agency SpartanBots is headquartered in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India. The firm specializes in social media marketing, search engine optimization, web design, ux/ui design, and more and is small.The firm was established in 2021.

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12024

Phantom Digital
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Umhlanga, South Africa
App development firm Phantom Digital is based in Umhlanga, South Africa. The small company was established in 2015. Their team focuses on mobile app development, digital strategy, social media marketing, marketing strategy, and more.

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12025

AvedSoft
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $100,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine
AvedSoft is a web development company. The small Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine-based team specializes in web development, e-commerce development, search engine optimization, web design, and more. The firm was launched in 2015.

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12026

Coder Infosys
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Surat, India
Located in Surat, India, Coder Infosys is a web development firm. The small team focuses on web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, search engine optimization, and more and was founded in 2017.

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12027

Sales Velocity
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Sales Velocity is a small mobile application development firm. The Surat, India-based firm was founded in 2014. Their services include mobile app development, web development, e-commerce development, social media marketing, and more.

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12028

Netware Studio
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
Netware Studio is a small web design company. The San Diego, California-based company was launched in 2011. Their services include web design, advertising, custom software development, web development, and more.

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12029

Perennial IT Solutions
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Chennai, India
Established in 2020, Perennial IT Solutions is a custom software development firm. The company specializes in custom software development, web development, mobile app development, e-commerce development, and more and has a small team. The company is in Chennai, India.
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12030

Valkonen Visuals
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- Freelancer employees
- Dublin, Ireland
Valkonen Visuals, a video production agency, was founded in 2017. They are headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and have a small team. Their services include video production.
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