Top 100 Marketing Strategy Agencies in Chicago

Red Caffeine provided a branding strategy for an equipment solutions firm. The team created a holistic marketing strategy for the client. Deliverables included a brand book and a one-page branding snapshot.

"They're extremely judicious in that arena and never try to pitch or sell us stuff. I'm really ecstatic with their performance." – President, Equipment Solutions Firm

Simple Machines developed a marketing strategy for a printing company. They researched suitable keywords, improved the effectiveness of email blasts and Google, and redesigned the client’s website. The client appreciates the increased website traffic and positive feedback as a result of the company’s work.

“I thought they did a great job. I worked with 4 to 5 different people from their team who were extremely responsive.” – Business Manager, Printing Company 
 

A retail chain hired 3Q Digital to help with its paid search and social media marketing. From this partnership, the chain's conversion rates improved over 30%, and the ROI for search campaigns improved by 40%.

“I’m most impressed with 3Q Digital's knowledge of all the advanced and best tactics, features, and betas. They’re always much farther ahead, and they’ve actually got experience doing them. A lot of agencies don’t have the experience.” – Digital Marketing Manager, Retail Chain

A food & beverage company hired SGK to do packaging architecture and design work. SGK did prototyping, provided strategies and insights, and designed concepts. They also worked with the company's internal teams to explore different packaging ideas that would excite consumers and enhance consumer experience. SGK has been meeting the company's expectations in this ongoing engagement.

"They’re very transparent regarding delivery time and have never gone past a deadline." - Innovation Manager, Food & Beverage Company

MonogramGroup worked on a branding identity project that combined 15 brands into ten. In addition to logos, they were able to deliver a website with cohesive branding identifiers. All assets were delivered on an accelerated timeline and effective communication allowed for adjustments to the scope while prioritizing the original timeline and budget.

“They did a great job keeping the project on track, completing all of their work in just a few months. Their team stayed on time and on budget, despite changes in scope.” -  Partner & CMO, Chief Outsiders

HANGAR12 providing branding services for a food production company. This included promotional materials, packaging design, and merchandising.

"They are open to conversations, suggestions, and debates."

C2 Creative acts as the design and branding team for a Chicago-based web development firm. They provided logos, brand messaging, website design, and other creative services for a diverse range of digital end-clients. The client noted consistent end-client satisfaction and a high rate of client retention for long relationships.

"Overall, I've appreciated C2 Creative's responsiveness and client service. The base value which we shared from the beginning, of doing great work for great people, has been held up for everything we do." - Owner, Web Development Firm

J&C worked on digital marketing for a large mattress manufacturer. They coordinated content creation and email marketing efforts to grow the consumer base and designed an informative, interactive newsletter with retail coupons for the client's subscribers. The client was impressed with the results of the project.

“We are well above the average email open rate. Some months, we achieve as high as 34% open rate, which is quite successful. And our opt-out rate is incredibly low. We’ve been very pleased with that engagement.” – Director of Direct to Customer and E-Commerce, Large Mattress Manufacturer

Sparkfactor collaborated with a fragrance company to improve their website, email marketing, and online store. They assisted in maintenance and upgrades to the website. The client saw a marked increase in online sales over the course of Sparkfactor’s involvement.

“We are satisfied with the level of their production for us. They have met every expectation that we had.” – President, Fragrance Company

Marked works with a real estate company for their branding needs. They also provide marketing services, running and managing campaigns, producing content, and developing strategies and plans. The project has helped the client grow their business and the team is communicative. 

"They’ve been great to work with and are open to communicating, which is all we can really ask for." – Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Company

The founder of a social networking service for executives wanted the company to have a compelling brand along with its compelling product. VisualFizz created a brand structure and helped guide the company through the process. 

"Their responsiveness, attentiveness, and great sense of creativity are very impressive...Regarding the experience I had with them, there’s nothing to improve." - Founder, Social Network for Executives

A finance and accounting professional services consulting firm hired Marketri to provide comprehensive marketing services. These services include redeveloping their website and making it SEO-friendly, setting up the firm in HubSpot and launched marketing campaigns there, spearheading the firm's list acquisition efforts, crafting email newsletters, designing service sheets, and identifying PR opportunities. Through this engagement, the firm achieved first-page positions in many of their important keywords, resulting in a significant increase in site traffic. Also, the firm's ROI on their email marketing campaigns are in the hundreds (percentage).

"They excelled at measuring and reporting on metrics around all of our activities. Their work felt very data-driven and scientific." - CEO, Finance and Accounting Professional Services Consulting Firm

A jewelry company hired Arcalea to help with its rebranding efforts. Arcalea helped the company find its target audience by helping with A/B testing, digital marketing, and PPC management. The company's total user count has gone up by more than 200%.

"I found their depth of knowledge about how customers approach products to be enlightening. I was impressed with the overall professionalism and responsiveness of the team. If they didn’t have an answer immediately, they made sure to deliver one later on." - President, Jewelry Company

 eGuide Tech Allies worked with a hospitality company to update hospitality systems and train employees on how to work with the new technology. They continue to provide ongoing IT support. The client appreciated their customer service and dependability.

“Everyone is extremely proactive, and they’re always willing to jump in if we need support.” – CEO, Hospitality Company
 

SHERMAN provided web copy to a digital consultancy. They conducted internal and customer interviews to establish a unified brand voice and wrote case studies that aligned with the consultancy's marketing goals and perceived brand image. As a result of the partnership, the consultancy now receives about 20 viable leads per month. 

"SHERMAN has a fresh perspective and is current." – Principal & CEO, Digital Consultancy 

Working with an in-house team, Vokal helped an industrial distributor build a mobile e-commerce platform, developing the application and managing the engineering aspects. The app is responsive and has received positive reviews in the app store. 

"It was a collaborative process and they became our true partner." —Senior Director of E-Commerce, Industrial Distributor

Strike 2 provided branding solutions for a narrative design-based marketing agency. The agency was looking to rebrand their identity with a new logo, font, and more. Strike 2’s branding work has so far been met with positive feedback.

“What struck me the most is how well they understood what I was telling them I wanted the brand to stand for as well as the way they synthesized the interviews with my clients. It felt spot on.” - Founder & CEO, Marketing Agency

A retail store geared toward children with developmental differences and their families contracted Cascade Communications to manage their PR approach as they prepared to open. The unique message and nature of the store required an equally unique PR strategy, which Cascade delivered successfully. Through several public media both traditional and digital, Cascade was able to tell the store's story and adjust their message as they continued to grow.

"My husband has worked with large, expensive PR firms and seen far less return on his investment. I was amazed by how much exposure Cascade Comm was able to give us for relatively little money." - Owner, Specialty Retail Store

Symbiont Group specializes in combining the sales and marketing process, so when a holdings firm needed to integrate these areas, it reached out to Symbiont. Symbiont developed an entire inside sales team for the company to make the marketing and outside sales units more effective, boosting the company's revenue.

"They are experienced professionals. I can’t say enough about the types of relationships they’ve built within our organization - leveraging that experience to make impactful change. They’re fantastic." - Director of Marketing, Holdings Firm

The WL agency worked on sales process automation for a building materials company. They analyzed the technological market, its consumers, and the technologies available to ease the engineering and planning process. The client appreciated their focus throughout the project.

“Their very skilled project manager worked together with the strategy director to smooth the process. They both stayed focused and kept on task.” – CIO, Building Materials Company

Simple Truth was tasked with heading a branding campaign for a real estate company. The team at Simple Truth organized an entire rebrand campaign and provided print, digital, and video content to emphasize the campaign. The brand has received tremendous feedback from employees and customers alike. Simple Truth continues to produce video content for the client.

"They've delivered on every single aspect of the project, always putting their top people on our account. " – SVP Marketing and Communications, Real Estate Company 

Clay Purdy Consulting provided web design and marketing support services to a business advisory firm. The client needed to revamp their website and create marketing material. They used WordPress to create the website, and created copy for print marketing materials. The client was satisfied with their work.

“The team incorporated engaging images, creating a cohesive design for our website. It looks great and flows nicely.” — VP of Administration, Business Advisory Firm
 

The Well Advertising helped rebrand a site for an IT solutions company. They used a custom CMS to restructure the URL, manage service pages, and branded the platform. The efforts helped the business maintain their SEO value and increase their traffic and search visibility. 

"It’s a pleasure to work with them because it’s so easy." – Marketing Web Specialist, IT Solutions Company

WON Marketing designed and developed a website for a software development company. The team added product and feature details to the platform. They were a skilled partner, and the engagement was successful. 

“The website was very well done.” – Former CMO, Software Development Company

JJR Marketing worked with a financial advising company, helping them update their media presence and increase brand recognition. The project included both traditional and digital marketing. For example, JJR Marketing created print materials for the financial advising company to hand out to clients and redesign the company's website to boost traffic.

“They are very good at bringing in a timeline and showing you what should be done by which date.” – Senior Partner, Financial Advising Company

3rd Coast PR provided marketing services for a cheese company. They ran a number of campaigns, on both traditional and social media, to raise awareness of a product that the client was going to begin selling outside of the Chicago market. The client reported that their brand’s engagement, especially on Instagram, has increased significantly since the start of the campaign. 

“They do an excellent job. They're very proactive, so we don’t have to ask them for anything.” – VP of Marketing, Cheese Company
 

Cooperate Marketing recently worked on a co-op platform for a motorcycle manufacturer. They migrated legacy data to implement a new platform for that client.

“Our system launched seamlessly, so much so that no one even noticed we’d switched to a whole new system.” —  Manager, Motorcycle Manufacturer

 

Quilqy provided client research services for a banking equipment manufacturer. The manufacturer was entering the European market and needed data and research to find contacts. Quilqy helped find potential clients in less than a month.

“I guess it was quite effective.” - CCO, Banking Equipment Manufacturer

A nonprofit trade association hired LAI Live to help set up a digital environment that would enable them to hold virtual meetings with their members and board to achieve certain business goals. As part of the engagement, LAI Live integrated a third-party voting system that would enable the association to conduct and cast votes online. They also provided the association with metrics and key deadlines, as well as set up speaker practice sessions so that everybody was comfortable with it before the show. After a period of learning, the association achieved their goal of meeting online using the solution that LAI Live provided. 

"We were particularly impressed with their responsiveness and their willingness to help me reassure people within my organization about how the system worked." - Director of Communications, Nonprofit Trade Association

SmarkLabs completed a HubSpot implementation for a healthcare software company. They also helped with sales development and lead generation. The client felt that SmarkLabs was extremely reliable. 

"They always do what they say they’re going to do in the specified timeframe … Everything they do drives great results." — Director of Marketing, Healthcare Software Company