Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in Chicago

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Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in Chicago

The Best of December 2025

Looking for a top search engine marketing consultant in Chicago?

SEM is a valuable way to promote your service and grow your business.

To assist you in your search for a partner, we’ve compiled this list of the top search marketing agencies in Chicago. 

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List of the Best Chicago Search Engine Marketing Consultants

  • 1
    (132 Reviews) 4.7

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.6

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    4.7
    $1,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Chicago, IL

    SEO services firm Straight North was launched in 1997. They are based in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina and have a midsize team. Straight North provides Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and Web Design.

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    Keyence

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  • 2
    (21 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.6

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Chicago, IL
    Digital Authority Partners is a Chicago, Illinois-based SEO company. They provide Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Strategy, and Pay Per Click and were launched in 2016.
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    Omron Healthcare

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  • 3
    (40 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.6

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $1,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Oakbrook Terrace, IL
    SCUBE Marketing, a small pay per click company, is based in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. Founded in 2009, the team specializes in Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization.
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    LupinePet

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  • 4
    (36 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Pay per click company Galactic Fed is located in Chicago, Illinois. The midsize company was established in 2017. Their services include Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, and Demand Generation Marketing.

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    Shell

    Industries

  • 5
    (2 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    Sixth City Marketing is a SEO services firm founded in 2010. The small Cleveland, Ohio-based team focuses on Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and Web Design.
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    Demag Cranes Cleveland Clothing Co. Pet Palace SERVPRO

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  • 6
    (3 Reviews) 4.5

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.0

    Would Recommend

    4.7
    Undisclosed
    250 - 999 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Digital marketing agency Rise Interactive is headquartered in Chicago. The team of nearly 275 employees specializes in SEO, PPC, social media, email, and content marketing. They were founded in 2004 and mostly work with businesses in the consumer products, healthcare, financial services, and retail industries.

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    ULTA Beauty

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  • 7
    (19 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.7

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    Established in 2003, Marcel Digital is a web development firm. They are headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and have a small team. Their services include Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and Digital Strategy.
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    Shure

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  • 8
    (54 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Digital Third Coast is a leading digital marketing agency based in Chicago. Founded in 2007, they have about 24 employees that serve clients from a wide variety of industries. Services include SEO, paid media, paid social, and digital PR.

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    IPX1031

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  • 9
    (9 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    Undisclosed
    50 - 249 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Founded in 2001, Walker Sands is a full-service B2B marketing agency dedicated to each client's unique goals.  From their offices in Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston or Atlanta,  Walker Sands' team of 170+ has various areas of expertise, including SEO, PPC, content marketing, and strategy. They also help clients with public relations, demand generation, branding, creative and marketing strategy.

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    Echo Global Logistics

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  • 10
    (12 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.6

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Founded in 2006, OneIMS is a results-driven digital marketing firm in Chicago. Its team of more than 30 manages the inbound marketing process for its clients, with special emphasis on SEO, PPC, digital strategy, conversion optimization, and content marketing. 

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    Samsung

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  • 11
    (5 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Content marketing company Pilot Digital Marketing was established in 2009. The small Chicago, Illinois-based team specializes in content marketing, conversion optimization, pay per click, search engine optimization, and more.

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  • 12
    (25 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.7

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    Founded in 2016, VisualFizz is a web development company. The firm specializes in Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, Branding, Marketing Strategy, and more and has a small team.
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  • 13
    (87 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Elmhurst, IL

    CyberOptik is a web design agency founded in 2002. Their small team is in Elmhurst, Illinois. Their services include Web Design, Digital Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and more.

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    National Headache Foundation

    Industries

  • 14
    (19 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $1,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Chicago, IL
    LyteYear, a PPC agency, was launched in 2017. Their small team is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and Ouray, Colorado and specializes in Pay Per Click, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and Ecommerce Marketing.
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    Analyte Health

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  • 15
    (30 Reviews) 4.7

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.4

    Would Recommend

    4.7
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    Accelerated Digital Media is a media planning and buying agency. Founded in 2017, the firm is located in Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York. The small team offers Media Planning & Buying, Advertising, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, and more.
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    Nurx Johnnie-O Talkspace Keeps

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  • 16
    (40 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.4

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $75,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Solid Digital is a Chicago, Illinois-based web design company. The firm provides Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Web Development, and more and is small.The firm was launched in 2007.

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    Intelligent Medical Objects

    Industries

  • 17
    (8 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $10,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Founded in 2006, Logical Media Group is a full-service digital marketing agency crafting digital experiences for people and companies to transact, connect, and explore. The Chicago-based team, whose original core competency was in generating qualified website traffic through search engine marketing, with a specialization in PPC and SEO, now has specific teams tailored towards other online channels such as Amazon Advertising, social media marketing, email marketing, display advertising, and conversion rate optimization.

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    Vienna Beef

    Industries

  • 18
    (3 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $50,000+
    250 - 999 employees
    Chicago, IL

    3Q Digital is a digital marketing and strategic consulting agency headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. with additional offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Burlington, Vt., Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. Their staff consists of over 250 experts in SEO, social media marketing, and analytics.

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    Eventbrite
  • 19
    (14 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Ice Nine Online is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency that specializes in web design, PPC and SEO. Founded in 2014, Ice Nine Online offers a suite of research, marketing, and branding services as well as digital marketing training.  A team of fewer than 9 employees, Ice Nine Online works primarily with small and mid-size companies.

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    CVS

    Industries

  • 20
    (7 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.7

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Digital agency Arcalea was founded in 2015 and has offices in Chicago, Charlotte, N.C., Denver, and Indianapolis. Its team of 12 helps clients with web development, SEO, email marketing, content marketing, web design, and PPC.

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  • 21
    (1 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Glenview, IL

    SEO services firm SearchLab Digital was founded in 2017. The small Glenview, Illinois-based team offers Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.

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  • 22
    (5 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.6

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Chicago, IL

    BuildThis is a website design and support company based in Chicago. Founded in 2012, the team of 15 specializes in web design & development, custom software development, and UX/UI design.

     

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    BuildThis works with small to medium sized businesses in varying industries. We work with small

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  • 23
    (14 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $10,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Simple Machines Marketing is a Chicago-based marketing company founded in 2012. Their 9-person team offers services in digital strategy, marketing strategy, content marketing, and more.
     

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  • 24
    (4 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Zen Anchor Digital is an SEO, SMM, and PPC agency based in Chicago. Founded in 2013, their team of around three employees specializes in serving health, education, and insurance companies.

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    Aligned Modern Health

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  • 25
    (5 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    SEO company CamRojud is located in London, England; Chicago, Illinois and Lagos, Nigeria. They specialize in Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Pay Per Click, Content Marketing, and more and were founded in 2021.
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  • 26
    (11 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.5

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.7

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL
    ExpertCPG Commerce is a SEO agency located in Chicago, Illinois. The small agency was launched in 2014. Their team focuses on Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Ecommerce Marketing, and Branding.
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  • 27
    (39 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    1,000 - 9,999 employees
    San Jose, CA

    ExpertsFromIndia is a development company based in San Jose, Calif. They were founded in 2003 and have a team of around 800 employees. They primarily provide custom software development and SEO. 

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    Clients

    eBay

    Industries

  • 28
    (9 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.7

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    This Chicago-based digital marketing agency was founded in 2012. This 40-person team specializes in web design, social media marketing, and SEO, with additional capabilities in graphic design, content marketing, and digital strategy.

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    OWC

    Industries

  • 29
    (1 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    KAT is a Chicago-based marketing agency founded in 2020. With a team of more than 10 experts, they deliver SEO solutions, PPC ads, and social media marketing solutions for small businesses in the industries of legal services, e-commerce, and health care.
     

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    Abramovitch Blalock & McKinnon LLC

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  • 30
    (10 Reviews) 4.7

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.5

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Chicago, IL

    Founded in 2009 as a search agency, Be Found Online has since developed into a full-service digital marketing agency. Based in Chicago, the company also has locations in London and Singapore, with a total team of more than 70 people. BFO's main focus is on SEO and PPC, but it also does social media marketing, conversion optimization, and content marketing.

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