Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in Illinois

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Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in Illinois

The Best of December 2025

Looking for a top search engine marketing consultant in Illinois?

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 Illinois. 

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List of the Best Illinois Search Engine Marketing Consultants

  • 1
    (94 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $5,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Marion, IL
    Established in 2013, Rankings.io is a SEO agency. The firm offers Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Web Design, and Advertising and has a midsize team. The firm is based in Marion, Illinois.
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    Sibley Dolman Gipe

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  • 2
    (86 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    250 - 999 employees
    Arlington Heights, IL
    Elit-Web, a SEO services firm, was founded in 2014. Their midsize team is in Arlington Heights, Illinois; Kyiv, Ukraine; Kherson, Ukraine and New York, New York. Their services include Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Social Media Marketing, Digital Strategy, and more.
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    IKEA Bolt Rehau Hi EYE

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  • 3
    (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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  • 4
    (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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  • 5
    (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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  • 6
    (37 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

  • 7
    (92 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Hoffman Estates, IL
    Pay per click company JumpFly was established in 2003. They are located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois and have a midsize team. Their services include Pay Per Click, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and Email Marketing.
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    1-800-Got-Junk? Jura Power Planter Ty

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  • 8
    (13 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Lincolnshire, IL
    More Local Clients LLC is a SEO services firm. Their small team is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The agency specializes in Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Branding, and Web Development.
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  • 9
    (40 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    St. Charles, IL

    Small SEO agency RivalMind, is headquartered in St. Charles, Illinois. Established in 2012, the team focuses on search engine optimization, web development, pay per click, and social media marketing.

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  • 10
    (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

    Industries

  • 11
    (16 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Vernon Hills, IL

    Perfect Search Media is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency. They specialize in paid search and social media advertising, SEO, remarketing, display, UX, design, and content. Perfect Search is a results-driven, remote company with teammates on every coast. They build custom strategies for clients across multiple industries, including education, software, associations, retail, and more.
     

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    ACGI Software

    Industries

  • 12
    (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

    Industries

  • 13
    (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

    Industries

  • 14
    (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

    Industries

  • 15
    (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

    Industries

  • 16
    (9 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Glen Ellyn, IL
    Ava Digital Agency is a small SEO agency. Established in 2019, the company is in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Their services include search engine optimization, social media marketing, pay per click, web development, and more.
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  • 17
    (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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    Industries

  • 18
    (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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    Industries

  • 19
    (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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    Clients

    National Headache Foundation

    Industries

  • 20
    (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

    Industries

  • 21
    (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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    Clients

    Nurx Johnnie-O Talkspace Keeps

    Industries

  • 22
    (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

  • 23
    (25 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

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

    Youtech & Associates is an Illinois-based digital marketing and development agency founded in 2002. The approximately 40-member team specializes in web design, digital strategy, software development, and advertising. 

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    Clients

    Simplicity Marketing
  • 24
    (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

  • 25
    (2 Reviews) 4.5

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.5

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    4.5
    $1,000+
    250 - 999 employees
    Palatine, IL
    Marketing Strategy company Logical Position was launched in 2010. Their midsize team is in Lake Oswego, Oregon and Palatine, Illinois. Their services include Marketing Strategy, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, and more.
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  • 26
    (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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    Clients

    Eventbrite
  • 27
    (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

  • 28
    (3 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.5

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.3

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $25,000+
    250 - 999 employees
    Bolingbrook, IL
    Amsive is a midsize Advertising company. They specialize in Advertising, Branding, Marketing Strategy, Media Planning & Buying, and more and were established in 1995.
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    The Home Depot NYU Five Below Baxter

    Industries

  • 29
    (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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  • 30
    (2 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    O'Fallon, IL

    Esq.Marketing is a digital marketing agency based in O'Fallon, Ill. The agency, founded in 2020, is the freelance enterprise of Matthew Laurin who provides SEO and PPC services to small law firms.

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    Polito & Harrington LLC

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