Top 15 Digital Marketing Agencies
By: The Manifest
Tags: SEO, Social Media, Digital Marketing, PPC, Digital Marketing Agency

1. Location3

Location3 is a full-service digital marketing agency based in Denver, CO. The team of 60 works with companies of all sizes both locally and internationally. Their services include SEO management, content strategy, franchise digital marketing strategy, and web analytic management.

Notable Project

Location3 created a digital marketing strategy for a hotel chain. They developed and oversaw the entire project, from social media to metrics to SEO and PPC. They also helped enhance the hotel’s website.

“Location3 seems very savvy on the metrics, SEO, and PPC. They look at the big picture and analytics of things in order to make very smart decisions. They also have an eye for detail.” — Assistant Vice President of Corporate E-Commerce, Hotel Chain

Former Clients: In-N-Out Burger, Wyndham Worldwide, US Airways, Edward Jones

Awards: Local Search Association: Best Local Search Campaign 2017; Certified as a Google AdWords Premier SMB Partner

2. Perfect Search Media

Perfect Search Media is a full-service digital marketing agency located in Chicago, IL. Their clients include startup, mid-market, and enterprise companies across industries such as education, retail, and consumer products. The team of 25+ offers social media advertising, SEO, design, and content creation and marketing.

Notable Project

Perfect Search Media expanded a higher learning institution’s reach and audience. They led a paid search marketing strategy from execution to implementation to maintenance.

“They are flexible, and they act as an extension of the team. Their commitment to proving success via analytics and the bottom line was important to us.” — Co-Founder, Higher Learning Institution

Former Clients: Stage Stores, New York Film Academy, CenturyLink, Columbia School of Social Work

Awards: Bing Ads Accredited Professional; Clutch: Leading Digital Marketing Agency

3. Digivate

Located in London, UK, Digivate is a digital marketing and SEO agency that specializes in social media advertising, content marketing, SEO, and PPC. Founded in 1988, Digivate works with a variety of clients across industries.

Notable Project

A shipping company hired Digivate to boost its digital presence after a rebranding. Digivate created content for the shipping company’s website, offered onsite SEO services, ran social media ads, and managed a PPC campaign.

“I’ve worked with many digital agencies throughout my career. I find [Digivate’s] structure unique. I felt that I was receiving double or triple the value for the money because of the online experts they provided.” — Digital Marketing Manager, Shipping Company

Former Clients: Merck Group, Nature’s Best Health Products

Awards: Supplier of the Year 2004

4. Stryde

Based in Utah, Stryde performs digital marketing for e-commerce businesses. Their services include social media marketing, PR, SEO, email marketing, and PPC. The team of 10+ works with a variety of businesses from startups to enterprises.

Notable Project

Stryde increased the online presence of an events business by building a new website. The project also included creating and managing the events business’ social media accounts, SEO, and PPC.

“They’re so easy to work with. They’re just wonderful. I have used other marketing groups before, and even paid less, but Stryde’s product is superior to what I’ve seen from anybody else.” — Owner, Events Business

Former Clients: Sports Illustrated, Intercontinental Hotels Group, and Signs.com

Awards: Accredited as a Google Partner

5. Digital Success

This Texas-based company was founded in 1999 and has evolved to help their mostly small business clients adjust their marketing strategies to seemingly ever-changing trends. They focus on SEO, PPC, and social media marketing. The team of 6+ has experience with clients from a range of industries, including consumer products, healthcare, hospitality, and information technology.

Notable Project

Digital Success worked with an air conditioning company to increase organic click-throughs to the website. Improving the air conditioning company’s online presence in organic search results was key for this project.

“They are very service-oriented. It’s not just that their skills and results are impressive, but their consistency and the trust factor.” — Owner, Air Conditioning Company

Former Clients: Samsung, Reader’s Digest, Aristocrat, and CareNow

Awards: Certified Partners with Yahoo, Twitter, and Google

6. Leverage Marketing

Located in Texas, Leverage Marketing has a team of 35+ professionals who focus on inbound marketing. Other services include SEO, PPC, content and social media marketing, and digital strategy. They work with small and mid-market businesses.

Notable Project

Leverage Marketing worked with an IT services company to increase website conversion rates through SEO and Google AdWords campaigns. They also updated the company website’s copy and optimized the pages for search and visitor usability.

“Leverage Marketing seemed truly interested in delivering results, which was what I found so appealing about them in the first place. They’re not a huge company, but they employ experts in each of their areas, from social media to SEO and pay per click.” — President and Technical Director, IT Services Company

Former Clients: BOXX Technologies, ScriptRelief, Maingear Computers, ConTV

Awards: Clutch: Top Digital Marketing Agency

7. 97th Floor

97th Floor has 10 years of experience in digital marketing. With offices in Salt Lake City, UT and Los Angeles, CA, 97th Floor is a leader in content marketing and digital strategy. Their 50+ team also specializes in SEO, analytics, social media, design, and web development.

Notable Project

97th Floor worked on a digital marketing campaign for a technology solutions company. They developed a content marketing and SEO strategy for the company. The team also offered advice for onpage optimization.

“I like to be as hands off as possible, so 97th Floor allows me to do that. I completely trust that they’re doing the job that they say they’re doing, and doing it right, which is a great compliment to them.” — Program Manager, Technology Solutions Company

Former Clients: Adobe, Dell, X-Games, Discover

Awards: Inc. Magazine’s 50 Best Workplaces (2017); Entrepreneur’s Top Company Cultures (2017)

8. Wpromote

This California-based company specializes in customer acquisition and digital marketing. The 250+ team is ever-growing and passionate about delivering digital campaigns that their clients can be proud of.

Notable Project

Wpromote worked with a healthcare company to increase patient appointments at clinics. Using Google AdWords, Wpromote boosted the healthcare company’s presence in search results. They also made the website more user-friendly.

“Wpromote has been phenomenal, and I’m really glad that I went through that whole process. You can just let them do their work and not worry about it because they have very good capabilities. “ — Director of Paid Search, Healthcare System

Former Clients: Verizon, Marriot, Toyota, Shutterstock

Awards: Landy Awards’ Agency of the Year (2017); AdAge’s Best Place to Work in Advertising & Media

9. Custom Creatives

Located in Agoura Hills, California, Custom Creatives is a digital marketing company with expertise in SEO, software development, and web/graphic design. With fewer than 50 employees, they work with both big and small companies and offer a free client consultation and website audit report.

Notable Project

Custom Creatives designed and developed a website for a software company. They also created content, optimized the website for SEO, and set up email campaigns to boost site traffic.

“They [Custom Creatives] did what they said they would do, and the project was finished within budget. Communicating with them was really easy.” — VP of Operations, Software Company

Former Clients: Move, Inc., CBS, Transacct

Awards: Clutch: Leading Los Angeles Agency (2017)

10. Red Hot Penny

Red Hot Penny provides original digital solutions for online brands. The team of fewer than 50 is located in London. They call themselves “online growth experts” and provide digital PR, social media, and creative content.

Notable Project

A womenswear business hired Red Hot Penny to expand their brand and sales through a website. Red Hot Penny helped with budgeting and managing SEO and PPC campaigns for the company.

“Red Hot Penny manages our projects really well. They are a very professional team.” — E-Commerce, Womenswear Brand

Former Clients: SanDisk, Tesco, Lowepro, The Snugg

Awards: Biddable Brand Campaign of the Year 2017 Winner; UK Agency Awards 2017 Shortlist

11. KoMarketing

Based in Boston, KoMarketing is a B2B online marketing agency that specializes in social media, SEO, and content marketing. With fewer than 50 employees, KoMarketing works to improve client efficiency and business strategy.

Notable Project

This warehouse distribution company used KoMarketing to increase their visibility by growing their online presence. KoMarketing did this by improving their search engine optimization.

“KoMarketing was active in blogging, articles, and communicating their expertise. They defined their niche, and they said we are B2B SEO firm, which was one of the things I was looking for.”- Director of Marketing, Material Handling System Provider

Former Clients: John Deere, HP DesignJet, Cisco-Eagle, Neolane

Awards: Clutch: Leading Agencies & Developers in Boston

12. AdVision Marketing

AdVision is a digital marketing agency based in Denver, CO. They create digital strategies that help companies attract businesses online. The team of fewer than 50 specializes in SEO and paid social media marketing.

Notable Project

A mobile data collection platform needed a larger scale marketing effort and approached AdVision for help. AdVision offered SEO services and provided additional resources to boost the company’s marketing efforts.

“One of the biggest things is that AdVision is very proactive with us in terms of surfacing new ideas — things we might not have thought about. That’s a huge sense of appreciation. They’re aware of things that I would never be aware of.” — Vice President of Marketing, Data Collection SaaS

Former Clients: Spire Digital, Far Niente Winery, Global Travel Destinations, Duvine Cycling + Adventure Co.

Awards: Clutch: Top SEO Firms in Denver (2017)

13. Promodo

Promodo is a performance marketing agency that works with marketing teams at e-commerce companies of all sizes. The 50+ team specializes in PPC, SEO, and email marketing and serve clients from around the world.

Notable Project

A fantasy football company hired Promodo to analyze its website and audit SEO efforts before conducting a website redesign. Promodo provided detailed notes and suggestions that were extremely helpful to the company.

“Promodo was great. It was a small project, but they delivered more than expected.” — Owner, Fantasy Football Company

Former Clients: Leroy Merlin, Karcher, Georgia National Tourism Administration, MacPaw

Awards: Google Premier Partner, Bing Accredited Professional, Google AdWords Certified Partner

14. BusinessOnline

BusinessOnline is a digital marketing agency with offices in San Diego, CA and Boston, MA. The team of 80+ specializes in PPC, SEO, and digital strategy and mostly serves mid-market and enterprise businesses. They take a data-driven approach to all projects with clients.

Notable Project

A large telecommunications provider hired BusinessOnline to increase market presence, improve search rankings, and expose more people to its brand. Working with BusinessOnline helped double traffic to the telecommunication provider’s website.

“They [BusinessOnline] have this very positive attitude and a fantastic work ethic. They know a lot of people sitting on the client side. They understand that we can’t always do things at the turn of a dime, but they’re always generating new ideas and new approaches to our challenges.” — Manager, Commercial Marketing

Former Clients: HP, Honeywell, Lincoln Electric, Epicor

Awards: Clutch: Top Digital Marketing Agencies 2017, Top SEO Firms 2017; Chief Marketer: Top Marketing Agencies of 2018

15. AIS Media, Inc.

Georgia-based AIS Media, Inc. prides itself on using digital marketing programs to attract new customers and grow companies. With fewer than 50 team members, AIS Media attracts clients because for SEO, PPC, social media marketing, and digital strategy.

Notable Project

AIS Media helped a construction company improve its web presence and attract customers from across the country. AIS Media also helped the construction company combine brands with a sister company based in Arizona. The project included a complete rebrand of the website and ongoing SEO.

“AIS Media did an excellent job of providing the look and feel we were trying to capture. We’re very proud of the website. Our web traffic has improved substantially and so has the quality of the leads that we’ve gotten.” — President, Construction Company

Former Clients: United Dairy, AT&T, Pfizer, American Health Imaging

Awards: Google Partner, Sempo Member Gold, Bing Ads Accredited Professional

This article originally appeared on The Manifest, and you can find the full shortlist of digital marketing agencies here.