Chicago Creative Agencies and Design Firms
Find the best Chicago creative agencies and design firms on Agency Spotter. Search Chicago's agencies in minutes!
SmartSites 💡
Advertising, Social Media, Web, Search, and Inbound Marketing
SMARTSITES 💡 IS AMERICA'S TOP RATED DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY - Outsmart the competition with best-in-class digital marketing services. With over 1,000 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews online, SmartSites 💡 is America's #1 rated digital marketing agency. Get more traffic. Acquire more customers. Sell more stuff. SmartSites works for businesses of all sizes. SmartSites is a Google Premier Partner and Facebook Marketing Partner. Winner of dozens website design awards and seven-time Inc5000 (2017-2023) fastest growing company. Let us grow your company. Call 📞 (201) 870 6000 for a free consultation!
Daniel Brian Advertising
Advertising, Branding, and Digital Strategy
BETTER BRANDS FOR A BETTER HUMAN CONDITION - DBA specializes in innovative and measurable advertising campaigns to engage families via retail, healthcare (hospitals & wellness products) as well as food, family entertainment and sporting goods. In addition to traditional advertising services and brand consulting, DBA provides integrated expertise in emerging social and digital media including branded entertainment, digital TV and content marketing.
Convier Collective
Advertising
IT’S TIME TO GET REAL - We are a brand marketing agency that looks at problems and develops solutions with a whole new lens. Nowadays, there’s a whole lot of inauthenticity floating around. No shortage of brands, agencies and people all trying to be something they’re not. But that’s not us. That’s why we started Convier Collective—because we believe it’s time to get real. Our Approach: Grounded in strategy, we dig deep to find your brand’s true purpose. Led by design, we use the power of storytelling to showcase what makes you uniquely you. It’s all about helping your brand stand out in a loud and crowded world, so you can connect with audiences in a way that’s, well, real. We do things differently at Convier Collective—and you’ll notice. We don’t run up costs. We do roll up our sleeves to help solve problems. We don’t tell our clients what to do. But we do invite them to collaborate alongside us to make the best decisions possible. We don’t work with just anybody. We work with brands we believe in. And, more importantly, brands who believe in themselves. Brands that take a stand by knowing what they stand for. We believe there’s a better, more human way to connect people to the brands and products they want and need. Are you ready to join us? Learn more at conviercollective.com or connect with us now at [email protected]
Youtech
Digital Strategy
INNOVATING THE WAY BUSINESSES SHOULD RUN - Youtech specializes in website design and development, SEO, and social media marketing, but offers so much more. Youtech is the Integrated Marketing & Development Agency bursting with creativity and engineering experts in the field of design and technology. The Youtech team brings experience, dedication, and enthusiasm to a variety of businesses, both large and small. Because each client vision is unique, Youtech prides itself on distinctive customizations, specifically designed to capture target audiences and realize client objectives. Whether it’s a sleek design facelift to rejuvenate the “status quo,” or a fresh, innovative marketing launch, the Youtech team is ready to go! Here at Youtech, our strategic approach begins at the core level . . . incorporate revolutionary advances in design and 21st-century technology with all facets of your ever-evolving business. Personalized marketing material integration, creatively tailored website designs, and social media platform advantages translate into increased customer attention, that translates into increased sales and bottom line profit. It’s an end result that your company expects and most certainly deserves!
Mauge
Branding
ABOUT MAUGE - Mauge is a creative brand marketing boutique. We opened in 1995, our expertise is full-service, and it’s our mission to provide the agency best-in-class businesses need.
HANGAR12
Digital Strategy
THINK CONSUMER FIRST. - HANGAR12 is a leading independent brand activation agency for national and global consumer package goods. We believe that everything starts with your consumer. That’s our only rule. Our Consumer First® approach enables collaboration with your consumers throughout our creative process to ensure successful activation of your brand. We've been leading with this approach for highly recognizable brands in the food & beverage, snacks, household, personal care, retail, and home & office categories. HANGAR12 is ranked a TOP 100 promotion agency in the U.S. for over ten years. We are strategists, creatives and insight specialists who love to connect brands with consumers in innovative and meaningful ways. Our in-house team is fully remote, allowing us to retain a diverse group of top CPG talent and focus on speed to market. - Consumer Promotion - Shopper Marketing - Digital Marketing - Social Media
Upshot
Advertising
EMPOWERING BRANDS TO OWN THE MOMENT. - We use creativity, digital fluency, and cultural agility to lead brands through a world of change and unleash their full potential. Upshot finds clarity and opportunity in a world where commerce, culture, media, and technology have blurred conventional boundaries. For brands like Corona Extra, Google, Quaker, Newell, Bibigo, Therma-Tru and Karo we develop brand-building ideas that break conventions, inspire participation, and build equity. Since our founding in 1994 by members of the LGBTQ community, Upshot has set out to create a creative agency fueled by cultural curiosity and a progressive mindset. In fact, 6 of the 8 members of our executive leadership team identify as female or a member of the minority community. Upshot is proud to be one of a select group of agencies to participate in BLAC: Building Leaders and Creators, an internship program focused on bringing more Black talent to the advertising industry.
Big Teeth Productions
Video Production
MEET THE TEETH - Big Teeth is a creative production studio moving people to watch, feel, and act. Our work spans animation, motion graphics, live-action production and mixed media. We create video content that sells products, or emotions, or sometimes both; and whatever we do, we do it with intention. The good news for you is that we've been doing this for over 16 years and we know how to speak the language regardless of the size of the company or the audience. We can make your audience, laugh, cry, learn, love... you name it. We also thrive on managing the project the way it should be managed. This is so damn unsexy to mention, but when the time comes to get it done so that it looks awesome but also doesn't make your life hell - you'll be happy we were there. At Big Teeth, Brand Films are our bread and butter. Great Brand Films are our Jam.
Aisle Rocket
Advertising
FULL-SERVICE MARKETING & CREATIVE SERVICES AGENCY - Aisle Rocket is a different kind of agency, focused entirely on delivering results. By unifying marketing and creative services backed by data and technology, Aisle Rocket drives revenue through best-in-class creative, e-commerce and media execution. Aisle Rocket’s Atlas managed Customer Data Platform (CDP) harnesses a brand’s 1st-party data to inform omnichannel online and offline media campaigns, supported by world-class creative, content, and UX. Aisle Rocket merged with Target Data Corp in 2020 shortly after Target Data Corp. acquired Social Fulcrum in 2019. All three agencies combined and branded under the name Aisle Rocket.
NEXT/NOW
Innovation
WE CREATE DIGITAL EXPERIENCES FOR PHYSICAL SPACES - NEXT/NOW is a creative technology agency that produces next-generation digital/physical experiences for world-class brands. We use virtual reality, natural user interfaces, gesture and motion interactivity, innovative display concepts, and breakthrough technology to create unforgettable moments of connection between people and organizations. Our team hails from diverse disciplines, spanning brand development, museum management, and computer science to high-level video game development. Our focus on creating new approaches to existing challenges ensures an aura of innovation runs through our studio. Our proprietary code-base allows rapid prototyping of new-to-the-world concepts. Our integrated physical prototyping shop ensures a seamless interplay between digital and real-world elements. Our creative philosophy begins with a deep respect for our clients brand and audience. Every idea, emotion, innovation, and execution builds upon that foundation. Our insistence on best-in-class creative and development processes and formalized user testing ensures a ‘no surprises’ launch of projects and initiatives. We believe the future belongs to those who create it.
Bell
Digital Strategy
NEED HELP IMPROVING YOUR ROI? - At ESV Digital, we started by pioneering paid search software development in 2004 and manage more than $300m media spend for our clients across the globe today. Our 200 clients range from huge brand names like Toys’R’Us, Sandals Resorts or Papa John’s to smaller mid-sized businesses. We combine our in-house technology with a team of 180 consultants and analysts to help our clients across a wide range of digital challenges. Do you need help turning around your SEM campaigns? Launching a new format? Analyzing cross-channel sales attribution? Talk to us – we are data driven, results focused and pleasant to deal with!
Damen Jackson
Packaging
TRANSFORMING BRANDS TO MEET THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL - Damen Jackson elevates brands through a distinctive methodology rooted in the consumer’s frame of mind. Our approach meticulously aligns packaging, graphics and messaging with the discernible preferences of your audience. The outcome is not merely a compelling first impression, but a meaningful engagement that fosters enduring brand loyalty. Brand Strategy - Audience Workshops, Brand Development, Brand Naming, Brand Positioning, Consumer Insights, Competitive Analysis, Company Values, Communication Development, Portfolio Strategy Packaging Design - Brand Standards & Guidelines, Design Implementation, Identity Design, Merchandising Design, Packaging Graphics, Production Artwork, Structural Design, Sustainability Considerations Brand Support - Illustration, Image Retouching, Packaging Renders, Photography, Product Samples, Sales Kits, Website Design