Best 15+ Social Media Agencies in Chicago

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SWIDIA is a performance marketing agency that helps modern companies grow. We leverage core and emerging acquisition channels for one key purpose: to grow your brand. We keep a constant pulse on all changes and best practices on rapidly evolving platforms so your creative and media strategy are always ahead of the curve. Paid Advertising  Creative Studio Growth Advisory Let's find your tipping point.

We're a boutique firm that specializes in intent-driven marketing for eCommerce retailers and B2C/B2B lead gen. We use analytics and search data to define high-intent keywords and audiences that we build marketing campaigns around. Put simply: We drive high-intent traffic that is likely to convert for a profitable return to our clients' sites. Our team of expert-level consultants specializes in specific digital marketing channels. Our core channels are: SEO, SEM (paid search), paid Facebook/Instagram, and paid LinkedIn for lead gen. Our secondary channels are: Email Marketing; ASO (App Store Optimization and ads) and AMS (Amazon Marketing Services). We began our careers (and LyteYear) in Chicago working for large eCommerce retailers and high growth startups. Now our team works remotely in various locations around the US, thus allowing us to reduce overhead and environmental impact, and improve employee happiness. Our approach to projects involves creating a multi-channel marketing strategy that is driven by search, analytics, and intent (behavioral) data. We offer performance-incentivized pricing, and are a proud member of 1% for the Planet, and a Reforestation Partner for One Tree Planted.

Zora Digital is a digital marketing agency based in Chicago. We've worked at and developed strategies for Fortune 500 companies. Today, we help businesses like yours navigate the digital landscape and create significant ROI at a great value. A lot of science goes into what we do. But before we get into that, let’s take a look at the thinking behind our name: Zora. Zora means "sunrise"​ or "dawn."​ The dawning of a new age is an excellent way to describe the digital landscape. New advancements inspire us, and we love new challenges. The word Zora also expresses our love for shedding light on new opportunities for clients. Our mission is to help you stay on the cutting edge and rise to new heights. Here's how: Analytics: Data matters! We show you how and why it matters, and we use it to help you create an emotional connection with your customers. We help you find the right customers as they travel along their consumer journeys. Tactics: We research, plan and execute campaigns in social media, email, SEM and content marketing, to name just a few. The result, a bulletproof integrated marketing communication plan. One that acquires new consumers and turns them into true champions of your brand. Optimization: This takes us back to the beginning: Analytics. We dig deep into new campaign data. We seek to validate hypotheses, or change approaches as needed. With the goal of constant improvement.

We are the rare agency in that we spend more time in Excel than Photoshop. Our philosophy is data driven design - after all, if an amazing design isn't delivering results, does it even matter? We achieve growth for our clients by leveraging social media, custom web dev, video, email, SEO/PPC/CRO, and inbound campaigns.

Mekky Media is a boutique PR firm dedicated to delivering powerful publicity using trusted experience, innovative ideas and personalized attention. The firm is founded and led by recognized media and PR veteran, Michelle Mekky. Our team consists of passionate professionals from the best PR firms in the country and former journalists who work with relentless drive to achieve success for clients who all have one thing in common – a good story. Let us show you what true results look like.

Heron Agency, an award-winning lifestyle communications agency, has planned and executed over 1500 campaigns, from strategies for major events including the Taste of Chicago, the Race to Mackinac, the Jeff Awards, the Grand Chefs Gala, the Randolph Street Market, the Highland Games, the Chicago Boat & RV Show, and the One of a Kind Show; to corporate clients including Paper Source, Jet’s Pizza, BV Wines, Wow Bao, Bailey’s, Smirnoff Vodka, Orangetheory Fitness, Luna Carpet, Massage Envy, Galaxie Home Improvement, EZ Breathe, the Chicago Wolves; and several non-profit organizations including the National Hellenic Museum, Alliance Francaise Chicago, the American Writers Museum, and more. With an emphasis on entertainment and hospitality, throughout the 19 year history of the firm, Heron Agency has managed campaigns for over 25 hotel brands, and has also represented artists such as Jerry Seinfeld, Louis CK, Janeane Garafalo, Gabriel Byrne, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Ditka, the Beach Boys, Celtic Thunder, and Jewel, among others. As a winner of the PR News Agency Elite Awards and the BESPOKE Communication Awards, Heron Agency’s comprehensive results-driven campaigns help garner attention that leads to real bottom line results. 

Yakkety Yak fuses strategy and content production to craft high-impact storiesfor brands and businesses that care about doing good. Our full-service marketing team expertly combines multi-channel digital marketing to ignite empathy and inspire action. With a client-first mindset and boundless creativity, our goal is to build—and then execute—the best digital communication strategy, creating beauty our clients can see and results our clients can measure.

With every project and every client, we provide a consistent, clear return on your investment. We can get you into the publication of your dreams, make your website or mobile app, create a new brand or find your markets with digital advertisements. We want to make your life easy, as a one-stop shop for Communications, Marketing and PR. After all, it’s not just our reputation on the line, but yours, and we’re invested in securing your success.

RivalMind exists to help companies thrive, driving transformational growth through innovative digital marketing. We develop calculated, measurable user experiences that attract, engage, influence, and convert visitors into lifelong customers. From website design and search engine strategy to social media marketing, our data-driven decisions maximize results for clients. Headquartered 40 miles west of Chicago in Saint Charles, Illinois, RivalMind is a national leader in digital marketing insights, advisory services, and implementation. As such, we see amazing results every day—not just statistical or financial, but life changing.

ADM is a team of digital marketing professionals with a passion and proven track record of facilitating eCommerce growth. Our team is comprised exclusively of expert digital media managers, each with their respective area of specialization. We offer full-service management of Google Ads (Search, Shopping, Display, UAC, Youtube), Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Snapchat), Amazon Ads (Sponsored Products and AMZ DSP), Social Media Ad Strategy, and Google Analytics services to a range of clients in the eCommerce and lead generation space. We strive to set the bar amongst digital marketing agencies for the expertise, communication, and transparency that should be expected from a digital media partner. We uphold our founding values of serving as a strategic partner: focusing efforts on maximizing our clients' holistic eCommerce profits.      

A digital marketing agency that prides itself on providing quality service to our clients. We want to grow with our clients and we stay true to our core beliefs. Our primary goal is to deliver exceptional service to our customers by building the best relationships possible, the kinds that creates success for your business. Experience tells us that everyone wins when we have common goals. That’s why we always consider whether your business is a good fit with ours. If it’s not, we’ll tell you. And because we know lots of talented people, we’ll never leave you hanging.

Innova Digital is a Creative Content and Ecommerce Marketing Agency based in Chicago. We specialize in Shortform, multi-use video content for DTC Ecommerce brands.

In the thousands of advertisements, labels and messages people see every day, there are relevant products and services that make our lives better and our businesses more profitable. We are how those brands break through the noise and get noticed. We are how brands connect through strategic campaigns and relevant content across traditional, digital and social platforms. We are clear, focused and relevant brand experiences that compel people to pause, consider and engage. We are marketing and advertising. We are Popskull.