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TOP AREA DI G I TAL MARKET ING F IRMS

Ranked by 2021 Gross Revenue from Digital Marketing

Local Full-Time Employees 2021/2020

Local Staff Digital Mktg/ Web Dev.

Gross Revenue from Digital Marketing 2021/2020

Rank 2022

Company Name Address Phone, Fax, Website

Top Digital Mktg Executive Year Founded

Representative Clients

Services Offered

$498,200,000 $486,000,000

DD 350

783 655

Ford, Colgate-Palmolive, Pfizer, Intel, Coca-Cola, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Planning, design, programming, experience design, technology, data

Jon Cook CEO 1992

1.

VMLY&R 250 Richards Rd., Kansas City, MO 64116 816.283.0700, www.vmlyr.com Archer Education 10975 Benson Dr., Ste. 150, Overland Park, KS 66207 310.574.2243, archeredu.com MMGY Global 7309 W. 80th St., Ste. 400, Overland Park, KS 66204 816.472.5988, mmgyglobal.com EducationDynamics 15200 Santa Fe Trail Dr., Ste 100, Lenexa, KS 66219 913.254.6015, eduationdynamics.com Go Local Interactive 10975 Benson St., Ste. 250, Overland Park, KS 66210 913.689.3170, golocalinteractive.com Bernstein-Rein Advertising 4600 Madison, Ste. 1500, Kansas City, MO 64112 816.756.0640, Fax: 816.399.6000, www.b-r.com Woodruff 331 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108 888.300.7485, wearewoodruff.com iFocus Marketing 4400 College Blvd., Ste. 325, Overland Park, KS 66211 913.708.8567, Fax: 913.273.0022, ifocusmarketing.com Walz Tetrick Advertising 5201 Johnson Dr., Ste. 500, Mission, KS 66205 913.789.8778, Fax: 913.789.8493, www.wtads.com Native Digital 3502 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO 64111 816.360.9922, nativedigital.com JNA Advertising 7101 College Blvd., Ste. 120, Overland Park, KS 66210 913.327.0055, Fax: 913.327.0055, jnaadvertising.com Signal Theory 2000 Central, Kansas City, MO 64108 816.474.1333, Fax: 816.474.3427, signaltheory.com Seismic Digital 5325 W. 115th Place, Leawood, KS 66211 913.396.8877, seismicdigital.com Rhycom 10975 GrandviewDr., Ste. 220, Overland Park, KS 66210 913.451.9108, rhycom.com MBB 7820 Foster, Overland Park, KS 66204 816.531.1922, mbbagency.com Trozzolo Communications Group 811 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO 64105 816.842.8111, Fax: 816.842.8188, trozzolo.com MERGE (formely The Sandbox Group) 300 Wyandotte St., 3rd Fl., Kansas City, MO 64105 816.584.8444, sandboxww.com Jubilant Digital Marketing 11011 King St., Ste. 125, Overland Park, KS 66210 913.276.5800, jubilantdigital.com Mammoth Creative Co. 8813 Penrose Ln., Lenexa, KS 66219 785.400.6136, www.mammothcreated.com Crux KC 2100 Central St., Ste. 21, Kansas City, MO 64108 816.381.2600, cruxkc.com Marknology 730 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101 816.447.8963, www.marknology.com Salt Rank 7280 N.W. 87th Terr., Ste. C-21079, KC, MO 64156 816.533.4417, saltrank.com

$37,000,000 $35,000,000

20 3

45 35

Colleges & universities

Developing digital marketing technology, analyt ics & strategy help colleges and universities recruit, enroll and retain students Integrated communications services; branding, content marketing, integrated planning, video, photography, CRM, web design & development Paid search, organic search, paid social, UX/ CRO, organic social, display advertising, graphic design, copywriting, microsite builds Design, develop and optimize market websites focusing on user experience. Web dev. & design, hosting and other web services Research, strategy, and execution (con cept/design, programming and hosting) of OmniChannel campaigns

Brad Gibbs Chief Growth Officer 2014 Clayton Reid, Chair Katie Briscoe, CEO 1981

2.

$23,304,570 $14,864,532

58 10

146 111

Visit KC

3.

$21,472,000 $14,100,000

25 4

115 135

Park University, Ottawa University, Johnson & Wales University, Post University AMC, Country Club Bank, CommunityAmerica Credit Union, KCRAR McDonald’s; Kansas City Chiefs; Gulf Oil; Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.

Sarah Russell VP of Mktg 1989 Jason Barrett CEO 2011

4.

$13,318,953 $10,148,293

56 17

78 70

5.

$9,799,000 $9,057,000

7 2

85 85

Steve Bernstein, CEO Kelly Astine, President | 1964 Jenny Jones VP, Digital Director 2005

6.

$8,385,000 $6,050,147

21 21

54 47

Compass Minerals, Norbrook Strategy and planning, website design and development, email and SMS marketing, search engine optimization, marketing automation

7.

$7,670,000 $3,900,000

26 6

26 23

ASPCA Pet Health Ins., Aspen Funds, Domain Realty Group

DD

Andrew Lukes President/CEO 2016

8.

$7,000,000 $4,000,000

10 2

54 53

Kansas Department of Administration, Cerner, Kansas Department of Commerce Vetoquinol, Ascend Learning, USA Facts Visit Wichita, Kansas Lottery, KDOT, Blue Buffalo, Merck Animal Health, PetAg BOSE Aviation, John Deere, Merck Animal Health, Faultless Dickinson Financial Corporation (Academy Bank/ Armed Forces Bank) George Clinical, Commerce Bank, Terracon, Fountain Mortgage, Build Asset Mgmt.

Web design. Walz Tetrick utilizes preferred part ners for web development and hosting

Gabe George Dir. Of Digital Media 1967 Justin Watkins Founder, Creative Strategist, 2014

9.

$5,501,647 $4,757,597

24 0

24 25

Brand strategy, creative messaging, perfor mance marketing

10.

$5,300,000 $4,900,000

2 1

24 20

Design, development, hosting, programming, branding

John Nohe CEO 2004

11.

$4,935,974 $4,414,504

8 5

85 84

Customized digital solutions include UX strategy, UI design, marketing automation strategy, eCommerce strategy, content strategy, technical strategy Full-service consumer insights, digital strategy & activation firm serving global to local clients. This includes Paid Digital Media, OTT/CTV, SEO Digital strategy, web development, advertising, pay-per-click, SEO/SEM, UI/UX, ecommerce & apps, CRM marketing

John January, Ali Mahaffy, Co-CEOs 1997

12.

$4,624,814 $2,300,000

20 3

20 13

Brett Suddreth President 2016

13.

$4,575,887 $3,115,875

12 12

15 12

Rick Rhyner President 1999 Jim Brown CEO 1982

14.

$4,155,000 $4,148,000

37 10

37 35

DD

Design, build, deploy, hosting

15.

$4,100,000 $3,500,000

15 15

70 70

Westlake Ace Hardware, KC Aviation Dept., Halls Kansas City, Enterprise Bank John Deere, Sprint, Hallmark, H&R Block, Sylvan

Full-service digital marketing

Angelo Trozzolo President 1989 Patrick Venetucci CEO 1989 Josh Eliseuson President 2015 Bryce Farrant COO 2021 Melea McRae Founder & CEO 2016 Andrew Morgans CEO 2014 Adam Coomes Founder & CEO 2012 Ryan Jennings Owner 2011 Leigh Ann Cleaver EVP 2003 Michael Fasone & Karol Angotti, Mng. Partners, 1975

16.

$2,500,000 $3,000,000

DD DD

45 58

Digital strategy, analytics, web development, banner ads, full-service e-mail marketing, social media, motion graphics

17.

$2,400,000 $1,758,000

14 5

14 8

DD

Full-service digital marketing agency

18.

$1,900,000 DD

2 2

27 16

Kansas Tourism, Pine Landscape

Digital strategy, content planning, media buying, search, paid media for social and digital, all backed by reporting and analytics Digital marketing strategy, social media manage ment + strategy, content marketing, SEO/SEM, website design + development, graphic design E-Commerce & marketplace mgmt., web design, content planning, media buying, brand dev., Amazon expertise, influencer marketing Web design and website management, print design, search engine optimization (SEO), Google ads, social media, geofencing Industrial web design, development, hosting, marketing, e-commerce, SEO services

19.

$1,560,000 $947,250

28 9

28 15

Trev|Pay, CrossFirst Bank, Lifted Spirits, Hunt Midwest, Innova Prep, SourceLink Nestle, Moya Clinic, J&M Manufacturing, Corto Brands, West Drive Brands, Axiligoex Senior living and small local businesses

20.

$1,421,676 $916,620

12 3

13 12

21.

$1,402,162 $1,097,311

6 2

7 6

22.

$1,110,000

Evans EVCO, Helton Plastics, Hitches & Couplers

12 DD

12 DD

23.

WYSIWYG Marketing , , www.wysiwygmarketing.com

$820,000 $830,000

2 2

8 10

John Deere; Unified Government of Wyandotte County & Kansas City

UX/UI, Website Development, Hosting, Enterprise CAS

24.

Mod Op 1525 Locust St., Kansas City, MO 64108 816.474.3166, Fax: 816.474.3328, modop.com Fasone & Partners 4003 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO 64111 816.753.7272, Fax: 816.753.7229, fasonepartners.com

$781,362 $759,149

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8 9

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List was compiled from data provided through questionnaires and interviews with company personnel. Some companies deserving mention may have been omitted due to lack of information.

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