Comrade Digital Marketing Agency is a Chicago marketing firm built for home service contractors. Since 2008, it has helped roofers, HVAC companies, plumbers, and remodelers book more jobs. Founder and CEO Ivan Vislavskiy leads the team. The agency also has offices in several other U.S. cities.
Its Revenue Engine system combines local SEO, Google Ads, AI search optimization, and conversion-focused websites. It aims to place contractors where homeowners search, including Google Maps, ChatGPT, and HomeAdvisor.
Clients track calls, cost per lead, and return on investment in a real-time Growth Portal. Comrade is also an Inc. 5000 honoree.
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Since 2013, INDIRAP has produced more than 20,000 videos for over 900 brands. This Chicago video production company pairs brand storytelling with social media marketing and paid ad campaigns. Clients include Hyatt, LinkedIn, Gordon Food Service, and Compass Real Estate.
The team handles creative strategy, scripting, filming, editing, and distribution in-house. Its work covers:
- Brand, corporate, and recruitment videos
- Real estate property tours and agent content
- Short-form reels, YouTube shows, and podcasts
- Ad management on Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn
INDIRAP has filmed in more than 45 states. It also offers 24- to 72-hour rush delivery for urgent projects.
Straight North is an internet marketing agency with a Chicago office and headquarters in Downers Grove. Founded in 1997, it helps B2B and B2C companies generate sales leads and grow e-commerce revenue. Its entire team is based in the U.S.
Core services cover organic search, generative engine optimization (GEO), and paid ads on Google, Microsoft, and LinkedIn. An in-house team also designs websites and produces creative work like brochures and trade show materials.
Clients see campaign results in real time through the GoNorth! reporting platform. Straight North has served over 1,000 businesses in manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, and home services.
Attorney websites are the core business at OVC Lawyer Marketing in Downers Grove, IL. The team has designed and launched more than 700 law firm sites across the country. Its portfolio spans personal injury, criminal defense, family law, and immigration practices.
Staff writers, many with legal backgrounds, interview each attorney to capture their voice. OVC also manages law firm SEO, Google Local Service Ads, reputation management, and 24/7 live chat.
Through its scholarship program, OVC helps firms fund college awards and promote them through universities. The agency was named to the 2026 Inc. 5000 list.
VisualFizz is a B2B marketing agency in Chicago for mid-market and enterprise brands. Since 2016, it has worked with industrial, SaaS, construction, and manufacturing companies.
The team handles brand strategy, UX design, web development, content, and paid search. For one SaaS client, integrated organic and paid campaigns lifted demo form completions by nearly 50%.
Clients include Toyota, World Business Chicago, and Rose Paving. CEO Dan Salganik also hosts the VisualFizz Growth Series interviews.
Consumer packaged goods brands hire 1o8 to win the shopping cart at retail, on Amazon, and on Shopify. This commerce and performance marketing agency runs offices in Chicago and Portland.
Its work centers on food and beverage, health, sports, and entertainment brands. Past clients include Danny Trejo's Tacos, the National Women's Soccer League, and Ty Beanie Babies. Services span paid media, studio production, e-commerce, and research.
Mabbly is a Chicago go-to-market agency for professional services firms and B2B companies. It runs strategy, branding, marketing, and sales as a single system, measured by pipeline.
The firm built its own AI tool, Signal Activated Growth, to revive quiet CRM contacts. For Workiva, Mabbly helped generate 167% more qualified opportunities. It has also won Telly Awards.
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Hospitality, real estate, and tech companies are key sectors for 97 Switch. This Chicago digital marketing agency has operated since 2013 and also has an office in Portland.
The team builds custom Webflow and WordPress sites, brand identities, and email automations. For theWit, a Chicago Hilton hotel, it has handled web design and search for more than a decade. One apartment client reached 100% occupancy after a 97 Switch launch campaign.
OneIMS is a B2B growth agency with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Toronto, and Bonita Springs, Florida. It focuses on HubSpot management, content marketing, and AEO and GEO work for AI search.
Manufacturers, SaaS firms, and professional services companies form its core client base. The team also runs marketing, sales, and revenue operations programs.
Named 2024 Small Agency of the Year, Laughlin Constable is an independent creative agency founded in 1976. The firm runs offices in Chicago and Milwaukee.
It creates brand campaigns for clients like True Value, Master Lock, and the ASPCA. Services include creative, media, and public relations.
AttorneySync is a Chicago legal marketing company that works only with law firms. Since 2008, it has helped consumer-facing firms increase qualified consultations and retained cases.
Its programs blend AI search optimization, video, social, and advertising. The team also runs legal consumer research and hosts the Lunch Hour Legal Marketing podcast.
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Rise, a Quad agency, plans media market by market rather than starting at the national level. Its proprietary data maps U.S. consumers at the household level.
The Chicago team handles audience strategy, media buying, and measurement across digital, social, and offline channels. Rise is a Google Premier Partner and a Microsoft Advertising Elite Partner.
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Digital Destination is a digital marketing company in Chicago with a second office in Bonita Springs, Florida. It manages SEM, listings, reputation, live chat, and display ads. Each client starts with a free analysis of its business and competitors.
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Founder Emerald-Jane Hunter started in television before launching myWHY Agency in Chicago. The firm combines PR, influencer marketing, and brand strategy with organic and paid social. Clients include the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
Simple Machines Marketing is a Chicago HubSpot partner focused on CRM data trust. It provides onboarding, audits, training, and Salesforce-to-HubSpot migrations for B2B companies.
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As CEO of Comrade Digital Marketing Agency, Ivan Vislavskiy shares advice on local search and AI tools for contractors. His site collects podcast interviews and articles on home service lead generation.
ArsevMedia is an Arlington Heights marketing agency for roofing, HVAC, and plumbing companies. It has helped contractors generate over $20 million in revenue through pay-per-click ads, SEO, and custom websites. The firm is BBB A+ accredited.