Top Illinois Digital Media Startups (146)

At AdAction, we’re revolutionizing how brands connect with audiences through the power of mobile technology. As leaders in performance-driven marketing, we create innovative solutions that merge supply, loyalty, and rewards into seamless, mobile-first strategies. Our platform empowers brands and app developers to drive engagement, boost retention, and achieve sustainable growth by delivering personalized, reward-based experiences that foster genuine connections. With cutting-edge...

Accelerated Digital Media is a bootstrapped company that has recruited some of the top talent in digital marketing. We're on a mission to create one of the country's top digital marketing firms. ADM is a team of performance marketers specializing in paid media management for high-growth Digital Health and e-commerce companies. We work with our clients to manage their investments on...

MarketerHire’s mission is to make expert marketing accessible to everyone. Our platform gives companies on-demand access to a global network of amazing, pre-vetted marketing talent and it is used by early-stage startups, billion-dollar unicorns, and Fortune 100 companies alike. By giving all companies access to amazing marketers - entrepreneurs and enterprises can focus on building great products. We are also contributing...

We are an award-winning, independent media agency specializing in planning, buying and providing analytics on media performance. Three key benefits set us apart from most agencies: 1. We maximize your dollars and minimize waste. Our conviction is that since business situations and business needs differ greatly by geography, “cookie cutter” plans don’t cut it. We minimize waste by 15-25% on...

We are building a faith-based meditation app. Think Headspace or Calm, but for prayer & catholic spirituality. We believe that we're all looking for peace, and that there is no surer way to find it than by learning to sit in silence with God: “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will...

EnsembleIQ is a North American business intelligence company delivering insightful information and actionable connections. Using our market expertise throughout the entire path to purchase in retail, retail technology, consumer goods, healthcare, and hospitality, we help professionals make informed business decisions and gain a competitive advantage. We offer creative solutions that connect suppliers and service providers with our business-building communities. Through...

Marcel Digital is an award-winning website development and digital marketing agency. Founded in March 2003, Marcel remains one of the original and most well established digital marketing firms in the United States. Our mission is to change the idea of what an agency is and what it can be. Our vision is striving to be a close-knit, integrated team of...

Zefr is the leading data and technology company that enables responsible marketing for brands, agencies and platforms. The company leverages a patented AI and machine learning engine, called Cognition AI, to offer brands and agencies more accurate and transparent activation and measurement solutions on scaled video platforms.

Praytell is a creative communications agency made by teams with strategic minds and spirited hearts. We create timely, integrated, headline-worthy campaigns across social, earned, digital, and more. After 10 years of cooking up award-winning work, we know one thing for sure - we’re just warming up.

We are Chicago’s NPR news station, one of the largest and most respected public media stations in the country. Our mission is at the heart of WBEZ Chicago. We fulfill our mission at WBEZ by serving as a cornerstone of the public conversation; as a central pillar of our civic community; and by reasserting ourselves as the heart of innovation...

Ragan Communications is a leading publisher and resource providing training, news, networking, and events for communicators, marketers, and HR professionals worldwide.

We believe in the wisdom of the crowd, where the opinion of millions is more relevant (and far more predictive) than the opinion of one writer or critic. Visitors to Ranker have now cast over one billion votes shaping our pop culture rankings. This voting data powers a predictive insights platform with multiple applications for brands and studios.

Since 2009, SCUBE has worked with ecommerce brands selling technical products where performance is dictated by data accuracy, not traffic volume. The work concentrates around Google Shopping, paid search, SEO, and GTM-based tracking. The focus is spec-driven ecommerce. Auto parts, marine and boating components, heavy equipment, construction supplies, and industrial products where compatibility, attributes, and technical accuracy determine whether demand converts...

 We at Animonks are a one of a kind company and specialize in animated explainer videos to help other companies pitch their ideas and products effectively.

RyTech has quickly grown from its humble foundations in the Chicago suburbs to serving clients across the US. With offices in Chicago and Milwaukee we're prepared to take on our client's challenges. Our team is passionate about helping brands expand their reach and achieve their business goals in innovative and exciting ways. Are you ready to take the next step...

AUDIENCEX is the leading digital advertising partner for brands and agencies, changing the digital media landscape by offering strategic, unbiased, omnichannel performance solutions. We empower agencies and brands with powerful enterprise technology solutions to effectively target and acquire customers throughout the entire purchase funnel. We combine high-impact creative with unified reporting and data-driven insights to deliver outcomes that exceed our...

Founded in 1995, Imaginary Landscape is a Chicago-based website design and development firm. We specialize in the open-source technology Django to create high-end, customized websites for our clients. Imaginary Landscape is a diverse group of talented individuals with a passion for the Web. We’ve kept pace with extraordinary...

Catalyst offers an end-to-end marketing solution, purpose-built for growing organizations. Our integrated approach helps marketing leaders at startups and other technology brands gain access to the type of full-stack marketing resources they need to scale - including strategic, creative, technical, and marketing operations expertise - often for less than the cost of a single new hire.

WatchIDSN is the future of live sports streaming. With an innovative and easily understood user interface, active partnerships with some of the region's premier sports organizations, and a platform that is easy-to-use for producers, WatchIDSN is at the forefront of this emerging tech market.

Structure is a relationship-focused digital consulting firm that specializes in helping ambitious organizations achieve significant growth through digital innovation. Our niche value-add is rolling up our sleeves to help with strategy, foundational assets, and digital marketing (conversion optimization, SEO, brand, content development). At Structure, we dare to be different. We believe in the power of genuine connection to create value and make...