Agencies worth talking to if you are shortlisting a digital marketing partner in Des Moines, with what each one does and where it is based. Insurance and financial services, agriculture and agribusiness, healthcare and publishing shape much of the demand.
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| Agency | Des Moines location | Best for | Core services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meyocks | West Des Moines, IA 50266 | Agribusiness, Farm Credit and food brands | Integrated campaigns, Agribusiness marketing, Content marketing, Brand refresh, Social and LinkedIn, Annual reports |
| Lessing-Flynn | East Village, Des Moines, IA 50309 | Agriculture, insurance and B2B brands with larger budgets | Advertising, Digital marketing, Branding, Media planning, Content and PR, Agriculture and insurance marketing |
| Two Rivers Marketing | East Village, Des Moines, IA 50309 | B2B, industrial and dealer-network brands | B2B marketing, Channel partner marketing, First-party data and CRM, Brand strategy, Digital media, Content |
| Flying Hippo | East Village, Des Moines, IA 50309 | Brand-plus-web projects for higher education, healthcare and hospitality | Branding, Web design and development, SEO, Social media, PPC, Higher-education marketing |
| Anthologic | East Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309 | Brands wanting search-led marketing with web and creative | SEO, Paid search, Web design, Branding, Creative, Digital strategy |
| ZLR Ignition | Downtown Des Moines, IA 50309 | Health, nonprofit and public-awareness campaigns | Branding, Behavior-change campaigns, Public relations, Integrated advertising, Digital marketing |
| Blue Compass | West Des Moines, IA 50266 | Mid-size businesses wanting a website plus SEO and PPC under one roof | Web design, Web development, SEO and local SEO, PPC, Digital marketing strategy, Intranet design |
| Mills Marketing | Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309 | Community banks and financial institutions | Bank marketing, Branding, Digital advertising, Web design, Social media, Marketing strategy |
| Amplimark | West Des Moines, IA 50266 | Local businesses and professional practices | Branding, Marketing strategy, Custom web design, SEO and SEM, Social media marketing |
Nine agencies serving Des Moines, each with a clear speciality. Descriptions are drawn from each agency’s own website.
Des Moines agencies cluster downtown and in the East Village, with a second group along the West Des Moines office corridors. Several larger firms focus on agribusiness, insurance, banking and B2B industrial clients. Agencies that work from mailbox addresses, block automated checks or have casino-related clients were left out. Nine agencies passed our checks, so this list has nine.
Meyocks is an integrated marketing agency at 6800 Lake Drive in West Des Moines. Its work includes campaigns for American AgCredit, Farm Credit East, Hy-Vee and the YMCA.
Lessing-Flynn is an advertising and marketing agency at 220 SE 6th Street in Des Moines. It works across advertising, digital, branding, media and content, with a focus on agriculture, insurance and B2B clients.
Two Rivers Marketing is a B2B marketing agency at 430 East Grand Ave. in Des Moines' East Village. Its work includes channel partner engagement and first-party data programs for industrial and dealer-network brands.
Flying Hippo is a branding and web agency at 130 E 3rd St in the East Village. Its clients include Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Holmes Murphy and Iowa State University.
Anthologic, formerly Blue Traffic, is at 600 E. Court Ave. in Des Moines and says it has helped brands grow for more than 25 years. It offers SEO, paid search, web design, branding and creative work.
ZLR Ignition is at 303 Watson Powell Jr Way in downtown Des Moines. Its portfolio includes behavior-change and awareness campaigns, such as voter-participation work for the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
Blue Compass is a web design and digital marketing agency at 1601 48th Street in West Des Moines. It builds websites and intranets and runs SEO, local SEO and PPC.
Mills Marketing specializes in marketing for banks, with a Des Moines office at 400 East Court Ave and a head office in Storm Lake. It offers branding, digital advertising, web design, social media and strategy.
Amplimark is a branding, digital marketing and creative agency at 1200 Valley West Dr. in West Des Moines. It offers branding, strategy, web design, SEO, paid search and social media.
Six questions worth asking whoever you shortlist.
Strong at D2C performance marketing does not mean strong at B2B SEO. Shortlist for your actual bottleneck.
The people who pitch are often not the people on the account. Ask, and ask how many other clients they carry.
Ask for a redacted monthly report. If nothing in it connects to inquiries or revenue, expect an awkward month four.
Buyers now ask assistants before search engines. Ask how they get clients named in those answers.
Notice period, and whether your ads account, analytics and website stay in your name when you leave.
Nobody controls Google. A promised position means they misunderstand that, or expect you to.
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The agencies are presented in no particular order of merit. Every fact about them comes from their own website, checked in September 2026.
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