Agencies worth talking to if you are shortlisting a digital marketing partner in Portland and southern Maine, with what each one does and where it is based. Tourism and hospitality, healthcare, outdoor and food brands, financial services and nonprofits make up much of the demand.
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| Agency | Portland, ME location | Best for | Core services |
|---|---|---|---|
| The VIA Agency | Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101 | National consumer brands needing integrated advertising campaigns | Brand strategy, Creative advertising, Media, Digital, Social |
| Burgess Advertising & Marketing | West Commercial Street, Portland, ME 04101 | Maine healthcare, banking and insurance organizations | Advertising strategy, Creative and production, Web design and SEO/SEM, Social and email, Publicity |
| Glacial Multimedia | Brighton Ave, Portland, ME 04102 | Medical, dental and eye-care practices | Medical website design, Medical SEO, Paid search, Social media, Content marketing, Practice branding |
| Local Image CoSouth Portland | South Portland, ME 04106 | Small local businesses wanting websites, SEO and social managed together | Website development, SEO, Ad management, Email marketing, Social media management, Branding and design |
| CBC Automotive MarketingSaco; serves dealerships nationally | Saco, ME 04072 | Car dealerships needing broadcast and digital advertising | Digital marketing, Broadcast marketing, Customer research, Custom creative, Custom photography |
Five agencies serving Portland, ME, each with a clear speciality. Descriptions are drawn from each agency’s own website.
Portland's agencies range from national advertising firms on Congress Street to specializts serving healthcare practices and car dealerships, with a few in South Portland and Saco. Several firms that rank for Portland show no street address on their own site, so they were left out, as were agencies on our Boston page. Only five agencies passed our checks, so this list has five.
VIA is an advertising agency based on Congress Street in Portland. Clients named on its site include Unilever, Arm & Hammer, L.L.Bean, WEX and Volvo.
Burgess Advertising & Marketing has worked since 1986 for insurance, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, food and biotech clients, from an office on West Commercial Street in Portland.
Glacial is a Portland agency focused on healthcare practices, offering websites, SEO, paid search, social media and PR. It assigns a team of three to seven specializts to each practice.
Local Image Co is a South Portland agency on Broadway offering websites, hosting, SEO, ads, email and social media management. Its site shows six team members.
CBC Automotive Marketing is an independent dealership marketing agency based in Saco. It offers digital and broadcast campaigns, customer research and creative for dealers across the US.
Six questions worth asking whoever you shortlist.
Strong at D2C performance marketing does not mean strong at B2B SEO. Shortlist for your actual bottleneck.
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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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