Joliet Creative Agencies and Design Firms
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SmartSites 💡
Advertising, Inbound Marketing, Social Media, Search, and Web
SMARTSITES 💡 IS AMERICA'S TOP RATED DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY - Outsmart the competition with best-in-class digital marketing services. With over 1,000 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reviews online, SmartSites 💡 is America's #1 rated digital marketing agency. Get more traffic. Acquire more customers. Sell more stuff. SmartSites works for businesses of all sizes. SmartSites is a Google Premier Partner and Facebook Marketing Partner. Winner of dozens website design awards and seven-time Inc5000 (2017-2023) fastest growing company. Let us grow your company. Call 📞 (201) 870 6000 for a free consultation!
Daniel Brian Advertising
Branding, Advertising, and Digital Strategy
BETTER BRANDS FOR A BETTER HUMAN CONDITION - DBA specializes in innovative and measurable advertising campaigns to engage families via retail, healthcare (hospitals & wellness products) as well as food, family entertainment and sporting goods. In addition to traditional advertising services and brand consulting, DBA provides integrated expertise in emerging social and digital media including branded entertainment, digital TV and content marketing.
Point B Communications
Branding
THE POWERS THAT B - At Point B, our story is rooted in more than 45 years of understanding what moves people. Our heritage in travel, destination, and hospitality marketing has taught us how to inspire action of all kinds. We know what motivates someone to explore, to purchase, to plan, to stay, and to choose the experiences and environments that feel right for them. We have learned what builds trust, what sparks excitement, and what creates comfort, whether someone is selecting a weekend escape, making an important purchase, or choosing their next place to call home. We are intentionally and proudly nimble. Our success has always been tied to helping others achieve theirs. We are hands-on marketers who measure our impact by your results, not the size of our trophy case. We dig in, listen closely, and immerse ourselves in your world. Then we bring together research, insight, creativity, and intuition to shape ideas that are compelling, confident, and impossible to ignore. Across hospitality, lifestyle, senior living, B2B, and every sector we support, our strategic, digital, and creative expertise helps ambitious brands cut through the noise and meet people where it matters most. We spark momentum. We guide journeys. We move people from point A to you. That is the Point B way.
Upshot
Advertising
EMPOWERING BRANDS TO OWN THE MOMENT. - We use creativity, digital fluency, and cultural agility to lead brands through a world of change and unleash their full potential. Upshot finds clarity and opportunity in a world where commerce, culture, media, and technology have blurred conventional boundaries. For brands like Corona Extra, Google, Quaker, Newell, Bibigo, Therma-Tru and Karo we develop brand-building ideas that break conventions, inspire participation, and build equity. Since our founding in 1994 by members of the LGBTQ community, Upshot has set out to create a creative agency fueled by cultural curiosity and a progressive mindset. In fact, 6 of the 8 members of our executive leadership team identify as female or a member of the minority community. Upshot is proud to be one of a select group of agencies to participate in BLAC: Building Leaders and Creators, an internship program focused on bringing more Black talent to the advertising industry.
Convier Collective
Advertising
IT’S TIME TO GET REAL - We are a brand marketing agency that looks at problems and develops solutions with a whole new lens. Nowadays, there’s a whole lot of inauthenticity floating around. No shortage of brands, agencies and people all trying to be something they’re not. But that’s not us. That’s why we started Convier Collective—because we believe it’s time to get real. Our Approach: Grounded in strategy, we dig deep to find your brand’s true purpose. Led by design, we use the power of storytelling to showcase what makes you uniquely you. It’s all about helping your brand stand out in a loud and crowded world, so you can connect with audiences in a way that’s, well, real. We do things differently at Convier Collective—and you’ll notice. We don’t run up costs. We do roll up our sleeves to help solve problems. We don’t tell our clients what to do. But we do invite them to collaborate alongside us to make the best decisions possible. We don’t work with just anybody. We work with brands we believe in. And, more importantly, brands who believe in themselves. Brands that take a stand by knowing what they stand for. We believe there’s a better, more human way to connect people to the brands and products they want and need. Are you ready to join us? Learn more at conviercollective.com or connect with us now at connect@conviercollective.com
Pendulum Creative
Experiential Marketing
FULL-SERVICE EXPERIENTIAL PRODUCTION HOUSE - Pendulum Creative is a full-service experiential production house that creates transformative experiences for brands, agencies, communities, and companies. We’re focused on authentic human connection, delivering meaningful solutions through event design, production, and fabrication. We are a collective of creatives bringing ambitious projects to life through world-class production services. We seek to challenge tradition, to spark conversations, and to create unparalleled experiences with the best in our field. Driven by craft and service, our experiences evoke emotions that linger, nurture communities, and inspire new approaches–all while building your brand’s equity with customers and fans. Without being led by a single craft or niche, our experience spans industries from brand activations and live music to large-format events and immersive retail experiences. With a variety creative and technical skills in-house, we're uniquely equipped to operate as an extension of your team or as a holistic experiential partner.
MSTQ
User Experience
DESIGN BETTER PRODUCTS - In today's digital revolution, many are building software because they can. Few are building software because they should. MSTQ helps software teams create something meaningful. Led by Yazin Akkawi, MSTQ is the design practice for modern age, working at the intersection of engineering, art and psychology. We’ve seen software change the way we work, think, communicate and relate to one another. And by shaping it, we believe we can shape the future.
O'Malley Hansen Communications
Digital Strategy
PR + INFLUENCER + DIGITAL + SOCIAL + CORPORATE - O’Malley Hansen Communications (OHC) is a brand-building agency with core competencies in consumer public relations, cause marketing, social media, issues & crisis management and corporate communications. We specialize in areas including food & nutrition, travel, pet, fashion and beauty, agriculture, manufacturing, marketing to parents and Latin American communications. OHC infuses the high quality of big firm work with the focused client service and cutting-edge strategy that only a nimble, independently owned agency can offer. Our approach breaks through a noisy environment with a deep understanding that brand equity and reputation is built by endorsement from a wide range of influencers that receive their information from a variety of sources. We appreciate that to be successful, we first need to help our clients define who they want to be, thoughtfully identify who needs to hear from them and skillfully uncover the best methods to start a discussion with their key stakeholders. Our specialty is creating positive conversations and dynamic programs to ensure that our clients are heard clearly and consistently. OHC has offices in Chicago, St. Louis, New York and Los Angeles.
Big Teeth Productions
Video Production
MEET THE TEETH - Big Teeth Productions is a Chicago video production company. Our work spans live action production, motion graphics and animation. We are a studio that operates with brains, heart, and dare we say, humility. We’re not just randos with cameras - we’re partners. That means we tell great stories real collaboration, and integrity, and well we're just nice people to be around.
STUDIO KAST
Branding
THOUGHTFUL, CUSTOM, FAST CREATIVE - STUDIO KAST is an award winning full service graphic design firm. We offer branding services, identity programs, infographics, marketing communications pieces, packaging, print design in all forms: ads, signage, conceptual work, production, custom illustration and digital design. We partner with clients that need custom, thoughtful creative combined with fast turn around times. We excel at pushing projects forward–both creatively and physically–with the least amount of work for our clients, always striving to produce the highest quality product–on time and on budget. The firm was founded to address the needs of clients who require a simplified way to get custom creative. We are uniquely structured, employing full time designers and managers on staff and utilizing freelancers, photographers, illustrators and multiple employee firms to combine and recombine talents and ideas in new ways. Highly skilled people of all different levels are brought together so that our clients receive fast moving, specialized tasks all under one central management structure that controls cost, increases the quality of the end product and reduces the amount of management work for our clients.
Pietryla PR & Marketing
Public Relations
TALK TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACES - Pietryla PR & Marketing is a boutique B2B communications consultancy founded in 2002 that works differently than traditional agencies. We're known for our anti-agency approach, which means our clients get direct access to senior-level strategic thinking without the typical agency layers and junior staff doing the heavy lifting. We specialize in packaging, manufacturing, and clean energy sectors, where we've built deep expertise and strong media relationships over more than two decades. Our work spans the full spectrum of communications needs, from media relations and thought leadership to crisis communications, fractional CMO services, and corporate strategy development. We're particularly focused on helping mid-market companies punch above their weight in competitive industries. What sets us apart is how we work. We become true partners with our clients' marketing leaders, operating as an extension of their teams rather than a vendor checking boxes. Our client relationships reflect this, many spanning five, ten, or even fifteen years because we're focused on driving measurable business outcomes, not vanity metrics. We work best with companies facing pivotal moments, whether that's a major product launch, facility opening, merger or acquisition, funding round, market repositioning, or a strategic shift that needs to be communicated effectively. We're also at the forefront of AI brand intelligence, helping companies understand and manage how AI systems represent their brands as these platforms increasingly influence B2B purchasing decisions. Based in the Chicago area with global reach, we bring senior-level expertise, industry knowledge, and a collaborative approach to every engagement.
Comrade Digital Marketing Agency
Search
YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING PARTNER - Comrade Digital Marketing is the partner that lets you focus on running your business while we keep your crews consistently booked with real, revenue-generating work. Since 2008, we have helped more than 130 contractors across the United States achieve an average return on investment of 820 percent by delivering highly qualified leads that turn into steady jobs. Our proven Revenue Engine brings together advanced SEO, AI-powered search optimization, Google Ads, local SEO strategies, high-converting websites, and reputation management into one seamless system designed for growth. We do not waste your time with vanity metrics like traffic that does not convert. Instead, you get what truly matters: booked jobs, predictable demand, and a reliable pipeline of work all year round.