Top 14 marketing agencies in Iowa
14 marketing agencies in Iowa that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1984
- 51–200 people
Flynn Wright is a full-service advertising agency headquartered in downtown Des Moines with additional offices in Sioux Falls and Portland. It runs research, strategy, creative, media buying, direct marketing and PR under one roof, with 101 staff split across account service, creative, media, PR and research. Clients span telecom, equipment, energy, retail, agriculture and tourism.
Why it’s hereOne of the largest locally owned agencies in Des Moines, in business since 1984 with a 101-person staff and a client roster that includes Mediacom, Bobcat and the Iowa Lottery.
Known forfull-service advertising · media planning and buying · research · public relations
Named clientsMediacom, Bobcat, Culligan, Medica, MidAmerican Energy, Fareway, Kemin, Iowa Lottery, Sammons, Advanced Drainage Systems
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- 02
- West Des Moines, IA
- Since 1984
Meyocks is a full-service branding, advertising and marketing agency in West Des Moines that concentrates on agriculture, food and beverage, and health and wellness brands. Services include brand strategy, creative, packaging design, SEO, social, web and PR. The agency reports a seven-year average employee tenure and a longest client relationship of 36 years.
Why it’s hereFour decades of work for agriculture and food brands including Hy-Vee, ADM and Farm Credit Services of America.
Known foragriculture · food and beverage · health and wellness · brand strategy · packaging design
Named clientsHy-Vee, ADM, AgDirect, Farm Credit Services of America, Grinnell Mutual, Hass Avocado Board, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Topco, Seed Consultants, Vivid Clear Rx
Checked against meyocks.com, clutch.co
- 03
- West Des Moines, IA
- Since 1980
- 51–200 people
Strategic America is an employee-owned, full-service marketing agency in West Des Moines with more than 120 associates. It works for enterprise and multi-location brands, with particular depth in franchise and dealer-network marketing, and offers brand strategy, media, SEO, web, social, email, PR and analytics. The agency became an ESOP in 2021.
Why it’s hereFounded in 1980 and employee-owned since 2021, with 120+ staff focused on multi-location and dealer marketing.
Known formulti-location and franchise marketing · media planning · digital advertising · public relations · data analytics
Named clientsExmark, American Heart Association
Checked against strategicamerica.com, clutch.co
- 04
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2000
- 51–200 people
Two Rivers Marketing is a B2B agency in Des Moines' East Village that works with manufacturers and brands selling through dealer and distributor networks. Its 110-plus associates handle full-funnel growth strategy, content, go-to-market planning and sales enablement. The agency is a wholly owned subsidiary of The VGM Group, an employee-owned company based in Waterloo, Iowa.
Why it’s hereA 110-person B2B specialist with 25 years of work for manufacturers that sell through channel partners.
Known forB2B · channel and dealer marketing · content marketing · sales enablement
Named clientsPioneer
Checked against tworiversmarketing.com, clutch.co
- 05
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2004
- 51–200 people
Trilix is a full-service marketing agency in downtown Des Moines formed in 2004 through the merger of Direct Advantage and Porter & Associates. It provides digital marketing, branding, communications, PR and in-house video production through Trilix Studio, and has grown to nearly 60 staff. Clients include Stine Seed, UnityPoint Health and Iowa One Call.
Why it’s hereTwenty years in operation, close to 60 employees and a client list that includes Stine Seed and UnityPoint Health.
Known forfull-service marketing · branding · digital marketing · public relations · video production
Named clientsStine Seed Company, UnityPoint Health, Iowa One Call
Checked against trilix.com, clutch.co
- 06
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1907
- 11–50 people
Lessing-Flynn is a strategy, creative and digital agency in Des Moines' East Village that has operated continuously since 1907. It works on brand positioning and campaigns for established and emerging brands, with recent case studies for Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas, Champion Seed and DCI Group. The agency has been named an Iowa Top Workplace for seven consecutive years.
Why it’s hereFounded in 1907, it is one of the oldest continuously operating advertising agencies in the United States.
Known forbrand strategy · creative · digital strategy · video · event marketing
Named clientsHitachi Construction Machinery Americas, Champion Seed, Insane Impact, DCI Group
Checked against lessingflynn.com, clutch.co
- 07
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 1987
- 11–50 people
ZLR Ignition is a full-service branding and marketing agency in downtown Des Moines that began in 1987 as Zimmerman, Laurent & Richardson. It offers brand planning, creative development, media strategy, PR and digital services, and organises much of its work around healthcare, financial services, education and nonprofit clients. It holds Google Premier Partner status and is a member of the ICOM independent agency network.
Why it’s hereNearly 40 years in Des Moines with named public-sector and healthcare clients such as the Iowa Clinic and Iowa State University.
Known forbrand planning · creative · media strategy · public relations · healthcare
Named clientsCemen Tech, Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau, The Iowa Clinic, Iowa State University, UnityPoint Health
Checked against zlrignition.com, clutch.co, icomagencies.com
- 08
- Cedar Falls, IA
- 11–50 people
AMPERAGE is a marketing and fundraising agency headquartered in Cedar Falls with a second office in Cedar Rapids. Its 30-plus staff provide brand development, media planning, PR, content and fundraising counsel, mainly for healthcare systems, colleges, nonprofits and community organisations. The agency is privately held and led by Bryan and Erin Earnest.
Why it’s hereA Cedar Valley agency that combines marketing and capital-campaign fundraising for hospitals, colleges and nonprofits across the Midwest.
Known forhealthcare · higher education · nonprofit fundraising · media planning · brand development
Named clientsWisconsin Hospital Association, Kirkwood Community College, Mount Mercy University, Federal Signal, Tanager Place, Davis County Hospital & Clinics
Checked against amperagemarketing.com, clutch.co
- 09
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Since 2007
de Novo is a full-service creative marketing agency in Cedar Rapids' NewBo district, started in 2007 by two founders working out of a closet. It offers strategy, design, web development, digital marketing, messaging and production, and runs Fresh Impact, a pro bono programme for small Corridor nonprofits. Clients include Frontier Co-op, Aura Cacia and the City of Coralville.
Why it’s hereA Cedar Rapids creative shop with named work for Frontier Co-op and Corridor municipalities and a standing pro bono programme.
Known forbrand strategy · design · web development · digital marketing · nonprofit
Named clientsFrontier Co-op, Aura Cacia, City of Coralville, City of Dyersville, Indian Creek Nature Center
Checked against thinkdenovo.com, expertise.com
- 10
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Since 1984
JWMorton is a marketing and branding agency in Cedar Rapids co-founded in 1984 by Jeff Westrom and David Morton, who still lead the firm. It provides branding, digital marketing, media buying, social media, video production and web development for clients in financial services, food and beverage, agriculture, education and healthcare.
Why it’s hereForty years under the same two founders serving Eastern Iowa businesses.
Known forbranding · media buying · video production · web development · content strategy
Checked against jwmorton.com, clutch.co
- 11
- Iowa City, IA
- Since 2012
- 11–50 people
Sculpt is a B2B social media agency headquartered in Iowa City with a distributed team across the U.S., Chile, Italy and France. Founded in 2012 by Josh Krakauer, it runs organic and paid social, influencer and executive-voice programmes for SaaS, cybersecurity, manufacturing and professional-services companies. Case studies include Loom, KnowBe4 and Monotype.
Why it’s hereAn Iowa City firm with a national B2B tech client list including Loom and KnowBe4.
Known forB2B social media · paid social · influencer marketing · executive social programs
Named clientsLoom, KnowBe4, Monotype, Remote, Blend, Netscout, ICR Iowa, Collective Data
Checked against wearesculpt.com, clutch.co
- 12
- Le Claire, IA
- 11–50 people
MindFire Communications is a full-service marketing and branding firm in Le Claire, in the Quad Cities. Its 23-person team is co-owned by Amy Behning and Kyle Krier with four additional employee shareholders, and pairs research and data analysis with creative, PR, video, media and web work. Clients include the Quad Cities International Airport and MetroLINK.
Why it’s hereThe Quad Cities' employee-owned full-service agency, with regional transit and airport accounts.
Known forbrand development · research · public relations · video · media
Named clientsQuad Cities International Airport, Quad Cities MetroLINK, ALM Positioners, Mississippi River Distilling Company
Checked against mindfirecomm.com, clutch.co
- 13
- Ames, IA
- Since 1995
- 11–50 people
Global Reach is a web design, development, hosting and digital marketing firm founded in Ames in 1995, with a second office in Cyprus. It builds custom sites and its own SiteViz content management system, including a HIPAA- and WCAG-focused version for healthcare, and reports more than 800 client companies. Named clients include Casey's, Fareway and Iowa State University.
Why it’s hereThirty years in Ames with web work for Casey's, Fareway and Iowa State University.
Known forweb development · e-commerce · SEO · hosting · healthcare web compliance
Named clientsCasey's, Fareway, Iowa State University, McFarland Clinic, Iowa Board of Regents, Iowa Specialty Hospital, Vision Bank
Checked against globalreach.com, clutch.co
- 14
- Sioux City, IA
- Since 2012
- 11–50 people
Chatterkick is a social media agency founded in Sioux City in 2012 with a second office in Baton Rouge. It runs paid social campaigns, digital recruitment advertising, review generation and inbound marketing for healthcare, franchise, cooperative and economic-development clients. Clutch reviews include THOR Industries and The Maids International.
Why it’s hereSioux City's most-reviewed social agency on Clutch, with national accounts such as THOR Industries.
Known forsocial media advertising · digital recruitment · review generation · inbound marketing
Named clientsTHOR Industries, The Maids International, Family Health Care of Siouxland, Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, Primebank, Knoepfler Chevrolet
Checked against chatterkick.com, clutch.co
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Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a marketing agency in Iowa, answered plainly
- How many marketing agencies in Iowa are on this list, and where are they?
- 14. The 14 firms are spread across Des Moines, West Des Moines, Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Le Claire and 2 other cities. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between marketing agencies in Iowa?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 7 of the 14 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these marketing agencies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 1907; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a marketing agency?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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