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How we vet every listicle
Every agency featured on Web Tonic passes our 84-point editorial review before a single listicle goes live. This is how we vet each pick:
Verified client outcomes: We require real case studies with measurable KPIs — revenue, ROAS, CPA, retention — tied to the exact category being ranked. No cherry-picked wins, no unverifiable numbers.
Independent reputation: We cross-check Clutch, Google, G2, and Trustpilot ratings, and screen for review-bombing or suspicious patterns. Only operators with a consistent, verifiable track record make the cut.
Beyond that, every listing goes through a quarterly re-audit. We check 84 criteria across 6 pillars to make sure it still holds up — here are some of the checks we run:
A LinkedIn Ads agency builds paid campaigns against professional data rather than interests: audiences cut by job title, function, seniority, company size and uploaded account lists, then Sponsored Content, Document Ads, Message Ads and Lead Gen Forms, with the Insight Tag and offline conversion uploads reporting pipeline instead of clicks. Median LinkedIn cost per click sits near 7.85 dollars, and Lead Gen Forms convert around 13 percent against 4.02 percent for a landing page.
We weighted named LinkedIn campaign work and verified Chicago addresses over service menus. Of the 20 external agencies, 15 are headquartered in Chicago proper, three sit in suburbs, two are based elsewhere with a staffed Chicago office, 11 name a client and two publish a starting rate.
Which LinkedIn Ads agency should a Chicago B2B company hire?
InCampaign, StraightIn and Data Nerd Digital sell LinkedIn advertising as their core product. Walker Sands, Elevation Marketing, VisualFizz, LoSasso and Digital Authority Partners bring named LinkedIn campaign work for manufacturers and software firms, and Wpromote adds national scale from its Chicago office.
1. Web Tonic
About: Web Tonic runs LinkedIn Ads as a pipeline buy rather than a lead-count exercise: job-title and account-list targeting, Lead Gen Forms tested against landing pages we build, and creative iterated by the performance creative team instead of one boosted post. Conversion tracking runs through the Insight Tag and offline conversion uploads so a Chicago sales team sees closed revenue, not form fills, and paid search covers the in-market demand LinkedIn cannot. Companies wanting cheap clicks should buy a different channel.
Key Services: Growth Marketing, Paid Social, PPC, Meta Ads, SEO, Google Ads, Snapchat Ads, Amazon Ads, Reddit Ads, TikTok Ads, TikTok Shop, GEO-AEO, Webflow Design, Shopify Design, WordPress Design, UGC, Social Media Management, Pay Per Click Management, Marketing Analytics, Analytics Implementation & CDPs, Performance Branding, Performance 360° Audit, Programmatic Ads, OOH Ads, HR Marketing
Industries Served: eCommerce, SaaS, B2B, Construction Professionals, Home Services, SMEs, Health Spa & Wellness, Retail, Legal & Judicial Services, Food & Beverages, Pets, Fitness, Family & Children, Finance & Insurance, Travel, Non-Profits & Organizations, Furniture & Decoration
Notable Clients: WorldRemit, Jack & Jones, Ardene, L'Oréal, Sendwave, Nestlé, Airbnb. Serve Fortune 500 companies and smaller fast-paced startups.
Locations: HQ in San Francisco with notable offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney and more. Offices on five continents.
Pricing: Starting at USD $3,000 per month. Flexible and scalable plans at any time according to your enterprise needs. Book a call to learn more.
Great For: Mid-market to enterprise-level businesses requiring ongoing, on-tap growth and performance marketing services.
Website: Web Tonic
2. Digital Authority Partners
About: Digital Authority Partners runs LinkedIn Ads programs for enterprise and mid-market B2B clients, with a published case study naming McGraw Hill and quantifying a cost per lead by buyer persona from region-specific LinkedIn campaigns across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. The agency's headquarters sits at 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza in Chicago, confirmed on its own Chicago location pages and contact details. It also runs dedicated Chicago lead generation and paid search pages naming additional clients such as Amplify HR and 8th Light.
Key Services: LinkedIn Ads management, Account-based marketing campaigns, Lead Gen Form setup and optimization, B2B paid search and paid social, Conversion tracking and Insight Tag setup, Landing page and creative testing for B2B
Industries Served: Higher education and publishing, Healthcare services, Managed IT and technology, Human resources and staffing, Professional services
Notable Clients: McGraw Hill, Amplify HR, 8th Light, Kroger, Blue Cross
Locations: Chicago, United States, Los Angeles, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Enterprise B2B brands running multi-region LinkedIn campaigns, Mid-market companies wanting persona-level cost per lead reporting, Chicago businesses needing combined PPC and LinkedIn Ads management
Website: Digital Authority Partners
3. InCampaign Agency
About: InCampaign Agency builds its entire business around LinkedIn Ads for business to business clients, run by a team it describes as former LinkedIn Ads department staff, and it publishes fixed monthly LinkedIn Ads packages starting at 1,999 dollars a month rather than a percentage of ad spend. The firm is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Naperville, Illinois, which its own contact and directory listings confirm alongside its Chicago-focused service page. It does not publish named client logos or case studies, describing its results in aggregate cost per lead and click-through rate terms instead.
Key Services: LinkedIn Sponsored Content management, LinkedIn Lead Gen Forms, LinkedIn Conversation and Message Ads, Audience building by job title and seniority, Fixed-fee LinkedIn Ads packages, Campaign reporting and optimization
Industries Served: B2B SaaS, Professional services, Financial services, Technology startups, Business consulting
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Naperville, United States, Chicago, United States
Pricing: From USD $1,999/month
Great For: Small and mid-size B2B companies wanting a fixed monthly fee, Businesses that only need LinkedIn Ads and nothing else, Teams that want a former LinkedIn staffer's perspective on setup
Website: InCampaign Agency
4. Pilot Digital Marketing
About: Pilot Digital Marketing operates a dedicated LinkedIn Ads management and consulting practice as part of its paid social offering, positioning it for business to business audiences that need job title, function and industry targeting. The agency calls itself Chicago's premier pay per click agency and is confirmed as headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with a business database listing its founding year as 2009 and a Chicago address on record. Named client case studies were not published on the public site at the time of research, so results are described in general campaign terms.
Key Services: LinkedIn Ads management and consulting, B2B paid social strategy, Meta and Google Ads for B2B, Audience targeting by job function, Campaign creative development, Performance reporting
Industries Served: Nonprofits, Small business services, Regional B2B brands, Professional services, Local and national retail
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Chicago small businesses new to LinkedIn Ads, Nonprofits testing paid social budgets, Companies wanting one team across Google, Meta and LinkedIn
Website: Pilot Digital Marketing
5. Logical Media Group
About: Logical Media Group runs paid social advertising for business clients that includes LinkedIn campaign management, and its own paid social page describes a real account where months of testing and campaign consolidation delivered monthly leads exceeding one hundred at a cost per lead under thirty dollars. The agency is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, confirmed through business registry data showing it was founded there in 2006. The published result is not tied to a named client, so it should be read as an anonymized case example rather than an attributed testimonial.
Key Services: Paid social advertising including LinkedIn, Search engine optimization, Amazon advertising, Paid search management, Creative services for social ads, Lead volume and cost per lead optimization
Industries Served: E-commerce, Professional services, Local Chicago businesses, B2B service providers, Consumer brands
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Companies optimizing LinkedIn cost per lead over time, Businesses wanting paid social bundled with SEO, Local Chicago brands scaling lead volume
Website: Logical Media Group
6. OneIMS
About: OneIMS is a Chicago digital marketing agency whose pay per click team runs Google search and paid social campaigns including LinkedIn ads for business clients, and it publishes named client case studies such as Northern Trust, a Chicago-headquartered financial services company, alongside industrial and laboratory clients. Its own Chicago location page lists a Chicago address confirming a real staffed office rather than a marketing-only landing page. The agency positions LinkedIn as part of a broader inbound and paid media program rather than a single-channel specialty.
Key Services: LinkedIn and paid social advertising, Google Ads and PPC management, Inbound marketing and HubSpot implementation, Content strategy for B2B, Website design for lead generation, Marketing automation setup
Industries Served: Financial services, Industrial manufacturing, Laboratory and scientific equipment, Professional services, B2B technology
Notable Clients: Northern Trust, CPI Daylighting, Able Electropolishing, Thieme Corporation, Trilogy Laboratories
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Industrial and manufacturing B2B companies, Financial services firms needing compliant paid social, Companies wanting inbound and paid media combined
Website: OneIMS
7. Wpromote
About: Wpromote is a national performance marketing agency whose business to business practice explicitly lists LinkedIn among the demand-side platforms and data partners it integrates for account-based marketing and paid media programs. The agency is headquartered in El Segundo, California, but maintains a real staffed office at 125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2150, in Chicago, one of five listed United States offices on its own company records. Its public case studies name consumer and retail clients such as Hibbett and Free Fly rather than Chicago-specific B2B accounts, so its B2B and LinkedIn work for Chicago clients is not independently documented with named logos.
Key Services: LinkedIn and B2B paid media strategy, Account-based marketing campaigns, Full-funnel paid social management, B2B data partner integration, Creative testing and optimization, Cross-channel attribution and reporting
Industries Served: B2B technology, Retail and consumer brands, Financial services, Healthcare, Insurance
Notable Clients: Hibbett, Free Fly, Trina Turk, Klipsch, Learning Care Group
Locations: El Segundo, United States, Chicago, United States, New York, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Enterprise brands wanting a national agency with local Chicago staff, Companies already using 6sense, Demandbase or Bombora data, B2B teams needing full-funnel paid media beyond LinkedIn
Website: Wpromote
8. SEO Design Chicago
About: SEO Design Chicago operates a dedicated LinkedIn Ads service line and publishes more than half a dozen quantified case studies describing LinkedIn campaigns for a manufacturing startup, a trucking broker, an architectural firm and a business to business software company, each with connection rates, meeting conversion rates and cost per lead figures. The agency's headquarters is confirmed at 3580 West Belden Avenue in Chicago through multiple independent business registries. Its case studies describe clients by category and industry rather than by company name, so results should be read as anonymized examples.
Key Services: LinkedIn advertising campaign management, Job title and seniority audience targeting, B2B lead generation content, Webinar-driven demand generation, SEO for B2B websites, Cost per lead reporting
Industries Served: Manufacturing, Logistics and trucking, Architecture and construction, B2B SaaS, Professional services
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Manufacturing and industrial B2B companies, Architecture and professional services firms, Companies wanting LinkedIn bundled with SEO
Website: SEO Design Chicago
9. StraightIn
About: StraightIn is a LinkedIn marketing agency for business to business companies whose services list includes LinkedIn Advertising alongside content, outreach and personal branding work, giving it an evidenced paid ads offer beyond ghostwriting alone. The firm was founded in Manchester, United Kingdom, and its own site states it now operates from offices in Manchester, Chicago and Singapore, giving it a real staffed United States presence rather than a remote-only claim. Named client logos were not published on its public pages at the time of research.
Key Services: LinkedIn Advertising campaign management, LinkedIn audience targeting, LinkedIn Lead Generation, Content marketing for LinkedIn, Personal branding add-on service, Outreach marketing
Industries Served: B2B technology, Professional services, Financial services, SaaS startups, Recruitment and staffing
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Manchester, United Kingdom, Chicago, United States, Singapore, Singapore
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: B2B companies wanting LinkedIn ads paired with content, International companies needing a Chicago point of contact, Teams that want outreach and paid ads under one vendor
Website: StraightIn
10. Walker Sands
About: Walker Sands is a full-service business to business marketing and public relations agency whose paid media team runs named LinkedIn Ads programs, including a paid search and social launch for Promevo, a North American paid program spanning LinkedIn and Google Ads for SoftwareOne, an executive LinkedIn thought leadership program for Brooks Bell's chief executive, and precision LinkedIn targeting for Package Concierge. The agency is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, confirmed through its own locations page and business registry data showing over 150 employees. It also lists Seattle and Boston as secondary United States offices.
Key Services: LinkedIn Ads campaign management, Executive LinkedIn thought leadership programs, Paid search and paid social strategy, Account-based marketing, B2B public relations, UTM tracking and attribution setup
Industries Served: B2B SaaS, Cloud and IT services, Payments and fintech, E-commerce technology, Consulting and professional services
Notable Clients: Promevo, SoftwareOne, Brooks Bell, Package Concierge, Sendbird
Locations: Chicago, United States, Seattle, United States, Boston, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: B2B SaaS companies needing paid LinkedIn plus PR, Executives wanting a personal LinkedIn thought leadership program, Mid-market to enterprise B2B brands
Website: Walker Sands
11. Elevation Marketing
About: Elevation Marketing, operating as elevationb2b.com, is a business to business brand and marketing agency whose case studies name a strategic data-driven LinkedIn and paid media campaign for MediaTek entering the United States internet of things market, alongside a brand positioning program for industrial manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic and a lead generation campaign for SmartNews. Business registry records list the firm as headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2001. Its paid media work spans multiple channels rather than LinkedIn exclusively.
Key Services: LinkedIn and paid social media campaigns, B2B brand positioning strategy, Market entry campaign planning, Full-funnel omnichannel paid media, Lead generation strategy, Creative and messaging development
Industries Served: Industrial manufacturing, Consumer technology and IoT, News and media technology, Custom home building, B2B technology
Notable Clients: MediaTek, Chicago Pneumatic, SmartNews, Revela
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Industrial manufacturers rebranding for national growth, Technology companies entering the US market, B2B brands needing positioning plus paid media
Website: Elevation Marketing
12. Rise, a Quad Agency
About: Rise Interactive, now operating as Rise, a Quad Agency, is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency and interactive investment management firm that has managed social advertising across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok and Pinterest for Fortune 1000 clients, with published case studies naming Ulta Beauty and America's Best. Business registry and directory listings confirm the agency was founded in Chicago in 2004 and remains headquartered there after being acquired by Quad. Its named work is largely retail and consumer brand focused rather than pure business to business LinkedIn campaigns.
Key Services: Cross-channel paid social including LinkedIn, Performance media planning and buying, Retail and e-commerce advertising, Affiliate and partnership marketing, Programmatic display and video, Analytics and interactive investment management
Industries Served: Retail and beauty, Eyewear and healthcare retail, Consumer packaged goods, E-commerce, B2B enterprise brands
Notable Clients: Ulta Beauty, America's Best
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Fortune 1000 retail and consumer brands, Companies wanting a recognized Chicago performance agency, Advertisers running LinkedIn alongside Meta and TikTok
Website: Rise, a Quad Agency
13. Youtech
About: Youtech runs a social media advertising practice covering Meta, LinkedIn and Pinterest, and its published case study for Dynamic Manufacturing describes a targeted LinkedIn campaign built on job title, function and industry data to grow the client's following and leads. The agency's structured data lists its headquarters at 1011 Warrenville Road in Lisle, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and its own about page confirms an additional office in Chicago itself alongside Scottsdale and Dallas. Most of its other named case studies are for local service businesses rather than LinkedIn-specific B2B work.
Key Services: LinkedIn advertising for B2B, Meta and Pinterest social advertising, Web design and development, SEO, Digital advertising strategy, Marketing performance reporting
Industries Served: Manufacturing, Home services, Legal services, Healthcare, Veterinary and pet care
Notable Clients: Dynamic Manufacturing
Locations: Lisle, United States, Chicago, United States, Scottsdale, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Manufacturing B2B companies needing LinkedIn targeting, Businesses wanting LinkedIn bundled with web design, Chicagoland companies preferring a suburban-based team
Website: Youtech
14. Lillian Group Marketing
About: Lillian Group Marketing is a manufacturing-focused business to business advertising agency that designs and manages LinkedIn campaigns targeting buyers by job title such as plant manager, vice president of engineering and director of procurement. Its structured business data confirms a headquarters at 706 Waukegan Road in Glenview, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, and its named client list on independent directory profiles includes Morgan O'Hare Incorporated, the North American Die Casting Association and Tub Hub and Tile Remodeling. The firm positions itself explicitly as a Chicago and Midwest manufacturing marketing specialist.
Key Services: LinkedIn campaign design for manufacturers, Job title and industry audience targeting, Trade show and integrated marketing, Website content for industrial brands, B2B lead generation, Manufacturing marketing strategy
Industries Served: Metal casting and die casting, Industrial equipment manufacturing, Wholesale distribution, Home improvement and remodeling, Trade associations
Notable Clients: Morgan O'Hare Inc, North American Die Casting Association, Tub Hub & Tile Remodeling, Banner Wholesale Grocers
Locations: Glenview, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Manufacturers targeting plant managers and engineers, Trade associations running B2B awareness campaigns, Midwest industrial companies wanting a specialist
Website: Lillian Group Marketing
15. Digital Third Coast
About: Digital Third Coast runs a dedicated LinkedIn Advertising service as part of its paid social offering, describing bespoke campaign strategies built for the LinkedIn interface specifically rather than repurposed Facebook creative. The agency is headquartered at 2540 West North Avenue in Chicago, confirmed through city business licensing records and its own company profile showing four Chicago-area office listings. It has previously appeared on other Web Tonic listicles, and this entry counts toward the maximum of three carried-over agencies for this page.
Key Services: LinkedIn Advertising campaign management, Paid social media strategy, Data-driven digital PR, Search engine optimization, Paid search management, Content marketing
Industries Served: B2B technology, Professional services, E-commerce, Healthcare, Financial services
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: B2B companies wanting LinkedIn bundled with SEO and digital PR, Chicago businesses seeking a recognized local agency, Teams wanting data journalism-driven creative
Website: Digital Third Coast
16. VisualFizz
About: VisualFizz is a Chicago-based business to business marketing agency whose published case studies name Brainfish, an enterprise artificial intelligence platform, describing a pivot to LinkedIn Document Ads that drove a large increase in qualified leads, plus a co-branded LinkedIn advertising campaign for Zebra Technologies and a cross-channel LinkedIn and Meta program that grew leads 263 percent for paving contractor Rose Paving. Its own site confirms a Chicago phone number and identifies the firm as a Chicago B2B marketing agency specializing in SEO, pay per click, web design and branding. This is one of the more evidence-dense LinkedIn Ads portfolios found in this research.
Key Services: LinkedIn Document Ads and Sponsored Content, B2B paid media strategy, SEO for industrial and technology brands, Web design and development, Branding for B2B companies, Lead generation reporting
Industries Served: Enterprise artificial intelligence and software, Industrial and paving contracting, Consumer technology, B2B professional services, Construction and industrial services
Notable Clients: Brainfish, Zebra Technologies, Rose Paving
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: B2B SaaS and AI platforms testing LinkedIn Document Ads, Industrial and construction companies wanting measurable lead growth, Technology brands needing SEO and paid social together
Website: VisualFizz
17. OPSVISE
About: OPSVISE is a small Chicago paid media firm focused on getting business to business companies qualified sales leads through strategic paid campaigns, with LinkedIn referenced repeatedly across its own site as a core targeting and advertising channel. Independent directory listings confirm a Chicago address at 111 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 3066, matching its business registry headquarters listing. As a two-person operation, it does not publish named client case studies, describing outcomes only in general terms.
Key Services: LinkedIn paid campaign strategy, B2B sales lead generation, Paid media audience targeting, Campaign creative and copy, Marketing strategy consulting, Lead qualification support
Industries Served: B2B startups, Professional services, Technology companies, Small business services, Consulting firms
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small B2B companies wanting a boutique, hands-on team, Startups needing lean paid media management, Businesses testing LinkedIn on a limited budget
Website: OPSVISE
18. Data Nerd Digital
About: Data Nerd Digital runs a dedicated LinkedIn Ads service page describing itself as a data-focused paid social provider for marketing managers and business owners, and an independent client review on a third-party directory specifically describes the founder personally executing a paid LinkedIn Ads strategy hands-on for a client project. Business data confirms the firm is headquartered in Chicago with a two-person team. It has not published named client case studies on its own site.
Key Services: LinkedIn Ads strategy and execution, Paid social campaign management, Data-driven campaign optimization, Event advertising, Paid search consulting, Campaign performance analysis
Industries Served: Small business services, Event and conference organizers, B2B startups, Professional services, Content and media businesses
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Small businesses wanting hands-on founder-level attention, Companies wanting data-driven LinkedIn optimization, Event organizers running LinkedIn awareness campaigns
Website: Data Nerd Digital
19. LoSasso Integrated Marketing
About: LoSasso Integrated Marketing is a Chicago performance-driven brand marketing agency whose published work for precision equipment manufacturer HEIDENHAIN specifically describes a LinkedIn video campaign that exposed target audiences to compelling case studies as part of a broader rebrand. Its own fact sheet lists other named business to business clients including Grainger, BIG Kaiser and Sandvik Coromant. The agency's address is confirmed at 4853 North Ravenswood Avenue in Chicago, and business registry data shows it was founded in 1989.
Key Services: LinkedIn video and paid social campaigns, Brand positioning and strategy, Product launch campaigns, Email marketing, SEO strategy and content, Integrated B2B and consumer marketing
Industries Served: Industrial and precision equipment manufacturing, Semiconductor and biotech, Consumer products, Hearing and medical devices, Foodservice equipment
Notable Clients: HEIDENHAIN, Grainger, BIG Kaiser, Sandvik Coromant, Connect Hearing
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Precision manufacturing and industrial equipment brands, Companies rebranding with paid LinkedIn video, B2B manufacturers wanting long agency tenure
Website: LoSasso Integrated Marketing
20. TERAMOK Advertising Agency
About: TERAMOK is a Chicago real estate and construction marketing agency that uses LinkedIn extensively for developer-to-developer targeting, describing it on its own blog as the best platform for reaching developers, architects, investors and other business to business audiences in Chicago's real estate and construction ecosystem. Business registry and directory listings confirm a Chicago headquarters at 5109 North Keating Avenue, and its own frequently asked questions page states it is headquartered in Chicago with client work concentrated in the city's major development corridors. The agency publishes starting prices for its production and branding services but has not published named client logos for its LinkedIn campaigns specifically.
Key Services: LinkedIn advertising for developers and architects, Real estate and construction B2B marketing, Cinematic brand film production, Website design for developers, Brand identity and positioning, Developer-to-developer targeting strategy
Industries Served: Real estate development, Architecture firms, Design-build companies, General contracting, Construction
Notable Clients: Not publicly named — case studies are anonymised by category
Locations: Chicago, United States, Athens, Greece
Pricing: From USD $12,000/project
Great For: Real estate developers targeting other developers on LinkedIn, Architecture and design-build firms, Construction companies wanting cinematic brand content plus LinkedIn
Website: TERAMOK Advertising Agency
21. Tacklebox Brand Partners
About: Tacklebox Brand Partners is a small Chicago brand and marketing agency that has publicly shared LinkedIn ad creative it developed for SeligoAI, an artificial intelligence software company serving colleges and universities, describing the ad's role in driving awareness and leads. Business registry data confirms the agency is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2014, and it has since added foodservice equipment manufacturer Marmon Foodservice Technologies to its client roster. As a team of ten or fewer people, it does not publish a full case study library.
Key Services: LinkedIn ad creative and campaign development, B2B brand strategy, Higher education and edtech marketing, Product launch marketing support, Paid social advertising, Brand messaging and positioning
Industries Served: Higher education technology, Foodservice equipment manufacturing, B2B software, Industrial products, Professional services
Notable Clients: SeligoAI, Marmon Foodservice Technologies
Locations: Chicago, United States
Pricing: No public rate card; quoted per scope
Great For: Edtech and higher education software companies, Industrial and foodservice equipment manufacturers, Small B2B brands wanting boutique creative plus paid LinkedIn
Website: Tacklebox Brand Partners
Quick Comparison Table
| Agency | Key Specialty | Starting Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Web Tonic | Full-Service Performance Marketing | USD $3,000/mo | Mid-market to Enterprise |
| 2. Digital Authority Partners | Enterprise B2B LinkedIn Ads and ABM | Quote-based | Multi-region B2B LinkedIn campaigns |
| 3. InCampaign Agency | LinkedIn-only paid advertising | USD $1,999/month | Fixed-fee LinkedIn-only management |
| 4. Pilot Digital Marketing | Multi-channel PPC including LinkedIn | Quote-based | Small business LinkedIn plus PPC bundle |
| 5. Logical Media Group | Paid social lead-volume optimization | Quote-based | Cost-per-lead-driven LinkedIn campaigns |
| 6. OneIMS | Inbound marketing plus B2B paid social | Quote-based | Industrial and financial services B2B |
| 7. Wpromote | Enterprise performance marketing with B2B arm | Quote-based | Enterprise multi-channel B2B programs |
| 8. SEO Design Chicago | Industry-specific LinkedIn case studies | Quote-based | Manufacturing and professional services LinkedIn Ads |
| 9. StraightIn | LinkedIn Advertising plus content and outreach | Quote-based | Combined LinkedIn ads and content programs |
| 10. Walker Sands | Integrated B2B marketing and LinkedIn Ads | Quote-based | B2B SaaS paid media and executive LinkedIn programs |
| 11. Elevation Marketing | B2B brand strategy plus paid media | Quote-based | Industrial and technology brand market entry |
| 12. Rise, a Quad Agency | Cross-channel performance media for large brands | Quote-based | Enterprise retail cross-channel paid social |
| 13. Youtech | Multi-channel social advertising | Quote-based | Manufacturing LinkedIn campaigns |
| 14. Lillian Group Marketing | Manufacturing-sector LinkedIn targeting | Quote-based | Manufacturing and industrial B2B LinkedIn Ads |
| 15. Digital Third Coast | LinkedIn Advertising within a broader SEO and PR practice | Quote-based | LinkedIn Ads paired with SEO and digital PR |
| 16. VisualFizz | LinkedIn Document Ads for technical B2B buyers | Quote-based | B2B SaaS and industrial LinkedIn lead generation |
| 17. OPSVISE | Boutique B2B paid media and lead generation | Quote-based | Small B2B startups testing LinkedIn Ads |
| 18. Data Nerd Digital | Data-driven paid social for small business | Quote-based | Founder-led hands-on LinkedIn management |
| 19. LoSasso Integrated Marketing | Industrial B2B rebrand and LinkedIn video | Quote-based | Industrial manufacturer LinkedIn video campaigns |
| 20. TERAMOK Advertising Agency | Real estate and construction LinkedIn targeting | USD $12,000/project | Real estate developer-to-developer LinkedIn Ads |
| 21. Tacklebox Brand Partners | Boutique B2B brand and LinkedIn creative | Quote-based | Edtech and manufacturing LinkedIn ad creative |
Frequently Asked Questions
What do LinkedIn Ads cost in Chicago?
Two of the 20 external agencies publish a figure: InCampaign Agency sells fixed LinkedIn packages from 1,999 dollars a month rather than a percentage of spend, and TERAMOK quotes projects from 12,000 dollars. The other 18 quote per scope, which is normal for managed paid social. Media is the bigger number anyway: benchmark median cost per click runs near 7.85 dollars and median cost per lead around 128 dollars, so a serious test budget starts well above the management fee.
Is LinkedIn genuinely more expensive than Google Ads?
Yes, per click. One published client-account study put LinkedIn's blended cost per click at 11.12 dollars against 5.45 dollars on Google Ads, and other roundups put the LinkedIn median between 3.94 and 7.85 dollars. The defence is targeting precision: you are buying a named job title at a named company rather than a keyword. Judge a Chicago agency on the pipeline it reports back, not the click price it quotes.
How many of these agencies are actually in Chicago?
Fifteen of the 20 are headquartered in Chicago proper with verifiable addresses, including Digital Third Coast on West North Avenue, LoSasso on North Ravenswood and OPSVISE on North Wabash. Three sit in the suburbs: InCampaign in Naperville, Youtech in Lisle and Lillian Group in Glenview. Two are headquartered elsewhere, Wpromote in El Segundo with a staffed South Wacker Drive office and StraightIn in Manchester with a stated Chicago office.
Should we use Lead Gen Forms or send traffic to our site?
Test both. LinkedIn reports native Lead Gen Forms converting around 13 percent against a 4.02 percent average landing page rate, and independent benchmarks put form conversion at roughly double an off-platform page. Native forms buy volume cheaply but collect profile data the prospect never retyped, so lead quality often drops. Several agencies here publish cost per lead by persona, which is the split worth asking any Chicago candidate to show.
What should we ask before signing a contract?
Ask for one named LinkedIn client and the pipeline number attached to it, not the impression count. Then get practical: who writes the ad copy and creative, how audiences are built and excluded, whether offline conversions are uploaded from your customer database, how often creative is refreshed against frequency, who owns the ad account and audiences if you leave, and whether the fee is fixed or a percentage of spend.
Choosing a Chicago LinkedIn Ads Partner
Buy the account, not the click. LinkedIn clicks run two to three times Google's, so the only defensible reason to be here is reaching a named job title at a named company. Ask which accounts and job titles a candidate intends to buy first, and what a meeting from that list is worth to you.
Weight named work over service menus. Eleven of these 20 agencies name a client, and only two publish a rate. A LinkedIn case study with a cost per lead by persona tells you more than a page listing every channel sold.
Check the address you are paying for. Fifteen firms sit in Chicago proper, three in suburbs and two elsewhere with a local office. A Chicago pin on a map is not the same as a Chicago team.
Keep media, creative and tracking together. If you want paid social, the pages it lands on and pipeline reporting on one team, read the latest analysis or start here.
