Top 8 digital marketing agencies in the UK

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Provider Pearl Lemon	Provider Loud Mouth Media	Provider LocaliQ	Provider Reload Digital	Provider The Social Shepherd	Provider ClickDo	Provider Web Choice UK	Provider Yell
Best for Small businesses wanting to smash their SEO strategy out of the ballpark	Best for A fully managed digital marketing service	Best for Small, local businesses that need tailored, channel-specific marketing support	Best for Mid-sized retail and ecommerce brands	Best for Paid social campaigns and social media management	Best for Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing	Best for A customer-centric, supportive SEO and web design solution	Best for Being connected and advertised across Yell’s online network
Services offered SEO PPC Content writing Inbound marketing	Services offered SEO Social Media Marketing PPC Video Performance Creative	Services offered SEO Content marketing Social media marketing Cross media optimisation Website design	Services offered Digital strategy Content marketing SEO PPC Social media marketing	Services offered Social media management Influencer marketing Paid social Video	Services offered PPC SEO PR and distribution Social media Web design	Services offered Social media marketing SEO Copywriting Web design	Services offered PPC Video Social media advertising SEO

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Selecting the best digital marketing agency in the UK isn’t a simple walk in the park. What helps is breaking them down into categories depending on the type of services they specialise in.

From our research and expert digital marketing experience we’ve deduced that these three agencies are the cream of the crop in their respective specialisms. However, they are just three of over 7,000 agencies offering digital marketing services across the UK.

It is an overwhelming and time-consuming task to research such a huge number of providers, let alone compare the costs of one agency to another – particularly when many fees aren’t readily available online.

This is where our free cost comparison tool comes in handy. The tool is designed by our digital marketing industry experts and helps you pick the right agency for your business, by offering you quotes from a number of reputable UK providers.

All you need to do is answer a couple of simple questions before we send you free, no-obligation quotes in a matter of minutes. It really is that easy.

Or, if you’d like to learn more about the best digital marketing agencies in the UK for small businesses, read on.

Pearl Lemon: best for small businesses wanting to smash their SEO strategy out the ballpark

Pricing: £3,000 – 10,000 per month with paid packages ranging from 20-60 hours per month.

When it comes to search engine optimisation, it doesn’t get much more efficient than Pearl Lemon.

The provider is highly regarded as one of the best SEO agencies in the UK and has won countless awards to solidify this claim. It’s even been ranked as the best provider of ecommerce SEO services in the UK out of 70+ firms by the agency directory Design Rush.

Pearl Lemon offers every SEO service under the sun, from local, technical, WordPress and mobile SEO, to other marketing services including PPC, content writing and inbound marketing.

Case study of one of Pearl Lemon’s clients:

Loud Mouth Media: best for a fully managed digital marketing service

Pricing: Bespoke quotes only

Loud Mouth Media has made a big name for itself in the digital marketing space. It is one of the few top-level agencies to offer a fully managed service that includes performance creative capabilities to ensure your digital assets are fit for purpose.

The agency specialises in producing creative content to optimise your pay per click (PPC) campaigns. It also offers SEO and social media marketing services.

It has won countless awards, including the title of best small PPC agency in the UK, and is among the top 3% of agencies in the UK according to Google.

For a fully managed service, and PPC campaigns in particular, Loud Mouth Media is your best option.

LocaliQ: best for small, local businesses that need tailored, channel-specific marketing support

Pricing: Bespoke quotes only

LocaliQ has a unique selling point in its cross media optimisation solution.

The technology uses AI to determine where your marketing budget would best be spent. This helps you to invest in the right channels, whether that be social media, SEO or content marketing, all of which are services offered by LocaliQ.

The agency is another in the top 3% of all Google Partners, and is a certified Meta and Microsoft business partner, highlighting its authority in the digital marketing space.

The Social Shepherd: best for paid social campaigns and social media management

Pricing: Bespoke quotes only

Bath-based business The Social Shepherd prides itself on being one of the most innovative, results-driven social media marketing agencies in the UK.

Focusing on curating content, engaging with audiences in-platform and analysing ad insights, the agency has a great reputation in the field of social media management.

And unlike other agencies, you’ll have access to a dedicated team of creatives that include videographers, photographers, and animators – all at hand to help you put together engaging social-first video content.

Despite being a relatively new agency compared to others on our list, The Social Shepherd has already made a big name for itself, winning the ‘Paid Social Campaign of the Year’ at the Biddable Media Awards.

ClickDo: best for pay-per-click (PPC) marketing

Pricing from: Bespoke quotes

Offering tailored and results-driven PPC consultancy, ClickDo is easily one of the most efficient and reputable digital marketing agencies when it comes to PPC campaigns.

To set up and maintain your campaign, ClickDo focuses primarily on Google AdWords and combines this with strategy consultancy, all at an incredibly affordable cost of £200 per month.

Whilst the agency specialises in PPC, it also offers award-winning solutions in SEO that help its clients rank on Google’s SERPs across some of the most highly competitive industries.

ClickDo caters to niche industries and is the ideal marketing agency for dentists, orthodontists, law firms and waste collectors.

Web Choice UK: best for a customer-centric, supportive SEO and web design solution

Hourly rate: from £55 per hour

With over 10 years of experience building websites and helping brands enhance their SEO strategy, Web Choice UK is one of the most highly regarded and reputable digital marketing agencies in the UK.

Its team of expert web designers and developers provide tailored, results-driven SEO support that has been consistently rated five stars by clients.

The agency’s SEO professionals have been in the industry for many years, perfecting their techniques so you don’t have to worry about the quality of your SEO campaigns.

Web Choice also offers a full range of digital marketing services, including social media marketing and copywriting.

The agency’s pricing is also the most transparent we have seen so far online, which sets it apart from a lot of its competitors.

Yell: best for being connected and advertised across Yell’s online network

Rates:  Yell.com listing £1-10+ per month, Website £399-3,499+, Starter Advert £10 per month, Smart Performance from £300

Easily the best thing about choosing Yell as your digital marketing agency is that you have the benefit of getting found and contacted across the Yell.com network. This includes Apple Maps, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft (Bing and Yahoo).

Yell is a great way to stay ahead of your competitors because you’ll already have the added bonus of increased visibility online.

Along with this great benefit, Yell also offers its clients the choice of either a free website checker or a reputation report. The website checker is a great way to analyse your website’s current performance and action any recommended changes.

The reputation report will provide you with information about how accurately your business details are displayed, along with the ratings and reviews your business has received across a network of 40+ websites.

Choosing the right digital marketing agency for you

When making an executive decision about which digital marketing agency you want to work with, it’s important to consider the following…

What makes a good agency and what is it I’m looking for?

• Competitive, affordable pricing – this is hard to find online, but our cost comparison tool can help
• Proven track record of results – be sure to check the agency’s website for real-life case studies that showcase positive results
• Awards – with over 7,000 digital marketing agencies operating in the UK, a great way to identify the best of the bunch is through any prestigious and reputable awards they’ve won
• Experience and specialism in a particular industry – think about the industry you operate in and find an agency that is focused on growing businesses in that industry
• Services – check what services the agency offers. Does it cater to all of the channels you need? Is it well-versed in a particular solution that your business needs support with, such as SEO or paid social media?
• Reliable, transparent data and insights – an agency is only as good as its reporting. Make sure you have constant access to insights and reports so you know how the agency is performing and can monitor the success of any marketing campaigns
• Collaboration and communication – the most highly regarded and successful agencies have open and honest working relationships with their clients

As well as the above points, also consider asking the following questions during your initial consultation with any agencies:

“Can I see some previous campaign examples?”
(This will indicate what the agency is able to produce).

“Will you provide a dedicated account manager?”
(Knowing you will have someone handling your account will ensure you have constant contact and support from the agency).

“How long do clients typically stay with you?”
(A marketing agency that has long-term loyal clients shows it’s doing something right).

Next steps: compare digital marketing agencies

To summarise, the best digital marketing agencies available in the UK are:

1. Pearl Lemon
2. Loud Mouth Media
3. LocaliQ
4. Reload Digital
5. The Social Shepherd
6. ClickDo
7. Web Choice UK
8. Yell

Each agency has its own unique selling points, but any business looking to grow through SEO needn’t look further than Pearl Lemon.

As for an all round digital marketing service, Loud Mouth Media offers everything you need and more.

LocaliQ is ideal for small, local businesses in niche industries like dentistry or waste management.

The problem is there are so many agencies to choose from, and as is clear from our review, the majority of them keep their cards close to their chest when it comes to their fees.

The easiest way to get over these hurdles is to use our free cost comparison tool.

By using the tool, you will receive direct pricing quotes from some of the UK’s top digital marketing agencies, saving yourself time and money.

Simply spend a minute answering four to five easy questions and we will do the rest.