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Building brand recognition is what we do. By combining organic search strategies, paid campaigns, engaging social and rich content we get our clients in front of the right audience in the moments that matter.
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Somewhere in the last few years, marketing became everything. CMOs today are no longer tasked with messaging and advertising. They’re asked for growth. They need to find consumers across a fractured landscape—and still connect with them emotionally at scale. They can’t do that with an agency. They can’t achieve growth with a vendor or an account. They need partners. They need a team that understands their business, their customers, and how to connect the dots across the globe.We are iCrossing. We are a single, purpose-built team that understands business objectives at the highest level and has the capabilities to achieve them at the most granular interaction. We drive growth, because we are data-driven at core, while deeply understanding the strategy every organization needs to reach its objectives. Our team is built around five main strengths:Strategy. We are strategic partners, able to understand businesses and how to make them grow in today’s landscape.Data. We are built with data at our core, able to deliver insights that make a real difference. Creative. We bring world-class creative capabilities to make an emotional connection to your audience. We know it’s not about the awards; it’s about the results.Technology. We know technology because it’s what connects the world today.Media. We have deep search media expertise to enable you to find the right person with the right message at the right moment.Growth doesn’t happen by magic. It happens because of careful planning and intelligent execution. We only succeed if our customers succeed, and that’s why we try to start working with them as early in the transformation process as possible. By getting things right in the beginning, we set the stage for a more efficient and growth-oriented future. As partners, we always work in a cross-disciplinary way—no silos—side-by-side with our clients. Partnership means fewer briefs and reviews—and more discussions about roadmaps and possibilities. It means doing, not saying, and tying everything to business results. Growth Partners is not a slogan, a tagline, or a story. It is what iCrossing has built itself to be. It’s who we are, who we have been, and what we stand for. We are Growth Partners. It’s that simple.
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Some online marketing agencies are all style and no substance. Others are so geeky they forget your customers are only human.
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Latitude makes money for its clients with digital marketing, designed around the customer’s life … not just data.
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Located in North West England, Click Consult is a multi award-winning digital and search marketing agency with a focus on organic (SEO) and paid search (PPC). Part of global consumer brand business Ceuta Group, we have a team of 70-plus specialists and a portfolio of more than 60 clients worldwide.
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Marin Software is an online advertising company headquartered in San Francisco.
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4Ps create intelligent search strategies, helping their clients to substantially grow their businesses online by getting them in front of the right audience. 4Ps supply their clients with the most advanced technology and expert knowledge in sustainable search, while using the fundamental principles of marketing to reach their business objectives.
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