Ignite Social Media
Ignite Social Media, founded in 2007 by Jim Tobin in Cary, North Carolina, calls itself the first social-only agency in the United States and holds a registered mark on The Original Social Media Agency. With a second office in Birmingham, Michigan, it provides strategy, community management, paid social, content and influencer programs to more than 150 brands including Dell, IKEA and Samsung. It is WBENC-certified. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereThe earliest dedicated social media agency in the country and a Ragan PR Social Media Agency of the Year. Ownership: independent, WBENC-certified. Number 6 of the social media companies in the US.
Who leads itJim Tobin, CEO and Founder.
Estimated: $4,000–$12,000/mo, typical for US social media retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forConsumer and B2B tech brands such as Dell, Samsung, IKEA and Lenovo that want an agency doing only social media, from content and community management to influencer work and paid social, in business since 2007.
- Based in
- Cary, NC
- Founded
- 2007
- Team size
- 11–50 people
- Led by
- Jim Tobin, CEO and Founder
- Known for
- social strategy · community management · paid social · influencer marketing · B2B and enterprise
- Named clients
- Dell, IKEA, Gillette, Jeep, Samsung, Lenovo, Eaton, Hitachi Vantara, American Heart Association
- Best for
- Consumer and B2B tech brands such as Dell, Samsung, IKEA and Lenovo that want an agency doing only social media, from content and community management to influencer work and paid social, in business since 2007.
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $4,000–$12,000/mo, typical for US social media retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- 4000 Centregreen Way, #150 · Cary, NC · 27513 · 919-653-2345
Sources ignitesocialmedia.com, clutch.co
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