Chicago, Illinois, United States
211 W Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois, 60606, United States
Unclaimed profile SEO · PPC · Web Design
Straight North
Straight North has worked in digital marketing since 1997, giving the Chicago agency a long history in the field.
4.7 / 5
142 total reviews
Founded 1997 · 50–249 people
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About Straight North (researcher summary)
Straight North has worked in digital marketing since 1997, giving the Chicago agency a long history in the field. With a team of 50 to 249 people, it divides its declared work evenly across SEO, PPC, content marketing, social media marketing and web design.
Its SEO practice now includes generative engine optimisation, aimed at visibility on AI platforms as well as traditional search engines, and its specialised teams run campaigns for B2B and B2C, ecommerce, small business and enterprise clients, at local or national scale. Paid advertising runs on Google, Bing, Facebook and Instagram, supported by AI-driven bid and budget management. The web team of designers, developers, copywriters and project managers combines UX, conversion optimisation and SEO to build sites intended to produce sales leads, while a creative team supports everything from on-site experience to paid social ads.
The agency says it customises each campaign to the client's goals and uses analytics and real-time data to refine strategy. Typical project budgets fall between $2,500 and $5,000, with hourly rates from $100. Straight North suits small and mid-sized businesses, as well as larger companies, in the US looking for a Chicago SEO and PPC agency with a long history and the in-house capacity to handle search, ads, web and creative together.
- Minimum engagement
- $100 / hour
- Hourly rate
- $100Per hour · agency declared
- Team size
- 50–249 peopleAgency-declared team size
- Locations
- ChicagoUnited States
- Founded
- 199729 years in business
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DIRECTORY RECOGNITION
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27th
percentile of listed agencies
#16 2026 Best SEO Companies in Illinois#244 Top Ranked PPC Agencies In USA 2026#317 Best SEO Companies in the USA#924 Top SEO Agencies: 1245 Ranked by Real Results
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Agency details
| Founded | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Team | 50–249 people |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Hourly rate | $100 per hour |
| Address | 211 W Upper Wacker Dr, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois, 60606, United States, Chicago, IL · View on Google Maps |
Services and fit
Starting budget
Starting from $100/hr
Core services
Share of declared work · each card opens the ranked list for that service
01
02
SEO
20% of declared workPPC
20% of declared work 03
Web Design
20% of declared work 04
Content Marketing
20% of declared work 05
Social Media Marketing
20% of declared workService shares are agency-declared and overlap; they do not add up to 100%. An agency appears in a service list only when that service is at least 15% of its work.
CLIENT EXPERIENCE
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Why Straight North scores 23.9
Measured visibility
Top-10 for 202 US keywords; named in 19 of 50 AI prompts. Measured by Rankyfy.
18.3/25
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Portfolio and results
0 case studies, 0 verified by Rankyfy; founded 1997 (registry).
3.8/15
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Responsiveness
No lead replies measured yet; pricing not published.
1.8/10
Scored Nov 10, 2026 with methodology 2026.12How the score works
27th percentile of listed agencies: 27% of listed agencies score lower.
Visibility proof
Measured by Rankyfy, data as of Oct 31, 2026An agency that sells SEO should rank itself. These numbers come from Rankyfy's own measurement of straightnorth.com, not from the agency.
202keywords in Google's top 10 (US)
+48%estimated organic visits, last 12 months
19 of 50tracked AI prompts that name Straight North
Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026 Oct 2026: 3,520 visits
| Authority | 64 of 100 |
|---|---|
| Site health | 93 of 100 |
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| Legal entity | Not verified |
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| Address | Not verified |
| Domain | Not verified |
| Profile | Unclaimed; written by Rankyfy's researchers from public records |
| Last verified | Not verified yet |
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