Digital Tulip

What Digital Tulip does

Digital Tulip is a privately held, bootstrapped full-service digital marketing and branding agency headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, with additional offices in Columbia, South Carolina, and Biloxi, Mississippi. Founded in 2011 by Kristy Lowery and co-owned with Scott Lowery, the firm operates as Digital Tulip, LLC and delivers an integrated service portfolio spanning brand strategy, marketing strategy, website design and hosting, social media management and graphic design, business consulting, and broadcast consulting. Its core technical capabilities include custom website design and development, SEO, paid media execution (including geofencing, retargeting, and OTT/streaming TV), and an AI-integrated Smart Websites product that embeds brand-trained voice assistants for real-time visitor engagement and lead capture.

The agency sells through a direct, senior-led sales motion combining website inbound, phone and email outreach, and a documented referral channel, with custom quote-based pricing and multi-year contract structures. It serves a vertical-specialized client mix across healthcare and medical practices (dermatology, med spas, urgent care, orthopaedics, multi-location systems), higher education, nonprofit organizations, broadcast and media companies, and general small-to-mid-sized businesses. Go-to-market emphasizes relationship-based consulting, case-study-led proof, and team credibility drawn from former broadcast television executives, AAF-recognized strategists, and credentialed operators.

Digital Tulip monetizes primarily through project-based and recurring retainer engagements, professional services billing for consulting work, and specialized broadcast consulting engagements, with no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no platform or marketplace distribution. Its competitive positioning rests on full-service integration, senior-talent credentials, and a multi-state regional footprint rather than proprietary software or scale advantages, which defines both its current scope and its principal growth constraint.

Name

Digital Tulip

Legal name

Digital Tulip, LLC

Website

https://digitaltulip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digital Tulip is a privately held, bootstrapped full-service digital marketing agency founded in 2011, offering brand strategy, marketing, website design with AI voice assistants, social media, and broadcast and business consulting to healthcare, higher education, nonprofit, and broadcast clients across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Strategy & Transformation (BPAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Digital marketing services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Website design hosting
• Social media management
• Broadcast consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Marketing Services: Project-based and retainer-based digital marketing services including brand strategy, marketing strategy, website design and hosting, and social media management. Revenue is generated through service fees for ongoing marketing support and one-time project engagements.
2. Business Consulting: Strategic business consulting engagements covering growth planning, expansion strategy, lead flow optimization, and performance strategy. Billed as consulting engagements, likely project or hourly based.
3. Broadcast Consulting: Specialized consulting services for broadcast organizations including strategic foundation development, sales training, operations infrastructure, financial planning, and revenue project development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Digital Tulip is a full-service digital marketing and branding agency that designs and executes integrated brand strategy, marketing strategy, custom websites (including AI voice assistant-enabled Smart Websites), social media management, business consulting, and broadcast consulting engagements. The agency serves as an outsourced marketing partner that converts digital interactions into measurable business outcomes such as leads, phone calls, form submissions, appointments, and revenue for its clients.

Product overview

Digital Tulip is a full-service digital marketing agency offering a comprehensive suite of strategic and creative services. The core offerings include Brand Strategy (brand positioning, identity, voice, and marketing assets), Marketing Strategy (data-driven campaigns across digital and traditional channels), Website Design & Hosting (custom websites with optional AI voice assistants), Social Media Management & Design, Business Consulting (growth planning and operational optimization), and Broadcast Consulting (digital revenue strategy for media companies). The company operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a software platform, with each service designed to work together cohesively to support client growth from brand foundation through digital execution and optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy

Quantifiable outcome

• 45% increase in patient visits for healthcare clients
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Extended Professional Resources NetworkminorOthersDigital Tulip maintains a network of trusted professionals and partners that support various aspects of client business needs beyond marketing. Categories include: trademark attorneys, signage companies, copywriters, public relations firms, IT & phone providers, payroll companies, graphic designers, equity partners, commercial realtors, print houses, promo & swag vendors, EMR vendors, gift card systems, review platforms, Google & Meta support, compliance resources, merchant processors, interior designers, leadership growth programs, and corporate media partners.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LYFE Marketing: Social media and digital marketing agency targeting small and mid-sized businesses; directly comparable in service emphasis on social media management and SMB customer focus.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, social media, and content marketing for SMB and mid-market clients—closely matching Digital Tulip's service portfolio and customer base.
• Disruptive Advertising: Digital marketing agency specializing in paid media, SEO, and lifecycle marketing with a strong case-study-driven sales motion—directly comparable in GTM approach and service mix.
• Ignite Visibility: Full-service digital marketing agency with strong SEO, paid media, and social capabilities; similarly founder-led and reputation-driven with published case studies across verticals.
• SmartSites: Digital agency offering website design, SEO, PPC, and social media management to SMB clients; closely comparable in service mix and target customer profile.
• KlientBoost: Digital marketing agency focused on PPC, CRO, and content marketing with a results-driven case study approach; comparable in GTM style and mid-market positioning.
• Hawke Media: Fractional CMO and digital marketing agency offering paid media, SEO, social, and branding to SMB and mid-market clients; similar service model and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• WebFX: Much larger full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, and content at scale; competes for the same mid-market clients but with broader geographic reach and proprietary technology like MarketingCloudFX.
• Tinuiti: Large independent performance marketing agency offering paid media, SEO, and analytics; comparable services but operates at significantly greater scale across enterprise and DTC clients.
• Power Digital Marketing: Full-service digital marketing agency now part of Instellar (private-equity-backed); competes for similar mid-market and enterprise clients with broader capabilities and capital backing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DigitalTulip
• Instagraminstagram.com/digital_tulip

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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