C3 Media

What C3 Media does

C3 Media, Inc. is a privately held, full-service creative agency founded in 2008 by Chris Koch and headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The firm operates remotely with a distributed team across five US locations (Tampa Bay FL, Jacksonville FL, Charlotte NC, Frederick MD, Youngstown OH) and delivers six parallel service lines: Account Services (strategic consulting and project management), Design Services (print and digital design including logos and visual identity), Website Services (custom design, development, and maintenance), Digital Marketing (email, social media, and video), Traditional Marketing (media buying, broadcast, OOH, direct mail), and Network Services (vendor management and fulfillment coordination). Underlying technology consists entirely of third-party, industry-standard tools: WordPress with Elementor, Squarespace, and Shopify for front-end development; accessiBe for ADA-compliant accessibility overlays; and QGiv for donation and payment integrations. The company does not develop proprietary technology products; its value chain is human-driven creative production wrapped around partner platforms.

C3 Media serves a horizontally segmented client base spanning small and medium businesses, enterprise/chain operators, and non-profit organizations. Named clients span retail (Buddy's Home Furnishings, Bestway Rent To Own, Heads and Tails), restaurants (Bolay), healthcare non-profits (Shriners Children's, SOAR, Dorothy Day Foundation), industrial/construction (Ready Jet Solutions), automotive (Euroholics Autohaus, In Your Case), real estate (Goose and Gander), financial services (Wealth Diversified), and IT services (CMIT Solutions I-270 Corridor). The flagship commercial relationship is a 16+ year, 400+ campaign engagement with Buddy's Home Furnishings, indicating long-tenured retainer economics. Documented campaign outcomes include a 55% website traffic increase, 35.3% email open rate, 258% Facebook reach expansion, and 562% Instagram view growth for the Ready Jet G4HD launch.

The revenue model is professional services, project- or retainer-based, with no publicly disclosed pricing; quotes are prepared upon receipt of project details and engagements proceed upon client approval. Distribution is direct B2B via a consultative sales motion, with discovery meeting scheduling via Calendly, direct phone/email contact (813.263.7275), and a contact form on c3medianetwork.com. The firm markets itself through its website portfolio, an Insights blog, and active social channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Dribbble). Ownership remains with founder Chris Koch (President, 28+ years media sales experience) and Will Caban (VP since 2009); there are no disclosed external investors, PE/VC backing, subsidiaries, or M&A activity.

Name

C3 Media

Legal name

C3 Media, Inc.

Website

https://c3medianetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

C3 Media is a privately held, Tampa-based full-service creative agency founded in 2008, serving SMBs, enterprise chains, and non-profits with design, website, digital marketing, traditional marketing, and vendor coordination services across the US Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Services & Marketing Agency

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Digital marketing solutions
• Brand identity design
• Website design development
• Traditional advertising media

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services: C3 Media generates revenue through a comprehensive suite of creative services including account services, design services, website services, digital marketing, traditional marketing, and network services. Revenue appears to be project-based or retainer-based, with cost estimates provided upon gathering project details.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

C3 Media is a full-service creative and digital marketing agency that delivers six parallel service categories to business clients: Account Services (strategic consulting and project management), Design Services (print and digital design including logo, visual identity, and custom illustration), Website Services (custom design, development on WordPress/Elementor, Squarespace and Shopify with ADA compliance via accessiBe), Digital Marketing (email, social media, content, video), Traditional Marketing (media buying across broadcast, OOH, print, direct mail), and Network Services (vendor management, apparel sourcing, print/digital advertising fulfillment, and event planning). Engagements are typically project-based or retainer, sold via quote-based pricing to SMBs, mid-market, enterprise/chain businesses, and non-profits across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest US.

Product overview

C3 Media is a full-service creative agency offering a portfolio of distinct service lines rather than a unified product platform. The six core service offerings—Account Services (strategic consulting and project management), Design Services (print and digital design), Website Services (custom web design and development), Digital Marketing (email, social media, and video services), Traditional Marketing (media buying and traditional advertising), and Network Services (vendor management and fulfillment coordination)—operate as parallel service categories that can be engaged individually or in combination to deliver comprehensive creative solutions for client branding, marketing, and communication needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Account Services Strategic consulting and project management services including discovery, planning, research, and strategic alignment of creative initiatives with business goals. For clients seeking a consultative creative partner to drive brand and marketing strategy.
• Design Services Expert design support for print and digital needs including logo design, visual identity, print design, digital design, custom illustration, signage design, and print/digital conversion. For businesses needing brand identity development and ongoing design output.
• Website Services Custom website design, development, and maintenance including user journey design, front-end development on WordPress/Elementor, Squarespace, and Shopify, integrations, content management, SEO, website audits, ADA compliance via accessiBe, and ongoing technical support. For businesses needing a custom website or redesign.
• Digital Marketing Multi-channel digital marketing solutions including email design and deployment, email marketing strategy, list management, social media channel management, strategic campaigning, planned content calendars, content creation/curation, custom video editing, motion graphics, and multi-platform video optimization. For businesses seeking ongoing digital presence management.
• Network Services Vendor management and fulfillment coordination services including apparel sourcing, press releases, copywriting, print fulfillment, digital advertising services, promotional fulfillment, event planning and management, radio production, on-site installation, video production, and photography. For clients needing single-point coordination of multi-vendor production.
• Traditional Marketing Traditional advertising services including media negotiations and buying, broadcast media (TV and radio), direct mail campaigns, events and sponsorships, out-of-home (OOH) media, and print media advertising. For businesses needing traditional channel reach and paid media planning/buying.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55% increase in website traffic for Ready Jet G4HD campaign
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Developers in UkraineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development team collaborated with C3 Media on the Sing Out and READ GUI refresh project. C3 Media coordinated design assets and managed time zones and technical requirements for smooth implementation within the existing application framework.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lewis Communications: Mid-sized full-service creative and marketing agency serving regional and national brands with integrated digital, traditional, and design services. Highly comparable to C3 Media in scope, service breadth, and SMB-to-enterprise client mix.
• The Brandon Agency: Myrtle Beach-based full-service marketing agency offering branding, digital marketing, traditional media, and web services to regional and national clients. Closely comparable size and service portfolio to C3 Media.
• Hiebing: Midwest-based full-service marketing agency providing brand strategy, creative, digital, and media services to mid-market and enterprise clients. Directly comparable mid-sized agency competitor with similar multi-service offerings.
• Brownstein Group: Philadelphia-based independent creative agency offering advertising, branding, digital, and PR services. Comparable full-service agency model targeting mid-market and enterprise clients across verticals.
• Ayers Saint Gross: Mid-sized creative agency offering branding, marketing, digital, and design services across multiple verticals. Similar profile as a multi-disciplinary regional agency with comparable service breadth.
• The Variable: North Carolina-based full-service creative and digital agency serving enterprise and mid-market clients with branding, digital marketing, and content services. Comparable size and geographic footprint to C3 Media.

Broad incumbents

• Wieden+Kennedy: Large independent creative agency offering advertising, brand strategy, digital, and content services globally. Represents a much larger competitor in the same creative agency category, serving many of the same enterprise client types.
• Dentsu Creative: Global creative agency network offering integrated advertising, digital, and brand services as part of Dentsu Group. Operates broadly in the same space as C3 Media but at vastly greater scale and with international reach.
• HubSpot (Solutions Partner agencies): While HubSpot itself is a software platform, its network of certified agency partners competes directly with C3 Media for inbound marketing, web design, and content work for SMB and mid-market clients. Represents platform-enabled competition in C3 Media's core space.

Emerging players

• Tilt Metrics: Smaller digital marketing agency focused on performance-driven creative and analytics for SMB clients. Represents an emerging digitally-native peer that overlaps with C3 Media's digital marketing and website service lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/C3MediaNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/c3medianetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/c3medianetwork
• Xx.com/c3media2

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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