Altmedia Studios

What Altmedia Studios does

Altmedia Studios (dba Alt Media Studios, AMST) is a Cleveland, Ohio-based, privately held full-service digital marketing and custom web development agency founded in 2002. The firm sells two integrated service lines: Web Development — comprising custom web design, custom web applications, custom enterprise software, and Shopify e-commerce builds — and Digital Marketing — covering SEO, PPC, AI Search Optimization (AISO), email, social media, content, video, brand design, graphic design, and conversion rate optimization. Underlying technology is conventional web and marketing stack: responsive/mobile-first frameworks, Shopify platform, Google Ads, Mailchimp, Google Analytics, and ad pixels across Google, Bing, Meta, Pinterest, Twitter/X, and AdRoll, with no proprietary platform or in-house AI model.

The business model is professional services with two revenue streams: project-based fees for web development engagements, and subscription or retainer contracts for ongoing digital marketing plus managed hosting. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with custom bespoke delivery. The go-to-market is sales-led and consultative, with direct outreach, scheduled consultations, and inbound through the firm's own website supplemented by third-party directory presence (Clutch, Expertise.com, SEO Blog, SocialAppsHQ). Customer segments are hybrid and skew toward local and regional SMBs across Ohio (Cleveland, Akron, Westlake, Strongsville, Medina, Erie) and Pennsylvania, with growing mid-market engagements in healthcare, legal, manufacturing, logistics, nonprofit, and e-commerce; management disclosure of 1,384 customers served across 276 communities over 24 years indicates a long-tail, low-concentration book of business.

Operations are founder-led with Matt Hirsch as the named contact, no parent company, no disclosed institutional investors, no subsidiaries, no acquisitions, and no funding rounds. The agency has maintained continuous operations for 24 years and holds Certified Google Partner, Google Certified, Bing Ads Accredited Professional, Shopify Partner, and Amazon Partner credentials, which function as credibility assets for both lead generation and client retention. Headcount of 11–50 places Altmedia in the small-agency segment, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Altmedia Studios

Legal name

Alt Media Studios

Website

https://amst.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

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Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Advertising Agencies (Full-Service/Creative)

Keywords

• Digital marketing services
• Web development services
• Search engine optimization
• Pay-per-click advertising
• Custom web design

Headquarters

HQ city

Novelty

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Development Services: Custom website design and development services, including custom web applications, enterprise software, and Shopify e-commerce development. Revenue generated through project-based fees for web development engagements.
2. Digital Marketing Services: Ongoing digital marketing services including SEO, PPC advertising, social media marketing, email marketing, content marketing, video marketing, and brand/graphic design. Revenue generated through retainer agreements and ongoing service contracts.
3. Managed Hosting & Support: Domain hosting, renewal services, and ongoing website maintenance and support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Altmedia Studios is a full-service digital marketing and web development agency that builds custom websites, enterprise software, and web applications (including Shopify e-commerce), and delivers digital marketing services such as SEO, PPC advertising, AI Search Optimization (AISO), email marketing, social media marketing, content marketing, video marketing, graphic design, brand design, and conversion rate optimization. The agency also provides managed hosting and ongoing website support.

Product overview

Alt Media Studios is a full-service digital marketing agency offering a unified portfolio of web development and digital marketing services. The core offering consists of Web Development (custom web design, enterprise software, web applications, and Shopify e-commerce) paired with Digital Marketing services (SEO, PPC advertising, AISO, email, social media, content, video, graphic design, brand design, and conversion rate optimization). Rather than a standalone product or platform, the company delivers these as integrated professional services combining custom website creation with ongoing marketing execution, all managed by a team of specialists including account managers, designers, developers, advertising specialists, writers, and AI experts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Development

Quantifiable outcome

• 3x Increase in Ecommerce Results
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Google Partner providing Google Ads management and digital marketing services. This partnership provides access to Google's advertising platform, tools, and certifications that validate the agency's expertise in search advertising and analytics.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationShopify Partner offering e-commerce website development, setup, and ongoing management for clients. The agency builds custom Shopify stores with specialized features and integrations.
• FacebookminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media advertising platform used for targeted advertising campaigns and remarketing.
• TwitterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media platform used for social advertising and remarketing services.
• PinterestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media advertising platform used for visual marketing campaigns.
• AdRollminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRemarketing and advertising platform used for behavioral advertising campaigns.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WebFX: Full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, offering SEO, PPC, web design, and content marketing to SMB and mid-market clients. Closest comparable by service mix, customer segment, and Pennsylvania/Northeast regional roots, though materially larger in scale.
• OuterBox: Ohio-based (Akron) digital marketing and e-commerce agency providing web design, SEO, and Shopify/Adobe Commerce development. Closest geographic and Shopify-specialist peer to Alt Media Studios.
• KlientBoost: Digital marketing agency focused on PPC, CRO, and SEO for SaaS and e-commerce clients. Comparable on conversion-driven paid search and CRO service line.
• Disruptive Advertising: PPC and digital marketing agency specializing in paid media, SEO, and CRO for mid-market and enterprise clients. Comparable on paid-search-led service mix and conversion optimization capabilities.
• Ignite Visibility: San Diego-based full-service digital marketing agency delivering SEO, PPC, social media, email marketing, and web design. Highly comparable in service breadth and mid-market positioning.
• Coalition Technologies: Full-service digital agency providing web design, SEO, PPC, and Shopify development. Comparable in the e-commerce/Shopify development and SEO offering.
• SmartSites: Full-service digital agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, and e-commerce solutions to SMBs. Directly comparable on integrated service portfolio and SMB customer base.
• Power Digital Marketing: Full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid media, content, social, and web design to mid-market and enterprise. Comparable integrated offering, though at a larger scale and with PE backing.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, social media, and e-commerce services to SMBs. Directly comparable integrated service portfolio and SMB/mid-market target customer.

Regional players

• Sixth City Marketing: Cleveland-based full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO, PPC, and social media to local and regional businesses. Direct head-to-head competitor in the same Northeast Ohio geographic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/altmediastudios
• Facebookfacebook.com/altmediastudios

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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