Designsensory

Name

Designsensory

Legal name

Designsensory, Inc.

Website

https://designsensory.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Marketing Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), Event Fabrication & Scenic/Set Build (Custom Builds, Installations) (BPAFAGAK)

Keywords

• Integrated marketing agency
• Advertising services
• Brand strategy
• Digital marketing services
• Media planning buying

Headquarters

HQ city

Knoxville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Integrated Marketing Services: Full-service agency offering branding, digital, creative, content, media planning/buying, and research services. Revenue generated through professional services engagements, project-based work, and ongoing client retainers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Designsensory is an integrated marketing agency delivering branding, digital, creative, content, media planning and buying, and research services to enterprise and mid-market clients. The firm combines insights-driven strategy with creative execution and technology implementation (including website development, CMS migrations, and custom digital ecosystems) across paid, earned, shared, and owned media channels. Services are delivered either as a full-scale agency partnership or as a defined collaborator supporting clients' in-house marketing teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Good Gravity: Experiential marketing brand
• PopFizz
• Designsensory Intelligence (DSI)

Products and services

• Creative Services Provides design, branding, and visual identity services across digital, social, and print channels, including logo development, brand strategy, and marketing collateral production for enterprise and mid-market clients.
• Digital Services Offers website development, web platform management, and technical solutions including CMS implementations (Sitecore, WordPress), ADA accessibility updates, headless architecture, and digital ecosystem support.
• Intelligence Delivers research, analytics, SEO strategy, and consumer insights to inform marketing decisions and measure campaign performance.
• Marketing Services Provides paid media planning and buying across digital and traditional channels including TV, radio, print, out-of-home, paid social, paid search, and programmatic display for brand campaigns.
• Social Services Manages social media strategy, content creation, and community engagement across platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and YouTube for brand campaigns.
• Originals Offers original content production including video production, photography, and multimedia storytelling for brand campaigns.
• Motion Provides motion graphics, video editing, and animation services for digital and broadcast applications.
• Good Gravity Sister brand focused on experiential marketing and activation services offered under the Designsensory umbrella.
• PopFizz Sister brand specializing in content production including video production, editing, and scoring for documentary and commercial projects.
• Designsensory Intelligence (DSI) Sister brand offering advanced marketing research services and analytics capabilities to support data-driven marketing strategy.
• Custom Registration System for Arrowmont Custom Laravel-based registration system with Filament admin interface, built for Arrowmont to manage student registrations and donations.
• Sitecore Platform Services Sitecore CMS implementation, migration, and ongoing technical management, including code upgrades (React 16 to 18, .NET Core 3.1 to 8.0), ADA accessibility compliance, and Elastic Search integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Dalmore achieved 100% revenue increase YoY and 200% lift in total purchases from Lunar New Year campaign
• +3 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ackermann Marketing & PRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Strategic integration with nationally respected PR and strategic communications firm. Ackermann Marketing & PR, founded in 1982, brings 40+ years of expertise in strategic counsel, crisis communications, and thought leadership. Team and client relationships move into Designsensory, creating unified agency platform combining creative, digital, and PR capabilities under Designsensory brand. Erin Burns Freeman joins as VP of Communications leading strategic communications and PR practice.
• H WoominorGTM or Marketing PartnerSelf-taught Korean-American chef and food content creator based in Los Angeles partnered for The Dalmore Lunar New Year campaign. Brought genuine cultural voice and engaged audience to extend The Dalmore's reach into food and lifestyle communities targeting affluent Asian American consumers.
• PopFizz ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister brand specializing in content production and experiential marketing. Designsensory founders acquired full ownership of PopFizz Productions. Collaboration on documentary projects including 'Let Them Be Naked' feature documentary.
• Good GravitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister brand operating under the Designsensory umbrella, expanding capabilities in experiential marketing and content production.
• Designsensory Intelligence (DSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister brand providing advanced research and analytics services, expanding agency's data-driven approach to marketing strategy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mangan Holcomb Partners: Arkansas-based integrated communications firm providing advertising, PR, digital, and creative services. Comparable mid-market full-service model serving regional enterprise and government clients.
• The Tombras Group: Knoxville-based integrated advertising agency of comparable size and service mix (creative, media, digital, PR). Direct local competitor competing for the same Tennessee-based enterprise and tourism accounts.
• GlynnDevins: Integrated marketing agency with research-driven creative, digital, and media capabilities serving similar enterprise verticals. Another prior employer of Designsensory's growth leadership, indicating close peer comparison.
• Red Fan Communications: Boutique integrated marketing and PR agency offering brand strategy, creative, digital, and earned media services. Comparable in size and full-service positioning.
• Bailey Lauerman: Mid-market integrated agency with strengths in branding, advertising, and digital. Direct comparable in service model and target client profile; prior employer of Designsensory's Senior Director of Client Growth.
• DVL Seigenthaler: Nashville-based integrated marketing and PR firm of similar size offering advertising, public relations, and digital services. Direct regional competitor for Tennessee and Southeast enterprise accounts.
• Fahlgrene Ruggiero: Orlando-based integrated marketing agency offering brand strategy, creative, media, digital, and PR — directly comparable in size, service mix, and Southeast footprint.
• Big Communications: Mid-sized integrated advertising and PR agency with comparable service breadth across creative, media, digital, and earned media. Competitor for similarly-sized regional and consumer accounts.
• Ackermann Marketing & PR: Nashville-based PR and strategic communications firm founded in 1982. Recently integrated into Designsensory (Feb 2026); serves as a direct peer benchmark for the PR/corporate communications capabilities now housed inside Designsensory.

Broad incumbents

• VML: Global WPP-owned integrated agency network offering brand strategy, advertising, digital, and commerce services. Lauren Schuster (Designsensory's Senior Director of Client Growth) previously worked at VML, evidencing the talent-flow and offering overlap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/designsensory
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCS33TPT2tgEv5aW4tOyeBlg
• Facebookfacebook.com/designsensory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/385351
• Instagraminstagram.com/ds_moments

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 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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