What Bubble & Hatch does

Bubble & Hatch is a privately-held marketing consulting and creative services agency founded in 2018 and headquartered in the Pacific Northwest (Portland/Battle Ground, Oregon area), serving clients across the United States and Canada. The firm is structured around three core service pillars: Business Development (marketing and sales process consulting, CRM and funnel development), Digital Marketing (social media management, paid advertising, SEO, website development, email marketing, and content creation), and Design & Visual Communications (branding, collateral and print design, packaging, direct mail, trade show materials, video production, and presentation design). It is co-founded and operated by Jules VanSant and Jill Crossley, with a team of approximately eight named staff plus a contract web development partner (Open Function Computers). The firm does not develop proprietary technology; its delivery relies on industry-standard tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, digital marketing platforms, and content management systems.

The company's go-to-market is consultative and sales-led, combining direct client engagement (website inquiries, phone, email) with relationship-driven channel access through the printing and graphic communications industry, where co-founder Jules VanSant holds senior leadership roles at the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation, Pacific Printing Industries Association, Women in Print Alliance, and Cal Poly Graphic Communications Advisory Board. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees under flexible engagement models spanning single projects to comprehensive multi-channel programs; no public pricing tiers or rates are disclosed. Named customers include Komori America, B&B Print Source, WhatTheyThink (drupa 2024), ICS Color, EMCO, Carlson Print Group, Semper Group, Port Hawkesbury Paper, and the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, with primary segments being small-to-medium businesses, commercial printers, manufacturers, and nonprofits. Notable recent engagements include producing daily 60-page expo publications for drupa 2024 (the world's largest printing trade show) and a 2024 multi-party Native artists calendar project with B&B Print Source.

The firm operates at small scale (1–10 employees), is founder-owned with no institutional funding, and has no disclosed revenue, acquisitions, or leadership changes beyond its 2018 founding and ongoing industry recognition (VanSant received the 2018 Naomi Berber Memorial Award from Printing Industries of America). Geographic reach remains U.S./Canada, technology capabilities are non-proprietary, and forward-looking signals center on AI-augmented marketing thought leadership rather than AI-native product development.

Name

Bubble & Hatch

Legal name

Bubble & Hatch

Website

https://bubblehatch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bubble & Hatch is a Pacific Northwest-based marketing consulting and creative services agency serving SMBs, commercial printers, manufacturers, and nonprofits across the U.S. and Canada with branding, digital marketing, and design services through a founder-led team of under 10 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing Consulting Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising Agencies (541810), Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Direct Mail Advertising (54186)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Marketing Automation Operations for Demand Gen (Email/CRM Workflows) (BPAFAKAM)

Keywords

• Marketing consulting
• Digital marketing services
• Brand design
• Creative agency
• Web development

Headquarters

HQ city

Battle Ground

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketing Consulting Services: Consulting fees for marketing strategy development, brand strategy, and marketing process improvement. Flexible engagement models from single projects to comprehensive programs.
2. Digital Marketing Services: Ongoing digital marketing services including social media management, SEO, website development, email marketing, and paid advertising management.
3. Design & Visual Communications: Creative design services including brand creation, collateral design, packaging, direct mail, trade show materials, and video production.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bubble & Hatch is a marketing consulting and creative services firm that helps businesses prioritize and execute effective marketing programs. The company delivers three core service offerings: Business Development (strategic marketing and sales process consulting, CRM implementation, automated marketing program design), Digital Marketing (social media management, paid advertising, SEO, website development, email marketing, and content creation), and Design & Visual Communications (brand creation, collateral and print design, direct mail, packaging, trade show materials, and video production). Engagements can be single projects or comprehensive multi-channel programs.

Product overview

Bubble & Hatch is a marketing consulting firm that operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides three core service pillars: Business Development (strategic consulting, process review, CRM implementation, sales funnel development), Digital Marketing (social media, paid advertising, SEO, website development, email marketing), and Design & Visual Communications (branding, design, video production, event management). These services are delivered through a flexible, responsive team approach and are supported by downloadable marketing resources including branding checklists and infographics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Development Strategic consulting service that reviews marketing and sales processes, identifies new tools, and creates long-term growth opportunities through automated, interconnected marketing programs. Designed for business owners who lack the time or internal resources to develop and execute marketing strategy.
• Digital Marketing Comprehensive digital marketing services including social media management, paid advertising, SEO, website development, email marketing, integrated campaigns, and content creation, delivered as ongoing programs for business clients.
• Design & Visual Communications Creative design services including brand creation and development, corporate collateral, presentation design, direct mail, packaging, trade show management, video production, and social media assets for client marketing programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Marketing campaigns with 3+ channels including print generate up to 300% higher ROI than single-channel campaigns

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• B&B Print SourcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative partnership for the 2024 B&B Print Source calendar project. Bubble & Hatch designed and produced a 13-page desktop calendar showcasing Native artists' work to demonstrate B&B's commercial printing capabilities. The calendar featured work printed on various equipment including Konica Minolta digital, Canon large-format flatbed, and Koenig & Bauer offset presses.
• Native Arts and Cultures FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Native-led national nonprofit partner for the 2024 calendar project. The foundation advances equity and cultural knowledge through arts and collaboration with American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities. Bubble & Hatch coordinated the artistic content featuring Native artists for the B&B Print Source calendar project.
• WhatTheyThink / drupa 2024flagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024WhatTheyThink is the official show daily partner for drupa 2024, the world's largest printing trade show with over 170,000 visitors. Bubble & Hatch was engaged to create daily expo publications - 60-page daily publications with actionable information from the show floor, product announcements, vendor profiles, interviews, and advertisements.
• Women in Print AllianceminorOthersIndustry community organization supporting women in the printing industry. Jules Van Sant is featured as an educator in the Women in Print community, contributing to industry visibility and professional development.
• Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation (PGSF)minorOthersScholarship foundation supporting education in print and graphics. Jules Van Sant serves as Chairwoman of PGSF. Bubble & Hatch manages PGSF's social media as a client relationship.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SmartBug Media: Mid-size inbound marketing and branding agency that bundles strategy, content, and digital execution — closely analogous to Bubble & Hatch's integrated three-pillar service model.
• Firestarter: Small full-service creative and digital marketing agency serving B2B and mid-market clients, with a comparable mix of branding, digital, and consulting offerings delivered by a similarly-sized team.
• Gorilla 76: Industrial-focused B2B marketing agency with deep vertical specialization in manufacturing — analogous niche focus and comparable service mix (branding, digital, content).
• Ironpaper: B2B marketing agency specializing in industrial and manufacturing clients — directly comparable to Bubble & Hatch's manufacturing/print vertical focus and SMB/mid-market positioning.
• IMPACT: Digital marketing and branding agency serving SMB and mid-market clients with a similar consultative, retainer-style engagement model focused on strategy plus digital execution.
• Bluetent: Digital marketing agency combining creative services, web development, and digital strategy for SMB clients — overlapping Bubble & Hatch's design + digital + web stack.
• Schaefer Advertising: Full-service advertising agency of comparable size serving regional and SMB clients with integrated creative, digital, and direct marketing offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Wieden+Kennedy: Portland-headquartered global advertising agency — relevant as a large incumbent based in the same Pacific Northwest market competing for the same regional talent pool and larger brand clients.

Others

• WhatTheyThink: Industry media and event partner for the printing industry — directly comparable ecosystem player, as Bubble & Hatch has served as WhatTheyThink's creative partner for drupa daily publications.

Emerging players

• Ricci Communications: Specialized marketing and PR firm focused on the printing, packaging, and graphic arts industries — the closest niche-overlap peer given shared vertical specialization in print industry marketing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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

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