What Studio 8E8 does

Studio 8E8 (legal name: Studio EightyEight) is a privately held, founder-led digital marketing agency founded in 2014 by Joshua Scott and Joe Hohman and headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. The company exclusively serves dental practices across the United States — spanning general and family practices, startups, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons and restorative specialists, group practices and DSOs, and dental thought leaders. It positions itself as "dentistry's only Story-Driven Marketing Agency," with its core methodology built around a proprietary three-step process (The S8E8 Process™: Discover Your Story, Tell Your Story, Share Your Story) supported by branded tools including StorySite™ (custom website platform) and Studio 8E8 Brand Creator™ (brand development tool). All three are registered or pending trademarks.

The agency's productized service suite includes custom StorySites, branding and logo design, professional photography, video production, SEO, digital advertising (Google Ads and Facebook/Instagram Ads), and social media management, with pricing structured around monthly retainers. Disclosed pricing for digital ad campaigns ranges from a $1,500/month starting package for general practices to $2,500–$3,500/month for specialty campaigns (implants, Invisalign), plus custom retainer arrangements for full-scope engagements. A Custom Analytics Dashboard aggregates WhatConverts, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, and Google Business Profile data for client reporting. Lead generation and brand-building are driven by The 8E8 Show podcast (47+ episodes), the Trade Secrets blog, and frequent appearances on 13+ dental industry podcasts including Dentalpreneur, Delivering WOW, and The Dental Marketer.

The company has been recognized as the #145 fastest growing private company in the Midwest on the Inc. 5000 list in 2020 and as the #1 Top Healthcare Marketing Company of 2023 by Healthcare Business Review. It is founder-financed with no disclosed institutional funding, operates with 11–50 employees, and reports no parent company, subsidiaries, or acquisitions. Customer relationships are acquired primarily through direct Zoom-based discovery consultations and website contact forms, targeting small and mid-sized dental practices on a national, remote-delivery basis.

Name

Studio 8E8

Legal name

Studio EightyEight

Website

https://s8e8.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio 8E8 is a privately held, founder-led digital marketing agency exclusively serving US dental practices. Founded in 2014 in New Albany, Ohio, it delivers custom story-driven websites, branding, SEO, photography, video, paid media, and social media management through its proprietary S8E8 Process to small and mid-sized dental practices nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Marketing Services

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Dental marketing services
• Dental website design
• Dental SEO services
• Dental branding services
• Dental advertising services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Albany

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Marketing Services: Full-service marketing agency providing comprehensive digital marketing solutions to dental practices including custom website development (StorySites), branding, photography, video production, SEO, digital advertising, and social media management. Services are delivered through project-based engagements and ongoing retainer arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Studio 8E8 is a story-driven dental marketing agency that provides custom websites (StorySites), branding and logo design, photography, video production, search engine optimization, digital advertising, and social media management exclusively to dental practices. The agency combines a narrative storytelling methodology (the S8E8 Process) with creative production and integrated digital marketing execution tailored to general and specialty dentistry.

Product overview

Studio 8E8 is a story-driven dental marketing agency offering a comprehensive suite of marketing services for dental practices. The core offering centers on custom StorySites (their flagship story-driven website product), complemented by branding and logo design, professional photography, video production, SEO, digital advertising (Google Ads and Facebook/Instagram Ads), and social media management. All services are delivered through their proprietary three-step S8E8 Process methodology: Discover Your Story, Tell Your Story, and Share Your Story. The agency also provides educational content through their Trade Secrets blog, The 8E8 Show podcast, and downloadable guides. Their approach emphasizes authentic storytelling and brand-building rather than generic marketing, targeting general and family practices, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, group practices, DSO's, and dental thought leaders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StorySites: Custom, story-driven websites created by Studio 8E8 for dental practices.
• StorySite
• The S8E8 Process
• The 8E8 Show

Products and services

• StorySites
• Branding & Logos
• Photography
• Video Production
• Search Engine Optimization
• Digital Advertising
• Social Media Management
• Custom Analytics Dashboard

Quantifiable outcome

• +1,123% increase in organic search impressions for pediatric dental practice
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Imagination Design Studios (IDS Kids)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio 8E8 partners with Imagination Design Studios (IDS Kids) to help dental practices align story-driven websites with immersive in-office experiences. The partnership ensures brand consistency from first digital click to in-person patient visit, combining Studio 8E8's digital marketing expertise with IDS Kids' in-office design capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PatientPop (by Tebra): Healthcare practice growth platform (now part of Tebra) offering websites, SEO, patient reviews, and digital marketing SaaS to medical and dental practices. Broader incumbent that includes dental in its addressable market.

Direct peers

• Doctor Multimedia: Established dental website design and marketing agency providing custom websites, SEO, and branding to dentists and specialists. Direct peer with comparable service scope.
• My Social Practice: One of the most-recognized dental-specific digital marketing agencies in the U.S., offering social media content, websites, and patient engagement tools to dental practices. Direct competitor to Studio 8E8 in the dental-vertical marketing agency niche.
• Wonderist Agency: Dental marketing agency offering website design, branding, SEO, and digital ads exclusively for dental practices with a creative, story-driven positioning. Closely mirrors Studio 8E8's service mix and vertical focus.
• Dentainment: Dental marketing agency specializing in video, websites, and patient-facing creative for dental practices, with a strong emphasis on storytelling and video content - same content-led philosophy as Studio 8E8.
• Great Dental Websites: Dental-specific web design and marketing company offering custom dental websites, SEO, and online marketing. Operates in the same dental-vertical niche at similar scale.
• Titan Web Agency: Dental-specific marketing agency providing websites, SEO, PPC, and branding to dental practices. Competes in the same niche with comparable retainer-based pricing and SMB dental client focus.
• Pro Impressions Marketing: Long-running dental marketing agency offering websites, SEO, social media, and patient reviews management to dentists. A direct vertical peer in the same SMB dental marketing segment.
• Robynn Marketing: Dental marketing agency offering custom websites, SEO, and patient acquisition campaigns to dental and orthodontic practices. Direct vertical-specialist competitor of similar scale.

Emerging players

• Hypno Creative: Boutique dental marketing agency offering brand identity, websites, and content creation for dental practices. Smaller-scale emerging player with overlapping creative-led positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pg/Studio8E8
• Instagraminstagram.com/studio8e8
• TikToktiktok.com/@studio8e8

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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