What First Position Digital Solutions does

First Position Digital Solutions, LLC is a privately held digital marketing agency founded in 2020 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm targets middle-market brands seeking to be discovered across paid, organic, and AI-driven search channels. Its core offering, the Discovery Orchestra, is a unified four-pillar service system comprising Soundcheck (a proprietary 1-100 brand diagnostic), Amplifier (organic search and AI/generative engine optimization), Accelerator (paid media management for brands investing $25k+/month), and Harmony (cross-channel reporting at $995/month). The firm generates revenue through managed-services fees on paid advertising spend, ongoing subscriptions for Amplifier and Harmony, and professional-services assessments for the Soundcheck diagnostic.

The business operates a senior-practitioner-led direct sales model, with all team members carrying 10+ years of digital marketing experience and platform certifications, and an explicit no-junior-handoff policy post-sale. The firm maintains a deliberate differentiation strategy of letting clients retain ownership of their ad platform accounts, audiences, and performance history, positioning against lock-in agency models. The team combines brand-side, agency-side, and ad-tech experience totaling 70+ years. Distribution is direct-to-buyer through calendar-based discovery calls, supported by a thought leadership presence across blog content, podcast appearances (Digital Marketing Masters), and LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram channels.

The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds and operates with a 1-10 employee footprint. Its only publicly named customer is Allsup (Financial Services). Operating geographies are U.S.-focused, with current traction centered in the Midwest. The firm is led by Founder & CEO Sean Sweeney and is actively investing in content marketing and AI-search optimization thought leadership to capture demand from brands adapting to AI-driven discovery environments.

Name

First Position Digital Solutions

Legal name

First Position Digital Solutions, LLC

Website

https://firstpositiondigitalsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

First Position Digital Solutions is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency founded in 2020 that helps middle-market brands win discovery across paid media, organic search, and AI-driven search platforms via its four-pillar Discovery Orchestra system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

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 Advertising Management: Managed services for paid digital advertising including paid search, paid social, and programmatic channels. Revenue generated through management fees or retainer arrangements with clients investing $25k+ monthly in digital advertising.
2. Discovery Orchestra Subscriptions: Ongoing service subscriptions for the Discovery Orchestra system components (Amplifier, Accelerator) plus optional Harmony reporting dashboard at $995/month.
3. Discovery Soundcheck Assessment: Initial diagnostic assessment service to evaluate brand performance across SEO authority, AI visibility, technical health, and audience engagement on a proprietary 1-100 scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

First Position Digital Solutions is a digital marketing agency that helps middle-market brands win discovery across paid media, organic search, and AI-driven search environments through its unified system called the Discovery Orchestra. The four pillars are Soundcheck (proprietary 1-100 diagnostic scoring), Amplifier (SEO plus AI/GEO optimization for ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews), Accelerator (paid search, paid social, and programmatic advertising management for brands spending $25k+/month), and Harmony (cross-channel reporting dashboard at $995/month).

Product overview

First Position Digital Solutions offers a single unified platform called the Discovery Orchestra, which combines four interconnected pillars: Soundcheck (brand diagnostic scoring), Amplifier (organic/AI search optimization), Accelerator (paid digital advertising), and Harmony (cross-channel reporting at $995/month). The company provides digital advertising services including SEO, AI discovery optimization, and paid media management for middle-market brands seeking to win digital discovery in the age of AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Discovery Orchestra Unified marketing system connecting paid media, organic search, AI search, and reporting into a single accountable system with four pillars, designed for middle-market brands seeking to win digital discovery in the age of AI.
• Soundcheck Proprietary diagnostic assessment that scores brands on a 1-100 scale across SEO authority, AI visibility, technical health, and audience engagement to identify specific gaps holding brands back from being found in modern discovery environments.
• Amplifier Organic search and AI optimization program combining traditional SEO, AI Optimization, and Generative Engine Optimization with ongoing support; implements structured data, content depth, and citation-worthy assets to amplify brand presence on Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and other emerging AI-driven discovery environments.
• Accelerator Paid digital advertising service capturing scale and demand across paid search, paid social, and programmatic channels for brands investing $25k+ per month; bid strategies, audience targeting, and creative testing tuned to revenue metrics with every campaign tied to qualified leads, sales, or conversion events.
• Harmony Cross-channel automated reporting dashboard that connects every paid and organic discovery channel into one automated source of truth for marketing leaders, priced at $995/month and recommended as an optional add-on with any ongoing engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of U.S. adults and 74% of adults under 30 already use AI to find information at least some of the time (AP-NORC research cited as market context)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• KlientBoost: Mid-market paid media/PPC and SEO agency with revenue-tied campaign optimization and similar retainer economics; competes for the same $25k+/month media-spending mid-market clients.
• Directive Consulting: Mid-market B2B digital marketing agency delivering paid media (PPC, paid social, programmatic) and SEO services with retainer-style engagements, closely mirroring FPD's mid-market, senior-led, multi-channel paid + organic model.
• Ignite Visibility: Mid-market digital marketing agency offering paid media management, SEO, and unified reporting for middle-market brands — directly comparable service stack and ICP to First Position Digital.
• Disruptive Advertising: Mid-market PPC and digital advertising agency emphasizing senior practitioners and revenue-tied metrics, similar in positioning and ICP to FPD's Accelerator pillar.

Broad incumbents

• WebFX: Larger, established full-service digital marketing agency with paid media, SEO, and reporting for mid-market and enterprise — overlapping capabilities but at materially greater scale and broader portfolio.
• Tinuiti: Large independent performance marketing agency with paid search, paid social, programmatic, and SEO — comparable service mix but enterprise-scale and broader channel portfolio than FPD.
• Power Digital Marketing: Mid-to-large digital marketing agency combining paid media, SEO, and analytics; overlaps with FPD's full-funnel, revenue-tied delivery model but at greater scale and with a wider service catalogue.

Emerging players

• Siege Media: SEO and content-focused agency with growing AI search/answer-engine optimization practice — partial overlap with FPD's Amplifier pillar and similar mid-market client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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