Digital Times

What Digital Times does

Digital Times is a Hyderabad, India-based full-service digital marketing agency operating under the legal entity Numerique LLC. The firm delivers end-to-end marketing services including paid search marketing, search engine optimization, social media marketing, email marketing, online reputation management, influencer marketing, and digital advertising to 100+ clients globally spanning SMB and enterprise segments across media, retail, pet care, education, and home goods verticals. The company holds Google Premier Partner, Meta Partner, and Shopify Partner certifications and is staffed by 100% Google and Facebook-certified professionals under CEO Hari Ankem.

The agency's underlying technology combines data-driven campaign analytics with AI-augmented capabilities including real-time customer sentiment analysis, multi-channel social listening across 30+ digital channels, anomaly detection for brand reputation management, and predictive benchmarking of brand KPIs against competitors. The platform processes text-based data from social conversations, reviews, and news mentions. Operational infrastructure supports 282,000+ leads generated for clients and reports an average ROAS of 6.7 across 100+ global clients with a 37% average increase in sales.

Digital Times generates revenue through professional services arrangements including project-based fees, retainer agreements, and managed service contracts. The go-to-market is sales-led with website-driven lead capture (free audit CTAs), inside sales engagement, and consultation-based conversion targeting businesses globally. Client acquisition is multi-channel spanning content marketing, SEO, paid search, social media, email, and influencer outreach. The firm has been recognized with industry awards from Clutch, BIMA, RAR, and UPCITY between 2020 and 2022, and maintains offices in Hyderabad with stated operations in India and Singapore.

Name

Digital Times

Legal name

Numerique LLC

Website

https://digitaltimes.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digital Times is a Hyderabad, India-based full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, PPC, social media, email, and online reputation management services to 100+ global SMB and enterprise clients under legal entity Numerique LLC, with Google Premier Partner status.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) / Paid Search (PPC) (BPAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paid Social Advertising (BPAFACAB), Social Media Management, Scheduling & Community Tools (BPAMALAJ), Social & Digital Insights (Social Listening, Online Community Research) (MPAAALAK)

Keywords

• Digital marketing services
• Search engine optimization
• Paid search advertising
• Social media marketing
• Online reputation management

Headquarters

HQ city

Hyderabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Marketing Services: Full-service digital marketing agency revenue derived from providing professional services including SEO, PPC management, social media marketing, email marketing, and online reputation management. Revenue is generated through project-based fees, retainer agreements, and managed service contracts with clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Digital Times is a full-service digital marketing agency that delivers paid search (PPC), search engine optimization, social media marketing, email marketing, online reputation management, digital advertising, influencer marketing, and Amazon/e-commerce marketing services to businesses globally. The agency operates through professional service engagements — project-based fees, retainers, and managed service contracts — supplemented by a free PPC audit used as a lead acquisition entry point. Services are delivered by a 100% Google and Facebook-certified team and supported by AI-powered sentiment analysis, multi-channel social listening, and competitive benchmarking tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Paid Search Marketing (PPC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 37% average increase in sales for clients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

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 capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MetacoreTechnology or IntegrationMeta Partner relationship indicating certified expertise and partnership status with Meta's advertising platforms for social media marketing services
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Premier Partner with certified professionals having minimum 2 years experience. Agency receives direct support and exclusive insider knowledge from Google for campaign optimization.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Schbang: India-based full-service digital marketing and technology agency covering performance, social, creative, and commerce. Comparable in geography and full-service scope to Digital Times, with deeper creative production capabilities.
• Pulp Strategy: India-based integrated digital marketing agency offering strategy, content, performance marketing, and technology services. Comparable India-headquartered, full-service model targeting similar regional and global SMB clients.
• WATConsult: Mumbai-headquartered digital agency (now part of dentsu) offering social media, content, performance, and influencer marketing. India-based peer with overlapping capabilities in social media marketing and ORM.

Direct peers

• Disruptive Advertising: PPC and social media advertising agency with a strong emphasis on data-driven optimization and certified platform partnerships (Google Premier Partner). Direct peer on paid search and paid social services.
• WebFX: Full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, PPC, social media, and email marketing with proprietary performance-tracking technology (MarketingCloudFX). Direct competitor to Digital Times across the SMB-to-mid-market horizontal agency space.
• Straight North: Full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid search, display, and email with a results-oriented positioning. Comparable horizontal service portfolio serving mid-market clients.
• Lyfe Marketing: Digital marketing agency specializing in social media management, PPC, and SEO for SMBs. Closely aligned service mix and customer segment to Digital Times, particularly on social media marketing.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Full-service digital marketing agency providing SEO, PPC, social media, web design, and reputation management. Comparable service breadth and SMB-mid-market positioning make Thrive a closely matched peer.

Broad incumbents

• iProspect: Global performance marketing agency (part of Dentsu) offering paid search, paid social, SEO, and content at enterprise scale. Operates broadly in the same space as Digital Times but serves larger enterprise clients.
• GroupM: WPP-owned global media investment group encompassing agencies like Wavemaker, Essence, and Mindshare. Competes with Digital Times in digital media planning and buying but at much larger scale and with full-service media capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/guptamedia
• Facebookfacebook.com/guptamedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/vamtam.themes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/digitaltimesco

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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