What imagine nation does

imagine nation is a privately held, boutique creative advertising agency headquartered in Franklin, Ohio (between Dayton and Cincinnati), operating with 1–10 employees for nearly two decades under the trade name "imagine nation digital + traditional marketing." The agency delivers integrated marketing communications across strategy, identity, product launches, digital technology, print/packaging, environmental/structural design, and TV/video production. Its technology stack is built on HTML, Flash, SEO, analytics, interactive presentations, social networking consulting, and broadcast-quality Flash animation — a legacy of early-2010s web and motion capabilities with no visible AI/ML layer.

The business model is project-based professional services: engagements begin with strategic planning and flow into creative execution across any combination of service lines, with single projects intended to develop into ongoing account relationships. GTM is direct consultative sales, primarily referrals and trade-show presence, targeting enterprise clients across three primary segments — golf industry, consumer package goods, and B2B/business services. Named enterprise clients include Titleist, FootJoy, Acushnet Healthwise, 2nd Swing, Edwin Watts Golf, World Golf Village Store, Toyota, Rent-2-Own, Boston Stoker, and United Group Services. The firm's competitive positioning emphasizes a research-driven, brand-specific creative process over a signature house style, with a small team of named specialists (General Manager/Client Services, New Media/Graphic Design, Market Knowledge/Graphic Design, Brand Consistency/Graphic Design) handling delivery. No outside funding, parent company, or institutional ownership is disclosed.

Name

imagine nation

Legal name

imagine nation

Website

http://www.gettheidea.com/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

imagine nation is a privately held, Ohio-based boutique creative agency that provides integrated marketing communications — strategy, identity, digital, print, environmental, and video — primarily to enterprise clients in the golf industry, consumer package goods, and B2B verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising & Marketing Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB), Environmental & Experiential Brand Design (Retail/Exhibit/Signage) (MPAAAEAG), Exhibition, Retail & Experiential Design (BPAHAKAL), Packaging & Brand Identity Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAN)

Keywords

• Creative advertising services
• Brand identity design
• Marketing communications agency
• Integrated marketing services
• Digital and traditional marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketing Agency Services: Project-based creative and strategic marketing services spanning digital and traditional channels. Services include brand platform development, identity programs, product launches, digital technology implementation, print/packaging, environmental design, and TV/video production. Revenue is generated through client projects and ongoing account relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

imagine nation is a creative boutique agency that provides integrated marketing communications services spanning communication strategy and planning, brand identity development, product launch campaigns, digital technology services (websites, SEO, analytics, interactive presentations, social media consulting), print and packaging, environmental/structural design for retail and trade shows, and TV/video production. The agency sells these as project-based creative services to enterprise clients, with a strong concentration in the golf industry and consumer package goods.

Product overview

imagine nation is a creative boutique marketing agency offering a unified suite of services that combine digital and traditional marketing capabilities. The company's core offerings span Communication Strategy and Planning, Identity Services (logo/brand development), Product Launch Services, Digital Technology Services (websites, social media, interactive presentations), Print/Packaging Services, Environmental/Structural Design (retail and trade show environments), and TV/Video Production. The agency specializes in the golf industry and serves consumer package goods and B2B clients. Every engagement begins with strategic planning, which then flows into creative execution across any combination of these integrated service areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Communication Strategy and Planning

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped reverse downward market share spiral and doubled market share to all-time high for Pinnacle golf balls
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 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

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Swanson Russell: Lincoln, Nebraska-based independent integrated marketing agency of comparable size serving outdoor, golf-adjacent, agriculture, and CPG clients with full-service strategy through execution. Highly comparable mid-size indie model targeting similar verticals.
• Barefoot Proximity: Cincinnati-area creative and digital agency of similar boutique scale serving regional and national B2B/CPG clients. Direct geographic and capability peer operating from the same Ohio marketing cluster.
• Curiosity: Cincinnati-based creative and content agency of comparable size serving B2B and consumer brands with strategy, creative, and digital execution. Closely comparable boutique integrated model in the same metro area.
• Periscope: Minneapolis-based independent agency serving CPG, retail, and B2B brands with integrated brand-building capabilities. Comparable mid-market integrated service model with similar vertical focus on consumer goods.
• Henkel: Cincinnati-based independent creative and brand agency of similar size. Direct geographic peer operating with an integrated strategy-through-execution model targeting regional and national B2B and consumer clients.
• Anomaly: Independent creative boutique operating an integrated brand strategy and execution model for consumer and CPG clients. Closely comparable boutique integrated model serving similar enterprise buyer profile.

Regional players

• Empower MediaMarketing: Cincinnati-headquartered independent media and marketing agency operating at larger scale from the same Ohio market. Comparable regional full-service agency competing for similar Midwest client budgets.

Broad incumbents

• The Richards Group: Dallas-based independent full-service agency, larger scale than imagine nation but operating the same independent integrated model. Relevant incumbent benchmark for what a successful scaling of the boutique model looks like.
• RPA: Independent full-service creative agency operating at greater scale with similar integrated capabilities. Relevant incumbent comparison for an indie agency that has scaled beyond the boutique stage.
• Leo Burnett: Global network agency with full-service creative capabilities covering the same brand strategy, identity, and integrated campaign work imagine nation delivers at a smaller scale. Relevant incumbent benchmark for the addressable enterprise client market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/imagine-nation-communication---design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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