Sublime Media Group

What Sublime Media Group does

Sublime Media Group is a privately held, full-service creative marketing agency headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with a secondary office in Louisville. Founded in 2011 by co-founders Austin Albany (CEO) and Jon Doss (CFO), the company employs 14 people and operates as a Subchapter LLC registered in Kentucky. The firm's service portfolio spans seven core disciplines: video production (including 4K, drone aerial capture, and motion graphics animation), website design and hosting on dedicated cloud servers, social media management, photography, graphic design, branding strategy, and digital advertising (Google Ads, YouTube, Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, Bing). Production capability is anchored by an in-house 36-foot cyclorama soundproof studio, Canon cinema camera inventory, DJI stabilization systems, and Apurture LED lighting. The agency runs two wholly-owned sub-brand divisions: Sublime Wedding Films (launched 2015, ~70% of wedding business via dedicated SEO site) and Sublime Puppets (custom puppet production).

The business operates on a project-based professional services model with quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed rate cards. Go-to-market is direct sales-led, leveraging a portfolio of award-winning work (two Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards plus ten nominations, 2012 MOFILM Cannes Lions 1st Place, multiple AMA Markie Awards through 2023, and 2025 Emmy nominations) and Google Partner and Facebook Agency certifications. Customer acquisition channels include website quote requests, phone inquiries, community event sponsorships (Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame, Virtual Charity Ball, SOKY's Got Talent), and a YouTube presence hosting the "On the Lime" podcast. The agency maintains an owned-media marketing function across blog, social, SEO, email (Mailchimp), and event channels, mirroring the services it sells to clients. Customer concentration mixes enterprise accounts (Fruit of the Loom, Electrolux, Houchens Industries, Med-Center Health, Kiewit, WKU Athletics) with regional small businesses across healthcare, manufacturing, education, financial services, legal, automotive, and nonprofit verticals. The firm is founder-owned with no disclosed external institutional capital.

Name

Sublime Media Group

Legal name

Sublime Media Group LLC

Website

https://sublimemediagroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sublime Media Group is a 14-person, founder-owned full-service creative marketing agency in Bowling Green and Louisville, Kentucky, providing video production, website design, social media management, photography, branding, and digital advertising to enterprise and regional SMB clients across healthcare, manufacturing, education, and consumer verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Marketing Services

NAICS

Media Buying Agencies (541830), Media Buying Agencies (54183), Media Representatives (54184)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF), Video/Film Creative Agencies (Concept-to-Creative) (MPAAAAAG), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Website design hosting
• Social media marketing
• Digital advertising campaigns
• Graphic design branding

Headquarters

HQ city

Bowling Green

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Award-winning video production including commercials, sizzle reels, social media video, drone footage, and animation. Projects range from short-form social content to long-format videos.
2. Website Design and Development: Custom website design, development, and hosting services. Websites are described as visually stunning, user-friendly, SEO-optimized, and mobile-friendly.
3. Social Media Marketing: Comprehensive social media management including daily posts, content creation, ad delivery, and monthly reporting across all platforms.
4. Digital Advertising: Pay-per-click campaigns on Google Ads, YouTube advertising, and social media advertising with targeted audience reach.
5. Graphic Design and Branding: Graphic design services for logos, brochures, posters, business cards, social media graphics, and brand identity development.
6. Photography Services: Professional photography including headshots, product photography, and commercial photography.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sublime Media Group is a full-service creative marketing agency that produces video content, designs and hosts websites, manages social media, runs digital advertising campaigns, and delivers graphic design and branding services for business clients. The firm operates specialized divisions including Sublime Wedding Films for cinematic wedding videos and Sublime Puppets for custom puppet production, with work produced at an in-house soundproof studio equipped with 4K cameras, drone technology, and motion graphics capabilities.

Product overview

Sublime Media Group is a full-service creative marketing agency offering an integrated portfolio of content-driven marketing services. The core offering consists of video production (including 4K, drone, animation), website design and hosting, social media marketing, photography, graphic design, branding, and digital advertising (YouTube, Google Ads, social media ads). The agency operates specialized divisions including Sublime Wedding Films for wedding cinematography and Sublime Puppets for custom puppet production. Founded in 2011 as a video production company, the agency expanded in 2013 to add website development and fully evolved into a creative marketing agency by 2017. The company also offers dedicated cloud server hosting and landing page design for campaign tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Video Production Services Award-winning video production including 4K video options, social media video formatting, drone aerial footage, animation, and motion graphics, delivered to businesses for brand storytelling, commercials, sizzle reels, and marketing content.
• Website Design and Hosting Custom website design and hosting on dedicated cloud servers, with sites that are secure, stylish, fast loading, mobile friendly, and SEO optimized, delivered to businesses seeking a strong online presence.
• Social Media Marketing Social media management including daily posts across all platforms, content creation, ad delivery, and monthly performance reporting, designed to help businesses increase brand awareness, engage customers, and drive sales.
• Photography Services Professional photography including headshot photography, product photography, and commercial photography, offered to businesses for marketing and brand content.
• Graphic Design Graphic design services for logos, brochures, posters, business cards, social media graphics, and digital advertising visuals, designed to help brands stand out.
• Branding Services Comprehensive brand strategy services combining research, creativity, and engaging content to increase brand loyalty, boost sales, and drive traffic to client websites.
• Marketing Services Full-service marketing combining digital and traditional advertising methods into customized marketing plans designed to reach target audiences and achieve business goals for clients.
• Sublime Wedding Films Specialized wedding film division offering cinematic wedding videography for couples, with a dedicated website that generates about 70% of the firm's wedding business through SEO-friendly, user-friendly design.
• Sublime Puppets Custom puppet building and puppet video production services featuring puppeteers and a puppet builder (James Kemp), creating branded puppet characters for commercials and promotional content such as the Toyota of Bowling Green puppet commercial.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sublime Wedding Films website generates about 70% of wedding business through SEO-friendly, user-friendly platform
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 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

Integration12 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationSublime Media Group is a certified Google Partner with team members holding Google certifications for managing advertising campaigns. This partnership enables the agency to manage Google Ads campaigns for clients with demonstrated platform expertise.
• Facebook (Meta)coreTechnology or IntegrationSublime Media Group operates as a Facebook Agency with certified professionals managing Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns for clients. The partnership provides access to Facebook's advertising ecosystem and Meta Business Manager expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Barkley: Kansas City-based independent full-service agency providing advertising, branding, media, and creative content services. Comparable mid-sized independent agency with similar full-service model and emphasis on creative-led brand work.
• KlientBoost: Digital marketing agency specializing in paid advertising (Google, Meta) and landing page design with creative services. Overlaps with Sublime's digital advertising and landing page offerings.
• NoGood: Growth marketing agency providing paid media, SEO, content, and creative services. Comparable in offering an integrated suite of digital marketing services, though positioned more on performance growth.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Full-service digital marketing agency providing web design, SEO, social media, video, and PPC. Comparable broad service portfolio targeting SMB and mid-market clients.
• The Variable: Independent creative agency in Winston-Salem, NC delivering advertising, branding, video, and digital content. Comparable regional full-service creative agency competing for similar mid-market clients.
• GYK Antlers: Independent creative and digital agency offering brand strategy, advertising, content, and media services. Comparable independent mid-sized agency model with full-service creative focus.
• The Tombras Group: Mid-sized full-service creative advertising agency based in Knoxville, Tennessee offering advertising, branding, digital, and content production. Closely comparable in size, regional footprint, and integrated service offering to Sublime Media Group.
• Power Digital Marketing: Full-service digital marketing agency offering SEO, paid media, content, and social. Comparable full-service marketing services model, though larger and digitally-native in focus.

Broad incumbents

• VMLY&R: Large global agency network offering advertising, branding, digital, and content at scale. Provides the larger competitive context — agencies of Sublime's size typically compete against scaled networks for enterprise clients.

Emerging players

• Ladder: Digital marketing agency offering creative, content, and paid media services with growth focus. Comparable integrated services model targeting similar digital-first mid-market buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrGPKTaWMWlgdn-nvYtq_CA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sublime-media-group

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries2 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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