Cross Creative Corp.

What Cross Creative Corp. does

Cross Creative Corp. (legally Cross Creative, LLC) is a privately held, founder-owned design and marketing studio headquartered at 2612 Logan Street, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005 by Chris Ross after returning to Central Pennsylvania from design roles in Washington D.C., St. Louis, and San Diego, the firm operates with a core team of approximately five people and serves primarily small businesses and start-ups in Central Pennsylvania, with a stated reach extending to national and international clients. The company positions itself as a full-service creative partner spanning brand strategy, graphic design, website design and development, social media management, digital marketing and advertising, content creation and copywriting, with additional specialized offerings in restaurant branding and a productized Logo Fix-Up service.

The studio delivers work through project-based engagements and likely retainer arrangements, supplemented by a publicly priced, tiered Logo Fix-Up offering ($99, $199, $349) that turns a previously bespoke asset into a standardized entry product. Its technology stack is built on industry-standard tools — Adobe Creative Cloud Suite and Canva for creative production, and Hootsuite, Sprout Social, and HubSpot for social scheduling and analytics — rather than proprietary platforms. Go-to-market is multi-channel: a direct-to-consumer website/phone/email motion, a community-led referral engine via LeTip of Mechanicsburg, and event-driven awareness through student design mentorship, competition judging, and Susquehanna University internships.

The business model is classic small-agency professional services revenue: quoted project fees for branding, web, and marketing work, plus recurring retainer exposure for ongoing graphic design, social media, and digital marketing engagements. The customer base is bifurcated — a long tail of small businesses, restaurants, and start-ups (e.g., Genetic Athletics, The Fifth Local, Rebel Baker, Cottage House, Exocel Bio, Orrstown Bank) supplemented by a portfolio of marquee enterprise logos (Southwest Airlines, Smithsonian Institution, ABInBev, World Wildlife Fund, PBS Kids, Sam's Club, J. Craig Venter Institute) that function primarily as credibility assets rather than recurring volume. The company is independent, with no outside funding, no parent company, and no disclosed shareholders.

Name

Cross Creative Corp.

Legal name

Cross Creative, LLC

Website

https://crosscreative.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cross Creative Corp. is a Central Pennsylvania design and marketing studio serving small businesses and start-ups with branding, graphic design, website development, social media management, and digital marketing services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

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Integrated Full-Service Creative Agencies

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Advertising Agencies (Full-Service/Creative)

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Creative Boutique Agencies

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Advertising Agencies (Full-Service/Creative)

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Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Advertising Agencies (Full-Service/Creative)

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Creative & Brand Campaign Development

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Full-Service Advertising Agencies

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Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio)

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Full-Service Advertising Agencies

Keywords

• Branding services
• Graphic design
• Website design
• Social media management
• Digital marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Camp Hill

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Design Services: Full-service design and marketing agency offering brand strategy, graphic design, website development, social media management, digital marketing, and content creation services. Revenue generated through project-based fees and potentially ongoing retainer arrangements for continued design support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cross Creative is a full-service design and marketing studio that delivers brand strategy and development, graphic design, website design and development, social media management, digital marketing and advertising, and content creation and copywriting for small businesses, start-ups, and select larger organizations. The studio also runs a specialized Restaurant Branding Agency and a tiered Logo Fix-Up service ($99/$199/$349) that enhances pixelated or low-resolution logos.

Product overview

Cross Creative is a full-service design and marketing agency that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their core services encompass Brand Strategy and Development, Graphic Design and Visual Communication, Website Design and Development, Social Media Management, Digital Marketing and Advertising, and Content Creation and Copywriting. These services are delivered through intimate client partnerships where the team applies strategic design thinking to drive measurable brand growth. Specialized offerings include a Restaurant Branding Agency focused on the unique needs of restaurants, and a Logo Fix-Up service offering tiered packages to enhance low-quality logos. The company primarily serves small businesses and start-ups in Central Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy and Development

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LeTip of Mechanicsburg, PAcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 October 2024Cross Creative's Creative Director Chris Ross joined LeTip of Mechanicsburg in late 2024 as an active member. LeTip is a professional networking group where members meet weekly over breakfast at the Wertzville Diner to share leads, provide referrals, and support each other's business growth. Each member represents a different industry to avoid conflicts, and the group is actively seeking new members in underrepresented fields.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Design Pickle: Subscription-based graphic design service for SMBs and startups offering unlimited design requests via a flat monthly fee. Directly comparable to Cross Creative in target customer (SMBs/startups), core deliverable (graphic design, branding, marketing assets), and service model (ongoing design support).
• ManyPixels: Subscription-based design service providing unlimited graphic design to startups and SMBs. Overlaps with Cross Creative on graphic design, branding, web, and ongoing design support for small businesses.
• Frank & Beans: Small independent branding and design studio serving small businesses and restaurants with logo, identity, and web design. Comparable boutique-agency model and SMB/restaurant focus to Cross Creative.
• Designity: Creative-as-a-service platform pairing SMB clients with vetted US-based designers for branding, web design, social media, and digital marketing. Comparable service portfolio and SMB target market to Cross Creative.
• Kimp: Unlimited graphic design subscription service for small businesses, covering social media graphics, branding, packaging, and marketing materials. Closely mirrors Cross Creative's graphic design, social media management, and visual communication offerings.
• Mucca: Independent branding and design agency specializing in brand strategy, packaging, and retail/restaurant identity work. Directly comparable to Cross Creative's restaurant branding vertical and broader brand strategy offering.
• Penji: On-demand design subscription platform serving SMBs and agencies with logos, branding, web, and marketing design. Comparable to Cross Creative's full-stack design offering and SMB/startup focus, though delivered via a tech-enabled marketplace model.
• ThirstySprout: Creative and digital marketing agency serving startups and small businesses with branding, web design, and growth marketing. Closely matches Cross Creative's full-service, SMB-focused agency model.
• Hailey Design Co. Independent branding and website design studio serving small businesses and entrepreneurs with logo, brand identity, and Squarespace web design. Closely comparable boutique-agency scale, SMB focus, and service mix to Cross Creative.

Broad incumbents

• 99designs by Vista: Global design marketplace and agency service operated by Vista (parent of Vistaprint/Crello) offering logo, branding, web, and marketing design. A much larger incumbent competing for the same SMB design spend that Cross Creative targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CrossCreativeCo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cross-creative-co
• Instagraminstagram.com/cross_creative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Cross Creative Corp.