morris media group

What morris media group does

Morris Media Group is a web design, development, and digital marketing consultancy operated as a DBA under Phil Morris Consulting, a sole proprietorship founded in 1994 and headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina. The firm is owned and led by Philip E. Morris Jr., who is the primary developer and brings over 20 years of application development experience, including early work with NASA and NCSA on the first web browser and subsequent government contracts with the Air Force, Joint Forces Command, and the Department of Homeland Security. Following a 2006 pivot from government and military work to commercial projects, the firm now delivers responsive web design, CMS integration, web application development, SEO, social media marketing, hosting, and ongoing site maintenance to a mix of SMB, nonprofit, and historically enterprise clients.

The underlying technology stack is centered on responsive web design and modern CMS frameworks, with past work extending into Flash-based interactive applications — the firm claims credit for what it believes was the first interactive online mapping system, whose code was reportedly shared with Google prior to the launch of Google Maps. A proprietary creative asset, the Dyslexicon Font, is offered as a downloadable product alongside service work. No public APIs, SDKs, or software products are sold; nearly all output is custom service delivery.

The business model combines three revenue streams: professional services billed hourly ($100/hr for graphic design and project management; $150/hr for web development); fixed-price project packages (social and mobile CMS sites starting at $1,000); and recurring services (basic hosting at $360/year, private server hosting from $100/month, SEO and social media marketing from $100/month with 6-month minimums). Customer acquisition is direct — phone, email, and website contact — with no channel partners, no paid media, and no external funding. Go-to-market targets entrepreneurs, small businesses, chambers of commerce, and mid-market commercial accounts across the Southeast United States, supported by content marketing through the company's "Thoughts & Ideas" blog and organic social media presence.

Name

morris media group

Legal name

Phil Morris Consulting

Website

https://morrismg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Morris Media Group is a sole proprietorship web design and digital marketing consultancy based in Thomasville, North Carolina, serving small businesses, nonprofits, and historically enterprise clients with responsive web design, CMS development, SEO, social media marketing, and hosting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Thomasville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Hourly): Hourly billing for graphic design ($100/hr), web development ($150/hr), and project management ($100/hr) services.
2. Project-Based Web Packages: Fixed project pricing for web packages including social and mobile-enabled sites on CMS starting at $1000.
3. Recurring Services: Monthly recurring services including basic hosting ($360/year), private server hosting (starting at $100/month), SEO services (starting at $100/month, 6-month minimum), and social media marketing (starting at $100/month, 6-month minimum).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Morris Media Group is a design and development company that helps entrepreneurs and small businesses create websites and digital marketing. It offers web design, development, CMS integration, hosting, SEO, and social media marketing services. The company also distributes the Dyslexicon Font as a standalone downloadable product.

Product overview

Morris Media Group is a web design and development services company that provides a comprehensive suite of digital services including web consulting, social media marketing, web design and development, web application development, CMS and system integration, search engine marketing, and web support and maintenance. They also offer the Dyslexicon Font as a standalone product. Their core offering is service-based rather than a unified software product, with services ranging from $100-$150/hour for graphic design and web development, and monthly hosting plans starting at $100.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design Services Graphic design services including site layout, logos, photo retouching, design, information architecture, typesetting, and brochures for businesses needing visual identity and web presence design.
• Web Development Services Web development services covering site setup, database configuration, programming, and front end development for businesses needing custom websites and web applications.
• Social and Mobile CMS Site Packages Fixed project pricing for social and mobile-enabled websites built on CMS platforms, including company branding, social media links, and short range plans for social optimization. Starts at $1000.
• Web Hosting Services Web hosting services including basic hosting at $360/year with regular security and plugins updates and 99.9% uptime, and private server hosting starting at $100/month for higher speeds and heavier load capacity.
• SEO Services Search engine optimization services starting at $100/month with a 6-month minimum, including site analysis, creation of short and long range SEO plans, content updates, and monthly site changes.
• Social Media Marketing Services Social media marketing services starting at $100/month with a 6-month minimum, including content curation, SEO for currently hosted sites, content creation, and rotation.
• Dyslexicon Font A dyslexia-friendly font developed by Philip Morris over a 10-year period and first made available in 2002. Designed to help people with dyslexia read faster with fewer errors; final version available for download from the website.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full Time Fabulous campaign achieved 60,000 unique visitors averaging 4,000 visits per day

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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MegaplayercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on multiple client projects including Full Time Fabulous (Sunglasshut campaign achieving 60,000 visitors), The DUDE Book, Ultimate Tennis newsletter, and other interactive web projects. Megaplayer handles certain aspects while Morris Media Group provides development services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SmartSites: Full-service digital agency offering web design, SEO, social media marketing and hosting to SMBs — directly overlapping Morris Media Group's core service mix and SMB target customer.
• Thrive Internet Marketing Agency: Web design + digital marketing agency serving small and mid-market businesses with SEO, social media and recurring-service engagements — a near-direct comp on both offering and customer profile.
• WebFX: Large but still SMB-focused digital marketing agency offering web design, SEO and recurring marketing programs — comparable in service stack, much larger in scale.
• Big Drop Inc: Digital agency focused on custom web design and development with SEO and branding services — overlaps Morris Media Group's project-based, design-led engagements for SMB and mid-market clients.
• Lounge Lizard: Boutique digital agency providing web design, branding, SEO and digital marketing — closely comparable on service mix, project pricing transparency, and mid-market positioning.
• Coalition Technologies: Web design and SEO agency delivering design, development and search marketing — directly comparable on the project-plus-recurring revenue model Morris Media Group runs.
• Max Burst: Long-standing web design and digital marketing agency providing web development, SEO and branding services — comparable in service catalog and SMB/mid-market client mix.
• Digital Silk: Digital agency focused on custom web design, e-commerce, branding and SEO — directly comparable offering portfolio and project-based pricing model.
• Vivial: Digital marketing platform and agency offering web design/hosting, SEO and social media marketing to SMBs — analogous recurring-services-plus-site-build model.

Broad incumbents

• Blue Fountain Media (Inspira): Established digital agency in the web design and brand marketing space — same service category but operating at meaningfully larger scale and brand-recognition tier than Morris Media Group.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/poomah
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCCKfzDGVAhXsUzCfo8PfyeQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/MorrisMediaGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/philmorrisjr

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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