Tempe sits in the East Valley of the Phoenix metropolitan area and is home to Arizona State University's main campus, which shapes much of the city's economy, talent pool and startup activity. Downtown Tempe and the Tempe Town Lake corridor along Rio Salado Parkway host corporate offices alongside a concentration of independent marketing firms. Agencies based here serve a wide range of clients, from national consumer brands and B2B technology companies to hospitality groups, healthcare providers and local home-service businesses across the Valley. Several Tempe firms specialize narrowly, such as web development for the hotel industry or SEO for medical practices, while others offer integrated advertising, PR and research under one roof.
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Parker Levi is the publisher and curator of this guide. Based in Delray Beach, Florida, Parker Levi is a full-service digital agency providing brand management, brand services, creative services, design, marketing and paid media.
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Interactive Sites has served the hospitality industry from Tempe for more than 30 years, designing hotel and resort websites and building web applications such as its ShareIt Online group lead-sharing platform. Property clients include Skamania Lodge, Andaz Scottsdale, Hotel St. Francis and Black Desert Resort, and the company also works with hotel brands including Sonesta, Omni, IHG and Accor, alongside custom software development and digital marketing services.
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Motion Tactic is a Tempe web studio founded in 2017 that designs and builds custom WordPress websites for B2B, SaaS, cybersecurity, life sciences and financial services organizations, with an entirely US-based, in-house team. Its client roster includes MediaAlpha, InEight, Skybox Security and ASU. The firm holds 16 verified Clutch reviews averaging 5.0 stars, and Skybox Security credited it with a 300% site speed improvement.
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Off Madison Ave is an independent Tempe agency focused on brand transformation, public relations, launches and brand-building activations. Current clients include the Arizona Office of Tourism, The Westin Kierland, Freshpet, LOWA Boots, WD-40 and Nite Ize, and past work spans adidas, Birkenstock and Chipotle. The firm is a member of the Worldcom Group network of independent PR agencies and recently earned ADDY Awards at the AAF Phoenix competition.
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Salterra is a veteran-owned Tempe firm founded in 2011 by Terry and Elisabeth Samuels. It builds WordPress and WooCommerce websites and runs SEO, local SEO, Google Business Profile management and PPC for two main groups: medical practices such as dental, chiropractic and physical therapy clinics, and home-service companies including HVAC, plumbing and roofing contractors. The firm has grown from a small independent operation into a team of specialists covering SEO, backlinking and Google Business Profile management.
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Zion & Zion is a Tempe-headquartered, full-service agency founded in 2003 that combines brand strategy, PR and social media, media buying, creative, market research and UX development with data services such as customer data platforms and data science. Its client list includes McDonald's, Walmart, the Phoenix Suns, NASCAR and Goodwill, and the agency has been recognized by the Phoenix Business Journal among Arizona's PR firms and best places to work.
| # | Agency | Specialties | Size | Founded | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Parker Levi Publisher | Branding, Content Marketing, Creative | — | — | |
| 02 | Interactive Sites | Content Marketing, SEO, Web Design | Boutique | 1994 | |
| 03 | Motion Tactic | Branding, Creative, SEO | Boutique | 2017 | |
| 04 | Off Madison Ave | Branding, Creative, Paid Media | Boutique | — | |
| 05 | Salterra Digital Services | Branding, Paid Media, SEO | Boutique | 2011 | |
| 06 | Zion & Zion | Branding, Creative, Paid Media | Mid-size | 2003 |
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Tempe has a mix of full-service advertising and PR firms, B2B web design studios, SEO specialists and niche shops such as hospitality web developers. Many are clustered downtown near Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway.
No. Several Tempe agencies serve national brands and clients in other states while also working with Phoenix-area businesses. It is worth asking each agency which industries and markets make up most of its client base.
Review the agency's case studies and client list, and look at independent review platforms such as Clutch for verified client feedback. Ask for examples of work in your industry and for references you can contact.
If you need one channel, such as SEO or website development, a specialist can go deep on that area. If you need brand strategy, PR, media and creative working together, a full-service agency can coordinate them under one team.