RESEARCH + STRATEGY
Reliable
Growth for
Digital Shops
We craft market defining strategies for digital service firms.
We do
Industry Leading Research
We source the best inputs in the industry. Our primary research covers 30,000+ digital marketing and digital service firms across 100+ countries. This research is integral to how we view your industry. It allows us to maintain that “informed outsider” perspective that is so valuable to our clients. When possible, we package that information and perspective into resources that help digital shop owners make better decisions.
Our research includes data from over
digital shops.
We Craft
Market Defining Strategies
Reduce Risk
Strategic Audit
An outside review of your shop’s strategy to identify risks and ensure it matches your goals and that it’s implementable with your current resources.
Build sustainable growth
Comprehensive Growth Evaluation
Implement a data-driven growth strategy. We work with your team to analyze your firm, identify areas of strength, candidly evaluate weaknesses, document where you are today, uncover where you want to go, and chart a course to get there.
Don’t go it alone
Embedded Strategist
Ever wish you could copy yourself? Want someone to chat business with who understands your perspective and can offer more? An embedded strategist works like a fractional CFO or CMO but for strategy-related activities.
Latest Insights
How Marketing Agencies Get Clients
Want to know how marketing agencies get clients? It’s referrals. Our research shows that about one-third of new business comes from referrals. It’s easy to see why. They tend to happen organically (aka: owners don’t need to do much work to get them)…
The perfect level of talent for digital shops
Some of the most frequent questions we get from owners and managers of digital shops are around talent. More specifically, when to add specific positions. This post has been on the back burner for a few years and it’s time we put some data out there about how typical digital shops evolve as they grow. We looked back at some of our data on the number of employees by function for 67 digital service firms in the United States.
Raise your rates and invest wisely
Over the years we’ve compiled a sizable amount of pricing data for digital service shops. Because everyone’s size and service mix differ so greatly, we’re looking at self-identified agencies in the United States for this comparison.
Work With The Best
We work with management teams who are building the future. From digital marketing agencies implementing the latest AI, to dev shops that manipulate vast quantities of data and content, to martech firms making it simple to fully automate brand artwork generation. The firms we work with live on the cutting edge.
Digital Marketing Agencies
“Promethean provided an excellent outside perspective and analysis on our merger project. We would happily recommend them!”
Digital Service Firms
“Working with Nick was stress-free. Promethean brings experience and thoughtful insights to every meeting and deliverable. Highly recommend.”
Martech Companies
“Their no-nonsense approach and accurate assessment of market potential provided our board with crucial insights for our strategic roadmap. Smart templates require smart data, which is what Promethean Research delivered.”
Helping Firms Do More of Their Best
Most of the time clients are already doing amazing work. The most common issue is a lack of bandwidth to work on their businesses. Our core services revolve around providing information, resources, and tools to allow clients to grow and do more of what they do best.
Solve your most complex strategic challenges
Get an informed outside perspective
Achieve reliable and efficient growth
Building Reliable Growth Engines
Our core services are designed to unlock efficient rapid growth for digital shops.
Comprehensive Growth Evaluation
From the initial market research through implementation, we work with management teams to drive reliable value creation. We work with your team to analyze your firm, identify areas of strength, candidly evaluate weaknesses, document where you are today, uncover where you want to go, and chart a course to get there.
Repeatable Revenue Generation
Internal Discovery
Benchmark Analysis
Market Research
Competitive Landscape Analysis
Profit Maximization
How Can We Help?
From Comprehensive growth evaluations, to strategic positioning, to custom market intelligence, and everything in between.