Top 12 social media companies in Iowa
12 social media companies in Iowa that are actually operating, each checked against its own site and a second source. What they do, who it’s for, and the one reason it made the list. No pay-to-rank.
- 01
- Iowa City, IA
- Since 2012
- 11–50 people
Sculpt is a B2B social media agency headquartered in Iowa City and founded in 2012 by Josh Krakauer. Its roughly 20-person remote-first team runs organic and paid social, influencer, executive and employee advocacy and Reddit programs for SaaS, cybersecurity and manufacturing companies. Case studies include Loom, KnowBe4 and Monotype.
Why it’s hereIowa's most nationally visible social agency, with a B2B tech client roster and a place on Clutch's Iowa social media rankings.
Known forB2B social media · paid social · B2B influencer marketing · executive social programs · Reddit marketing
Named clientsLoom, KnowBe4, Monotype, Remote, Blend, Netscout
Checked against wearesculpt.com, clutch.co
- 02
- Sioux City, IA
- Since 2012
- 11–50 people
Chatterkick is a women-owned social media agency founded in Sioux City in 2012 by Beth Trejo, with a second office in Baton Rouge. It handles strategy, content, community management and paid social for mid-market and multi-location brands, and also runs recruitment advertising and review generation. Clutch reviews include THOR Industries and The Maids International.
Why it’s hereFourteen years as a social-first agency with national franchise and manufacturing accounts.
Known forsocial media management · paid social · digital recruitment · review generation · multi-location brands
Named clientsTHOR Industries, The Maids International, Primebank, Knoepfler Chevrolet, Family Health Care of Siouxland, Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
Checked against chatterkick.com, clutch.co
- 03
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2018
- 1–10 people
New Tribe Media is a social media and film production agency in Des Moines founded by Sam Hoyle, a former journalist. It runs social channels, produces short-form video for TikTok and Reels and shoots longer films, mostly for organ procurement organisations, nonprofits, transit agencies and political candidates. It also handles social for local restaurants including Dough Co. Pizza and Des Moines Biergarten.
Why it’s hereBest of Category for social media at the 2024 AMA Iowa NOVA Awards and Silver and Bronze Telly Awards for its Second a Day social campaign.
Known forsocial media management · short-form video · film production · nonprofit and organ donation · political campaigns
Named clientsIowa Donor Network, Lifeline of Ohio, Donate Life America, Mid-America Transplant, Chevron, DART, United Way of Central Iowa, Dough Co. Pizza
Checked against newtri.be, designrush.com
- 04
- Des Moines, IA
- 11–50 people
Hummingbirds is a Des Moines-based platform that matches consumer brands with everyday local creators rather than large influencers, then licenses the resulting content for paid, organic and retail media. Co-founded by Emily Steele and Charise Flynn, it reports more than 65,000 registered creators, 70-plus creator communities and over 100 brand customers, and in 2026 added an Offers product that ties creator content to verified in-store purchases.
Why it’s hereRaised more than $10 million in seed funding, per Newswire and innovationIOWA, and is the largest social-creator marketing company headquartered in Des Moines.
Known forhyperlocal creator marketing · user-generated content · retail media · consumer brands
Named clientsOlly, MUSH, Portillo's, Ritual, MUD\WTR, Purely Elizabeth, Hippeas
Checked against hummingbirds.com, innovationia.com, newswire.com
- 05
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Since 2020
- 1–10 people
Five Seasons Media is a boutique Cedar Rapids agency started in 2020 by Josh Scheinblum, a former television investigative reporter. It produces social media content and video, manages pages, runs ad campaigns and covers live events. Clutch records social media marketing as 45 percent of its work, with clients including the Great Jones County Fair and Skogman Realty.
Why it’s hereSeven verified Clutch reviews and a founder with a broadcast newsroom background.
Known forsocial media content · video production · live event coverage · media relations training
Named clientsGreat Jones County Fair, Skogman Realty, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Zapwater Communications
Checked against 5seasonsmedia.com, clutch.co
- 06
- Iowa City, IA
- 1–10 people
Social Organica is an Iowa City digital agency founded by Mitch Wiewel that manages social media, writes SEO content and ghostwritten articles, and handles branding and web work for local and international clients. Its team of about nine includes a dedicated social media project manager and content creator; MobileMonkey and two community banks are named clients.
Why it’s hereAn Iowa City firm with social in its name and named financial and SaaS clients.
Known forsocial media management · SEO and content · branding · paid ads
Named clientsMobileMonkey, FM Bank, CenterBank, Schaffran Construction
Checked against socialorganica.com, designrush.com
- 07
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- 1–10 people
Verve Creative Studio is a Cedar Rapids brand and content studio that pairs brand identity work with social content strategy, campaign management and multimedia production, and rents its content studio and event space to other businesses. Its portfolio dates back to 2017 and includes First Federal Credit Union and Lubben Vineyards.
Why it’s hereA Cedar Rapids studio that runs its own content-production space for social work, listed by Expertise.com and DesignRush.
Known forsocial strategy · brand design · content studio · studio rental
Named clientsKEEPCO. Storage, Lubben Vineyards, Nourish Med Spa, First Federal Credit Union, Summit Schools
Checked against vervecreative.studio, expertise.com
- 08
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- 1–10 people
Inspired Connection Agency is an eight-person Cedar Rapids agency led by founder Alex Buchheit that builds social campaigns for Facebook and Instagram, manages accounts, and runs Google and Meta ads and influencer work for regional businesses. Clients on its site include the University of Iowa and several construction and trades firms.
Why it’s hereExpertise.com's Cedar Rapids listing singles it out for Facebook, Instagram and influencer campaigns.
Known forsocial media management · Meta and Google ads · influencer campaigns · drone video
Named clientsUniversity of Iowa, The MAC Gym, Robison Construction, Pate Asphalt, Wright Way Trailers
Checked against inspiredconnectionagency.com, expertise.com
- 09
- Des Moines, IA
- 1–10 people
Social Nickel is a small Des Moines digital marketing shop run by Nick Lucs that manages social accounts, runs Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns, and produces blog, photo and video content for Iowa businesses. It also offers SEO and Google Ads. Clients named on its site range from a local tire service to BetterUp.
Why it’s hereListed by Clutch and Expertise.com among Des Moines social media marketing providers, with a client list that mixes local and national accounts.
Known forsocial media management · Facebook and Instagram ads · content creation · local SEO
Named clientsHilltop Tire Service, BetterUp, Logic Ag Marketing, Quester, Dynamic Auto Detailing
Checked against socialnickel.net, expertise.com, clutch.co
- 10
- Des Moines, IA
- 1–10 people
Creative DSM positions itself as an outsourced marketing department for Des Moines organisations, with social media management, blog and social content, photography, video, branding and website builds. It grew out of the founders' experience launching a product-based small business. Testimonials on its site come from Copycat Des Moines, ATW Training and the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce.
Why it’s hereDesignRush lists it among Des Moines social media marketing agencies for its branding-plus-social work with product businesses.
Known foroutsourced marketing department · social media management · content and photography · product-based small business
Named clientsCopycat Des Moines, ATW Training, Urbandale Chamber of Commerce
Checked against creativedsm.com, designrush.com
- 11
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2016
- 1–10 people
Accelerate Society Marketing is a downtown Des Moines agency founded in 2016 that focuses on Facebook and Instagram advertising, mobile-first websites and digital content strategy for small and medium-sized businesses. Clutch records 40 percent of its work as social media marketing. A restaurant client on its site reports a 3x revenue return from its Facebook and Instagram campaigns.
Why it’s hereClutch's Des Moines listings show social media marketing as its largest service line.
Known forsocial media advertising · website design · content strategy · small and mid-sized business
Named clientsMcLaughlin Investment, McMahan Industrial Services, Scornovaccas, Long Luxury Team
Checked against acceleratesociety.com, clutch.co
- 12
- Bettendorf, IA
- 1–10 people
Krieg Consulting Group is a Bettendorf digital marketing consultancy co-founded by Mandi Krieg that offers social media marketing, paid search and SEO, web design and analytics to businesses in the Quad Cities and surrounding Iowa and Illinois. It publishes no client list.
Why it’s hereThe Quad Cities entry on Expertise.com's Davenport social media list, with a named co-founder and a Clutch profile.
Known forsocial media marketing · search marketing · web design · Quad Cities small business
Checked against kriegconsultinggroup.com, expertise.com, clutch.co
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Every firm on this page was found through directories, press and client mentions, then verified two ways: its own website had to be live and describe the work, and a second, independent source had to agree it exists and does that work. Founding years, headcounts and client names appear only where the firm or a directory states them; where we couldn’t confirm, the field is blank rather than guessed.
The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism, in roughly that weight — not a score, and nobody on the list paid to be on it. The one exception is marked: the featured card is our own bench and says so.
Lists are re-checked each quarter. Missing a firm that belongs here, or listed and want a correction? Write to lists@primortul.com.
Hiring a social media company in Iowa, answered plainly
- How many social media companies in Iowa are on this list, and where are they?
- 12. The 12 firms are spread across Iowa City, Sioux City, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Bettendorf. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between social media companies in Iowa?
- Start from the job, not the agency: write down what done looks like in one paragraph, then read the "why it's here" line on each entry and shortlist the two or three whose reason matches your job. Ask each for one comparable piece of work and who on their team would actually do yours. 12 of the 12 here are under 50 people, which usually means the people you meet are the people who do the work.
- Did any of these firms pay to be listed?
- No. The order is editorial — longevity, named clients, scale and a clear specialism — and no firm on the ranked list paid for its place. The one paid card is marked "Featured" and is our own bench, Fracs; it is not ranked.
- How long have these social media companies been around?
- The oldest firm on the list dates from 2012; founding years are shown on each entry where the firm states one, and left blank where it doesn't.
- What should I bring to a first call with a social media company?
- Your revenue band, what you sell and to whom, the one number you want moved, a budget range, and a start date. Firms price faster and more honestly when the brief is concrete; the match form on this page asks for exactly those five things.
- How is this list kept current?
- It was checked September 2026 and is re-checked each quarter: dead sites come off, mergers and renames are updated, and firms that belong here are added. Corrections go to lists@primortul.com.
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