Top 12 social media companies in Des Moines
12 social media companies in Des Moines 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
- 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
- 02
- 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
- 03
- 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
- 04
- 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
- 05
- Des Moines, IA
- 1–10 people
Social Era Marketing is a Des Moines agency led by Brandon that builds social media strategies, manages accounts, runs targeted ad campaigns and produces content, with a side line in real estate listing photography, walkthrough video and drone work. Clients quoted on its site include RENTAVAN and Accurate Commercial.
Why it’s hereOne of the few Greater Des Moines Partnership member agencies whose core offer is social media.
Known forsocial media management · targeted ad campaigns · real estate photography and video · email marketing
Named clientsRENTAVAN, Ben Grotzke Real Estate, Accurate Commercial
Checked against socialeramarketing.com, members.dsmpartnership.com
- 06
- 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
- 07
- Johnston, IA
- 1–10 people
Red Shoe Media is a two-person marketing firm in Johnston run by Brenda and Bryan Webber. It manages Facebook and Instagram content for small businesses, builds websites and does political consulting; a Des Moines City Council candidate is quoted on its site. Expertise.com lists it among Des Moines social media marketing agencies.
Why it’s hereA husband-and-wife social media shop in the Des Moines suburbs with a political-campaign niche.
Known forsocial media management · political consulting · website design · creative strategy
Checked against redshoemedia.com, expertise.com
- 08
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2022
- 1–10 people
The Social Ko. is a Des Moines-based social media agency that builds and maintains business presences on Facebook, Instagram and X through consistent posting and engagement. Its site dates the company to 2022. It works mainly with Iowa small businesses and does not publish a client list.
Why it’s hereA social-only Des Moines startup listed by The Manifest among the city's social media marketing companies.
Known forsocial media management · Instagram and Facebook · small business
Checked against thesocialko.com, themanifest.com
- 09
- Des Moines, IA
- Since 2014
- 1–10 people
Red 11 Media is a Des Moines video and social content company that grows YouTube channels, produces podcasts and edits short and long-form video for organisations and creators. It reports more than 3,300 videos edited and 565,000-plus subscribers and 134 million views generated for clients including Iowa State University and DART.
Why it’s hereTen years of YouTube and podcast production for Iowa institutions, with published channel-growth figures.
Known forYouTube channel growth · podcast production · video editing · social video content
Named clientsIowa State University, Oregon State University Foundation, DART, Standing Stone Kennels, Ron Spomer Outdoors
Checked against red11media.com, designrush.com, themanifest.com
- 10
- Des Moines, IA
- 51–200 people
Anthologic is a marketing and technology agency in Des Moines' East Village that has operated for more than 25 years and lists influencer and social media as one of six service groups alongside strategy, creative, web development, marketing automation and PR. Its staff directory shows roughly 50 people, led by CEO Kevin Lentz.
Why it’s hereThe largest Des Moines agency to name social and influencer marketing as a distinct practice, per Clutch's influencer-advertising listings.
Known forinfluencer and social media · marketing automation · paid media · web development · public relations
Checked against anthologic.com, clutch.co
- 11
- West Des Moines, IA
- 11–50 people
Amplimark is a West Des Moines branding and marketing agency that runs a dedicated social media marketing practice alongside PPC, SEO, web design and traditional media. It works as an extension of client marketing teams and lists Diamond Vogel Paint, ioSafe and Molly Maid among its clients.
Why it’s hereNamed on DesignRush's Des Moines social media agency list and maintains a stand-alone social media service page.
Known forsocial media marketing · PPC · branding · web design · data intelligence
Named clientsDiamond Vogel Paint, ioSafe, Molly Maid, Gilcrest Jewett, Wilbert Vaults
Checked against amplimark.com, designrush.com
- 12
- West Des Moines, IA
- 1–10 people
SLIM Marketing is a West Des Moines digital agency that has operated for over a decade serving brick-and-mortar owners such as restaurants, law firms, HVAC contractors and real estate offices. It sells social media management and Facebook management alongside SEO, digital advertising and website design.
Why it’s hereListed by The Manifest as a Des Moines social media marketing agency with a small-business focus.
Known forsocial media management · Facebook management · local SEO · brick-and-mortar businesses
Checked against slim.marketing, slim.marketing, themanifest.com
Checked, not scraped.
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 Des Moines, answered plainly
- How many social media companies in Des Moines are on this list, and where are they?
- 12. All 12 are based in the Des Moines metro — Des Moines, Johnston, West Des Moines. Each was verified against its own website and a second source before it was listed.
- How do I choose between social media companies in Des Moines?
- 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. 11 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 2014; 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.
Describe the job. Get one social media company back that fits it.
Two minutes. We read what you wrote, pick one provider from this list or our bench whose work matches it, and they contact you within a business day. Nobody else gets your details.
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