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Credo helps companies find and hire the right marketing partner.

How We're Different

The Credo vetting process


Results

A company can be polished and professional and still not deliver great results, so we specifically ask each network applicant about their clients and results they have driven.

We ask every applicant for:

  • Two projects for each marketing channel they offer
  • Description of the work they did and results they achieved
  • Client contact information so Credo can contact the client and ask for a recommendation
  • Analytics or other corroborating evidence of work done well

Professionalism

Quality of work delivered is extremely important to us and extremely important to you.

Our professional vetting involves the following:

  • Review of two deliverables sent to clients
  • Review of applicant's website to see professional design, clarity of writing and thinking, and more
  • Review of other profiles, such as LinkedIn and social media

Culture

Every network applicant must also pass our culture screening to make sure they're aligned with our standards.

This involves a 30 minute call covering:

  • Their professionalism on the phone
  • Promptness to the call
  • Clarity of thinking and speech in delivery
  • How their agency delivers work

Ecommerce Digital Marketing Companies

All Ecommerce Digital Marketing Companies on Credo have passed our initial three step and 28-point vetting process before joining, and are continuously vetted via client feedback. When you speak with the Ecommerce Digital Marketing Companies in our network, you can trust they're the best we can find.

In 2023, companies who hired an ecommerce digital agency through Credo saw an average 139% increase in organic traffic.

If you are looking to work with an agency with experience in ecommerce, contact us today!

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The industry trusts Credo

"GetCredo.com is one of the few trustworthy places to find a good SEO."
Rand Fishkin

Rand Fishkin

"After working with a number of clients who had been burned by illicit consultants, industry veteran John Doherty was inspired to create [a company] that would help companies find reputable search marketing and SEO professionals."
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Marketing Land
"I don't know of anyone who puts as much care and attention into properly vetting and matching SEO projects with vendors than Credo."
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How to hire eCommerce companies


Hire agency with channel experience

Find agencies who have experience with the channel and your type of business

Prioritize agencies who have experience with the channel or channels you need help with. If you have multiple needs, we recommend prioritizing a full service firm who can do all channels as opposed to hiring individual agencies or contractors for each channel. This will reduce the number of providers you have to contact as well as the management overhead once they are hired.

Note - at Credo we match you with providers from our network who both fit your marketing channel needs and have experience with your type of business (SaaS, Ecommerce, etc). Where possible, we also match you with providers who have experience in your industry.


Agency discovery calls

Conduct discovery calls with all and strategy calls with a few

We recommend speaking with multiple agencies to verify that they have the experience you require and that you like speaking with them. Culture fit between you and your agency is the unspoken factor we find that determines if an engagement will be successful. We then recommend that you conduct longer strategy sessions (about an hour) with 2-4 agencies to dive deeper on your needs with their team.

Note - Credo schedules the initial discovery calls for you with agencies from our network.


Agency project proposals

Receive proposals and negotiate

Once you’ve gone deeper with 2-4 agencies, ask for proposals that you can review that include scope, timeline, cost, and terms. We recommend that you use our Agency Reviewer resource to make it easier. Some agencies may have a separate contract with terms and conditions, which is fine.

Once you receive proposals, you can negotiate back with agencies. The most common things to negotiate back on are scope and timeline. If ideal budget is above your ability to pay, see if you can reduce the scope to get the project within budget while understanding the tradeoffs.


Work with digital agency

Commit to one for a period of time

Finally, make a decision about who to work with and commit for a period of time that is long enough to know if you’re able to get results but not so long that it traps you into something that isn’t working. We recommend that you agree to at minimum a 3 month contract, and ideally a 6 month contract with a three month out.

Make sure healthy expectations are set and your agency fully understands your objectives. The best results are created when you have alignment with your agency around your business goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who's in Credo's network?
Credo's network includes pre-vetted digital marketing agencies and consultants with digital marketing expertise specific to your business needs. From SEO to Amazon marketing services, SaaS to the healthcare industry, to any B2B, enterprise, or B2C business, we match you with the right marketing partner for your business. Since 2013, we have helped over 6,500 businesses streamline their hiring process and execute marketing strategies. We put in the work to help you get back to what matters most - your business.
How does Credo determine who the right Pro is for my project?
We've matched over $125,000,000 in projects to agencies and have over a decade of experience as marketers ourselves. We know how to identify the right match for your needs based on our proprietary matching algorithm as well as a review of your marketing channel needs, your industry, your business model, your budget, and more. The entire process is 100% free of charge.
What is the difference between Credo and Upwork/Fiverr/etc?
Credo is a fundamentally different type of marketing matchmaking company. Instead of listing any marketing company or consultant who wants to offer marketing services, we offer a strictly vetted network of agencies that we know can deliver industry-best results to clients like you.
Do I still have to interview firms within Credo?
Yes. After we match you with 2-3 digital agencies that match your needs, you are scheduled with them for initial calls. We believe that you should know and trust the marketing team doing your work. Ultimately, it is your decision who to hire.
How is Credo involved after I sign a project?
Once you decide on the firm to hire, you sign contracts with them directly and pay them directly for the work they do. We are not involved beyond this point, though we appreciate honest reviews on your firm's Credo profile if your marketing match is everything you have been looking for!

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More about eCommerce marketing

The future of business is ecommerce. That’s why it’s vital for brands to understand the impact of ecommerce marketing. For this reason, we’re going to focus on the impact of five powerful ecommerce digital marketing trends.

1. SEO

While SEO doesn’t immediately lead to sales, this is a requisite for your long-term growth. SEO helps ecommerce businesses generate organic traffic and improve lead generation, resulting in more sales.

Naturally, the more traffic your ecommerce site generates, the more merchants are likely to gain. The more traffic you gain, the more customers are likely to become repeat customers.

SEO improves all aspects of the ecommerce experience. It is in your best interest to polish your SEO with Google giving favor to websites that engage people with real, relative content.

In fact, on average, businesses spent over $80 billion on SEO in 2021. SEO has become a necessity for businesses in 2023,  and costs, on average, range from $1500-$5000+ per month.

It’s important that merchants develop an effective SEO strategy to optimize their website for a better user experience and to improve their search ranking overall. Google has changed tremendously over recent years and merchants should be aware of Google’s expectations if they expect to increase their sales.

2. Content Marketing

Content marketing has easily become one of the most effective ways for ecommerce business owners to drive more traffic and increase sales. Content marketing focuses on creating high-quality content that, in turn, attracts and interests your target audience.

In 2023, content marketing is a staple marketing strategy for ecommerce business owners globally as 70% of brands report the return on investment is high. In fact, almost half of 18-49-year-old people get their news and information online and 61% of U.S consumers made a purchase after reading recommendations online.

Content marketing has afforded merchants the opportunity to tell stories, share experiences, and improve transparency. Additionally, content marketing has helped business owners do a more efficient job of adding value to their customers instead of solely focusing on quantity output.

For this reason, eCommerce business owners are more focused on leveraging content marketing to gain organic traffic and generate solid leads that translate into sales. In fact, 29% of B2B marketing budgets are spent on content marketing on average and 75% of marketers are increasing their investment in content marketing.

3. Email Marketing

Email marketing is one of the most effective marketing tools for eCommerce business owners to leverage. The reason why email marketing is extremely beneficial is that it creates the perfect opportunity for merchants to genuinely bridge a connection with new customers and continue to nurture relationships with existing customers.

Strong customer relationships are vital to every business’s success. Customers are more easily retained when they can connect with the brand. Additionally, customers want to invest in businesses that have established a strong presence, and email marketing is one of the most effective ways to do this. Email can be used to highlight new products or services, share valuable information, promote a new sale or remind customers of a current sale that’s ending.

For businesses, the average return on investment is $44 for every dollar spent. According to a HubSpot case study, companies spend 16% of their marketing budget on email marketing. In fact, email is the third most influential source of information for B2B audiences.

Email marketing has advanced over the years to be more integrative. ECommerce businesses are now able to display fully-functional campaigns that can attract new customers and keep current customers engaged. This is why businesses are expected to spend more time in this area moving forward.

4. Big Data

Big data refers to a large volume of data designed to help businesses reveal patterns, trends, and associations related to human behavior, and interactions. With so many consumers online, it can be difficult for businesses to effectively meet the needs of their customers. In fact, 90% of the world’s total data has been created since 2020.

Leveraging big data allows for better strategic decisions that help merchants tailor content and marketing efforts to meet the needs of customers.

When merchants can understand their customers better, they experience better results simply because they are able to assert more precise marketing. This leads to less money being spent on marketing, allowing funds to be allocated to other areas of the business.

In fact, according to Sageworks, data shows that small businesses spend about 1% of their revenue on marketing. This means that a company that makes 100,000 will spend roughly $1,000 on digital marketing.

Some businesses tend to spend more money on marketing, especially if their marketing strategy proves to be ineffective. However, big data truly lends itself to ecommerce businesses, helping merchants to navigate through the internet world and target customers successfully.

In fact, IDC says that worldwide revenues for big data and business analytics are expected to touch $260 billion in 2023, at a compound annual growth rate of 14.92 percent.

Mckinsey Analytics conducted a survey where 50% of respondents stated that Big Data has fundamentally changed business practices in their sales and marketing functions.

5. Video Marketing 

Youtube is the second largest search engine after Google. For this reason, eCommerce business owners have focused on creating video content to gain more traffic organically. Consumers already use video to get much of their information.

In 2023, online videos will make up more than 82% of all consumer internet traffic— 15 times higher than in 2017. Video content works because videos are engaging and memorable. Even more striking? 87% of video marketers reported that video gives them a positive ROI.

Merchants can leverage video content to give a closer look at a product, explain a service, or give valuable information that helps to establish credibility.

Aside from this, video content helps boost your business on Google’s search rankings. This would explain why digital video marketing is a $135 billion industry in 2021 in the US alone.

Businesses are recognizing the power that video marketing holds which is also why 56% of businesses are producing videos every week.

Video content proves your value to Google because they take more than just text into account when determining your site’s relevancy. Additionally, because videos are highly engaging, video content helps merchants seamlessly drive organic traffic to their websites.

Video content has also become an effective platform for boosting your brand’s social presence and brand awareness, making it easier for you to gain more exposure online.

In 2023, the ecommerce industry is still on the rise. Every ecommerce business owner’s top business initiative is to organically bring more traffic to their site and improve sales.

With that said, many business owners have realized the opportunity for exponential growth online with effective eCommerce marketing. For this reason, eCommerce businesses will continue to hone their digital marketing efforts to produce better results.

Credo connects businesses to reputable and vetted online digital marketing providers. If you have any questions on ecommerce marketing or want to know more about how we can help your business, contact us.

Ecommerce Resources

Here are a few ecommerce resources for you from Credo:

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