Straight North
Straight North is a full-service digital marketing agency founded in 1997 and headquartered at 1001 W 31st Street in Downers Grove, Illinois, with offices in Chicago, Geneva and Charlotte. It builds SEO, paid advertising and web programmes around its proprietary GoNorth! Leads platform, which it says has tracked more than a million website conversions and generated over 100,000 leads for BluePay over nine years. Named clients include Budget Rent a Car, Amdocs and Fiserv. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereA Chicago-area agency operating since 1997 that built its own lead tracking platform and publishes multi-year lead counts for named clients. Number 5 of the lead generation companies in the Midwest.
Who leads itDavid Duerr, CEO and Chairman.
Estimated: $8,000–$25,000/mo, typical for Midwest lead generation retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forMid-size B2B companies and service firms, such as payments and software providers, that want SEO, paid search and website work measured against lead volume, from a U.S.-based team with offices in the Chicago area and Charlotte.
- Based in
- Downers Grove, IL
- Founded
- 1997
- Led by
- David Duerr, CEO and Chairman
- Known for
- lead generation websites · SEO · paid advertising · lead tracking and reporting · web design
- Named clients
- Budget Rent a Car, Amdocs, BluePay, Fiserv
- Best for
- Mid-size B2B companies and service firms, such as payments and software providers, that want SEO, paid search and website work measured against lead volume, from a U.S.-based team with offices in the Chicago area and Charlotte.
- Recognition
- Inc. 5000 (#1,758), 2017
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$25,000/mo, typical for Midwest lead generation retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- 1001 W. 31st Street, Suite 100 · Downers Grove, IL · 60515 · 866-326-3901

Sources straightnorth.com, designrush.com, inc.com · LinkedIn ↗
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