About the agency
Your full-servicemarketing agency.
When you work with us, you get more than expert website design and results-driven marketing strategies. You get a (caffeine-fueled) team dedicated to your (massive) success.
(01)How it starts
How it starts
It all starts with understanding your business, your audience, and your specific goals. From there, we build a comprehensive plan that crosses all the t's and dots all the i's.
Ready to meet the team that's here to make your online life a whole lot easier?
From SEO to pay-per-click advertising, whether you're just starting out in the online world or you're ready to turn up the volume, we can help.
- Clients served
- 300+
- Google rating from 194 reviews
- 4.9
- Best of Wilmington winner
- 3x
- Making noise since
- 2011
(02)Get to know who we really are
Here's what makes us different.
We're not your smoke and mirrors type of agency. Your website will be beautifully designed and completely optimized to meet your objectives, and you'll have insight into our methods. We'll explain why certain things work, and we'll answer your questions.
Or, if you so choose, you can have a totally hands-off experience, knowing your online presence is being expertly managed.
Transparency and integrity
We believe in operating with transparency and integrity (our moms raised us right). We work with you to make sure you have the tools and knowledge you need to grow your business.
No smoke and mirrors
We're not the type of agency performing mystical acts of SEO and PPC in a dark room somewhere. We won't overwhelm you with tech-speak. We uncomplicate things.
Clients who know the why
Educating our clients on best practices and empowering them to engage with their digital marketing is one of the ways we do things differently.
Reports you will actually read
Not everyone is as excited to read technical SEO reports as we are, so we've made ours visually compelling. They break SEO down and make it easy to understand.
(03)It's all about the process
Our approach can be broken down like this.
Clearly define goals.
During your onboarding, we'll discuss your specific objectives and define what success looks like.
Develop a smart strategy.
With your goals clearly defined, we'll work together to develop a smart strategy to achieve them. Every detail will be considered to ensure you get maximum results.
Execute expert implementation.
Once a strategy has been developed, putting it into action is the next step. And getting it right matters. Trust our experience to make the process smooth from start to finish.
Monitor and review, together.
With your project launched, be it a website, email sequence, or ad campaign, monitoring engagement and measuring results is a critical step to meeting your objectives. We'll keep an eye on everything, and we'll keep you in the loop.
Pivot when necessary.
Keeping an eye on the data is one thing, but you also need to know when something isn't working or when it needs to be tweaked just a bit. We'll analyze data, make adjustments, and pivot when needed to make sure you get the best results.
(04)Meet our rockstars
The people behind the noise.
A fun, creative and enthusiastic group of nerds in downtown Wilmington. Radical, even.
Derek Schmidt
Founder & CEO
Phillina Grainger
Project Manager
Maria Watson
Digital Marketing Specialist
Rachel Hawkins
Project Manager
Vanessa Miller
Account Strategist
Colleen Worrell
Digital Marketing Specialist
Anna Barbash
SEO Specialist
Your seat is open.
Ambitious, fun and want to see each other succeed? You'll fit right in.
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(05)Results and predictable outcomes
We show our work.
Because not everyone is as excited to read technical SEO reports as we are, we've made ours visually compelling. They break SEO down and make it easy to understand.
(06)Highly rated agency
What our fans say about us.
DesignLoud has proven over time to be a great strategic partner for any business trying to be "known". Derek is a champion!
Derek Schmidt and his team are exceptional at web design/SEO and more. They recently helped me with a difficult Google issue and am so appreciative that they fixed it! I highly recommend DesignLoud if you want outstanding results!
Without a doubt the best in town for all things related to digital marketing and websites! Highly recommend!
Highly recommend DesignLoud! Derek was fantastic to work with. He was incredibly knowledgeable and made the entire process so easy. His expertise and professionalism were next level. If you're looking for high-quality website support and exceptional customer service, I highly recommend Derek and DesignLoud!
I had a great experience working with DesignLoud over the past three months! Vanessa and Colleen were absolutely phenomenal to work with. They handled all of our social media content and were always creative, responsive, professional, and just genuinely nice people. They made the whole process easy and enjoyable.
Derek is awesome to work with. He listened to what I said I needed help with and followed through on what he said he would do. Appreciate that he seemed to have my best interests in mind, not trying to up-sell me on things that wouldn't actually matter.
Top notch professionalism!
Derek Schmidt is truly an expert marketer! As a new small business owner, his tips and tricks have been extremely beneficial for me to embrace to help grow my client base! Thank you, Derek!
Derek provided an educational workshop with CFCC's Small Business Center regarding marketing and advertising with Google Ads. The class was very insightful and I would recommend his services.
The webinar was excellent. I am quite excited about using Claude now. Thanks Derek!
Derek is approachable, informative, and does a great job breaking down a real marketing campaign using an attendee's business as an example. He shares the tools and AI prompts he uses, which makes the class extra valuable.
Derek provided our company with some great marketing information and we'll definitely be using a lot of it going forward!
Derek is extremely knowledgeable and easy to learn from. He broke everything down in a way that actually made sense, even the parts of social media marketing that usually feel overwhelming. Highly recommend!
Good overview of how Google ads work, and how to leverage AI to get it done.
Derek's class on Email Marketing Excellence for the Small Business Center (CFCC) was awesome. It was one of the most informative web sessions I've attended recently.
I love how patient Derek is in explaining how he does things. He will also take time to answer all of your questions so you can work smarter, not harder!
Derek made incredible use of the time, delivered so much valuable information, answered everyone's questions clearly and kept the session engaged with just the right touch of humor. This webinar was a 10 out of 10 experience.
The DesignLoud team is a fantastic partner. DesignLoud is most concerned about taking pride in the end product and insuring that I was absolutely delighted in the outcome. The team remains with me as updates are needed. THANK YOU!
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