Directive
Directive is a privately held B2B marketing agency founded in 2013 and headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in Austin, New York, Mexico City, London and Toronto, led by CEO Garrett Mehrguth and co-founder Tanner Shaffer. It sells what it calls Customer Generation, combining paid media, SEO and content, performance creative and revenue operations for software companies from Series A to IPO, and says it spends $2.2 million a year testing tactics before recommending them. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereHas partnered with more than 420 B2B brands, per Clutch, and is the most visible US performance agency built exclusively for software companies. Number 13 of the digital marketing agencies in the US.
Who leads itGarrett Mehrguth, Chief Executive Officer.
Estimated: $6,000–$18,000/mo, typical for US digital marketing retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forB2B technology, industrial and services companies that want paid media, SEO and content judged on pipeline and new customers, from a firm with offices in Orange County, Austin, New York, Mexico City, London and Toronto.
- Based in
- Irvine, CA
- Founded
- 2013
- Team size
- 51–200 people
- Led by
- Garrett Mehrguth, Chief Executive Officer
- Known for
- B2B SaaS performance marketing · paid media · SEO and content · revenue operations
- Best for
- B2B technology, industrial and services companies that want paid media, SEO and content judged on pipeline and new customers, from a firm with offices in Orange County, Austin, New York, Mexico City, London and Toronto.
- Recognition
- Inc. 5000, 2021
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $6,000–$18,000/mo, typical for US digital marketing retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
- Office
- (949) 214-4024
Sources directiveconsulting.com, clutch.co, inc.com · LinkedIn ↗
Describe the job. One digital marketing agency writes back.
Tell us what you sell, what is not working, and what done looks like. We read it and ask one provider — from this list, or from the publisher’s bench — to contact you within a business day. Asking is free. You do not have to hire them. Nobody else gets what you wrote.
- Top marketing agencies in the US →
- Top social media companies in the US →
- Top SEO companies in the US →
- Top web design companies in the US →
- Top advertising agencies in the US →
- Top lead generation companies in the US →
- Top fractional CMOs in the US →
- Top branding agencies in the US →
- Top PR firms in the US →