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MOTION: A Top Chicago Marketing Agency

Helping Brands Accelerate Growth — here in Chicago and Well Beyond

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2025 Crain’s 
Best Places to Work in Chicago

2026 Inc. 
Regionals Midwest List

2026 Provoke Media 
100 Best Agencies in the U.S.

2024 MM+M
Agency 100, Ones to Watch

The Full-Service Marketing Agency Chicago Brands Trust

For 20 years, we’ve built lasting partnerships across industries, in Chicago and across the country, turning marketing strategy into market momentum — and market momentum into measurable success.

Whether the challenge is building your brand, launching a new campaign, or driving demand and generating sales, Motion brings the clarity, creativity, and execution needed to build campaigns that stick and results that speak.

What Sets Our Agency Apart

Today’s marketing world moves fast, and it’s never been more important to stand out and stand tall. An agile partner with decades of experience, Motion is primed to push your message, mission, and growth further than ever before.
We’ll work closely with you to…

  • Align marketing strategy to real business goals
  • Build plans designed to drive measurable growth
  • Execute across channels with speed and precision
  • Optimize continuously to improve performance over time

From brand development to full-funnel campaigns, everything we do is designed to accelerate results.

A Chicago Client Base That Spans Industries

From iconic Chicago institutions to global brands, Motion brings proven experience across categories, combining local insight with national scale. We’ve partnered with organizations such as:

Each engagement is grounded in strategy, powered by creativity, and ultimately fueled by results. Generalists by design, we also have deep roots in B2B, Healthcare Marketing, Consumer Goods, Building Products, and Manufacturing.


Real Results, Not Just Promises

Here’s a look at what we’ve helped some of our partners achieve:

NAVY PIER

PR Agency of Record

  • 4,000+ earned media placements
  • 34 billion+ impressions
  • 95% increase in earned media impressions YOY

RUSH

Virtual Appointment Campaign

  • 4x increase in traffic to appointment scheduler page
  • 215% increase in unique page views over a 3-month period YOY
  • 28% lift in virtual appointments in the first 90 days of campaign
  • MM+M Award Finalist

TRULUCK’S

Agency of Record

  • $1MM in incremental revenue month-over-month via paid digital campaign
  • Double-digit increases in sales for 8 of 12 restaurant locations
  • 1MM new users to the reservation portal for all 12 US locations in one year
  • 3X boost in average social media engagement YOY across 3 social platforms
  • 9.7% audience growth across all marketing channels (email, social media) YOY

At the end of the day, we know marketing has to do more than look good. It should inspire action, build momentum, and deliver results.


full service. full stop.

Motion is made up of experts across every discipline — because brands only move forward when the right people are in the room.

  • Strategy
  • Branding
  • Creative
  • Content & Social
  • Digital & Performance Marketing
  • Public Relations
  • Video Production and Content

Our integrated approach ensures every idea works harder—and every channel works together.


a give-back culture

Caring about the world around us just makes sense. And we think it’s important to nurture team growth as well as individual growth. That’s why we actively support and participate in educational opportunities and community service efforts that align with our core values.

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More Than Chicago-Based. A Results-Obsessed Partner in Growth.

Some brands come to Motion to gain ground. Others come to defend their leadership. All of them come for the same reason: to get marketing that drives real business impact. If growth is your goal, Motion will help you get there.

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