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Full-Service Agency Chicago, IL 8 months

Added SEO + paid ads as new profit centers - $50K MRR in 8 months

A web design and branding agency with 15 employees wanted to add ongoing marketing services but couldn't afford to hire specialists. Agentix let them offer the full stack white-label.

Client identity withheld. All figures, timelines, and tactics are from a real engagement.

The numbers

What changed in 8 months.

Monthly recurring revenue

New profit center

Before: $0After: $50K

Marketing clients

From web design base

Before: 0After: 68

Agency profit margin

+39 pts

Before: 22%After: 61%

Client LTV

+343%

Before: $4,200After: $18,600
The challenge

What they were up against.

  • 1

    Web design projects were one-time revenue - needed recurring services

  • 2

    Couldn't find affordable SEO and paid ad talent in Chicago market

  • 3

    Previous attempt to outsource white-label ended with a client finding the provider

  • 4

    Needed to deliver results fast to prove value to existing web design clients

The work

How we shipped their product.

Step 01

Full white-label stack

Agentix SEO and AgentixFLO configured with the agency's complete branding. Clients never saw Agentix - only the agency's name on reports, dashboards, and deliverables.

Step 02

Rolled out to existing web clients first

Offered 'marketing retainer' to 20 recent web design clients. 14 signed up in the first month because the agency already had trust and the price was competitive.

Step 03

SEO + paid ads compounding

Clients running both products saw organic and paid traffic reinforce each other. The agency packaged this as their 'Growth Stack' - their highest-margin offering.

Step 04

Profit margin visibility

Predictable per-account fulfillment cost from Agentix meant the agency knew exactly what each client cost to deliver. They priced retainers at 3–4x cost and maintained 70%+ margins.

The outcome

What it meant for the business.

  • Recurring revenue now exceeds one-time project revenue - agency is no longer feast-or-famine

  • Hired 3 new business development reps because fulfillment was handled by Agentix

  • Two web design clients referred 5 new marketing clients each

  • Agency owner says the business is 'unrecognizable' from 8 months ago

"We went from a project-based web shop to a recurring-revenue marketing agency without hiring a single specialist. Agentix is literally our product team."

- Founder, Chicago full-service agency

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