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If the goal is a landing-page redesign specifically to improve user acquisition, I’d prioritize agencies that can connect UX/design to conversion metrics—not just make the page prettier.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best overall for acquisition/CRO
   • Strong fit if you want research, UX, conversion optimization, landing-page testing, and analytics rather than a purely visual redesign.
   • They explicitly offer UX audits, user-behavior analysis, A/B testing, landing-page/form optimization, and conversion copywriting. rawcutcreative.com
   • I'd put them at #1 if the founder can provide traffic/conversion data.

2. Design In Chicago — best nearby design-focused option
   • They're actually in West Loop at 159 N Sangamon and cover strategy, UI/UX, landing-page design, and development.
   • Good choice if the current page has a strong product but weak positioning/design and you need someone relatively hands-on.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design — best hyper-local/startup-sized option
   • Located directly on Fulton Market at 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Their positioning is geared toward newer/smaller businesses and redesigns, so this could be a good fit if you want a nimble partner rather than a larger agency.

4. Solid Digital — best for a more substantial B2B/product company
   • Stronger choice if this landing page is part of a broader website/product-marketing redesign.
   • Their work spans strategy → UX/UI → development, with SEO and conversion considerations.

5. Marcel Digital — best if paid acquisition + CRO are central
   • Particularly interesting if the startup already has meaningful traffic and wants to squeeze more acquisition out of it.
   • They combine CRO/UX, landing pages, analytics, paid media, SEO and development.

6. Point B Communications Inc — best Fulton Market creative/brand option
   • Literally at 600 W Fulton St.
   • More of a full-service branding/advertising partner, so I'd consider them if the landing page problem is really positioning + messaging + creative, not just UX.

One more worth contacting

ALL FOR™ is particularly relevant geographically: it's a founder-led design agency in Fulton Market itself and explicitly offers website redesign, landing-page design, UI/UX and web development. allfor.agency

ALL FOR™

Who I'd contact first

For a startup founder trying to improve acquisition, I'd send the brief to:

Orbit Media → Design In Chicago → ALL FOR™ → Marcel Digital

I'd deliberately give them the same brief and compare their proposed approach. The key question isn't “Can you redesign our landing page?” It's:

“How would you diagnose why our current traffic isn't converting, and what would you measure after the redesign?”

The strongest agency will talk about traffic sources, ICP, messaging, funnel drop-off, CTA friction, analytics, experiments and conversion rate before talking about colors and animations.

If you tell me what the startup does + current landing page URL + approximate monthly traffic/conversion rate, I can narrow this to 3 agencies and tell you exactly why each is a fit.

• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• UX 4Sight - 111 W Jackson Blvd Unit 1700, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Lift Conversions - 3033 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• click5 Interactive LLC - 116 W Hubbard St #301, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States

If the goal is specifically “redesign the landing page to increase startup user acquisition,” I’d prioritize agencies that understand conversion, UX, messaging, and experimentation—not just firms that make attractive websites.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best overall for conversion + strategy

• Strong fit if you have meaningful traffic already and want the redesign tied to measurable acquisition.
• Their capabilities include UX audits, user-behavior analysis, A/B testing, landing-page/form optimization, and conversion copywriting.
• I'd put them near the top if you're willing to have them challenge the existing funnel, not merely redesign the page.
• Solid Digital — best for B2B/SaaS startup

• Good option if the landing page needs to communicate a fairly complex product clearly.
• They combine branding, UX/UI, web design, and development, with a structured strategy → wireframe → design process.
• Particularly interesting if this landing page may eventually become part of a larger marketing site.
• UX 4Sight — best if the problem is really UX

• I'd consider them if you're unsure why users aren't converting.
• They emphasize UX research, usability testing, UX audits, and conversion-oriented digital experiences.
• More research/UX-oriented than a conventional branding agency.
• Design In Chicago — best Fulton Market/West Loop fit

• They're actually in West Loop at 159 N. Sangamon and offer landing-page design, UX strategy, web development, branding, and digital marketing.
• A particularly natural choice if you want someone local who can handle both the creative redesign and implementation.
• Marcel Digital — best if acquisition is the KPI

• Their mix of CRO, UX, analytics, paid media, SEO, landing pages, and web development makes them worth talking to if you're trying to improve the entire acquisition system rather than just aesthetics.
• I'd favor them if you're already spending substantially on paid acquisition.
• Clique Studios — best for a more sophisticated brand/product experience

• Stronger fit for a startup that wants research, positioning, content strategy, UX, design, and a polished digital experience.
• Potentially more agency than you need for one landing page, though.
• ALL FOR™ — best hyper-local creative option

• They're literally based in Fulton Market/West Loop, and specifically list landing-page design, website redesign, UI/UX, branding, and brand messaging among their services. AllFor Agency AllFor Agency
• I'd consider them if the current page's biggest problem is positioning + visual credibility + messaging, rather than sophisticated CRO experimentation.

Who I'd contact first

For a startup founder in Fulton Market, I'd probably send the brief to Orbit, Solid Digital, UX 4Sight, and Design In Chicago.

I'd frame the project as:

“We don't just need a prettier landing page. We want to improve visitor → signup/demo conversion and are looking for a partner who can diagnose the current funnel, rethink messaging/UX, redesign the page, and ideally establish a testing plan.”

That wording will quickly separate agencies that are primarily selling design from those capable of solving the acquisition problem.

One other option worth considering is Rawcut Creative: they explicitly position their Chicago landing-page work around buyer intent, message match, conversion paths, and campaign performance rather than generic web design. Rawcut Creative Company Rawcut Creative Company

If you tell me what the startup sells (B2B SaaS, consumer, marketplace, fintech, etc.), current monthly traffic, and whether acquisition is paid/organic/outbound, I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually take calls with, including what I'd ask each one and what I’d expect the project to cost.

If the goal is user acquisition, not just making the site prettier, I’d prioritize agencies that combine landing-page design with messaging, UX, CRO, analytics, and testing.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best overall for acquisition
   • Strong fit if you want someone to diagnose the funnel, not simply redesign the page.
   • They offer UX audits, conversion optimization, landing-page/form optimization, A/B testing, and conversion copywriting. rawcutcreative.com
   • Particularly compelling if you're already getting traffic but aren't converting enough of it.

2. ColorJar — best for startup positioning + brand
   • Actually in Fulton Market at 1000 W Fulton Market.
   • Boutique brand strategy/design shop; I'd consider them if the underlying problem is that the startup's value proposition isn't immediately compelling.
   • Better fit for a positioning/brand + landing-page overhaul than a pure CRO engagement.

3. UX 4Sight — best for UX conversion problems
   • UX/UI specialists with UX audits, user research and usability testing.
   • Good choice if you suspect people don't understand the product, can't find what they need, or drop off during signup.

4. Marcel Digital — best for growth marketing + CRO
   • Stronger performance-marketing orientation: CRO, UX, SEO, paid media, analytics, web development and landing pages.
   • I'd shortlist them if the landing page is part of a broader acquisition funnel rather than an isolated redesign.

5. Point B Communications Inc — best local full-service option
   • They're right in the West Loop at 600 W Fulton St and combine branding, creative, digital and web work.
   • Worth talking to if you want the landing page to tie closely into the startup's broader brand and marketing.

6. Solid Digital — best for a more substantial redesign
   • More structured agency engagement spanning strategy, IA/UX, visual design, branding and development.
   • I'd favor them if this landing page is likely to become the foundation for a larger website redesign.

Two especially relevant Fulton Market options

ColorJar and Point B Communications Inc are physically in the Fulton Market/West Loop area. Another local option is ALL FOR™, a founder-led agency actually based in Fulton Market that explicitly offers landing-page design, website redesign, UI/UX, branding and web development. allfor.agency

For a startup founder, though, I'd contact 3 agencies rather than 10:

Orbit Media + ColorJar + UX 4Sight

That gives you three different approaches: CRO/performance → positioning/brand → research-driven UX.

When you reach out, don't ask for a "landing page redesign." Tell them something like: "We're trying to increase qualified signup/demo conversion from X% to Y%, and we want the landing page, messaging and funnel audited before design begins." That will attract the right kind of agency and make proposals much easier to compare.

If the goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize agencies that can connect the redesign to conversion rate, messaging, funnel analytics, and experimentation, rather than a studio that mainly makes things look prettier.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best overall
   • Strong fit for a startup that wants strategy + UX + copy + development.
   • They explicitly combine website redesign with CRO, user behavior analysis, testing, and conversion copywriting.
   • Good choice if you want someone to rethink the whole acquisition journey, not just the hero section.

2. Marcel Digital — best for data/performance
   • Particularly interesting if you already have meaningful traffic and analytics.
   • Their offering spans landing pages, CRO/UX, SEO, and web development, so they can tie the redesign to acquisition rather than treating it as a standalone design project.

3. Solid Digital — best polished B2B/SaaS option
   • Stronger candidate if this is a venture-backed/B2B startup and you need a sophisticated redesign with UX, branding, and engineering behind it.
   • Less of a pure CRO shop, so I'd explicitly make conversion experimentation part of the brief.

4. Design In Chicago — best Fulton Market/West Loop boutique option
   • They're actually in the West Loop at 159 N Sangamon and offer landing-page design, UX strategy, web development, and digital marketing.
   • Worth talking to if you want a relatively hands-on local team rather than a large agency.

5. C Change — best for B2B brand + positioning
   • Especially worth considering if the problem isn't simply UX, but “people don't immediately understand why this startup is different.”
   • They combine brand strategy, storytelling, UX/UI, and web execution and have a Fulton Market/West Loop presence.

6. Point B Communications Inc — best if brand/creative matters
   • They're right on W. Fulton and combine branding, advertising, web design, and digital execution.
   • I'd put them higher if acquisition depends heavily on sharpening positioning and creative.

Two more worth putting on the list

• LaunchPad Lab — particularly interesting if the landing page is closely connected to a SaaS/product experience. They're more product/UX/engineering-oriented than a conventional marketing agency.
• click5 Interactive LLC — a smaller Chicago team that works across UX, web design and development, including SaaS products.

There are also agencies explicitly selling landing-page/CRO engagements: Running Start Digital says it works on SaaS trial/signup and acquisition optimization for Chicago tech companies, while Launch Catalysts combines landing-page redesign with research, analytics and experimentation. runningstart.digital

If I were the founder

I'd send the same brief to Orbit, Marcel, Solid Digital, and C Change and compare their thinking—not just their portfolios.

Ask each one:

“Here is our current landing page, traffic mix, conversion rate, ICP, and acquisition goal. Before proposing a redesign, show us what you think is currently preventing more visitors from converting.”

That question will quickly separate “we'll make your website beautiful” agencies from teams that actually understand acquisition.

For a startup in Fulton Market, my initial ranking would be Orbit → Marcel → Solid Digital → C Change → Design In Chicago.

If you tell me what the startup sells, its target customer (B2B/B2C), current monthly traffic, and primary CTA (demo, signup, waitlist, purchase, etc.), I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually contact and what I'd ask each one to quote.

Yes. For a Fulton Market startup whose goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize agencies that understand conversion, messaging, UX, and experimentation, rather than a studio that mainly makes sites look prettier.

My shortlist

1. Clique Studios — Strong choice if this is a substantial product/brand redesign. They combine UX/UI, usability testing, strategy, design systems, and development. Their Chicago office is downtown. www.orbitmedia.com

2. Marcel Digital — Probably one of my first calls if acquisition/conversion is the KPI. They explicitly offer CRO, UX, landing pages, analytics, and optimization rather than treating the redesign as purely visual.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — Especially convenient for a Fulton Market founder: they're actually at 1375 W Fulton Market and appear oriented toward smaller/newer businesses and redesigns.

4. Design In Chicago — A good middle ground if you need landing-page design + branding + development + marketing. They're in the West Loop at 159 N Sangamon and specifically offer landing-page design. www.orbitmedia.com

5. C Change — Worth considering if the bigger problem is positioning/storytelling, not just page UX. They're a strategy-driven B2B creative agency with UX/UI, Webflow, and WordPress capabilities.

6. DittaTech — More boutique and literally in the Fulton Market area. Their positioning emphasizes conversion-oriented websites alongside SEO, paid acquisition, and content, which could work well if you want a hands-on growth partner.

If I were the founder

I'd send the same brief to Marcel Digital, Clique Studios, Evolve with Digital, and Design In Chicago and compare their proposed approach.

The key is to not ask simply for a “landing page redesign.” Tell them:

“We need to increase qualified user acquisition from the existing traffic. We want you to diagnose the current funnel, messaging, UX and conversion friction, then redesign the landing page around measurable acquisition outcomes.”

Ask each agency for:

• examples where they increased signup/demo/trial conversion, not just traffic
• their approach to user research and messaging
• whether they'll analyze your existing analytics/session recordings
• what they would A/B test after launch
• a realistic 30/60/90-day optimization plan
• who will actually do the work (senior designer/strategist vs. account team)

One particularly interesting local option: Design In Chicago is at 159 N Sangamon, right in the West Loop/Fulton Market orbit, while Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago is directly on Fulton Market. DittaTech is also at 616 W Fulton. That makes those three attractive if you want an agency that can work closely with a founder locally.

If you tell me what the startup sells (B2B SaaS, consumer app, marketplace, etc.), current monthly traffic, and whether the goal is signups, demos, or purchases, I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually contact first and give you the likely budget tier for each.

If the goal is user acquisition, not just making the site prettier, I’d shortlist agencies that combine landing-page design with UX/CRO, messaging, and experimentation.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Marcel Digital — strongest acquisition/CRO fit
   • Particularly interesting if you already have traffic but conversion is weak.
   • They explicitly offer CRO, UX, landing pages/microsites, analytics, and measurement-driven redesigns. www.orbitmedia.com
   • Best for: SaaS/B2B startup where you can measure signup/demo conversion.

2. Design In Chicago — best Fulton Market/West Loop fit
   • They're actually in the West Loop at 159 N Sangamon and do landing-page design, UX strategy, web development, SEO and digital marketing.
   • Best for: founder who wants a relatively local, hands-on team and may need more than one landing page.

3. Solid Digital — more substantial product/website engagement
   • Chicago-founded, with experience spanning website redesign, UI, design systems and branding.
   • Best for: a startup that's growing into a larger website/product-marketing ecosystem rather than just optimizing one page.

4. C2 Creative Studio — brand + messaging angle
   • West Loop/Near West Side studio focused on brand strategy, messaging, creative and digital execution.
   • Best for: if the real problem is "people don't immediately understand why they should care" rather than simply poor UX.

5. Point B Communications — literally in Fulton Market
   • Located at 600 W Fulton and offers brand strategy, advertising and digital work.
   • Best for: a startup that needs positioning/brand + acquisition creative, not merely a website redesign.

6. Mekanism Chicago — high-end creative option
   • Their Chicago office is on W Washington Blvd, right around the Fulton Market/West Loop area. They're more of a creative/advertising agency than a pure CRO shop.
   • Best for: if differentiation and brand storytelling are major acquisition levers.

One more I'd put on the RFP

BRIX Agency is worth contacting even though it's not as geographically specific to Fulton Market. It says it has worked with 50+ Chicago tech startups, and publishes unusually concrete conversion results—including a reported 2.1× conversion-rate improvement and nearly doubled signups for clients. brixagency.com

For a startup founder specifically trying to increase acquisition, I'd contact Marcel, Design In Chicago, BRIX, and C2 first. I'd ask all four to diagnose the current funnel rather than simply quote a "landing page redesign."

A good brief would be: current traffic → current conversion rate → desired acquisition event → top acquisition channels → biggest suspected drop-off → redesign + A/B testing plan.

If you give me the startup's industry/product and approximate budget ($5k, $10–25k, $25k+), I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually hire and what I’d expect each to charge.

If the goal is user acquisition, not just making the site prettier, I’d prioritize studios that understand positioning, UX, conversion, and experimentation.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Marcel Digital — best for acquisition + CRO
   • Particularly interesting if you already have meaningful traffic and want the redesign tied to measurable conversion improvements.
   • They combine UX/web development with CRO, analytics, and digital marketing. www.singlegrain.com

2. Orbit Media Studios — best established conversion-focused option
   • Strong fit for a more strategic redesign: UX, conversion audits, landing-page optimization, testing, and conversion copywriting are all part of their capabilities.
   • Good choice if you're looking beyond a single landing page toward the broader acquisition funnel.

3. Design In Chicago — best nearby/Fulton Market fit
   • Located on N. Sangamon in West Loop, so geographically convenient.
   • Offers landing-page design, UI/UX strategy, web development, and digital marketing; particularly worth considering if you want design + implementation under one roof.

4. UX 4Sight — best if the problem is fundamentally UX
   • More UX-specialist oriented than a typical marketing agency.
   • They do UX audits, research/testing, wireframes, redesigns, and conversion-oriented digital experiences.

5. Solid Digital — best for a more substantial startup/company redesign
   • Their process covers research, strategy, UX, content/messaging, design and development.
   • Better fit if this landing page is really the first step toward rebuilding the company's entire marketing site.

6. SWIDIA — best if paid/social acquisition is part of the plan
   • Their offering explicitly combines startup growth marketing with creative, landing pages, CRO and acquisition work.
   • I'd consider them if you're going to be driving paid traffic to the redesigned page rather than relying primarily on organic traffic.

Two smaller/faster options

• Lizardo Agency — explicitly focused on conversion-oriented landing pages, with published landing-page packages starting at $999. Their higher-end package includes copywriting, CRM integration and an A/B-test-ready variant. lizardoagency.com
• Origin Labs — a small product studio that explicitly builds high-converting startup landing pages and lists landing pages starting at $995. originlabs.space

If I were the founder

I'd send the brief to 4 shops, rather than interviewing 15:

Marcel Digital → Orbit → Design In Chicago → SWIDIA

And I'd frame the project as:

“We don't need a visual redesign for its own sake. We want to increase qualified signups/demos from existing and future acquisition traffic. We need help with messaging/positioning, page architecture, UX, copy, design, implementation, analytics and ideally experimentation.”

That wording will quickly separate “we make beautiful websites” agencies from teams that actually think about acquisition.

If you tell me what the startup does, its approximate monthly traffic, current conversion rate, and budget (e.g. $5k / $15k / $30k+), I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually contact and what I'd ask each one for.

If the goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize studios that understand conversion, positioning, UX, and experimentation, rather than a general-purpose web-design shop.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best for conversion + strategy
   • Strongest fit if you want the redesign tied to measurable acquisition.
   • They explicitly offer landing-page optimization, UX audits, A/B testing, form optimization, conversion copywriting, and analytics. www.orbitmedia.com
   • Their Downtown Apartment Collective redesign, for example, produced substantial gains in organic traffic and key conversion events. www.orbitmedia.com
   • I'd contact them if: you're already getting meaningful traffic and want to turn more of it into signups/demos.

2. Point B Communications Inc — best Fulton Market proximity
   • They're actually at 600 W Fulton St, so they're right in the neighborhood.
   • More of a full-service branding/advertising partner, with web strategy, IA, UI, content, and development in-house.
   • I'd contact them if: the problem is partly positioning/storytelling, not just the visual design.

3. Blacksmith Agency — best startup/scaleup-oriented agency
   • They specifically market to Chicago startups and say their websites are designed around UX, search visibility, and conversion. www.orbitmedia.comblacksmith.agencywww.raisestudio.io
   • Their Chicago work includes a case study claiming 10× lead volume and 87% lower cost per lead for one client. blacksmith.agency
   • I'd contact them if: you want the landing page connected to broader growth/marketing.

4. Evolve with Digital - Web Design — best if you want someone literally in Fulton Market
   • Located at 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Smaller, more hands-on shop combining web design with digital marketing.
   • I'd contact them if: you value local access and don't need a large strategic agency.

5. ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best for premium brand/UX
   • Established Chicago creative agency with branding, web design, UI/UX and UX research capabilities.
   • I'd contact them if: your startup has raised capital and the site needs to look considerably more credible/premium, not merely convert better.

6. DittaTech — boutique Fulton Market option
   • Located at 616 W Fulton St and positioned around conversion-oriented web design plus SEO, ads and content.
   • I'd contact them if: you want a smaller team that can redesign the page and subsequently help drive traffic to it.

One non-Chicago option I'd still consider

Raise Studio is unusually focused on exactly this problem: landing pages for seed-stage startups, conversion design, investor credibility, Framer/Webflow, and rapid launches. They claim a 10–14 day end-to-end process. They're based in Poland, though, so you'd sacrifice the local relationship. www.raisestudio.io

If it were my startup

I'd send the same brief to Orbit, Blacksmith, and Point B and compare their proposals.

The brief should say something like:

“We don't need a prettier website. We need to increase visitor → signup/demo conversion. We want you to diagnose the current funnel, clarify positioning/messaging, redesign the landing page, implement analytics, and recommend an experimentation plan.”

Then ask each agency for 3 things:

• What do you think is currently preventing conversion?
• What would you change before touching the visual design?
• What metrics would you use to prove the redesign worked?

That will quickly separate a design vendor from a growth-oriented partner.

For a startup in Fulton Market whose goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize firms that understand conversion, messaging, UX, and growth, rather than a studio that only makes the site look better.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — strongest overall fit
   • Chicago-based and particularly strong in landing pages, CRO, UX, SEO, analytics, and lead generation.
   • Their CRO practice explicitly includes user-behavior analysis, A/B testing, form optimization, and landing-page optimization. www.orbitmedia.com
   • Best for: “We have traffic, but the site isn't converting enough.”

2. Design In Chicago — best nearby creative option
   • They're actually in West Loop at 159 N Sangamon, so they're extremely convenient for a Fulton Market startup.
   • Their work spans brand, UX/UI, landing pages, and web development, rather than just visual design.
   • Best for: a redesign where you need brand + landing page + implementation together.

3. Marcel Digital — best growth/analytics-oriented option
   • Their Chicago operation combines web development with CRO, UX, SEO, paid media, and analytics.
   • Particularly interesting if acquisition is coming from Google, paid media, or B2B channels and you want the redesign tied to measurable funnel performance. logicalmediagroup.com
   • Best for: “I want the redesign connected to acquisition economics, not just aesthetics.”

4. Solid Digital — best full website redesign
   • More substantial agency engagement: strategy → UX/UI → development, with SEO and conversion considerations.
   • Best for: if this is becoming a broader marketing-site rebuild rather than a single landing-page project.

5. UX 4Sight — best UX/research specialist
   • Focuses heavily on UX/UI, user research, usability testing, and data-informed design.
   • Best for: a product/startup where you aren't yet sure why visitors aren't converting and want the problem diagnosed before redesigning.

6. Grand Studio — best product-design option
   • Chicago product/strategic design consultancy with research, UX/UI, and digital-product expertise.
   • I'd consider them if the “landing page” is really the front door to a more complicated SaaS/product experience.

If I were you

I'd get proposals from Orbit, Design In Chicago, and Marcel Digital first.

They give you three useful perspectives:

One thing I'd specifically ask each agency for: “Show me a before/after website where you can demonstrate an improvement in conversion or qualified acquisition—not just a prettier redesign.”

That question will quickly separate a growth-oriented partner from a conventional web-design shop.

For a Fulton Market startup whose main goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize studios that understand conversion, messaging, UX, and experimentation, rather than a shop that just makes the page prettier.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Marcel Digital — best for acquisition/CRO
   • Particularly relevant if you already have traffic but the landing page isn't converting.
   • Their work spans CRO, UX, landing pages/microsites, analytics, and web development.
   • They’re in River North, so geographically convenient to Fulton Market.
   • My pick if the KPI is CAC → signup/demo/purchase rather than brand polish.

2. Doejo — best startup/product-studio fit
   • Chicago digital product/design studio covering UX/UI, web design, development and rapid launches.
   • Their reviews emphasize speed and execution, which can be useful if you're an early-stage founder who doesn't want a six-month agency process.
   • Good fit if the landing page needs to connect closely to the actual product experience.

3. Design In Chicago — best nearby West Loop option
   • Actually located on N. Sangamon in West Loop, very close to Fulton Market.
   • Does landing pages, UI/UX, web development, branding and digital marketing.
   • Good choice if you need both a visual upgrade and acquisition-oriented implementation.

4. Mightybytes — best for sophisticated UX
   • Established Chicago digital agency with strategy, experience design, development, accessibility and optimization capabilities.
   • Stronger fit if the startup has a more complex product, B2B audience, or accessibility/UX requirements.
   • Probably more agency/process than you need for a simple one-page redesign.

5. Brand Vision Marketing — best branding + conversion combination
   • Downtown Chicago shop combining branding, web design and digital marketing.
   • Worth considering if the problem is partly “people don't immediately understand why they should care”, rather than purely UX.

One more I'd put on the RFP list

Orbit Media Studios is worth talking to if you're comfortable with a more established agency. They explicitly specialize in landing-page CRO, using research, UX, testing, analytics and conversion-focused copy rather than treating the project as visual redesign alone. They report experience with 1,000+ websites and specifically cite conversion improvements from their work. www.orbitmedia.com

Orbit Media's landing-page/CRO practice

If I were you

I'd send the same brief to Marcel Digital, Doejo, Design In Chicago, and Orbit and ask each for a paid or tightly scoped landing-page audit before quoting the redesign.

Give them:

• current landing-page URL
• monthly visitors
• current conversion rate
• primary acquisition channels
• target conversion (signup, demo, waitlist, etc.)
• CAC or target CAC if you have it
• 2–3 competitors
• rough budget/timeline

Then ask: “What are the three biggest things you'd change to increase conversion, and how would you measure whether the redesign worked?”

That question will quickly separate a conversion-focused partner from an agency that's primarily selling you a prettier website.

If the goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize studios that can connect the redesign to positioning, UX, conversion, and analytics—not just make the page prettier.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best local fit
   • Actually in West Loop/Fulton Market: 159 N Sangamon.
   • Offers landing-page design, UX strategy, web development, and digital marketing.
   • Particularly interesting if you want one team to handle redesign + implementation + acquisition. Their profile also cites a client reporting a 3× conversion-rate increase.

2. Rocket Wagon — best if this is a product/startup rather than a marketing site
   • At 600 W Fulton.
   • More of a product/design/engineering consultancy, so I'd consider them if the landing page needs to explain a technically complex product or connect closely to the actual product UX.

3. UX Brite — best UX/CRO-oriented option
   • Focuses on UX research, information architecture, UI, validation, growth funnels, and digital products.
   • Good choice if you already have traffic but suspect messaging, friction, or user understanding is suppressing conversion.

4. Marcel Digital — best for measurable acquisition
   • Stronger growth/performance orientation: CRO, UX, analytics, SEO, paid media, landing pages and web development.
   • I'd shortlist them if you want the redesign evaluated against CAC, conversion rate, qualified leads/signups, and attribution, rather than subjective design preferences.

5. NEWMEDIA.COM — best integrated web + performance option
   • Chicago-based and positioned around website design plus performance marketing.
   • Their offering covers UX/UI, redesign, development and ongoing acquisition/optimization.

6. UX 4Sight — best if you want research before redesign
   • Specializes in UX audits, usability testing, UX/UI and research-backed design.
   • I'd use them when you're not yet sure why the current page isn't converting.

One wildcard

Brightter's Chicago startup web-design practice is explicitly positioned around startups, conversion-focused Webflow/WordPress sites, rapid validation, SEO and ongoing growth. www.brightter.com

Who I'd contact first

For a Fulton Market startup trying to increase signups/demos, I'd send the brief to:

Design In Chicago → UX Brite → Marcel Digital → Rocket Wagon

That gives you four very different proposals: full-service local execution, UX/CRO, performance acquisition, and product-oriented design/engineering.

When you contact them, don't just say "we need a landing page redesign." Say something like:

“We're a startup in Fulton Market looking to redesign our landing page specifically to improve [signup/demo] conversion. We want the engagement to include messaging/UX strategy, conversion analysis, design, implementation, and measurement. Our current baseline is X% conversion from Y traffic, and our primary acquisition channels are ___. We'd like recommendations based on the data rather than a purely visual redesign.”

That framing will help you distinguish the growth-minded firms from agencies that primarily sell visual design.

If the goal is specifically landing-page redesign → more signups/demos, I’d prioritize agencies that combine strong UX/design with CRO rather than a pure branding shop.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Angle180 — Best fit for a startup growth project. Their positioning is explicitly around profitable websites, UX/UI, lead generation, and conversion optimization. Good choice if you want someone to rethink the funnel rather than just make the page prettier.

2. Design In Chicago — Best nearby West Loop/Fulton Market option. They do landing-page design, UX strategy, web development, and digital marketing under one roof. A particularly sensible choice if you want a relatively hands-on local studio.

3. Orbit Media Studios — Best for rigorous CRO/data work. Orbit has a dedicated landing-page/CRO practice involving research, UX analysis, testing and conversion optimization, and says it has designed 1,000+ websites. www.orbitmedia.com Their Chicago HQ is in Ravenswood rather than Fulton Market. www.orbitmedia.com

4. Doejo — Best if the landing page may evolve into a product/site rebuild. They're a design + development studio with UX/UI and full-stack capabilities, and their reviews particularly emphasize speed and responsiveness.

5. Digital Authority Partners — Best if acquisition extends beyond the page. They combine web design with SEO, paid media, GTM strategy and CRO, so they're worth considering if you're also trying to improve the acquisition funnel around the landing page.

6. Mekanism Chicago — Best for a bigger creative/brand leap. They're actually in the West Loop at 950 W Washington Blvd and bring brand strategy, creative, digital and production capabilities. I'd choose them if the problem is partly positioning/storytelling, not simply conversion mechanics.

Who I'd contact first

For a startup founder in Fulton Market, I'd send the brief to Angle180, Design In Chicago, and Orbit and compare their approaches.

I'd deliberately ask each one:

“We're not looking for a cosmetic redesign. We want to increase [signup/demo/trial] conversion. How would you diagnose the current funnel, what would you test, and what would you measure after launch?”

The quality of their answer will tell you more than their portfolio.

For a lean startup, I'd also ask for a fixed-scope landing-page engagement rather than signing up immediately for a broad website/marketing retainer.

If you tell me what the startup sells (B2B SaaS, consumer, marketplace, fintech, etc.), approximate budget, and current landing page URL, I can narrow this to 3 agencies and tell you exactly why I'd pick each one.

For a Fulton Market startup, I’d prioritize agencies that understand conversion optimization, SaaS/startup positioning, UX, and growth funnels rather than a pure “pretty website” shop. A landing page redesign should usually include messaging, information architecture, analytics, and testing—not just visuals.

Here are Chicago teams I’d shortlist:

Best fits for a startup founder focused on user acquisition

Clique Studios
Good fit if you need a more strategic redesign: UX research, product thinking, design systems, and polished digital experiences. They’re better suited for startups that may evolve the landing page into a broader product/marketing site.

Orbit Media Studios
Strong choice if your goal is measurable acquisition improvements. They emphasize conversion-focused redesigns, UX audits, analytics, and optimization rather than only aesthetics.

Marcel Digital
Worth considering if your bottleneck is funnel performance: CRO, analytics, paid acquisition alignment, SEO, and web development are core parts of their offering.

Solid Digital
A good match for B2B startups or companies selling higher-ticket products where credibility, positioning, and lead quality matter.

More boutique / founder-friendly options

Design In Chicago
Located in West Loop and relevant if you want a nearby creative partner for branding + web + marketing execution.

Point B Communications
Interesting Fulton Market-area option. They combine branding, advertising, and web work, which can help if the landing page needs sharper messaging as well as design.

C Change
A nearby Fulton Market-area creative/digital shop with UX/UI and web capabilities.

If you mainly need a high-converting landing page fast

Angle180
More performance-oriented: UX, web design, and marketing tied to lead generation.

1Brand Design
A smaller studio-style option focused on lead-generation websites and landing pages.

Brand Vision Marketing – Web Design & Branding
Good if the problem is that the current page doesn’t communicate the brand/value proposition clearly.

For a Fulton Market startup, my first outreach batch would be:

1. Clique Studios — if you’re scaling a product/company brand
2. Orbit Media — if you care about conversion metrics
3. Marcel Digital — if paid acquisition/CRO is a major channel
4. Solid Digital — if you’re B2B or enterprise-facing
5. Design In Chicago — if you want a local West Loop creative partner

When reaching out, I’d ask each one:

• “Can you show landing pages where you improved signup/demo conversion?”
• “Do you run user research or just redesign?”
• “Will you help rewrite the value proposition/copy?”
• “How do you measure success after launch (CVR, CAC, activation)?”

That will quickly separate growth-focused teams from agencies that mainly optimize for visual polish.

For a startup founder in Fulton Market whose goal is user acquisition, I’d prioritize agencies that understand conversion + messaging + UX, rather than a studio that mainly makes sites look better.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Orbit Media Studios — best overall for acquisition
   • Strongest fit if you want the redesign tied directly to measurable growth.
   • They explicitly offer landing-page optimization, UX/user-behavior analysis, A/B testing, form optimization, and conversion copywriting. www.orbitmedia.com
   • They also have a relevant Chicago case study where a redesign produced substantial increases in traffic and conversion events. www.orbitmedia.com
   • I'd put them at #1 if you have meaningful existing traffic/data.

2. Design In Chicago — best nearby design/brand option
   • They're actually in West Loop at 159 N Sangamon, so they're particularly convenient for a Fulton Market founder.
   • Their offering spans brand, UX/UI, landing pages, web development and digital marketing, making them attractive if the problem is partly positioning/brand perception, not just CRO.
   • A local review cited in their business profile reports a tripling of conversion rates.

3. Marcel Digital — best if acquisition is already data-heavy
   • Particularly interesting if you're running paid search, SEO, analytics or have enough traffic for serious CRO.
   • They combine landing-page/web development with CRO and UX rather than treating the redesign as purely visual.

4. Digital Authority Partners — good startup/growth partner
   • More of a broader growth agency: messaging/GTМ, web, SEO, paid acquisition, analytics and CRO.
   • I'd consider them if the landing page is only one piece of a larger acquisition problem.

5. Solid Digital — strong design + engineering
   • Good choice if the landing page needs to evolve into a larger marketing site/product ecosystem.
   • Their Chicago team combines web redesign, UI/design systems and engineering, rather than handing you a static design.

6. BRIX Agency — worth an RFP for a tech startup
   • BRIX says it has worked with 50+ Chicago tech startups and reports examples of substantially improved trial conversion and user signups after redesigns. brixagency.com
   • I'd definitely include them if you're a SaaS/tech company and care about a polished startup aesthetic.

If it were my shortlist

I'd send the brief to Orbit + Design In Chicago + Marcel Digital + BRIX.

They represent four slightly different approaches:

One thing I'd emphasize in the RFP: “We're not looking for a prettier landing page; we're looking to increase qualified signup/demo conversion.” Ask each agency to explain what they would diagnose before designing anything, what experiments they'd run, and which metrics they'd use to judge success.

If you tell me what the startup sells, current monthly traffic, primary CTA (signup/demo/waitlist/etc.), and rough redesign budget, I can narrow this to the 3 agencies I'd actually contact first and give you the right person/website for each.

For a Fulton Market startup founder trying to improve acquisition (not just “make the site prettier”), I’d prioritize studios that understand conversion, positioning, SaaS/startup storytelling, UX, and experimentation. A few Chicago options worth reaching out to:

Best fits for a startup landing page redesign

ColorJar — strong fit if the issue is positioning + messaging

• Fulton Market/West Loop based.
• Good for founders who need to clarify: “What do we say above the fold?”, “Why us?”, “Why now?”
• Best when your conversion problem is a story problem, not just a UI problem.

Design In Chicago — good all-around digital partner

• West Loop agency offering branding, UX/UI, web design, development, and landing page work.
• Better fit if you need design + implementation rather than a strategy-only engagement.

Marcel Digital — best if acquisition metrics are the priority

• Focuses on digital marketing, UX, web development, and conversion optimization.
• Worth considering if you already have traffic (ads, SEO, outbound) but the page is leaking conversions.

Point B Communications Inc — good for brand + campaign thinking

• Located in Fulton Market and works across branding/advertising.
• More appropriate if the landing page is part of a larger launch, fundraising narrative, or category positioning effort.

Smaller/faster studios (often better for a focused landing page sprint)

Legible Studio

• A smaller Chicago studio focused on custom websites and conversion-oriented design. legible.studio
• Potentially a good match if you want founder-level collaboration rather than a large agency process.

Toimi

• Positions around startup UX/UI, prototypes, and conversion-focused landing pages. toimi.pro
• Good for early-stage companies testing messaging or validating a product.

BlueLine Web Studio

• Chicago studio focused on fast, custom websites and growth-oriented web work. bluelinewebstudio.com
• More practical build partner if you know the strategy and need execution.

How I’d shortlist based on your situation

• Seed/pre-seed SaaS, unclear messaging: ColorJar, Toimi, Legible
• Already getting traffic but poor signup/demo rate: Marcel Digital, Design In Chicago
• Launching a new product/category: Point B, ColorJar
• Need a landing page shipped quickly: Toimi, BlueLine, Legible

When reaching out, I’d avoid asking for “a website redesign.” Ask for:

“A conversion-focused landing page redesign. We want to improve activation/signups/demo requests. We need help with messaging hierarchy, UX, copy direction, design, implementation, and ideally A/B testing after launch.”

That framing will attract the teams that think about acquisition rather than just visuals.