Connection Model, LLC

A Bellevue agency built around marketing technology partnerships

Connection Model runs a digital marketing practice from Bellevue, Washington, in the Factoria area. Much of what sets it apart, in its own account, is the set of platform partnerships it has built: it says it was the first agency to reach Platinum partner status with HubSpot, and that it returned to that tier in 2019 after meeting the platform's standards for client retention, active clients and new business. The agency steers its larger clients towards that platform.

Search and content

The services listed on its site start with organic search and SEO, and content development and optimization. A particular strength is schema markup: working with Schema App, the agency says it manages markup across tens of thousands of pages a month for dozens of clients. It also publishes explanations of inbound marketing, organic SEO, how fast page speed helps search results, and what a digital marketing agency does.

Paid media, websites and analysis

Paid search and paid media management sit alongside website design and development, competitor analysis and market assessment, and Google Business Profile audits. The firm also lists lead generation and has written about guarding against digital marketing fraud and about AI-based tools that act on website revenue.

Conversational marketing and reporting

The agency says it adopted conversational marketing early, becoming a top partner of the chat platform Drift in 2018, and reports more qualified leads for clients after adding conversations to their sites. It was also among the first agencies on the West Coast to use Databox, which brings data from several sources into one dashboard that is customized for each stakeholder in a client organization. It reached a higher partner tier with Databox in 2019.

Recognition

A local business directory placed Connection Model among its top twenty Seattle providers, an honor the agency presents as a Local Excellence Award.