In this article, we present our research team’s assessment of the top Marine and Maritime SEO agencies of 2024. Our team reviewed 38 agencies that describe themselves as focused on or experienced with marine & maritime SEO and judged them based on the following 6 factors:
- Notable Clients
- Leadership Experience
- Company Size
- Year Founded
- Headquarters Location
- Average Reviews
We also provide each agency’s approach to SEO. The results are as follows:
The Top Marine & Maritime SEO Agencies: 2024 Report
| Rank | Company | Notable Clients | Leadership Experience | Company Size | Year Founded | Headquarters | Average Reviews | Approach to SEO |
| 1 | First Page Sage | Apollo Maritime Group, Chelsea Piers Marina, Guana Island Marine Science Program | 4.9 | 100-250 | 2009 | San Francisco, CA | ★★★★★ | B2B Thought leadership & SEO for marine lead generation |
| 2 | Marine Marketing Pros | Reef & Reel, Angler’s World | 4.6 | 2-10 | 2012 | St. Petersburg, FL | ★★★★ | Web design, paid ads, and SEO for marine and maritime companies |
| 3 | The MTM Agency | Raymarine, Associated British Ports | 4.6 | 51-200 | 2009 | Southampton, England | ★★★★★ | Data analytics, branding, and social media combined with SEO services |
| 4 | Boat Marketing Pros | Fishtail Boats | 4.3 | 11-50 | 2005 | Fort Myers, FL | ★★★★★ | Full-service marketing for boat dealers |
| 5 | SPC Marine Marketing | Tides Marine, Maritrace | 4.4 | 2-10 | 2010 | Plymouth, England | ★★★★ | Social media, brand development, and SEO for marine companies |
| 6 | SIX Marketing | Woodard Marine, BoatBot | 4.1 | 11-50 | 2011 | Saratoga Springs, NY | ★★★★★ | Full-funnel sales and marine marketing services |
| 7 | Commonwealth PR | BoatUS, American Sportfishing Association, Sportsman Boats | 4.0 | 2-10 | 2009 | Glen Allen, VA | ★★★★★ | Combining SEO with PR and government relations for marine & maritime companies |
First Page Sage
First Page Sage combines SEO strategy and thought leadership to provide high-ROI lead generation for their marine and maritime clients. They take 4-6 weeks at the start of each campaign to create what they call a strategic SEO plan that includes a rank-ordered list of the company’s most valuable keywords and assigns each keyword to an appropriate page type. They then create an original piece of industry-leading content for each keyword, aiming to both rank highly on Google and convert visitors to leads. This strategy has proven highly effective at creating a steady organic lead flow for their marine & maritime clients.
- Notable Clients: Apollo Maritime Group, Chelsea Piers Marina, Guana Island Marine Science Progra
- Leadership Experience: 4.9
- Company Size: 100-250
- Year Founded: 2009
- Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Average Reviews: ★★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: B2B Thought leadership & SEO for high-ROI lead generation
- Contact: First Page Sage website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| First Page Sage is known as a B2B SaaS industry leader that “provides excellent ROI on campaigns”. Customers say they have “the best grasp on SEO strategy I’ve seen” while providing clients with “an incredible personal touch“, but results can sometimes be slow to start. |
Marine Marketing Pros
Marine Marketing Pros is a marine and maritime marketing firm that specializes in web design and paid advertising, that also offers a significant range of SEO services. They have a great track record of creating attractive websites and ads for their clients and pairing these with quality on-page SEO as well as optimized content marketing. Firms looking for a new website, ads, and SEO from a firm that specifically focuses on the marine and maritime industry will find Marine Marketing Pros to be a good fit.
- Notable Clients: Reef & Reel, Angler’s World
- Leadership Experience: 4.6
- Company Size: 2-10
- Year Founded: 2012
- Headquarters: St. Petersburg, FL
- Average Reviews: ★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: Web design, paid ads, and SEO for marine and maritime companies
- Contact: Marine Marketing Pros website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| Marine Marketing Pros offer websites that are “simple and easy to read” and their customer service staff are “always reachable.” |
The MTM Agency
The MTM Agency offers a unique level of insight in the form of their data analytics, and these serve as the core of their marketing services. While most marketing firms will do their research o your market before crafting a strategy, MTM is known for the depth of theirs, and how it flavors every bit of their full-service marketing products. While they aren’t the most experienced on this list regarding the marine and maritime industry, their overall track record makes them a great fit for firms that believe their market requires an extra level of analysis.
- Notable Clients: Raymarine, Associated British Ports
- Leadership Experience: 4.6
- Company Size: 51-200
- Year Founded: 2009
- Headquarters: Southampton, England
- Average Reviews: ★★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: Data analytics, branding, and social media combined with SEO services
- Contact: The MTM Agency website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| The MTM Agency has “an impressive, expert staff” and they have repeatedly been commended for “explaining everything” in a consumable way to their clients. |
Boat Marketing Pros
Boat Marketing Pros are the firm with the most specific focus on the list. Not only are they a marketing firm for the marine industry only, but specifically boat sales. They work with any firm that sells watercraft, and they offer full-service marketing to these companies, usually as a package that includes paid ads, social media, web development, and SEO. For boat dealers looking for all of these services is a convenient, well-targeted package, Boat Marketing Pros would make a great partner.
- Notable Clients: Fishtail Boats
- Leadership Experience: 4.3
- Company Size: 11-50
- Year Founded: 2005
- Headquarters: Fort Myers, FL
- Average Reviews: ★★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: Full-service marketing for boat dealers
- Contact: Boat Marketing Pros website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| Boat Marketing Pros’ expert staff “know how to sell boats,” with several clients expresses surprise and enthusiasm about their in-depth knowledge of the boat sales process as well as the marketing side. |
SPC Marine Marketing
SPC Marine Marketing is a marine marketing firm with an emphasis on social media campaigns. They offer both social media campaign services, as well as social media coaching for firms looking to get better at running their own social media. They pair this with branding, PR, and web development services to cover everything you need to generate leads through social media. Their SEO services are more limited than other agencies, but they take a spot on this list for firms that aren’t sure whether they want to invest more in SEO or social media.
- Notable Clients: Tides Marine, Maritrace
- Leadership Experience: 4.4
- Company Size: 2-10
- Year Founded: 2010
- Headquarters: Plymouth, England
- Average Reviews: ★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: Social media, brand development, and SEO for marine companies
- Contact: SPC Marine Marketing website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| SPC Marine Marketing is full of “experts in improving social media presence” and clients of both their social media management and their coaching say “they are a joy to work with.” |
SIX Marketing
SIX Marketing is a more general full-service marketing firm, but with the added benefit of offering sales support as well. For growing firms without a large sales team, they are a partner that can take on some of the bottom-of-the-funnel work that you may not have the bandwidth to handle once your marketing campaign begins to increase your lead flow. They are a higher-budget option, and are a better fit for firms that are looking to spend a lot of money to generate a lot of short-term growth.
- Notable Clients: Woodard Marine, BoatBot
- Leadership Experience: 4.1
- Company Size: 11-50
- Year Founded: 2011
- Headquarters: Saratoga Springs, NY
- Average Reviews: ★★★★★
- Approach to Marketing:Full-funnel sales and marine marketing services
- Contact: SIX Marketing website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| SIX Marketing “are organized, with extremely responsive staff,” and their sales services are effective, with a couple reviews mentioning “their sales team doesn’t close deals, just qualifies and passes on leads” which is still a helpful service, but firms should be aware that they do not handle the entire sales funnel. |
Commonwealth PR
Commonwealth PR is a marine marketing firm that focuses on the PR and government relations side of marketing, with SEO as one element in their toolkit. This can be a uniquely advantageous strategy for certain marine and maritime industries, specifically those looking to maintain a strong market share or land government contracts. They do offer more traditional marine marketing as well, but they are best utilized by firms looking to leverage their unique skillset as a PR and government relations firm, since few others on this list provide either of these services.
- Notable Clients: BoatUS, American Sportfishing Association, Sportsman Boats
- Leadership Experience: 4.0
- Company Size: 2-10
- Year Founded: 2009
- Headquarters: Glen Allen, VA
- Average Reviews: ★★★★★
- Approach to Marketing: Combining SEO with PR and government relations for marine & maritime companies
- Contact: Commonwealth PR website
| Summary of Online Reviews |
| Commonwealth PR are “a pleasure to work with” and are “pros at media relations.” Their clients almost unanimously praise their “knowledgeable staff.” |
