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MN Agency Index scores 69 Minnesota marketing agencies on client reviews, proof of results, pricing and AI visibility, using public sources only. No agency pays to be listed or ranked.

Windmill Strategy

Minneapolis

87.5/100

Client reviews
AI visibility
Specialization and proof
Pricing transparency
Certifications
Stability

Top score by service

Where they are

19 cities

Agencies scored

on 6 public criteria

AI visibility

421

AI assistant answers recorded on which agencies they name

No agency pays to be listed. Every score cites its sources.

How scoring works

Overview

Top-scoring Minnesota agencies

Scores out of 100 from public reviews, AI visibility, published case studies, pricing transparency, certifications and stability, on the criteria that currently have data.

Top 10 by score. Source: data/agencies.json, updated 2026-10-12.
Rank	Agency	HQ	Services	Rating	Score / 100	Source
1	Windmill Strategy	Minneapolis	Branding, Content, AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO, Social, Web design	4.9(93)from Google 4.9 (69), Clutch 4.9 (24)	87.5	[1] clutch.co [2] windmillstrategy.com
2	Hook Agency	Minneapolis	AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO, Social, Web design	4.9(194)from Google 4.9 (188), Yelp 5.0 (6)	80.1	[1] clutch.co [2] hookagency.com
3	Augurian	Saint Paul	SEO, PPC / paid search, Content, Web design	5.0(20)from Google 5.0 (20)	77.7	[1] augurian.com [2] augurian.com
4	media junction	Saint Paul	Branding, Content, Web design	4.0(16)from Google 3.9 (15), Yelp 5.0 (1)	73.1	[1] agencies.semrush.com [2] mediajunction.com
5	Uproer	Saint Paul	AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO	5.0(44)from Google 5.0 (44)	72.0	[1] clutch.co
6	Brandography	St. Louis Park	Branding, Content, AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO, Web design	5.0(69)from Google 5.0 (61), Clutch 5.0 (7), Yelp 5.0 (1)	71.7	[1] clutch.co [2] brandography.com
7	Romain Berg	Minneapolis	PPC / paid search, SEO, Web design	4.7(30)from Google 4.5 (16), Clutch 4.9 (13), Yelp 5.0 (1)	71.4	[1] clutch.co [2] romainberg.com
8	Finden Marketing	Duluth	Branding, Content, PPC / paid search, SEO, Social, Web design	5.0(58)from Google 5.0 (58)	70.7	[1] findenmarketing.com [2] findenmarketing.com
9	Perrill	Minneapolis	Content, AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO, Web design	4.7(53)from Google 4.7 (41), Clutch 4.9 (9), Yelp 3.7 (3)	70.3	[1] clutch.co [2] perrill.com
10	BizzyWeb	Champlin	Content, AI search (GEO), PPC / paid search, SEO, Social, Web design	4.8(23)from Google 4.8 (23)	70.1	[1] clutch.co [2] bizzyweb.com

Rating = Google, Clutch and Yelp client ratings combined, weighted by review count; total reviews in brackets. Hover for each source.

Which scoring criteria are live

Scores use 6 of 6 criteria (100 of 100 weight points), rescaled to 100. Criteria without data are excluded, not estimated. Methodology

Client reviews · 25%
AI visibility · 20%
Specialization and proof · 20%
Pricing transparency · 15%
Certifications · 10%
Stability · 10%

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AI visibility leaderboard

Which agencies AI assistants name

40 buyer questions asked in 5 assistants.

Mention rate: share of recorded AI answers to Minnesota buyer questions that named the agency. Draft run, directional. Source: data/leaderboard.json, 2026-10-12.
Agency	AI mention rate
Agency Jet	29%
Windmill Strategy	20%
Perrill	18%
Hook Agency	16%
Uproer	11%

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Pricing benchmark

What Minnesota agencies charge

Ranges computed only from agencies with cited public pricing.

Source: data/pricing.json, updated 2026-10-12.
Service	Type	Range
Digital marketing	Per project	$1,000–$250,000
Digital marketing	Hourly	$25–$300
SEO	Monthly retainer	$1,500–$15,000
Web design	Per project	$1,000–$45,000
SEO	Hourly	$50–$300

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Where Minnesota's agencies are

Headquarters by city. Hover or focus a circle for the count; zoom in for the Twin Cities metro.

Circle size and number = agencies headquartered in that city. Simplified state outline.

Agencies by city

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69 agencies plotted across 19 cities. Locations are headquarters cities from each listing (agency coordinates where recorded, otherwise the city centre). Source: data/agencies.json, updated 2026-10-12.

Agencies by service offered

Count of agencies listing each service on their own site. 65 of 69 agencies have a recorded service list; an agency can list several.

Source: data/agencies.json, updated 2026-10-12.

Agencies by founding year

Five-year bins, 1947 to 2023. Based on the 46 of 69 agencies with a founding year from a cited source.

Source: data/agencies.json, updated 2026-10-12.

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