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$1.48M EBITDA Boutique Digital Marketing Agency with 60% Margins photo
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$1.48M EBITDA Boutique Digital Marketing Agency with 60% Margins

Mecklenburg County, NC, US

This boutique digital marketing agency represents a rare opportunity to acquire a high-margin, future-proof business with exceptional growth potential. Generating $2.5M-$3.5M in annual revenue with 60%+ EBITDA margins, the agency operates on a 100% recurring revenue model through monthly retainers, ensuring predictable cash flow and minimal client churn. Its proprietary "future-proof" marketing frameworks and AI-ready solutions position it as a leader in adapting to industry changes, while a lean contractor model keeps overhead low and scalability high. With 95% of clients acquired through referrals and an 8+ year average retention rate, the business has demonstrated remarkable stability and organic growth potential. The agency's strategic focus on high-demand verticals (home services and healthcare) provides a defensible niche, with 40% of revenue currently from a key industry partnership that also serves as a platform for expansion. Additional growth levers include vertical expansion into adjacent sectors, formalization of outbound sales, and monetization of AI consulting services. This turnkey operation offers acquirers immediate cash flow alongside multiple pathways to scale, making it ideal for strategic buyers or investors seeking a tech-enabled marketing asset with durable competitive advantages. The founder is willing to support transition, ensuring continuity while allowing new ownership to capitalize on untapped market opportunities.

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Market Snapshot

National transaction benchmarks for communication and media business businesses.

Under $500K

Median revenue$435k
Median cash flow$114k
Median sale price$230k
Multiple range1.4x - 2.3x

$500K to $2M

Median revenue$1.06m
Median cash flow$334k
Median sale price$1m
Multiple range2.5x - 3.9x

A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.

What to know about communication and media business acquisitions

GW

By George Wellmer

Cofounder & CEO

Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating communication and media business acquisitions.

Separate durable revenue from declining revenue

Subscriptions, recurring ad contracts, legal-notice income, and retained production clients behave nothing like one-off projects or shrinking circulation. Get the trend by line, not the total.

Confirm who owns the content, archives, and IP

Rights to the masthead, archives, footage, and recurring formats are the real assets; verify ownership and that licenses and talent releases transfer.

Quantify advertiser and client concentration

A handful of advertisers or one anchor client can carry and sink the business. Understand what happens if the largest leave.

Look honestly at the digital transition

Web traffic, email lists, and digital revenue show whether there's a future beyond the legacy format; an owned audience beats print circulation alone.

Identify talent and relationship dependence

Editors, producers, and salespeople often carry the advertisers and audience. Know who holds those relationships and retention after close.

Pressure-test fixed costs and obligations

Presses, studios, leases, and freelance or union commitments lock in cost. Understand what you can flex.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common buyer questions for this market.

It can be, but lenders are cautious about declining-revenue categories and concentration. Recurring digital revenue and a durable audience fund far more easily than print or a few advertisers.