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Sonar Digital

Sonar Digital

Review
★7.9/10
🇺🇸 Portland, Maine, United States·2 - 9 employees·Est. 2019·Reviewed Jul 2026

Full-Service, Data-Driven Digital Marketing Agency

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Best For
B2B and local businesses needing affordable data-driven SEO and PPC management
Hourly Rate
$75-99/hr
30% below the $125/hr median for marketing agencies in United States
Min. Project
$1K+
Industries
B2B, Local Business, Professional Services
Sonar Digital

About Sonar Digital

Sonar Digital is a Portland-based digital marketing agency known for transparency, technical expertise, and a human-first mindset. Their team has nearly fifty years of combined experience turning complex digital strategies into precise, actionable results for B2B and local clients.

Who Sonar Digital Is Best For

Sonar Digital works best for B2B, Local Business companies that need SEO and SEM. With minimum project size of $1K+, hourly rates of $75-99/hr, they are accessible to smaller businesses and early-stage companies. Based in Portland, ME, their primary differentiator is transparent reporting.

Why Choose Sonar Digital

Transparent reporting
Technical SEO expertise
Human-first approach
Affordable pricing

Things to Consider

Small team size means limited capacity for large concurrent projects or fast scaling requests
Senior staff may be stretched across multiple accounts, reducing dedicated attention per client
Deep niche focus on B2B and Local Business means companies outside these verticals may not get the same level of specialized attention
Relatively newer agency founded in 2019 with a shorter case study portfolio compared to longer-established competitors

Sonar Digital Services

SEOSEMPPC AdvertisingSocial Media MarketingAnalyticsB2B Customer Acquisition

Selected Work

RestauRent — Early Demand & Platform Growth

RestauRent — Early Demand & Platform Growth

RestauRent

Sonar partnered with RestauRent to build a flexible digital marketing foundation for an emerging event-space booking platform — using paid search and paid social to generate early demand and learn customer behavior.

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Rosemont Market & Bakery — Regional Traffic & Revenue

Rosemont Market & Bakery — Regional Traffic & Revenue

Rosemont Market

Sonar’s integrated digital strategy helped Rosemont Market & Bakery drive store visits, grow revenue, and strengthen community connections across Southern Maine via search, social, email, and video.

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Maine Maritime Academy — Enrollment Paid Media

Maine Maritime Academy — Enrollment Paid Media

Maine Maritime Academy

A digital-first omni-channel paid media strategy drove a 15% increase in undergraduate inquiries for Maine Maritime Academy, exceeding enrollment goals while improving traffic quality.

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Reviews from Google

★5.0/5 (24)
★ 5/5· 2 months ago

I've been working with Sonar Digital for 3 years now and have seen impressive results in SEO and paid search performance. Most recently, I launched a new website, and the Sonar team worked in coordination with my web dev and design team to help ensure a seamless launch, with no loss of organic rank. Sonar's team goes beyond the basics with SEO, and develops tailored, hyper-technical optimization strategies. They have helped my small business dominate in local SEO and boost lead volume. At the end of our most recent engagement, they produced a clear and prioritized action plan to build and maintain technical SEO and GEO dominance. Something I especially appreciate is the flexibility in their approach. They can create a strategic project list for a tech-savvy client like myself, or, if I don

★ 5/5· 3 months ago

We had been using Hubspot's sales platform for several years but we know we were barely scratching the surface of what it could do for us. Hubspot is a very powerful tool -- but only if you have the time and expertise to set it up in a way that best serves your business, which we didn't. That's where Sonar came in -- they dug into our process, helped us understand how to make the most of the platform, and then worked with us to standardize our tracking, streamline our workflow, and integrate automation to support timely and consistent engagement. I would highly recommend them to any small business looking to optimize their sales process.

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