The Media Captain

• Pricing model: Hybrid model depending on service: digital marketing is primarily a custom monthly retainer billed in advance, while web design/development is fixed-price after discovery and estimated from hourly rates. They also publish baseline service packages for paid advertising and social media, but without dollar amounts, and add-ons/customization above baseline.
• Starting price: $1,000 / month
• Typical range: $1,000-$10,000 minimum budget
• Billing: Digital marketing is billed monthly in advance; development projects typically require a 35% downpayment and are then delivered on a fixed-price project basis after discovery. Web development estimating is based on published hourly rates of $200/hr for design/development and $175/hr for content creation, with one-time setup and monthly hosting examples also shown.
• Contract terms: Digital marketing agreements include either a 30-day or 60-day opt-out depending on resources allocated; development engagements do not have an opt-out.
• Free trial: Free strategy call / consultation is offered, but no free trial or pilot pricing was found.

The strongest public pricing evidence comes from The Media Captain's own website for web design/development rates and billing terms, plus Clutch/DesignRush directory profiles for entry budget and spend bands. The $1,000/month figure is from a verified Clutch client review and is not a universal list price published by The Media Captain; similarly, the $1,000-$10,000 range is a directory minimum-budget band, not a formal package price on their own site. Their own site makes clear that digital marketing pricing is custom quote-based, with baseline packages for paid ads and social media but no published dollar amount, while web projects are far more concrete with published hourly rates, sample project totals, a $125 setup fee example, and $75/month hosting examples.

A typical engagement with The Media Captain starts with a fairly structured onboarding phase where they gather access, learn the client’s business, assign the working team, and set up communication. From there, they move into strategy and execution, usually working through recurring meetings, documented project management, ongoing deliverables, and regular performance reviews or design feedback until launch or ongoing optimization.

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   Complete onboarding and handoff

   The engagement begins with onboarding: The Media Captain says its digital marketing onboarding uses an extensive checklist to gather credentials and prepare campaigns, while development projects begin with a requirements list, scope, timeline, team introductions, and kickoff meetings. Reviews also describe the early transition into their work as smooth and well organized.

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   Align on goals, business context, and strategy

   After kickoff, they spend time learning the client’s business and tailoring the plan rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. Reviewers describe them as consultative, proactive, and focused on matching strategy to the client’s industry, goals, and changing scope.

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   Assign the working team and collaboration structure

   The company states that digital marketing clients are assigned a strategist, with oversight from a lead digital strategist, while web/development clients get a project manager, designer, and developer. Customers also report collaborating through virtual meetings, email or messaging, and project management software, including Monday.com boards on web projects.

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   Create deliverables and gather client feedback

   For website work, The Media Captain says it prepares wireframes and mockups before development so clients can see what the site will look like and provide feedback. Reviews reinforce that the team takes client inputs such as bullet points or general ideas and turns them into a cohesive message and finished deliverables.

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   Launch or execute campaigns and site work

   Once strategy and creative are aligned, they execute the agreed work, such as SEO, PPC, social media, content, Google Business Profile recovery, or full website rebuilds. Client reviews repeatedly mention timely delivery, responsive follow-through, and the team staying invested until the requested outcome is completed.

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   Review progress in recurring meetings and reports

   During active work, clients describe weekly meetings where The Media Captain outlines progress, next steps, and metrics, and some ongoing marketing engagements shift to monthly update meetings after the initial build phase. The company also says digital marketing clients are integrated into a real-time reporting platform for ongoing visibility into performance.