Cardinal Digital Marketing vs HawkSEM

A head-to-head comparison of Cardinal Digital Marketing and HawkSEM in ppc agencies, scored across the same 5 weighted criteria so you can see exactly where each agency is stronger.

Cardinal Digital Marketing

Healthcare performance marketing that drives outcomes for multi-location provider groups.

74/ 100 overall
HawkSEM

SEM agency focused on ROI, revenue growth, and quality conversions.

80/ 100 overallHigher score

Score-by-score

CriterionCardinal Digital MarketingHawkSEM
Website Presence(20%)8891
Search Visibility(20%)5262
Trust & Credibility(20%)7985
Market Presence(15%)7484
Customer Satisfaction(10%)8178
Overall7480

Pricing at a glance

Cardinal Digital Marketing

Model
Custom-quoted monthly retainer for ongoing digital marketing/advertising management, with contracts defining a maximum monthly fee; may also include media markup. Third-party directories also list project-based minimums and hourly rate bands.
Typical range
$3,000-$15,000/month
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HawkSEM

Model
Primarily a custom monthly flat-fee retainer for ongoing digital marketing management, with service-specific monthly tiers published on HawkSEM pages. HawkSEM also publicly says PPC agencies may use percentage-of-ad-spend, performance-based, or hybrid pricing, but HawkSEM states it prefers a flat monthly management fee. Some services are offered month-to-month, and Amazon PPC also mentions optional short-term 1- or 2-month engagements.
Typical range
$1,200-$10,000+ / mo
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