Flying Hippo

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Crafts brands with digital marketing and web design expertise

Flying Hippo is a creative branding and digital marketing agency based in Des Moines, Iowa. Known for its unique approach, the agency combines the talents of quirky creatives, digital gurus, and marketing mavens to connect brands with their target audiences in unexpected ways.

The agency offers a range of services including branding, digital marketing and advertising, website design and development, and video production. Flying Hippo focuses on creating stunning brands that stand out, driving traffic through optimized online campaigns, and producing emotive storytelling through video.

Flying Hippo has worked with a variety of clients such as Iowa State University, Nike, and Holmes Murphy. The agency recently expanded its capabilities through a merger with Celsius Marketing, enhancing its marketing reach and branding footprint.

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Capabilities

Services

What these services involve

Social Media Management (SMM)
Ongoing social content planning, publishing, and community management.
Website Optimization
Improvements to speed, UX, SEO foundations, and site performance.

Agency details

Team size
51-200 people

About this agency on Agency List

Flying Hippo holds an Agency List Score of 96 out of 100.

That score is higher than 88% of the 36,919 agencies Agency List has assessed so far.

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It does not measure client satisfaction, price, or availability.

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Assessment date

Agency List assessed Flying Hippo in September 2026, reading 8 pages published on flyinghippo.com.

The score reflects what Flying Hippo had published by that date; anything published since has not been read.

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