Trembling Giant Marketing, LLC

Based in Sykesville, Maryland, between Baltimore and Frederick in Carroll County, Trembling Giant Marketing, LLC works with small businesses and non-profit organizations, positioning its services around supporting the local community rather than large corporate clients. The agency is owned by Rich Austin and Amy Giannakoulias and describes its team as a group of designers, writers, developers, and marketers based in the same community as their clients. While it works face-to-face with local businesses, the agency also collaborates remotely with clients further away. Its core offerings include search engine optimization, advertising, branding, content marketing, email marketing, graphic design, logo design, and marketing strategy. A notable part of its work is My County Direct, a monthly saturation direct mail program launched after the company's 2016 merger with MBD Maryland; it distributes a high-quality printed mailer to every address in a given community, aiming to drive local traffic and calls to action at a lower cost than other marketing channels. The agency states it offers complimentary reviews and recommendations of a prospective client's marketing strategy, with no obligation to proceed, as an initial step before engagement.