While Chicago, nicknamed the “Windy City” is primarily known for its delicious food, unique architecture and a vibrant music scene, it’s also an important and expanding tech hub (with a growth of about 20% over the past 10 years), hosting thousands of IT companies.

It was already an established hub with a significant number of companies operating in finance, healthcare, logistics and other industries, all requiring robust IT solutions, as technology is inevitably making its way in all of these industries.

Chicago has a thriving startup ecosystem (currently ranked 6th in the US according to Global Startup Ecosystem Index) and has a large talent pool, due to multiple universities located in the city (it’s one of the top cities by the number of graduates with a computer science degree).

According to the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the fiscal impact generated by the city’s tech industry was more than $651M.

The same source states that Chicago is the national leader when it comes to diversity and inclusion in tech: 34% of startups were founded by women (2 times more than the global average) and 32% of Black and Latino professionals working in IT.

There are lots of well known tech companies that have a significant presence or a headquarter in Chicago. Some of them are:

• Motorola

• Grubhub

• Groupon

• Braintree

• ActiveCampaign

• Cameo

• Cars.com

Chicago is set to become one of the top tech locations in the US, due to several reasons:

• Thriving startup ecosystem

• Multinational companies expanding their presence in the city

• State government supporting the IT industry

• Venture capital funding

TechBehmoths lists more than 500 IT service providers from Chicago. If you’re looking for a reliable IT company in this city, feel free to browse the company profiles and shortlist them based on your project requirements. 

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“Content is King”, you’ve probably heard that expression. However, not everyone knows that Bill Gates is the author of this quote. In 1996, he wrote an essay with this title and posted it on Microsoft’s website.

He said that the most income on the internet will be generated by content, emphasizing the importance of content in the digital era.

According to the digital marketing survey conducted by TechBehemoths, about 34% of digital agencies frequently use content marketing in their advertising activities.

Having a website and a blog or a channel where you can publish your content is a must these days. Not only do you have to produce high quality content in various formats (articles, emails, videos, graphics, podcasts, etc.) but also make sure you can distribute and promote it.

This is where content marketing comes in. It’s the process of creation, distribution and promotion of content via different marketing channels. There are multiple businesses that used content marketing to succeed. Hubspot, Buffer, Tripadvisor, Just Eat are just a few examples.

There are multiple benefits when it comes to content marketing:

• Increases your brand awareness
• Establishes expertise
• Boosts your organic traffic
• Helps with lead generation
• Builds customer loyalty
• Makes your customer service better
• Covers multiple content formats

Choosing the best content marketing agency for your business needs can be a challenging task. There are multiple aspects to take into account:

• Evidence of expertise
• Evidence of ethical values
• Skilful team
• Price range
• Portfolio
• Case studies
• Customer reviews
• Communication and reporting

TechBehemoths lists more than 9,960 content marketing service providers to choose from. The agencies are located all over the world and have various experience, team sizes and price ranges.

To ease the selection process, we’ve created a powerful filter which you can use to narrow down the results based on your requirements and shortlist the companies. Browse their profiles  and contact them for possible collaborations. There is no obligation to hire!