We are a melting pot of data junkies, tech-obsessed nerds & creative geniuses.
If you ask us who we are, simply put, we are a creative and digital marketing agency based in Portland, Maine. If you ask us what we believe, well that’s different.
We feel every single thing we preach, build and manage needs to have a sense of direction and purpose. We believe no two clients are alike, and every project will have unique challenges, strategies and goals. We believe the truth is somewhere in the data – It just needs to be discovered. And we believe, that while pretty pictures are nice, design should function to perform. We believe in a lot of thing but mostly, we believe in fostering solid relationships with the work that we do and the people we do it for.
Why DIV?
DIV was born in 2016 and has grown into an established digital marketing and creative agency operating out of our little happy place, in Portland, Maine. DIV is a byproduct of Digital Impulse Boston, a full service digital marketing agency that Jeff Mitchell started in 2010. Together, the two offices have served local, regional and national clients of all shapes and sizes and across all different industries and verticals.
Meet Our People
Jeff Mitchell
Jeff Mitchell has worked extensively in the marketing and web design sectors for over 16 years, mostly in strategy and account director roles. Jeff started Digital Impulse, a full service digital marketing agency based in Boston in 2010 and then opened up the sister office, Digital Impulse Verge (Portland Office), in 2016. Jeff has led and managed hundreds of website projects and digital marketing campaigns in a variety of industries.
Allison
Kraus
Allison Kraus is our lead designer with expertise in both graphic design and web design. She also has extensive experience building websites on content management systems such as WordPress, Shopify & Squarespace. Allison has designed and architected countless sites in both the B2B and B2C verticals and driven creative throughout many other aspects of our clients’ digital and branding needs.
Katie
Okolita
Katie Okolita is our seasoned web developer and digital specialist with a passion for producing efficient and evocative websites. Katie lends her digital expertise to the creation for all client work and plays a key role in tying all of the digital pieces together. She is well versed in many language and platforms, including WordPress, Drupal, Shopify, WooCommerce and others.
Nina
Gibson
Nina Gibson has been creating and managing adaptable SEM solutions to businesses and organizations across a variety of sectors and industries. Nina has 10 years of experience in developing and implementing effective digital marketing strategies and solutions for businesses of all sizes, including Fortune 500 companies, Non-Profits and iconic global brands. Her expertise includes PPC management, Search Engine Optimization, Conversion Rate Optimization, and developing inbound marketing strategies for E-commerce.
Caitlin
Colby
Caitlin Colby specializes in designing and implementing winning messaging strategies and leveraging digital and social media technologies to achieve successful outcomes for businesses, non-profits, and public outreach campaigns. She’s worked with a broad range of clients across the country on local, state and national events and campaigns. She has experience in brand management, event marketing, website design, email marketing, managing CRM platforms, and more.
Chris
Protzmann
Chris Protzmann is an experienced web and graphics designer with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in Advertising, Adobe Creative Suite, and WordPress development, Chris has spearheaded hundreds of website design and development with a particular focus on WordPress development and custom site builds. Chris is also an arts and design professional with a Bachelor’s degree focused in New Media from University of Maine and managed hundreds of website projects and digital marketing campaigns in a variety of industries.