# Black Digital

> Black Digital is a Black-owned, strategy-led marketing agency serving mission-driven organizations from Washington, DC and New York. Founded by Mike Utaegbulam in 2018, it combines brand strategy, web development, content, paid media, and ongoing creative support for nonprofits, higher education, public agencies, healthcare organizations, and associations.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Utaegbulam (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Lead Generation and Audience Development, Revenue and Fundraising Campaigns, Creative as a Service, Website Design and Development, Marketing as a Service
- **Notable:** Won two 2023 Graphic Design USA awards for campaign work for Upwardly Global and The Executive Leadership Council., A Financial Alliance for Racial Equity reviewer reported an 86.8% increase in event attendance, more than $120,000 in diversity-scholarship funding, 532.6% social-audience growth, and 4,500 additional website visits., Delivered two rescued websites within 30 days after a previous vendor left them unfinished or offline.

## Products & services

- **Lead Generation and Audience Development** — Landing pages, paid social, organic content, email capture, nurture sequences, and growth reporting.
- **Revenue and Fundraising Campaigns** — Multi-channel campaigns for enrollment, membership, donation, and fundraising goals across paid media, landing pages, and email automation.
- **Creative as a Service** — Ongoing design, video editing, copywriting, templates, and brand-guide maintenance, with most requests advertised at a 48-72 hour turnaround.
- **Website Design and Development** — Website sprints, care plans, conversion audits, A/B testing, accessibility remediation, CMS training, and custom development.
- **Marketing as a Service** — Unified strategy, creative, paid media, email, web optimization, and reporting for organizations that want to consolidate vendors.
- **Brand Strategy and Content Production** — Identity systems, messaging, campaign creative, reports, video, event collateral, social content, and multicultural audience strategy.

## Achievements

- Won two 2023 Graphic Design USA awards for campaign work for Upwardly Global and The Executive Leadership Council.
- A Financial Alliance for Racial Equity reviewer reported an 86.8% increase in event attendance, more than $120,000 in diversity-scholarship funding, 532.6% social-audience growth, and 4,500 additional website visits.
- Delivered two rescued websites within 30 days after a previous vendor left them unfinished or offline.
- Built DCTV's redesigned streaming website ahead of its April 2025 deadline and launched it within 24 hours after content insertion.
- For CEEJH's 2025 symposium campaign, Black Digital reports 1,336% audience growth, 1,675 new followers, 386,621 impressions, and 2,403 engagements from January through September 2025.
- Public client-review platforms show a 4.9/5 rating across seven Clutch reviews and 5.0/5 across eleven aggregated Google reviews on Birdeye.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Published new portfolio work including the National Black Sheriffs' Association and Black Values Research Survey projects.
- **2026-02** — Showcased a full visual system for the 2026 National Society of Black Engineers convention across web, signage, badges, billboards, toolkits, presentations, social, and email.
- **2025-11** — Published case studies for CEEJH's website and annual symposium, including a reported 1,336% audience increase during the 2025 promotional period.
- **2025-10** — Supported the Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association's 50th Anniversary Leadership Summit, serving approximately 600 attendees in a 3,000-member network.
- **2025-04** — Launched a redesigned DCTV streaming website ahead of the client's April 2 benchmark.

## Links

- Website: https://blackdigitalgroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackdigitalagency/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackdigitalgroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blackdigitalmktg

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Last updated: 2026-09-20