WSI Smart Marketing wins 2025 Global Agency of the Year

WSI Smart Marketing, a Santa Rosa digital marketing agency, was named WSI’s 2025 Global Agency of the Year at the network’s convention in Los Cabos, Mexico. The award recognizes revenue performance plus leadership across a network of more than 1,000 agencies in over 80 countries.

Why it matters: - The award puts WSI Smart Marketing among the top performers in a global network of more than 1,000 agencies. - The recognition signals that revenue growth alone was not enough; leadership, collaboration and network-building also mattered. - The win adds external validation for a Santa Rosa agency serving clients across the Western U.S.

What happened: - WSI Smart Marketing received the 2025 Global Agency of the Year award at the WSI Global Convention earlier this June in Los Cabos, Mexico. - The convention brings together WSI consultants, agencies and partners from around the world. - The award went to a WSI agency that combines consistent revenue success with leadership across the wider network. - WSI Smart Marketing is based in Santa Rosa, California, and opened in 2007. - The agency serves business owners across California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.

The details: - WSI Smart Marketing earned the award among more than 1,000 WSI agencies operating across over 80 countries. - WSI Global was founded in 1995. - The award recognizes business performance, leadership, collaboration, community involvement and efforts to strengthen the WSI Network. - Ryan Kelly, founder and CEO of WSI Smart Marketing, said the award reflected the team’s collective effort and focus on client success. - Valerie Brown-Dufour, president of WSI Global, said Ryan and Cynthia consistently rank among the network’s top-performing agencies and contribute time and expertise to others in the community. - The agency works with business owners in home services, automotive, healthcare, professional services, retail and eCommerce. - WSI Smart Marketing says it has nearly 20 years of experience helping businesses grow through results-driven marketing. - The agency’s services include local SEO, paid search, digital PR and web compliance.

Between the lines: - The award suggests WSI values influence inside the network as much as client-facing results. - The recognition also highlights how regional agencies can compete globally when they show both performance and peer leadership. - WSI Smart Marketing’s broad industry mix may have helped demonstrate versatility to the wider network.

What's next: - WSI Smart Marketing can use the award to bolster credibility with prospective clients and partners. - The agency is likely to keep leaning on its network role as it expands work across the Western U.S. - More information