Dreamlocal
Rockland, US · Founded 2017 · Maine LLC · 29 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
Dream Local Digital provides digital marketing services including SEO, social media, web design, and paid advertising to help businesses grow. The company serves businesses of all sizes seeking strategic marketing and growth partnerships.
Also known as Dream Local · Dream Local Digital · Dream Local Digital, LTD.
Founders & leadership
Dreamlocal was founded in 2017 by Shannon Kinney.

Investors · 4
Also in the syndicate · 3
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$1.5M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2017–2019
▶$475KraisedDec 2018 · 4 investors · Business ServicesRule 506(b)
- Robert KelleyExecutive Officer, Director
- Shannon KinneyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Alyssa RolersonExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $1M
- Amount sold
- $475K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $80K
- First sale
- Dec 2018
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Maine, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$997KraisedJul 2017 · 10 investors · Business ServicesRule 506(b)
- Robert KelleyDirector
- Shannon KinneyDirector, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $997K
- Amount sold
- $997K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $75K
- First sale
- May 2017
- Incorporated
- Limited Liability Company, Maine
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Dream Local Digital (Dream Local Digital, LTD.) is a Maine-based digital marketing and communications agency headquartered at 463 Main Street, Rockland, Maine. It provides a full suite of online marketing services covering online marketing strategy development, website development, content marketing and blogging, social media management and profile customization, display and social advertising, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, email marketing, reputation management, consumer insights, sweepstakes and contests, and PR and advertising planning.
The firm works both directly with small and medium-sized businesses and through newspapers, media companies and ad agencies. It is described as a certified Google Partner and a Facebook Blueprint certified company. Company materials describe a cash-flow driven, break-even operating model with a validated service approach serving SMBs nationwide from a Maine base.
Headcount figures across sources range from roughly 21-50 employees, with one directory citing approximately 28 employees as of August 2026 and a company profile listing 62 employees and 35 jobs created. Revenue figures are similarly varied, with company-provided profiles citing roughly $3.0M-$3.6M annually and one directory estimating a $25M-$50M range.
Founding story
Sources list a January 2009 founding in Rockland, Maine, incorporated as an LLC. Founder Shannon Kinney had previously launched two other nationwide online marketing companies before starting the firm.
Business model
The company sells recurring digital marketing services and campaign execution to end-client businesses, and also operates as a white-label or partner-facing provider for newspapers, media companies and ad agencies that resell or extend digital marketing capabilities to their own advertisers. Service lines span strategy development, website development, content and social media, SEO/SEM, display advertising, email marketing and reputation management, with a coaching program (SkillsBuilder Marketing Coach) offered as an extension of client teams.
Fee-based agency services and managed marketing programs for SMBs and media/agency partners. Reported annual revenue ranges from approximately $3.0M (TTM, company profile) to $3.6M (directory estimate), with one directory publishing a broader $25M-$50M estimate.
Traction
Reported metrics include 21-50 employees (approximately 28 in one August 2026 directory listing, 62 in a company profile), 35 jobs created, annual revenue reported between roughly $3.0M and $3.6M, and $725,000 raised in a single disclosed institutional round.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
A mid-sized, regionally headquartered marketing services firm in the SMB digital marketing category, competing with agencies such as Boostability, Direct Online Marketing, WebFX, Townsquare Interactive, Thrive Internet Marketing Agency and Logical Position.
Positioning emphasizes a nationally scalable service model delivered from a Maine base with local-market expertise, certifications as a Google Partner and Facebook Blueprint company, a partner channel serving newspapers and agencies, and a founder with prior experience launching two other nationwide online marketing companies.
Technology
The company's public web properties and marketing stack are reported to include Google Ads, Cloudflare and Cloudflare Insights, HTTP/3, jQuery, Modernizr, Underscore.js, Lazy.js, parallax.js, Swiper, Angular, TypeScript, WPBakery, WP Rocket, reCAPTCHA, Vimeo and Piwik PRO analytics.
Go-to-market
The company sells directly to small and medium-sized businesses and through channel relationships with newspapers, media companies and advertising agencies, supported by a dedicated sales organization (sales leaders, a chief revenue officer and partner support roles) and by marketing coaching programs used to deepen client engagement.
Small and medium-sized businesses nationwide, plus newspapers, media companies and advertising agencies that partner with the firm on their clients' online marketing programs.
Geography
Headquartered in Rockland, Maine, with a regional Maine footprint and clients served nationally across the United States; one directory reports employees across North and South America.
History
Sources give a founding date of January 2009 in Rockland, Maine, with founder Shannon Kinney having previously launched two other nationwide online marketing companies. The agency added senior commercial staff over 2018-2019, including sales leader Deanna Lewis (2018) and chief revenue officer Ron Belyea (2019), and promoted Amber Anderson to senior digital production manager in 2019. It closed an oversubscribed $725,000 Series A in January 2019 co-led by CEI Ventures alongside Maine Venture Fund, Maine Technology Institute, Bangor Angels and Maine Angels individuals. In September 2020 it launched the SkillsBuilder Marketing Coach Program, and in November 2022 hired Jessica Gordon as partner support manager and sales support.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Dreamlocal for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 6
launches, deals, and filingsJessica Gordon joined the Maine-based digital marketing agency as partner support manager and sales support.
Dream Local Digital launched the SkillsBuilder Marketing Coach Program, positioned as an extension of client teams to support their growth.
Dream Local Digital promoted Amber Anderson to senior digital production manager.
Dream Local Digital completed an oversubscribed $725,000 Series A financing co-led by CEI Ventures, with Maine Venture Fund, Maine Technology Institute, Bangor Angels and individual investors from Maine Angels.
$725K source ↗
Ron Belyea was hired as chief revenue officer of Dream Local Digital.
Deanna Lewis, a sales professional with newspaper and digital advertising experience, was hired as a sales leader at the Rockland-based agency.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
3 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Dreamlocal do?
- Rockland, Maine digital marketing agency delivering SEO, social, web, advertising and reputation services to SMBs and media partners.
- Who founded Dreamlocal?
- Dreamlocal was founded by Shannon Kinney in 2017.
- Who are Dreamlocal's investors?
- Dreamlocal's investors include CEI Ventures.
- How much funding has Dreamlocal raised?
- Dreamlocal has disclosed $1.5M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
- Where is Dreamlocal headquartered?
- Dreamlocal is headquartered in Rockland, US.

