Why is your agency called Built by Love?

"Built by Love" is more than a brilliant brand name. It is an expectation based on values and purpose that every client we work with embraces. It attracts amazing clients and equally repels the wrong ones. See the Benefits of working with Built by Love.

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Industry Leaders

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The Agency That's Built by Love

We’ve been around the block. Since 1998, actually. Long before social media. Before funnels were trendy. Before “digital strategy” became a buzzword.

While the tools kept changing, one thing didn’t: great marketing always comes down to understanding people, behavior, and timing. We’ve guided clients through every major shift in technology and consumer behavior, helping Fortune 500 brands, funded startups, and service-based businesses around the world win in their markets.

This kind of experience isn’t common. And it’s exactly what smart clients expect.

In 2015, founder Daniel Bussius made a deliberate choice: stop chasing volume and focus on impact. Built By Love now partners with a select group of service-based businesses who want more than growth. They want meaning, momentum, and measurable results.

Our Clients want to win and they know that winning takes real effort. They value A-players. And they want a marketing partner who integrates deeply, thinks strategically, and operates like an extension of their internal team.

If you’re ready to cut through the chaos, stand out with authentic, personality-driven creative, and scale profitably with purpose, we should talk.

We just might be a match made in heaven.

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Built by Love,

Throughout the Years

The Start

The agency was born

While a Sophomore at San Diego State University, Daniel Bussius founded In The Mix Promotions, Inc. an experiential marketing and event agency. Our first client was Lucky Strike.

March 13, 1998

Agency Clients

Growing the client roster

With a growing roster of clients including Rolling Stone Magazine, KOOL and Vans, the agency expanded across the United States

2001

Small Businesses. Built by Love

Small business services

Having worked with an extensive list of Fortune 500 brands, the agency expanded its services to begin offering his expertise to small business owners.

2009

Full-Service Digital Marketing Agency

The naming of Built by Love

The agency rebranded as Built By Love® as a full-service digital marketing agency.

2015

Most Valuable Partner

Thryv partnership

After an incredible run of client successes, Built By Love® was awarded Most Valuable Partner in the world by Keap (now Thryv).

2018

Hubspot Ecosystem

Hubspot Platinum Agency

After only 1 year of stepping into the Hubspot ecosystem, Built By Love® is awarded as a prestigious Platinum Agency

2022

Marketing Built by Love Published

Acclaimed best-seller

Marketing Built By Love was published becoming a best seller in three categories, was picked up nationally by Barnes & Noble retailers and earned industry acclaim.

2024

Double Silver Davey Award Winner

Winner of two Davey Awards

Built By Love® wins two silver Davey Awards in Videography for the Boy Scouts of America for creative, script writing, and production.

2024

Award-winning Podcast

Built by Love wins W3 award

Built by Love wins a W3 Award for its self titled podcast in the Business & Entrepreneurship podcast category

2025

We don’t just talk a big game,
we bring receipts

Industry accreditations, a best-selling book, numerous national awards and an ever growing list of industry-leading clients says one thing loud and clear - we deliver results.