Cardinal Digital Marketing
An Atlanta healthcare performance agency founded in 2009 and now operating as Power Digital's dedicated healthcare division, with multi-location SEO, media and analytics teams.
Hub Score v2.0
62/100
Limited public profile
Top 40%The structured capability record is narrow; verify fit before shortlisting.
Tied #151 with 30 other companies of 399 listed United States companies.
Entry retainer
Not published
No recurring floor published; confirm current scope
Operating history
0 years
At peer median
Documented breadth
8 services
1 industry categories
Evidence confidence
98% · High
264 comparable industry peers
Website traffic
No public estimate
HypeStat · Checked 26 Aug 2026
Traffic context: No defensible current public traffic estimate was recorded for this domain; this field is display-only and does not affect Hub Score. Traffic is display-only and does not affect Hub Score.
Open HypeStat sourceBuyer decision brief
Where the public evidence points
Cardinal remains qualified as an Atlanta-founded healthcare specialist with current named staff, a six-team delivery structure and deep multi-location case evidence. The legacy $7,500 floor is not supported by a current firm-specific offer and is removed. A 2009 start is supported by the founder's 2024 first-party statement that he started Cardinal 15 years earlier; the current company site describes 15 years of experience. Cardinal now operates as Power Digital's dedicated healthcare division, which buyers should evaluate during contracting.
Healthcare-only positioning covers provider groups, hospitals, DSOs, behavioral health and other multi-location care models
The current team page names more than 20 specialists across SEO, analytics, media, accounts, creative and development
Detailed cases connect organic visibility to specialist leads, patient requests and local-market growth
Relative context
How Cardinal Digital Marketing compares
Compared with 264 United States profiles sharing at least one documented industry.
| Measure | Company | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Entry retainer floor | Not published | $1.5k/mo |
| Years operating | 0 | Not published |
| Hub Score v2.0 | 62 | 62 |
| Evidence confidence | 98% | 95% |
Peer comparisons are computed from the current directory dataset, not external market estimates.
Documented services
Linked capabilities are included only when documented in the company research record.
Documented industries
Industry inclusion signals public experience, not exclusive specialisation.
Verified profile evidence
Products and operating claims
Started in 2009
In a 2024 company podcast, founder Alex Membrillo said he started Cardinal 15 years earlier; current company material also describes 15 years of healthcare marketing experience.
Cardinal healthcare SEO podcast
Atlanta operating base
Current company pages identify Cardinal as Atlanta-based; its internship page describes the downtown Chamblee office in metro Atlanta.
Cardinal Atlanta office
More than 20 named current specialists
The current team page names more than 20 people across SEO, analytics, media, accounts, development, creative and leadership, supporting the conservative 20-50 band.
Cardinal team
Healthcare-only organic and performance practice
Current pages document technical, content, local and multi-location SEO alongside paid media, web, CRO, forecasting and analytics for provider groups.
Cardinal healthcare SEO
Six tactical teams with strategy oversight
The current contact page says delivery is divided into six tactical teams with a strategy layer to reduce competitive overlap and protect client intelligence.
Cardinal delivery structure
Firm-specific floor not published
Current pages say strategies reflect client budgets and goals and require a minimum six-month contract, but do not publish an exact Cardinal monthly minimum.
Cardinal engagement FAQ
First-party case evidence
Published client outcomes
Cameron Memorial Community Hospital
285% increase in Find a Specialist leads and 12% increase in organic traffic
Company-published hospital SEO case; organic impressions rose 42% and top-100 ranking keyword coverage rose 165%.
Open sourceMission Healthcare
69% increase in organic clicks and 95% increase in organic impressions year over year
Company-published multi-location home-care case; Google Business Profile views rose 151% and total keyword rankings rose 25%.
Open sourceHVC MD
25% increase in organic visits and 93% increase in appointment requests over three months
Company-published Atlanta cardiovascular case combining an SEO-focused website redesign and paid search; 68 strategic terms reached Google's top three.
Open sourceTransparent scoring
Why Hub Score v2.0 is 62
Operating resilience
3/153 points under 3 years; 6 at 3-5; 9 at 6-10; 11 at 11-15; 13 at 16-20; 15 at 21+ years.
Delivery capability
25/25A monotonic diminishing-return curve: 1 service = 6, 2 = 10, 3 = 14, 4 = 17, 5 = 20, 6 = 22, 7+ = 25.
Sector evidence
17/25Industry coverage contributes 10, 14, 16 or 18 points; 1, 2 or 3+ source-linked case studies add 3, 5 or 7 points.
Commercial clarity
9/204 for a live site + 6 for a disclosed entry floor + 5 for a stated pricing model + 5 for a specific best-fit client statement.
Delivery capacity
8/15Team bands map monotonically: 10-20 = 5, 20-50 = 8, 50-150 = 11, 150-250 = 13, 250-500 or 500+ = 15.
The five capability factors total exactly 100. Evidence Confidence is calculated and displayed separately. See sources, guardrails and formulas →
Questions for the sales call
- Confirm the legal contracting entity, Power Digital relationship and which Atlanta/Cardinal staff will remain accountable throughout the engagement.
- Request SEO-only analytics, CRM and appointment evidence for a comparable healthcare group, with PHI-safe attribution definitions.
- Document the exact fee, six-month minimum, media separation, implementation hours, location count, conflict rules and data ownership.
What this profile does not prove
- The 2009 year is derived from the founder's first-party 2024 statement rather than a current legal-history page.
- The 20-50 band reflects currently named staff on the public team page, not a payroll audit or SEO-only headcount.
- Cardinal now operates as Power Digital's dedicated healthcare division, and selected cases sometimes combine SEO with site redesign or paid media.