CAGnite launches nationally with integrated growth model for scaling brands

CAGnite entered the market less like a shop selling campaigns and more like a firm selling an operating model. The national launch, paired with a live website, framed the agency as a growth partner built to help businesses that have outgrown transactional vendor relationships, and that positioning says a lot about where agency competition is headed.

The May 19 announcement identified the founders as Austin Camp and Kaitlin Gagnon and said they had already spent time quietly proving the model with a diverse client roster. It also put weight behind the branding by stressing that Camp and Gagnon worked together for years on marketing for Milberg, the international plaintiffs’ law firm. Camp brings two decades of corporate leadership, most recently as vice president of global operations at Milberg, along with a Marine Corps background that included more than 100 combat missions in overseas deployments. Gagnon is described as a nationally published journalist and award-winning screenwriter, a background that makes the firm’s blend of performance and narrative feel deliberate rather than decorative.

That mix is reflected in how CAGnite describes itself. The company calls itself a growth agency and says it was founded on the principle that when the right elements come together, ignition occurs. Its service mix is straightforward but pointed: SEO, PPC, social media growth, and web design and management. The pitch is not just execution in separate channels, but coordination across the pieces that often break down when brands rely on disconnected specialists.

The timing matters. HubSpot’s 2026 State of Marketing report says 40.6% of marketers are updating SEO strategy for AI-powered search engines, 70.2% believe they can adapt to changes in organic search, and more than 92% plan on or are already using SEO optimization for traditional and AI-powered search engines. IAB’s 2026 Outlook Study forecasts 9.5% year-over-year growth in U.S. ad spend, while Forrester says agencies are being reshaped by automation, consolidation, and creator-led strategies, and that 85% of U.S. B2C marketing executives plan to review their media agencies in 2026. Against that backdrop, CAGnite’s message is clear: new agencies are no longer trying to win on a service menu alone. They are trying to win on systems, speed, and the promise that growth can be built to compound.