What is an advertising agency?

An advertising agency is a firm that aims to support its clients through the planning and execution of advertising campaigns and strategies.

How do I choose an advertising agency?

With all the options in San Francisco, it’s not always easy! Start by defining your agency preferences: agency size, budget, location preferences, touchpoint preferences, and more. Then use sites like The Manifest to find advertising companies that meet your requirements. This will help you shortlist a few firms to reach out to with an RFP. Then, you can interview and get to know your shortlisted firms better to come to a final decision.

What are the two main types of advertising agencies?

There are full-service and specialized agencies. Full-service firms offer all types of advertising services and are most helpful to those with a wide variety of advertising needs. Specialized agencies, on the other hand, focus their expertise in one advertising area and demonstrate a complete mastery of it in their work. These companies are best suited for niche projects that fall completely within the scope of their expertise.

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- SmartSites
  (211 Reviews) 4.9
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    4.8
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  - $1,000+
  - 250 - 999 employees
  - Paramus, NJ
  SmartSites is a full-service digital agency located in Paramus, N.J. Founded in 2011, SmartSites has a team of nearly 100 designers, writers, developers, marketers, and problem solvers who work tirelessly to make websites successful. SmartSites offers its clients creative ways to build, plan, and promote their website. They focus on web design, PPC marketing, and organic SEO.
  
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Vision Marketing

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Fairfield, CA
Vision Marketing, an advertising company, is located in Fairfield, California. The small agency was established in 2019. Their services include advertising, branding, marketing strategy, and social media marketing.
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Next PR

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- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Next PR is an advertising company established in 1978. They are based in Colorado Springs, Colorado; San Francisco, California; Chicago, Illinois and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and have a midsize team. Their services include advertising, branding, public relations, social media marketing, and more.

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Whole Whale

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Whole Whale is an advertising company founded in 2010. Their small team is located in Brooklyn, New York; San Francisco, California and Munich, Germany and offers advertising, social media marketing, digital strategy, email marketing, and more.

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Mono

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- $10,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Mono is a Minneapolis-based creative agency, with an office in San Francisco. Mono specializes in web design, social media marketing, digital strategy, advertising, and branding. Founded in 2004, the company currently has nearly 250 employees. Mono has worked with businesses across a variety of industries.

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- League of Legends
- Alfa Romeo
- Walmart
- Raised Real
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335

The Olive Street Agency

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Oakland, CA
Advertising company The Olive Street Agency is located in Oakland, California. The small team provides advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more and was established in 2012.
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336

B Line Marketing

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Oakland, CA
B Line Marketing is an advertising company. The small team is in Oakland, California. Their services include advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more.

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337

Susby Internet Solutions

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Oakland, CA
Susby Internet Solutions is a small advertising company. Launched in 2009, the firm is headquartered in Oakland, California. Their team provides advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more.

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338

Vaughan & Company

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Vaughan & Company, a small advertising company, is in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1988, the team provides advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more.
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339

Online Advantages

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Santa Clara, CA
Online Advantages is an advertising company. Their small team is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. The firm offers advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more.
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BAY SEO

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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Oakland, CA
Based in Oakland, California, BAY SEO is a small advertising company. The team offers advertising, branding, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and more.
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Vinson Advertising Ads

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Santa Rosa, CA
Vinson Advertising Ads, an advertising company, is in Santa Rosa, California. The firm offers advertising, other marketing, search engine optimization, video production, and more and has a small team.The firm was launched in 1987.
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Kraft Branding

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Kraft Branding is a branding company. Their small team is based in San Francisco, California. Their team focuses on branding, advertising, graphic design, and logo.

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Form & Fiction

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- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Form & Fiction is a small advertising company. The San Francisco, California-based company was established in 2013. Their services include advertising, branding, digital strategy, and video production.
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InnoVision

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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Petaluma, CA
Established in 2013, InnoVision is an advertising company. The company focuses on advertising, digital strategy, search engine optimization, and web design and has a small team.
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Creative Orange Design

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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Oakland, CA
Small advertising company Creative Orange Design, is headquartered in Oakland, California. Their services include advertising, branding, graphic design, logo, and more.
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