Top 100 Creative Agencies in California
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1$1,000+10 - 49 employeesRolling Hills Estates, CABranding company The Bureau Of Small Projects was founded in 2013. They are based in Rolling Hills Estates, California and Brooklyn, New York and have a small team. The Bureau Of Small Projects provides Branding, Advertising, Web Design, Marketing Strategy, and more.Read More
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The Planetary Society With Bill Nye U.S. Fish and Wildlife Stanford UniveristyIndustries
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2$50,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Diego, CARead More
Big Day the Agency, an advertising company, was founded in 2021. Their small team is based in San Diego, California. Their services include advertising, branding, social media marketing, web design, and more.
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Royal Caribbean InternationalIndustries
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3$25,000+10 - 49 employeesOakland, CARead More
Emotive Brand specializes in B2B strategy, working with high growth tech companies and professional services firms to deliver marketing and brand strategy, brand messaging, visual identity, and logo design.Founded in 2009 and based in Oakland, CA, Emotive Brand has a team of 15+ employees. A few of their specialized services include aligning leadership teams, designing brand experiences, and enabling sales teams with the tools they need.
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SlackIndustries
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4$75,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Diego, CARead More
Founded in 2005, Traina is a premier branding agency based in San Diego that is reimagining the way brands are built. By unifying strategy, design, and digital expertise under one roof, their team creates market-leading brands that are driven by data, fueled by design, and built for digital from day one.
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MicrosoftIndustries
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5$25,000+10 - 49 employeesLos Angeles, CARead More
Bacon and Eggs Media is a small advertising and video production company. The Los Angeles, California-based company was established in 2019. Their services include advertising and video production.
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6$25,000+2 - 9 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Theory SF is a San Francisco-based creative agency. The agency was founded in 2015 and has a team of 10 that provides a variety of services including branding, marketing strategy, web design, advertising, digital strategy, and more.
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NetGearIndustries
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7$25,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Most Likely To is an advertising agency from San Francisco. It was founded in 2017 and now has a team of 6 that works on advertising, branding, digital strategy, media planning & buying, content marketing, and video production for companies of varying sizes.
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Click TherapeuticsIndustries
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8$10,000+10 - 49 employeesCarlsbad, CARead More
Digital Ink is a small advertising company launched in 2014. Their services include advertising, branding, marketing strategy, digital strategy, and more. The company is in Carlsbad, California; Toronto, Canada and Docklands, Australia.
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9$25,000+2 - 9 employeesSan Francisco, CAAdvertising company Juice Design was founded in 1996. They are in SAN FRANCISCO, California and have a small team. Juice Design specializes in advertising, branding, graphic design, video production, and more.Read More
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adidasIndustries
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10$25,000+50 - 249 employeesSan Jose, CAEIGHT25MEDIA, a web design company, was founded in 2011. Headquartered in San Jose, California, their midsize team focuses on Web Design, Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Digital Strategy, and more.Read More
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WeWork Google Swimlane QlikIndustries
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11$25,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Diego, CARead More
BLVR is a new type of agency, not just a creative shop but a belief company. They consult with fearless leaders to build brands that shape culture through brand strategy, identity, campaigns, and experiences.
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AndisIndustries
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12$5,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Gumas is a full-service marketing agency based in San Francisco. The agency, founded in 1984, is a team of less than 20 who provide, among others, marketing strategy, advertising, and graphic design services to a variety of companies.
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Lira ClinicalIndustries
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13$100,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Based in San Francisco, Cutwater is a full-service advertising agency whose name derives from their vision – they help clients find their cutwater, or the clearest manifestation of their company's vision. Founded in 2007, its team of nearly 50 specializes in advertising, SEO, and social media marketing services among other marketing efforts.
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HartzIndustries
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14$10,000+10 - 49 employeesLos Angeles, CARead More
The Miller Group is a digital agency with offices in Los Angeles, McKinney, Texas, and Brooklyn, N.Y. Since 1990, the agency and its team of 10+ have been working with a clients in the such advertising, medical, and business services industry. The team specializes in branding, advertising, and video production.
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15$100,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Gershoni is a creative agency that builds brands for century-old institutions, Fortune top-10 companies, startups, and nonprofits. They are located in San Francisco, CA and have a team of 15 employees that provides branding, content marketing, and advertising to clients across business, consumer, financial, and food and beverage industries.
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GoogleIndustries
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16$5,000+10 - 49 employeesSanta Rosa, CARead More
The Engine is Red is a full-service digital agency with locations in Santa Rosa, Calif., and Minneapolis. The agency was founded in 2008 and has around 20 employees who specialize in marketing strategy, branding, web design and development, and mobile app development, among other services. It serves clients in the health care, nonprofit, retail, education, energy, and financial industries.
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Rombauer VineyardsIndustries
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17$10,000+2 - 9 employeesBurbank, CAGel, CPG & Tech, Strategy & Branding is a branding company headquartered in Burbank, California and Burbank, California. The small firm was launched in 1998. Their team offers Branding, Packaging Design, and Advertising.Read More
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P&GIndustries
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18$10,000+10 - 49 employeesWest Hollywood, CARead More
Blend is a creative branding agency founded in 2012 and headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. The team of about 15 full-time employees (and a mix of freelancers) has a diverse skill set, providing services ranging from UX/UI design to video production to digital strategy to branding to development.
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MideaIndustries
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19$25,000+10 - 49 employeesBerkeley, CARead More
True to its name, Citizen Group is an advertising agency with a pro-social, citizen-based approach. Founded in 2006, Citizen Group is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and its small team of 15 employees offers social media marketing, design, and branding.
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Amnesty InternationalIndustries
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20$10,000+2 - 9 employeesSanta Rosa, CARead More
Circa is a marketing solutions company from Santa Rosa, Calif. It was founded in 2009 and has a small team of 7 that handles an array of projects in advertising, graphic design, print design, branding, social media marketing, video production and more.
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Mechanics Bank Intuit Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority Oakland International AirportIndustries
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21$75,000+10 - 49 employeesEl Segundo, CARead More
London : Los Angeles is a marketing agency founded in 20017 with more than 10 members. Based in El Segundo, Calif., they lend their expertise in advertising, branding, and digital strategy to small and mid-market firms in the fields of business and financial services.
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Total Wine & MoreIndustries
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22$25,000+10 - 49 employeesSausalito, CARead More
DDW is a brand design consulting company based in Sausalito, Calif. Founded in 1997, the team of 35 specializes in packaging design, branding, logo services, and other design. They focus on consumer products and services.
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AB-InBevIndustries
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23$5,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Diego, CARead More
TAVO Media Group is a small advertising company. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the firm was founded in 2012. Their services include advertising, marketing strategy, branding, search engine optimization, and more.
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24$10,000+50 - 249 employeesNovato, CARead More
Headquartered in the Bay Area of CA with second and third offices in Liverpool, UK, and Ontario, Canada, Kiosk is a full-service marketing agency. Founded in 2004, they offer data and analytics and performance marketing services, as well as creative work such as design, branding, and video production.
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PayPalIndustries
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25$50,000+250 - 999 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
3Q Digital is a digital marketing and strategic consulting agency headquartered in San Mateo, Calif. with additional offices in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Burlington, Vt., Austin, Texas, and Raleigh, N.C. Their staff consists of over 250 experts in SEO, social media marketing, and analytics.
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26$10,000+2 - 9 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
UNIT Partners is a branding and graphic design agency based in San Francisco and founded in 1996. UNIT Partners' team of more than 200 employees has more than two decades of experience in web design, branding, and marketing strategy. The firm mainly works with small- and mid-sized businesses but has experience working with large enterprises as well.
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Michael Mina / Mina GroupIndustries
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27$25,000+10 - 49 employeesOakland, CARead More
School of Thought is an advertising firm based in San Francisco. Founded in 2008, their team of 25 serves clients in the nonprofit sector. Services include marketing strategy and SMM.
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28Undisclosed50 - 249 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Duncan Channon is an advertising and media company with creative expertise in branding, design, print, video, and digital marketing. They also provide business strategy and media planning and buying. Founded in 1990, the San Francisco-based team is made up of nearly 100 employees.
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UpworkIndustries
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29$10,000+10 - 49 employeesBerkeley, CARead More
Studio B Films Inc. is a creative and video production agency based in Berkeley, Calif. With a team of 20 employees, they have provided video production, broadcast video, and advertising for midmarket and enterprise businesses since 1992. They work with clients in the IT, consumer products, and advertising industries.
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AdobeIndustries
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30$25,000+10 - 49 employeesSan Francisco, CARead More
Hub Strategy and Communication is a creative agency based in San Francisco. Founded in 2002, their team of about 30 employees provides advertising, marketing strategy, and media planning and buying services.
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San Francisco 49ersIndustries
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