Top 50 Digital Agencies in San Francisco in 2018

A retail chain hired 3Q Digital to help with its paid search and social media marketing. From this partnership, the chain's conversion rates improved over 30%, and the ROI for search campaigns improved by 40%.

“I’m most impressed with 3Q Digital's knowledge of all the advanced and best tactics, features, and betas. They’re always much farther ahead, and they’ve actually got experience doing them. A lot of agencies don’t have the experience.” – Digital Marketing Manager, Retail Chain

An IT services provider originally hired Alaniz to build their website, but they ended up overhauling their entire brand strategy. They created a new logo and built up an inbound marketing campaign for them.

"They understand my business process and my strengths, and build tools that really highlight us in the marketplace. They don’t take a lot of liberty and are a real partner to our creative team." - CEO, IT Services Provider

Artsy Geek helped a  small-business advocacy nonprofit revitalize its brand identity and bolster its online recognition by designing digital and print materials for its annual conference. As a result of its partnership with Artsy Geek, BALLE received tremendously positive feedback from conference attendees.

"Our company’s C-Suite was blown away by the look and level of quality apparent in everything Artsy Geek for us. Having my bosses and their mentors say praise the product was incredible.” – Director of Community Engagement, Nonprofit for Small Businesses

A professional coach wanted to pivot to a larger audience and had to adjust their brand accordingly. BayCreative redesigned their website and branding efforts, including materials like digital business cards and Google Forms. BayCreative now helps produce promotional content for social campaigns. 

"My main objective was to gain some traction doing the same thing, but for a different audience. I’ve successfully broken into that audience and booked numerous speaking engagements and gained various clients. Not only that, but it has also gone global which is something that I didn’t really expect. I’m extremely happy with their work." – CEO, Professional Coach Company

A large, influential cloud services company hired Beyond for its content marketing and digital strategy expertise. The main project was a content hub that featured industry news and best practices for chief information officers (CIOs). They also designed a client-oriented newsletter for the company, which features vital industry and company information in a marketable format for users. The client praised Beyond's flexibility, noting that their projects included a number of pivots and last-minute changes that Beyond accounted for seamlessly.

"Their enthusiasm for our projects is unparalleled, and it’s great to have a partner that’s optimistic about what you can create together." – Content Marketing Lead, Large Tech Company

Blue Label Labs both consulted for and developed an iOS and Android mobile app for an experience management platform. The client enjoyed the positive responses from app users, loved the team’s responsiveness, and referred to their project management as “excellent.”

"They feel like they’re an extension of our team, and I can pick up the phone at any time and get a response." – Product Manager, Market Research Firm

Blue Water was hired in 2013 to provide web development services for a New York accounting firm, including user experience and web design. Since then, they also have assisted the firm with site updates and product management.

“The talent that Blue Water has on the design side of the house is their specialty.” – Manager, Accounting Firm

An educational company that manages university websites was trying to increase the quality of their site content. Brafton provided blog content for the company's site, including articles and infographic design. They also manage the company's social media accounts and calendar.

"Our engagement online has been very good...It’s a combination of excellent communication, excellent customer service, and quality of work." – SEO Manager, Education Company

A fire alarm company hired Camp Creative to redesign their WordPress site. To help the client increase sales, Camp Creative provided assistance with the client's content strategy and SEO. The client appreciated that their key goal was met.

"The way they balance creativity and data management is pretty impressive. It's rare to find a company with that balance." – Marketing Director, Fire Alarm Company

A local graphic design company hired Colibri Digital Marketing to optimize their website for SEO. Colibri Digital Marketing created a strategy that would maximize the design company's inbound lead generation through rewriting the site's copy, creating a keyword plan, and formatting an e-mail campaign. 

"They’re super knowledgeable, easy to work with, and excellent communicators. They made sure to understand our business and our needs so that there was no disconnect between us and our target market." – Owner, Graphic Design Company

An upscale shopping center and hotel development in San Francisco used Crowd to develop a marketing strategy for leasing units and attracting specific kinds of tenants. The development firm behind the complex employed the whole array of Crowd's services, including web design, physical advertisements and signage, and social media presence. The development has since confirmed several high profile individuals will be bringing restaurants and storefronts to the location when it opens.

" Their level of sophistication in terms of design profile is strong, and it’s definitely a distinctive factor about Crowd, compared to other designers and agencies I’ve worked with in the past. They have a good sense for sorting through the clutter and figuring out what’s right for my project. " - Director of Marketing, San Francisco commercial development

CSTMR partnered with a bank to provide web design and marketing services. They built the client's new website, migrated and revamped an entire platform, and created new content based on branding and messaging guidelines.CSTMR organized email campaigns via Constant Contact and Buffer, created print design assets, and managed social media accounts for marketing purposes.  A marketing promotions calendar for the bank to follow increased their brand awareness.

"CSTMR is very organized and updates us about 3–4 times a week. Anytime I need marketing materials, they generate designs based on specs I post to Basecamp and always keep the look and feel consistent with our brand." – EVP, Financial Institution

Encircl provided branding services to a self-employed consultant. They focused on the website and content creation, particularly blog entries. Leads increased as a result. 

"There were times that having certain information from me would probably have made things easier, but they were able to finish the project regardless." — Self-Employed Consultant

Epsilon transformed a static website into a dynamic and interactive site for a public sector institution. The project entailed visual designs, page reviews, usability tests, and backend development. The client saw a dramatic improvement in traffic to the site.

“They [Epsilon] follow best practices in most cases, and that’s really their forte. It’s quite obvious that they’re very skilled at what they do.” – Chief of Application Services, Public Sector Institution

A large pharmaceutical company wanted to find ways to better utilize their digital marketing channels. Extractable analyzes their core website traffic and surrounding data. As a result of these efforts, they've empowered the client to draw key insights about new opportunities.

"The two resources on their team are really some of the smartest people in this industry. They have a strong sense of the purpose of analytics. I feel that a strong, skilled workforce is important. I just keep adding more value than I pay for them." — Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Company

FINE developed a new branding strategy for a catering company that included a new website with a live stream and a new logo. The client was impressed with the increase in web traffic after working with FINE. 

"We’ve seen steady growth since we started SEO development, and monthly traffic was up roughly 250% after last year’s relaunch. Client feedback is tremendous, and our site sets the bar for our competitors." – Founder, Global Gourmet Catering 

In 2015, Flair Designs worked with an adoption agency to develop a more user-friendly website. Flair Designs increased the client's website traffic, integrated social media, and updated the site continuously. The client was impressed with Flair Design's attention to detail and organization. 

"They were great. They stayed much more on track than we did. They were constantly reminding us about what they needed from us. They were good taskmasters." – Executive Director, Bay Area Adoption Services 

A language school hired GH Branding because their history of expert service. They launched a new, innovative brand with the help of a Facebook game and other modern branding and marketing techniques. Their work allowed the school to succeed in a competitive market.

"The growth we’ve had in four years for 14 branches was because of our brand." —Founder, Language School

A medical device company with a first-mover advantage hired Greater Than One for brand awareness and outreach to their target clientele. Greater Than One developed websites, performed SEO services, online advertising, and managed CRM applications for the device company. The client was particularly pleased with the personalized attention they were given and the relationships they built. 

"They’re very diligent, they’re very attentive, and they really know the digital world. They keep up with the latest developments. They issue points of view on new technologies that are coming, which is very helpful if you’re a client to talk through what those are." – Senior Director of Digital Strategy, Medical Device Company

Hero Digital was hired by an art non-profit to take over a data migration after a previous vendor couldn't finish the project. Hero Digital went on to help with a general rebranding, redesigning and developing their website, managing SEO, and their Sitecore CMS. 

"We were in bad shape before Delphic began working with us. We’ve already seen significant increases in traffic, visibility, and conversions. We’ve also engaged Delphic for some of our SEM and pay-per-click campaigns. They’ve optimized our content for search at least twice already. Over half of our Web traffic comes in from search engines, so we’re very, very pleased with that." – Web Production Coordinator, Non-Profit

An electric company was undergoing a major transition and needed to adjust their digital image. JUMBOshrimp audited and overhauled the brand. They redesigned the website and produced a new tagline, manifesto, and guidelines. After launching these new branded assets, they later created brochures, packaging, and produced a commercial.

"When we started working with JUMBOshrimp, some of our products were not up to par. However, after JUMBOshrimp did their research, they helped bring consistency and gave us an identity." – Director of Media and Technology, Electric Company

KO Websites was hired by a roofing company to design its website. KO Websites built the site based on instructions from the roofing company and conducted local SEO service. KO Websites continues to optimize and update content for search engines. The client was pleased that he finally found a company that understood him and his vision for his small business. 

"I've been very happy with what they've done. One reason why I continue to stay with them and invest the money that I do is because they provide me peace of mind knowing that I have somebody taking care that." – President, Roofing Company

A private medical practice partnered with Kwok Design to design and maintenance a website. Using WordPress, the team at Kwok Design designed a website for the client and has continuously updated the website over a 15-year period. Kwok Design also managed content and some social media for the website. The client was impressed by the team at Kwok Design's responsiveness and professionalism. 

"They were always very responsive to requests. Often in the same day, the project manager would update the website if I sent a request for a change or the posting of an article or a blog." – Surgeon, Private Medical Practice 

LA Creativo's revamping the branding of a life-coach service. Their team curates their social media engagements and is reworking their site to clearly showcase the company's core values and information. Their work continues to increase the brand's online presence, and their content receives positive feedback from customers.

"I get positive compliments all the time on my website and my brand. Their direction and guidance helped me narrow the scope. Looking at my social media presence or my website, you can see how well they’ve separated my business and personal brands." — Owner, Life Coach

An international development NGO wanted to make their work more visible online while also clarifying their business to potential clients. Marker Seven designed and developed a website that facilitated messaging and collaboration across the organization. The new site featured strong visuals and conveyed the client's mission in an accessible way.

"Every single person we’ve worked with has sent me emails saying what an extraordinary site, and who did it and can I get their number." - Director, International Development NGO

A law firm was looking for an SEO and media partner and saw MediaSmack as the natural fit because of its legal focus. MediaSmack manages the law firm's social media, SEO services, particularly keywords, ran the firm's AdWords, and supported its new WordPress site. The client has seen their leads through search increase tenfold and its site content has increased in quantity and quality. 

"They have great interpersonal skills and I'm impressed with their expertise and effectiveness. Even though they're not a huge company, they're very responsive and professional. I recommend them all the time." – Director of  Community Relations & Marketing, Law Firm

Momentum worked with a small marketing and advertising company to create UI designs for a customer shopping app. The company took initial designs for an e-commerce app and refined them into a mobile app prototype. Though Momentum had a strict timeline, they created a UI design that many of the app's users found to be more intuitive.

"Consistently, users and customers have seen a clear difference between what we showed them before and their overall experience after Momentum worked on the project. Post-Momentum, it was a lot more intuitive, as people said, 'I think I understand what this app can do.'" – CEO, Marketing and Advertising Company

A company that manufactures window shutters hired Motava to refresh their website design, optimize their website for mobile, and manage their digital marketing, including a blog and social media. Motava also provided assistance with improving the client's SEO.

"From a project management perspective, [Motava] allows me to focus on my business and grow it. They're also very proactive in probing potential opportunities and meeting with us to discuss."- CFO & Vice President of Window Shutters Manufacturer

Noble Studios built and redesigned a nonprofit's website and mobile development. More recently, they handle SEO, SEM, digital media buys, and other strategic marketing resources. Thanks to their efforts, one of the client's studies garnered 10,000 participant signups within 48 hours.

"Noble [...] treats you like your needs are unique, and I feel like their solutions are tailored to our market and our region." – Director of Communications & New Media, Nonprofit

While their clients come from many industries, Palmer has a history of working with clean energy firms. A solar energy firm went to Palmer to revamp their digital marketing strategy, which had fallen short on social media metrics. Palmer helped them with brand development, moved their website to HubSpot, and organized campaigns on social media and elsewhere that proved successful for the company.

" They have a very insightful and intelligent team that came up with a lot of excellent ideas and strategies. Also, they listened to us and got everything right the first time, which saved us a lot of time." - Director of Marketing, Solar Energy Firm

Prolific Interactive developed both an iOS and Android app for a bridal retail chain. The app replicated the company’s website and included some additional interactive features such as a wedding dress finder and personality quiz.

“Prolific has been a great partner soup to nuts, handling all of the frontend development work and the design work. They’ve gone above and beyond and done some of the user research analysis.” – Senior Manager, Bridal Retail Chain

A subsidiary of a large auto manufacturer sought Propane Studio's design expertise in creating a vehicle entertainment platform. Propane Studio first consulted with the firm to ensure clear expectations, then created all the visual assets for the platform. They also handled the branding. The client was impressed by Propane Studio's technical knowledge, which they did not expect from an agency with such a broad focus.

"I have a good impression of their professionalism, deliverables, and commitment to their work. I think overall, it’s really positive feedback, and in comparison to other companies we have worked with, they were best able to adapt to our way of working." – Senior Industrial Designer, Auto Manufacturer

A Maryland credit union hired R2integrated for their digital marketing expertise. The work included content development and a SEO/PPC campaign. While the credit union didn’t have previous experience with monitoring search and digital strategy, they reported an increase in social media traffic and progress from the campaigns.

“We feel extremely justified in the number of resources we invest in their services. They add considerable value to our business.” – Digital Marketing Manager, Credit Union

An automotive consumer electronics company hired Racepoint for a PR campaign and strategic consulting services.  They created a campaign that targeted automotive OEMs as potential customers. Through press releases, social media, and ad placement, they created a customer base for the client.

"They work with us as a partner and not just as an agency. We assign tough deadlines for projects and they have always delivered in a two-hour timeframe." – PR Director, Automotive Electronics Company

In May 2016, Razorfrog worked with a software firm to develop and manage a new website on WordPress. The team not only redesigned the website but also built additional features to improve the website's effectiveness and usability. The client praised Razorfrog for being easy to work with and efficient. 

"I've worked with many different external vendors, and I'd have to say that Razorfrog was probably the easiest vendor I've ever worked with. They used a Trello board to manage the project, ... which made things much more efficient." – Marketing Director, Software Firm

RNO1 worked with an architecture firm to establish a stronger, more contemporary online presence. RNO1 designed a custom template through Squarespace and updated the firm's website. The firm's founder appreciated the presentation and design of the new site. 

"I liked the look and feel of the work, and I liked the presentation of the company, but most importantly, I liked the people with whom I was connected. That really connected the dots for me. I was not on a campaign to do a lot of interviewing. I hire people who I know can perform." – Founder, Toby Long Design 

A Turkish online delivery service hired Saypr to build the client-side operation of a web and mobile app to integrate local businesses into the economy of delivery apps. They used React.js and React Native to build sustainable applications that include both client and business management systems for the delivery service, a geolocation system, and a help chatbot, and other features. Saypr assigned developers full-time to this project, which helped relieve the internal development team that built the back-end and core API.

"They always follow the latest technologies ... Requirements are changing fast, but they’re always up-to-date, and haven’t forced me to use any technology just because of familiarity." - Founder and CEO, Delivery Service App

Searchlight Solutions worked with a martial arts schools system in California to strengthen its online presence and increase its exposure. Searchlight Solutions provided a website redesign that modernized the site with user-friendly navigation elements. 

"The thing that stood out the most was their attentiveness. They listened to what we wanted and gave their professional opinion on the best options. They were extremely efficient in getting the site done quickly." – General Manager, Martial Arts School System

A consulting firm in California hired SEMbyotic to strengthen its online presence and revitalize its relationship with clients. SEMbyotic improved the firm's web strategy design and development projects. 

"They are fantastic to work with. SEMbyotic’s depth of knowledge and experience helps me work with my clients on how a website could accomplish their goals. A" –Proprietor, Consulting Firm 

A fruit vendor reached out to Spectrum Group Online for help with their SEO after an unpromising experience with a previous SEO partner. Spectrum Group Online developed an SEO strategy and helped implement PPC campaigns and keyword lists through Google AdWords. In addition, they taught the vendor SEO best practices to maintain their efforts over time.

"They are educators at heart. They’re willing to do the work for you, but if you want to learn to do it yourself, they’re not afraid to teach you how to manage your own SEO and then back off. I think that really sets them apart." – Marketing Manager, Fruit Vendor

Spokes Digital developed an educational iOS app for a tech startup. The application did a myriad of tasks including managing schedules, running online courses, and facilitated online tests. Spoke DIgital's work helped generate more users.

"There were no delays during development, and they [Spoke DIgital] delivered the solution on time. They also provided reliable post-launch support." - Director of Operations, Educational Tech Startup 

A mortgage bank hired Spritz in search of a way to differentiate itself from competitors in its digital presence. Spritz originally redesigned its website and now provides advertising strategies, SEO, and lead generation. 

"Just given the bang for buck that you get because they’re a smaller to midsized-shop, the personal connection and the more boutique-style service were definitely appreciated. We didn’t feel like we’re just another number. They’re very attentive in making everybody feel like all hands are on deck for them. They go above and beyond in that area." — Co-Founder, Mortgage Bank

Stark Marketing redesigned a WordPress website for a behavior analysis company. The updates included custom layouts, new videos and animations and interactive icons. Stark Marketing also implemented a content marketing strategy. The client has gotten great feedback on the new website.

"Stark introduced us to cutting-edge design features that put our original vision to shame." - CEO, Behavior Analysis Company 

Sure Exposure worked with an outdoor tourism company that offers guided horseback excursions to upgrade its website to help connect with its customers. They redesigned the website to be more mobile-focused. 

"It was great to see my personal changes and input being considered throughout the management of the redesign." – Owner, Outdoor Tourism Company

A software startup had no marketing team and needed to outsource their marketing efforts. They hired Timelapse who created a WordPress website, advertisement, web content, videos, and now manage the client's content marketing pipeline.

"Definitely, we have very valuable content, which has driven traffic and interest to our company...they [clients] thought the videos were really professional and viewers really understood what they wanted to say." — Director, Software Startup

Ueno built iOS and Android apps for an international news station. Users can stream personalized content from their various mobile devices. Following the development, the Ueno team also provided promotional marketing services. Now, they help with sales and make minor UX/UI improvements.

"The app has been a success with both users and commercially. We are three times up on our revenue targets, and we've doubled our user growth targets as well. Our product has been named App of the Year, and we've won half a dozen awards already." — Managing Director, News Station

A real estate company has worked with WebSight Design since 1998. Over the past two decades, WebSight Design has provided web development, SEO, and IT services, managing nearly all of the real estate company's public-facing web presence.

"They [WebSight Design] always exceed my expectations, and they’re a very important part of our team."- CEO of Real Estate Business

Wpromote worked with a healthcare company to increase patient appointments at clinics. Using Google AdWords, Wpromote boosted the healthcare company’s presence in search results. They also made the website more user-friendly.

"Wpromote has been phenomenal, and I'm really glad that I went through that whole process. You can just let them do their work and not worry about it because they have very good capabilities. " – Director of Paid Search, Healthcare System

A company that offers procurement solutions hired York & Chapel to better connect with its suppliers. York & Chapel created an email campaign that greatly improved engagement with their target customer group. The company was satisfied with the results of the campaign, so retained York & Chapel for a re-branding email campaign. 

"They’re very creative and they have a strong ability to translate what the customers want in very simple terms. Usually, when you start with a new design company, it’s tough to get them to understand what you want." – Director, Procurement Solutions Company

An e-commerce and digital marketing company hired Zazmic to supply it with data architecture tracking of video-enabled ads. Zazmic also helped the client evolve and optimize its marketing budgets by creating the ability to implement video-enabled ads with simultaneous, real-time bidding.

"Zazmic has a very intuitive design team that understands how to work quickly. We’ve never had any hiccups." – Vice President of Business Development, Digital Marketing Company