Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in California
December 2023Looking for a top search engine marketing consultant in California?
SEM is a valuable way to promote your service and grow your business.
To assist you in your search for a partner, we’ve compiled this list of the top search marketing agencies in California. Browse descriptions, feedback, and awards to find which can best suit your company’s needs.
List of the Best California Search Engine Marketing Consultants
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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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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Diego, CA
Socratik is an SEO agency founded in San Diego in 2018 with fewer than 10 people. They are experts in SEO and PPC solutions for clients ranging from small businesses to large firms in the fields of e-commerce, healthcare, and hospitality.
Clients
- PepsiCo
- Celebrity Cruises
- Davines
- UCF Health
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Socratik provided organic search SEO recommendations and changes for a university health practice, focusing on-site optimizations, back-linking opportunities, and content creation.
“One of Socratik’s main strengths is that they deliver fast results, but they do it by producing really strong content.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Uprgrow is a PPC, SEO, and digital strategy firm based in San Francisco. Founded in 2018, their team of 5 serves clients in the business services, IT, and financial services sectors. Services include on-site optimization, link earning, Facebook advertising, and Google Ads.
Clients
- MemSQL
- InfluxData
- Impact Fund
- SFGMC
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Upgrow aids the digital marketing efforts of a banking company. They conduct research, manage Google Ads campaigns, design landing pages, and secure marketable keywords to boost their client's online presence.
"They work proactively while remaining detail-oriented, and we appreciate their team for employing that work ethic."
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- 250 - 999 employees
- San Diego, CA
Tinuiti (formerly Elite SEM) is a digital and search marketing agency based in New York and founded in 2004. With over 400 employees, they have additional offices in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Chattanooga, Tenn., and San Rafael, Calif. They specialize in conversion optimization, media planning and buying, and SEO.
Clients
- Tommy Bahama
- Jet.com
- Etsy
- Terminix
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Elite SEM helped make the transition to direct B2C eCommerce sales. Their work includes multiple advertising strategies including paid search, product listing management, and conversion rate optimization.
“They immediately doubled, if not tripled, our return on ad spend soon after the engagement started.”
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Search Nurture is a full-stack digital marketing agency headquartered in Oakland, California. Founded in 2017, their team of approximately 17 employees serves clients of all sizes, primarily in the business services and retail sectors. Their specialties are SEO, PPC, and digital advertising.
Clients
- Jergens
- Bio-Oil
- RedLock
- Biore
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Search Nurture provides WordPress development services for a law firm. They also work on SEO and content.
“They really know what they’re doing.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Kobe Digital is a programmatic marketing agency based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 2016 and currently has a team of 10 employees. Kobe Digital provides PPC, web design, and SEO services.
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- Penske Media Corporation
- Yale School of Medicine
- Leica Camera AG
- HJC Helmets
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Kobe Digital provided SEO and Google Ads management services for a home staging company. They also worked on the functionality of the client's site and made adjustments to optimize the site for mobile viewing.
"They really helped build a solid foundation for our business in a new market."
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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Launched in 2015, Hennessey Digital is a midsize SEO company. Their services include search engine optimization, pay per click, ux/ui design, content marketing, and more. The company is in Los Angeles, California.
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Hennessey Digital provided SEO services to help a law firm optimize their website, increase visibility, and improve lead generation.
"I learned more about SEO in a one-hour call than I did for the past 15 years with a previous company."
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Pasadena, CA
Conversion optimization company My Creative Mark was launched in 2014. They are headquartered in Pasadena, California and have a small team. Their services include conversion optimization, digital strategy, search engine optimization, web design, and more.
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My Creative Mark provides branding, web development, and coaching for social media marketing and sales to an in-home personal training service. They continue to revise the site and other materials as requested.
“My Creative Mark really cares about my vision and how to help me achieve my business goals.”
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Carlsbad, CA
Elevated Internet Marketing is a SEO services firm. They offer search engine optimization, pay per click, web design, ux/ui design, and more and were founded in 2012. Their small team is Carlsbad, California-based.
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Elevated Internet Marketing is responsible for a mobility product retailer's paid, earned, social, and additional digital marketing. They expanded the client's social media to earn consumers' confidence.
"Elevated has the broad breadth and depth of staff to manage all digital management functions."
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Diego, CA
SiO Digital is an inbound marketing agency that was founded in 2015. They are headquartered in San Diego and have an office in Los Angeles. They currently have 14 employees and specialize in content marketing, SEO, and advertising.
Clients
- Cabrella Shipping Insurance
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smartboost provides ongoing digital marketing services spanning multiple platforms. This has involved developing a custom long-term strategy and implementing SEO.
"They made a strategy and we stuck to it. Now, I am enjoying the increase in growth and revenue."
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Fremont, CA
Jose Angelo Studios is a content marketing agency, founded in 2017 and located in San Francisco. They comprise five employees specializing in content creation, SEO, PPC, and digital marketing campaigns for a variety of online companies. Services include articles, videos, social content, backlink campaigning, website auditing, lead generation, and SMM.
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- Brandly
- TINT
- Praiseworthy
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Jose Angelo Studios provided SEO content and guest blog posts for a marketing technology company.
"We had a great experience and wouldn't hesitate to recommend."
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- $50,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Diego, CA
BusinessOnline is a digital marketing agency with offices in San Diego and Boston. The team of 80+ specializes in PPC, SEO, and digital strategy and mostly serves mid-market and enterprise businesses. They take a data-driven approach to all projects with clients.
Clients
- HP
- Epicor
- Milgard Windows and Doors
- Honeywell
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BusinessOnline provides business prediction services for B2B telecommunications with the goal of improving marketing strategy. The team also works on SEO and Adwords.
"[T]hey’re always generating new ideas and new approaches to our challenges."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
SeedX Inc. is an award-winning digital marketing and growth agency headquartered in Los Angeles and Austin. They were founded in 2015, and the team of 45 specializes in omnichannel marketing, paid media, and scalable growth strategy. They primarily focus on e-commerce, technology, and multi-faceted campaigns and growth projects.
Clients
- CPG
- Harvard University
- Adidas Yeezy
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SeedX Inc. provides a variety of digital marketing services for a wellness enterprise. The tasks range from developing and implementing an omnichannel digital marketing strategy to redesigning a website.
"We really enjoy working with them — everyone on their team is very customer-oriented."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Secret Sushi, Inc is a digital marketing agency, founded in 2006 and located in San Francisco. They comprise four employees specializing in customized digital marketing for small, mid-size, and global companies, primarily in IT, business services, consumer products, and education. Services include SMM, content marketing, lead generation, digital infrastructure, and MarTech consulting.
Clients
- Digital.Ai
- Celigo
- Guckenheimer
- ISS
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Secret Sushi, Inc is responsible for the digital marketing needs of an IT and cybersecurity software company. The team's services include SEO, content strategy and development, design, and website development.
"They bring a wealth of experience to everything that they do."
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- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Bananas Marketing Agency is a Los Angeles-based marketing firm founded in 2019 with fewer than 10 employees. They are experts in SEO, PPC, and conversion optimization services for small businesses in various industries, including legal services, health care, and more.
Clients
- California Mobility
- SodLawn
- Herrig & Vogt LLP
- Best Quote Travel Insurance
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Bananas Marketing Agency provides ongoing SEO and content marketing services for a financial services firm. The team handles backlinking efforts and creates highly engaging articles to improve online presence.
"Their team consistently comes up with innovative ways to grow our brand."
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- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Santa Monica, CA
Bordwalk is a branding and design firm headquartered in London. The company was founded in 2015 and their team of 5 also provides app development and UX services for its midmarket, small business, and enterprise clients.
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- Google Fi
- HITEJINRO
- NextGen
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Bordwalk rebranded a property consultancy. Their team redesigned their website and provided the tools necessary for email marketing, analytics, social media, and site hosting.
"They were insightful, visionary but didn't promise more than they could chew — in-fact they over-delivered."
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- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
CSTMR is a digital marketing firm that is located in Austin, Texas. The team of about 6 employees has been specializing in web design and development since the firm was founded in 2014. CSTMR also offers UI/UX design services to its clients.
Clients
- CreditKarma
- LendingTree
- Goji
- Connect2Capital.com
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CSTMR assists with branding, website, and SEO development for a bank representing three product lines. The branding work includes refinement of market positioning and verbal and visual branding.
“I’ve been a delighted customer since we started working with them.”
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Santa Ana, CA
Founded in 2016, InstaBoost Media is an SEO company located in Tustin, California. With a small team of fewer than 10 employees, InstaBoost Media has expertise in branding, PPC, web design, and SEO.The client appreciated InstaBoost's guidance in selecting a website design that could stand out in their industry and has received positive feedback from customers.
Clients
- S.T.O.P. Restoration of Albuquerque
- Cordaé New York
- Gamers Outlet
- Hemopet
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Instaboost Media does SEO for an events planning company to improve visibility and search engine ranking. They optimize and manage a Google My Business Account, regularly updating and adding content.
“They take care of everything.”
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- $1,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Santa Clara, CA
Milestone Inc is a SEO services firm established in 1998. The midsize Santa Clara, California-based team focuses on search engine optimization, web design, content marketing, and pay per click.
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Milestone Inc has created a website and provided SEO services for hotel management and investment company.
"I appreciate the attentive communication received from Milestone Inc."
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- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Diego, CA
SEO company iLawyerMarketing was founded in 2006. Based in San Diego, California, their midsize team specializes in search engine optimization, pay per click, and web design.
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Long Beach, CA
Adalane Media Group is a small social media marketing firm. They specialize in social media marketing, pay per click, and digital strategy and were founded in 2019.
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Adalane Media Group handles an IT services company's digital marketing campaigns. Platforms involved include Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Bing.
"Working with an agency was something we dreaded initially but they’ve made our experience easy, smooth, and fun."
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- $50,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- San Francisco, CA
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.
Clients
- Eventbrite
- SurveyMonkey
- ModCloth
- Square
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3Q Digital provided SEO and SEM for an online hunting and outdoors retail store. In addition, they worked to get the company unbanned from Google in order to advertise on the search engine.
"They go above and beyond to showcase the work they do ... They’re constantly innovating and moving their teams forward."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Infinity Media is a social media marketing agency based in Los Angeles, California. Established in 2013, the small team provides social media marketing, digital strategy, email marketing, conversion optimization, and more.
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Infinity Media crafted comprehensive SEO and SEM strategies for an art and craft retailer.
"Their work was outstanding."
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- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Dublin, CA
SevenAtoms is a digital marketing agency in San Francisco, CA. The team of fewer than 10 employees, offers content marketing, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising, SEO, social media, and email marketing to B2B clients. Founded in 2012, SevenAtoms is HubSpot certified and a Google Partner, making them a great resource for companies who use those platforms.
Clients
- Incapsula
- Bay Alarm
- McEvoy Ranch
- TINT
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SevenAtoms was hired to help with a PPC [pay-per-click] campaign and develop content.
"The one stat I can give you is that we went from a negative ROI on PPC with our old agency to a positive ROI with SevenAtoms."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Laguna Hills, CA
Bastion Elevate is a marketing firm founded in Newport Beach, Calif. In 2008. With over 10 members, they specialize in PR services and social media marketing solutions for clients ranging from small firms to large enterprises in the fields of advertising, business service, and more.
Clients
- IFG World
- MerchSource
- Unispace
- Iron Rebel
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Bastion Amplify scaled digital marketing efforts for a software company to increase awareness and lead generation, using strategies such as display, retargeting, SEO, PPC, Intent, and ABM.
"The communication and alignment is what set them apart from any agency I've worked with in the past."
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Riverside, CA
Raincross is an online marketing agency from Riverside, Calif. that was established in 2012. Their 1 person team provides SEO, PPC, and web design services to companies of all sizes.
Clients
- REGENESIS
- Inc.
- OctoClean Franchising
- Duque Law Firm
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Raincross provides a range of targeted SEO services such as page optimization, content creation, and backlink development to maximize online presence and marketing in a competitive field.
"They ensure their work is completed correctly and to our satisfaction, which is rare among businesses in any field. "
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- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Irvine, CA
The Ad Firm is an online marketing agency located in Carlsbad, Calif. Founded in 2008, the team of nearly 10 provides SEO, PPC, email marketing and web design services, with experience with WordPress, Drupal, and Joomia.
Clients
- Cosmopolitan
- Stemcyte
- Keller Products
- Aura Fire Safety
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The Ad Firm provides SEO services for a law firm. They've optimized and redesigned the company's website, with the goal of improving traffic and landing more clients.
"They have consistently performed well."
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- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Diego, CA
Small digital strategy company Kanbar Digital, LLC, is based in San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. They offer digital strategy, search engine optimization, market research, marketing strategy, and more and were established in 2021.
Clients
- DOORDASH
- Wawanesa Insurance
- HBOMax
- iBUYPOWER
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Kanbar Digital, LLC provides ongoing SEO services for a gaming PC manufacturer. The team is responsible for optimizing the client's website, creating content, and developing strategies.
"They're a full-package agency."
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- $1,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- San Jose, CA
Wytlabs is a SEO services firm. Established in 2015, the midsize company is in San Jose, California. Their services include search engine optimization, pay per click, and web development.Industries
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WyTLabs has revamped the website of an apparel brand. They also conduct SEO to improve the client's conversion rate and keyword ranking on Google.
"We are impressed with their understanding of SEO for e-commerce businesses."
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- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chico, CA
Since 2018, CRP Marketing has worked in Chico California, providing digital marketing services for small businesses. The 1-man show works exclusively with small businesses.
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CRP Marketing has provided digital marketing services for a clothing company. The team is tasked with advertising and promoting the client's business product to attract customers.
"I have found most impressive the team's transparency at all times within their own team and with me."
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- 10 - 49 employees
- Agoura Hills, CA
Located in Agoura Hills, Calif., Custom Creatives is a digital marketing company with expertise in SEO, software development, and web/graphic design. With fewer than 50 employees, they work with both big and small companies and offer a free client consultation and website audit report.
Clients
- Move
- Inc. Advertise.com CBS + Dozens of Traditional Marketing Agencies
- Digital Marketing Agencies and Publishers that outsource design or production to Custom Creatives. + Thousands of awesome small and medium companies
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Custom Creatives initially assisted a media agency with web design, then continued contributing to marketing projects, graphic design, and display marketing.
"Custom Creatives's digital marketing and display have grown each year."
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