Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in California

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Top 100 Search Marketing Agencies in California

The Best of January 2026

Looking 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. 

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List of the Best California Search Engine Marketing Consultants

  • 31
    (3 Reviews) 4.7

    Timeliness

    4.5

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.3

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    250 - 999 employees
    El Segundo, CA

    This California-based company specializes in customer acquisition and digital marketing. The 250+ team is ever-growing and passionate about delivering digital campaigns that their clients can be proud of.

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    Verizon

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  • 32
    (12 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    San Francisco, CA
    Upgrow is a pay per click agency founded in 2018. The small San Francisco, California-based team focuses on Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, Digital Strategy, Social Media Marketing, and more.
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    MemSQL

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  • 33
    (5 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Oakland, CA
    Adverio - Growth Optimizers is a small PPC agency located in Oakland, California and Greensboro, North Carolina. They offer pay per click, search engine optimization, and business consulting and were established in 2014.
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    Crazy Dog T Shirts

    Industries

  • 34
    (123 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Carlsbad, CA

    Storm Brain is a web design agency. Headquartered in Carlsbad, California; Costa Mesa, California; Santa Monica, California and New York, New York, their midsize team provides Web Design, Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and more. The firm was founded in 2007.

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    Nike Chase (JPMorgan Chase & Co.) Citi (Citigroup) Target

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  • 35
    (56 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.6

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $5,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Irvine, CA
    Directive is a midsize PPC agency. They specialize in Pay Per Click, Demand Generation Marketing, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and more and were founded in 2014.
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    Betterment Samsung SDS Sendoso Gong

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  • 36
    (40 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Sacramento, CA

    Three29, a web design agency, is located in Sacramento, California and Jacksonville, Florida. They focus on Web Design, Web Development, Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, and more and were founded in 2010.

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    Clients

    Facebook Bogle Family Vinyards Greater Sacramento Economic Council Mikuni Sushi

    Industries

  • 37
    (8 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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.

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    PepsiCo

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  • 38
    (5 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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.
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  • 39
    (4 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.4

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $10,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Monrovia, CA
    Ready Artwork - Website, Design, Marketing is a Monrovia, California-based web design company. They specialize in Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, and Graphic Design and were launched in 2003.
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    Clients

    Adobe Systems SCS Engineering RideCo On-Demand Transit SouthWest Water Company

    Industries

  • 40
    (27 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Encinitas, CA

    Headquartered in Encinitas, California, Collective42 is a web design company. The small company was launched in 2017. Their team provides Web Design, Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, and Pay Per Click.

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  • 41
    (12 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.6

    Would Recommend

    4.8
    $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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  • 42
    (4 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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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  • 43
    (47 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $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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    Clients

    Brandly

    Industries

  • 44
    (46 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Beverly Hills, CA

    Icepop is a social media marketing agency. The small Beverly Hills, California-based team provides Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Web Design, and more. The company was launched in 2017.

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    FabFitFun Citizen Madhappy Atoms

    Industries

  • 45
    (19 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    Los Angeles, CA

    E-commerce development firm Canesta was launched in 2016. Their small team is headquartered in Los Angeles, California; Varna, Bulgaria and Seattle, Washington and focuses on E-Commerce Development, Pay Per Click, Web Design, Search Engine Optimization, and more.

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    Michel Germain Parfums

    Industries

  • 46
    (6 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    2 - 9 employees
    San Diego, CA
    PPC Force is a PPC company founded in 2021. They are located in San Diego, California and have a small team. Their services include Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimization, Web Design, and Direct Marketing.
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    Industries

  • 47
    (6 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.7

    Value

    4.5

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $50,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    San Francisco, CA

    CSTMR is a SEO company. Their small team is headquartered in Bee Cave, Texas and San Francisco, California. The agency provides Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Web Design, Advertising, and more. The agency was founded in 2014.

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    Clients

    CreditKarma

    Industries

  • 48
    (26 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    San Francisco, CA
    Burst Digital is a social media marketing agency founded in 2018. Their small team is located in London, England; New York, New York and San Francisco, California. The company offers Social Media Marketing, Web Design, Branding, Search Engine Optimization, and more.
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    Clients

    Vivienne Westwood - The Vivienne Foundation Artisan AI Cogency Global Moonbeam Car Wash

    Industries

  • 49
    (3 Reviews) 4.7

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.5

    Value

    4.3

    Would Recommend

    4.7
    $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.

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    Clients

    HP

    Industries

  • 50
    (6 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Costa Mesa, CA
    Brandastic.com is a Digital Strategy company based in Costa Mesa, California; Los Angeles, California and Austin, Texas. They focus on Digital Strategy, Pay Per Click, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and more and were established in 2010.
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    Clients

    Kingston Technology / HyperX
  • 51
    (13 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    San Diego, CA
    Kanbar Digital, LLC is a Digital Strategy company in San Diego, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. The small team specializes in Digital Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Pay Per Click, and more and was founded in 2021.
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    Clients

    DOORDASH

    Industries

  • 52
    (3 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.8

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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.

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    Clients

    Eventbrite
  • 53
    (16 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Sausalito, CA
    Vonnda is an e-commerce development firm located in Sausalito, California. Launched in 2010, the small team provides E-Commerce Development, Web Design, Web Development, Search Engine Optimization, and more.
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    Clients

    Riverence SmarkLifeco de Négoce Barrel Shoppe

    Industries

  • 54
    (5 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Los Angeles, CA
    Visible Factors, a small SEO services firm, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. They provide Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Content Marketing, Email Marketing, and more and were founded in 2014.
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    Adobe Blue Bottle Coffee Jenni Kayne Ticketmaster

    Industries

  • 55
    (13 Reviews) 4.9

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    4.8

    Would Recommend

    4.9
    $1,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Pasadena, CA

    PX Media is a boutique marketing firm based in Pasadena, Calif., with satellite offices in Los Angeles and San Diego, Calif. Founded in 2001, PX Media has fewer than 5 employees. The firm specializes in web development and SEO services.

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    Clients

    Roger Perry

    Industries

  • 56
    (3 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    Undisclosed
    2 - 9 employees
    San Diego, CA
    Launched in 2016, JetRank Agency- SEO Services San Diego is a SEO agency. Their small team is based in San Diego, California and provides Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click, Public Relations, and Market Research.
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    Industries

  • 57
    (10 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    4.9

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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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  • 58
    (10 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    5.0

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $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.

    Read More

    Industries

  • 59
    (11 Reviews) 5.0

    Timeliness

    4.9

    Service Excellence

    5.0

    Value

    4.9

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $5,000+
    10 - 49 employees
    Calabasas, CA
    Established in 2017, AlchemyLeads SEO is a SEO services firm. Their small team is headquartered in Calabasas, California and Middletown, Delaware and offers Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Conversion Optimization, Pay Per Click, and more.
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    Clients

    Scorpion Protective Coatings

    Industries

  • 60
    (3 Reviews) 4.8

    Timeliness

    4.7

    Service Excellence

    4.8

    Value

    5.0

    Would Recommend

    5.0
    $10,000+
    50 - 249 employees
    Los Angeles, CA
    Woosper, a PPC agency, was launched in 2020. The midsize team specializes in Pay Per Click, Content Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, and Social Media Marketing. The company is located in Los Angeles, California.
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