San Francisco Creative Agencies
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Brass Ideas Advertising
Branding, Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Content Marketing, and Qualitative Ins...
GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME - We get it right the first time - that's the value of experience. Brass Ideas is a branding and advertising agency that specializes in solving difficult challenges. We’re best known for our Bill Lumbergh campaign for Atlassian HipChat, which achieved 20 times the average response to digital video advertising. We believe in certain things that work: intellectual honesty, the power of emotion to drive decisions, over-servicing clients. We have deep experience in and love for technology advertising. We bring humanity and thus motivating power to it. We’ve helped solve B2B problems for technology clients ranging from Atlassian, Microsoft, Intel, Dell, HP and Google Wallet to start-ups like SmartRecruiters and Galvanize. We’ve also done lots of consumer tech, for brands like Sprint, Verizon and Nokia. In consumer advertising, we’ve worked with global brands such as Diageo and PUMA and here in the US, packaged goods brands like Jimmy Dean, Nestle and General Mills. We’ve worked on cars, (Subaru and MINI), golf (Taylor Made Golf, Mizuno), media properties (The Weather Channel, ABC) and lots of financial services (iShares, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank). In addition to creative and media, we offer a branding consultancy focused on ideation, brand strategy and brand identity. We’ve been doing this awhile and know what we’re doing. If you want to put yourself in proven hands when you have a difficult challenge, call us.
Momentum Design Lab
Digital Strategy, User Experience, Data Analytics, Design Strategy, and Innovatio...
INNOVATIVE. USER FOCUSED. SILICON VALLEY, NYC, LONDON - Momentum is an award winning Silicon Valley, New York City, & London based user experience design & development agency serving startups to the Fortune 500. Our services include - Research, Product Strategy, Design, and Development. We specialize in: + Product innovation for Enterprise/SaaS & Consumer web & mobile + Customer experience design + Digital transformation IN THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION With clients in categories like Enterprise Software, Consumer Software, Financial Services, Retail, Healthcare, Ad Tech, DevOps, etc., Momentum looks at the totality of a client’s enterprise and develops solutions that can have impact on how their clients do business. From AI to Blockchain to IoT to cloud-based app development, we help our customers in ways that go well beyond conventional marketing tools. TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES Because word of mouth often begins online, we believe we can be an agent of change not just for your marketing, but for the entire online customer experience. We offer design thinking-based and technology driven services in digital product innovation, customer experience management, and digital transformation. TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN Our team of expert, UX/CX strategists, designers and developers are passionate about technology and dedicated to helping solve complex business problems through our expertise in human-centered design, data science, personalization, and software engineering. Global clientele in: San Francisco, London, Santa Clara, Austin, Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, Paris, Singapore, San Diego, Vancouver, Chicago, Hong Kong, Salt Lake City, Washington D.C., Tokyo, Boston, San Jose, Toronto, Miami, Detroit, Philadelphia, Mexico City, Atlanta, Berlin, Amsterdam, Houston, and Irvine.
Creative Deviants
Content Marketing, Social Media, Video Production, and Digital Strategy
NOT YOUR TYPICAL AGENCY - We are a ragtag bunch of creative misfits with drive and purpose. We are the Davids, The Rocky Balboas, The Rudy Ruettingers, The Daniel Larussos. We are humbled by what we do. We take it seriously, but we always have fun doing it. Are we an ad agency? A creative shop? Strategists? Sure, were those things. But so much more. We focus more on what we do rather than our label. We produce rich, fulfilling content that speaks with authenticity and clarity. We work with brands that haven’t launched and others that were around when emojis were carved into pyramids. Sometimes the content we create is funny (we’re good at that) and sometimes it's not (we’re also good at that). We’re different in that we do it all in-house. We are an agency and production company in one. This allows us to work with our clients’ budgets, rather than around them. But rather than tell you how great our content is we believe it speaks for itself. Take a look and let’s talk.
The Parker-Lambert Agency
Graphic / Communication, Animation, and E-Commerce
IMPROVING THE EXPERIENCE - We work with consumer brands to provide outstanding customer experiences. Whether you need help with just one project or you’re launching an entire brand, talk to us. We're headquartered in San Jose, California, and we work with consumer-facing brands worldwide.
RNO1
Branding, Web, and Digital Strategy
RNO1 - We are RNO1. A West Coast brand experience & digital design agency, fueling growth for ambitious brands across platforms & places. We’re change-makers, in a complex world. Since our formation, our name has evolved but our passion has remained the same. Over a decade ago, we began as Ruleno.1 (which meant to livethebrand) and transformed into RNO1. When we livethebrand, we embody core principles and beliefs that our tribe gravitates to, and is worth sharing and spreading. It empowers us and them to go from surface level feelings, to deep, emotionally charged thinking. This core foundation is at the forefront of everything we craft and create. The brands we support, and the strategies we unpack are positioned to be purposeful and powerful while also fluid and free-forming. We’re embracers of change, as change is continuously happening. When we drive the change, a brand can connect with its audience, captivate the hearts and minds of customers, and convert cross-channel. Together, we can make waves. www.rno1.com
E29 Marketing
Digital Strategy, Social Media, and Shopper Marketing
ELEVATING THE AGENCY EXPERIENCE - At E29 we deliver the extraordinary. Most importantly, we deliver value. E29 is a full-service, strategic marketing agency. We dig deep, taking the time to understand underlying challenges; then provide strategic results-driven work of unparalleled quality. We like to keep things simple, convenient and transparent. And we rely on data to provide proof of the value we’re delivering. Our team is highly experienced, so we understand you need big agency horsepower at a greater efficiency. The devil is in the details and it’s by looking for, and then providing what’s not always obvious, that we’re able to deliver extraordinary value, and elevate your agency experience.
Traction
Branding, Web, and Advertising
ABOUT TRACTION - Traction is a creative agency that is very good at uncovering insights about your customer and connecting them to the work we produce for your brand through branding, advertising/content and digital experiences. Insights are critical for producing work that drives business results because today's customer is not just harder to reach, they are actively taking steps to ignore your marketing. The reason Traction exists is to create work that people actually want to consume. Our core competencies are branding, advertising and web design. We have in-house capabilities for strategy, creative, media, web development and analytics. But what sets us apart is how we've created an integrated method of working that ensures ideas are always driven by insights. It's a formula that works. Over the past few years, Traction has been a 4-time finalist for iMedia Small Agency of the Year and has won Small Agency of the Year awards from both Advertising Age and the Business Marketing Association. We were proud to be named the #1 Creative Advertising Agency in the US by Agency Spotter in 2018.
Skona
Branding, Design Strategy, and Inbound Marketing
ABOUT SKöNA - We transform tech companies into tech brands. Sköna is a B2B creative agency specializing in marketing, branding, and design for innovative tech companies. Founded 15 years ago in Silicon Valley and with an office in Stockholm, we offer the perfect blend of Silicon Valley high-tech expertise and Scandinavian sensibility. We solve tough business problems with strategy, design, and smarts. The result? A kick-start for major growth around a brand people will love.
Tank Design
Branding, Web, and E-Commerce
WE DESIGN, CREATE, AND BUILD BRANDS - Founded in 1994, Tank is a full-service, multidisciplinary design and branding studio with offices in Boston (Cambridge), New York and San Francisco. We help transform organizations, re-invigorate brands and grow businesses in many different sectors, from the small and independent, to large multinational corporations. Our clients come to us for innovative and effective design solutions in any medium — analog, digital or environmental. We believe in the strength of rigorous graphic exploration, and that building meaningful working relationships with our clients creates powerful solutions. TANK PHILOSOPHY The best ideas aren’t always “thought of” first and then executed – rather, they reveal themselves through the hard work of visual and verbal exploration. Tank’s Design Exploration Phase is our greatest differentiator and generates an enormous wealth of ideas. The approach is not one of attempting to be ‘right,’ but rather to ask every question and explore all the possible answers. Tank and our clients collaboratively determine what is right, using the design work to guide and inform the team. The ability and desire to play whatever project roles are most appropriate allows Tank to help clients maximize their budgets by leveraging internal and/or more cost effective resources where appropriate.
WebEnertia
Web and Digital Strategy
ABOUT US - WebEnertia is an interactive agency, that delivers highly functional and engaging website design, website development, Web applications, e-commerce, motion graphics, graphic design, print and Internet marketing solutions. Simply put, we design, build, and market solutions that exceed expectations and produce results - on time and on budget.
Creative Digital Agency Inc.
Digital Strategy
SOMETIMES THE SMALLEST PRODUCTIONS CAN MAKE THE BIGGEST IMPACT. - CDA is a boutique, full service agency, with a tightly-knit team of strategists, storytellers, and cross-media advertising experts. We have our roots in Hollywood, working for more than a decade on film & television productions before transitioning into brand-side work full time. Between us, we’ve written and directed television shows, delivered global media strategy & consulting services for Fortune 500 brands, and even produced a Super Bowl commercial. We are storytellers, first and foremost, collaborating to produce brand stories that are funny, dramatic, and inspiring—while staying strategically on-message for your audience. We specialize in the unique media habits, creative formats, and voice required to reach and engage a modern, digital audience. At CDA, we handle each step of process; everything from kindling the first spark of an idea, to editing the finished product, to planning and executing targeted cross-media ad campaigns. By strategically focusing on new technologies and media channels, we have created an entirely new production process, delivering that same Hollywood-quality brand storytelling while reducing average production costs by 60%. Clients include Coca-Cola, Mazda, Airbnb, the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board, Fairmont Hotels, Merck Pharmaceuticals, and Universal Pictures. Awards & Accolades: 3x Winner, Mobile Marketing Association Global Smarties Awards (2015-2018) Top 6 Advertising Agencies of 2018 (AgencySpotter) 2018 Effective Mobile Marketing Award, Mobile Marketing Magazine Areas of Expertise: Video Production, End-User Engagement, Digital Advertising, Traditional Advertising, Photography, Graphic Design, Event Sponsorship, Tech Solutions, B2C, Influencer Strategy, Multicultural (Asian), Mobile Coupons, Marketing to Millennials Technical Capabilities: Web Development, App Development, CRM (Marketo, HubSpot, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Pardot), WordPress, DoubleClick, Factual Targeting
Reinvently
Mobile
MEET REINVENTLY - We are a mobile product strategy, design, and development agency. We design and develop mobile apps to reinvent your business. Whether you are a startup or global brand, we are experts at making the right app to reach your goals. Our dedicated multi-disciplinary team will guide you in creating successful mobile products: from strategy and targeting to user research and business analysis, to user experience, product design and strategy, to mobile app development, and continuous improvement. It's not just an app. It's your business.
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