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52 of 134 advertising companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 134 best-ranked of these 138 advertising companies cover advertising (37), creative (34), consumer products & services (28) and business services (25). They also list work in Los Angeles, San Diego, New York and York. 134 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
52 of 134 advertising companies ranked on evidence held on 12 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.
Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Business Services · Financial Services · Also in Los Angeles
Kaleidoscope Consulting Group is a design and marketing firm that has been operating since 2001. It builds websites for small businesses in Los Angeles and across the country.
Why #22 (shared): Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Bloom Ads is a media agency based in Woodland Hills, California, that plans and buys advertising across screens, outdoor sites and streaming.
Why #22 (shared): Based in Woodland Hills, California · In business 25+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Hospitality & Leisure · Also in Oklahoma
Forty Forty Agency is a branding studio in Sausalito, California, that has been building brands and brand experiences since 2002.
Why #27 (shared): Based in Sausalito, California · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Information Technology · Retail
LACED Agency is a marketing agency based in Redondo Beach, California and Scottsdale, Arizona.
Why #27 (shared): Based in Redondo Beach, California and Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · Internet · Collaboration
Deniro Marketing is a search marketing company founded in 2002 and based in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California.
Why #27 (shared): Based in San Joaquin Valley, Central California · Founded 2002, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Sacramento marketing and advertising agency focused on community connection for public bodies, nonprofits and businesses
Why #30: Based in Sacramento, California, USA · Founded 2004, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Legal
742 Marketing Services is a California company, incorporated as 742 Marketing Services Inc., that combines promotional printing with marketing and event work.
Why #31 (shared): Based in San Juan Capistrano, California, USA · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Search Engine Optimization · Branding · Automotive
A marketing agency in San Jose, California, Ideology Studio works mainly with construction firms and other trades.
Why #31 (shared): Based in San Jose, California · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing
Web design in Los Angeles, backed by programming skills, is what L.A. Design Studio sells.
Why #31 (shared): Based in Los Angeles, California · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Branding · Also in Florida
KCouture Consultant is a brand and marketing practice for the built environment, based in the San Diego area.
Why #31 (shared): Based in San Diego, California · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · Creative · Also in Orange County
Founded in 2006 in Orange County, California, Eight Horses works as a full-service advertising and marketing agency. It serves clients locally, nationally and internationally.
Why #31 (shared): Based in Orange County, California, United States · Founded 2006, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Graphicwise Company is a branding, design and digital marketing agency in the Irvine and Newport Beach area of California.
Why #31 (shared): Based in Irvine and Newport Beach, California · In business 20+ years · Boutique, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Advertising in Bakersfield, California is the business of Idea Girl Network, which says it has spent over twenty years in traditional media: television, radio, outdoor, print and…
Why #31 (shared): Based in Bakersfield, California, United States · In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Business Services · Real Estate · Creative
Conure Media, trading as Conure, is a web operations company for organisations that depend on WordPress.
Why #38: Based in Los Gatos, California · Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Information Technology · Non Profit · Manufacturing
Interamark, LLC is a digital marketing agency and HubSpot partner in Ventura, California.
Why #39 (shared): Based in Ventura, California, United States · In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Retail
Dash Two is a Los Angeles advertising agency that plans and buys media where the street and the screen meet.
Why #39 (shared): Address in California · In business 15+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Legal Cannabis
Green Street Agency is a creative agency and brand house dedicated to the cannabis industry. It was founded in 2013 and is co-owned by Gary Vaynerchuk.
Why #41: Based in Los Angeles area, California · Founded 2013, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Business Services · Information Technology
When a San Diego business wants more customers from search and paid advertising, Brandlift Digital Marketing works as an extension of its team.
Why #42 (shared): Based in San Diego, California, USA · Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising & Marketing
Santa Rosa, California is the base of DGL Media Services, a digital marketing agency that has served businesses across the San Francisco Bay Area since 2015.
Why #42 (shared): Based in Santa Rosa, California, USA · Founded 2015, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Fashion · Also in Los Angeles
Bohemi and Chic, written as Bohemi+Chic, is a small creative studio in Los Angeles, California.
Why #44 (shared): Based in Los Angeles, California, United States · In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Digital Marketing · Advertising · Creative · Also in Bangladesh
With more than ten years of experience, Doodle Digital offers full-service digital marketing from California.
Why #44 (shared): Based in Yuba City, California · In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Local firms in San Diego and Riverside turn to Alex Uria Creative Agency to be found on search and maps, and to turn those visits into calls and leads.
Why #44 (shared): Based in San Diego and Riverside, California · In business 10+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Story-driven campaigns and brand identities are the main output of this creative agency, from offices in two Southern California cities, Glendale and Burbank and has been operating…
Why #47 (shared): Based in Glendale and Burbank, California, USA · Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

DPGW, styled dpgw, is an independent creative agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Los Angeles, with creative teams in other countries.
Why #47 (shared): Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · Founded 2017, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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