Top Advertising Companies in California

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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   Avidon Marketing Group

   Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport · Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure

   Avidon Marketing Group is a search and content marketing agency based in Los Angeles that was established in 2018.

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   Why #49: Based in Los Angeles, California, USA · Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Cast Iron LA

   Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Automotive

   Cast Iron LA is a small Los Angeles marketing and creative agency set up in 2019 by art director Luis Ramirez and copywriter J Barbush.

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   Why #50 (shared): Based in Los Angeles, California, United States · Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   D/CAL

   Consumer Products & Services · Arts, Entertainment & Music · Hospitality & Leisure

   D/CAL is a creative agency in Vista, California, set up in 2019 by skateboarder Tony Hawk together with advertising veterans.

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   Why #50 (shared): Based in Vista, California, United States · Founded 2019, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

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   Brainblaze

   Arts, Entertainment & Music · Financial Services · Information Technology · Also in Parma

   Brainblaze Fine Advertising & Design is an agency on the North Bay side of the San Francisco Bay Area, serving Marin County and the wider region.

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   Why #52: Based in San Francisco North Bay and Marin County, California · Client numbers stated on its own website, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

   Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

5. Also listed, not yet ranked. We hold nothing checkable on these yet that ranks them here: no client review, vetting, award, expert review, or fact stated on their own website (and on a place ranking, where they are based). They follow in order of their TrustList Score. How TrustList ranks · Get vetted, free
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   Brand Institute

   Consumer Products & Services · Creative · Medical · Also in Maharashtra and Seoul

   Brand naming company creating and testing product names, especially prescription drug names, with trademark and regulatory support

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   On record: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Consortium Media, Inc.

   Advertising · Creative · Retail

   Consortium Media is a brand development agency that joins marketing and public relations under one roof.

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   On record: In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026

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   Evolve Public Relations and Marketing

   Education · Production · Goals · Also in New Jersey and Arizona

   Evolve Public Relations and Marketing is a PR and marketing firm founded by Jennifer Kaplan in 2010. She earlier co-founded another firm in 2005.

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   On record: Founded 2010, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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   High-Proof Creative

   Creative · Branding · Also in Oregon and Portland, Oregon

   A creative agency that works only with the craft beverage trade, High-Proof Creative builds brands and packaging for distilleries, spirits makers, tea and tonic producers and other…

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   On record: Founded 2018, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026

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    Code & Peddle

    Advertising & Marketing · Business Services · Also in City of London and Edinburgh

    Committed to the triumph of businesses, both big and small, Code & Peddle boast an impressive track record of delivering tangible and lasting results for our diverse clientele.

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    On record: Address in California

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    Echo-Factory

    Echo-Factory is an advertising and marketing agency in Pasadena, California, that specialises in work around mergers and acquisitions.

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    On record: Based in Pasadena, California · Team of 20+, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026

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    500 Designs

    Consumer Products & Services · Business Services · Financial Services

    500 Designs is a digital design agency based in Irvine, California.

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    On record: Based in Irvine, California

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    711 Media Marketing

    Also in Pasadena

    711 Media Marketing is a full-service agency that combines traditional marketing, advertising and digital marketing.

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    On record: Based in Pasadena, California, USA

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    Andrew Rea Design

    Creative · Branding · Video

    Graphic design and branding, alongside marketing consulting, come from Andrew Rea Design, a studio in Orange County, California.

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    On record: Based in Orange County, California, USA · Boutique

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    Arkside

    Lead Generation · Advertising

    Advertising across online, broadcast and print media is placed by this full-service agency, which can run a whole campaign through one team.

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    On record: Based in Riverside, California, USA

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    Arpi Design

    Hospitality & Leisure · Business Services · Real Estate

    Arpi Design is a graphic and web design studio in Los Angeles that has been building websites since 2010.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Axiom Print

    Creative · Production

    Based in Los Angeles and trading as Axiom Print, AxiomPrint takes commercial printing orders online and builds its offer around speed.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

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    Blue Guardrail Marketing Agency

    Blue Guardrail Marketing Agency, which also trades as Blue Guardrail Marketing & Design, works with small businesses and non-profits from Seattle and Palm Springs.

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    On record: Office in California

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    BrandBoost

    Advertising · Creative · SEO

    BrandBoost is a marketing agency that works on getting businesses noticed, winning new customers and lifting sales.

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    On record: Based in Beverly Hills, California, USA

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    Branding By Context

    Advertising · Retail · Branding

    Branding By Context, which goes by BXC, is an independent studio in Laguna Beach, California, working on visual identity and brand marketing.

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    On record: Based in Laguna Beach, California, United States

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    Branding Los Angeles

    Consumer Products & Services · Medical · Manufacturing

    A multicultural agency covering brand, communications and public affairs Branding Los Angeles describes itself as a leading multicultural strategic branding agency.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, United States

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    Brandish Studio

    Advertising · Creative · Branding · Also in Reading

    The Bay Area of California is home to Brandish Studio, a creative and website design firm.

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    On record: Based in Bay Area, California, USA

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    Bright Design

    Consumer Products & Services · Hospitality & Leisure

    Bright is a branding house in Los Angeles that has spent most of its working life around the food and drink aisle.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

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    BYStudio

    Advertising & Marketing · Business Services · Information Technology

    From its base in Los Angeles, BYStudio works as a branding and packaging design company.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California

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    C&I Studios

    C&I Studios is a creative studio that makes video, photography, branding and web work for brands.

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    On record: Based in Los Angeles, California, United States

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