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The SEO & Digital Ad Experts
Jives Media blends branding with digital marketing execution, treating identity development as part of an ongoing growth system that includes SEO, paid media, and content strategy. Rather than isolating branding as a standalone service, it embeds it into continuous performance optimization...
Top Services:
- SEO
- Web Design
- Digital Marketing
- Web Development
- PPC
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 5 Projects Listed
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Jives Media Reviews & Testimonials

Web Design Review from Emily Hubbard
The redesigned site is sleek, easy to navigate, and showcases all necessary portfolio items. Their web team worked quickly and focused on all major and minor details.

Web Design Review from Tara Szwabowski
The new website is clean, professional, and makes it easy for clients/prospects to explore our services and past projects. Their team was efficient and very detail-oriented.

SEO Review from Ashley Oxendine Dial
Jives Media Marketing Agency helped us expand our search visibility both locally and nationwide. Their strategic approach to local and national SEO put our company on the map- literally and figuratively. We've seen a steady increase in qualified traffic and inbound leads from key markets.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsThe B2B Digital Brand Experience Agency.
Technology-led digital brand experiences...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $125/hr
- Portfolios Count
- 24 Projects Listed
Data sourced from the agency's DesignRush profile, its website, and other relevant accountsClear Digital Services
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Clear Digital Reviews & Testimonials
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Web Development Review from Hijinio Reynoso
I've had the great experience of partnering with the WebEnertia team. From the service to the knowledge, they have consistently gone above and beyond demonstrating a sense of quality for large projects (site rebuilds) and small (ongoing maintenance). Thank you!

Digital Marketing Review from Deborah Shaw
Starting a new nonprofit org was a learning experience. WebEnertia embraced our mission with a creative, clear, and effective website design and brand. As a result, we are inspiring stroke survivors to improve their quality of life.

Web Development Review from Shikha Rudra
Webenertia is extremely focussed on customer satisfaction. They listen carefully to the user needs and respond with meaningful insights that help driving customer business goals as well as enables the team to make more informed decisions.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsResearch, Design and Build
Lollypop Design is a global UX UI and Interactive Design Company on a mission to empower and touch a billion lives across the world through world-class digital experiences...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Mobile App Development
- Graphic Design
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $1,000 - $10,000
- Portfolios Count
- 62 Projects Listed
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ANML
VerifiedVerified by the DesignRush team for authenticity and credibility.Award WinnerRecipient of a Best Design Award for outstanding work.We Create Result Driven Apps, Websites, and Brands
Branding at ANML is embedded in product delivery, integrating identity systems, messaging, and visual direction into websites, apps, and digital platforms so brand decisions are applied directly within functional user experiences...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Mobile App Development
- Product Design
- UI/UX Design
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Portfolios Count
- 19 Projects Listed
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ANML Reviews & Testimonials

Product Design Review from Manuel Colom
Working with ANML on the Yummly app experience and the Yummly Smart Thermometer (IoT) was an outstanding collaboration. Yummly combined personalized recipe discovery, meal planning, and guided cooking into a highly curated food experience, while the Smart Thermometer extended that ecosystem into connected cooking with real-time temperature tracking and assisted preparation workflows. As Director of UX at Yummly, I worked closely with ANML throughout both initiatives, and they operated almost as a seamless extension of our internal design team. Their work consistently demonstrated excellent design craft, strong product thinking, and a highly collaborative mindset. Beyond delivering high-quality UX and visual design, their contribution helped sharpen and strengthen the overall value proposition of the products by making complex cooking experiences feel approachable, premium, and intuitive for users.

Web Design Review from Nathan Thornburgh
As Anthony Bourdain's partners, we were approached by CNN to create an immersive digital site that would provide a beautiful home for each destination covered by Bourdain's show Parts Unknown. It was a huge task not least because there were already close to 100 destinations to integrate into a usable global site. But also because the site was meant to live up to the beauty and aesthetic of the television program. And it needed to be done in a way that satisfied both our mainstream luxury advertisers (like LandRover, ANA, and more) but also the famously high standards of Bourdain himself. ANML engaged in this 18-month design and build process with outstanding workmanship and creative decision-making. They navigated wildly different and demanding stakeholders. And in the end they built a site that still looks fresh even nearly a decade later. If you want to make lasting work, there is no one else I could recommend more.

Web Design Review from Alex Lacerda
We partnered with ANML to evolve our digital experience in a way that stayed true to our brand while modernizing how we present our products and story. As a company with a long history in music, it was important to find a partner who could respect that legacy while helping us move forward.ANML took the time to understand our brand, our audience, and the role our products play for musicians. They built on our existing foundation and translated it into a more cohesive and intuitive experience that better reflects who we are today.Their team brought strong thinking across UX and design, helping us improve how content is structured, how products are presented, and how users navigate the experience. The collaboration was smooth and highly responsive throughout.The end result is a more polished and modern experience that still feels authentic to our brand. ANML was a thoughtful and reliable partner, and we would highly recommend them.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsBrand and web design sprints for B2B tech companies
Upspire Labs is a lean, modern design studio that blends bold ideas with sharp execution to help companies move faster and think more strategically...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Logo Design
- Web Development
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
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Upspire Labs Reviews & Testimonials
Sheryl Steinberg's Review Sourced from Google
I only had a couple of months to complete my new website project and Studio 22 met my deadline. They respond quickly, and are good communicators. They’re the only team I’ll use to update my website, and they’re easy to work with remotely. I would absolutely recommend them.
Lee Ann Payne's Review Sourced from Google
Our arts organization interviewed three firms and Studio 22 came out on top because their aesthetic merged that of a high-tech organization and one of an arts organization. They delivered on time and the CEO was attentive and always available either in person or remotely. When we did meet in person, they were very easy to deal with. Studio 22 was great and I can only say positive things about them. We’re continuing to work with them on other projects.
Reviews verified by DesignRush and sourced from the agency's profile View All ReviewsDesigning Success Through Strategic Web Solutions.
EIGHT25MEDIA is a leading web design firm in Silicon Valley, ranked #1 in 2017. Their strategic approach to web design focuses on technology companies, media publications, and e-commerce. They specialize in strategic consulting, web design and development, and digital marketing and branding...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Digital Strategy
- Creative Services
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- Location
- San Jose, California
- Number of Employees
- 100 - 249
- Average Hourly Rate
- $149/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $50,000 & Up
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EIGHT25MEDIA Reviews & Testimonials
Jordan Ambron's Review Sourced from Google
EIGHT25MEDIA has been a pleasure to work with. Gishan and his team have been incredible throughout the process and post-launch of the website. They are the best web development team I've ever worked with. I could not recommend them enough. They are #1 in a lot of review for a reason. They are responsive, knowledgable, and go above and beyond for their clients. We love our website.
Malinga Fernando's Review Sourced from Google
EIGHT25MEDIA was responsible for our business web design. They helped us end-to-end with our design, strategy and SEO. The whole Customer Success team has been incredibly helpful and responsive to the questions our team have had. Their advice and guidance has been thorough and concise. We would definitely recommend EIGHT25MEDIA to others.
Megan Folkman's Review Sourced from Google
My company had a pretty horrible experience with this company! They overpromised and underdelivered, the project management experience was clunky, confusing and repetitive, there was a lot of work on the part of the client to complete (when you're paying $25K you'd expect it to be seamless). Topics during conversations were forgotten, instructions had to be repeated multiple times. Upon completion, we allowed one of our freelancers access to the coding and she deemed it "lazy coding." The whole experience was very unfortunate!
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