Our expert analysts researched and ranked the top branding agencies in California that help businesses form a strong identity and foster customer loyalty. You can filter listings by team size, reviews, budget and city to find the right fit for your business needs.

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  • Full-service PR, marketing and creative agency.

    Full-service PR, marketing and creative agency.

    The Pollack Group is an innovative agency that specializes in delivering powerful brand experiences. Our team of experts, Brand Psychologists, Audience Behavior Analysts, Content Creators, and Master Communicators, unlock the potential of your organization with meaningful strategies designed to foster loyalty...

    Top Services:

    • Content Marketing
    • Digital Marketing
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Direct Marketing
    • Public Relations
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Marketing for Wine and Craft Enthusiasts

    Marketing for Wine and Craft Enthusiasts

    At Barrels Ahead, we are committed to growing direct-to-consumer sales for wineries, breweries, cideries, and craft distilleries. Our team provides tailored marketing solutions to help our clients succeed in the competitive beverage industry...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Content Marketing
    • PPC
    • SEO
    • Branding
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    Location
    Carlsbad, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • An efficient reputation management agency for your brand

    An efficient reputation management agency for your brand

    Profile Defenders specializes in reputation management services aimed at protecting, defending, and repairing the online reputation of clients. We employ advanced strategies to manage your brand's portrayal in search results by either removing, replacing, or changing its search ecosystem...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Public Relations
    • SEO
    • Content Marketing
    • Branding
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Designing Categories, Creating Leaders.

    Designing Categories, Creating Leaders.

    Gold Front is a category design studio that helps growth-stage startups create and own their categories through comprehensive end-to-end services. They've helped build category-defining brands for companies like Uber and Robinhood, and provide a North Star to guide brand, culture, and product decisions...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Web Design
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • We Make Your Brand Just the Way You Imagine!

    We Make Your Brand Just the Way You Imagine!

    Oui Will is a digital agency that builds influential brands and innovative digital products with a focus on the "Tech for Good" sector. The agency operates in San Diego and Paris and has received over 20 awards in the past year...

    Top Services:

    • Product Design
    • Logo Design
    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • eCommerce Development
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    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Promising Clarity That Stands Out!

    Promising Clarity That Stands Out!

    Lofty Word is a branding firm that specializes in developing brand strategy and design solutions. Our goal is to help clients achieve clarity and confidence in their brand by aligning creative outcomes with their internal and external business objectives...

    Top Services:

    • UI/UX Design
    • Web Design
    • Logo Design
    • Branding
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    Location
    Sacramento, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Unleash Purpose. Ignite Change.

    Unleash Purpose. Ignite Change.

    20nine is a Purpose First Creative Consultancy dedicated to energizing positive change in brands, individuals and the world. With expertise in branding, storytelling, product innovation, advertising, interactive solutions, design and brand engagement, we craft purpose-based strategies to elevate brands and...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    Location
    Orange County, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Brand Experiences That You Will Love!

    Brand Experiences That You Will Love!

    The Savage Bureau is a design agency founded by a team of three experienced professionals who have been working together for over 15 years. Our agency offers a unique combination of branding, UX design, and development services, making us the perfect partner for any project...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Branding
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • We all have an OUT.LI.ER within

    We all have an OUT.LI.ER within

    OUT.LI.ER is a boutique consulting firm that collaborates with some of the brightest entrepreneurs, web2/web3 tech companies, brands, media and talent of today...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Business Consulting
    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Tech Growth Through Dynamic Naming

    Tech Growth Through Dynamic Naming

    House of Who specializes in crafting naming strategies and names tailored for the IT industry. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, its team, known as Whooligans, excels in brand naming and understanding human dynamics, offering a unique blend of expertise that ensures memorable and effective brand...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    Agoura Hills, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Make Your Brand a Verb

    Make Your Brand a Verb

    Brand and Go-to-Market Consultancy for MedTech, Startups, and Entrepreneurs...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Logo Design
    • Web Design
    • Digital Marketing
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    Location
    Newport Beach, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Elevate Your Brand with Award-Winning Design.

    Elevate Your Brand with Award-Winning Design.

    We specialize in crafting top-shelf branding and packaging for ambitious businesses. At Linn Design Studio, we become an extension of your team, taking the time to understand your brand and target audience to create designs that resonate...

    Top Services:

    • Package Design
    • Branding
    Location
    Napa, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Achieving the Unachievable.

    Achieving the Unachievable.

    We create and manage the world's most iconic brands. Brand and product agency that delivers heroic work and legendary clients. DECOSTA has worked with clients in a wide range of industries including entertainment, consumer goods, technology, energy, finance, and more...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Product Design
    • Digital Strategy
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    Location
    Burbank, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    6 Projects Listed
  • Building Impactful Brands

    Building Impactful Brands

    Teak is a branding agency that blends creativity and strategy to give brands a unique voice and story. Based in San Francisco, the agency comprises adventurers, designers, writers, and filmmakers who collaborate with like-minded companies to create impactful brands. Teak focuses on projects it is passionate...

    Top Services:

    • Creative Services
    • Branding
    • Advertising
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • The Beauty Is in the Results

    The Beauty Is in the Results

    Design Womb is a full-service creative agency specializing in strategic branding and packaging design. The agency combines creativity and expertise to help consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands in industries like food, beauty, wellness, and cannabis. Focused on delivering clarity, innovation, and beautiful...

    Top Services:

    • Design Services
    • Branding
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Transformative Brand Strategy and Design

    Transformative Brand Strategy and Design

    Innovation Protocol is a brand strategy and design consultancy that develops insights-driven brand systems and activations to help clients articulate their identity and significance. They offer a wide range of services, including brand research, system development, and creative design, while collaborating...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Strategy
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Market Research
    • Web Design
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • We build the businesses behind culture

    We build the businesses behind culture

    Inspyred is a cultural venture studio that works with fashion brands and musicians...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Strategy
    • Branding
    • eCommerce Development
    • Digital Marketing
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Award-Winning Investment marketing agency for asset managers and financial firms

    Award-Winning Investment marketing agency for asset managers and financial firms

    MBC Strategic is a branding and design agency for investment firms, helping asset managers, private markets firms, and wealth platforms sharpen positioning, build authority, and communicate with institutional and high-net-worth audiences...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Logo Design
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    Location
    Santa Monica, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $300/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Skin In The Game

    Skin In The Game

    Threefifty is a leading CRO agency known for delivering rapid, measurable growth through data-driven optimization strategies. By leveraging proven insights and personalized conversion techniques, the agency helps high-profile clients maximize revenue and improve performance across digital channels...

    Top Services:

    • UI/UX Design
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • Creative Services
    • Branding
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $350/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Design Against Cognitive Friction

    Design Against Cognitive Friction

    Internauts is a Neurodigital design studio that helps organizations create brands and digital experiences built around how people actually think, feel, and make decisions. The studio combines branding, UX/UI design, accessibility, AI-aware experiences, and cognitive design principles to reduce friction and...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Logo Design
    • Product Design
    • Web Design
    • UI/UX Design
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $350/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000
  • Your Unique Story Is Yet To Be Told

    Your Unique Story Is Yet To Be Told

    Unique Image is an award-winning creative solutions firm with over 25 years of expertise empowering brands and driving positive change for corporate and Fortune 500 enterprises. Our end-to-end campaign tactics push multimedia and design limits to offer new chances for immersive marketing. We work with brave...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Creative Services
    • Advertising
    • Media Buying
    • Video Production
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $400/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Naming At Scale

    Naming At Scale

    The Naming Group is the premier naming systems agency. We work with enterprise-scale organizations and growing startups to develop strategic brand and naming architectures, company and product naming, and other verbal brand assets...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $400/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
  • Smart Websites Built For Growth

    Smart Websites Built For Growth

    Website Design Hive creates stunning websites, logos, apps, and animations while driving growth through SEO, PPC, and digital marketing. We turn ideas into results-driven online experiences...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • eCommerce Development
    • Logo Design
    • Branding
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    Location
    Campbell, California
    Number of Employees
    50 - 99
    Average Hourly Rate
    $450/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • A Connected Customer Experience Consultancy

    A Connected Customer Experience Consultancy

    Envoy is a full-service brand and digital innovation consultancy founded in 2010. Headquartered in Irvine, California, with studios in Chicago and San Diego, the agency combines design, technology and data to craft seamless customer journeys across brand, commerce, web, product and physical spaces...

    Top Services:

    • Package Design
    • Branding
    • Graphic Design
    • Social Media Marketing
    • Product Design
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    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Igniting Brands Through Creativity

    Igniting Brands Through Creativity

    At Five by Five Global, a specialized creative agency, we pride ourselves on our diverse skill set, enabling us to deliver innovative solutions across various domains without constraints...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Creative Services
    • Public Relations
    • Branding
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $25,000 - $50,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Websites That Turn Traffic Into Leads

    Websites That Turn Traffic Into Leads

    Websites Built for Speed & Conversion. We create stunning, high-converting websites for businesses worldwide. Based in San Jose, CA Stand out from competitors, attract more leads, and grow your revenue. Get Your Website Live Fast...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • SEO
    • Branding
    • Mobile App Development
    • UI/UX Design
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    Location
    San Jose, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    2 Projects Listed
  • Smarter Audits. Stronger Technology.

    Smarter Audits. Stronger Technology.

    TechAuditPros is a leading white label SEO agency offering outsource SEO services, SEO outsourcing services, technical SEO, link building, local SEO, and website optimization for agencies and businesses worldwide. As a trusted SEO outsourcing company India, we provide scalable, cost-effective solutions for...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Digital Strategy
    • Branding
    • Video Production
    • Graphic Design
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    Location
    California Hot Springs, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $500/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Best Web Design Agency in San Jose

    Best Web Design Agency in San Jose

    Get Set Go Web is the Top Web Design Agency in San Jose. Getsetgoweb provides the best Custom and creative logo design solutions for corporate businesses all around the world...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • SEO
    • Creative Services
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    Location
    San Jose, California
    Number of Employees
    500 - 999
    Average Hourly Rate
    $1000/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • We'll Build You An Amazing Website

    We'll Build You An Amazing Website

    At Website Turbix, Our expert website developers are professionals in making innovative website designs according to customer requirements...

    Top Services:

    • Web Design
    • WordPress Website Design
    • eCommerce Development
    • Mobile App Development
    • Branding
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
    Average Hourly Rate
    $1000/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • We'll Get You to the Top.

    We'll Get You to the Top.

    Bukuji is a Los Angeles based digital marketing and advertising agency...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • eCommerce Development
    • Web Design
    • Digital Marketing
    • Show more
    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $1000/hr

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