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Ankord Media
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Ankord Media is a creative agency specializing in branding, website design, product UX/UI, and digital experiences. We help startups, nonprofits, and businesses elevate their brands with modern, impactful design solutions tailored to drive growth and engagement...
Top Services:
- Creative Services
- Web Development
- SEO
- Logo Design
- Branding
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- Location
- Beverly Hills, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
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Ankord Media Reviews & Testimonials
Randy Weinzoff's Review Sourced from Google
I’ve had many experiences with web designers in the past and my experience with Milan has been absolutely amazing and effective. His mastery of the work he does is exceptional and I highly recommend using him if you need anything relating to Web design, he is absolutely the master.
Jon Meachin's Review Sourced from Google
I've really enjoyed working with Ankord media so far. What stands out most is how personal the experience has been Sam and the team truly held my hand through the process, making everything smooth and stress free. The entire program is extremely well put together and thoughtfully designed to help agents succeed. Highly recommend!
Raymond Riley's Review Sourced from Google
Easy to work with. Very fair. We have a complex business and they took the time to understand the full project and executed beautifully.They even did a number of free edits for us. Didn’t nickle and dime us. Highly recommend. 5 stars.
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Top Services:
- Web Design
- eCommerce Development
- Web Development
- Digital Services
- Branding
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
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
Fractional head of digital, I partner with businesses to take complete ownership of their digital landscape. When I step into a business, I understand the core mechanics, build the necessary infrastructure, and execute until we see real ROI. So you know your digital is in the right hands...
Top Services:
- Digital Strategy
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 4 Projects Listed
CodeFulcrum is an agile and progressive software company. Specializing in web, mobile and enterprise software development. Delivering products that are both visually stunning and technically ambitious with an unparalleled level of expertise...
Top Services:
- AI Development
- Software Development
- BPO
- Branding
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- Location
- South San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- 50 - 99
- Average Hourly Rate
- $25/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
We're the execution and storytelling partner for Bold Brands and Global agencys. We help brands build world-class campaigns that are culturally sharp, visually bold, and COST-EFFECTIVE...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Video Marketing
- Advertising
- Branding
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- Location
- Burbank, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $250/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 1 Project Listed
skai.dev is a design and engineering studio building fast, minimal, AI-ready websites and systems. We work at the intersection of human interface and machine interpretation. Using Framer, shadcn/ui, structured data, and performance-first architecture, we create digital systems that are clear, scalable, and...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Web Design
- AI Development
- Web Development
- SEO
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- Location
- Glendale, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Most businesses waste time and money on scattered marketing and inconsistent messaging that fails to connect. Brandhorse helps growth-minded companies cut through the noise with clear strategy, cohesive storytelling, and creative execution that drives measurable results. We turn brand confusion into market...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Digital Marketing
- UI/UX Design
- Logo Design
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Jadi is a strategic brand agency built for science-forward consumer brands health, wellness, beauty, nutrition, and technology. We translate product truth, ingredient science, and real innovation into stories that build belief and systems that scale it.Strategy. Story. Systems. Scale...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Content Marketing
- Video Production
- Advertising
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- Location
- Laguna Beach, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $100/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
OakBloom Marketing is a strategic marketing and brand storytelling agency that helps tech companies and startups build magnetic brands and tell stories that land with customers and investors. From marketing strategy, branding, and content strategy to communications services, our speedy hands-on execution...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Content Marketing
- Web Design
- WordPress Website Design
- AI Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
New Fiction is a design-driven brand and product studio that merges timeless visual design with emerging technologies such as generative AI and procedural systems. The company positions itself at the intersection of identity, storytelling, and digital product creation, building scalable brands and experiences...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Creative Services
- Web Development
- AI Development
- Market Research
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
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
Atin is a strategic design and branding studio operating in London and Los Angeles. We engineer bespoke brand identities, custom logo systems, tactile packaging, and web experiences for venture-backed startups and scaling enterprises...
Top Services:
- Branding
- Logo Design
- Package Design
- Design Services
- Creative Services
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $150/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Forge Studio places senior product designers (L4-L6 caliber) from Coinbase, Roblox, and Instacart directly into your team. Embedded design teams, enterprise design systems, and zero-to-one product design. $9.5M+ in engagements since 2017...
Top Services:
- UI/UX Design
- Web Design
- Product Design
- Digital Strategy
- AI Development
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Noble Digital is a director-led campaign creative and commercial video studio, founded in 2012 by Allen Martinez, a commercial director handpicked by Quentin Tarantino to direct through A Band Apart, with work in MoMA's permanent collection...
Top Services:
- Video Production
- Creative Services
- Advertising
- Branding
- Video Marketing
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- Location
- Santa Monica, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
- Portfolios Count
- 2 Projects Listed
Engage PR is a senior-led B2B tech PR agency focused on digital infrastructure, data centers, networking, and cloud and AI infrastructure. For more than 25 years, we have helped companies explain complex technology clearly through earned media, messaging, thought leadership, content, and media training. Our...
Top Services:
- Public Relations
- Reputation Management
- Branding
- Social Media Marketing
- Content Marketing
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- Location
- Pleasanton, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $200/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
Brightter is a global AI-driven digital transformation company based in San Francisco. We have partnered with forward-thinking businesses for over a decade to create exceptional digital experiences. Our expertise spans AI transformation, brand strategy, website development, web applications, and search engine...
Top Services:
- Digital Services
- Graphic Design
- Branding
- Digital Strategy
- Web Design
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- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Average Hourly Rate
- $120/hr
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
NO ID is an AI-native creative agency in Costa Mesa, California, building cinematic websites, commercials, brand identity and always-on content. Trusted by Meta, Snapchat, Universal, Honda, Acura, Celsius, Dyson and Reebok with Shaquille O'Neal, and by Orange County and Newport Beach businesses that want...
Top Services:
- Web Design
- Web Development
- Creative Services
- Branding
- Video Production
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- Location
- Costa Mesa, California
- Number of Employees
- Under 49
- Minimal Budget
- $10,000 - $25,000
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