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  • Create Unforgettable Brand Experiences

    Create Unforgettable Brand Experiences

    Southport Marketing is a Camarillo-based experiential marketing agency that creates memorable, high-impact brand activations, live events, sponsorships, and consumer experiences that connect audiences with brands nationwide. Their full-service approach blends strategic creativity with seamless execution to...

    Top Services:

    • Advertising
    • Event Marketing
    • Branding
    • Business Consulting
    • Market Research
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    Location
    Camarillo, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
  • We Make Moments That Matter

    We Make Moments That Matter

    Moment is a full-service experiential marketing agency that designs and delivers immersive brand experiences that connect people to products, stories, and culture. We manage every stage strategy, creative, design, fabrication, logistics, and on-site execution ensuring seamless delivery and measurable impact...

    Top Services:

    • Creative Services
    • Design Services
    • Event Marketing
    • Market Research
    • Branding
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    Location
    Temecula, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $135/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $50,000 & Up
  • Strategy + Storytelling + Design For Mission-driven Impact.

    Strategy + Storytelling + Design For Mission-driven Impact.

    GLG Studio is a Black-owned creative strategy and communications studio based in Los Angeles and Oakland. We help mission-driven organizations and public-sector partners translate complex work into clear, culturally fluent campaigns that build trust and drive action. We blend stakeholder-informed strategy...

    Top Services:

    • Branding
    • Advertising
    • Market Research
    • Public Relations
    • Content Marketing
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Strategic PR And Media Relations For Global Brands

    Strategic PR And Media Relations For Global Brands

    ZECOMMS is a global tech PR and strategic communications agency helping startups, scale-ups, and venture-backed companies gain international media visibility. Specializing in media relations, startup PR, and thought leadership, the agency secures coverage in leading business and technology publications...

    Top Services:

    • Public Relations
    • Media Buying
    • Market Research
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $25/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
    Portfolios Count
    3 Projects Listed
  • Leading, Innovative IT Recruitment Agency

    Leading, Innovative IT Recruitment Agency

    dotLinkers is an international IT recruitment and staffing agency headquartered in Kraków, Poland, specializing in building R&D centers, tech hubs, and high-performing engineering teams for global companies. The firm focuses on IT recruitment, tech staffing, and flexible recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)...

    Top Services:

    • Staff Augmentation
    • IT Services
    • IT Compliance Solution
    • Business Consulting
    • Market Research
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    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • Generative Design And Creative Communications

    Generative Design And Creative Communications

    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
  • Simplifying Amazon, Amplifying Your Brand

    Simplifying Amazon, Amplifying Your Brand

    Commerce Ink was built from inside the Amazon ecosystem. After managing large portfolios, we saw brands struggle with fragmented strategy, content, and operations. We created a full-service model where everything works together under one roof. As operators, we focus on helping brands turn Amazon from a...

    Top Services:

    • Graphic Design
    • Branding
    • Digital Strategy
    • UI/UX Design
    • eCommerce Development
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    Location
    Irvine, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • A Team Built Around Care And Clarity.

    A Team Built Around Care And Clarity.

    SimpliCreative combines brand strategy foundations with technical expertise in WordPress and MarTech integrations to build trust, capture high-intent demand, and track what's actually driving revenue. Established in 2003 in San Diego, California...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Marketing
    • Web Design
    • Web Development
    • WordPress Website Design
    • UI/UX Design
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    Location
    San Diego, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $150/hr
    Minimal Budget
    $1,000 - $10,000
  • The Key To Your Marketing Campaign

    The Key To Your Marketing Campaign

    Jared's Leads is a data-driven marketing and lead generation company that helps businesses identify, target, and acquire new customers. For more than 15 years, the company has provided sales leads, mailing lists, email lists, data solutions, and direct marketing services designed to increase revenue and...

    Top Services:

    • Digital Services
    • Branding
    • Digital Strategy
    • SEO
    • PPC
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    Location
    Malibu, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Average Hourly Rate
    $100/hr
    Minimal Budget
    Under $1,000
  • Luxury Construction Starts Here

    Luxury Construction Starts Here

    B West Builders is a Los Angeles-based general contracting company specializing in luxury residential remodeling, custom home construction, and high-end commercial renovation projects. The firm provides comprehensive construction services including home remodeling, kitchen and bathroom renovations, home...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Design Services
    • Digital Services
    • UI/UX Design
    • CRO
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    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Portfolios Count
    1 Project Listed
  • Decode Market Signals. Make Faster, Smarter Business Decisions.

    Decode Market Signals. Make Faster, Smarter Business Decisions.

    RefractOne combines AI, advanced technology, and expert validation to decode complex market signals. We help B2B teams in sales, marketing, and strategy make faster, smarter decisions. Our platform covers sales intelligence, competitive analysis, customer research, and go-to-market strategy built for...

    Top Services:

    • Market Research
    Location
    Los Angeles, California
    Number of Employees
    100 - 249
  • Brand Focused Shopify Plus eCommerce Agency

    Brand Focused Shopify Plus eCommerce Agency

    Solo Media Group builds the commerce infrastructure lifestyle brands actually run on. Shopify Platinum Partner, top 5% worldwide. Brand and technical execution were never two separate pitches to us they're the same job, done properly. Development, UX, and Klaviyo email and SMS, handled in-house, with one...

    Top Services:

    • eCommerce Development
    • Web Development
    • eCommerce
    • Web Design
    • 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
  • Competitive Intelligence

    Competitive Intelligence

    Aqute Intelligence is the only competitive intelligence for B2B SaaS, using primary sources to deliver competitor pricing, feature lists and sales pitch intelligence...

    Top Services:

    • Business Consulting
    • Market Research
    Location
    San Francisco, California
    Number of Employees
    Under 49
    Minimal Budget
    $10,000 - $25,000

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