Santa Monica is a coastal city on the west side of Los Angeles County with a dense cluster of digital media, advertising technology and creative businesses. Agency directories list ad-tech and digital firms such as GumGum, MGID and Hawke Media in the city, alongside a large number of smaller independent studios. Local agencies tend to work with consumer and direct-to-consumer brands, food and beverage companies, automotive and fashion labels, and entertainment and media clients, as well as neighborhood businesses. Many shops here are compact teams that combine brand strategy with content and video production, social media, ecommerce web builds and performance marketing, often for startups and growth-stage brands.
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Parker Levi is the publisher and curator of this guide. Based in Delray Beach, Florida, Parker Levi is a full-service digital agency providing brand management, brand services, creative services, design, marketing and paid media.
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Electric Collective is a Santa Monica creative agency founded in 2018 that focuses on visual storytelling for consumer brands. Its team handles video and photography, social media strategy and content, website design including Shopify ecommerce builds, and print and out-of-home design, moving from ideation through production to ad placement. Clients have included BruMate, Casamigos, Liquid I.V. and Lyft, and the studio reports designing more than 30 websites.
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Geletka+ is an independent, full-service creative agency with its Los Angeles office on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica and its headquarters in Chicago. Founded in 2019, it covers strategy, campaigns, packaging, brand identity, film production, web and app development, media planning and AI implementation. Clients include Carbone, ClearChoice, CDK and Workbox, and its Carbone work was named to Ad Age's Creativity Top 5.
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Launch Pop is a CPG and DTC design and growth partner, founded in 2017 and listed at a Santa Monica address, that helps founders launch and scale consumer brands. Its services include signal testing and research, go-to-market strategy, branding, packaging, website design, community building and growth marketing. Clients include MORE LABS (Morning Recovery), IMMI Ramen, Liquid I.V., Topicals and Empathy Wines.
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Someplace is a Santa Monica creative shop founded in 2022 by three executives who previously led creative and media work at Nike for more than 17 years. The agency emphasizes relevance over scale and produces everything from social content to large campaigns, with services in branding, design and video production. DesignRush lists clients including Chobani, Maserati and Klutch Athletics, and its featured work includes the It Always Will Be Foot Locker video.
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Tower 25 is a digital marketing agency on Main Street in Santa Monica, founded in 2023, that works under the line Built for Results, Not for Show. Its services include SEO and AI search optimization, Google Ads and paid media, web development, social media, content writing, video editing and reputation management. DesignRush lists clients such as FormAlloy, B&T's Deli, Aqua Surf and the Santa Monica Daily Press.
| # | Agency | Specialties | Size | Founded | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Parker Levi Publisher | Branding, Content Marketing, Creative | — | — | |
| 02 | Electric Collective | Content Marketing, Creative, Social Media | Boutique | 2018 | |
| 03 | Geletka+ | Branding, Creative, Paid Media | Boutique | 2019 | |
| 04 | Launch Pop | Branding, Creative, Paid Media | Boutique | 2017 | |
| 05 | Someplace | Branding, Creative, Video | Mid-size | 2022 | |
| 06 | Tower 25 | Branding, Content Marketing, Paid Media | Boutique | 2023 |
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Santa Monica has many small independent creative studios and digital marketing firms, plus ad-tech and media companies. Common specialties include branding, video and content production, social media and ecommerce growth marketing.
Yes. Launch Pop focuses on CPG and direct-to-consumer launches, and Electric Collective and Someplace list consumer and food and beverage brands among their clients.
Yes. Tower 25, for example, lists local clients such as the Santa Monica Daily Press alongside companies in manufacturing and ecommerce.
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