Top San Francisco Advertising, Marketing & Web Design Agencies

AKQA  |  118 King Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Allied Integrated  |  90 New Montgomery Street #610, San Francisco, CA 94105

Alpha 245  |  30 Hotaling Place, San Francisco, CA 94111

Ameredia  |  101 Howard Street, Suite 380, San Francisco, CA 94105

ARGONAUT  |  576 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

barrettSF  |  250 Sutter St., Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94108

BBDO San Francisco  |  555 Market Street, 17th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105

Beyond  |  77 Maiden Lane, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108

Big Think Studios  |  1426 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Blast Radius  |  576 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Bonfire Labs  |  190 Pacific Ave., San Francisco, CA 94111

Boyce-Mangin  |  930 Montgomery St # 500, San Francisco, CA 94133

Bravo  |  303 Second Street, 9th Floor, South Tower, San Francisco, CA 94107

Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners  |  20 Liberty Ship Way, Sausalito, CA 94965

Camp + King  |  87 Graham Street, Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94129

Circa Now  |  401 2nd Street, Petaluma, CA 94952

Creative B’stro  |  2325 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Creative:Mint  |  667 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Cuban Council  |  461 Second Street, Unit T251, San Francisco, CA 94107

Cutwater  |  55 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

DesignStudio | 9 Decatur St, San Francisco, CA 94103 

Dae Advertising  |  71 Stevenson St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Division of Labor  |  328 Pine St., Sausalito, CA 94965

Doremus & Company  | 530 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Duncan/Channon  |  114 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

Eleven Inc.  |  445 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Elsewhere Advertising  |  525 Brannan St # 206, San Francisco, CA 94107

Havas Worldwide  |  1355 Sansome St # 4, San Francisco, CA 94111

EVB  |  1740 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612

Fantasy Interactive  |  27 South Park Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94107

Fluid | 1611 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612 

Freestyle  |  475 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Gauger-Associates  |  360 Post St # 901, San Francisco, CA 94108

Gershoni  |  785 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Goodby, Silverstein & Partners  |  720 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Gumas  |  99 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

Heat  |  1100 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Hoffman/Lewis  |  1725 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Hub Strategy & Communication  |  37 graham street, San Francisco, CA 94129

HZDG  |  1050 River Street, Unit 114, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Iron Creative  |  120 2nd St # 3, San Francisco, CA 94105

IW Group  |  33 New Montgomery St # 990, San Francisco, CA 94105

Jack Morton Worldwide  |  600 Battery St, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Jumbo Shrimp  |  431 Bryant Street, San Francisco, CA 94107

Marcel Worldwide  |  2001 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94133

Mekanism  |  640 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107

Mortar  |  25 Maiden Lane, San Francisco, CA 94108

MRM Worldwide  |  600 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

MRY  |  30 Hotaling Pl., #200,, San Francisco, CA 94111

MUH-TAY-ZIK|HOF-FER  |  220 Sansome St., Floor 15-16, San Francisco, CA 94104

Nice & Company  |  921 Front Street . Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94111

Odopod  |  391 Grove Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

ODYSSEUS ARMS  |  8 California Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA 94111

On Board Experiential  |  85 Liberty Ship Way Suite 114, Sausalito, CA 94965

OneWorld  |  2001 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Palmer Advertising  |  466 Geary St. #301, San Francisco, CA 94102

Pappas DMI  |  100 First St. Suite 2350, San Francisco, CA 94105

Pereira & O’Dell  |  215 2nd St., San Francisco, CA 94105

PJA advertising + marketing  |  214 Grant Avenue, Suite 450, San Francisco, CA 94108

Plan B  |  1072 Serpentine Lane, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Portal A  |  440a 9th St. San Francisco, CA 94103

Project 6 | 4071 Emery St, Emeryville, CA 94608

Propane Studio  |  1160 Battery Street, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA 94111

Questus  |  675 Davis St., San Francisco, CA 94111

RBM  |  1062 Folsom St., Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103

School of Thought  |  544 Pacific Ave, Third Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

Singlebound Creative  |  760 Market St # 441, San Francisco, CA 94102

Swirl  |  1620 Montgomery St # 140, San Francisco, CA 94111

The M-Line  |  329 Bryant St. Suite 3a, San Francisco, CA 94107

T3  |  500 Washington St, San Francisco, CA 94111 

TMP Worldwide  |  799 Market Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103

Traction  |  1349 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94109

twofifteenmccann  |  215 Leidesdorff St., San Francisco, CA 94111

Underground |  303 Sacramento Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94111

UpperQuad | 295 Divisadero St., San Francisco, CA 94111 

Venables Bell & Partners  |  201 Post Street #200, San Francisco, CA 94108

Viewstream  |  300 Brannan St., Suite 502, San Francisco, CA 94107

Wunderman  |  303 2nd St # 800-2, San Francisco, CA 94107

Y&R  |  303 2nd Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107

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Criteria To Consider When Selecting Your Next Agency

Finding the right creative agency who understands your business, target audience, and the most effective strategy to engage your customers are all critical processes that should not be overlooked.  The impact on your marketing spend is always heavily weighted on the talent and skill sets of your chosen agency partner. 

Sorting through  thousands of creative agencies all over the world can be arduous, but if you leverage the following baseline for project RFP’s and RFQ’s, you will mitigate many of the risks associated with new agency selection.  It’s important to continually source new agency talent as there is tremendous upside to the breadth of ideas that will propel your advertising and marketing efforts. 

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1.      Business Fundamentals

a.      D&B Credit Score

b.     Time in Business

c.      External Ratings & Reviews

d.     Revenue

e.      Employee Count

2.      Core Competency

a.      Industry/Customer Expertise

b.     In-House Core-Capabilities 

c.      Advertised Results

3.      Quality of Work

a.      Referrals

b.     Market Trends

c.      Detail of Work

d.     Creative Ratings