Los Angeles ad agencies are some of the best in the world. Even as location becomes less important in ever-increasingly digital business relationships, sometimes you want to find a partner in your own backyard. Especially when targeting regional consumers, a local agency already understands the ins-and-outs of your town. No need to explain what makes these people tick.
Though COVID has us spreading out and living everywhere, no city has its finger to the pulse quite like Los Angeles. And that’s not going to change. LA is where culture is created — the universal headquarters of the music, television, and film industries. Every year, millions of dreamers pilgrimage out west to find fame and fortune as writers, actors, directors, and creators. Everyone in the city has a story and it’s more likely than not that your bartender on the Sunset Strip has a screenplay with him, ready to strike in case the right connection comes in.
For agencies, this city of creatives provides ample opportunity to create compelling advertising stories. Nowhere else can you execute a strategy faster and with more passionate people.
| Agency Name | Holding Co. | Description | Location | Client Industries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160over90 | Digital design, interactive design | Santa Monica | Apparel & accessories, clothing manufacturers, auto manufacturers | |
| 72andSunny | MDC | Full-service | Playa Vista | Clothing manufacturers, shoe manufacturers, handbags, sunglasses, misc. accessories |
| 9thWonder | Integrated marketing communications | West Hollywood | Non-profit organizations, charitable organizations, auto care, programming content providers | |
| Acento | Multicultural marketing, Hispanic specialty | Santa Monica | Non-alcoholic, television & radio stations, personal computers & organizers | |
| BBDO West | Omnicom | Full-service | Los Angeles | Programming content providers, cellular phones & wireless service providers |
| Canvas Worldwide | Global media agency | Playa Vista | Automotive, auto manufacturers, beverages, beer, wine, liquor, spirits | |
| Carat | Dentsu | Media | Culver City | Clothing manufacturers, retailers of apparel & accessories, auto manufacturers |
| Casanova//McCann | Interpublic Group | Full-service, Hispanic specialty | Costa Mesa | Retailers of apparel & accessories, charitable organizations, automotive |
| Conill | Publicis | Multicultural marketing, Hispanic specialty | El Segundo | Auto manufacturers, dealerships, aftermarket, tires, parts, electronic gaming systems |
| Contend | Advertising | Los Angeles | Cellular phones & wireless service providers | |
| David&Goliath | Full-service | El Segundo | Automotive, auto manufacturers, beer, wine, liquor, spirits, television & radio stations | |
| Deutsch, Inc. | Interpublic Group | Full-service | Los Angeles | Handbags, sunglasses, misc. accessories |
| Essence | WPP | Digital | Los Angeles | Television & radio stations, programming content providers, programming transmission service providers |
| Gallegos United | Multicultural marketing, Hispanic specialty | Huntington Beach | Misc. services for farmers & growers, clothing manufacturers, non-profit organizations | |
| Garage Team Mazda | Full-service | Costa Mesa | Automotive, auto manufacturers | |
| Grey West | WPP | Full-service | Venice | Jewelry & watches, automotive, auto manufacturers, dealerships, motorcycles |
| Horizon Media, Inc. | Media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Jewelry & watches, beverages, beer, wine, liquor, spirits | |
| iCrossing | Interactive | Santa Monica | Auto manufacturers, dealerships | |
| Initiative | Interpublic Group | Media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Shoe manufacturers, foundations & cultural institutions, automotive |
| Innocean USA | Media specialty | Huntington Beach | Auto manufacturers, aftermarket, tires, parts, utility companies, energy distributors | |
| Intertrend Communications, Inc. | Asian specialty | Long Beach | Industrial & farm equipment, auto manufacturers, dealerships, utility companies, insurance | |
| IW Group, Inc. | Interpublic Group | Multicultural, Asian-American | Los Angeles | Utility companies, energy distributors, insurance, restaurants, mass retailers |
| Ketchum | Omnicom | Public relations | Los Angeles | Auto manufacturers, toys, games, hobbies, arts & crafts supplies, packaged foods |
| Media Assembly | MDC | Media agency | Century City | Shoe manufacturers, television & radio stations, personal computers & organizers, entertainment |
| MediaCom | WPP | Media buying and planning | Playa Vista | Clothing manufacturers, shoe manufacturers, retailers of apparel & accessories, automotive |
| Mediahub Global | Interpublic Group | Full-service | El Segundo | Non-profit organizations, auto manufacturers, beer, wine, liquor, spirits, broadcasting |
| Mindshare | WPP | Media specialty | Playa Vista | Beer, wine, liquor, spirits, oil & gas exploration, production & equipment, alternative energy, entertainment |
| Ocean Media, Inc. | Media buying and planning | Huntington Beach | Apparel & accessories, retailers of apparel & accessories, auto manufacturers, dealerships | |
| OMD Entertainment | Omnicom | Interactive specialty | Burbank | Television & radio stations, programming content providers, entertainment, movies |
| OMD West | Omnicom | Media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Clothing manufacturers, shoe manufacturers, handbags, sunglasses, jewelry & watches |
| Omelet | Branding, full-service | Culver City | Non-profit organizations, dealerships, beer, wine, liquor, spirits, non-alcoholic, television & radio stations | |
| Omnicom Media Group | Omnicom | Media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Automotive, television & radio stations, movies |
| Palisades Media Group | Advertising | Santa Monica | Apparel & accessories, shoe manufacturers, retailers of apparel & accessories, associations & organizations | |
| PHD | Omnicom | Media specialty | Los Angeles | Automotive, auto manufacturers, dealerships, gambling |
| Publicis.Sapient | Publicis | Digital | Los Angeles | Automotive, auto manufacturers, motorcycles, personal computers & organizers, televisions |
| Quigley-Simpson | Direct marketing, direct response tracking | Los Angeles | Infant & youth apparel, charitable organizations, photography & video equipment, credit card, hospitals | |
| RAPP Worldwide | Omnicom | CRM, direct marketing | Los Angeles | Auto manufacturers, dealerships, programming transmission service providers, personal computers & organizers |
| Rapport Outdoor Worldwide | Interpublic Group | Out of home, media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Non-profit organizations, entertainment, food, property management, maintenance & related services |
| Rauxa | Direct marketing, full service | Costa Mesa | Home services: pest, maid, security, cellular phones & wireless service providers, airlines | |
| RPA | Full-service | Santa Monica | Associations & organizations, automotive, auto manufacturers, motorcycles, buses & other vehicles | |
| Saatchi & Saatchi | Publicis | Full-service | Torrance | Shoe manufacturers, automotive, auto manufacturers, dealerships, non-alcoholic, packaged foods, airlines |
| SDI Media Group | Localization provider | Los Angeles | Television & radio stations, consumer electronics, personal computers & organizers, televisions | |
| Spark Foundry | Publicis | Full-service media agency | El Segundo | Automotive, auto manufacturers, amusement parks, zoos, attractions, toys, games, hobbies |
| Starcom Worldwide | Publicis | Media communications agency | North Hollywood | Shoe manufacturers, non-alcoholic, television & radio stations, electronic gaming systems, entertainment |
| TBWA \ Chiat \ Day | Omnicom | Full-service | Los Angeles | Jewelry & watches, auto manufacturers, electronic gaming systems, photograph |
| TBWA/Media Arts Lab | Omnicom | Creative | Los Angeles | Jewelry & watches, television & radio stations, consumer electronics, personal appliances |
| Team One | Publicis | Integrated | Los Angeles | Non-profit organizations, automotive, toys, games, hobbies, arts & crafts supplies, banking |
| George P Johnson | Event and sponsorship marketing, experiential marketing | Torrance | Auto manufacturers, dealerships | |
| The Many | Creative agency | Pacific Palisades | Apparel & accessories, clothing manufacturers, retailers of apparel & accessories, beverages | |
| TWO NIL | Strategic marketing agency | Los Angeles | Entertainment, toys, games, hobbies, arts & crafts supplies, gambling, credit services, food, hospitals | |
| Universal McCann | Interpublic Group | Media buying and planning | Los Angeles | Non-alcoholic, personal computers & organizers, televisions, movies, streaming media |
| Wavemaker | WPP | Media specialty | Los Angeles | Non-alcoholic, television & radio stations, programming content providers, electronic gaming systems, entertainment |
| Zenith Media | Publicis | Media buying and planning | Santa Monica | Veterinary medicine, non-alcoholic, television & radio stations, programming content providers, sports news, programming & media |