At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 78 Local Advertising companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Local Advertising Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Empyr
Empyr is a card-linked offer engagement platform for national brands and digital publisher.
Founder(s): Jarrod Cuzens, Jeff Federman, Jon Carder
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, E-Commerce, Internet, Local Advertising, Loyalty Programs, Payments, Retail
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ZypMedia
ZypMedia is a programmatic media buying platform for local advertising.
Founder(s): Aman Sareen, Mark Goldman, Ramandeep Ahuja
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, Business Information Systems, Local Advertising, Productivity Tools
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Enplug
Enplug is a software company that built the first open platform for digital displays everywhere.
Founder(s): Alex Ross, David Zhu, Nanxi Liu, Navdeep Reddy, Zach Spitulski
Location: Culver City, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Digital Signage, Enterprise Software, Local Advertising, SaaS, Social Media, Software
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Recess
Recess unlocks the power of event marketing with stress-free, programmatic planning.
Founder(s): Deuce Thevenow, Jack Shannon
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Ad Network, Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising, Media and Entertainment
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RevJet
RevJet is the first comprehensive Ad Experience Platform, for every audience, channel, format, inventory, and device.
Founder(s): Craig Zeldin, Mitchell Weisman, Serge Ioffe
Location: San Carlos, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Digital Marketing, Digital Media, Local Advertising, Marketing, Mobile Advertising, Software
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Local ID
Local ID provides multi-unit brands with the data, tools, and process to build a dynamic local marketing playbook.
Founder(s): Alex Nocifera, Andrea Shuff, Jason McDonnell, Manjunath P Reddy
Location: Venice, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Big Data, CRM, Enterprise Software, Local, Local Advertising, Restaurants, Retail, Software
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Grabb-It
Grabb-It is a location based advertising platform that allows advertisers the opportunity to reach the consumers near the point of purchase.
Founder(s): Gaurav Garg, Mayur Maheshwari
Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising, Location Based Services
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Field Day
Field Day’s a software-enabled marketplace for enterprise marketers to drive local demand.
Founder(s): Alex Nocifera
Location: Marina Del Rey, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Enterprise Software, Internet, Local Advertising, Marketplace, Software
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PushPoint – Acquired by Capital One Bank
PushPoint provides local businesses with mobile marketing tools that reduce management effort and grow their business.
Founder(s): Brian Hamilton, Greg McAllister, Gregory McAllister, Sergey Sundukovskiy
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile Payments, Web Development
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AdGlance
Ads Inside, Ads in Sight, Ads with Insight
Founder(s): Aga Alak, Fidan Rasul
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Ad Network, Ad Retargeting, Ad Targeting, Advertising, Advertising Platforms, AgTech, Local Advertising, Outdoor Advertising
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Zoek
Local SEO, Social Media Marketing, Graphic Design, Wix SEO and Web Design
Founder(s): Sam Riemer
Location: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Industries: Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, Mobile Apps, Predictive Analytics, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
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MatchCraft
Scalable Search Marketing Solutions
Founder(s): Dorab Patel, Scott D. Kalter, Uzi Eliahou
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising, Social Media Advertising
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Lemonlight
Lemonlight Media offers video production services.
Founder(s): Chad Rogers, Daniel Marlow, Daniel Marlow, Hope Horner
Location: Inglewood, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Local Advertising, Marketing, Video
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Brandify
Brandify It is a leading provider of location-based digital marketing solutions.
Founder(s): Manish Patel
Location: Anaheim, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Analytics, Digital Marketing, Information Technology, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Reputation, Software, Web Design
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TSN Advertising
Truck-Side Advertising company with campaigns for dozens of Fortune 250 companies in 28 markets across the US and Canada
Founder(s): Eric Zdenek
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising
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Local Realtors
Local Realtors is an international real estate portal connecting consumers to local real estate professionals.
Founder(s): Patrick A. Hale
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Advertising Platforms, Commercial Real Estate, Home Services, Lead Generation, Lead Management, Local Advertising, Real Estate
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Emodo
Emodo transforms data into results for mobile network operators.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Database, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile, Mobile Advertising
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Pandio
#1 For Distributed Messaging – Built on Apache Pulsar
Founder(s): Gideon Rubin, Joshua Odmark
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Data Services, Enterprise Software, Local Advertising, Machine Learning, SaaS, Software
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JUMPPapp
The World’s #1 APP for Generating New Customers
Founder(s): Joshua Cohen
Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, Marketing, Mobile Advertising, SEO
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Xudera Inc.
Xudera is a Travel Technology company that patented Digital Travel Guide (DTG) App on Smartphone, Tablet and Kiosk.
Founder(s): Greg Getten, Jason Nyeh, Matthew Wright, Mohammad H Mohebi, Richard Johnson, Xinxin (Stella) Xi
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Hospitality, Local Advertising, Mobile Advertising, Software, Travel
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Joto
Joto is a mobile app and site that finds the most awesome experiences nearby based on a users’ interests. JOin TOgether.
Founder(s): Danny Freeman
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Events, Local Advertising, Mobile, Social Media
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iPromote
iPromote offers an automated self-serve platform that helps SMBs access the benefits of local display advertising.
Founder(s): Joe Bonzi
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Industries: Ad Server, Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local, Local Advertising
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Inview Ads
Ads in Uber and Lyft. Imagine if your ad was in ubers across the city.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising
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NamePlace
NamePlace is an online marketplace dedicated to municipal sponsorships, naming rights and events.
Founder(s): Lisa Padilla, Ronald Brown
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Events, Local Advertising, Marketing, Marketplace, Sponsorship
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BrandRep
BrandRep is a Google Certified Partner and leading provider of digital marketing solutions for SMEs in North America.
Founder(s): Chad Ruskey
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Consumer Reviews, Digital Marketing, Lead Generation, Lead Management, Local, Local Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Search Engine, SEO, Social Media
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Trio Rewards, Inc.
Local retailers acquire new customers by enabling their existing customers to earn money for word of mouth marketing.
Founder(s): Mike Jalonen
Location: Dana Point, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Apps, Local Advertising, Loyalty Programs
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ShopCity.com
ShopCity.com is a website for local businesses to gain an online presence to compete against large corporations.
Founder(s): Colin Pape, Jim Terry
Location: Mountain View, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Local Advertising, Local Business
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Reputation Loop
Our goal is to empower local and large multi location businesses with the ability to control and expand their positive reputation.
Founder(s): Zach Anderson
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Business Intelligence, Customer Service, Enterprise Software, Local Advertising, Reputation, SaaS, Software
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Adility
Adiility is a technology company enabling online to offline commerce transactions.
Founder(s): Andrii Dovgaliuk, Michael Meryash, T B
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Coupons, Local Advertising, Network Security
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Amaze
HyperLocal, Crypto Rewards
Founder(s): Amanda Huh, Keith Hoerling, Stephen George
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Local Advertising, Loyalty Programs
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CitySquares
CitySquares provides video marketing and advertising solutions for local businesses to develop their online exposure.
Founder(s): Ben Saren, Bob Leland
Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Internet, Local Advertising, SEO, Video
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Aleth
Trusted Video & Text Reviews
Founder(s): David Lynch, Steve Tate, Todd King, Tony Tateossian
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Local Advertising, Mobile Advertising
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Deploy, LLC
Deploy provides local internet marketing solutions for small to medium sized business nationwide.
Founder(s): Kyle Kazak
Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Consulting, Dental, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, Mobile Advertising, SEO, Small and Medium Businesses
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Qebot
Integrated business management platform.
Founder(s): Cornelius Lamb, Matthew White
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Developer Tools, Email Marketing, Local Advertising, Loyalty Programs, SaaS, Social Media Marketing, Web Design, Web Development
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YoYo Text
Personalizing the connection between people and places. As the world is becoming more socially connected, people are expecting experiences
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, App Marketing, Coupons, Local Advertising, Mobile, SMS, Social Media
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NetWaiter Systems
Platform and network connecting restaurants, local customers, and industry service providers.
Founder(s):
Location: Redlands, California, United States
Industries: B2B, B2C, Big Data, E-Commerce, Local, Local Advertising, Marketing, Restaurants, SaaS
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Consumer Fusion
Reputation Management Company
Founder(s):
Location: Solana Beach, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Reviews, Local Advertising, Marketing, Reputation, SaaS, SEO, Social Media, Software
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Symphonic Digital
Symphonic Digital helps SMBs to maximize their ROI from digital advertising, through data-driven, tailored campaigns.
Founder(s): Steffen Horst
Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Analytics, Digital Marketing, E-Commerce, Lead Generation, Local Advertising, Marketing, SEM, SEO, Social Media Marketing
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WebVisible
WebVisible is a SaaS-based company that operates in the local online advertising industry.
Founder(s): Kirsten Mangers, Terry DiNatale
Location: Playa Vista, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local Advertising, SaaS, Software
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Wicked Bionic
Wicked Bionic is a full service marketing and advertising agency specializing in multicultural and multigenerational brand connections.
Founder(s): Carlos Sapene, Dana C. Arnett
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Local Advertising, Mobile Advertising, Multi-level Marketing, Outdoor Advertising, Social Media Advertising, Web Development
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The Cannabiz Agency
Marketing and Advertising Agency
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, B2B, Cannabis, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising
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Brandefy
Brandefy is a top-ranked video production and marketing agency offering businesses high quality and affordable video-based solutions.
Founder(s): Marton Varo
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Animation, Brand Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, Marketing, Social Media Advertising, Video, Video Advertising
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Crest Media Internet Marketing
Internet Marketing Web Development
Founder(s):
Location: Glendora, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local Advertising, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Video, Web Development
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Red Violet Works
Marketing Consultancy and Digital Agency providing guidance on all things digital based on each business’s unique situation and expertise.
Founder(s): Desirea Calvillo
Location: Concord, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Consulting, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, Marketing, Marketing Automation, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
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InnoVision
Internet Marketing & SEO company you can trust in Sacramento
Founder(s): Jeff Irvine
Location: Sacramento, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, CRM, Internet, Local Advertising, Marketing, Mobile Advertising, Search Engine, Web Design
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postamo
Postamo makes it fast and easy for real estate professionals to share content and grow their business with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Local Advertising, Real Estate, Social Media
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Empowerkit
Web marketing program for brands.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Local Advertising, Software
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EA Ventures
EA Ventures provides consulting services for companies in need of highly scalable, internal web applications and marketing.
Founder(s): Alex Kuehling, Earl Cooper
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Law Enforcement, Legal, Local Advertising, Mobile
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HAIL
HAIL is a digital concierge service and check-paying service.
Founder(s): Brad Balzer, Christopher Hopkins, Dan Anderson
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: Financial Services, Hospitality, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile Payments, Payments, Restaurants
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Verbatim Marketing Agency
Digital Marketing Agency providing SEO, Pay Per Click, Social Media, Content Marketing. Free Quote.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, SEO
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Entice Us, Inc.
Entice Us is the next evolutionary step in the progress of how people and businesses connect.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Direct Marketing, Local, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
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Fundr
Fundr brings excitement back to the fundraising industry and provides an innovative source of advertising for businesses.
Founder(s): Tim McClive
Location: Lancaster, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Apps
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SEOSifu – San Francisco’s Top SEO Consulting Firm
Expert SEO Consulting Company that can handle your online business branding, social media & marketing, first page rankings, amazing results.
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Association, Consulting, Internet, Local Advertising, Local Business, Marketing, SEO
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Danari Media
Danari Media is one the fastest growing PPC advertising networks, delivering over 12 million visitors daily.
Founder(s): Collin Kay
Location: Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, E-Commerce, Local Advertising, Mobile Advertising
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Upspring Social
Small Business Social Media Platform
Founder(s):
Location: Milpitas, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Apps, Enterprise Software, Local Advertising, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Media, Social Media Marketing
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NowMap
Discover today’s events, happy hours, sales, restaurant specials and more.
Founder(s): Frank VanZile, Susanne Losch
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Communities, Crowdsourcing, E-Commerce, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps
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Accelerate Marketing
Accelerate Marketing is a digital marketing agency specializing in lead generation for property management companies. We guarantee a 5 x ROI
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Location: La Jolla, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Local Advertising, Reputation, SEO, Social Media Marketing
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FoundLocal
FoundLocal recommends great businesses and facilitates the delivery of special offers, while seamlessly integrating loyalty rewards.
Founder(s):
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: E-Commerce, Local, Local Advertising, Loyalty Programs, Restaurants, Retail, Search Engine
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Molex Media
Digital Marketing Agency
Founder(s):
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Digital Marketing, Local Advertising, SEM, SEO, Social Media Advertising, Social Media Management, Social Media Marketing, Web Design
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Sensory
Realtime proximity networking: friends location tracking at its best
Founder(s): Pablo Palazzi
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: iOS, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps, Social Network
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Streamline Results
Modern Marketing – Streamlined Results
Founder(s): Jonathan Johnson
Location: Thousand Oaks, California, United States
Industries: Brand Marketing, Local Advertising, Web Development
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ExpertHub
Nolo’s member area is for lawyers and law firms that are part of the Nolo Network. Find your inquiries, traffics stats and more.
Founder(s):
Location: Pleasanton, California, United States
Industries: Local Advertising
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Forza Studio
Forza Studio is an advertising & marketing company specializes in digital branding, media, design, advertisement, development.
Founder(s):
Location: Temecula, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Content Marketing, Digital Media, Local Advertising
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Lymabean
Lymabean is a social networking site that’s only for college students.
Founder(s):
Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Industries: Local, Local Advertising, Search Engine
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Catzilla
Catzilla is an automated local online ad agency with a single web interface for local advertisers to create, deliver and track buyer
Founder(s):
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Automotive, Local, Local Advertising, Real Estate, Search Engine
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Kazak Media
Since 2006, Kazak Media has helped small business owners acquire new customers and leads using local internet marketing.
Founder(s): Kyle Kazak
Location: Petaluma, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local Advertising, Semantic Search, SEO, Web Design
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Gtown
Gtown is a business providing free marketing tools for small businesses.
Founder(s):
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Coupons, E-Commerce, Local Advertising, Marketing Automation, Small and Medium Businesses, Software
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Poster, Inc.
Advertise in local neighborhoods.
Founder(s):
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Local Advertising, Outdoor Advertising
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PatientScout
PatientScout is a healthcare company which provides effective laser treatment depending on the type of stain.
Founder(s):
Location: Sausalito, California, United States
Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Local Advertising, Semantic Search, SEO
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Outsidz
Outsidz is an online marketplace for everything outside your home.
Founder(s):
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Home Improvement, Local Advertising, Marketing, Marketplace, Video Advertising
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Expreem
Realtime photo sharing reinvented & geo-targeted advertising with cool user engagement
Founder(s): Pablo Palazzi
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Industries: iOS, Local Advertising, Location Based Services, Mobile
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Withinmile
Platform providing easy to setup websites for business and residential addresses
Founder(s): Sunkyu Park, Yonho Park
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Advertising Platforms, Classifieds, Internet, Local Advertising, Local Business, Local Shopping, Location Based Services, Marketing, Online Portals, Real Estate
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SOCAL411
SOCAL411 offers advertising solutions and services for local and online business owners in Los Angeles.
Founder(s): Mario Con
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local, Local Advertising, Search Engine, Travel
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Sixfolio
Sixfolio offers a platform for professionals and local businesses to share their work portfolio with potential customers.
Founder(s):
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Local Advertising
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LinePeek
LinePeek is a provider of wait times at various locations.
Founder(s): Tuyen Vo
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Big Data, Local Advertising, Mobile, News
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Pubtap
Automating live social experiences
Founder(s): Jason Powers, Pat Gannon
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Events, iOS, Local Advertising, Mobile, Mobile Advertising, Nightlife, Real Time, Social Media
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takokat
Takokat is a mini search engine allowing users to locate nearby restaurants that serve their favorite food.
Founder(s): Josie Mora
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: Hospitality, Local Advertising, Mobile, Search Engine, Web Development
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Local Ad List
Direcotry of Advertising Options
Founder(s):
Location: Laguna Beach, California, United States
Industries: Advertising, Local Advertising
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