I wanted to share some positive feedback regarding our experience with John and Tak. Both were…read moreprofessional and patient. We have been working with them for over 10 years, and it is wonderful to see that they are still providing the same high level of service with the same dedicated team.

John Nashed and Tak Fujigiwa at SFO MARKETING are talented and amazing designers, with a sharp eye…read morefor aesthetics. This is critical quality in our line of work. Our previous website was barebones and needed to pop, and SFO MARKETING turn it around with a beautiful layout and graphics. Both John Nashed and Tak Fujigiwa are very responsive to our requests and we have gotten compliments from customers about it. We looked at the analytics of our website and see increased browsing time from potential customers. That translates to conversions, which is what we all want. We're so lucky to have used John Nashed and Tak Fujigiwa services!

I hate writing this follow up review, but my current experience with Valerie and her company is…read morevastly different than the person I worked with 5 years ago. My website has broken down many times over the years. When I reach out for help, she goes MIA. The support has been terrible. I feel like I am dealing with a completely different person than the one who built my website who I really liked. My website has been down for a month this time. I have reached out to her 5 times with no response. Therefore, I have to sadly retract my earlier recommendation regarding Valerie and Tall Cube because their level of customer service dramatically declined and it's just not the same company.

Let me be clear: Goose Dog Designs is NOT a discount web provider. Let me tell you what they…read moreare.... Goose Dog Designs is a top-quality, best-in-class service provider for a reasonable price. Valerie, the owner, is at the top of her game. The customer service is excellent, the turnaround fast to cheetah like, and the work product outstanding. They are incredibly responsive and take the time to understand your business goals and then translate that into web-design. They are also detail-oriented. Like crazy detail-oriented. Trust me, you want that in your website design. Here's the cool value-add: unlike some socially-challenged, one-dimensional code writer, Valerie and her team understand the modern business environment. They possess a comprehensive understanding of e-commerce, social media and website design. As such, I was the beneficial recipient of some much-appreciated advice. I came to Goose Dog Designs with a preconceived notion of what I wanted in my site, but I ultimately benefited from their expertise, e.g.: Valerie: "Jay, I hear that you want "x," but going that route means unintended consequence "y." If you do it in this different way, it will be more functional, easier on the eye and will deliver added benefit z." Me: "Oh. Right. That's what I meant to say. Yes, yes, exactly, please do it that way." I know what you're thinking: "I've got a friend of a friend who went on website xyz and built her own website for free and it looks great." Uh...ok. I heard that too. Maybe there are those people out there. I'm not one of them. I consider myself tech-literate/tech-functional, i.e., I can work my way around a computer, various operating systems and software, but I can't write (and don't understand) code. I thought I could pull it off, so I tried to make my own site; 3 days of loss productivity later, I was left with what looked like the work of a drunken 4 year old. I was on the fence to retain Goose Dog Designs or this guy on Craigslist that said he would do the job for 1/4 the price, when the ol' Ben Franklin adage came to mind: "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten." I was embarking on the launch of my third business, and as a cash-strapped entrepreneur, I was lured by the many discount web development offerings out there. But luckily, I also quickly remembered how frequently the discount service providers turned into total nightmares: missed deliverables, shoddy craftsmanship, business delays (read: lost potential income), untold frustration, and finally the awkwardness of having to fire the provider and ultimately go and pay someone more money to undo the previous errors and get the job done right. Let me cut to the chase: I know you think you can probably beat the price. You're right. You can. Now look at your calendar. It's 2013 and your website is your #1 marketing tool in the modern marketplace. Do you really want to buy the cheapest model out there? That's like taking a potential client to McDonald's. Valerie and her team are not the cheapest, but in my opinion, they are the best price performers out there. That's the intersection you want to focus your search on: quality for the money. In that category, I don't think you can beat Goose Dog Designs.

I have worked with Magnified Media for local SEO and online marketing. They were fantastic. They…read moreare responsive, consistent, and they stay on top of the ever-changing google landscape. They are experts at getting you into the right area of the search engine results pages so that you get found. They also offer other services and do web design and search engine optimization. I highly recommend their services to grow your online presence.

As a local business owner Magnified Media is a great marketing partner for my business! I highly…read morerecommend Adam Duran and his team for any business owner who would like to get more online reviews and engage new customers with a clear message!

A great place to work; but an even better place to be a client. If you haven't had the chance to…read morehave Aussie president, Nick Bishop, cook up some sausages and kabobs on his Aussie sized grill on the outdoor patio of his office, you haven't experienced the best in office cookery! He'll even don his chef's jacket. Great advertising, great creative environment, great camaraderie and great fun. The office recently won the Belding Sweepstakes for best advertising in LA. Located just two blocks to the beach, the office includes locker room showers so pre-work surfing expeditions, bike rides on the strand and jogging on the beach during lunch breaks aren't unheard of.

Plus 5 stars for great people, but minus 1 star for not allowing dogs.read more

If they can party like that on a Wednesday I'd hate to see them on Spring Break.read more

From the owner: A 2016 Ad Age Small Agency of the Year. Advertising, media, strategy, design, UX and a penthouse…read morespeakeasy all under one tin ceiling in downtown SF.

Odysseus Arms is an amazing agency with awesome and creative people who truly care about their…read moreclients and staff. Their energy is infectious and I would highly recomend them. I love that they do pro bono work for local charities and even global organizations such as Amnesty International.

I have been working freelance with OA since the Spring on an ongoing project that will extend into…read morenext year. It has been a pleasure: The team is extremely collaborative and smart and has great taste. Although they are in SF and I am in NYC communications have been easy and thorough. Couldn't ask for a better group of people to work with.

I've known Gumas for almost two decades and they've earned their reputation as one of the best…read moreagencies around -- regardless of size or location. They are THE experts on Challenger Brand Marketing and bring that unique POV to every client and project. Beyond the quality of their work -- John and Craig have assembled a team of kind and committed professionals who truly serve their clients with passion and care.

The Gumas Team is the best! My company switched over to Gumas after having a bad experience with a…read moreprevious advertising company and this team really turned things around. I highly recommend this company.

For all your branding and marketing needs, check out Creative:Mint. Danny and Calvin are marketing…read moregeniuses. They helped us create our brand and put together marketing materials for us, including a website, in about two weeks. And on top of that, they're really great to work with. These guys rock. Oh, and their offices have moved from Mint Street to Jackson Square.

From the owner: :MINT is a creative agency that shifts market perceptions with intelligent creativity. Through…read morestrategic branding and world class design, MINT delivers print, media and online marketing solutions to companies with sophisticated and complex offerings.

STAY AWAY!!!! The worst business decision of my life was to work with Nuvolum. Extremely expensive…read moreand we have had very little return to our "investment" You will get the same website and colors of all their clients with no originality. Our "original" Logo that Nuvolum allegedly created, turned around after a year or so later, and used the exact same logo and colors that I thought was unique to our practice. So they have templated websites that they use for all practices. The campaigns they have had us participate in have done nothing for our practice except for additional money and time. PLEASE read all the reviews online including from ex-employees which is very telling of who you are working with. High staff turnover. Arrogance and narcissistic attitude. LOTS of empty promises and they continually are trying to sell you more things to purchase from them. We have done everything they have asked from us with little to no positive results and that is after 30 months of working with these salesmen not a marketing company. We have worked with other companies in the past with substantially better results, with professional people to work with, and a fraction of the cost that you will spend with Nuvolum. Yes I am a real oral surgeon client. They even accused one practice of not being a client of Nuvolum after the practice wrote a very negative experience with them. So in order to make people reading the reviews believe it was a fake review to save face. We have voiced our displeasure several times and the owners as the reviews say are callous and lack empathy, but if you choose to work with them PLEASE DO NOT sign the contract until you have an attorney read it first. The contract is designed so that they can fire you for any reason ( I personally no a practice that they did this to) but if you are not getting the results that they WILL promise you, you cannot fire them. They will also try the classic sales tactic of pressuring you into signing on with them in less than 48 hours...... YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

Nuvolum is a one of a kind marketing company! So on top of every little detail and always a quick…read morephone call or email away for help with the next step. Our practice just started with them in March and we've already tackled so much. Just putting things into motion now. Trevor is our team leader and he is awesome! We just finished the team building DISC workshop with Janeé and she rocked too! The workshop was just what our team needed to have a fun connection activity right before summer starts! We're looking forward to what else Nuvolum has in store for us this year.