ES

What ES does

ES Advertising, Inc. is a privately held, full-service advertising agency founded in 1999 and headquartered at 6222 Wilshire Blvd. #280, Los Angeles, California. The firm operates with a headcount of 11-50 employees and provides an integrated six-line service portfolio covering Brand Insight & Strategy, Creative & Content Production, Experiential Events, Media Investments (digital, paid social, SEO, traditional, out-of-home), Public Relations, and Social Media. Its stated differentiation is multicultural consumer expertise and acting as a U.S. market-entry partner for international brands; the agency's named client roster includes Kia Motors America, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, California Bank & Trust, CBB Bank, Astound Broadband, Jack Daniels Single Barrel, Hite Jinro, Jung Kwan Jang, Clever Care Health Plan, Allure Travel, Luskin OIC, and Madeca Derma, spanning automotive, healthcare, banking, telecom, spirits, health & wellness, travel, nonprofit, and dermatology verticals. The firm is certified as a Women & Minority Owned Business Enterprise by the National Minority Supplier Development Council and was ranked among the Top 50 Marketing Agencies in the Nation by Agency Spotter in January 2020.

The agency's business model is a direct, project- and retainer-based professional services model delivered to enterprise clients. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, no public funding rounds, investor capital, or M&A activity are reported, and ownership appears to be founder/management-led with President Sandra Lee as the named executive. Distribution is single-channel: direct client engagement from the Los Angeles headquarters, with operating geographies limited to California/USA and a public presence on Instagram (@esadvertising_) and LinkedIn (ES Advertising Inc.). The technology stack is conventional for the agency category: digital ad operations, SEO, paid social, and content production tooling, with no disclosed proprietary platform, API, AI/ML capability, or software product. The agency's revenue mechanics, headcount trend, and forward growth indicators are not publicly disclosed, limiting financial visibility for prospective investors or acquirers.

Name

ES

Legal name

ES Advertising, Inc.

Website

https://esadvertising.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ES Advertising is a privately held, full-service advertising agency founded in 1999 and based in Los Angeles, serving enterprise clients across banking, healthcare, automotive, spirits, and other sectors with a specialization in multicultural U.S. consumer outreach and U.S. market entry for international brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Advertising (Brand + Performance + Media) (BPAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Activation/Experiential Creative Agencies (MPAAAAAO), Brand Activations & Experiential Campaign Design (MPAAAGAA)

Keywords

• Multicultural advertising services
• Digital marketing agency
• Brand strategy consulting
• Experiential event marketing
• Public relations services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ES Advertising is a full-service advertising agency that provides integrated marketing communications services spanning brand strategy, creative content production, experiential events, media buying, public relations, and social media management. The agency specializes in helping U.S. brands connect with multicultural consumer audiences and assisting international brands in entering the U.S. market by bridging cultural, linguistic, geographic, and technological gaps.

Product overview

ES Advertising is a full-service advertising agency offering an integrated portfolio of six core service offerings: Brand Insight + Strategy (consumer/market research and brand planning), Creative & Content Production (audio, digital, print, and video production), Experiential Events (trade shows, branded events, and community activations), Media Investments (digital and traditional media buying), Public Relations (crisis management, influencer partnerships, press outreach), and Social Media (content development, paid campaigns, and social media management). The agency specializes in multicultural consumer outreach and helping international brands enter the U.S. market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Insight + Strategy Strategic services including target/consumer insight, brand strategy, content strategy, and market research to inform advertising campaigns for enterprise clients.
• Creative & Content Production Production services covering audio, digital apps and ads, print, and video content for advertising campaigns targeting multicultural and mainstream audiences.
• Experiential Events Event-based marketing services including B2B trade shows, branded events, pop-up stores, community events, grassroots activations, and retail events.
• Media Investments Media buying and investment services across digital media, paid social media, SEO, traditional media, and out-of-home media channels.
• Public Relations PR services including crisis management, cultural sensitivity training, influencer partnerships, press outreach and management, press events, and thought leadership development.
• Social Media Social media marketing services including content development and production, paid campaigns, promotions and giveaways, social media events, social media management, and partner collaborations.

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IW Group: Multicultural advertising agency specializing in Asian American marketing with full-service capabilities. Competes with ES for Asian American media buying, creative, and brand activation engagements.
• Sensis Agency: Los Angeles-based integrated agency with deep multicultural and Hispanic marketing expertise across digital, PR, and media. Direct competitor to ES for multicultural full-service AOR work.
• GALE: Independent agency with multicultural marketing depth across creative, media, and commerce. Comparable to ES as a full-service partner for brands targeting diverse U.S. consumer segments.
• Walton Isaacson: Independent, multicultural-focused full-service agency known for African American, Hispanic, and LGBTQ consumer marketing. Closely mirrors ES's positioning around diverse audiences and integrated services.
• Muse Communications: Los Angeles-based multicultural, full-service advertising agency focused on Hispanic, African American, and Asian American consumers. Directly comparable to ES for multicultural strategy, creative, media, and PR capabilities targeting diverse U.S. segments.
• Admerasia: Asian American advertising agency offering full-service creative, media, and digital capabilities. Directly competes with ES for Korean, Chinese, and broader Asian American brand activation campaigns.

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Global communications group with multicultural and creative offerings through Havas Creative and Havas Media. Broader incumbent that competes for enterprise multicultural business while serving a much wider client base.
• Omnicom Group: Global advertising holding company with multicultural agencies (e.g., BBDO, DDB, GOODBY SILVERSTEIN). Large-scale incumbent competing for high-budget multicultural accounts that ES targets at the boutique end.
• dentsu: Global advertising holding company with multicultural practice areas across creative, media, and PR. Competes with ES on larger multicultural AOR engagements where scale and global reach matter, but does not specialize exclusively in ES's niche.
• Publicis Groupe: Global advertising holding company with multicultural networks (e.g., Publicis Sapient, Saatchi). Competes with ES on enterprise-level multicultural business where global reach and scale are prioritized over specialist depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/es-advertising-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/esadvertising_
• Xx.com/esadvertising
• Facebookfacebook.com/ESAdvertising

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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