Mance Creative

What Mance Creative does

Mance Creative is a privately held, minority-owned graphic design and web design agency founded in 1999 in San Diego, California. The firm delivers brand creation and activation, custom web design and development, and marketing strategies and assets to a mixed client base that includes small and mid-sized businesses, non-profit organizations, trade associations, and hospitality clients. Notable engagements reference Broadway San Diego, The Old Globe, Rubicon Theatre, FilmOut San Diego, Malashock Dance, ABC Northern California, ABC Indiana/Kentucky, ABC Empire State, ABC Chesapeake Shores, Swenson Advisors, Bosman Wealth Management, CMR Risk & Insurance Services, and Olivewood Gardens, with additional restaurant and SMB clients such as Solare Ristorante Italiano, L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, KuhiKuhi Shave Ice, and Grand Entrances.

The company builds deliverables using mainstream web technologies — HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and the WordPress CMS — augmented with responsive mobile design, custom CSS3/HTML5 animations, and visual page editors. Service offerings span logo design, corporate identity, CMS websites, email and social media graphics, event signage, brochures, and video production including storyboards, voiceover, and animation. Processes follow a client-centric Discover, Organize, Present, Revise, and Deliver framework. All work is performed in-house by a small creative team (5+ members), with no outsourcing, SaaS products, APIs, or proprietary platforms.

Commercial mechanics are project-based professional services on a pay-as-you-go billing cadence. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the firm offers free consultations and provides estimates based on scope, with a budget field in its contact form for initial scoping. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct channels: website contact form, phone (619.269.8001), email, and referrals. Marketing relies on the corporate website, blog and case studies, Facebook and Instagram, an email newsletter, and PR features (e.g., SD Voyager Magazine). The company is a sole proprietorship-style operation owned by Michael Mance (Owner & Creative Director), with no external investors, funding rounds, subsidiaries, or M&A activity disclosed.

Name

Mance Creative

Legal name

Mance Creative

Website

https://mancecreative.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mance Creative is a minority-owned, San Diego-based graphic design and web design agency founded in 1999, delivering brand creation, custom websites, marketing assets, and video production to non-profits, trade associations, financial services firms, and SMB clients entirely through an in-house team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD), Creative & Brand Campaign Development (BPAFAAAB)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Brand identity design
• Web design development
• Marketing collateral design
• WordPress website design

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Brand Creation and Activation Services: Design and branding services including logo creation, corporate identity, and brand development for businesses of all sizes.
2. Web Design and Development: Custom website design and development services including CMS integration, mobile responsiveness, and ongoing website maintenance.
3. Marketing Materials and Assets: Creation of print and electronic marketing materials including email campaigns, social media graphics, newsletters, event signage, postcards, flyers, and brochures.
4. Event Branding Services: Design services for event branding including signage, programs, tickets, and promotional materials.
5. Video Production Services: Marketing video creation including video storyboards, voiceover, animation, and creative storytelling content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mance Creative is a San Diego-based graphic design and website design agency that provides brand creation and activation, custom CMS website design and development, and marketing strategy and asset creation. The agency serves businesses, non-profits, trade associations, and hospitality clients through a five-phase client-centric process (Discover, Organize, Present, Revise, Deliver) with all work executed in-house by a small creative team. Services span logo design, corporate identity, web development on WordPress/HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, print and digital marketing materials, event branding, and video production.

Product overview

Mance Creative is a San Diego-based graphic design and website design agency founded in 1999. The company does not offer a software product platform; instead, it provides creative services organized around three core offerings: Brand Creation + Activation, Web Design + Solutions, and Marketing Strategies + Assets. These services are delivered through a client-centric process involving Discover, Organize, Present, Revise, and Deliver phases. All work is performed in-house by their creative staff. As a service-based agency rather than a product company, Mance Creative does not offer modular software products, APIs, or technology integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Creation + Activation Brand strategy and identity design service for businesses and non-profits, including logo creation, corporate identity development, and brand activation. Designed for businesses of all sizes seeking to establish or refine their brand identity and emotionally connect with their clients.
• Web Design + Solutions Custom website design and development service using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and WordPress CMS, with responsive mobile technology and motion animation. Built for businesses and organizations needing a custom CMS-managed website that reflects their values and engages clients.
• Marketing Strategies + Assets Marketing strategy and asset creation service producing print and electronic marketing materials including email campaigns, social media graphics, newsletters, event signage, postcards, flyers, and brochures. Designed for clients needing consistent brand expression across all marketing touchpoints.
• Event Branding Services Design services for event branding including signage, programs, tickets, and promotional materials. Created for theatre, non-profit, and association clients needing cohesive event identity.
• Video Production Services Marketing video creation including video storyboards, voiceover, animation, and creative storytelling content. Designed for clients needing video assets to support brand marketing and storytelling.

Quantifiable outcome

• FilmOut San Diego demographics grew with 28% of donor pool earning income above $100,000 and nearly 20% residing in other cities and states
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REBL MarketingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerREBL Marketing approached Mance Creative to join as CMR Risk & Insurance's graphic design firm, serving as a referral source and collaborative partner for new client engagements.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• WebiMax: Larger full-service digital marketing agency offering web design, branding, and SEO. Broader scale than Mance Creative but comparable core service offerings.
• Coalition Technologies: Larger full-service digital agency specializing in web design, branding, and SEO. Overlaps with Mance Creative's web + marketing asset offerings but with broader scale and tech stack.

Emerging players

• Ironistic: Digital agency offering brand strategy, web design, and digital marketing. Comparable service stack to Mance Creative, focused on similar mid-market clients.

Regional players

• Cubic Creative: San Diego-based creative agency offering branding, web design, and marketing — directly comparable to Mance Creative in both geography and service stack.

Direct peers

• Lounge Lizard: Full-service digital creative agency offering branding, web design, and marketing strategies. Comparable in offering breadth and similar boutique-creative positioning.
• Big Drop Inc: Digital creative agency specializing in web design, branding, and digital marketing. Overlaps directly with Mance Creative's brand creation + web design + marketing assets model.
• Bluetext: Branding and digital marketing agency with full-service creative capabilities. Comparable offering set with focus on brand storytelling and integrated marketing — similar to Mance Creative's value proposition.
• SmartSites: Award-winning web design and digital marketing agency offering branding, web development, and SEO — competes in the same SMB/mid-market segment with similar service lines.
• Bop Design: San Diego-based B2B web design and branding agency serving SMBs and non-profits. Highly comparable in geography, target market, and service mix (branding, web design, marketing collateral) to Mance Creative.
• Blue Tomato Creative: Boutique creative agency delivering brand, web, and marketing services. Comparable in size, service mix, and boutique in-house positioning to Mance Creative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Mance-Creative-459787547415270
• Instagraminstagram.com/mancecreative
• Xx.com/mancecreative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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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