PADV

Name

PADV

Legal name

Pasadena Advertising Marketing and Design

Website

https://pasadenaadv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Altadena

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Marketing Services: Full-service advertising agency providing creative design, branding, marketing strategy, web design, and campaign development services across print, digital, and mobile channels. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for custom marketing solutions tailored to each client's needs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PADV is a full-service advertising and marketing agency that creates integrated marketing campaigns spanning print, web, mobile, social media, broadcast, and experiential channels for clients across healthcare, transportation, nonprofit, retail, financial, and government sectors. The agency delivers brand identity development, corporate identity packages, website design and development, social media marketing, print advertising and collateral, audio/video production, mobile marketing, and event marketing services on a custom project basis.

Product overview

PADV (Pasadena Advertising Marketing & Design) is a full-service advertising and marketing agency rather than a software product company. Their offerings consist of professional marketing services including branding and identity development, corporate identity packages, website design and development, social media marketing campaigns, print advertising and collateral design, audio/video production, mobile marketing, and event marketing. The company creates integrated marketing campaigns across print, web, mobile, and broadcast channels for clients across healthcare, transportation, financial services, retail, community organizations, and government sectors. PADV's work spans brand identity creation, annual reports, promotional materials, interactive websites, and community-focused marketing initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Identity and Corporate Identity Development Creation of new corporate identities including logos, taglines, color palettes, and visual vocabularies for client organizations. Delivered to enterprises, nonprofits, and government clients seeking brand refresh or new brand introduction, exemplified by work for Pasadena Heritage incorporating the Colorado Street Bridge and tagline 'Preservation • Advocacy • Education'.
• Website Design and Development Design and development of websites for clients including accessible aphasia-friendly sites with navigation icons and sound for memoir authors and language therapy communities. Delivered to healthcare, transportation, nonprofit, and government clients, with multiple award-winning sites for Foothill Gold Line, Catholic Charities of Los Angeles, Foothill Workforce Investment Board, and Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority.
• Print Advertising and Collateral Design Design of print materials including brochures, newsletters, posters, annual reports, bus advertisements, catalogs, packaging, and direct mail collateral. Delivered to clients across healthcare (CAP membership brochures), transportation (OCTA Rideshare bus ads, Bike to Work Month posters), and corporate communications (Kennedy Jenks Consultants annual reports).
• Integrated Marketing Campaign Development Development of integrated cross-media marketing campaigns spanning print, web, mobile, social media, and broadcast channels for client initiatives. Delivered to clients across healthcare, transportation (134% increase in OCTA Rideshare Week participation), nonprofit (Altadena Library Alliance 85% Yes on A victory margin), and retail sectors.
• Social Media Marketing Campaigns Strategic planning and execution of social media marketing campaigns across Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for client brand visibility, engagement, and community connection. Delivered as part of integrated campaigns for healthcare, nonprofit, retail, and consumer brand clients in the Pasadena and broader Southern California market.
• Audio/Video Production Production of audio and video assets including animated logos, identity suites, and broadcast-quality creative for client campaigns. Delivered as part of brand identity and campaign work, exemplified by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Authority animated logo and identity suite.
• Event Marketing Marketing and promotional support for community events including festival organization and promotion, exemplified by PADV's involvement with Make Music Pasadena since its 2008 origins in the Fête de la Musique in Old Pasadena, helping grow attendance to 30,000-35,000 for Old Pasadena alone.
• Mobile Marketing Creation of mobile marketing assets and experiences designed for smartphone and tablet consumption, extending campaign reach beyond traditional desktop and print channels. Delivered as part of integrated multi-channel campaigns for healthcare, nonprofit, and consumer brand clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 134% increase in Rideshare Week participation for OCTA over previous year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Make Music PasadenacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008PADV has been involved with Make Music Pasadena since its origins in the 2008 Fête de la Musique in Old Pasadena. The agency helped the event become a major annual city-wide festival with attendance of 30,000-35,000.
• Old Pasadena Management District (OPMD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPADV has been involved with the Old Pasadena Management District since its inception from skid row days with the Pasadena Central Improvement Association. The agency has been instrumental in transforming Old Pasadena into a premier downtown destination over three decades.
• Burbank Bob Hope AirportminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected by Burbank Bob Hope Airport for website redesign project. PADV had previously created the first website for an airport on the west coast for the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority decades earlier.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SPINX Digital: SPINX Digital is a Los Angeles-based digital agency offering web design, branding, and integrated marketing for enterprise clients. Comparable to PADV in LA location, full-service model, and emphasis on web and brand work.
• Battery Studios: Battery is a boutique independent creative/advertising agency based in Los Angeles offering integrated brand, digital, and campaign services to enterprise clients. Comparable to PADV in scale, full-service offering, and Southern California base.
• David & Goliath: David & Goliath is an independent, full-service advertising agency headquartered in Los Angeles, serving major consumer and healthcare brands with integrated creative and media work. Comparable to PADV as an LA-based independent competing for enterprise accounts without network affiliation.
• Mekanism: Mekanism is a mid-sized independent creative agency with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles, providing brand storytelling, integrated campaigns, and content production. Comparable to PADV in independent, full-service creative positioning and West Coast footprint.
• The James Collective: The James Collective is a boutique creative and brand agency based in Los Angeles offering strategy, identity, and integrated campaign work. Comparable to PADV in boutique scale and LA-based full-service model.

Broad incumbents

• GALE: GALE is a larger independent, data-driven creative agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles, serving major enterprise and tech clients. Comparable to PADV as a creative-led independent but operating at significantly greater scale across more verticals.
• Saatchi & Saatchi (Los Angeles): Saatchi & Saatchi is a global advertising network with a significant Los Angeles presence, offering full-service creative, media, and digital capabilities to large enterprise clients. Comparable to PADV in offering integrated advertising services but with vastly greater scale, network resources, and global reach.
• Ogilvy (Los Angeles): Ogilvy is a global advertising and marketing network with a Los Angeles office serving enterprise clients across healthcare, consumer, and government verticals. Comparable to PADV in vertical mix (notably healthcare and public-sector work) but operates at network scale rather than boutique.
• WONGDOODY (Happiness Saigon/WPP): WONGDOODY is a mid-to-large creative agency with Los Angeles operations (formerly independent, now part of WPP/Happiness), providing integrated brand and digital work. Comparable to PADV as a creative-led agency in the LA market, though now operating within a global network.

Regional players

• Activista: Activista is a Los Angeles-based creative agency focused on Hispanic and multicultural marketing for enterprise brands. Comparable to PADV as a SoCal-based independent competing in the same geography, with a more specialized multicultural angle.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pasadenaAdv
• Facebookfacebook.com/Pasadena.Advertising
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/106130?trk=NUS_CMPY_TWIT

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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