NowMedia Group

What NowMedia Group does

NowMedia Group is a privately held, founder-controlled creative agency and publishing house headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia, operating across the Okanagan Valley. The group is organized as an umbrella over six sub-brands: Csek Creative (marketing strategy and campaign execution), Csek Productions (brand storytelling and video production), D6 Print Studio (in-house print production), NowCities (community-focused digital content with the largest social reach in the Okanagan Valley), LevelUp Events (event branding, marketing, organization, and execution), and 16 Flights Publishing House (print publications using written word and photography). Together these divisions offer end-to-end marketing services spanning strategy, digital content, video, print, and live events under one organizational roof.

The company's core technology is its multi-platform content creation and distribution system, in which NowCities functions as the owned-and-operated media channel that amplifies client work across digital, print, and event touchpoints. Underlying capabilities include cross-platform production (digital, video, print), an integrated editorial pipeline through NowCities and 16 Flights Publishing House, and event operations delivered through LevelUp Events. There is no disclosed API, SDK, or platform product sold externally; the technology stack is internal infrastructure supporting client deliverables rather than licensable IP.

NowMedia Group makes money primarily through professional services fees billed against customized, quote-based project scopes across its six sub-brands, with NowCities contributing advertising-adjacent community media reach. Its go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by the founders' personal presence in the Kelowna business community (CEO Nikki Csek's role as President of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce), testimonial-led credibility, and direct engagement with a customer base that mixes regional enterprises (City of Kelowna, RDCO, Telus, BCAA, Kelowna General Hospital, Jim Pattison Group) and local SMBs across automotive, real estate, retail, hospitality, and other verticals. The company is privately held with no external institutional investment and no disclosed revenue, headcount, or funding data.

Name

NowMedia Group

Legal name

NowMedia Group

Website

https://nowmediagroup.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NowMedia Group is a Kelowna-based, founder-owned creative agency and publishing house serving Okanagan Valley businesses, government, and nonprofits with integrated marketing, video, print, community media, and event services through six sub-brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative and Marketing Agency Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) (323111)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Production & Technical Services (AV/Lighting/Staging) (MPAAAGAB), Live-Action Short-Form Production (Short Films, Web Series) (MPADABAE)

Keywords

• Creative agency services
• Brand storytelling
• Event management
• Print publishing
• Community media

Headquarters

HQ city

Kelowna

HQ country

Canada

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. Creative Agency Services: Marketing strategy, branding, and content creation services delivered through Csek Creative subsidiary
2. Production Services: Brand storytelling and video production through Csek Productions
3. Event Management: Event branding, marketing, organization and execution through LevelUp Events
4. Print Publishing: Print publication services through 16 Flights Publishing House
5. Community Media: Community content and local media through NowCities platform with largest social reach in Okanagan Valley

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NowMedia Group is an integrated creative agency and publishing house that delivers marketing strategy, branding, content creation, video production, print services, event management, and community media through its subsidiaries Csek Creative, Csek Productions, D6 Print Studio, NowCities, LevelUp Events, and 16 Flights Publishing House. Services are customized, project-based engagements sold primarily to businesses, governments, healthcare organizations, and tourism operators in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

Product overview

NowMedia Group is a collection of storytelling-focused companies offering marketing strategy, brand storytelling, print production, community content, event management, and publishing services. The portfolio includes Csek Creative (marketing strategy and execution), Csek Productions (brand video content), D6 Print Studio (printing), NowCities (community content), LevelUp Events (event organization), and 16 Flights Publishing House (print publications). These divisions work together to provide comprehensive solutions from strategy through execution across digital, print, and live event channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Csek Creative: Marketing strategies, planning, building, and execution of marketing campaigns that meet or exceed client goals.
• Csek Productions
• NowCities
• LevelUp Events
• 16 Flights Publishing House
• D6 Print Studio

Products and services

• Csek Creative

Named customers28 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cossette: Canadian full-service marketing and communications agency offering strategy, advertising, digital, and brand experience work — a direct analogue to NowMedia's Csek Creative and Csek Productions offerings.
• Taxi: Toronto-based creative agency within the WPP network offering advertising, digital, and brand experience work — comparable to NowMedia's full-service creative agency offering.
• Glacier Media: Canadian community media and business information company operating local newspapers and trade publications across Western Canada — closely parallels NowMedia's NowCities community media and 16 Flights Publishing House.
• DDB Canada: Major Canadian creative agency network providing integrated marketing, advertising, and content production services to enterprise clients — comparable to NowMedia's creative-agency and production service model.
• Juniper Park\TBWA: Canadian creative agency offering advertising, brand strategy, and content production — comparable to Csek Creative's strategic marketing and Csek Productions' brand storytelling offerings.
• Black Press Media: British Columbia's largest community newspaper publisher with owned local news brands across the Okanagan and broader BC — directly comparable to NowMedia's NowCities community-content and 16 Flights Publishing print operations.
• Sparks: Global experiential marketing agency specializing in event production, brand activations, and live experiences — directly comparable to NowMedia's LevelUp Events subsidiary.
• Lg2: Quebec-based independent creative agency with strategy, advertising, design, and content capabilities — directly comparable to NowMedia's integrated creative-agency structure.
• Sid Lee: Montreal-based creative agency with integrated advertising, branding, content, and experiential marketing capabilities — comparable multi-disciplinary structure to NowMedia's six subsidiaries.

Emerging players

• Mekanism: Independent creative agency focused on brand storytelling, content production, and integrated campaigns — a smaller-scale analogue to Csek Creative + Csek Productions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubepodcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/business-matters/id1552950235
• Instagraminstagram.com/nikkicsek
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheNowMediaGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nowmediagroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries6 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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