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Founded in 2009 by CEO and President Lindsey Carnett, Marketing Maven has grown into an agency powerhouse, known for its data-obsessed, yet personable approach for securing client wins. Throughout their 15 years in business, Marketing Maven has earned numerous accolades for its outstanding work across multiple sectors, underscoring its position as a top-tier mid-sized PR and integrated marketing agency. Marketing Maven was named to the Inc. 2025 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Pacific, Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America in 2018 and 2017, and Entrepreneur 360’s list of Most Entrepreneurial Companies in America in 2016. Additionally, Marketing Maven was named No. 3 among Top 20 Women-Owned PR Firms in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024, Top 20 Women-Owned Digital Marketing Agencies in the US by Influencer Marketing Hub in 2024 and became a Central Coast Best Places to Work Featured Company by Pacific Coast Business Times in 2021. Marketing Maven has become a go-to partner for clients seeking a competitive edge, consistently recognized for its excellence in social media, brand strategy, website development, PR, digital advertising, influencer marketing, and market research. Carnett attributes the company's enduring success to its nimbleness, diverse team of natural storytellers, and commitment to staying ahead of industry trends. One of the key drivers of Marketing Maven's success is its proprietary Marketing Maven Method, a three-stage process that has helped businesses generate over $1 billion in earned revenue. The method is made up of three unique stages: • Insights360, powered by Sentio360, a suite of proprietary business intelligence tools fueled by Artificial Intelligence and machine learning. • Strategy360 where the insights gained in the deep-dive market research are used to create an actionable marketing roadmap. • Implementation360 for implementing the marketing strategies

At Fusion, we are marketers and creatives at heart, and we love our work. As a full- service marketing strategy and communications agency, Fusion Marketing offers a comprehensive range of marketing and design solutions. We develop winning integrated marketing programs for branded manufacturers and service-driven businesses, and then execute on those programs assuring consistency and success. Fusion fuels your business first by helping you develop a targeted marketing strategy. We can then create a complete branding program based on your objectives and goals: photographing your products both in-studio and in-use on location, designing your website, product packaging, sales catalogs, direct mail, print and web advertising campaigns, so that everything works together for one purpose... growth. Fusion Marketing's approach, while professional, is informal and collaborative. We look to partner with our clients, because we believe that a coordinated working harmony generates a force far greater than the simple sum of its parts. This is Fusion, and when applied dynamically to a client/agency relationship, the results are powerful.

At Design Dynamics the possibilities are endless, the value unsurpassed, and the results are always outstanding! A family owned and run business, Design Dynamics, has been customizing business graphics solutions since 1987. Our deep history, broad base of expertise, and dynamic perspective allows us to offer a combination of cutting-edge products and services like no other. Over the years, we have established a tradition of excellence characterized by the following features: •More than just printers – we will collaborate with you to help create the most innovative, cost effective, and large to small format visuals that produce results and achieve your business goals. •Culture of perfection –we get things done right, the first time because we pay attention to the details. •The best people – we have the most knowledgeable, experienced, and customer oriented team of graphics professionals all committed to helping you be successful. •Top tier clients – our clients range from local businesses to national companies all concerned about the consistency of their business identity, quality of their brand image, and effectiveness of their promotions. You can count on us to always look for ways to provide the best possible solutions for you – whether that’s recommending how a job should be printed, which materials or finishing techniques to use or even how to install it. We do all this while also challenging ourselves to meet aggressive deadlines and tight budgets. We have the right people with the right experience to provide the right solution for you. You can find our work everywhere you are. We are rolling down the street with vehicle graphics, gracing museums with backlit imagery and helping business get noticed with effective signage.