Orange County, California
Marketing, photography and software for businesses in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa runs on retail and restaurants. South Coast Plaza, with more than 270 stores, anchors the South Coast Metro side of town, while the smaller local spots cluster along 17th Street on the Eastside and at The LAB and The CAMP on Bristol Street. Just over a third of residents are Hispanic or Latino, and there is a Mitsuwa Japanese market here too.
Where we work
Around Costa Mesa
Shoots at your place, meetings at your counter, and the same two people on every job.
- South Coast Plaza / South Coast Metro
- The LAB and The CAMP on Bristol Street
- Eastside / 17th Street
- Westside
- Mesa Verde
- Orange County Fairgrounds area (central Costa Mesa)
Hispanic or Latino residents were 36.5% of Costa Mesa in the 2020 census and Asian residents 8.7%; Mitsuwa Marketplace, a Japanese supermarket chain, has a Costa Mesa store, and the city borders Irvine's larger Korean and Japanese clusters.
Typical jobs here
- Menu and interior shoot for a taqueria or cafe on 17th Street
- Instagram and ads for a boutique at The LAB or The CAMP
- Bilingual site and online ordering for a Japanese restaurant near South Coast Plaza
- Simple CRM for a Westside contractor or auto shop
What we do
What we do for businesses in Costa Mesa.
The marketing brings customers in. The software keeps them and runs the business behind the counter. One studio does both, so nothing gets lost between an agency and a developer.
“I need photos, video, social and ads that bring customers in.”
Photo, video, social media, paid ads and local search, shot and run by our founder.
Photo & video
Product, menu, space and team shoots, with reels shot the same day.
See photo & videoSocial media
A feed that runs every week without you touching it.
See social mediaPaid ads & video ads
Ads that reach the people near you, made from video we shoot, not stock.
See paid ads & video adsSearch & local visibility
Show up on Google Maps when someone nearby searches for what you sell.
See search & local visibility
“I need a website, a system, or a tool that runs my business.”
Websites, online ordering, CRMs, automation, inventory and custom tools, built by a senior engineer.
Websites & online stores
A fast site, built to be found in your city, that turns visitors into orders or calls.
See websites & online storesCRM & automation
One inbox for every lead, and the follow-up that used to slip.
See crm & automationCustom software & internal tools
The tool your business actually needs, instead of six apps and a spreadsheet.
See custom software & internal toolsAI agents & automation
The Saturday reservation text answered, the receipts typed up, a person still in charge.
See ai agents & automation
Everything we do
Every job we take on.
Named the way owners describe them. If yours is not here, ask.
Marketing & Content
- Menu, product and lifestyle photography
- Headshots, team, storefront and interior photography
- Short video and reels
- Social media management
- Email newsletters and promotions
- Instagram, Facebook and TikTok ads
- Google Ads for people searching nearby
- Short vertical video ads shot in-house
- Amazon and Weee sponsored placements
- Google Business Profile cleanup and weekly upkeep
- Review replies and a review-request flow that follows the rules
- Listings kept consistent on Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing and delivery apps
- Local search fixes on your site: text menus, titles, speed, structured data
- Captions, copy and reports in Japanese, Korean or Spanish
- Amazon, Weee, Shopify and retailer listing images
- Event, tasting and expo coverage
- Menu and print design
Software & Systems
- Websites and landing pages
- Online ordering with no commission
- Reservations and appointment booking
- Online stores, Shopify or custom
- Bilingual sites and systems in Japanese, Korean or Spanish
- Lead inbox and sales pipeline
- Missed-call text-back and review requests
- Email and SMS follow-up that runs itself
- Inventory and purchasing that updates from sales
- Wholesale and distributor ordering portals
- Order management and fulfilment tracking
- Staff scheduling and timesheets
- Dashboards and reports on your phone
- Admin panels and internal workflows
- Square, Toast, Stripe, Shopify and QuickBooks integrations
- Loyalty, gift cards and memberships
- Menu management across site, delivery apps and print
- Web and mobile apps
- Spreadsheet replacement and data migration
- Automatic replies to routine questions, reviewed by you
- Reporting formatted for an overseas head office
- Hosting, security, backups and ongoing support
- Store migrations between Shopify, WooCommerce and custom
- AI front-desk agent: calls, texts and chat, four languages
- Missed-call text-back: one reply from a registered number
- Receipts and invoices read into QuickBooks for your review
- Google review replies drafted for your approval
- Inbox sorted: what needs a reply, with a draft ready
- Plain questions and forecasts about your sales and POS data
- Wholesale orders from emails, PDFs and photos, you confirm
- Captions, menu translation and bulk product descriptions
How it works
Four steps. About two hours of calls, plus one shoot day or one review round.
- Day 0
Free audit
A 20-minute call, then three written findings about your site, Google profile, menu or social within two business days. No pitch deck.
Your time: 20 minutes
- Week 1
Plan and fixed quote
We agree what to do first, what it costs and when it goes live. The quote is fixed. If your head office reads Japanese, Korean or Spanish, the plan comes in both languages.
Your time: 45-minute kickoff
- Weeks 2–4
Shoot or build
The shoot day happens at your place. The website or system is built in the open, with a staging link you can check any time. One review round.
Your time: Shoot day plus one review
- Launch
Go live, then keep going
A one-hour recorded training. Social clients get their first published calendar. Systems clients get a support plan and a named engineer to text.
Your time: 1 hour, then about 30 minutes a month
Talk to us
Tell us about your Costa Mesa business.
Three lines is enough. We reply within one business day.
Also serving Newport Beach, Irvine, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley.
Message sent.
We reply within one business day. If it is urgent, call (714) 261-1617
Start with three findings, not a pitch.
Three written findings about your site, Google profile, menu or social, within two business days. Then you decide.