Have you ever come across a product, social media feed, post, website, or app that was so well designed that you felt inclined to engage or make a purchase? Nine times out of ten there is a design or creative agency that is the mastermind behind your inclination to engage or impulse to purchase. These agencies create remarkable and engaging digital and print content with the brand and consumer at the forefront of their strategy. With astonishing ideas, and even more astonishing content, these brands have the ability to cultivate a brand’s image and take it to the next level.
As we close out Black History Month, I have comprised a list of 5 Black-Owned Creative Agencies that are all dedicated to helping brands tell their stories through compelling design, innovative ideas, and honest content.
1. Beyond 8
Beyond 8 is a creative agency that specializes in the production of experiential events. The agency is dedicated to challenging creative boundaries to execute authentic, diverse, and interactive virtual and in person experiences across fashion, tech, art, music, and lifestyle industries. Their mission is to cultivate meaningful partnerships, develop innovative strategies, and execute high level events while promoting multicultural awareness and inclusivity. Some of their clients include Pyer Moss, Adidas, 1800 Tequila, Nike, Wells Fargo, and several more. Their headquarters is located in New York City, however they service clients worldwide. Visit their site to learn more about their work.
2. Creative Juice
Founded in 2013, Creative Juice is a full-service creative agency helping businesses and brands of all sizes with their marketing needs. Located in Atlanta, GA, the female, minority-owned agency is dedicated to helping companies expand their creativity by offering a multitudinous of services including logo + brand strategy, digital marketing, print design, content development, web design, and UX/UI design to name a few. Some of their clients include Chick-Fil-A, LG, Equifax, Home Depot, and more. Visit the Creative Juice website to learn more about the agency.
3. 19th & Park
19th & Park is a creative execution agency that specializes in storytelling. With a passion for transforming business objectives into creative content and event experiences, the agency is dedicated to turning your ideas into masterpieces. Their goal is to develop programs that resonate with cross-cultural, cross-generational audiences while leaving a lasting impact top of mind. A few of their clients include Lyft, BET, Glossier, Coca-Cola, and Colgate. Click here to view more of their clients.
4. Burrell Communications Group
Burrell Communications Group is a full service marketing and communications agency known for its leadership, solid strategic approach, creative astuteness, and forward thinking. Burrell has evolved from one with premier status in multicultural marketing to one which also demonstrates a strong expertise in effectively reaching varied audiences — including youth, young adults, moms and the general market. The agency’s mission is to consistently deliver innovative, creative, and market moving ideas. Some the agency’s clients include McDonalds, Toyota, Seagrams, Coca-Cola, and more. Check out some of the agency’s latest work here.
5. EraBright
EraBright is a digital marketing agency devoted to connecting businesses with their target audience to increase awareness, sales, and brand loyalty. Formed in 2016, EraBright specializes in lead generation via SEO, content marketing, paid advertising, website design and more. They have a wide range of experience, expertise, and tools to create and implement strategic marketing campaigns developed to generate leads and sales for your business. Some of their top serving locations include Los Angeles, New York City, Atlanta, Washington D.C., and more. Check out their site to learn more about the agency.
The United States is home to many world-renown, black-owned, creative and design agencies. The country plays host to some of the world’s most creative firms that are helping brands to tell their stories through striking design and engaging content. I hope that you discovered some new black-owned creative agencies pioneering the design industry to work with from this list. If you have any other pioneers that you would like to share, please leave a comment below!
