Creative Digital Agency (CDA)
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Marketing/Advertising Agency |
| Founded 📆 | 2017 |
| Founder 👔 | Jin Kim |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Kevin Almeida (Managing Director) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Creative Digital Agency (CDA) is an independent marketing/advertising firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1][2]
History[edit]
Creative Digital Agency was founded in 2017 by Bay Area entrepreneur Jin Kim,[3][4] with Kevin Almeida serving as Manager of Marketing Services.[5][6] Later that year, the firm onboarded new clients including the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, Merck Animal Health, and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.[7]
In 2018, the firm launched Merck Animal Health’s “My Vet Offers” campaign, which received awards from Mobile Marketing Magazine, the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), and AgencySpotter.com, and received a nomination from Digiday.[8][9]
CDA continued expanding into the travel/tourism space throughout the year, with new clients including Airbnb, Visit Savannah, and Visit Valley Forge.[10] The firm became a member of the American Association of Advertising Agencies.[11]
In 2019, CDA was ranked the #32 Digital/Specialist Agency on the MMA’s Global Business Impact Index, received the ITV GameChangers Award,[12][13] and was recognized with wins from the Hermes Creative Awards[14] and Gov Design Awards.[15] New clients included the City of Sausalito, the City of Benicia, and SpendLabs.[16]
That summer, the company launched InZa Lab, a program to connect brands with emerging Generation Z marketing professionals as they entered the workforce.[17][18] In 2020, CDA expanded to Las Vegas, and received the Hermes Creative Award for for the second time.[19] The agency launched the City of Benicia’s Great Escape by the Bay campaign in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the destination being featured on Live With Kelly and Ryan.[20]
In 2021, CDA was ranked for the first time on the Inc 5000 List.[21][22]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Drum “Merck Animal Health Case Study by Creative Digital Agency”, thedrum.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Hollywood’s Triller sets its own rhythm even as it gains from TikTok troubles”, techcrunch.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “DXP, an Oracle Marketing AppCloud Partner, Launches Application in the Oracle Cloud Marketplace”, funmobility.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Chiquita Bananas unpeels 50pc return rate with Minions mobile campaign”, mobilemarketer.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Forbes, “3 Essential Tips for Incorporating Native Advertising Into Your Marketing”, forbes.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Forbes, “Walmart's mobile promotion puts SMS to good use”, fierceretail.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Effective Mobile Marketing Awards: ”, mobilemarketingmagazine.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Digiday Awards Finalist”, digiday.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Mobile Marketing Association Global Smarties Awards - Merck Animal Health”,mmaglobal.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Thinking Out of the Box. An Interview with Jin Kim, President of CDA”,mediapost.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Creative Digital Agency”, aaaa.org, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “ITV GameChanger Awards - Patch, “Innovation Tri-Valley's Leadership Group's #GameChanger Awards”, patch.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Danville San Ramon, “Innovation Tri-Valley presents #GameChangers awards”, danvillesanramon.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Hermes Creative Awards, : “CCTA””, enter.hermesawards.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Gov Design Awards “CCTA”, drivenxdesign.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Getting the Holiday Season Right”, warc.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “The Digital Executive, “Trendsetter Providing Cutting-Edge Tech and Cultural Awareness for Fortune 500 Clients with CEO Jin Kim” ”, coruzant.buzzsprout.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ NRF 2020 Vision “A Customer Review for Creative Digital Agency Inc.”, agencyspotter.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Hermes Creative Awards,: “RayCop”: ”, enter.hermesawards.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “Benicia, CA Tourism ‘Escapes’ COVID Challenges”, mediapost.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ “reative Digital Agency, An advertising and marketing agency that focuses on millennials and Gen Z.”, inc.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ↑ NRF 2020 Vision “Creative Digital Agency”,nrfbigshow.nrf.com, Retrieved March 15, 2021.
