Award Winning Strategic Branding & Marketing Co. w/Creative & Digital Prowess!
Los Angeles, CA
NDA & Profile
Executive Summary
Asking: $1,750,000
Gross Revenue: $1,112,686
Potential Cash Flow: $532,928
This award winning multi-faceted marketing firm exhibits prowess in brand strategy, creative design and digital applications. Its staffers boast pedigrees from the most prestigious agencies and have received accolades from working with the world’s most recognized brands. Although they provide blue-chip quality creative and deliverables, they pride themselves in highly artistic, and often edgy and thought provoking strategic and conceptual content. As a result, the underdog “challenger” brands that they pride themselves in championing are often able to leapfrog the competition by applying innovative content and brand building approaches to their strategy development and long-term campaigns. The team’s passion for the industry and unique flair is evident in their often varied but always impressive engagements.
In 2022, the company did $1.66 ml in revenues with $816k in cash flow to a working owner. Personal circumstances (which have now passed), impacted 2023 performance.
In 2022, the company did $1.66 ml in revenues with $816k in cash flow to a working owner. Personal circumstances (which have now passed), impacted 2023 performance.
Accounts Receivable Included In Asking? No
Facilities
This bourgeoning enterprise is comprised of a close knit team of key staffers, each of whom is season independent contractors in their areas of expertise. The highly dedicated team has low attrition; each member has been on staff for >3 years. The founder, a key component of strategic development and creative approval, focuses on business development and sales, as well as acting as the team leader to lay out client engagement plans, maintains strategic focus and coordinates each contributor’s efforts. Each team member liaises with clients in their respective practice areas.
Competition
Competition is comprised of global agencies with significant bandwidth and a comprehensive breadth of offerings as well as small agencies or single person shops typically with a limited focus (e.g. PR). This firm is able to provide a complete service offering while being flexible and nimble enough to focus their full creative energy and attention on each client’s needs. As a result of this and their approach, value proposition and the artistic talent they feel they are unparalleled and that their work is in a category of its own.
Growth & Expansion
Significant opportunity exists but the firm lacks bandwith to capture it.
Ad-on business / services are referred out but could remain in-house.
Lacks project management infrastrucure to grow team.
Ironically, the agency has never marketing its own services.
Owner not looking to exit; seeks suitor to assist in taking to next level.
Support & Training
Seller will train for 4 weeks at 20 hours per week or as negotiated. They will also remain via an extended transition at $300k salary and benefits per annum.
Reason For Selling: Personal
Real Estate: CA
Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuation & Exit Planning for the Lower Middle Market.