Jives Media

Jives Media is a full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in California, founded in 2012 and led by President Jay Ives. It works with clients across the United States and internationally, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, on SEO, paid advertising, web design, branding, social media and video.

The agency positions itself as an extension of a client's internal team, combining brand strategy, performance marketing and AI-assisted insights. Each client is assigned a dedicated account manager, and the team includes designers, growth marketers, performance specialists and MBA-trained brand strategists. Engagements run either as ongoing retainers focused on continuous optimization or as one-off projects such as a website redesign or campaign launch. It also describes applied AI work covering live intent signal detection, predictive audience expansion and real-time funnel personalization.

• Paid advertising: Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Meta Ads, Bing Ads and programmatic
• SEO: AI SEO, local, content, ecommerce, video and enterprise SEO, plus audits and consulting
• Web design and branding: website design, logo creation and brand strategy
• Social and email: LinkedIn and Meta organic, social media management and email marketing
• Video marketing: production for campaigns
• Analytics and conversion: reporting and conversion rate optimization

Named portfolio work includes Nicole Rose Jewelry for e-commerce and digital marketing, Pristine Acres for brand strategy and web design, and Oracle for enterprise marketing. Industries served include technology, healthcare, finance, legal, retail, hospitality, e-commerce and construction and remodeling.

Jives Media reports more than 5,000 completed projects worldwide and over $150M in managed media spend (self-reported). Recognition cited on its website includes Clutch Agency of the Year claims, Google Premier Partner status, a National Excellence Award, Expertise.com's Best Agency of 2025, a GoodFirms badge and a Best SEO Experts in San Francisco badge. The site also lists a Forbes feature. The footer identifies the company as a Jay Ives company.