• International Creativity Since 2001

About Artisan Crew Los Angeles.

The boutique internet marketing viral content creation video production web design web development software development web content creation agency
serving local and international clients from Los Angeles to Japan, and the world.

Our History

  • Artisan Crew Logo

    Founded in February 2001


    Founded and incorporated in California in February 2001, ACE is a boutique website development and marketing firm that started out in Redondo Beach and is now located in Torrance in Los Angeles County, California. ACE was founded by a small team of system software engineers, internet marketing and design experts, and eCommerce pros. Featuring native English and Japanese speakers, Artisan Crew set out to be uniquely able to work with companies based in, and marketing toward both countries. We understand the cultural differences, expectations, and challenges which come with each territory as well as the technology used to address those needs.

  • 2002 -New Service Offerings


    Website development / web system software development

    S.E.O. websites / web marketing (For the Japanese market)

    2003 -New Service Offerings


    Commission based eCommerce website development

    Pay-per-click ad management

    Online branding services

    2007 -Business Developments


    Took over operations of Massager Machines & More
    (Responsive renewal coming soon!)

    Opened new warehouse location because of shop success

    Began mobile software development

    2008 -Milestones


    Outgrew old location, Moved to larger shinier location

    Began American market support service for Japanese businesses

    2009 -Milestones


    Launched online shop Artisan Socks
    (Responsive renewal coming soon!)

    Launched wildly successful social media marketing for Artisan Socks

    2010 -Milestones


    Launch viral marketing division

    Launched wildly successful social media marketing for Cushzilla (Round 1)

    2011 -Milestones


    Outgrew old location AGAIN, Moved to EVEN larger location

    2012 -Milestones


    Cushzilla Viral

    Cushzilla shop re-launch

    2014 -Milestones


    Webmarketing Ace & ACE main site responsive website renewal

    Webmarketing ACE responsive website renewal

    (This Site)

  • responsive fast sites

    2016


    2016 is the year of renewals and advancements. From streamlining responsive webdesigns so bloated source code in bootstrap type frameworks don't slow websites down, to rethinking Corporate Social Responsibility with corporate clients, this has been a great year for innovation.

    Our vision remains unwavering that the company we run must be one which is small enough to ensure that quality is never compromised, but that is big enough to support the community and causes we believe in. Although our boutique size means we might not land a Super Bowl campaign for Pepsi, we've chosen to work specifically with the small to mid-sized brands that want to go up against them armed with a creative idea and the internet.

Torrance Office in Los Angeles, California.

Artisan Crew Action Shots

Our websites are our best, and only, salespeople.

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Artisan Crew: we pride ourselves on...

Having a terrible sales team.

Or, more accurately, having no sales team. We never have employed a salesforce, and we don’t plan on ever having one. We do not cold call, email, or solicit business in any way that doesn't involve you finding us and contacting us for more information. We believe that a good web development company should be found, not pushed on you through aggressive salespeople.

Cutting our teeth on our own dime.

We are experts in every service we provide, having practiced and perfected them all on our own properties. This means you don’t have to pay for our mistakes; we already have. Nothing we do is an exact science, but we have spent 13 years learning it on our time with our money so we can be confident in the claims we make and services we provide.

Working INhouse, not OUTsourcing.

We provide all services in house. This may seem like it should be a given, but it is not so for many other full-service marketing firms (and certainly not for template sites and boxed software). We have experts in everything we do, so if problems arise, we can work quickly to solve them.
We are not just brokers who masquerade as branding experts, but who in reality are no more than project managers, getting projects and outsourcing the work to other firms. When you work with us, you work with only us. We have turned down offers to join with sales companies because we believe our work speaks for itself, and by marketing ourselves effectively we can attract like-minded companies.

Being totally uncompetitive.

We believe in the principle of noncompetition, and to that end ACE will never represent more than one business in any sector at a time. We feel it would not only be a conflict of interest, but an unethical way to run the business. When you spend your time and money optimizing, advertising, and marketing your product, you should have the peace of mind that one of your competitors is not going to benefit from your investment. This is also the reason we prefer ongoing relationships with our clients, rather than one-time setups. By continuing to be invested in your success, it protects your investment and allows us to work better together.

Not being right for everyone.

There is not a one-size-fits-all solution to internet marketing, branding, custom software, or anything else we do. What works for one company might not for another. By selling you services you don’t need, we would benefit in the short term, but we don’t believe that’s how marketing should be done. When you thrive, we thrive. When you don’t, we don’t. In that way, you’re getting effective marketing which affects your bottom line, not just a pretty site.

What "ACE" stands for:


  • Artisan Crew Engineering Inc. Also:
  • Arts, Crafts, Etc: Our scrappy and resourceful team makes stunning photos and images from everyday items
  • Amateurs Can only Emulate: They can look like our sites, but they won’t perform like our sites.
  • Acronyms Call for Explanations: We won’t overwhelm you with an avalanche of buzz words to confuse you into a sale. We explain what our services are and why we think you need them.
  • Adapt. Change. Evolve. Search engines update their algorithms, social networks go by the wayside, and new advertising mediums arise. The only way to stay on top is to adapt, change, and evolve.
  • All Creative Experts: Everyone we employ brings creative skills and ideas to the table. In a company our size, every person counts, so we make sure we have the best around.

Part Los Angeles, but not too Los Angeles,

& part Japanese, but not too Japanese,

-All creative-

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Do you need to contact us about a web or software project?
We'd love to hear from you. Contact ACE about a Project