Sensis is a privately held, minority

Minority group

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-owned and -operated precision advertising agency based in downtown Los Angeles, California.

History

Sensis was originally founded by José Villa in 1998 as Focus Multimedia, as a Web development

Web development

Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet or an intranet . This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development...

 firm. Villa began his career in management consulting with Mitchell Madison Group

Mitchell Madison Group

The Mitchell Madison Group is a global management consulting firm that focuses on improving financial and operating performance for major corporations. Originally founded in 1994 and re-founded in 2003, it is today widely recognized as a leader in the areas of Strategic Sourcing and globalization...

, later launching the Hispanic-focused Internet startup TuRumbo.com, before launching and growing Sensis into a full-service interactive agency. In July 2008, Hispanic Business

Hispanic Business

Hispanic Business, Inc. is a media company based in Goleta, California, in the United States of America. The firm was founded by Jesús Chavarría in 1979 and its publications are oriented towards Hispanic professionals and entrepreneurs.-Publications:...

magazine's ranking of the Fastest Growing Hispanic-Owned Companies ranked Sensis No. 1 in California and No. 13 nationally. Inc.

Inc. (magazine)

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 magazine ranked Sensis No. 329 on its 2008 Inc. 500 list of America's fastest growing private companies. It ranked No. 21 in the top 100 businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California area, and placed No. 26 in the top 100 advertising and marketing companies listed on the Inc. 5,000 list.

Awards & recognitions

• 2001 “Business of the Year” — Latin Business Association
• 2002 Outstanding Achievement in Web Development for the La Opinión
  La Opinión
  La Opinión is a Spanish-language daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, USA and distributed throughout the six counties of Southern California. It is the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the United States and second-most read newspaper in Los Angeles . It is published by...
  
   2002 World Cup Web site — The Web Marketing Association
• 2003 Technology Firm of the Year — U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency
  Minority Business Development Agency
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• 2008 “Best in Class” Award for the OptumHealth-United Behavioral Health Latino Behavioral Health Resources Web site —Interactive Media Awards
• 2008 "No. 1 Fastest Growing Hispanic-Owned Company in California, No. 13 Nationally" — Hispanic Business Magazine
• 2008 "No. 329 Fastest Growing Private Company in America, No. 21 Top 100 businesses in LA-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA, No. 26 Top 100 advertising and marketing companies" — Inc. 500/5,000 List

Clients

Sensis currently represents the U.S. Army, Sempra Energy

Sempra Energy

Sempra Energy is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego, California. It divides its interests into two broad categories: Sempra Utilities, including Pacific Enterprises/Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric; and Sempra Global, a holding company for...

, San Diego Gas & Electric

San Diego Gas & Electric

San Diego Gas & Electric is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County in southwestern California, United States...

, Southern California Gas Company, the California Lottery, L.A. Care Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, the Cooperative of American Physicians, West Basin Water District, First 5 Santa Barbara County, White Memorial Medical Center

White Memorial Medical Center

White Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It is owned and operated by Adventist Health...

, United Behavioral Health, Union Bank of California

Union Bank of California

Union Bank, N.A., formerly known as Union Bank of California, N.A., is a full-service commercial bank providing an array of financial services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations...

, Corona (beer)

Corona (beer)

Corona Extra, better known as Corona and labeled as Coronita in Spain, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide...

 / Modelo, El Classificado, Stanislaus County, Versailles Restaurants (Los Angeles), Porto’s Bakery, Grand Central Market, The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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, Ad Council

Ad Council

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 and the City of Patterson, California

Patterson, California

Patterson is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States, located off Interstate 5. It is 45 miles southeast of Livermore and part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Patterson is known as the "Apricot Capital of the World"; the town holds an annual Apricot Fiesta to...

. Sensis has built Web sites, landing pages, online ads and provided other digital marketing and advertising services for FOX Entertainment, Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....

, Masterplan, Inc., Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison

Southern California Edison , the largest subsidiary of Edison International , is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California, USA. It provides 14 million people with electricity...

 and All Nippon Airways

All Nippon Airways

, also known as or ANA, is one of the largest airlines in Japan. It is headquartered at the Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It operates services to 49 destinations in Japan and 35 international routes and employed over 14,000 employees as of May 2009...

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