Public Advertising Agency
#14 in General Business
California-based full-service agency offering branding, digital marketing, and web design across construction, events, and home services.
- Founded
- 1998
- HQ
- Temecula, CA
- Team
- 6-15
Founder
Meet the founder

Andrew Harrill
Founder & CEO
Andrew Harrill leads Public Advertising Agency, a small Murrieta, California shop that positions itself as a storytelling-first brand partner for small and mid-sized businesses across construction, events, food and beverage, and home services. The public-facing site offers limited biographical detail on Harrill himself; the About page focuses on the agency's team archetype (strategists, writers, creatives, developers, and project managers) rather than on founder credentials or tenure. What the site does disclose is a lineage: Public Advertising Agency is described as the evolution of AJH Creative and Design, an earlier digital marketing venture, suggesting Harrill rebuilt and rebranded a prior practice into the current full-service agency. The thesis guiding the firm is familiar but consistently stated across pages: most small businesses receive cookie-cutter marketing packages, and the work that actually moves the needle starts with understanding a business's story and translating it into coordinated branding, web, and digital campaigns rather than isolated tactics. The agency's voice is deliberately casual (clients are referred to as "homies") and the pitch leans on service intensity: multiple discovery meetings, weekend availability, and a stated willingness to over-communicate. The founder story is implied more than narrated; readers looking for a detailed biography, prior agency roles, or named leadership team members will not find them on the current site. Public Advertising Agency presents itself as a generalist boutique serving regional California businesses, with construction and home services as recurring verticals.
Editorial
Editor’s take
Public Advertising Agency positions itself as a full-service California-based partner offering custom branding, digital marketing, and web design solutions built around long-term client relationships. Their work spans construction, events, food, and home services industries, making them a recognizable fit for small and mid-sized businesses seeking integrated creative and digital support under one roof. Recognized with Dotcomm, Hermes, and MarCom awards, the agency brings validated creative credibility to clients looking for a dedicated brand partner.
What they do
Services
Branding & Brand Identity
Positions small businesses in crowded regional markets (California construction firms, event venues, home services operators) by building a narrative foundation first — messaging, voice, and visual identity — then carrying it through collateral, web, and ads. Includes graphic design and photography/video production as part of the brand build-out.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Local and industry SEO aimed at service-area businesses, with a stated emphasis on identifying keywords tied to actual buyer intent rather than chasing vanity rankings. Pitched primarily to regional operators competing for Murrieta and wider Southern California search traffic.
Search Engine Marketing (PPC)
Managed Google Ads campaigns focused on reducing spend waste for small businesses that have previously run ads without clear conversion tracking. The agency frames PPC as a lead acceleration layer that sits on top of SEO and funnel work.
Social Media & Email Marketing
Organic social content and email sequences intended to extend brand storytelling across channels, with sales-funnel design offered as a companion service to capture leads from paid and organic traffic into landing pages.
Website Design & Development
Custom WordPress-style builds with a conversion focus, bundled with ongoing website maintenance and hosting. Positioned as the technical endpoint of the branding engagement rather than a standalone web project.
Sales Funnel Design
Landing page and funnel construction aimed at turning paid traffic into captured leads, offered as an add-on to PPC and social campaigns for clients whose main websites are not built for direct-response conversion.
