About Us
Elative Marketing is a progressive firm that combines web platforms with communications strategies to engage your target audience.
A Future in New Media
The future of marketing is new media — intelligently designed websites, rich media assets, and engaging relationships. At Elative, we live on the forefront of bringing these technologies to businesses who embrace leveraging the most powerful promotional tool available today — the web.
Informed Vision
Driven by a passion for design and commerce in today's dynamic marketplace, Elative’s leadership team consists of progressive individuals who understand the power of leveraging new media to engage audiences to provide business solutions. Elative's services are holistic in nature, serving as comprehensive offerings that address root issues in branding, marketing, and design, all while keeping an eye on maximizing return on your investment.
At the Center of It All
Elative is headquartered in downtown San Francisco's SOMA district, in the midst of an eclectic collection of creative studios, galleries, and the city's massive convention centers.
We also maintain field offices in downtown Boston, MA, as well as in the greater Los Angeles area. With such reach, we are able to work easily with clients of different regions and time zones.
How Can We Help You?
We work with clients all over the country, as well as globally. Whether it's a small project or a comprehensive campaign, Elative Marketing is guaranteed to have an answer for you, so contact us today.
Clients
Below are a few of the over 50 brands we've worked with.
Testimonials
Read about how our clients have enjoyed working with us.
“The site is looking great! We've had a lot of really positive feedback on it from friends, fans, and the label.”
— Peter Arcuni,
Birdmonster
Kyung Min
Creative Director
As Creative Director for Elative Marketing, a new media design and web marketing firm, Kyung Min helps businesses embrace emerging web communications channels and smart designs that reinforce brand image for more effective and informed marketing strategies.
Kyung is involved in networks from San Francisco to Silicon Valley, which includes being Vice Chair of Communications, Marketing & Technology for the Palo Alto Young Professionals.
A diverse background in creative arts and business marketing for Kyung includes two Bachelor's degrees, one from Berklee College of Music in Electronic Production & Design and Music Business / Management, and another from Academy of Art University in Web Design & New Media.
Jeff Byrnes
Web Developer
Jeff Byrnes is an accomplished web coder, skilled in XHTML, CSS, open-source CMS deployment, PHP, and Javascript. Additionally, his knowledge of concepts driving MySQL and other relational databases make him a well-rounded developer.
Jeff has an excellent breadth of experience both through his endeavors in the web development business and as an employee of Apple, Inc., through whom he is a Certified Technician.
Further inquiry on his body of work, as well as a peek at his personal self can be found at his website.
Richard Turgeon
Copywriter & PR Associate
Rich has been a creative professional for over 14 years. He started his career as a graphic artist, illustrator and web designer before switching to the copy side in 1998.
Since then he’s worked on the client and agency side for dozens of mid-size to Fortune 500 companies in just about every vertical, primarily as a writer and creative director in the interactive space.
As a singer/songwriter and record producer, Rich has independently released six records, and his first non-fiction book, Indie Rock 101: Running, Recording and Promoting Your Band, was published last year by Focal Press.
Andrew Kim
Events Marketing Manager
Andrew is skilled in creating events that have a curb side appeal, having managed many elements of corporate events in all aspects of building booths, managing unions, logistics, and effective hotel negotiations.
Recently, Andrew was the Tradeshow Coordinator at Digidesign, a division of Avid, overseeing all pro audio tradeshows and live sound events.
Andrew also has many years of experience doing event marketing and graphic design in the video game industry, including launching nationwide marketing events for the Guitar Hero brand at Red Octane, now part of Activision. He designed the award winning video game dance pads and packaging used in major retailers including BestBuy, Walmart, and Target.
Associates
Elative's network of trusted professionals allows us to scale flexibly to meet your needs, and below are our top associates, each of whom we've worked with in many different capacities over the years.
Chandra Lynn
AR/PR & Integrated Marketing
Chandra offers an integrated approach to marketing that increases brand equity and helps clients be remembered.
An entertainment industry veteran and rainmaker for over 20 years, Chandra has also held management positions at Avid, Tickets.com, Bill Graham Presents/Live Nation, New Bay Media, San Francisco Focus Magazine, and KFOG Radio/Cumulus Media, Inc.
Emily Chu
Graphic Designer
Emily is an award-winning graphic designer specializing in brand identity design, print design, and web design.
As a designer, Emily works closely with clients to clarify their business identity and strengthen their brand equity.
Emily hails from the Northwest, and has experience working in design firms from Seattle to San Francisco for a large variety of clients across many industries.
José López
Web Development Director
José is a very skilled web developer with deep experience in managing large development teams in an efficient and productive manner.
A colleague of Kyung's at Avid, José has proven to be a reliable and crucial member of Elative's sophisticated web projects.
The shared philosophy of embracing change and innovative ideals means that he is a great fit for Elative.
Thierno Diallo
Video Editor
Originally inspired by cartoons and comics, Thierno now devotes himself to designing media that inspires thought and serves as a tool for branding communication.
Thierno puts his "problem solving" skills to use by editing, animating and designing multimedia content.
Hailing from the Bronx, NY Thierno has been creating art since age four and majored in FAV at the RISD.








