Cutwater
Creative Strategy / Advertising AgencyAdvertising agency based in San Francisco, CA.
“CUTWATER: BUILDERS OF DISTINCTIVE BRANDS At Cutwater, we hone and sharpen a brand into something more distinctive so it has a better chance of cutting through, being heard, and standing apart. Because we believe that distinctive brands are the ones more people care about. And because we know distinctive brands are the ones that drive growth and preference. We Are: Located in SF and NYC Independent”
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Cutwater is an advertising agency in The Wall's Creative Strategy index, based in San Francisco, CA. Executives can review its capabilities, published engagement data, and start contact directly through its website at cutwatersf.com.
Key facts about Cutwater: operating since 2007; team of 10 - 49; minimum project $100,000+; rated 4.8 out of 5 across 6 Clutch reviews; 4 published services.
About Cutwater
Cutwater is an advertising agency in the Creative Strategy section of The Wall, based in San Francisco, CA. Advertising agency based in San Francisco, CA.
Published figures put Cutwater at operating since 2007, a team of 10 - 49, a published minimum project of $100,000+.
Quick facts
- FOCUS
- Creative Strategy · Advertising Agency
- FEE STRUCTURE
- Minimum project $100,000+ (per its Clutch profile).
Services Cutwater publishes
Advertising · Media Planning & Buying · Branding · Marketing Strategy
4 services as published on its Clutch profile.
Where Cutwater sits in the index
- Minimum project $100,000+: shared by 15 of the 830 Creative Strategy firms that publish one; 0% publish a higher band.
- Team size 10 - 49: shared by 437 of the 912 Creative Strategy firms that publish one; 19% publish a higher band.
- Founded 2007: older than 64% of the 906 Creative Strategy firms that publish a founding year.
- Clutch rating 4.8/5 across 6 reviews; 730 of 1,184 Creative Strategy firms carry a Clutch rating at all.
- 192 Creative Strategy firms in the index list CA as home state, 53 of them in San Francisco.
Computed from The Wall's 3,460 listings at build time. Shares, not rankings.
Reviews on record
“Cutwater's work helped the client increase brand awareness, brand consideration, and preference. They displayed a strong combination of brand and market strategy and high-level creative thinking. The team also managed the entire project well and communicated via virtual meetings.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Advertising, Marketing Strategy, Video Production · Mar 30, 2026
“Cutwater's output received strong engagement and applause. They have an incredibly impressive creativity that worked well with the client's needs. Moreover, the partners remain in constant feedback-oriented communication.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Advertising, Branding, Digital Strategy · Mar 29, 2022
“Cutwater collaborated on a concept that became part of the industry lexicon. The team was fully integrated with the client and flexible on communication, checking in as needed. Their willingness and excitement to tread new ground was a differentiator that contributed to a successful engagement.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Advertising, Digital Strategy, Marketing Strategy · Mar 15, 2022
Ratings as published on Clutch. The Wall collects no reviews of its own.
Web footprint
Traffic and keyword figures are DataForSEO estimates for US Google; the stack is read from the live site.
Questions people ask about Cutwater
Q.01How much does Cutwater cost?
Clutch lists a minimum project size of $100,000+ for Cutwater. No hourly rate or retainer range appears in its listing data, so ask for a written estimate that separates agency fees from media spend.
Q.02How do I choose Cutwater as my advertising agency?
Compare the agency's past work against your category, ask who will run your account day to day, and get proposals from two or three agencies on the same brief. Cutwater has a 4.8 of 5 rating from 6 reviews on Clutch, which is a small sample, so read the reviews for work like yours.
Q.03How does Cutwater work with clients?
Most agencies move from a brief to strategy, creative development, media buying and reporting. Cutwater's site says it sharpens brands so they stand apart, and Clutch lists Media Planning & Buying among its services. Ask Cutwater to walk you through its process before you commit.
Q.04What services does Cutwater offer?
Clutch lists four services for Cutwater: Advertising, Media Planning & Buying, Branding and Marketing Strategy. Its site says it is located in SF and NYC and describes itself as independent.
Q.05How does Cutwater measure success?
Its listing does not describe a reporting process, so ask Cutwater which metrics it will track and how often it will report them. One Clutch reviewer said the work helped the client increase brand awareness, brand consideration and preference.
Data sheet
- DOMAIN
- cutwatersf.com
- CATEGORY
- CREATIVE STRATEGY
- SPECIALTY
- ADVERTISING AGENCY
- TYPE
- MARKETING AGENCY
- SOLVES
- BRAND IDENTITY AND CREATIVE PERFORMANCE
- TYPICAL BUYER
- CMO / BRAND DIRECTOR
- CLIENT FIT
- $5M-$50M+
- HQ
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- FOUNDED
- 2007
- TEAM SIZE
- 10 - 49
- MIN PROJECT
- $100,000+
- CLUTCH RATING
- 4.8/5 · 6 reviews
- STATUS
- LISTED
- PERMALINK
- /c/cutwatersf.com.html
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