CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SENSIS

You don’t make it to 20 years by resting on your laurels. See where we started and how we’ve grown into one of the nation’s most celebrated independent agencies.

2018

AWARDED CLIENT WORK

Sensis selected as Hispanic agency for American Public University System
Sensis selected as Hispanic agency for Vision Group Holdings

Sensis named Minority Marketing and Communications Firm of the Year by the U.S. Department of Commerce

AWARDED CONTINUED CLIENT BUSINESS

Sensis named AOR by Fiora
Sensis named AOR by Ednovate

2017

Sensis wins multiple awards for FDA CTP Smokeless Tobacco Prevention Campaign

Sensis launches a new website for Sempra Energy, winning IAC Award award for Best Energy Company Website

Sensis launches a new website for SDG&E

AWARDED CONTINUED CLIENT WORK

Sensis selected as AOR by Auto Club Speedway
Sensis selected again as AOR for Tadin Teas

Sensis makes Inc. 500 list for ninth year in a row

2016

SensisHealth launches

Sensis launches breakthrough national smokeless tobacco campaign for FDA Center for Tobacco Products

Sensis publishes landmark “We Are Gen Z Report” cross-cultural research

Sensis moves into new headquarters in the historic Broadway Theatre District in Downtown Los Angeles

Sensis named AOR by AltaMed

AWARDED CLIENT WORK

SensisTX wins advertising contract with CapMetro
SensisChallenges awarded five new contracts

2015

Sensis officially opens in Texas with Austin office

Sensis wins 10-year, multi-million dollar health marketing contract with CDC

Sensis rebrands U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Sensis rebrands Cal State LA

Sensis launches Earned Media practice

Sensis launches SensisChallenges

2014

Sensis publishes groundbreaking Hispanic Millennial Project research study, in partnership with ThinkNow Research

Sensis launches award-winning website for Washington Gas

AWARDED CONTINUED CLIENT BUSINESS

Sensis selected as AOR for CalOptima
Sensis selected as AOR for E-Verify
Sensis selected as AOR for UCLA Extension

Sensis wins multi-year contract to support Army National Guard

Sensis opens Atlanta office

Sensis launches Sensis CMO practice with Tadin Teas and George Washington University as clients

2013

AWARDED CONTINUED CLIENT BUSINESS

DirecTV selects Sensis as Hispanic AOR
Union Bank selects Sensis as Hispanic AOR
Sensis selected as AOR for MLK Community Hospital
Sensis selected as AOR for Port of Los Angeles

Sensis makes Inc. 500 list for the sixth year in a row

2012

AWARDED CONTINUED CLIENT BUSINESS

Sensis selected as AOR by Metrolink
Sensis selected as AOR by OC Fair

2011

Sensis completes first major website redesign and rebuild for Federal government, launching FEMA Ready.gov

Sensis produces first television commercial for USCIS Citizenship "Who I Am" ad campaign

Sensis launches rebranding of Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)

Sensis selected as AOR for Brandman University / Ameritas College

AWARDED NEW CLIENT BUSINESS

Sensis wins multi-million dollar advertising contracts with the FDA Center for Tobacco Products and USDA
Sensis selected as Hispanic agency of record for CMS Medicare

Sensis launches first cross-cultural ad campaign for Los Angeles public radio station KPCC

Sensis launches a new website for SDG&E, moving the company into the cloud for the first time

2010

Sensis launches first major website redesign project for a Fortune 500 client with launch of www.Sempra.com for Sempra Energy

2009

Sensis opens DC office

AWARDED NEW CLIENT BUSINESS

Sensis awarded first federal prime contracts to support for E-Verify national advertising
Sensis awarded contracts to support USCIS Citizenship campaign
Sensis awarded contract to support U.S. Coast Guard Academy Marketing and Advertising

2008

Sensis is selected as Digital AOR for Sempra Energy, SDG&E, the Southern California Gas Company, and First 5 Santa Barbara County

Sensis makes Hispanic Business magazine's Fastest Growing Hispanic-Owned Companies list for 2008

Inc. magazine ranked Sensis No. 329 on its 2008 Inc. 500 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Sensis launches groundbreaking LA County Department of Public Health anti-obesity campaign, "We’re Fed Up"

Sensis ranks No. 21 in the top 100 businesses in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana area, and placed No. 26 in the top 100 advertising and marketing companies listed on the Inc. 5,000 list.

2007

Focus Multimedia rebrands as Sensis

Selected as Digital AOR for LA Care Health Plan

2006

Sensis wins first Interactive Marketing & Advertising & Web Creativity Awards

Sensis moves into new office in downtown Los Angeles, expands team

2005

Sensis partners with McCann Worldgroup to win the U.S. Army Marketing contract (responsible for Hispanic and African American digital advertising)

2004

Sensis partners with Casanova Pendrill to launch Hispanic digital marketing agency Casanova Interactiva

2003

Sensis launches first LGBT ad campaign for Meta System

Sensis wins first Digital Agency of Record (AOR) assignment, as Southern California Edison’s first digital agency

United Healthcare selects Sensis to launch Spanish website

2002

Sensis wins major website contracts with Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Stanislaus County

Sensis launches first ad campaign for Federal government for HUD

Sensis partners with Conill Advertising on Toyota's Hispanic digital advertising

2001

AWARDED NEW CLIENT BUSINESS

Stantec and PlanGraphics
Sensis wins its first government contract with Los Angeles County

Sensis expands capabilities, offers digital marketing, in addition to website development

2000

Sensis moves to new offices in Santa Monica, CA

1999

Sensis builds first website for a major brand U.S. brand – SearsTodoParaTi.com

1998

Sensis opens its doors as Focus Multimedia, a Web design firm in Whitter, CA

Sensis launches website for first client, Porto's Bakery