We built Sparksbox because we got tired of watching agencies burn marketing budgets on guesswork.

Sparksbox started in 2004. Over the past two decades, we've built marketing programs for businesses across a wide range of industries - healthcare practices, law firms, skincare brands, apartment communities, for-profit education, nonprofits, oil and gas, and more. That breadth isn't accidental. It's what keeps our thinking sharp and our strategies harder to argue with.

Cannabis became our anchor vertical because it's the hardest thing to market well. Platform bans, state-by-state compliance requirements, limited ad inventory, an audience that's been ignored by mainstream advertising - most agencies touch it and flinch. We leaned in.

Part of that comes from operator experience. Our founder currently serves as Head of Digital Marketing at the nation's #1 cannabis brand and California's largest retailer - managing campaigns across multiple states, navigating compliance from the inside, and watching agencies fall short in real time. We know what clients actually need because we've been in that seat.

The AI layer came from building internal workflows to handle what agencies were overcharging for. Content production, reporting, campaign analysis - AI handles the repetitive work so our strategists can stay focused on decisions that matter. You get the output of a full marketing team without the overhead of building one.