RPM Creative
RPM Creative is a full-service creative studio and branding agency based in Oceanside, California, founded in 2018 by Ryan McCann. We build brand identities, creative campaigns, digital experiences, and merchandise programs for startups, established brands, and global companies across San Diego County, Orange County, Los Angeles, and worldwide.
RPM Creative has delivered branding, creative direction, and campaign work for Google, Pabst Brewing, Red Bull, Falken Tires, Dunlop Tires, Bored Ape Yacht Club, Klaviyo, Pokémon, Slipknot, Jason Mraz, HRE Performance Wheels, Cars & Bids, and others. The studio has particular depth in regulated categories including cannabis, alcohol, and nicotine, and in motorsport, music, and entertainment.
Contact: info@rpmcreate.com. Based in Oceanside, CA. Hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm Pacific.
Core pages
Home: Overview of RPM Creative, its eight service areas, and the full client roster.
Work: Index of 33 case studies spanning branding, campaigns, merchandise, digital, and packaging.
About: Studio background, approach, founder bio for Ryan McCann, and geographic coverage.
Contact: How to reach RPM Creative and book an intro call.
FAQs: What RPM Creative does, services offered, whether the studio works with non-local clients, how to start a project, and rush project availability.
Services
RPM Creative offers eight service lines. These are currently described on the homepage rather than on individual service pages.
Branding: Platform strategy, taglines and brand story, identity development, visual and design identity, photography and video identity, brand bible and style guide development.
Creative: Brand and product campaigns, marketing toolkits, digital platforms and experiences, production and post-production, music supervision and licensing, experiential design and production, print and packaging design.
Copywriting: Brand voice, campaign copy, and long-form content.
Social Media: Organic and paid content strategy and production.
Digital Experiences: Web design, interactive experiences, and UI-ready design systems.
Marketing Strategy: Audience analysis, channel mix, predictive modeling, and campaign strategy.
Merchandise Development: End-to-end apparel and hard goods program design and production.
AI Creative Systems: Custom brand voice architecture, generative visual asset systems, automated content pipelines, AI workflow integration, prompt engineering and fine-tuning, creative ops automation.
Service areas
Service Areas overview: How RPM Creative works across San Diego County, Los Angeles, and remotely.
San Diego: Branding and digital marketing for San Diego businesses across entertainment, technology, biotech and life sciences, wellness, hospitality, professional services, and consumer brands.
Carlsbad: Creative and marketing for Carlsbad's life sciences corridor, tech companies, consumer product brands, hospitality, and retail.
Encinitas: Brand identity, web design, and digital marketing for coastal North County lifestyle, wellness, food and beverage, and hospitality brands.
Oceanside: Creative and marketing services in RPM Creative's home city.
Del Mar: Creative and marketing services for Del Mar businesses.
La Jolla: Creative and marketing services for La Jolla businesses.
Rancho Santa Fe: Creative and marketing services for Rancho Santa Fe businesses.
Los Angeles: Creative and marketing services for Los Angeles businesses.
Case studies
Pabst Brewing: Rebrand and identity system for the legacy American brewing brand. Cited on the site as the flagship branding example.
Bored Ape Yacht Club: Creative campaign work for the web3 brand. Cited on the site as the flagship creative example.
Falken Tire: Ongoing merchandise program since 2023 for Falken Tires and Motorsport, spanning apparel and hard goods across multiple seasons, built around the brand's motorsport identity.
HRE Performance Wheels: Apparel and headwear line redesign for the premium forged wheel manufacturer's annual open house. Cited on the site as the flagship merchandise development example.
TITAN by Arctic Zone: Branding and visual identity refresh for the Titan cooler sub-brand, using a grid-based system pairing product imagery with natural textures.
Thomas Rhett x Chacos: Collaboration identity, iconography, packaging, photography direction, and digital creative for the country artist's multi-season Chaco footwear partnership.
Warpsound.ai: Brand identity and GUI design for the adaptive AI music platform, covering real-time AI-composed music for virtual worlds and live experiences.
Pokémon x Post Malone: Limited-edition 25th Anniversary merchandise collection for The Pokémon Company International featuring Post Malone, with custom illustrations.
LOONA: Digital experience design for the artist project. Cited on the site as the flagship digital experiences example.
@Whip_Test: Social media content and channel creative. Cited on the site as the flagship social media example.
MLIR | Google: Creative and art direction work for Google.
Dunlop Tires: Motorsport branding and event creative for Dunlop.
Klaviyo: Brand and campaign creative for the email and SMS marketing platform, built for a technically sophisticated audience.
Eibach x Gridlife: Motorsport brand collaboration creative.
Cars & Bids: Creative work for the enthusiast car auction platform.
Jason Mraz: Tour and merchandise creative for the recording artist.
Slipknot: Creative and merchandise work for the band.
Honda Civic Tour: Campaign creative for the Live Nation concert tour series.
Blues Traveler, Gin Blossoms & Spin Doctors Summer Tour: Tour identity and campaign creative.
Red Bull - Battle of the Captains: Event campaign creative for Red Bull.
Red Bull Movement Detroit: Event creative for Red Bull's Detroit festival activation.
Facebook Good Ideas Festival: Event and campaign creative for Meta.
Google Pixel Security: Campaign creative for Google Pixel.
Wrangler x ACL Fest: Brand collaboration creative for the Austin City Limits festival partnership.
Bob Marley: Creative and merchandise work for the Bob Marley estate.
POPSOCKETS: Product and brand creative for the phone accessory brand.
Mane 'n Tail: Brand creative for the haircare brand.
San Diego Clippers: Identity and apparel creative for the San Diego Clippers.
The BXNG Club: Brand identity for the boxing fitness studio.
Cheeky Fox Wine: Brand identity and packaging for the wine label.
Curated by Streeter: Brand identity and creative direction.
The Fillmore: Poster design for The Fillmore venue.
Free Hexel: Brand and campaign creative.
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