Bilingual marketing and content for Los Angeles brands
Content that holds up in LA's feeds, ads you can measure and websites that sell to customers who switch between English and Spanish mid-sentence.
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Local time
- — · Pacific Time: two hours behind Torreón in winter and one hour behind during US daylight saving time
- Currency
- USD
- Population
- Roughly 3.8 million in the city and about 13 million in the metro area
- How we work
- Video calls · bilingual team
Mercado Monkey is a bilingual digital agency based in Torreón, Mexico that works with Los Angeles businesses on Digital marketing, Creative content, E-commerce, SEO — remotely, in your time zone, since 2017.
Los Angeles might be the most crowded marketing environment in the country. Customers judge restaurants, salons and clothing brands by their Instagram and TikTok long before they check Google, and ad costs are among the highest anywhere. Local agencies charge accordingly. We're a nearshore agency in Torreón, Mexico, offering LA businesses performance marketing, content production and e-commerce at a fraction of local rates, with a team that understands the Latino customer base that makes up nearly half of the county.
Our LA work centers on paid social and search with proper conversion tracking, content for social channels, Shopify stores for apparel and Mexican food brands, and local SEO for businesses in East LA, the Valley and Long Beach. When a shoot is needed we coordinate with local photographers; editing, design and campaign management happen in Mexico. Because we're ahead of Pacific Time, work moves forward before your day starts, and our mornings overlap with yours for calls.
Hispanic market. Nearly half of the city and county of Los Angeles is Hispanic, making it the largest Mexican-heritage population outside Mexico, alongside large Salvadoran and Guatemalan communities.
What we do for businesses in Los Angeles
Digital marketing
Meta Ads and Google Ads targeted to Los Angeles, tracked with real conversions.
See service Creative contentCreative content
Photo and video that show your Los Angeles business as it really is.
See service E-commerceE-commerce
Online stores with payments, shipping and catalog ready to sell in Los Angeles and beyond.
See service SEOSEO
Rank in Google Search and Google Maps for local searches in Los Angeles.
See serviceBuilt for Los Angeles's economy
Restaurants and food
Social content, online ordering, review management and local SEO in one of the world's most competitive dining scenes.
Apparel and the Fashion District
Shopify stores, wholesale catalogs and Meta catalog campaigns for clothing brands and distributors.
Beauty and wellness
Online booking, short-form video and local ads for salons, barbershops and spas.
Import and logistics
Corporate sites for importers and brokers working through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Latino consumer brands
E-commerce and distribution support for food, beverage and artisan brands selling to Hispanic shoppers across California.
Areas we serve in Los Angeles
- Downtown LA
- East LA / Boyle Heights
- Hollywood
- San Fernando Valley
- Long Beach
- Santa Monica
In LA, attention is earned on social first. Instagram, TikTok and Yelp shape reputation, and Google Maps closes the visit. Ad auctions are expensive, so tracking every campaign down to sales is essential. Latino audiences respond to Spanish or Spanglish creative and expect fast replies by WhatsApp or DM. Spanish-language keywords and placements are often less contested, which can noticeably lower acquisition costs.
Torreón is two hours ahead of LA in winter and one hour ahead in summer, so calls land in your morning and progress is waiting when you log on. We invoice in USD with contracts in English or Spanish. Photo and video shoots are handled with local creators we coordinate; editing, design and campaign management are done by our team in Mexico. You keep ownership of every account.
How we get started
- 01
30-minute call
Tell us what you sell, who buys it and what isn't working. Free.
- 02
Audit and proposal
We review your site, Google Business Profile and local competitors, then send scope, timeline and deliverables.
- 03
Weekly sprints
Progress every week on a shared board plus a short video call to approve.
- 04
Launch and measure
We go live, wire up Analytics and conversions, and report what moves month by month.
Los Angeles: frequently asked questions
Is Spanish-language advertising worth it in Los Angeles?
How does a Mexico-based team handle a Los Angeles account?
Can you get my business into Google Maps results in East LA or the Valley?
Do you build online stores for apparel or Mexican food brands?
We also work in nearby cities
Let's grow your business in Los Angeles
Tell us what you need. We reply within one business day, in English or Spanish.
We reply within one business day.