About Us
We're Local Buzz Bee.
A hyperlocal marketing agency born and raised in Hermosa Beach. We help South Bay businesses get seen, get remembered, and get customers.
Our Story
Built in the South Bay. Built for the Community.
Local Buzz Bee started with a simple observation: too many great local businesses were invisible to the people living right around the corner. Digital ads were expensive, impersonal, and easy to scroll past. We believed there was a better way.
We built a boots-on-the-ground marketing agency focused entirely on the communities we live in. From flyer runs on The Strand to poster placements in Manhattan Beach coffee shops, every campaign we run is designed to put your brand in front of real people in the real world.
Today we've delivered 200+ campaigns across 13 cities — from the LA South Bay all the way through Orange County, covering Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Irvine. We help restaurants, gyms, spas, auto shops, and retailers grow their customer base the old-fashioned way — by showing up.
Hermosa Beach, CA
"We put your brand in front of real people in the real world."
Alex Rivera
Founder & CEO, Local Buzz Bee
What We Stand For
Our Core Values
Hyperlocal First
We don't do national campaigns. Every strategy is built around your specific neighborhood, your specific customer, and your specific goals.
Results Over Vanity
We measure success in new customers and revenue — not impressions or likes. If it doesn't drive business, we don't recommend it.
Boots on the Ground
Our street teams are local. They know the neighborhoods, the foot traffic patterns, and the best spots to make your brand impossible to miss.
Transparent & Accountable
GPS-tracked distribution, photo verification, and detailed reporting. You always know exactly where your campaign ran and how it performed.
Service Area
Where We Work
From South Bay Los Angeles to Orange County — we run campaigns across 15 cities and counting.
South Bay Los Angeles
Orange County
The People Behind It
Meet the Team
Alex Rivera
Founder & CEO
Hermosa Beach native with 12 years in local marketing. Started Local Buzz Bee after watching too many great small businesses fail from lack of visibility.
Hermosa Beach, CAMia Chen
Head of Creative
Award-winning designer specializing in print and brand identity. Believes great design is the difference between a flyer that gets read and one that gets tossed.
Manhattan Beach, CAJordan Watts
Director of Field Operations
Manages our street teams across all 13 service cities. Obsessed with logistics, route optimization, and making sure every piece lands in the right hands.
Redondo Beach, CASofia Morales
Client Strategy Lead
Former small business owner who joined Local Buzz Bee to help other entrepreneurs avoid the marketing mistakes she made early on.
Torrance, CALet's Build Something Together
Ready to put your brand in front of the right people? Let's talk strategy.