# MBC Strategic

> MBC Strategic is a privately held Santa Monica agency that has spent more than 25 years translating investment strategies into brands, websites, content and campaigns. Founded by former investment product marketer Matt Brunini in 1998, the firm serves asset managers, advisors and alternative-investment firms, positioning itself between a financial specialist and a full-service creative shop.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Santa Monica, United States
- **Founders:** Matt Brunini (Founder)
- **Team size:** 15 employees listed by LinkedIn; company size range 11-50
- **Products:** Financial and Investment Branding, Website Design and Digital Presence, Investment Marketing Services, AI Marketing Services, Brand-to-Capital Framework
- **Notable:** More than 25 years focused on financial and investment marketing., Company reports clients collectively manage $17.6 trillion., Company reports an average 151% AUM increase following a rebrand or new website; this is an agency-reported association, not independently audited causation.

## Products & services

- **Financial and Investment Branding** — Research, positioning, naming, messaging, identity, logo design and sales materials for financial firms.
- **Website Design and Digital Presence** — Strategy, UX, development, fund and strategy pages, landing pages, interactive tools, SEO and analytics.
- **Investment Marketing Services** — Content, public relations, advertising, social, email, events, investor communications and campaign reporting.
- **AI Marketing Services** — AI brand audits, visibility optimization, positioning, content strategy, client-engagement systems and governance.
- **Brand-to-Capital Framework** — A proprietary four-phase model connecting brand clarity, digital infrastructure, marketing execution and AI-search visibility.

## Achievements

- More than 25 years focused on financial and investment marketing.
- Company reports clients collectively manage $17.6 trillion.
- Company reports an average 151% AUM increase following a rebrand or new website; this is an agency-reported association, not independently audited causation.
- Won two 2025 Gramercy Institute Asset Management Marketing Awards for RiverNorth Capital and Kensington Asset Management work.
- Polen Capital rebrand won recognition from Fund Intelligence, dotCOMM, IMEA STAR, WebAwards and MarCom.
- Angel Oak work included award-winning websites; MBC reports the asset-management business grew from $2 billion to $20 billion in AUM after its rebrand.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published evaluations of leading investment branding, marketing and design agencies.
- **2026-07** — Published an updated white paper on benchmarking financial marketing.
- **2026-06** — Introduced the Brand-to-Capital Framework connecting brand, digital, marketing and AI search.
- **2026-05** — Published its AI Search Visibility framework for investment firms.
- **2025-11** — Announced two Gramercy awards for RiverNorth Capital and Kensington Asset Management work.

## Links

- Website: https://mbcstrategic.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mbc-strategic
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/MBCstrategic

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