# Spotlight Marketing Communications

> Spotlight Marketing Communications is a Tustin, California agency built for a narrow and difficult brief: helping alternative-investment firms explain regulated, technical offerings to financial advisers and investors. Its small team combines strategy, public relations, branding, collateral, websites, social media, video and events, and says its collective work has supported roughly $30 billion of investor capital raised across dozens of public and private programs.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Tustin, United States
- **Founders:** Jill Swartz (Co-founder and CEO), Damon Elder (Founder and President)
- **Team size:** Approximately 12 employees reported in 2025; LinkedIn lists the company in the 11-50 employee range.
- **Products:** Strategic planning, Public relations, Marketing and advertising, Branding, Digital marketing
- **Notable:** The company says its team has helped clients raise roughly $30 billion across dozens of public and private investment programs since 2005., Built a visible client roster spanning American Healthcare REIT, Capital Square, SmartStop, Shopoff Realty Investments, Sculptor and ADISA., Ranked among Orange County public-relations firms in Orange County Business Journal reporting.

## Products & services

- **Strategic planning** — Research, competitive analysis, product road maps and content strategy tailored to an investment offering and distribution audience.
- **Public relations** — Media relations, crisis management, investor and internal communications, and drafting and placement of contributed articles.
- **Marketing and advertising** — Creative direction, design, copywriting, messaging, collateral development and coordinated campaigns.
- **Branding** — Brand development, visual identity systems, logos, taglines, mission statements and positioning.
- **Digital marketing** — Website design, social media, SEO, video production and email communications.
- **Event planning** — Trade-show promotion, speaking engagements, presentation coaching and on-site support.

## Achievements

- The company says its team has helped clients raise roughly $30 billion across dozens of public and private investment programs since 2005.
- Built a visible client roster spanning American Healthcare REIT, Capital Square, SmartStop, Shopoff Realty Investments, Sculptor and ADISA.
- Ranked among Orange County public-relations firms in Orange County Business Journal reporting.
- Sustained a specialist agency since 2011 through multiple real-estate and capital-market cycles.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Spotlight published campaign assets for Vital Capital Partners and HPA Exchange in its public media library.
- **2026-03** — The company announced plans to attend ADISA's 2026 Spring Conference in Arlington, Texas.
- **2025-10** — Spotlight published AltsWire campaign creative and supporting marketing assets.
- **2025-05** — Orange County Business Journal reported that the firm had 12 employees after a 14% decrease, amid pressure on commercial real estate and cautious client spending.

## Links

- Website: https://spotlightmc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotlight-marketing-communications
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/spotmarcom
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/spotlight-marketing-communications-646005885476215

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Last updated: 2026-09-16