CRTE
A remote-first agency and production studio based in Westlake Village, joining SEO and local search with paid media, web, lifecycle, CRM, conversion and reporting work.
Hub Score v2.0
54/100
Limited public profile
Top 80%The structured capability record is narrow; verify fit before shortlisting.
Tied #296 with 10 other companies of 399 listed United States companies.
Entry retainer
Not published
No recurring floor published; confirm current scope
Operating history
Not published
Founding year not published
Documented breadth
6 services
4 industry categories
Evidence confidence
80% · High
358 comparable industry peers
Website traffic
No public estimate
HypeStat · Checked 7 Sep 2026
Traffic context: No reliable current reporting-period estimate was established; traffic is unverified and does not affect Hub Score. Traffic is display-only and does not affect Hub Score.
Open HypeStat sourceBuyer decision brief
Where the public evidence points
CRTE publishes unusually clear location boundaries: Westlake Village is its only physical location and other mapped markets are not offices. Its integrated studio model may reduce handoffs, but the public location page describes capabilities and process rather than measured SEO outcomes. Buyers should require channel-specific baselines and delivery ownership.
Explicit single Westlake Village location
Integrated agency and production studio
Published 90-day planning process
Relative context
How CRTE compares
Compared with 358 United States profiles sharing at least one documented industry.
| Measure | Company | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Entry retainer floor | Not published | $1.5k/mo |
| Years operating | Not published | Not published |
| Hub Score v2.0 | 54 | 60 |
| Evidence confidence | 80% | 95% |
Peer comparisons are computed from the current directory dataset, not external market estimates.
Documented services
Linked capabilities are included only when documented in the company research record.
Documented industries
Industry inclusion signals public experience, not exclusive specialisation.
Verified profile evidence
Products and operating claims
Single Westlake Village location
The company states that its only physical location is 31133 Via Colinas, Westlake Village, CA 91362. It labels other markets as remote reach rather than offices.
Official locations page
Remote-first delivery
Strategy, SEO, paid media, web, lifecycle, CRM and reporting are described as remote services using shared workspaces, recorded calls and asynchronous approvals.
Official delivery model
SEO and local search
The published service list explicitly includes SEO and local search alongside market and competitor research.
Official service scope
Conversion and web scope
The agency lists web design and development, conversion optimization, CRM and automation among its remotely delivered services.
Official service scope
Planning process
The process moves from access and market analysis to a prioritized 90-day plan, implementation and measurement cadence.
Official process
Legal-name disclosure
The footer states that CRTE is a trade name of Curate Brands, LLC. Founding year and total team size are not published on the reviewed page.
Official legal disclosure
First-party case evidence
Published client outcomes
Transparent scoring
Why Hub Score v2.0 is 54
Operating resilience
0/153 points under 3 years; 6 at 3-5; 9 at 6-10; 11 at 11-15; 13 at 16-20; 15 at 21+ years.
Delivery capability
22/25A monotonic diminishing-return curve: 1 service = 6, 2 = 10, 3 = 14, 4 = 17, 5 = 20, 6 = 22, 7+ = 25.
Sector evidence
18/25Industry coverage contributes 10, 14, 16 or 18 points; 1, 2 or 3+ source-linked case studies add 3, 5 or 7 points.
Commercial clarity
14/204 for a live site + 6 for a disclosed entry floor + 5 for a stated pricing model + 5 for a specific best-fit client statement.
Delivery capacity
0/15Team bands map monotonically: 10-20 = 5, 20-50 = 8, 50-150 = 11, 150-250 = 13, 250-500 or 500+ = 15.
The five capability factors total exactly 100. Evidence Confidence is calculated and displayed separately. See sources, guardrails and formulas →
Questions for the sales call
- Confirm the current studio, appointment arrangements and the named SEO specialists assigned to the account.
- Request three dated SEO cases with organic baselines, reporting periods and conversion outcomes.
- Separate search, media, production, software and travel costs and document access and cancellation terms.
What this profile does not prove
- Three complete dated SEO cases were not established. Market descriptions and process claims do not demonstrate client outcomes.
- Founding year and employee count are not published. Physical production is appointment-based and remote delivery should not be mistaken for offices in served markets.
- No recurring SEO price is asserted because the reviewed public material does not establish a comparable monthly search fee.