Mari + Gold

Mari + Gold is a verifiable, established creative marketing agency in San Diego (sister agency to Raindrop) with over 20 employees and major clients like Hilton and Del Mar Racetrack. However, the project submission itself was of extremely low quality, containing false claims ('audienceReach': 'everyone', 'traction': 'most people') and missing data. The evaluation relies heavily on external verification of the business entity, which demonstrates solid real-world utility and traction despite the poor submission. The score reflects a successful service business (comparable to the baseline scale) but is penalized for low technical innovation and the abysmal quality of the input data.