We started Top Shelf Media because brands deserve better.
A creative-first marketing agency built on one belief: great companies shouldn’t have to settle for forgettable marketing.
Every Brand Has A Story Worth Sharing.
At Top Shelf Media Co, we believe effective marketing begins with listening. Before cameras roll or content is created, we take the time to understand your business, audience, goals, and values. This brand-first approach allows us to create promotional videos, digital content, and marketing assets that feel genuine while helping businesses build stronger connections with customers across Greenville County and beyond.
The short version
Top Shelf Media Company is a strategic marketing and creative agency based in Pickens, South Carolina. Founded in 2018 by Dustin Kennon, we help ambitious brands across the country sharpen their strategy, tell a story worth remembering, and turn it into content that actually moves the needle.
How we got here:
Dustin Kennon started Top Shelf Media in 2018 with a camera, a point of view, and one frustration: too many great businesses were buried under marketing that looked and sounded exactly like everyone else’s. What began as creative production grew into a full strategy-first agency, one that doesn’t just make things look good, but makes them work.
What we believe:
Strategy beats budget.
Great brands win on clarity, not spend. We find what makes you uniquely qualified to solve your ideal client’s problem, then build everything around it.
In-house beats outsourced.
Strategy and production live under one roof. The team that plans your brand is the team that shoots it, writes it, and builds it.
We build it, then we run it.
Most agencies hand you a brand and leave. We build your foundation, then run it month after month. Partner, not vendor.
Who we work with:
We partner with established, ambitious brands (service businesses, professional firms, and growing companies) that are done blending in and ready to lead their category. Based in South Carolina, working with clients nationwide.
How we deliver: BID to Win
BUILD AUTHORITY.
content that positions you as the expert, not just an option.
INSPIRE TRUST.
the polish and consistency that make people believe you.
DECLARE RESULTS.
your wins and outcomes, said out loud, not left to chance.
WIDEN REACH.
more of the right people seeing you.
INSTILL LOYALTY.
an audience that sticks around and refers you.
NET RESULTS.
leads, sales, and a brand that works for you around the clock.
Questions, answered
Who founded Top Shelf Media Company?
Top Shelf Media was founded in 2018 by Dustin Kennon, who serves as Founder and Creative Director.
When was Top Shelf Media founded?
Top Shelf Media Company was founded in 2018.
What kind of agency is Top Shelf Media?
A strategy-led, creative-first marketing agency offering brand strategy, photo and video, website design, SEO/AEO, paid advertising (Meta and Google Ads), and social media management.
Where is Top Shelf Media based?
Pickens, South Carolina, serving clients nationwide.