A Chicago commercial video production in progress

Video production × paid media

Stories that move people.
Strategy that moves business.

Chicago Guy Productions unites cinematic storytelling, professional production, and seasoned paid media strategy to help products and services connect with the audiences who need them.

Meta advertisingGoogle & YouTubeLinkedIn campaignsCinematic production

One integrated partner

Craft first.
Performance always.

Traditional direct-response gimmicks do not land like they used to. We pair experienced paid media strategists with professional former Hollywood writers and producers to find sharper messaging, richer storytelling angles, and creative that earns belief.

01

Cinematic video production

End-to-end production for authentic brand films, paid ads, organic social, VSLs, and webinars—built to earn attention without feeling manufactured.

02

Paid media strategy

Experienced media buyers plan, launch, and optimize campaigns across Meta, Google, YouTube, and LinkedIn for products and services.

03

Photography & creative

High-quality photography, videography, editing, and landing-page creative designed as a connected campaign system—not disconnected assets.

Full video, sound, and lighting production covering a keynote at a large marketing convention

Our creative advantage

The story comes before the script.

People rarely need more pressure. They need to feel understood. We dig into the tension behind a buying decision, then shape messaging and visuals that sound human, look cinematic, and meet audiences at the right stage of awareness.

  • Audience & offer research
  • Narrative positioning
  • Scripts & storyboards
  • Production & post
  • Paid campaign architecture
  • Testing & iteration

Built on experience

10+years

of media buying perspective across changing platforms, formats, and consumer behavior.

Multi seven-figure annual campaign spend experience. Current strategy. Deep knowledge of video production, storytelling, editing, and media buying.

Experience across diverse product and service categories

From attention to action

Creative built for the full journey.

We develop ads, high-click-through-rate landing page concepts, VSLs, and webinars as one connected experience. For service businesses, the aim is to improve lead quality and efficiency across clicks, calls, and closes. For product brands, the aim is stronger average order value, lifetime value, and loyalty across a portfolio.

Results vary. We do not guarantee specific performance, revenue, lead costs, or returns; outcomes depend on many factors outside any agency's control.

A founder being filmed for an authentic brand campaign

Start a conversation

What are you trying to move?

Tell us about your audience, offer, and current challenge. We’ll follow up to see whether our production and paid media team is the right fit.