From New Orleans
to Spartanburg
Sidestreet started in 2010 as 5thPixel Media — a small production and digital shop in New Orleans. We rebranded as Sidestreet NOLA as our work expanded, and in 2013 we relocated to Spartanburg, SC, where we've been headquartered ever since.
Fifteen years in, we partner with companies of every size. Founders building from scratch. Growing brands scaling their first real marketing function. In-house teams at larger organizations who need senior production capacity, specialist craft, or a creative partner that doesn't need a learning curve. Our base is South Carolina. The work runs nationally.
We work across five practice areas: digital marketing and advertising, web development and hosting, video production and photography, public relations and crisis communications, and church and faith-based media. The same senior team that you talk to in the first meeting is the team that does the work.
What Makes Us Different
Our team comes from broadcast — NBC News, ESPN, NBCUniversal, LTN Global Communications, and regional television. That background shows up in the quality and precision of the work, whether we're producing a brand campaign for a national manufacturer or live-streaming a Sunday morning service.
A lot of our work runs alongside in-house marketing and communications teams. We come in for the things they don't staff for — broadcast-grade production, PR and crisis response, brand-level creative, full site rebuilds — and we leave their team stronger, not bypassed.
Most agencies our size have a specialty. We have five, and they work together. A client who comes to us for web development often ends up with us running their paid media, because everything performs better when the same team that built the site also controls the traffic going to it.
We're also genuinely AI-powered. We use Claude and in-house models throughout the work — for SEO analysis, content strategy, campaign research, and code review. It makes us faster and more thorough without adding cost to your project. The judgment and accountability still sit with senior people.
And we've been doing this long enough to know what we're not good at. We'll tell you that clearly, and we'll point you toward someone who can help if we're not the right fit.
A sample of the broadcast work behind the resume
Super Bowl Preps with Jay Gray
NBC News Channel — live network coverage
2010
Year founded
2013
Established in Spartanburg
4
Core service disciplines
400%+
E-commerce growth for a key client
Who We Work With
Professional Services
Law firms, financial advisors, CPAs, and consultants who need to validate their expertise online and generate qualified inquiries.
Construction & Real Estate
Contractors, builders, developers, and agents who need portfolio photography, project documentation, and targeted digital reach.
Healthcare & Dental
Medical practices and dental offices that want to rank locally, build trust online, and make scheduling easy for new patients.
Churches & Nonprofits
Faith-based organizations and mission-driven nonprofits that need reliable streaming, volunteer-operable systems, and genuine community connection.
Joshua Kuhn
Founder & Principal
Joshua Kuhn founded Sidestreet in 2010 — first as 5thPixel Media in New Orleans, then as Sidestreet NOLA, and finally as Sidestreet Media after relocating to Spartanburg in 2013. More than fifteen years later, he still runs point on every client account.
Before starting the agency, Joshua worked in broadcast journalism and media production — a background that included work with NBC News, ESPN, and regional television outlets across the South. That discipline shows up in the way Sidestreet approaches every project: with precision, deadline awareness, and a commitment to getting the story right.
Joshua's approach is direct: no bait-and-switch on who's in the room, no handoff to junior staff, no mystery about what you're paying for. The person you meet is the person who does the work.
Equity, Justice
& How We Operate
Our commitment to human rights, equity, and ethical business practice isn't a footnote — it's part of how we build, who we partner with, and how we show up every day.
We hold ourselves and our suppliers to clear standards around labor rights, safety, transparency, and inclusion. We measure our progress, share it openly, and keep raising the bar.
We've also written down how the work itself gets done. Sixteen business principles covering staffing, pricing, reporting, and who owns what when it's over. If we ever step out of line with one of them, our clients have something to point at.
Human Rights Policy
Technology built on a foundation of dignity, privacy, and accessibility. We apply internationally recognized human rights standards to every project.
Equity & Justice
We invest in work that dismantles systemic barriers and amplifies overlooked voices. Equal opportunity isn't aspirational for us — it's operational.
Supplier Code of Conduct
Every supplier and collaborator we work with is held to clear standards on labor, safety, environmental responsibility, and ethical conduct.
Transparent Accountability
We openly measure and share our progress with stakeholders and continuously refine our practices through dialogue with community leaders and rights advocates.
Common Questions About Sidestreet
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We're a full-service agency with four integrated disciplines: digital marketing and advertising, web development and hosting, video production and photography, and church and faith-based media. Everything is done in-house by the same senior-level team. No outsourcing, no handoffs to a junior crew.
We've been headquartered at 187 North Church Street in Downtown Spartanburg since 2013. We're not a remote agency that listed Spartanburg to capture search traffic. We live and work here, and we show up for our clients in person.
National agencies typically mean account managers reading from reports, junior staff on your day-to-day work, and a premium for the logo. With us, the senior people do the work. You talk to the same person every time. And because we're local, we understand the market, the media landscape, and the professional community in ways a remote team never will.
We work most often with professional services firms (law, finance, consulting), healthcare and dental practices, construction and real estate companies, and faith-based organizations. We also have deep experience in political and advocacy campaigns and with regional broadcast and media outlets.
We don't make promises we can't keep. What we can tell you: not one contract client who has stayed with us for at least a year has had a negative ROI. We're transparent about what's realistic, we set measurable benchmarks upfront, and we tell you honestly if something isn't working.
Since 2010. We started as 5thPixel Media in New Orleans, relocated to Spartanburg in 2013, and have been here ever since. Fifteen-plus years across broadcast, digital, print, and live events.
Call us at (864) 574-3811, email workwithus@hellosidestreet.com, or schedule time directly at appointments.sidestreetapps.net/book.php. We'll have a straight conversation about what you're trying to accomplish and whether we're the right fit.
0
Contract clients who stayed 1+ year and had a negative ROI — zero, ever
400%+
E-commerce revenue growth for a Columbia-area manufacturer
150%
Social media engagement boost for a Carolinas church
15+
Years of senior-level marketing, web, and production work
Ready to Get Started?
We're downtown, we answer the phone, and we give straight answers. Let's have a real conversation about what you're trying to accomplish.
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