GoBeRewarded acquires Ryan Video Productions

August 22, 2022

Vista Marketing Agency Plans to Offer Additional Video Productions Services with Merger

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Recently, Vista marketing agency GoBeRewarded acquired Ryan Video Productions.  The acquisition will bring both GoBeRewarded’s media team and Chris Ryan’s video production company together.  Clients from both companies can still expect the premium quality they have always received over the years.  Services will expand with a multitude of clients with a variety of needs for their business. 


GoBeRewarded’s media team will continue to produce brand videos and take pictures for our custom-designed websites and produce social media advertisements.  Meanwhile, Ryan Video Productions will create videos with compelling stories that have an emotional in-depth connection to target audiences.  Now all of these services will be offered in one convenient place with resources being combined.


Owner of Ryan Video Productions, Chris Ryan wants to assure clients that his relationship with his clients will not change and that the only differences they will see will likely be the look of the invoices and his email address.


Ryan said, “As always, I will be working to remain laser-focused on helping you, and other North County businesses and organizations communicate value and develop effective video marketing messages. Ryan Video Productions remains committed to customer service, high quality, and now with more resources!”


CEO and owner of GoBeRewarded, Aaron Gobidas said, “This acquisition is an opportunity to offer more for our clients. There will be opportunities to be more creative, create more effective videos for businesses, and find different ways to generate testimonials.”


Ryan also commented that with the merger, “There are several experienced and talented creative people who will be helping me on the production side. I'm looking forward to working with them as we continue to raise the bar on our overall production quality as well as our capacity to serve North County businesses.”


A key contributor to the successful acquisition is due mostly in part to GoBeRewarded’s investor and financial advisor, Dr. John Sanders.  With his expertise and experience, he helped put the merger smoothly in place.


If you are a current client, feel free to contact us at GoBeRewarded with any questions about the merger.  For more information about Ryan Video Productions click here. 


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