The word Alto means “to stand tall” in Italian.

We are a creative company that is structured to make industry-changing work and partner exactly in the way our clients require: Centered around a lean core of highly experienced players, our team is scaled to fit the needs of each client and project. This allows us to source the best, rather than simply relying on what's around. We've collaborated with Oscar and Grammy-winning musicians, Emmy-winning comedy writers and savant coders.

Alto is led by Hannes Ciatti, previously co-founder of JohnXHannes, which was named one of the “Top 10 World's Most Innovative Companies” by Fast Company in 2019, awarded #3 Worldwide Independent Agency at Cannes Lions and twice named AdAge’s “U.S. Small Agency of the Year." Hannes is joined by the former JohnXHannes leadership team.

We are collaborators. We know the challenges a brand faces will not be solved alone; they must be faced together. That's why we don't pitch for free, and we're selective about the projects we take on. We spend our time and energy focusing on actual clients, whose money goes to thinking, creativity and execution — not overhead. The result is work that makes our partners and us proud, and inspires the world.