Jeffrey Scott Agency

The year was 1976, the perfect time for discos, leisure suits, and flared trousers, as well as the bicentennial of our nation. Jimmy Carter was taking over from Gerald Ford as president. The first spacecraft launched by NASA made it to Mars in the Viking probes. Taxi Driver, Rocky, and All the President's Men were hits at the box office. Rock bands Queen and Elton John were thriving. John Ostlund opened a small agency with one account that year. The agency has grown to the point that it now occupies the PG&E building in downtown Fresno at 1233 Fulton Street. This is at the heart of the Cultural Arts District in the historic district. Over the years, the building has seen many tenants, including the Fresno Bee. This area has 45 years of history, starting with a former furniture store in Cherry Lane. That’s why JSA can boast of being the largest and most experienced agency in the Central Valley. This agency has the most extensive bench while staying in the cultural arts co-working space in the heart of the city. JSA recorded its first years with $5,000 in billings. The industry is now served by a company from the 559 area code. In 1981, the company moved to Old Town Clovis to 425 Sierra Avenue to expand. The company has remained in Downtown Fresno for over 40 years. It also stayed in Old Town Clovis during that time for 15 years. This proximity to the government offices and restaurants influenced the firm’s political party. Most of the staff live in Fresno, Clovis, or Old Town. The agency also lives and works downtown. But the office has changed a lot in 45 years. The first office was on the second floor of a building on the corner of Tulare and L street. This building ...