What is media buying?

In essence, media buying is a type of paid marketing that aims to find and acquire ad space on networks that target audiences tune in at the best possible time slot and price. The process involves both traditional and digital mediums, and when done effectively, it gives maximum exposure to the brand.

How much do media buying services cost?

Most agencies charge a commission for broadcast and digital media buys of around 15-25%, but this will vary on a lot of factors.

What services do media buying agencies provide?

Media buying companies provide services to help businesses strategically purchase relevant advertising space or slots on different media. These services typically include radio media buying, TV media buying, and digital media buying. They help brands ensure they reach their intended audience by securing critical ad space and managing ad budgets. Ultimately, they are focused on helping businesses succeed by providing comprehensive and tailored media buying solutions.

Is it worth hiring a local media buying agency, or can they be based somewhere else?

Investing in an experienced and local professional team specializing in media buying is well worth it for businesses focused on a regional demographic. Such teams have extensive knowledge of market dynamics and consumers and have connections with local media companies. Additionally, experienced teams understand the nuances of your location, allowing them to give you better advice on achieving your goals best and executing your project. These same professionals can bring these insights to strategy and analysis meetings so you can ensure you have the most up-to-date knowledge of your market. Finding a reliable media buying firm doesn’t always come down to geography, but location should be considered a priority for specific industries.

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Media buying and planning is a strategic solution that involves purchasing ad space or slots on various relevant media channels such as print, television, and digital. It aims to help businesses promote their products, services, or brands.

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List of the Best Media Buying Companies

331

Play Mkrs

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- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
Play Mkrs, a media planning and buying agency, was established in 2009. The team provides Media Planning & Buying and Packaging Design and is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and cairo, Egypt.
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332

Gastronomic Agency
(1 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- London, England
Established in 2019, Gastronomic Agency is a media planning & buying agency. Their small team is in London, United Kingdom. Their services include media planning & buying, social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing, and more.

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333

SMM Berlin
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Berlin, Germany
Based in Berlin, Germany, SMM Berlin is a small social media marketing firm. Their services include social media marketing, affiliate marketing, conversion optimization, and pay per click.

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334

Callanta Media
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Callanta Media is a Dillsburg, Pennsylvania-based media planning and buying agency. The small team focuses on media planning & buying, digital strategy, advertising, social media marketing, and more. The agency was established in 2023.

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335

Hop Skip Marketing
(5 Reviews) 4.9
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  4.9
- Value
  4.7
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Hop Skip Marketing is a marketing agency based in Toronto. Founded in 2015, they have just 2 employees who provide a diverse range of services includes branding, digital strategy, PPC, SEO, content marketing, media planning & buying, and more.

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Clients
- Lorpon Labels
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336

Clickky
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Brooklyn, NY
Clickky is a marketing and advertising agency located in Brooklyn, New York, along with Ukraine. Their team of fewer than 20 employees provides mobile and app marketing services, along with conversion optimization assistance, for their clients.

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337

Growth Park
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
Media planning and buying company Growth Park was established in 2023. Based in Warszawa, Poland, their small team specializes in media planning & buying, marketing strategy, digital strategy, social media marketing, and more.
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338

Fortuna Media Group
(11 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.9
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Seattle, WA
Fortuna Media Group is a direct marketing company. Founded in 2020, the small firm is located in Seattle, Washington. Their team offers direct marketing, market research, branding, marketing strategy, and more.

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339

Sir Isaac
(6 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  4.3
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.4
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Salem, MA
Sir Isaac is an advertising and marketing communications agency based in Salem, MA. With a small team of fewer than 20 employees, Sir Isaac prides itself as a creative, flexible and innovative company with vertical in-depth success in agricultural sectors, even as they also interact with a range of various industries.

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- HarborOne
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340

Operam, Inc.
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- West Hollywood, CA
Operam, Inc. Is a West Hollywood, California-based social media marketing company. The midsize team provides social media marketing, digital strategy, marketing strategy, media planning & buying, and more. The company was established in 2015.

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341

Raging Madhats Media Pvt. Ltd.
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Gurugram, India
Raging Madhats Media Pvt. Ltd. Is a branding company. Established in 2018, the team focuses on branding, search engine optimization, web design, video production, and more. Their small agency is Gurugram, India-based.
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342

Richardson Media Group, Inc.

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Not yet reviewed.
- Undisclosed
- 2 - 9 employees
- Portsmouth, NH
Richardson Media Group, Inc., a media planning and buying company, is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Established in 2014, the team offers Media Planning & Buying and Content Marketing.
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343

Blue Fox Advertising
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Logan, UT
Blue Fox Advertising is a small SEO agency located in Logan, Utah. Launched in 2018, the team specializes in search engine optimization, advertising, media planning & buying, social media marketing, and more.

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344

dijifabrik

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Not yet reviewed.
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Istanbul, Türkiye
Dijifabrik is a Content Marketing company. Launched in 2016, their team offers Content Marketing and Digital Strategy.
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Clients
- Turkish Airlines
- Casper
- Intel
- HP
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345

todoMobile
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Vancouver, Canada
Todo Mobile is a marketing agency founded in 2015 with fewer than 10 employees. Based in Calgary, Canada, they provide mobile and app marketing, advertising, and branding solutions for clients ranging from startups to enterprises in the fields of arts, gaming, and telecommunications.

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- Gamesys
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346

Influencer Hero
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- New York, NY
Headquartered in New York, New York, Influencer Hero is an affiliate marketing company. The small firm was launched in 2018. Their services include affiliate marketing.

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347

Markova Creative Limited

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Not yet reviewed.
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Lagos, Nigeria
Markova Creative Limited is a Content Marketing company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. They specialize in Content Marketing and Media Planning & Buying and were launched in 2012.
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348

Clicktap Digital
(1 Reviews) 3.5
- Timeliness
  3.0
- Service Excellence
  3.5
- Value
  2.5
- Would Recommend
  3.5
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Clicktap Digital is a small branding firm. They specialize in branding, search engine optimization, web design, web development, and more and were founded in 2015.
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349

Coolmarketing s.r.o.
(2 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Praha 9, Czech Republic
Marketing strategy company Coolmarketing s.r.o. Was launched in 2019. The small Praha 9, Czech Republic-based team offers marketing strategy, media planning & buying, web design, social media marketing, and more.

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350

Precis Digital
(2 Reviews) 4.5
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  4.5
- Value
  4.3
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Stockholm , Sweden
Precis Digital is a digital marketing company based in London, with offices in Stockholm, Sweden, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 2012, Precis Digital's team of 170+ employees provides PPC, digital strategy, and conversion optimization services.

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- TUI
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351

Dingus & Zazzy
(36 Reviews) 4.8
- Timeliness
  4.7
- Service Excellence
  4.8
- Value
  4.8
- Would Recommend
  4.8
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- Edmonton, Canada
Founded in 2018, Dingus & Zazzy is a marketing agency. Their small team of approximately 6 specializes in marketing strategy, media planning and buying, and web design.

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352

SEM Society
(3 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Roma, Italy
SEM Society is a PPC company. They are in Roma, Italy and have a small team. Their services include pay per click and social media marketing. The agency was launched in 2020.

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Clients
- SoftwarePal
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353

Dash Agency
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Winnipeg, Canada
Advertising company Dash Agency was launched in 2013. They are in Winnipeg, Canada and Toronto, California and have a small team. Dash Agency specializes in advertising, ux/ui design, branding, media planning & buying, and more.

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354

G2 Marketing Inc.
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
G2 Marketing Inc. is a Charlotte, NC-based marketing company. The team of about 30 provides a spectrum of marketing services including web design, digital strategy, media planning and buying, direct marketing, and content marketing. G2 Marketing Inc. has more than two decades of experience; they were founded in 1997.

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- Noturi Athletics
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355

Ampilio
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Stockholm, Sweden
Trigger Company is a marketing and advertising company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 2016, their team consists of less than 10 employees. They offer services in conversion optimization, digital strategy, marketing strategy, and social media marketing.

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- Paradox Interactive
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356

Communi
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Montréal, Canada
Launched in 2020, Communi is a small advertising company. Their team offers advertising, branding, content marketing, social media marketing, and more. The firm is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

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357

Smile More Business Solutions
(2 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $1,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
Launched in 2015, Smile More Business Solutions is a small marketing strategy company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Their services include marketing strategy, media planning & buying, digital strategy, social media marketing, and more.

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358

Ordinary Media
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- London, England
Ordinary Media is a media planning and buying company. They focus on media planning & buying, search engine optimization, web design, ux/ui design, and more and were founded in 2021. Their small team is London, United Kingdom-based.
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359

S.O. Creative
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  5.0
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Houston, TX
S.O. Creative is an advertising company. They are located in Houston, Texas and have a small team. Their services include advertising, branding, marketing strategy, web design, and more.

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360

fabric Digital Services
(1 Reviews) 5.0
- Timeliness
  4.5
- Service Excellence
  5.0
- Value
  5.0
- Would Recommend
  5.0
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Seattle, WA
Fabric Digital Services is a digital strategy company. Launched in 2017, the midsize company is in Seattle, Washington. Their services include digital strategy, marketing strategy, media planning & buying, branding, and more.

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