
Top 100 Media Buyer Agencies
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>List of the Best Media Buying Companies
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1
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Founded in 2005, Media Matters Worldwide is a media planning & analytics agency. Headquartered in San Francisco, they have 70 employees that specialize in media planning & buying, advertising, and digital strategy.
Clients
- SAP
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
- Glassdoor
- Proactiv
Industries
Notable Project
Media Matters Worldwide provides media planning, strategy, and implementation for a SaaS company. They help with content syndication, demand-based display, display retargeting, and LinkedIn advertising.
“They can think full funnel about our campaigns.”
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2
- $50,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Hotspex Media is a marketing agency founded in 2013 with over 10 professionals. Based in Toronto, Canada, they specialize in media planning and buying, digital strategy, and social media marketing solutions for clients in the fields of financial services, education, and more.
Clients
- Midea
- Centennial College
- Sunstar GUM
- Telus
Industries
Notable Project
Hotspex Media manages paid digital marketing campaigns for a digital services and imaging solutions company. The team is responsible for the social media advertising strategies across B2B and B2C channels.
"They understand our unique needs in our market and make insightful recommendations."
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4
- $75,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Incline Village, NV
EXL Media has experience in planning, negotiating, tracking, analyzing, and adjusting campaigns through media channels, including digital, broadcast, out-of-home, and print. Their team helps create campaigns by leveraging industry data and tools and providing timely performance measurements. They were founded in 1994 in Incline Village, Nev.
Industries
Notable Project
EXL Media provides SEO and marketing services for a winery. The team has collaborated on keyword research, helped the client set up Google Analytics, and launched a marketing campaign to increase traffic.
"The whole team has gone above and beyond the task at hand."
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5
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Calgary, Canada
CAYK Marketing Inc. Is an advertising company located in Calgary, Canada; Vancouver, Canada and Phoenix, Arizona. The small team provides advertising, digital strategy, pay per click, search engine optimization, and more. The agency was established in 2011.
Industries
Notable Project
CAYK Marketing Inc. manages a staffing and recruitment agency's SEO and SEM program. The team has also designed the site, created content and blogs, run the client's social media, and designed print materials.
"They do what they promise to do, which sounds easy but is hard for many companies."
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6
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- New York, NY
Colormatics is a studio founded in 2014 in Jersey City, N.J. with no more than 10 employees. They specialize in video production, advertising, and content marketing services for clients in the fields of consumer products and business services.
Clients
- Macy's
- Providence
- FTX
- Vanguard
Industries
Notable Project
Colormatics produced a video commercial in three different aspect ratios for an allergy products manufacturer. The team brainstormed and managed the storyboarding, scripting, casting, and editing processes.
"They were invested in our messaging and goals as much as we were."
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7
- Undisclosed
- 10 - 49 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Kingstar Media is a Toronto-based media buying agency. Founded in 2003, they have since grown their team to 38 employees. They provide media planning and buying services to their clients.
Clients
- Trivago
- Zip Recruiter
- Match.com
- Sleep Country
Notable Project
Kingstar Media provides digital campaign support in Canada for a US-based media agency. They place campaign content via direct response television and other digital media.
"Their passion is most impressive. Kingstar Media works harder and smarter than the rest."
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8
- $25,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Chicago, IL
Effective Marketing is a Chicago-based marketing agency founded in 2009 with more than two members. They specialize in market research, social media marketing, and media planning and buying for clients in the fields of arts, business services, and consumer products.
Clients
- AMA
- Amlactin
- Banfield Pet Hospital
- Bob Evans
Industries
Notable Project
Effective Marketing is helping a PR agency understand their key audiences. The team aims to amplify the client's work and results for third-party clients.
"I'm impressed with their ability to be great partners."
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9
- $25,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- New York, NY
Ai Media Group is a advertising company. They are based in New York, New York and have a midsize team. Their services include advertising, direct marketing, marketing strategy, media planning & buying, and more.
Industries
Notable Project
Ai Media Group provides digital marketing services for an actuarial services company. The team manages the client's PPC campaigns, creates the ad's copy, and optimizes the client's campaigns.
"Their technology is a cut above the rest."
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10
- $50,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Westlake Village, CA
Wingman Media is a media planning and media buying agency in Los Angeles. Founded in 2003, Wingman's 50+ employees are growth marketing experts who create responsive marketing campaigns for companies. Their services include strategic planning, creative development, media planning and buying across all forms of television, programmatic media, and social media channels.
Clients
- Sit 'n Sleep
- UFC
- Jacuzzi
- Tempurpedic
Industries
Notable Project
Wingman Media provided a media buying strategy and management for a dental clinic. After discussing the project needs, the team handled the broadcast, ad purchases, scheduling, landing pages, and CallRail.
"What really impressed us about Wingman Media was the all-hands-on-deck approach to working with a client."
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11
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Miami, FL
BrainPower, Inc. Is a marketing strategy company. They provide marketing strategy, digital strategy, social media marketing, email marketing, and more and were launched in 2021. Their small team is Miami, Florida-based.
Industries
Notable Project
BrainPower, Inc. was hired by a coffee company to improve their e-commerce capabilities and drive traffic to their site. They've developed a strategy, implemented recommendations, and measured results.
"The team members are exceptional."
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12
- $100,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Based in San Francisco, Cutwater is a full-service advertising agency whose name derives from their vision – they help clients find their cutwater, or the clearest manifestation of their company's vision. Founded in 2007, its team of nearly 50 specializes in advertising, SEO, and social media marketing services among other marketing efforts.
Clients
- Hartz
- Harvest Snaps
- Discover Boating / National Marine Manufacturers Association
- DermapenWorld
Industries
Notable Project
Cutwater helped a search engine craft a B2B marketing strategy about the shift to mobile advertising. They had a discovery phase, helped the client get ethnographic-type research, and created a concept.
"Cutwater jumped right in to help us."
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13
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Costa Mesa, CA
AdQuadrant, a social media marketing company, was launched in 2013. Based in Costa Mesa, California, their small team offers social media marketing, conversion optimization, digital strategy, email marketing, and more.
Industries
Notable Project
adQuadrant has provided social media marketing services for an investing platform. The team has managed to run the client's paid advertising on Tiktok and Snapchat.
"They are professional and friendly, has led for a great working relationship."
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14
- $250,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Rochester, MI
Daniel Brian Advertising is a digital advertising agency based in Rochester, Mich. Founded in 1992, the team of about 40 provides advertising, branding, and marketing strategy services. Their experience spans the healthcare, retail, energy, and financial industries.
Clients
- Consumers Energy
- SVS Vision
- Fathead
- Michigan Medicine
Industries
Notable Project
Daniel Brian Advertising served as a pizza chain’s agency of record, handling traditional and digital advertising as well as logo design. Deliverables included digital, print, and broadcast materials.
“DBA does a great job building brands that result in increased sales.”
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15
- Undisclosed
- 250 - 999 employees
- New York,
Tinuiti (formerly Elite SEM) is a digital and search marketing agency based in New York and founded in 2004. With over 400 employees, they have additional offices in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Chattanooga, Tenn., and San Rafael, Calif. They specialize in conversion optimization, media planning and buying, and SEO.
Clients
- Tommy Bahama
- Jet.com
- Etsy
- Terminix
Notable Project
Elite SEM helped make the transition to direct B2C eCommerce sales. Their work includes multiple advertising strategies including paid search, product listing management, and conversion rate optimization.
“They immediately doubled, if not tripled, our return on ad spend soon after the engagement started.”
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16
- $25,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Berlin, Germany
Phiture is a mobile growth consultancy in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 2016, they have about 145 employees who use their renowned frameworks and tools to help apps grow. Phiture's services are specialized in ASO, CRM and retention, Performance Marketing, Subscription Optimization, and growth consulting.
Clients
- Soundcloud
- Adobe
- GoDaddy
- Headspace
Industries
Notable Project
Phiture was hired as the primary social media marketing partner of a prayer and meditation app. They created design briefs, tracked performance analytics, and ran campaigns on social media platforms.
"The communication between us was amazing."
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17
- $25,000+
- 250 - 999 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
MuteSix is a digital creative studio located in Los Angeles. Their team of over 150 employees offers media planning and buying, video production, social media marketing, and advertising services. They were founded in 2014.
Clients
- MeUndies
- Goop
- NHL
- Parachute Home
Notable Project
MuteSix provides a jewelry company with paid media and SEO services. They craft paid media strategies focused on long-term growth; MuteSix is focused on creatives that target customers in each engagement stage.
“They’re great at developing responsible and profitable strategies for long-term growth.”
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18
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Miami, FL
Anderson Collaborative is a data-driven digital agency based in Miami. The agency, founded in 2019, has a team of less than ten that provides branding, market research, digital strategy, BI & big data consulting & SI, and web development services to midmarket and other-sized companies in various industries.
Clients
- Mattel
- Phase 10
- Sotheby's
- Berkshire Hathaway
Industries
Notable Project
Anderson Collaborative has developed a marketing strategy focused on lead generation for a coworking spaces provider. Their work has included media buying, data analytics, web management, and CRM automation.
"Anderson Collaborative is fueled by curious and insightful problem solvers and strategists."
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19
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Doral, FL
Small advertising company ARSENL Agency, is based in Doral, Florida. Founded in 2015, the team offers advertising, e-commerce development, media planning & buying, social media marketing, and more.
Industries
Notable Project
ARSENL has provided branding services for a marine-focused medical products distributor. They’ve interviewed key stakeholders, using their feedback to create a new logo, color scheme, and brand guidelines.
“The final product is outstanding, and they’ve exceeded our expectations.”
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20
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Warszawa, Poland
Small PR firm Rocket Science Communications, is in Warszawa, Poland. They focus on public relations, media planning & buying, and branding and were established in 2005.
Clients
- Infinix - PR media relations & Social Media for Poland&Czech&Slovakia
- SentiOne - PR for AI chatbots and social listening platform
- ClickMeeting - PR&expert positioning for global webinar platform Poland&Germany&Austria&Swuterzland
- Evolution Engineering - PR and EB promotion
Industries
Notable Project
Looking to improve awareness and reputation, an AI company hired Rocket Science Communications for their PR services. After a thorough discovery phase, they helped come up with relevant topics for articles.
"Whenever I had a question or had to ask something, I could always reach them."
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21
- $5,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Coral Gables, FL
InPulse Digital is a Miami-based digital firm founded in 2010 with no more than 10 employees. They specialize in social media marketing, media planning and buying, and digital strategy solutions for clients in the industries of arts, media, and e-commerce.
Clients
- NBC Universal
- Diageo
- Discovery Networks
- Unilever
Industries
Notable Project
InPulse Digital manages digital marketing initiatives for a music label. They develop assets, manage communities, and deploy content on the website and social media channels including Facebook and Twitter.
"As we’re dealing with talent, their attention to detail and warmth are crucial qualities to us."
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22
- $10,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- Los Angeles, CA
Boutique agency Something Massive is based in Los Angeles. Since 2009, their team of 45 has specialized in advertising, branding, video production, and more. They mainly work with clients in the field of advertising & marketing.
Clients
- SC Johnson
- KIND Snacks
- Dannon
- Campbell Soup Company
Industries
Notable Project
Something Massive created written and visual content for a food company’s recipe development project. They held a photo shoot; they used film from that shoot to create a brand video for the client’s site.
“I’d heavily recommend anyone considering hiring Something Massive to give them a try.”
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23
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- London, United Kingdom
Spin Brands is the go-to social media agency in London, delivering impact and expertise from day one. Founded in 2016, they have about 40 employees that can assist you if you're looking for better organic content, help scaling your performance marketing, or brand-loving ambassadors.
Clients
- Moët & Chandon
- Google Cloud
- ASUS
- MUJI
Industries
Notable Project
A kids' clothing brand has hired Spin Brands to manage their paid social campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. The company has sought help with boosting brand awareness and increasing new customers.
"I find working with them refreshing and easy."
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24
- $25,000+
- 10 - 49 employees
- San Diego, CA
Big Day the Agency, an advertising company, was founded in 2021. Their small team is based in San Diego, California. Their services include advertising, branding, social media marketing, web design, and more.
Clients
- Royal Caribbean International
- Celebrity Cruises
- Casper
- HexClad
Industries
Notable Project
Big Day the Agency created marketing content and social media assets for a tech company. They storyboarded concepts, produced videos, created templates, drafted copy, and automated email flows using Klaviyo.
“They created concepts for and developed some really impressive, visually engaging videos for us.”
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25
- $5,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Toronto, Canada
Jungle Media is a media agency based in New York with over 10 members. Since their founding in 2010, they have provided media planning and buying, market research, and digital strategy solutions for small and mid-market firms alike.
Clients
- Nike
- IKEA
- Hendrick's Gin
Industries
Notable Project
Jungle Media consults on digital marketing strategy. Their efforts include testing campaigns across different channels and markets as well as analyzing the results.
"They do what needs to be done in order for us to achieve our goals."
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26
- Undisclosed
- 50 - 249 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Duncan Channon is an advertising and media company with creative expertise in branding, design, print, video, and digital marketing. They also provide business strategy and media planning and buying. Founded in 1990, the San Francisco-based team is made up of nearly 100 employees.
Clients
- Upwork
- Sephora
- DanoneWave
- Craft Brew Alliance
Industries
Notable Project
Duncan Shannon has provided a full-range of advertising services for a state-wide anti-tobacco campaign. Their work, spanning strategy and creative, has included TV, digital videos, radio, out of home, social media, and media buying.
"Their level of strategic thinking and their creativity makes them stand out."
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27
- $1,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
SOLDOUTNFTS is a marketing strategy company. They offer marketing strategy, direct marketing, media planning & buying, social media marketing, and more and were launched in 2012. Their small team is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Clients
- Hangry Hippos
Industries
Notable Project
A fantasy card game company has hired SOLDOUT NFTS to lift a Twitter ban. The team also assists the client with whitelisting Twitter Ads and marketing strategy.
“SOLDOUT NFTS completes everything in a professional and timely manner.”
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28
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- San Francisco, CA
Most Likely To is an advertising agency from San Francisco. It was founded in 2017 and now has a team of 6 that works on advertising, branding, digital strategy, media planning & buying, content marketing, and video production for companies of varying sizes.
Clients
- Click Therapeutics
- Milliman
- Ariel Investments
- End Ageism
Industries
Notable Project
Most Likely To helped the client form a strategy for a new business venture. They came up with a strategic overview of the client's goals and how to meet them. Afterward, they delivered branding and identity.
"Most Likely To provided exceptional value and didn’t waste our time."
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29
- $1,000+
- 50 - 249 employees
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
Notionhive is an award-winning digital marketing agency collaborating with brands all over the world. Founded in 2015, Notionhive has presence in Canada and Bangladesh. We combine strategy with marketing, design & technology to ensure customers prefer you over your competitors.
Clients
- Area 120 by Google
- Telenor Health
- Grameenphone
- Metlife
Industries
Notable Project
Notionhive created a website for a consulting company. The goal was to showcase the client's business services and offerings, differentiation, and credibility.
"They addressed all my issues and concerns and have gained my trust and admiration."
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30
- $10,000+
- 2 - 9 employees
- Denver, CO
Growth Marketing Werks, a media planning & buying company, is based in Denver, Colorado. The small team focuses on media planning & buying and was founded in 2011.
Industries
Notable Project
An insurance company hired Growth Marketing Werks to recalibrate a go-to-market strategy. Growth Marketing Werks has been assisting the client with various media plans and their execution.
“Growth Marketing Werks will help you drive the business results you need.”
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