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Top Media Buying Agencies in Los Angeles
Goodfirms has reviewed 30 Media Buying Agencies in Los Angeles as of September 2026. The top-ranked firm is SmartSites (4.9 stars, 16 verified reviews, $100 - $149/hr, founded 2011, Los Angeles). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $25, median client rating is 4.8, and 20% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted Media Buying Agencies in Los Angeles companies below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.
Employing the services of top Los Angeles media buying and planning companies can help your campaign achieve your marketing and advertising goals. Media planning companies in Los Angeles have expertise in assessing the best media platforms as per your budget and outreach goals. This can help you leave a profound impact on your audience.
To assist your search for a reliable media partner, Goodfirms has compiled the below list of verified media buying agencies in Los Angeles. You can browse through the list and review each company’s ratings and testimonials before approaching them for business.
Goodfirms has verified 30 Media Buying Agencies in Los Angeles - part of 3,816+ Media Buying & Planning Agencies, each passing Goodfirms' 4-step verification process (background check, client interviews, portfolio audit, ongoing quality review). Listings marked "Sponsored" are agencies that pay for premium placement - sponsorship does not affect star ratings or review content.
Top 10 at Glance
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List of Top Los Angeles Media Buying and Planning Companies
SmartSites is one of America's fastest-growing digital marketing agencies, with a client roster and review profile that reflect genuine, sustained results. As a top-rated digital marketing agency recognized across major industry platforms, they bring SEO, PPC, email, and web design under one roof. Their digital ... read SmartSites reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2492011Los Angeles, United StatesWe had a great experience overall.
- WriterInfinity Media is a digital marketing company in Los Angeles that is unique among marketing firms. In fact, we prefer not to be referred to as an "agency." " We're a team of digital marketing freelancers who love working with business owners and marketing teams! ... read Infinity Media reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr2 - 92013Los Angeles, United StatesStreamflow marketing
- Founder & Managing Director at StreamflowWestMetric is a Full-Service Performance Digital Marketing Agency based in Los Angeles, CA. Our mission is to optimize and scale your Facebook, Instagram, Google search, display, and Amazon sponsored product ads to drive more traffic to your website, generate high-quality leads, and increase sales of ... read WestMetric reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr2 - 9Los Angeles, United StatesDigital Marketing Strategy for Real Estate
- Strategic Engineering leaderWe create result-driven websites that boost organizational growth and supercharge traffic with top-notch digital IT solutions. Our commitment to innovation and excellence ensures you stay ahead in the digital landscape. AFX WEB STUDIOS is a full-service web design agency that offers a wide range of ... read AFX Web Studios reviews & insights
NA50 - 2492018Los Angeles, United StatesOur trusted partner for app development!
- Assistant ManagerVenture Aviator is an innovative software development company. Venture Aviator has capabilities in Web Development, Mobile Development, Blockchain Development, Full-Service Initial Coin Offering (ICO) advisory & cryptocurrency launches, and Artificial Intelligence. Our team brings a unique combination of technology expertise, design and engineering talent, strategic ... read Venture Aviator reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr50 - 2492012Los Angeles, United StatesFantastic Work by Fantastic Development Team
- PresidentHeadquartered in Los Angeles, we are an independent, female-owned, 150-plus-person agency. Our commitment to creative and executional excellence has led to our roster of blue-chip clients, from Fortune 500 to growth companies. Quigley-Simpson unites brand and demand for results that matter. We operate from a single principle: Everything we do has to work. And we ... read QUIGLEY-SIMPSON reviews & insights
NA250 - 9992002Los Angeles, United StatesWe take pride in ourselves for pushing our boundaries and providing exceptional digital solutions. To build a unique platform for the clients, we combine the latest trends with the best practices to help businesses in the long run.
NA50 - 2492015Los Angeles, United StatesI have been working with The website rush for over 6 months. NO other web development and design are better!!!
- Assistant ManagerWingman Media is the only response-driven media planning and buying agency to specialize in companies that sell niche products and considered purchases - cars, solar panels, mortgages, windows, high end home goods, engagement rings and other big ticket items. We harness the power of big data to plan and execute profitable and highly scalable media ... read Wingman Media reviews & insights
NA2 - 92003Los Angeles, United StatesAnti Agency Consulting Group is a digital marketing agency with a consulting mindset. We use an adaptable operational model that frees us to deliver exceptional and agile services for our clients and tackle today's challenges.
NA10 - 492017Los Angeles, United StatesGiant Media is a media and technology company that provides advertisers and their agencies specialized support to deliver contextually relevant video campaigns. Our solutions span digital platforms and include both full and self-service utilization of VuePlanner®, a proprietary, AI-powered, insight-driven tool for buying brand suitable, contextually relevant video across YouTube. This technology enables us to ... read Giant Media reviews & insights
< $25/hr50 - 2492009Los Angeles, United StatesExverus is a paid media agency specifically designed to grow culture-creating, growth-stage brands. We have worked with hundreds of challenger brands and market leaders across our team of paid media experts. We work with brands who create culture and want strategic media plans that drive growth. Brands who want to know exactly which parts of ... read Exverus Media reviews & insights
NA10 - 492014Los Angeles, United StatesBerk Marketing has a simple mission: we are advocates for our clients’ interests. We don’t work for radio or television stations. We aren’t in the business of selling ad space to fill a calendar. We work for you, our clients. We make it our mission to get you the most effective results with your advertising. ... read Berk Marketing reviews & insights
NA10 - 49Los Angeles, United StatesJovie Social is on it. For years, we have worked with professionals, businesses, and agencies to provide the decisive push that will help set a social media strategy into motion for long-term results. Social media is a force to be reckoned with, and every business needs a concrete plan tied to its objectives. If you ... read Jovie Social reviews & insights
NA2 - 9Los Angeles, United StatesARENAS has a wide breadth of marketing core competencies to offer maximum results, turn-key service and cost-efficiency. We are capable of leading campaigns or playing nice in the sandbox with other teams.We specialize in targeting and engaging the full acculturation spectrum of the Latino market including bilingual, bicultural Millennials.
NA10 - 49Los Angeles, United StatesInc. Magazine Power Partner Award Top Boutique PR Agency in Los Angeles Avaans means advantage. That's us. We're the exceptional secret weapon for emerging industries and ambitious brands. Connect with our 100% executive-level PR team today: https://bit.ly/3u7K5b8 Our 100% executive-level PR team works with ambitious companies from startup through IPO. Whether we're your first PR ... read Avaans Media reviews & insights
$200 - $300/hr2 - 92008Los Angeles, United StatesWe’re a collection of curious minds driven to create and develop compelling experiences. We conceive and design engagements that spark interest and influence behavior. We strategize, we plan, we execute. We sweat details. From the nuance of timing and technology to the nuts and bolts of publicity and promotion, our craft focuses on manifesting brand ... read BeCore reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr10 - 491999Los Angeles, United StatesWE ARE A CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMAN-OWNED AGENCY THAT IS COMMITTED TO DELIVERING AUTHENTIC AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT DIGITAL STRATEGIES AND COMPELLING STORYTELLING CAMPAIGNS THAT RESONATE WITH MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES. OUR CORE OBJECTIVE IS CENTERED ON ORGANICALLY ENGAGING AND CONNECTING WITH YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE, ENSURING THAT YOUR INVESTMENT IN US TRANSLATES INTO TANGIBLE, LASTING RESULTS THAT POSITIVELY ... read SDP DIGITAL reviews & insights
NA2 - 9Los Angeles, United StatesUSIM is the fastest growing independent media agency providing best-in-class integrated media solutions. Every day and with every challenge, we Practice the Art of Human Sense – blending cutting edge research and technology with ingenuity, human insight and creativity, delivered in a seamless experience for our client and agency partners. Founded by media pioneer Dennis ... read USIM reviews & insights
NA250 - 9992004Los Angeles, United StatesDigital Niche Agency sets out to help its clients successfully reach their niche audiences across the complex global digital landscape and has worked with over 250 brands, including 100+ funding campaigns.
NA10 - 492014Los Angeles, United StatesBrandCulture defines, implements and builds standout brands around strong cultures. We combine insightful strategy, inspired design and rigorous execution to create transformative brand, culture-building and customer engagement programs that deliver immediate impact and long-term results.
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492006Los Angeles, United StatesHawke Media is an award-winning digital marketing consultancy and full-service agency headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with employees in over 40 states and hubs in New York, New York, Vancouver, Canada, and Manchester, England. Hawke offers custom, data-driven marketing strategies to businesses of all sizes, offering its services on a month-to-month, a la carte basis. ... read Hawke Media reviews & insights
NA50 - 2492013Los Angeles, United StatesTinuiti is the largest independent performance marketing agency across the Triopoly of Google, Facebook, Amazon and beyond. Tinuiti unites channel expertise with cross-channel strategy to help clients identify, engage, and acquire customers, then retain and reactivate them as they continue their digital journey. With expertise in search, social, Amazon & marketplaces, mobile apps, CRM & ... read Tinuiti reviews & insights
NA250 - 9992004Los Angeles, United StatesNeuraVista is a tech-savvy, visionary advertising agency dedicated to driving success through intelligence and insight. We empower local businesses and aspiring marketers by providing intelligent, comprehensive, and tailored advertising solutions. Our mission is to transform online presence challenges into opportunities for growth and success. We don’t just advertise; we offer a full-spectrum solution, addressing every ... read Neuravista reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92024Los Angeles, United StatesMiller Ink is a Los Angeles-based, full-service strategic communications and crisis PR firm that helps businesses, executives, and nonprofits amplify their voices, build their brands, and advance their goals through carefully crafted messaging and compelling content.
NA10 - 492013Los Angeles, United StatesWe understand your business needs better than anyone else. Because we've been there! From Paris to LA, we have worked on hundreds of digital projects. Small ones. Big ones. Challenging ones. Locally and globally. We have experienced success and failure. We have worked with brilliant people and b*llshitters too. Ten years in the consumer space, ... read Royal Cheese Digital reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr2 - 92018Los Angeles, United StatesBuild Digital Future (BDF) was born from a simple idea: businesses deserve marketing and lead generation solutions that truly work for them. Too often, business owners settle for the first agency or tool they come across, unsure of where to start or who to trust. At BDF, we eliminate the guesswork. We consult with businesses ... read Build Digital Future reviews & insights
NA2 - 92024Los Angeles, United StatesWhen B2B companies need to outsource marketing, creative, and development resources to support their sales operation, ATAK provides unique and innovative tools that actually get results. With our proven products, such as Purposeful Marketing, businesses never have to ask why again. Every action is clear. Every initiative can be measured. Every dollar is accounted for. ... read ATAK Interactive reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr10 - 492005Los Angeles, United StatesWith more than 15 years in the digital marketing business, Big Brain Marketing specializes in a wide range of technologies and services that help our clients grow their business online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Big Brain Marketing has helped companies build their brand, expand their reach, and increase their revenue through effective dynamic digital ... read Big Brain Digital Marketing reviews & insights
NA10 - 492006Los Angeles, United StatesThe Tech Designers is a results-driven digital agency dedicated to helping businesses establish a powerful online presence. We specialize in custom web design and development, mobile app development for iOS and Android, search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, and ongoing website maintenance. Our approach combines creative design, strategic thinking, and advanced technology to deliver ... read The Tech Designers reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr50 - 2492022Los Angeles, United StatesOur philosophy as a creative agency in Los Angeles has always been to create lasting relationships with clients, working with them right from initiation, through to final product development, launch, and beyond. We specialize in employing the most up to date and creative solutions in existence to help our clients reach their full potential in ... read Branding Los Angeles reviews & insights
NA10 - 492008Los Angeles, United States
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Strong execution but broader service mix. High-quality generalists - good fit if your project crosses multiple disciplines in one engagement.
Top 5 by composite score
1Delante48 / 632Searchbloom36 / 703Fuel Online45 / 554Ignite Digital45 / 535LocalHero37 / 53Deeply specialised but with moderate market presence. Often the right pick when specialisation matters more than scale - boutique shops with deep technical chops.
Newer entrants and smaller boutiques. Higher risk but often the best price-performance - particularly for early-stage startups or non-mission-critical projects.
The 1 highest-scoring firms in the Industry Leaders quadrant. Each has both Core Competencies and 360-Performance ≥ 50. Click any card for the full profile.
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