Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 21, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 3,799 Media Buying & Planning Agencies as of September 2026 across 102 countries. The top-ranked firm is SmartSites (4.9 stars, 16 verified reviews, $100 - $149/hr, founded 2011, Jersey City). Across the category, the median hourly rate is $37, median client rating is 4.8, and 17% of firms employ 50+ members. Explore the vetted Media Buying & Planning Agencies companies below, compare their strengths, and connect with the provider best suited to your requirements.

Buying media without the right strategy can drain budgets fast. That’s why top media buying agencies focus on precision, performance, and constant optimization across digital and traditional channels. Goodfirms makes this process easier by curating a vetted list of trusted media buying and planning agencies, evaluated on market presence, client feedback, and proven results. With detailed profiles, verified reviews, and smart filters, Goodfirms helps businesses confidently compare media buying companies that align with their goals, budget, and target audience.

How this list is built: All 3,799 firms below pass 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.

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  • CCGroup, a Hoffman Agency is a PR-led marketing agency helping brands to ‘break through’ and distinguish themselves in ultra-competitive B2B technology markets. We support our clients to grow their influence and market share, overcome capacity, knowledge and expertise limitations and demonstrate marketing impact. Our integrated, channel-agnostic, audience-centric approach is tailored to address our clients’ most ... read CCGroup, a Hoffman Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    1984
    London, United Kingdom
  • Luminous PR is a no-nonsense tech PR and Social Media agency. We provide high-impact comms with proven ROI for leading tech brands around the world. We work with startups, SMEs, and corporates, across tech sectors. Our holistic approach to tech PR, content creation, and social media earns our clients exposure in the world’s biggest tech ... read Luminous PR reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2013
    London, United Kingdom
  • Babel is a technology PR and integrated communications consultancy headquartered in London with a team of consultants across Europe, the US and Asia Pacific. Our specific focus areas include: mobile/telecommunications, IoT, security, space tech, adtech, retail, e-commerce, fintech, enterprise, broadcast, media, marketing, and consumer technology. Our mission is to enhance the profiles of some of ... read Babel reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2006
    London, United Kingdom
  • Digital Trails is an international digital marketing agency, focused on content marketing, performance PR and online reputation management. Our clients span from education to online retailers, B2B services and consumer goods. We build, manage and recover their online reputation and drive e-commerce traffic, conversions and revenue.

    NA
    50 - 249
    2018
    London, United Kingdom
  • A creatively led brand engagement agency. Take decades of digital experience. A deep understanding of human psychology. Powerful, real-time social insights. And voila. Beautiful, effective solutions driving engagement across the entire user journey - from love at first sight to partners for life.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2002
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • We're ZoopUp—a digital marketing agency that knows how to convert clicks into customers & impressions into revenue. We possess over a decade of expertise in targeted SEO, high-performance PPC campaigns, and WhatsApp marketing. Over the last decade, ZoopUp's strategies have gone as far as tripling our client's website traffic, reducing CPC by 60%, and boosting ... read ZoopUp reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2024
    Edmonton, United Kingdom
  • Serotonin is a performance marketing agency for brands that are ready to move. Founded by Dom Carter and Clair Heaviside with decades of experience scaling eCommerce brands across the UK, Europe and the US—Serotonin was built to close the gap between ambition and execution. We don’t hide behind jargon, vanity metrics or bloated presentations. Instead, ... read Serotonin reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2019
    Manchester, United Kingdom
  • We are Stickyeyes. We are the digital agency that drives change and delivers results for some of the world’s biggest brands. We come from around the world, come from a many different backgrounds and speak many languages (more than 20 between us) and we’re backed up by 54,000 like-minded colleagues around the world in the ... read Stickyeyes reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Dinosaur is all the things you would want from your creative partner: progressive, multi-disciplined, award-winning but most of all effective at growing your brand and business.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    1997
    Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Fantastic Media is a full service marketing agency based in Yorkshire. Our philosophy of 'People, Results, Value'​ provides clients with winning strategies that generate real results. People are at the heart of everything we do; from our hand picked team to our enviable client base, we believe that relationships are key in the modern marketing ... read Fantastic Media reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Full-funnel advertising agency bridging the gap between creative, media and digital.We are an independent full-funnel advertising & marketing agency with offices in London, Manchester, and Warsaw, and we aim to break old agency-brand barriers, approaches & models to build fluid relationships without knowledge silos by bridging the gaps between creative, media and digital.Unique to One ... read One Day Agency reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2019
    Salford, United Kingdom
  • Mammoth combines a top tier brand consultancy with a full-service creative agency. We make brand transformation an inclusive experience that connects authentic purpose with key points of differentiation to help drive scale and momentum at pace.We get under the skin of your organisation to make brand a holistic experience to find authentic purpose and differentiation ... read Mammoth reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Belfast, United Kingdom
  • Advertising, Digital and Branding agency based in Manchester that delivers seriously creative results. We’re a bunch of people who take a different approach to branding, marketing and communication. We’re serious enough to think strategically, creative enough to make your brand stand out, and astute enough to measure our success by results.

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    Manchester, United Kingdom
  • We’re media planning and buying specialists and that means we’re brilliant at what we do, but campaigns need more than the best media mix.Campaigns need designs, content, videos, and messaging. They need great adverts.That’s why we partner with other agencies; PR, creative, strategy, production, and more.Everything that we do is backed and supported by data ... read Hello Starling reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • Brand response using digital marketing is what we’re about. Traditional marketing techniques form the foundation of our knowledge. This gives us the edge on how to make websites say more, sell more and generate truly memorable digital brand experiences.

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    2008
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • We are a Creative Company who operate with passion, integrity and civility. We use data and insights to build large brand platforms which can be executed through any channel, in any market and remain relevant year after year. We are the #1 Creative Agency in the UK and #2 Worldwide according to the WARC Creative ... read AMV BBDO reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    1978
    London, United Kingdom
  • For medical practitioners, what the internet says (or doesn’t say) about you is becoming increasingly important. However you feel about it, the results of internet searches are used by patients to infer everything from your relative status within your specialism, to their levels of comfort with treatment alternatives. A good website is not a luxury, ... read Medical Web Designs reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Henleaze, United Kingdom
  • Voted UK's Fastest Growing Digital Agency 2016 1200+ Projects | 15 Years Experience | Amazing Team! Pixafusion was founded with a vision: to create better websites and digital solutions for businesses. Solutions that were beautiful and functional, but that above everything else delivered real results for clients. As one of Wales's fastest-growing digital marketing agencies, ... read Pixafusion Marketing Agency reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2005
    Cardiff, United Kingdom
  • Amped Digital is a fully integrated digital marketing company who serve global brands. We strive to be known as a brand that embraces challenges and uses its expertise, know-how, and attitude to foster responsibility and trust.

    NA
    2 - 9
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • At Sinc Solution, we are more than just a digital agency; we are architects of digital success. In a landscape that is constantly evolving, we stand as a steadfast partner to businesses aiming to navigate the complexities of the digital world. We are a full-service digital agency dedicated to creating integrated strategies that deliver measurable ... read Sinc Solution reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2024
    Poole, United Kingdom
  • Powering your growth in pharma, we’re a full-service agency of life science marketing experts with a perfect balance of industry experience, commercial know-how, and creative flair. We maintain a laser focus on achieving our clients’ strategic goals through a dedicated, personal, and data-driven approach paired with excellent execution. Every single person at ramarketing plays a ... read ramarketing reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    2009
    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • We work to a defined methodology, making decisions based on critical business, consumer and market insights. We combine this in-depth research with our expert industry experience to inform all aspects of any strategic recommendations. It’s a proven approach that ensures efficiency, coherence and, ultimately, success. We have experience across a multitude of channels, from out-of-home ... read SONDR reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Bristol, United Kingdom
  • We are a London-based progressive creative agency, focused on producing highly creative and impactful communications for clients including the confused.com, the British Army, Iceland and Honda.

    < $25/hr
    250 - 999
    2000
    London, United Kingdom
  • Allsopp media is a digital marketing agency. We provide digital marketing services to aspirational brands with a purpose. We understand how complex promoting a business can be. That’s why our professional digital marketing services are tailored to individual needs of our clients. Allsopp Media creates highly customised digital marketing campaigns. We are here for businesses ... read Allsopp Media reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    2 - 9
    2015
    London, United Kingdom
  • Bottle is a multi-award winning communications consultancy serving B2B, consumer, financial, healthcare and technology sectors. We pride ourselves on generating great results from campaigns based on sound customer insight. This enables us to tell your company or brand story in a compelling and creative manner, and to bring your story to life and disseminate it ... read Bottle reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    2003
    Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) is a strategic holding company that has the industry’s most diverse portfolio of more than1,000 companies serving over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Omnicom and its agencies have a corporate culture distinguished by a long-standing belief in the power of learning and training. The company offers the industry’s richest ... read Omnicom Group reviews & insights

    NA
    1,000 - 9,999
    London, United Kingdom
  • We’re an award-winning creative team who collaborate with marketers to produce irresistibly effective film and animated video production. We do it by weaving brand, audience, and production seamlessly together, embedded in a culture of collaboration.Every project brings an interesting mix of audience, industry, client and brand. However, sometimes a story can be especially powerfully told. ... read Curveball reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2012
    Norwich, United Kingdom
  • Lever Digital helps ambitious Tech and SaaS brands scale through paid media. We target the right audience at the right time to grow demos, trials and revenue. We're not just another agency, our PPC experts have worked inside Europe's fastest-growing unicorns and have helped build businesses from the ground up. Accelerate your growth with an ... read Lever Digital reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2019
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Herd Marketing is a full service digital marketing agency based on the Wirral & London, providing digital marketing services to businesses nationally. We believe in developing long term digital strategies that add value and deliver a ROI to our clients. Speak to us today to find out how we can help you fulfill your online ... read Herd Marketing reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Heswall, United Kingdom
  • ​​We’re Empower, a strategic digital comms agency helping you create impact around the world. We help purpose-led organisations and the people that work for them around the world use digital tools to create and communicate positive social and environmental impact. We’re problem-solvers and solution-finders, working closely with you to achieve your ambitions. We understand the ... read Empower Agency reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2014
    Brighton, United Kingdom
  • We are Digital Growth Specialists helping ambitious brands push boundaries and drive impact. We define and deliver integrated digital strategies that transform our clients from market players to market leaders, and keep them there. We’re driven by data and innovation. We build proprietary tech and partner with industry-leading tools to make smarter decisions, unlock better ... read Impression Digital reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2012
    Nottingham, United Kingdom
  • Are you a Tech or Education organisation struggling to grow your revenue, conversion rates, ROAS? Constantly facing a feast and famine cycle of new clients. Continually stressing about where your next clients are coming from? Or that there aren't enough of them. I understand. You're really good at what you do. You provide a high ... read Ministry of Innovation reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2004
    London, United Kingdom
  • Using AI Tools

    • ChatGPTChatGPT
    • ClaudeClaude
    • GeminiGemini
    • PerplexityPerplexity
    • CanvaCanva

    Most businesses investing in SEO understand that content alone does not build authority. Rankings are earned through trust signals, and in search, trust is largely determined by who links to you and why. That is the gap LinkingOZ was founded to close. Launched in 2019 and based in London, LinkingOZ works exclusively in link acquisition ... read Linking OZ reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    2 - 9
    2019
    Ilford, United Kingdom

    Why Linking OZ?

    • Exclusively focused on link building
    • 5,000 manually vetted publishers
    • 365-day free link replacement guarantee
  • We are a team of independent digital marketing experts with over 10 years of experience in international SEO. Our passion for digital marketing and a strong belief in custom approach brought us together in an aspiration to bring the best practices, talent, and creativity to help your business thrive.

    $100 - $149/hr
    2 - 9
    2018
    Glasgow, United Kingdom
  • We’re a team of creative thinkers, strategic media buyers, brand builders, placemakers and experience generators. Our offices In Essex, London, and Manchester are vibrant hubs where our team thrive on their shared passion for consistently delivering exceptional results to our clients.

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    London, United Kingdom
  • We are a Performance-based Advertising Agency based in Canada with offshore support offices in the US, UK, and India. Our team is dynamic and experienced mind setters with diversity and passion. The strength of our team comes from each individual person that is a part of it, and that strength comes from the TEAM. Also, ... read Century Media360 reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    2017
    Slough, United Kingdom
  • Rocket SaaS is a B2B SaaS marketing agency based in London, built from the ground up to over £1.3 million in annual recurring revenue using inbound marketing alone. We now help other SaaS companies do the same, acting as a flexible, embedded partner to plan, execute and optimise full-funnel growth strategies. Our process begins with ... read Rocket SaaS reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2022
    London, United Kingdom
  • PLMR is an award winning public affairs, PR and digital marketing agency, based in Westminster at the heart of the UK’s political scene, and with more than 50 consultants working across a wide range of sectors with various specialisms, we are one of Britain’s fastest-growing communications companies.

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    2006
    London, United Kingdom
  • Bit n Byte is a leading creative agency skilled at crafting customized digital solutions to grow businesses online. With expertise in web design, we build responsive, mobile-friendly websites optimized for lead generation and UI/UX. Our ecommerce marketing strategies help brands boost sales through SEO, PPC, email marketing and social media advertising. Our performance marketing methods ... read Bit n Byte reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2018
    London, United Kingdom
  • Established in 2003, the award-winning team at Mobius provide PR, marketing, design, print and distribution services for the arts, specialising in theatre, comedy and dance. We work to support some of the most exciting venues, companies and practitioners in the UK with a track record of success in London, on the national touring circuit and ... read Mobius Industries reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2003
    London, United Kingdom
  • M3 is a marketing agency built for today and we deliver results. Ambitious organizations that want to grow and succeed will know that the current marketing landscape is more layered and complex than ever. Effective marketing can look very different for every client. At M3, we navigate the full scope of ever-shifting marketing techniques, where ... read M3.agency reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    1999
    Gibb Street, United Kingdom
  • At Milton Keynes Marketing, we help businesses in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and across the UK grow through results-driven digital marketing. Our agency specialises in SEO, PPC advertising, website design, and social media management, providing tailored strategies that attract customers, increase visibility, and deliver measurable ROI. In today’s competitive landscape, a strong online presence is essential. ... read Milton Keynes Marketing reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    2 - 9
    2024
    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
  • Bonded was born out of a belief in human connection. We build deep connections to our clients, their audiences and people, and across our teams. We connect with people that matter most to our clients, to maximise results. We are a full service media agency with expertise and experience across the media landscape, both digital ... read Bonded reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2021
    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Using AI Tools

    • ClaudeClaude
    • ChatGPTChatGPT
    • CanvaCanva

    Scale your home ecom brand to £150k a month - and beyond.DeqVision is the all-in-one growth partner built for home & garden online stores. Website, paid ads, email marketing, all with the goal of getting you more revenue.From niche home decor to full-scale furniture brands, we help ecommerce companies increase revenue through high-converting campaigns, smart ... read DeqVision reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    10 - 49
    2023
    London, United Kingdom

    Why DeqVision?

    • Specialised in home-related businesses
    • Build strategies based on your market and offer
    • Connect digital campaigns with real foot traffic
  • Using AI Tools

    • ChatGPTChatGPT
    • ClaudeClaude
    • GeminiGemini

    Named Best Independent Agency of the Year at the European Agency Awards 2025, we are a full service brand and performance marketing agency working with a variety of clients across fifteen industries.We do the strategic planning, baked in research and deliver the results that matter most to you and your business.Our services include:- Creative + ... read Arke Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2017
    Brighton, United Kingdom

    Why Arke Agency?

    • Best Independent Agency. European Agency Awards 25
    • Integrated Agency of the Year. UK Agency Awards 25
    • Best Integrated Campaign.European Paid Media Award
  • Cyberfrog Design creates websites that are designed and built to work for businesses and their marketing objectives. What matters about a site is how successful it is so we design websites that are beautiful, engaging, user-friendly and effective. Our websites respond to display at their optimum level on all common browsing devices: desktop, laptop, tablet ... read Cyberfrog Design reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2010
    Liverpool, United Kingdom
  • Impact Marketing Europe are a data and marketing company based in Tiptree, Essex. We own and manage a number of exclusive, highly targeted business and consumer databases offering unparalleled success across multiple channels, both direct and integrated. Our databases can be utilized across multiple platforms such as SMS, e-mail data, direct mail, telemarketing etc…. Furthermore, ... read Impact Marketing reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2008
    Colchester, United Kingdom
  • Fox Agency is an integrated B2B marketing and PR agency that works for some of the world’s most innovative and ambitious tech brands. We solve global business challenges with smart thinking, big ideas, and incisive action. We call it creating opportunity for global tech brands. You can call it awareness, engagement, influence, demand, conversions… growth.

    $25 - $49/hr
    50 - 249
    2001
    London, United Kingdom

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Industry Leaders
Top-right · Both axes ≥ 50
0FIRMS

Strong on both Core Competencies and 360-Performance. These firms have proven track records, deep specialisation, and solid client outcomes. Default recommendation for most buyers.

Market Influencers
Bottom-right · X ≥ 50, Y < 50
2FIRMS

Deeply specialised but with moderate market presence. Often the right pick when specialisation matters more than scale - boutique shops with deep technical chops.

Top 5 by composite score

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Top firms in this category

No firm has cleared the Leaders threshold (≥ 50 on both axes) in this category yet. The 8 highest-scoring firms overall are shown below.

How firms are placed on the matrix

Every position on this chart is the output of the Goodfirms ranking algorithm - a weighted composite of signals across two axes. The algorithm is recomputed regularly and is fully documented.

Sponsorship does not affect placement. PRO members receive visible badges and ad placements, but their algorithmic scores are calculated identically to free listings.

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
2
Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
3
Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
4
Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
5
Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

Where the firms are.

Bubble size shows how many firms each country has; colour shows its average hourly rate. Tap any country for its firm count, average rate, rating, and Value Score.

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Average hourly rates by region.

Where you hire affects what you pay by up to 3×. Comparable quality is available across regions - the rate gap between the priciest and cheapest is the single biggest lever on a project budget.

Average hourly rate · USD

AUOceania$84/hr$84
ZAAfrica$77/hr$77
SGAsia Pacific$71/hr$71
USNorth America$70/hr$70
GBWestern Europe$70/hr$70
UAEastern Europe$57/hr$57
MXLATAM$55/hr$55
INSouth Asia$47/hr$47

What the gap actually buys you

The rate gap between the highest- and lowest-cost regions is largely a cost-of-living and labor-market gap - not a quality gap. Top-tier firms in lower-cost regions routinely deliver work competitive with premium markets at a fraction of the cost.

That said, time-zone overlap, language alignment, and IP protection vary by region. Eastern Europe and LATAM hit a sweet spot: meaningful cost savings with same-day overlap for US/EU clients.

~70%

Typical cost savings when moving a $100K/year dev contract from a premium market to a top value destination - comparable skill, comparable delivery quality.

All countries ranked by Value Score.

Every country with 100+ vetted firms in this category, ranked by Value Score.

CountryFirmsAvg RateAvg RatingValue ScoreAction
INIndia781$48/hr4.983View firms
CACanada184$69/hr577View firms
USUnited States1,271$71/hr4.775View firms
GBUnited Kingdom139$75/hr575View firms
AEUAE118$69/hr4.974View firms
INIndia
781 firms$48/hr4.9
Value Score83 / 100
CACanada
184 firms$69/hr5
Value Score77 / 100
USUnited States
1,271 firms$71/hr4.7
Value Score75 / 100
GBUnited Kingdom
139 firms$75/hr5
Value Score75 / 100
AEUAE
118 firms$69/hr4.9
Value Score74 / 100

Match by work-hour overlap with your team.

Cost matters - but so does being able to actually talk to your developer during your workday. Here are the best destinations for each major hub.

If you're in US (PT/ET)Recommended

Look for nearshore LATAM partners - same-day collaboration, similar time zones, and 50-60% cost savings vs domestic.

MXMexico~7h overlap
ARArgentina~6h overlap
BRBrazil~5h overlap
CACanada~8h overlap
If you're in Europe (CET/GMT)Recommended

Eastern Europe is your sweet spot - 1-2h time zone shift, EU GDPR alignment, and 40-50% lower rates than Western Europe.

PLPoland~8h overlap
UAUkraine~7h overlap
RORomania~7h overlap
ZASouth Africa~8h overlap

How firms are placed on the matrix

Every position on this chart is the output of the Goodfirms ranking algorithm - a weighted composite of signals across two axes. The algorithm is recomputed regularly and is fully documented.

Sponsorship does not affect placement. PRO members receive visible badges and ad placements, but their algorithmic scores are calculated identically to free listings.

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Algorithm at a glance
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X-axis (Core Competencies): Service Focus Ratio + Portfolio Depth + Quality + Experience
2
Y-axis (360-Performance): Client Reviews + Market Presence + Goodfirms Score
3
Missing signals are excluded from a firm's score, not substituted with defaults - weights redistribute across remaining inputs
4
Recency decay over the last 18 months keeps stale reviews from dominating
5
Eligibility floor: ≥ 1 published review in this category scope

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Countries with the best Value Score for media planning hiring.

Ranked by a composite score blending firm count (supply), average rating (quality), and median hourly rate (cost). Affordability is weighted highest (50%), so this list surfaces actually affordable destinations rather than just-big markets.

Budget leader
United States · $0-24/hr

195 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 4.0 ★. Top picks: 216digital, Pure Design Solution, Renoun Creative.

Mid-tier leader
United States · $50-99/hr

186 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 4.9 ★. Top picks: Corecentrix Business Solutions, Venture Aviator, Disrupt Minds.

Top tier leader
United States · $150+/hr

77 firms in this tier - more than any other country, averaging 4.7 ★. Top picks: Colormatics, Cultivating & Marketing Professionals, ArtVersion.

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Best Value marks the densest, highest-rated, most-affordable cell per row

How the heatmap is built

Every cell in the grid above is the count of firms in (place × hourly-rate tier). Firms are placed by their published hourly rate; those without a disclosed rate are not plotted.

Top company names per cell are surfaced by Value Score - a weighted blend of affordability (50%) + rating (35%) + review volume (15%).

The "Best" ribbon marks the cell in each row where firm density, ratings, and affordability line up best - the densest, highest-quality combination.

Read the full methodology
Value Score · per firm
ValueScore = 0.50 × Affordability
+ 0.35 × Rating
+ 0.15 × Review Volume
// All sub-scores normalized 0-100
// Affordability = (1 - rate/$200) × 100
// Rating = (rating - 3) / 2 × 100
// Volume = log10(reviews+1)/log10(200) × 100

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