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.
Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies
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.
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List of the Best Media Buying Companies & Planning Firms
Who do you trust with your social media marketing? For every kick ass marketing agency, there’s at least 10 that aren’t. Probably more. So what makes Socialistics different? That’s a conversation in and of itself, but long story short, results. No, not vanity metrics like followers, shares, likes, etc. We’re talking about real results. Leads, ... read Socialistics reviews & insights
$150 - $199/hr10 - 492018Seattle, United StatesFounded in 1946, we push ourselves and our clients to rise above the status quo. As the world’s top communications agency for global clients, we’re committed to doing what’s right and pursuing what matters. We’re on a mission to not only be the world’s most inclusive agency, but to make the world a more inclusive ... read FleishmanHillard reviews & insights
< $25/hr50 - 2491946St. Louis, United StatesLaura Raun Public Relations helps those in the water industry tell their story. We are an award-winning PR firm thatspecializes in public outreach and stakeholder input.
NA10 - 49Austin, United States"Our real value as a strategic partner is defined not by what we do, but by what we help our clients achieve." Lucas Public Affairs is a leading California public affairs firm that specializes in developing strategic communications to help clients meet their business and policy objectives. Our expertise is in developing and managing high-level ... read Lucas Public Affair reviews & insights
NA10 - 492008Sacramento, United StatesKnown for forward-thinking strategies and detailed execution, Paschal Roth (P|R) is a values-driven communications firm. Wielding nearly two decades of experience in the trenches of politics, policy, and media – our team builds strong coalitions, razor-sharp messaging, and winning campaigns for a broad range of clients throughout California.
NA10 - 49Sacramento, United StatesOutreach Strategists, LLC is a global communications and public affairs firm. Our diverse team of experts has extensive backgrounds in government, politics and media, Outreach Strategists brings people together to get things done. We specialize in domestic and international public relations, conflict solutions, proactive business development and communications.
NA10 - 492002Houston, United StatesTechnology’s most ambitious brands trust Sterling Communications to deliver communications plans, PR programs, and creative projects that defy indifference. Our tight-knit team of PR and creative pros in Silicon Valley is bound together by a love of storytelling, a passion for technology, and a severe allergic reaction to apathy.
NA10 - 491989Los Gatos, United StatesFineman PR provides full-service integrated communications, PR and digital performance marketing to serve your needs – all under one roof. For more than 30 years, we have tailored programs to drive brand value and customer loyalty, implementing strategies that build and safeguard our clients’ reputations. Communication is our lifeblood. We are principled strategists who can ... read Fineman PR reviews & insights
NA10 - 491988San Jose, United StatesAt GMG, we’re focused on helping high-growth technology companies increase market awareness and rapidly grow sales through the strategic planning and execution of highly effective marketing, public relations, branding and communications programs. Whether you’re launching a new product, rebranding an old one or need to put a new twist on an existing brand, we help ... read Gabriel Marketing Group reviews & insights
< $25/hr10 - 492011Mclean, United StatesUnderdog Marketing Solutions focuses on the business goals of our clients and delivers on measurable solutions. Before starting any project, we help customers identify the best way to increase their online web presence via search engine ranking and a stunning website. At Underdog Marketing Solutions we provide effective, optimized website design, search engine optimization services, ... read Under Dog reviews & insights
NA10 - 49Carrollton, United StatesSales smart, marketing savvy. We are ST&P Marketing Communications. A time-tested, client-approved, full-service brand and promotions agency that prides itself on creating results-focused solutions that have a keen marketing sensibility. Our 25+ year tenure isn’t by chance, it’s by design—allowing us to help our clients build long-lasting customer connections that organically develop into long-term, profitable ... read ST&P Marketing Communications reviews & insights
NA10 - 491992Akron, United StatesOur name Medium is an homage to the fact that media and advertising has become incredibly complicated and fragmented over the last several years. It used to be broadcast TV, cable and radio – now it’s multiple platforms on an array of devices. Today, a good ad buying company is focused on getting powerful creative ... read Medium Buying reviews & insights
NA10 - 492018Columbus, United StatesSpread the word about your business through radio and television. Whether you just need a simple :10 sponsorship commercial, strategic campaign with multiple commercials or a customized campaign on both radio and television, Buckeye Media Services can help you design a creative, cost effective campaign Customized media buying allows you to market your business within ... read Buckeye Media Services reviews & insights
NA10 - 492003Columbus, United StatesWe've assembled the best in the fields of branding, strategy, design, and copywriting to do whatever it takes to help our clients succeed. Whether consumer or B-to-B, our experience has been connecting brands to their targets. Give us a call to discuss building your brand and growing your business.
NA10 - 492005Columbus, United StatesWe’re described as a full-service, multi-disciplinary marketing agency. But at its heart, Zehnder Communications is a group of people who love storytelling. We love discovering our clients’ stories and conveying that truth in meaningful ways to audiences that matter. We do that with creative, digital, social media, public relations and paid media services. But we’re ... read Zehnder reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr50 - 2491996Baton Rouge, United StatesThe Automotive Marketing Group of a full-service advertising agency specializing exclusively in the automotive industry. We have more than 20 years of experience providing exceptional traditional and digital marketing services for individual dealerships and dealer groups across the country. Founded by President Stuart Houser, his goal was to create an advertising agency that exclusively focused ... read The Automotive Marketing reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492005Baton Rouge, United StatesWeber Associates uniquely combines the rigor of a consultancy with the information design of a creative agency to produce better bottom-line results. For 35 years, Weber has been helping brands optimize their marketing, communications, and tools to deliver on business vision and drive sales. Visit our website to learn more about us, our clients, how ... read Weber Associates reviews & insights
NA10 - 491985Columbus, United StatesTake a closer look at RMD. Simply put, we're an advertising, digital, brand strategy, social media and public relations agency that gets it. We drive results from day one. We're tenacious. We think hard for your brand. We accept nothing but success. We're relentless when it comes to living up to our promises. We serve ... read Rmd Advertising reviews & insights
NA10 - 49Columbus, United StatesTCAA is an independent, full-service advertising agency with deep roots in media planning, media buying and digital media. For more than two decades, we’ve been flying under the radar, generating cross-channel customer engagement, remarkable results and revenue for our clients.
NA50 - 2491989Cincinnati, United StatesWe are a branding and marketing agency that helps small businesses communicate their unique value. Every company has a story to tell, and we create the empowering narratives and discover the avenues to share your story. Whether it’s through digital media - like website design - or traditional media - like direct mail - our ... read Goldiata Creative reviews & insights
NA2 - 92016Baltimore, 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 StatesFinancial freedom. Independence. A better life or planet. Whatever your reason for starting a business, DreamCatcher is your one-stop growth partner. We help you go from idea to launch, so you can focus on running your business.We are passionate brand coaches, web designers, email copy-writers, market researchers, video / photographers, and storytellers helping you connect ... read DreamCatcher reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492005Hallandale Beach, United StatesIn one word, we are Imagen – a passionate, dedicated band of artists, dreamers,entrepreneurs, calculated risk-takers and dogged nonconformists that share a single mission: to propel the brands we partner with to new heights.We don’t just think, we experience. We walk in your shoes. In the consumer’s shoes. In the competition’s shoes. And when we ... read Imagen The Marketing Agency reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr50 - 2492000Miami, United StatesBoyce Media Group is a full-service advertising agency located in Rhode Island. In an industry that is evolving rapidly, conventional thinking is not enough. We must be willing to create unique, engaging brand experiences. Boyce Media is armed with the knowledge, resources, and firepower needed to build brands in this ever-changing media landscape.
$50 - $99/hr2 - 9Providence, United StatesAnchored in the strong belief that brands - like people - have soul, we search for that intangible fiber that touches the lives of consumers creating relevant and unique business-building communication ideas that bond them with brands as Soulmates.
$25 - $49/hr50 - 2491994Miami, United StatesWe create content with purpose and experiences that drive growth. Executing with design work, website, video production, modern digital marketing techniques and SEO services.
$25 - $49/hr10 - 491999Miami, United StatesSun Marketing began in 1993 to meet the needs of a fast changing marketplace for Hispanic Advertising and Media Buying. Recently we became the first Advertising firm in the region to use and promote Internet Advertising, buy media in 30 major markets, focusing upon the Hispanic Marketplace because of our experience, market growth and opportunity ... read Sun Marketing reviews & insights
NA10 - 491993San Diego, United StatesCox Media is your partner for marketing success, offering advanced cable and digital advertising products in 22 markets across the United States. In addition to our proven media solutions, we offer consultative insights to help our clients reach their audience more effectively and efficiently. From broad reach, highly rated programs to laser-sharp targeting of specific ... read Cox Media reviews & insights
NA250 - 9991981Atlanta, United StatesAt Advanced Marketing Strategies, we see things differently. Maybe it’s because we look harder to uncover the opportunities nobody else can! You’ll find we are not just effective marketers, but expert craftsmen who understand the genuine value of our work, take pride in our performance and set standards for others to follow. We don’t believe ... read AM Strategies reviews & insights
NA10 - 491987San Diego, United StatesThe world of digital marketing is full of rapid change. But our relationships are here to stay.Clients come to Conure because they’re searching for loyal, ongoing support. We’re here for the long-haul, and we’re ready to help you grow with strategic digital guidance, technical support, and creativity. Our team is based in Los Gatos, California ... read Conure reviews & insights
NA10 - 492016Los Gatos, United StatesThe Design Group is more than a mere creative boutique. We are a full-service multicultural communications company that provides market expertise to clients who want to reach African-American, Latino, urban and youth consumer audiences. WE ARE THE DESIGNERS and ARCHITECTS behind communication platforms that bridge the gap between YOUR BRAND, and the nation's ever-growing ethnic ... read The Design Group reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr2 - 92007Little Rock, United StatesCJRW is a company with a rich and long history of success on behalf of the business partners we serve. Since the beginning, our mission has been to bring the most advanced and effective marketing strategies and creative ideas to our clients and to help them achieve (and exceed) their business goals. Our longevity and ... read CJRW reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr2 - 91961Little Rock, United StatesWays & Means provides media strategy, planning, buying, and analytics to companies who want their media investment to help achieve their business goals. Based in San Francisco and Portland, we work with established companies, startups, and creative agencies to deliver big media thinking with big results. With more than 40 years of media and marketing ... read Ways & Means reviews & insights
NA10 - 49San Francisco, United StatesWe're a bunch of health raisers. We elevate healthcare brands high above the crowded floor of sameness. And, from up here, your customers can see your brand clearly and you can see more market share. Amazing! How do we do it? Decades of healthcare branding and advertising experience and a passion for raising the bar ... read k2md Health reviews & insights
NA10 - 491988Albuquerque, United StatesAt NetReputation, our goal is to provide world-class Online Reputation Management Services to our clients by utilizing the latest technology and processes. Through various methods, we work to restore, improve, or create a positive online reputation for businesses and individuals.
< $25/hr50 - 2492011Sarasota, United StatesNot to toot our own horn, but we've received national accolades for our exceptional digital media, including blogging, email marketing and interactive web design. (toot. toot.) Our services include: content marketing, SEO, email marketing, website design and development, conversion rate optimization, social media marketing and paid media.
< $25/hr10 - 492015Irvine, United StatesFounded in 2004, Q1Media is an industry-leading digital advertising company serving businesses and agencies on the local, regional and national level.Q1Media’s team of digital media mavens are driven by the same purpose – to deliver world-class media services and campaign execution to our agency and brand partners. This is instilled through our passion, work ethic, ... read Q1 Media reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr2 - 9Austin, United StatesNavigating marketplace networks effectively requires a thorough plan of action and the right tools to meet your goals. Edgeset Marketing was founded on this belief and has been delivering ever since.Whether it’s providing analytical insights into new markets, managing events to boost your brand and engage customers, or connecting with audiences to tell great stories. ... read Edgeset Marketing reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr2 - 9Ormond Beach, United StatesZenon Wholesale Digital Marketing & is the home for wholesale CTV/OTT/OLV in the US & Canada. We also offer Signed Retainers for Mass Tort Law Firms on a CPL basis Whether you are a small agency & want to whitelabel our services, or if you are a large agency that buys large media buys direct, ... read Zenon Wholesale Digital reviews & insights
NA10 - 492019Denver, 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 StatesUsing AI Tools
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Presswhizz aims to provide an all-in-one platform for publishers to get quality content that boosts their traffic and monetize their websites, whilst advertisers search and get placements for businesses in any industry across 20+ countries. Our commitment is to provide a holistic link building journey, encompassing everything from selecting the right backlinks, crafting engaging content, ... read PressWhizz reviews & insights
NA10 - 492024Albuquerque, United StatesWhy PressWhizz?
- Easy self-service for clients
- Most links go live in 24 - 72 hours
- Best prices on the marketplace
We are Impact Media, a digital marketing agency based in Huntington, West Virginia, and Montreal, Quebec. We specialize in scaling "purpose-driven brands" through performance-focused advertising and strategic content creation. Our Core Focus We are your partner for brands that aim to spark global change. Our primary goal is to combine storytelling with data-driven ad placement ... read Impact Media reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492020Huntington, United StatesWhy Impact Media?
- Scales purpose-driven brands with precision.
- Performance-focused ads that drive ROI.
- Strategic content that accelerates impact.
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Dragon360 is a B2B advertising agency built for companies navigating long sales cycles and high-value deals. Most advertising programs are optimized for volume. More leads. More clicks. More activity. That approach breaks down when buying decisions involve multiple stakeholders, longer timelines, and real scrutiny. We design and manage advertising programs around how buyers actually evaluate ... read Dragon360 reviews & insights
$150 - $199/hr10 - 492007Kingston, United StatesWhy Dragon360?
- 4-plus Years Average Client Retention
- 92-percent of clients work with us beyond year one
- 18-plus years invested in the growth of clients
Using AI Tools
ChatGPT
This January is a creative agency building category challengers into household names. Our integrated team sees brand design, creative, production and media teams sitting side-by-side. We turn strategy into stuff people actually notice: names that stick, beloved brand mascots, campaigns that prove that the golden days of advertising aren't over yet.
NA10 - 492020Washington DC, United StatesWhy This January?
- A truly integrated creative agency
- Creative and media planning teams sit side by side
- Expert in building brand worlds
Padilla builds brands. Protects reputations. Creates high-impact communication strategies. And delivers fresh ideas that inspire action among consumers, investors, employees, community leaders and other people pivotal to our clients' success.
$100 - $149/hr250 - 9991961Minneapolis, United StatesGravity, a member of the Dentsu Aegis Network, is a full service cross cultural advertising communications agency. We are experts at deeply integrating brands into any culture. Pragmatically, we solve complex business challenges and create growth opportunities for our clients through advertising communications.
$100 - $149/hr10 - 492009NYC, United StatesPerry Communications Group is an independent, full-service strategic communications firm specializing in public relations and public affairs. We are big thinkers and shrewd strategists. We’re best known for our depth of experience in health care, but our award-winning work doesn’t stop there. We apply the same great thinking and fresh creativity to the consumer, education, ... read Perry Communications Group reviews & insights
NA10 - 491996Sacramento, United StatesSince 1996 Elmets Communications has provided innovative public relations, marketing, and advertising strategies to a varied spectrum of clients. With a unique ability to generate awareness and affinity, Elmets helps clients build brands, enhance reputations, create coalitions and influence perceptions. Our team is experienced, resourceful, creative, tenacious, and committed to positioning our clients for success.
NA10 - 491996Sacramento, United States
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