Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies
Goodfirms has reviewed 3,818 Media Buying & Planning Agencies as of September 2026 across 103 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 3,818 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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List of the Best Media Buying Companies & Planning Firms
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Pinpoint Media is a leading outdoor advertising agency that has been offering our clients a 360-degree media solution for over 10 years now. With a dominant coverage throughout South Africa we enable brands to target various audiences via our broad portfolio of products. We understand how consumers move, think and what speaks to them. With ... read Pinpoint Media reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92006Johannesburg, South AfricaSynapse is an innovative, creative, and ROI focused, healthcare marketing and advertising arm of Synapse Marketing Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. that has been around since 2002 catering to the advertising, marketing and communications world. We have seen the change the healthcare industry has gone through first hand, and have adapted, thrived and grown brands, portfolios, divisions ... read Synapse Marketing Consultancy Pvt. Ltd reviews & insights
NA50 - 249Mumbai, IndiaWe are a Toronto-based, global-thinking creative agency that helps our clients achieve greater influence and success by fusing strategy and innovation. We thrive on delivering powerful, emotional and blockbuster storytelling. Our goal is to create purposeful work that delivers for your audience and your business. Together, we make memories, yield results and ensure our clients ... read BT/A reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492013Toronto, CanadaZarki Advertising is one of Jordan’s leading local advertising agencies, dedicated to driving brands toward success through a blend of strategic thinking, creative excellence, and a highly professional team. We combine online and offline advertising channels to deliver impactful campaigns that resonate with your target audience. At the core of every successful campaign lies a ... read Zarki Advertising Agency reviews & insights
< $25/hr10 - 492023Amman, JordanAt Ad Pros, we’re not just marketers—we’re growth catalysts for eCommerce brands with bold ambitions. We specialize in turning untapped potential into unstoppable momentum, using a unique blend of strategy, creativity, and data mastery. For us, every campaign is a custom-built machine designed to fuel your brand’s journey to $100M and beyond.Forget the one-size-fits-all approach. ... read Ad Pros reviews & insights
$300+/hr10 - 492013Cheyenne, United StatesFanzinepost IR & Media Relations is a premier global agency specializing in investor relations and public communications. We help public companies strengthen market presence, expand investor engagement, and improve liquidity through strategic, results-driven solutions. Our services cover private placements, investor roadshows, media relations, and comprehensive communication strategies designed to build trust and enhance corporate reputation. ... read Fanzine Media reviews & insights
< $25/hr10 - 492025Usa, JapanUsing AI Tools
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Skip the Noise Media is a performance creative agency for DTC and B2B SaaS brands. We specialize in Reddit advertising, AI-powered creative production, and full-funnel media buying — all under one roof.As a Reddit Certified Partner, we run campaigns for brands looking to reach high-intent, niche audiences that are impossible to access on Meta or ... read Skip the Noise Media reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr2 - 92023Toronto, CanadaWhy Skip the Noise Media?
- Reddit Certified Partner, not a generalist agency
- Creative and media buying under one roof
- We start with 3 free ads
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IM Holding Arabia, an award-winning and multinational digital transformation company with nearly 25 years of expertise. Our passion for technology and innovation drives us to empower businesses, making them more agile and fueling their unwavering growth.
$300+/hr50 - 2492001Cairo, EgyptWhy IM Holding Arabia?
- Boost Rankings & Organic Traffic
- Maximize Your Ad Spend ROI
- Data-Driven Marketing Experts
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One team for every market you're entering.Expanding into several markets usually means juggling a different agency in each one — separate contracts, separate invoices, separate reports. We're the single window instead: you brief us once, and we plan, buy, and run across every market at the same time.That single window holds because of who's behind ... read Augmenation reviews & insights
$150 - $199/hr10 - 492010Abu Dhabi, UAEWhy Augmenation?
- Global brands' market-entry partner
- 360 execution from strategy to on-ground launch
- One team for media, creative, events, performance
WONGDOODY was founded in 1993, and since then we’ve proved that the unexpected can do some remarkable things. Whether in Seattle or Los Angeles, our 100 employees regularly use this approach to push client boundaries, disrupt convention, shatter expectations, start conversations, collect eyeballs and move consumers.
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2491993Seattle, United StatesWe were born somewhat differently, conceived by the world’s most entrepreneurial and inventive brand. Back in 2004 Virgin wanted a different, better way to do media. They became our founding client and with that gave us the chance to launch Goodstuff, fuelled by their creative spirit, willingness to break the rules, and do the best ... read Goodstuff Communications reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr50 - 2492004London, United KingdomCampbellrigg is one of the UK’s leading design agencies trading across Europe and the near East with ambitions to move into the Middle East and Far East markets. This year we are proud to celebrate 30 years since Campbell Rigg founded the agency. Our pioneering approach to customer centric solutions is what we continue to ... read CampbellRigg reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 491998London, United KingdomInnovative marketing techniques, mixed with a good chunk of first-class advertising creativity: that's our unique recipe. And that's also how we let your brand, company, product or message stand out from the crowd. Even when the subject of your communication is complex or technical – because this creative translation is what we are known for.
< $25/hr10 - 492007Brussels, BelgiumLamis Marketing was established in 1997, as one of the first companies to promote touristic destinations in the MENA region. It aims to grow overseas tourism revenue, visitors numbers and to help industry partners realize and grow their tourism targets. Lamis Marketing provides world-class marketing programs in the MENA region, and works in close co-operation ... read Lamis Marketing reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 91997Amman, JordanNordic Media is a full-service creative, marketing, and production agency focused on delivering exceptional digital media products with clear results since 2009. Our production facilities are located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, catering to a range of corporate, cinematic, and independent clients across Canada, the United States, and internationally.
< $25/hr2 - 92009Edmonton, CanadaKick Media is a stand-alone media planning and buying agency, with offices in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Our sole focus is finding the best place to put our client’s message while leveraging the strongest media value regardless of the budget size. We are dynamic and diverse in our experience and strive to complement and become ... read Kick Media reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92004Edmonton, CanadaWe are the ROI Agency. We blend data, technology and brilliant specialists to scout out new opportunities, solve complex challenges and grow our clients’ businesses. Zenith is part of Publicis Media, one of four solution hubs within Publicis Groupe, and has offices within Publicis One. We have over 6000 brilliants specialists across 95 markets. We ... read Zenith reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr1,000 - 9,9991988Madrid, SpainAlan is a Leading company in Advertising and Media which helps in developing and marketing strategies for a better approach to your audience
< $25/hr2 - 9Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaLiebl Marketing Group is a full service marketing and advertising agency based in Des Moines, Iowa. We work with a variety of clients on a multitude of marketing and creative needs. From working with established brands and businesses to refine their marketing approach, or helping clients craft a new identity and marketing for the first ... read Liebl Marketing Group reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 9Des Moines, United StatesMorris Marketing Group principles Valerie Morris and Patrick Collins pride themselves on providing senior level, high touch and intuitive marketing communications support to every client whether they are a small business, government agency, or large corporation.
< $25/hr2 - 92014Memphis, United StatesWe offer full-service expertise, like any agency, but with a difference – we pride ourselves on doing it better, with less overhead, using less people and therefore, doing it more cost-effectively. The best part? We pass those savings onto you. We will work with you as a strategic partner, helping you connect with your target, ... read Clear Media reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492000Toronto, CanadaOMD is a global marketing communications company, the largest and most awarded marketing communications company in the world. As a part of the Omnicom Group, OMD represents $42.3 billion global clout, 100+ countries, 140+ offices, and 11,000+ employees.
$150 - $199/hr10000+1996London, United KingdomVCCP Media is part of the VCCP Partnership. Together we offer a fully integrated proposition from strategy and planning to media and creative. We are content specialists, search specialists, technology specialists sitting alongside planners and strategists, data architects and creatives. We're all in the same building too, which helps.
$100 - $149/hr50 - 2492002London, United KingdomCorporate Communications is Tasmania’s longest-established and most successful public and government relations, marketing and advertising consultancy, the only fully integrated consultancy in the state. Founded nearly 40-years-ago, we provide the most effective communications advice and services to a wide range of enterprises, organisations and individuals both within Tasmania, interstate and overseas.
< $25/hr2 - 9Hobart, AustraliaCotactic Media is a digital marketing and digital creative agency in Bangkok, Thailand. We offer crafted online marketing solutions on channels such as Facebook, Instagram, Google Adwords, Google Display Network, YouTube, Line, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Our agility, analytical mindset, creativity and experiences working for industries such as Automobiles, Banks, Car Rental, Condominiums, E-commerce, Education, Digital, ... read Cotactic Media reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr2 - 92017Bangkok, ThailandMcConnell Communications, Inc., uses its cumulative many decades of communication experience to develop the best strategy to tell your story. We represent an extraordinary group of aspiring and high profile individuals, ranging from elected officials to corporate heads to small business owners. We are proud of the publicity we generate, and our clients have been ... read McConnell Communications reviews & insights
NA250 - 999Detroit, United StatesWe’re a marketing-tech and data company from Edmonton, with offices in Calgary and Vancouver. We build the most efficient digital advertising campaigns imaginable and provide deep-data services to track where customers shop, work and live. We can learn a lot more about someone by the places they visit in the real world than by how ... read LoKnow reviews & insights
< $25/hr10 - 492016Calgary, CanadaHavas Media Network is the media experience agency. Havas Media Network delivers this brand promise through the Mx System, where meaningful media helps build more meaningful brands. Havas Media Network is part of Havas, one of the world’s largest integrated content, media and communications groups. Havas Media Network also consists of two global media networks: ... read Havas Media Network reviews & insights
NA10 - 49Vienna, AustriaA data-driven Canadian media agency powered by the spirit of discovery, our team of 180 Experts work across offices in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver as One Team. In fact, 40% of our employees having been with us for five years or more, driving business results for our clients with over 650 years of collective media ... read Media Experts reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr50 - 2491981Toronto, CanadaHello. We’re HOME. We’re a strategic marketing agency that grows brands by helping them gain and maintain attention. We blend business consultancy know-how with marketing agency delivery. We believe an idea, strategy or product is stronger when built from multiple perspectives. With the right minds working together, blending insight, creativity, data, media and technology we ... read HOME Agency reviews & insights
< $25/hr50 - 2492002Leeds, United KingdomOur main goal is to help and support companies to create active and effective communication in this connected world. Let’s unlock and leverage the power of the social media to maximize your reach, your impact and improve your business outcome. Social has changed. Brands haven't. Most brands still create for themselves: too polished, too advertising-focused, ... read SOCIALSKY reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92017Brussels, BelgiumFull-service digital advertising agency serving the needs of small business owners across the country. We help you connect with your customer no matter where they are online. Everything we do is designed to help you dominate your market and grow your business.
$25 - $49/hr10 - 491990Columbus, United StatesMerchant is an outcome-driven digital marketing agency with expertise in website development, digital strategy, branding, design, content creation and public relations. We’re a highly experienced and versatile team of web developers, designers, content writers, PR specialists and digital transformation experts. We work with UK-based clients as well as global organisations across a broad range of ... read Merchant Agency reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr10 - 491982Southampton, United KingdomPierce Media opened for business in 1991 as an independent Irish owned media planning and buying agency. Things have changed over the intervening years, here’s what our managing director has to say... The Irish media landscape has undergone huge change in the last 26 years and the digital era has seen the rate of change ... read PierceMedia reviews & insights
$100 - $149/hr2 - 91991Dublin, IrelandKontrapunkt designs brands and makes them thrive. Brands that move people and have an impact on the world. We are Scandinavia’s leading strategic design and brand agency. We identify our clients' potential and make it tangible and profitable through design and communication. Our work encompasses helping brave new start-ups find a distinctive voice, guiding corporates ... read Kontrapunkt reviews & insights
< $25/hr50 - 2491985Copenhagen, DenmarkMedia Pulse is an Israeli independent media agency founded in 2006 We provide full media planning and buying services across all platforms both online and offline Our holistic media approach allows us to plan and execute cross media solution according to brand objectives We have vast experience handling global clients in Israel and abroad We ... read Media Pulse reviews & insights
$50 - $99/hr2 - 92006Tel Aviv, IsraelDesign native speakers; fluent in business. Established in 2010, Avec Brand Strategy is a creative agency specialized in branding, digital media and advertising, based in Guadalajara, Mexico. A multidisciplinary approach and an impressive design portfolio that includes brands such as Valentina, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Coppel, UberEats, Stolichnaya and United Nations, among many others, have allowed ... read Avec. Brand Strategy reviews & insights
< $25/hr10 - 492010Guanajuato, MexicoGiants & Gentlemen is a brand-building agency devoted to serving the brave ones. Those with an unwavering ambition to take the unconventional path in pursuit of outperforming their competition. We help our clients realize that ambition by unearthing meaningful strategic perspectives for their brands and bringing them to life in a way that ensures they'll ... read Giants & Gentlemen reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492012Toronto, CanadaWe are here to drive business success for our clients. To be a culture where people thrive. Where we grow our clients’ businesses, and in doing so, grow our own.
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492006Vancouver, CanadaWe are an idea company. We used to provide creative for the suites of big agencies. Now we just work for clients. With the middleman gone we charge a lot less for the same product. There are downsides to buying direct, of course. We don't have fancy lounges, or espresso machines. Sorry. We don't have ... read Immersion Creative reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92008Vancouver, CanadaAs public attention and behaviour shifts rapidly towards ever-changing digital platforms far too many non-profits are falling behind because they lack the expertise and resources to stay current and figure out how to engage with supporters online. Anthem partners with non-profits, social enterprises, and change-makers to amplify their impact by helping them tell their story ... read Anthem Creative reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92015Edmonton, CanadaWe believe that every brand has a potential that wants to break free. We seek to find the insight that would let you unlock that potential which leads to Solutions that are simple enough: Simple enough to be understood but complex enough to be interesting
< $25/hr2 - 9Makati, PhilippinesStrong Coffee is a digital marketing company. We love what we do creating online marketing campaigns, social media strategies and websites that stimulate senses and bring results. Teaching is at the heart of our business. We take pride in helping our clients understand the journey. When you work this way, you inspire more creativity and ... read Strong Coffee Marketing reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr10 - 492010Edmonton, CanadaWe are a creative and strategic partner that builds and extends brands for ambitious businesses. We strive to produce great design, push the boundaries of technology, and do work that matters. We believe that brands have an exceptional capacity to drive culture and change minds. We work with businesses who see design as a competitive ... read Overhaul Media reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92006Edmonton, CanadaExterion Media is a leading Out-of-Home advertising company. Its core business is engaging and delivering valuable audiences for advertisers through a variety of formats and environments including transport, billboards, street furniture, and retail. Exterion Media is also one of the leaders in digital Out-of-Home advertising.
$50 - $99/hr1,000 - 9,9991996Madrid, SpainStarcom is the Human Experience Company. A world-renowned media communications agency, we believe the alchemy of people and technology creates experiences people love, and actions brands need. With more than 5,000 employees worldwide, Starcom partners with the world's leading marketers and new establishment brands, including Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Kellogg Company, Kraft Heinz, Samsung, ... read Starcom reviews & insights
$25 - $49/hr1,000 - 9,9991998Barcelona, SpainHeron is an award-winning lifestyle communications agency. Our comprehensive results-driven campaigns are ROI-proven and help garner attention that leads to real bottom line results. Our robust local, national and international campaigns include not only Public Relations and Marketing, but Digital Strategies, Social Media, Influencer Relations, and the development of Strategic Alliances and Promotions. Each Heron ... read Heron Agency reviews & insights
NA10 - 49Chicago, United StatesReady to attract more customers and increase your sales? We’ll get you the results you need. We don’t simply help businesses and organizations. We help visionaries, problem solvers, people who do incredible things And make the impossible, possible.Stand out from the competition — we will work with you to create a brand identity that leaves ... read Different Perspective reviews & insights
< $25/hr2 - 92004Orlando, United States
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