Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:November 10, 2026

Goodfirms has reviewed 3,797 Media Buying & Planning Agencies as of November 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 3,797 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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  • By integrating and directing advertising, public relations, and Internet marketing into a cohesive strategy, JH Communications develops focused, creative and well-managed communications campaigns. ... read JH Communications reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2002
    Providence, United States
  • Part of Beattie, the integrated communications agency, we have been at the forefront of crisis management and crisis communications for 31 years. During that time, we have seen it all – media investigations, terrorist incidents, fatal accidents, company closures, killer outbreaks of e-coli, product recalls and sex scandals. Most times the issue or crisis did ... read Only Crisis reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    London, United Kingdom
  • Hotspex Media is the fastest growing programmatic trading desk in Canada. What sets us apart: Client Centric: Our media planners, campaign managers, account executives, and data scientists provide 360º support. Customized Strategies: Our solutions directly address your business and marketing objectives instead taking a "one size fits all approach". Integrated Buying Source: All your advertising ... read Hotspex Media reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2019
    Toronto, Canada
  • hub is a full service agency offering insight, strategy, advertising, media planning & buying, design, digital, photography, video and print. We’re a team of talented individuals who are passionately committed to producing inspiring creative and delivering equally inspiring results. ... read HUB reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Leeds, United Kingdom
  • Third Eye Local provides market and strategy analysis, media planning, media buying and negotiation from traditional to digital, creative execution, website and social development, media budgeting, copywriting, event strategy, event planning and execution. Third Eye Local also develops compelling employee recruiting and training solutions as part of our solution suite. As we serve just our ... read Third Eye Local reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2015
    Brookfield, United States
  • 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/hr
    10 - 49
    2018
    Seattle, United States
  • Zeleman is an Ethiopian, integrated full service, communications, advertising and production agency. We are the only full service agency with all capabilities built in-house to provide the most efficient and cost effective solutions for our clients. Founded in 2005 by CEO and Chief Creative Director Zelalem Woldemariam, Zeleman currently employs over 120 experienced communications professionals. ... read Zeleman Communications reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2005
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • Founded 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/hr
    50 - 249
    1946
    St. Louis, United States
  • Frement is a Hong Kong based Public Relations & Marketing Agency with over 20 years of experience.As former Miss Hong Kong & the mastermind behind Frement, Lelia Chow has a unique ability to connect and deliver the most prominent celebrities & media for her clients. ... read Frement reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Hong Kong, China
  • Heth PR + FLDWRK Digital are now Milk Creative Communications -- Success in communications is finding the most direct path to connect people with your brand. We like to be inspired, and we think the rest of the world feels that way too. For us, communications strategy needs to be dynamic. Thoughtful. Different. It needs ... read Milk reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2008
    Vancouver, Canada
  • To get started, we always need to learn more about your business and suggest ways Undertow can help. From small one-off plays to big budget spectacles and of course the long-term arrangements we usually forge as a result, we can almost always add value. The first step is dropping Greer an email and she'll happily ... read Undertow Media reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2013
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Porter Novelli is one of the world’s leading public relations agencies. With 90 offices in nearly 60 countries, Porter Novelli delivers best-in-class service to clients around the globe. As the agency that pioneered social marketing, Porter Novelli’s heritage is grounded in influence – motivating people to change deeply ingrained behaviors that are rooted in cultural ... read Porter Novelli PR reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    Auckland, New Zealand
  • Influence Communications was established in 2007 to provide a full communications service platform. Having been Egypt’s fastest growing communications agency over the past years, Influence Communications has transformed to be a holding company with four subsidiaries, Influence Public Relations, Influence Advertising, Influence Events Management and Influence Government & Investment Affairs. With over 25 international & ... read Influence Communications reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    2007
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Laura 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. ... read Laura Raun PR reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Austin, 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    2008
    Sacramento, United States
  • Known 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. ... read Paschal Roth reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Sacramento, United States
  • Outreach 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. ... read Outreach Strategists reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2002
    Houston, United States
  • Technology’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. ... read Sterling PR reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    1989
    Los Gatos, United States
  • Fineman 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    1988
    San Jose, United States
  • At 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/hr
    10 - 49
    2011
    Mclean, United States
  • Tyto has been engineered to deliver a new kind of PR agency experience for businesses in the fields of technology, science and innovation. We know how important it is to work with like-minded people who can flex with your changing needs. We appreciate that campaigns must have a clear business impact. We know that every ... read Tyto PR reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2017
    London, United Kingdom
  • Alchemy One partners with businesses and organisations who understand that the successful brands of tomorrow will be the ones that make positive changes today. Our mission is to make a meaningful difference to the impact our partners can have on the world. We do this by delivering outstanding service and excellent work, using media and ... read Alchemy One reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Sydney, Australia
  • At CHE Proximity we’re not only pioneers of the new agency model, but also connected creativity. Connected creativity is the synchronisation of strategic positioning, engaging creative and advanced planning to ensure ideas cut-through and deliver the strongest commercial performances. To create such work, the classic marketing disciplines of advertising, experience, PR, CRM, media and digital ... read CHE Proximity reviews & insights

    NA
    250 - 999
    Sydney, Australia
  • Communication professionals inspired by the new opportunities that now exist. We opened our doors in 1994 with a simple conviction: that strategic and conceptual thinkers need to be involved from the start, at the planning stage. We work closely with clients to absorb and immerse ourselves in their business, understand the customer journey and creatively ... read Sponge Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    1998
    Sydney, Australia
  • Point Media is a full-service marketing agency promoting many of China’s leading brands. Established in Australia in 2011, Point Media is making its mark in the Australian media industry. Point Media has pledged to provide its clients with a “total marketing solution”. We take pride in our media partner relationships across all advertising mediums in ... read Point Media reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2011
    Sydney, Australia
  • At JAM our vision is to cut through the difficulties of the industry and deliver to you a strategic plan and advertising solutions to ultimately deliver results for your Marketing spend! We have an impressive range of backgrounds and education. Our experience lets us find the best solution for making your ideas successful. We come ... read Jam Advertising reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2014
    Brisbane, Australia
  • We’re an accredited Australian family owned, independent, full service media agency specialising in delivering creative & innovative campaign solutions across Digital, Social, TV/Radio and Out of Home Media Channels. MPA has offices in Sydney, Brisbane and The Sunshine Coast. At MPA, our philosophy is to deliver insightful strategy and successful advertising campaigns full of new ... read The Media Planning Agency reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2001
    Brisbane, Australia
  • You’re thinking about using Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram Ads, or maybe even LinkedIn Ads to grow your business. Good idea! The problem? You haven’t used these tools before, and you don’t want to waste your money. That’s where we come in.We start with a simple and effective process to identify the ideal opportunities for your business. ... read Wulver Digital Advertising reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2018
    Calgary, Canada
  • oOh!media is changing the face of the Out of Home industry in Australia. Our unbeatable combination of unrivalled scale reaching 77% of all metro and regional Australians across 35,000 locations, our diverse product range, and our market-leading data insight, makes brands powerfully unmissable. We work with advertisers, media agencies, partners and communities to engage people ... read Ooh Media reviews & insights

    NA
    250 - 999
    1989
    Melbourne, Australia
  • Today, Performance Marketing has moved from a specialty service to the strategic center for brands. Performics connects marketing investment to consumer intent, redefining performance by using data, consumer intent signals, technology, media and content in novel ways. Built by DoubleClick. Bought by Google. ... read Performics reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Vienna, Austria
  • With nearly 20 years of experience, the leading international allmedia service provider in the market. The only independent international media representative in Austria, representing more than 100 media accross the globe. Based in historical expertise as daily link between a huge range of represented media titles & portals and Austrian & CEE clients and agencies, ... read Euro Media Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Vienna, Austria
  • In order to bundle our know-how in the best possible way, we trust in the long-term cooperation with our partners. Together we create synergies that enable us to develop professional solutions. ... read SMC reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Vienna, Austria
  • Procharon Communication Ltd. is a full-service advertising and market communications company with a vision to bring change in the contemporary style of communication. Only selling our services do not inspire us or we just do not do things just we had/have to rather building a Brand Image is more important to us, because we believe ... read Procharon reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2008
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • We, Pink Creative Limited started on April, 2017 with a passion of taking challenges and creating new ones in advertising sector. Being a sister concern of Edison Group, Pink Creative Limited has competitive professionalism by birth considering that Edison Group is one of the encouraging and evolving business groups which is founded with an aim ... read Pink Creative Ltd reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    2017
    Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Central Buying Group was created to effectively solve problems in the digital space.We guarantee the quality and transparency of work for each partner.Thanks to a complete set of advertising solutions and expertise, advertising agencies and marketers have the opportunity to use our tools and technologies to implement their marketing activities on the Internet and achieve ... read Central Buying Group reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Minsk, Belarus
  • WeThink marketing and relations make sales… and they are the shortest ways to reach consumers. Using context, insight and targeted action (CIA) WeThink create results for our clients in the areas of sales, branding or preference. WeThink CIA: context, insight, action! ... read WeThink reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2012
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Element is one of the top full service digital & communication agencies in México, since early 2000´s we have been working with most industries to understand and empower the use of new technologies and digital platforms to build great and useful experiences. With a team +120 passionate, multidisciplinary and tech savvy people, we live by ... read Element reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    2004
    Juarez, Mexico
  • Situated in the Oliver neighbourhood of Edmonton, Odvod Media was founded in 1999 by Trudy Callaghan and the late Orville Chubb. With both principals coming from a previous business in the print industry, Odvod Media initially focused on printed communications. When clients started asking for Odvod’s communication expertise for websites, email campaigns and all forms ... read Odvod Media reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    1999
    Edmonton, Canada
  • Underdog 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    Carrollton, United States
  • Forsman & Bodenfors is a global creative collective, founded in Sweden in 1986. Our truly collaborative way of working has over the years unlocked continuous creative excellence and built unusually human brands. At Forsman & Bodenfors we have created as the core through all departments, including technology, data and analytics and media. For the past ... read Forsman & Bodenfors reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    1986
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Radon is an award-winning Creative Agency born with a digital DNA, a business focused mind and a pulsating heart. From our Stockholm-based facilities we create films, web and full blown marketing concepts for a global market. Find more of our work on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/houseofradon ... read House of Radon reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Spoon is an agency that create content and communication with a very simple core philosophy – we want our clients'​ target audience to like everything we do. That might sound a bit trite, but we think it’s an approach that’s too often absent in the world of communication. Ad fatigue is a challenge. People don’t ... read Spoon Agency reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    50 - 249
    1998
    Malmo, Sweden
  • Sales 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    1992
    Akron, United States
  • Our 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    2018
    Columbus, United States
  • Spread 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

    NA
    10 - 49
    2003
    Columbus, United States
  • We'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. ... read Herb Gillen Advertising reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2005
    Columbus, United States
  • SLAVA consults online economy brands in branding, advertising and digital.We are an independent advertising agency.We work with ambitious brands, creating stand-out campaigns that strike a chord with people. ... read SLAVA reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2011
    Moscow, Russia
  • We’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/hr
    50 - 249
    1996
    Baton Rouge, United States

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