Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies

Researched by:Goodfirms Research TeamUpdated:September 9, 2026

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.

3,818Verified firms
$37/hrMedian hourly rate
4.8 ★Median rating
103Countries
17%Have 50+ members

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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  • MARK1 is many things. An award winning digital media company. A cutting edge content producer. A data driven programmatic buyer. An innovative strategic partner. A full suite digital marketing business. But before we are any of these things, we are people. People who have made it our mission to understand our clients and their business. ... read Mark 1 reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2009
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Güd Marketing is a comprehensive and integrated marketing firm committed to making a strong impact on not only the success of our clients, but also on the greater good of our community and our world. Through collaboration and ideation, we create and carry out the kind of work that expands the missions and goals of ... read Gud Marketing reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    1978
    Grand Rapids, United States
  • ARENAS has a wide breadth of marketing core competencies to offer maximum results, turn-key service and cost-efficiency. We are capable of leading campaigns or playing nice in the sandbox with other teams.We specialize in targeting and engaging the full acculturation spectrum of the Latino market including bilingual, bicultural Millennials.

    NA
    10 - 49
    Los Angeles, United States
  • Exverus is a paid media agency specifically designed to grow culture-creating, growth-stage brands. We have worked with hundreds of challenger brands and market leaders across our team of paid media experts. We work with brands who create culture and want strategic media plans that drive growth. Brands who want to know exactly which parts of ... read Exverus Media reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2014
    Los Angeles, United States
  • We are a Hispanic and digital-first full-service agency obsessed with helping brands succeed in a multicultural world. Founded in 2001, we are established an industry leader by successfully leveraging the power of innovation and cultural intelligence to accelerate growth for our clients. Our full-service bilingual capabilities ignite, create, and amplify behavior-changing ideas, and inspire brands ... read Captura Group reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2011
    San Diego, United States
  • A Specialty Digital Agency, providing comprehensive and competitive marketing solutions, from branding and lead generation to community building and beyond, with clients and projects for BIC, T-Mobile, Budweiser, Rusty, Red Bull, FCS, Boardworks, Surftech, and others.

    NA
    2 - 9
    2007
    San Diego, United States
  • Based in Denver, 27th Letter Media is more than strategy or marketing or creative. We are about bringing change to organizations, enhancing presence, attracting new customers and driving sales. Our sweet spot lies with organizations who open their doors and say: "We're ready for change. Let's get to work." Sometimes 27th Letter clients need marketing ... read 27th Letter Media reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    Littleton, United States
  • What we are? We are Infoesearch – a leading media services company that aims at emerging as a pioneer in the domain of outsourcing services with innovative solutions. Why us? Right from Infoesearch’s inception in 2007, we have committed ourselves to offering effective solutions to complex business issues worldwide. We are the key differentiators today ... read Infoesearch ITES Pvt Ltd reviews & insights

    NA
    250 - 999
    2007
    Hyderabad, India
  • We believe small and technically elite teams can design and execute upon complex digital marketing strategies in a better, faster and more purposeful way while being more flexible and agile to perform advanced SEO strategies than do most bigger firms, which is why we keep our staff lean and only take on a handful of ... read AlchemyLeads reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2017
    Calabasas, United States
  • Blazer Agency is one of the fastest-growing digital marketing agencies for e-commerce specializing in Facebook & Instagram advertising and email & SMS marketing. We generated: • Over $25 million for our clients in Revenue • Over $10 million for our clients in Profit meaning we know the ins and outs of it. Why choose our ... read Blazer Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    Vilnius, Lithuania
  • ABC Design & Communication is a leading Bulgarian web design and development agency, established in 1992. Our team consists of professional and highly experienced designers, programmers and marketing specialists. We are proud to be the company, who invented and organised the Bulgarian Web Awards from 1999 to 2003

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    Sofia, Bulgaria
  • There are many digital marketing companies out there. So, how do we distinguish ourselves? At The Syt we take pride in respecting and following the data. While beautiful design can make us proud, if it doesn't bring you what your company is looking for then it's simply just a boost to our own egos. Anyone ... read The Syt reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    Miami, United States
  • Using AI Tools

    • ChatGPTChatGPT

    JBE Digital is a Melbourne-based performance marketing agency partnering with established businesses across Australia and internationally.We help growth-minded companies build structured demand systems that drive qualified leads, revenue and long-term commercial impact.At the centre of our approach is what we call the Trust Engine. It aligns paid media, search visibility, content, conversion strategy and tracking ... read JBE Digital reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Melbourne, Australia

    Why JBE Digital?

    • We own results, good or bad.
    • We treat your business & budget like it's our own.
    • Our proprietary trust led growth engine
  • 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
  • At Bizremark, we specialize in crafting cutting-edge digital solutions that drive business growth. Our Custom Software Development Services include Web App Development, Mobile App Development, and CRM Development, tailored to meet unique business needs. We also excel in Performance Marketing Services, offering Shopify Store Development, targeted Google, Meta, and TikTok ad campaigns, Email Marketing & ... read Bizremark reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2020
    Vilnius, Lithuania
  • Unruled is the leading integrated agency for outdoor brands. We don't just market to outdoor consumers—we live the lifestyle, study the culture, and shape the category. As a full-force growth partner, we align strategy, high-performance creative, media, and technology into one integrated system built to drive results and never waste a single opportunity. With grit, ... read Unruled Outdoor Agency reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    50 - 249
    1959
    Charleston, United States
  • At Leads Navigator, we bring over 10 years of experience working across 4 continents and 30+ industries, helping businesses grow through smart, data-driven marketing. 🌎 Our outsourced model delivers the same quality as local agencies — at half the cost — covering the entire marketing funnel: from lead list building and outreach to SEO, paid ... read Leads Navigator reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2025
    Orange, United States
  • TabShil Global is a Delhi NCR–based digital marketing and IT services agency specializing in performance marketing, SEO, media planning, and software development. We help startups, SMEs, and enterprises scale through data-led strategies, full-funnel marketing, and innovative tech solutions. With expertise in ads management, branding, and IT services, TabShil combines creativity and performance to drive measurable ... read TabShil Global reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2024
    Delhi, India
  • Using AI Tools

    • ClaudeClaude
    • CanvaCanva

    CMEM Group is East Africa's trusted below-the-line (BTL) marketing and brand activation agency, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. With 8+ years of on-ground market experience, we help FMCG, financial services, telco, and consumer goods brands win at the last mile.We specialise in brand activations and sampling campaigns, experiential marketing and consumer engagement, field sales execution and ... read Centro Marketing Events and Media Group Ltd reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2016
    Ruiru, Kenya

    Why Centro Marketing Events and Media Group Ltd?

    • We Know the East African Market
    • Every Campaign is Measurable
    • Full Execution. Zero Handoff Risk.
  • The LMB Marketing Group is dedicated to helping businesses thrive through personalized, data-driven marketing strategies. We act as an extension of your team, providing big-business expertise tailored to your unique needs. Our hands-on approach ensures long-term growth, focusing on building lasting partnerships and delivering measurable results. We don’t just execute campaigns; we craft strategies that ... read Upwynn Marketing reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    2 - 9
    2024
    Orlando, United States
  • DMI is purpose-built to reinvent business for a connected world. Customer-centric and agile in all that we do, we drive modern transformation through a unique, integrated approach to innovation, UX, web, and app development, omni-channel commerce, analytics and machine learning, IoT, and secure device and app management.

    $150 - $199/hr
    1,000 - 9,999
    2002
    Bethesda, United States
  • We aim to maintain harmonious partnerships with our clients and assist them in meeting their unique digital marketing goals. Because we emphasize on quality and efficiency, our modus operandi revolves around doing things the right way.

    NA
    10 - 49
    2008
    Mumbai, India
  • 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
  • Involucra is not just a communication agency; it's a global force in creative, functional, and sustainable project development. With a presence in Torino, Lima, and New York, we bring an international perspective to every endeavor. Our team is driven by a passion for innovative solutions that resonate with audiences worldwide. Whether it's crafting captivating campaigns, ... read Involucra reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2006
    Turin, Italy
  • Ingenia is a digital-first marketing agency that helps brands use technology to find and connect with their clients. We create value through technology and inspired creativity, and most importantly, we deliver this with great service. It might sound cliché, but it drives everything we do. The business of building a strong brand has changed. If ... read Ingenia Agency reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    50 - 249
    2002
    Boulder, United States
  • We have a vision of helping startups achieve business results by improving the customer buying journey. This vision is the foundation for our digital marketing agency – Aarrrmor Digital. Our philosophy is clearly reflected in our name, Aarrrmor, which is derived from the famous startup metric - AARRR. The AARRR model stands for: A – ... read Aarrrmor Digital reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2019
    Bengaluru, India
  • We are a full-service creative and digital agency that brings bold ideas to life through a powerful mix of strategy, storytelling, and execution. Headquartered in India with a strong presence in Dubai, we are committed to turning visions into scalable marketing success. Our Core Services: Branding SEO Website Design & Development Online and Performance Marketing ... read The Go-To Guy reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    10 - 49
    2015
    Hyderabad, India
  • Scintilla Kreations is a distinguished Organization with Creative Liberals as its Maxim. With two decades in the Discipline of Advertising and Branding as our Prowess, We are a Hyderabad based firm with many milestones and Achievements. While striking balance between Creativity and Innovation, we strive to make simple stuff look amazing.

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    2005
    Hyderabad, India
  • Using AI Tools

    • ClaudeClaude
    • GeminiGemini

    Mude has the belief that better brands create better culture. Our job is to put more of that into the world, to bring culture into the work and raise the baseline for the brands we work with.The companies we work with have something at stake. Usually moving upmarket, entering a new market, outmanoeuvring competitors, going ... read Mude reviews & insights

    $150 - $199/hr
    10 - 49
    2015
    Canberra, Australia

    Why Mude?

    • Bi-lingual services offered - English & Mandarin
    • Offices in Sydney and Canberra.
    • Award-winning team across disciplines.
  • We are a team of specialists with experience in areas such as: PR, internet marketing, SEO, social media, event organization. Our portfolio includes several dozen brands from various industries. We worked for each of them based on an individually selected analysis and strategy of activities. We are known and appreciated for professionalism, professional approach and ... read FlyPR reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Wroclaw, Poland
  • EloQ Communications is a leading Public Relations (PR) and Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) agency based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and handling projects in Vietnam and throughout the ASEAN region. We are a proud member of PRCA (Public Relations & Communications Association) and GlobalCom PR network. With this, we are abide and committed to ... read EloQ Communications reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2015
    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Altair Advertising W.L.L , is an communications agency providing integrated advertising and marketing services based out of Doha,Qatar.We are passionate about developing and building brands, delivering enlightened and innovative advertising, marketing and communications solutions.

    $25 - $49/hr
    2 - 9
    2017
    Doha, Qatar
  • One of the fastest growing media and advertising agencies in Qatar, Al Mana Media’s dedicated, experienced and client-focussed team is backed by their unrivalled industry knowledge and professionalism. We specialize in media planning and buying and other advertising, public relations and marketing functions as well as printing and design functions. We help our clients tell ... read Al Mana Media reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    Doha, Qatar
  • WHAT WE DO: Inspired by the simplest element in the universe, Hydrogen Advertising harnesses the power of simplicity to help local, regional and international advertising clients succeed. HOW WE DO IT: Simple: with strategy, creative, and marketing. Our 3C’s strategic method leads us to a key takeaway that is ownable, relevant and stands out from ... read Hydrogen reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2001
    Seattle, United States
  • Marketing is no longer about selling. It’s about connecting. Merely pushing out content to mass audiences isn't enough. We create success by establishing and sustaining shared connections. But how? Our ideas are derived from smart leaders who’ve honed their expertise in the most relevant way possible — helping clients succeed over and over again. GreenRubino ... read GreenRubino reviews & insights

    $100 - $149/hr
    50 - 249
    1977
    Seattle, United States
  • The Martin Group is a leading integrated communications firm headquartered in downtown Buffalo with offices in Rochester and Albany, NY. At The Martin Group, our thinking doesn’t just sit and think. It moves—consumers to take action, people to care and organizations forward. It motivates people. To buy. Sell. Act. Act differently. Different changes minds…and then ... read The Martin Group reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    50 - 249
    2001
    Buffalo, United States
  • Brandmint is a content-first advertising and digital marketing agency that focuses on helping businesses grow through strategic storytelling and performance-driven campaigns. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Rochester, New York, the company specializes in creating integrated marketing ecosystems that combine content creation, paid advertising, and brand strategy to drive measurable results. The agency offers a ... read Brandmint reviews & insights

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2014
    Rochester, United States
  • We are an integrated marketing agency that helps our clients discover and amplify the compelling truth in their brands and then share those truths through powerful, varied experiences across all media and throughout the customer journey. Ultimately, we create PathwayBrands that build trust, show the way and inspire confident decisions. And we’ve been doing it ... read Burdette Ketchum reviews & insights

    $25 - $49/hr
    10 - 49
    1996
    Jacksonville, United States
  • redpepper is a creative agency and Innovation Lab. We started evolving in this direction years ago, when agencies everywhere were trying to understand how to keep up with changing technology. This was our way of diversifying. We knew the ever-changing marketing landscape was not something to try to tame, but to make friends with, and ... read redpepper reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2001
    Nashville, United States
  • Be Authentic /// Brasco /// is an award-winning creative agency that engages audiences through purposeful brand strategy, advertising campaigns, and metric-driven execution. We like to say "Be Authentic"​, a mantra that motivates our team, real relationships and develop unique brand experiences that make an impact. Armed with 10 years of client successes in a variety ... read Brasco /// reviews & insights

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2008
    Raleigh, United States
  • We’re a little different from a traditional marketing agency. We don’t just meet with your team for one hour and prescribe a healthy dose of digital advertising. Instead, we examine over 20 marketing & PR channels, integrate your existing data, develop and rank viable ideas for each channel, then create a phased marketing strategy to ... read Nettra Media reviews & insights

    NA
    2 - 9
    2018
    Fresno, United States
  • 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
  • FEAST is an award-winning advertising agency in Toronto with a focus on digital marketing that delivers metrics-driven results for their clients, including CAA, SYLVANIA, Canadian Tire and Kitchen Stuff Plus. A boutique agency with some hefty creative aptitude, FEAST continually leads the ever-changing advertising landscape through contemporary creative and data-driven media strategies.

    $50 - $99/hr
    10 - 49
    2010
    Markham, Canada
  • Founded in 2008 and based in Moscow, the RMAA marketing agency creates for its clients a detailed and extensive understanding on how to increase sales, improve their marketing techniques and grow businesses and brands in Russia and the CIS. Not only do we create plans, we implement them as well. Through consulting, technology, design, and ... read RMAA Agency reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2008
    Moscow, Russia
  • POPANDPARTNERS IS A PRESS OFFICE SPECIALIZING IN FASHION AND URBAN LIFESTYLE. OUR EXPERTISE REVOLVES AROUND FOUR MAJOR AREAS: PRESS RELATIONS, INFLUENCING STRATEGIES, EVENTS AND PRODUCTION.

    < $25/hr
    2 - 9
    2004
    Paris, France
  • At The Firm Public Relations & Marketing, our unique combination of big picture thinking, smart people, creative ideas and the unrelenting drive to see your company succeed makes us an invaluable and powerful partner. Our staff of senior level consultants quickly immerses themselves in your business, develops a targeted and customized strategy and mobilizes at ... read The Firm Public Relations & Marketing reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    1993
    Las Vegas, United States
  • There are plenty of agencies to choose from. There are plenty of creative creators creating awesome creations. And quite a few of those creators proudly call Satori home. Yet what makes Satori, Satori, is our ferocious customer service. When you call, we answer. We get it. You’ll need someone you can depend on for quality ... read Satori Marketing reviews & insights

    NA
    10 - 49
    2007
    Houston, United States
  • Law Firm Marketing Canada is a digital marketing and advertising agency that services law firms and lawyers all across Canada. Representing some of the largest law firm advertisers in the country - we offer a whole suite of digital marketing services including but not limited to search engine marketing, social media marketing, blogging, website production, ... read Law Firm Marketing reviews & insights

    NA
    50 - 249
    2017
    Ontario, Canada

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