Top Media Buying & Planning Agencies
The biggest challenge for businesses nowadays is reaching their audiences at the right time. Media buying can help brands expand their reach and connect with their target audience effectively, ensuring maximum return.
Essentially, media buying is a form of advertising that involves procuring advertising space on relevant media channels such as television, radio, print, and digital. It aims to secure those slots at the optimal time and cost for optimal exposure. The process requires extensive planning and strategic negotiations, requiring in-depth data on demographics and competition.
Media buying agencies are dedicated service providers that specialize in purchasing, managing, and optimizing ad placements for brands. They can handle everything from market research and audience targeting to negotiating ad placements and performance analysis. These agencies are also committed to building strong relationships with media providers, allowing them to secure premium ad spaces for competitive prices.
Before enlisting the services of a professional media buying agency, it’s important to understand price models and costs to avoid financial strain. Most media buying agencies follow one of five common structures — Cost Per Mille (CPM), Cost Per Click (CPC), Cost Per Acquisition (CPA), flat-rate pricing, and retainer model. Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages and which is the best will ultimately depend on the client’s goals and financial resources.
Media buying is a powerful solution when executed correctly. However, success ultimately depends on finding the right agency that understands your goals, offers the best package for your investment, and can guide you through the process.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Miami, FLServices provided
See all 27 projectsAnderson Collaborative™ is a comprehensive media planning and buying agency known for its strategic media planning, ad purchasing, and media buying outsourcing services. The company has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with clients praising their organization, strategic expertise, and impressive results, such as exceeding a 10-times ROAS. Approximately 100% of reviews highlight their effective communication and responsiveness, making them a reliable partner in advertising strategy and media audience segmentation.
$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Incline Village, NVServices provided
See all 18 projectsEXL Media excels as a media planning and buying firm, offering comprehensive services from audience segmentation to ad purchasing. Across various reviews, 100% of clients commend their strategic approach and professionalism, with notable achievements such as an 11x return on ad spend and a 311% increase in website sessions. Clients appreciate their proactive communication and deep industry insight, making them a trusted partner.
$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Toronto, CanadaServices provided
See all 16 projectsHotspex Media is a media planning and buying firm specializing in digital marketing and advertising strategy services. Reviews consistently highlight their responsive project management and expertise, with 100% of clients noting timely delivery and impressive insights. Clients appreciate their alignment with business values and successful campaign outcomes, enhancing return on investment and achieving project goals.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9New Berlin, WI
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Affilium Marketing, a media planning & buying company, is in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Established in 2012, the team offers Media Planning & Buying and Digital Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49London, England
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PR agency Liminal was launched in 2005. The agency focuses on Public Relations and Branding.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49München, Germany
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OMNIFOX GmbH is a München, Germany-based Advertising company. They provide Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49
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Cpseoworld is a media planning and buying agency. Launched in 2025, the company provides Media Planning & Buying and Event Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Bootle, England
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Launched in 2008, cheetah distribution is an Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Direct Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Bengaluru, India
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Established in 2023, ShopOS.ai, a midsize Product Marketing company, is based in Bengaluru, India. Their team specializes in Product Marketing and Media Planning & Buying.
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Empire Mena is an Advertising company. The Erbil, Iraq-based firm was founded in 2017. Their team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Vari, Greece
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Launched in 2004, MEDICAL PROMOTION is an Advertising company. The team provides Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Vilnius, Lithuania
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Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, Blazer Agency is an Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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$100,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Abcoude, Netherlands
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Arvato Marketing Services is a Marketing Strategy company. Founded in 2004, the team provides Marketing Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Zagreb, Croatia
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Morgan Grey is a small Zagreb, Croatia-based Advertising company. The team offers Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Edinburgh, Scotland
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Good-Loop is an Advertising company. Their small team is located in Edinburgh, Scotland and provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying. The company was established in 2016.
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$5,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Toronto, Canada
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Wave Digital Media, a media planning & buying agency, was founded in 2013. The team offers Media Planning & Buying and Digital Strategy and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Pasadena, CA
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The AdMark Group, a small media planning & buying agency, is in Pasadena, California. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Public Relations.
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$250,000+$300+ / hr50 - 249Rochester, NY
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Butler/Till is a media planning & buying agency. Their midsize team is headquartered in Rochester, New York. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Print Design.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49
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Help My Medical Practice, a media planning and buying company, is located in Maitland, Florida. The team provides Media Planning & Buying and Mobile & App Marketing.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Warszawa, Poland
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F11 Agency, an Advertising company, provides Advertising and Digital Strategy. The company is located in Warszawa, Poland.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Charlotte, NC
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SelectMedia Partners is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based media planning & buying company. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Osage Beach, MO
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Media Buying Consultants is a small media planning and buying agency based in Osage Beach, Missouri. The team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9West Orange, NJ
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Media planning & buying agency Hudson Media Services is in West Orange, New Jersey. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Social Media Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Boston, MA
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Vault Advertising, a media planning and buying company, was launched in 2017. The agency specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Branding, and is small.
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Verte Agency is a small media planning and buying agency founded in 2018. Their team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Lafayette, CA
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Advoke Media is a Lafayette, California-based media planning & buying company. The team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Middlebury, VT
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Launched in 2009, Press Forward is a media planning & buying company. The firm focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Public Relations.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Ithaca, NY
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Media planning and buying agency East Shore Marketing is located in Ithaca, New York. They offer Media Planning & Buying and Advertising and were founded in 2016.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Nairobi, Kenya
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Web development firm Click Interactive Media was established in 2015. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the team provides Web Development and Video Production.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Springfield, MA
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Garvey Communication Associates Inc. (GCAi) is an Email Marketing company. The company is in Springfield, Massachusetts. Their team provides Email Marketing and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Downey, CA
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Midsize Advertising company Float Media House, is in Downey, California. Their services include Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9ตำบล บางแก้ว, Thailand
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Pixelio is a media planning & buying company established in 2016. The firm offers Media Planning & Buying and Pay Per Click.
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$100,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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Established in 1979, The Partnership is a small Advertising company. Their team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Longueuil, Canada
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Based in Longueuil, Canada, Reload Digital Agency is an Advertising company. Launched in 2017, the team specializes in Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Overland Park, KS
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DW Creative Marketing is a media planning and buying company founded in 2015. Their team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Digital Strategy.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Toronto, Canada
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TerraNova360 is a Toronto, Canada-based Market Research company. Their services include Market Research and Marketing Strategy.
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$75,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Austin, TX
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Steel Advertising is an Advertising company. The Austin, Texas-based agency was launched in 2000. Their team specializes in Advertising and Content Marketing.
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Headquartered in Wien, Austria, ImpressaX is a small Direct Marketing company. The team focuses on Direct Marketing and Media Planning & Buying.
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$250,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Ottawa, Canada
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LGG Media is a PPC company. Their small team is located in Ottawa, Canada. Their services include Pay Per Click and Advertising.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Houston, TX
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Strike Marketing is a media planning & buying company. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the team offers Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Giv'atayim, Israel
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Based in Giv'atayim, Israel, ReBlonde is a small public relations agency. Their services include Public Relations and Advertising.
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$5,000+Undisclosed50 - 249Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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Media planning & buying agency Innity was founded in 1999. The firm provides Media Planning & Buying and Social Media Marketing, and is midsize.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49New York, NY
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MASSIVEMEDIA, an Advertising company, is located in New York, New York and Birmingham, Alabama. They focus on Advertising and Other Marketing.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49
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Advertising company SuperFaction focuses on Advertising and Media Planning & Buying. They were founded in 2014.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Albuquerque, NM
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Launched in 2024, Low Ticket Ads Agency is a Digital Strategy company. The team offers Digital Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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Based in Topeka, Kansas, Phoenix Marketing Group is a media planning and buying agency. Established in 2021, the team provides Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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River Stone Marketing Solutions, an Advertising company, provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying. The agency is in Ahmedabad, India.
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Headquartered in Bristol, England, Flight Feather is a small media planning & buying agency. The team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$10,000+Undisclosed10 - 49دبي, United Arab Emirates
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See all 1 projectsGreen Dots is a strategic Web3 marketing advisory focused on distribution architecture. Over the past few years, the dynamics of Web3 marketing have changed fundamentally. The traditional model —
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Stuttgart, Germany
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Media planning & buying company GLAD TO BE (former drtv.agency GmbH) specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Performance Marketing. They are based in Stuttgart, Germany and Berlin, Germany.
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$75,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Bengaluru, India
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Spoorthi Ads is an Advertising company. The Bengaluru, India-based company was launched in 2001. Their team focuses on Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Quantum Infinity Co Ltd, a Marketing Strategy company, was established in 2015. The team offers Marketing Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Richmond Hill, Canada
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ABC Marketing Solutions is a media planning & buying company. They are located in Richmond Hill, Canada, and their services include Media Planning & Buying and Social Media Marketing.
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List of the Top 15 Media Buying & Planning Firms
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249San Francisco, CA
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36/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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36.1/40.016.8/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Toronto, Canada
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35.1/40.016.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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31.9/40.017/20 Reviews5/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Austin, TX
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34.8/40.016.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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35.4/40.017.2/20 Reviews9.1/10 Clients & Experience9.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chicago, IL
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37.8/40.019/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Incline Village, NV
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32.5/40.017.4/20 Reviews8.5/10 Clients & Experience6.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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28.3/40.016.2/20 Reviews7.9/10 Clients & Experience4.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr1,000 - 9,999Las Vegas, NV
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28/40.016.8/20 Reviews3.3/10 Clients & Experience7.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249Toronto, Canada
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27.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews6/10 Clients & Experience5.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Miami, FL
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31.8/40.016/20 Reviews9.1/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr1,000 - 9,999New York, NY
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32.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews8.4/10 Clients & Experience7.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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35/40.017/20 Reviews8.4/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Las Vegas, NV
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33.6/40.018.6/20 Reviews6/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49North Sydney, Australia
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33.5/40.016.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Thousand Oaks, CA
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29/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.3/10 Clients & Experience3.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Miami Lakes, FL
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33.3/40.017.6/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr2 - 9Chicago, IL
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34/40.016/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+Undisclosed10 - 49St. Charles, IL
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28.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews7.2/10 Clients & Experience5.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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36.3/40.017.4/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Sofia, Bulgaria
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34.8/40.016.6/20 Reviews9.5/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249New York, NY
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35.5/40.015.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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31.4/40.015.8/20 Reviews7.9/10 Clients & Experience7.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Berlin, Germany
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35.5/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.9/10 Clients & Experience9.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Costa Mesa, CA
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34/40.015.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
25% Media Planning & Buying75% Other -
$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Addison, TX
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36.8/40.017.8/20 Reviews9.4/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Sydney, Australia
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37.5/40.018.6/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Warszawa, Poland
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34.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49
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33.6/40.018.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience5.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
25% Media Planning & Buying75% Other
