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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Imprezza PR is a Content Marketing company. The team specializes in Content Marketing and Digital Strategy and is in Al Madam, United Arab Emirates.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9
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Advertising company PPC Partner was launched in 2018. The agency provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying, and is small.
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We Speak Ads is a PPC agency. The company is based in Belgrade, Serbia. Their team offers Pay Per Click and Media Planning & Buying.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Brisbane City, Australia
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EXtra Agency is an AI Consulting company. The firm is located in Brisbane City, Australia. Their team specializes in AI Consulting and CRM consulting and SI.
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Launched in 2019, Token Millennial is a Conversion Optimization company. The company focuses on Conversion Optimization and Fractional CMO Services, and is small.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Bend, OR
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Sightline Window Cleaning is a Bend, Oregon-based branding company. Established in 2020, the team offers Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9
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Launched in 2017, NICELY VIDEO CO. LLC is a video production company. Their services include Video Production and Video Marketing.
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Innovar Marketing Agency is an Advertising company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. They focus on Advertising and Marketing Strategy and were founded in 2021.
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In Plainview, New York, CS & Co. Marketing Studio is an Advertising company. The team specializes in Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9
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UniTrick is a Bengaluru, India-based Business Consulting company. The team provides Business Consulting and Marketing Strategy.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Darmstadt, Germany
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Digital Strategy company FUCHS UND PARTNER is located in Darmstadt, Germany. The team specializes in Digital Strategy and Marketing Strategy.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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TheySay is a Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel-based Advertising company. They provide Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Reno, NV
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Marketing Strategy company Media Access Group, Inc. Is in Reno, Nevada. They focus on Marketing Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Lambertville, NJ
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Oxford Communications is a small Lambertville, New Jersey-based Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Buffalo Grove, IL
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A & A Marketing Inc is a Market Research company. Their small team is based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Their services include Market Research and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Alexandria, VA
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Located in Alexandria, Virginia, Wilson Grand Communications is a small media planning & buying agency. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Video Production.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Shanghai, China
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Premium.Digital is a small Advertising company established in 2009. Their services include Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Yarmouth, ME
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Dirigo Collective is a branding firm. The Yarmouth, Maine-based agency was founded in 2018. Their team specializes in Branding and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49City of London, England
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Established in 2012, Lodestone Communications is a public relations agency. The team offers Public Relations and Media Planning & Buying.
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Onmyads, a media planning & buying agency, is headquartered in Lemesos, Cyprus. They provide Media Planning & Buying and Mobile & App Marketing and were established in 2022.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Virginia Beach, VA
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VII Digital is a social media marketing firm. They provide Social Media Marketing and Media Planning & Buying and were established in 2014.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Valparaiso, IN
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WeCreate is an Advertising company. Established in 2002, the agency is in Valparaiso, Indiana. Their team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$300+ / hr10 - 49Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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MAIA Digital, a Marketing Strategy company, is located in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel. Established in 2021, the team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9București, Romania
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PeoplePR is a public relations agency. Located in București, Romania, their team specializes in Public Relations and Branding.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Baton Rouge, LA
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LeadsPlaza is a small Sales Outsourcing company. Founded in 2017, the team provides Sales Outsourcing and Advertising.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Southampton, England
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ADVRT - Your Ads from Zero to Habenero 🌶️, an Event Marketing company, is based in Southampton, England. The team focuses on Event Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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Launched in 2021, Growth Foundry is a small SEO services firm. Their team provides Search Engine Optimization and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Landshut, Germany
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Whitedot GmbH is a pay per click company established in 2017. The team offers Pay Per Click and Social Media Marketing.
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Launched in 2023, Brand Synthesis Global is a branding agency. The firm provides Branding and Advertising, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9İSTANBUL, Türkiye
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Founded in 2021, Exen Invest is a social media marketing firm. The team specializes in Social Media Marketing and Market Research.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Wyboston, England
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Established in 2016, Clicks Marketing is a small Advertising company. Their team provides Advertising and Pay Per Click.
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Brand Butter is a Fredericton, Canada-based Digital Strategy company. They specialize in Digital Strategy and Web Design and were launched in 2024.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9
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WIDE is an Advertising company launched in 2023. Their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr2 - 9Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India
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Estgomax is a small Advertising company. Established in 2021, the team specializes in Advertising and Pay Per Click.
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Based in Columbus, Ohio, Easy Breeze Life is a small Marketing Strategy company. The team offers Marketing Strategy and Public Relations.
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Hypergrowth Consulting is a branding agency. Founded in 2017, the team offers Branding and Marketing Strategy. The company is in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Established in 2018, Resulti Media LLC is a media planning & buying company. The agency focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Pay Per Click.
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Paid Attention, an Advertising company, is headquartered in Stockport, England. They offer Advertising and Media Planning & Buying and were established in 2025.
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KLIYANI is an Advertising company. They were launched in 2024, and their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Walnut, CA
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Sunshy Digital Media Agency is a PR company. They are in Walnut, California and Indore, India. Their team focuses on Public Relations and Social Media Marketing.
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$25,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ganizani Consulting is an IT strategy consulting company launched in 2011. The agency provides IT strategy consulting and Advertising.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Gilbert, AZ
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Established in 2011, RC Strategies, a small Advertising company, is headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona. Their team offers Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Austin, TX
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KUWARE is an Advertising company. They were founded in 2008, and their services include Advertising and Content Marketing.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Stamford, CT
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Based in Stamford, Connecticut, Krishnan & Associates, Inc. Is a small Direct Marketing company. The team specializes in Direct Marketing and Content Marketing.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Delhi, India
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Kliff Technologies - India is an Advertising company established in 2010. The small team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Utrecht, Netherlands
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Digital Inside, a SEO services firm, was launched in 2017. The small team offers Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click.
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Headquartered in Kingston upon Thames, England and Shanghai, China, Emerging Communications Ltd is a social media marketing firm. The team provides Social Media Marketing and Marketing Strategy.
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49San Antonio, TX
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Digiboost is a SEO agency. Their small team is based in San Antonio, Texas and specializes in Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click. The firm was founded in 2019.
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Recognition PR and Marketing is a PR company. The agency is headquartered in Alstonville, Australia. Their team offers Public Relations and Marketing Strategy.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Sant Pere Molanta, Spain
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ARTIC is a media planning and buying company. Their team is located in Sant Pere Molanta, Spain. The agency focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Digital Strategy.
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List of the Top 15 Media Buying & Planning Firms
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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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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Los Angeles, CA
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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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$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
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$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
