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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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Ann Arbor, MI
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Lanning Outdoor Advertising is an Advertising company. They were launched in 2011, and their services include Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Mountain Brook, AL
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Thinc Media is a media planning and buying agency. They are located in Mountain Brook, Alabama and have small team. Their team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Liverpool, England
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Pink Media, a small media planning and buying agency, is based in Liverpool, England. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Chicago, IL
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Marketing Keys is an Advertising company. The team specializes in Advertising and Media Planning & Buying and is located in Chicago, Illinois.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Newbury, MA
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AbConsulting Network is a media planning & buying agency. The Newbury, Massachusetts-based agency was launched in 2004. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Content Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Kefar Sava, Israel
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PR company MSCOMMS is headquartered in Kefar Sava, Israel. The team focuses on Public Relations and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Shakopee, MN
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Brant Media Group is a small media planning & buying company located in Shakopee, Minnesota. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Market Research.
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Strom & Nelsen Strategic Marketing, Inc. Is a Seattle, Washington-based media planning & buying agency. They focus on Media Planning & Buying and Advertising and were founded in 2013.
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Launched in 2022, Sandbox is a media planning and buying company. The company provides Media Planning & Buying and AI Agents, and is small.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Edinburgh, Scotland
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Mackerel Media, a Digital Strategy company, was founded in 2010. The agency focuses on Digital Strategy and Social Media Marketing.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Quebec City, Canada
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In Quebec City, Canada, Ampersands PR Inc. Is an Event Marketing company. The team focuses on Event Marketing and Search Engine Optimization.
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AdFlipo is an Advertising company. They specialize in Advertising and Branding and were launched in 2018. The firm is in Noida, India.
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Euphorique PR is a PR agency. Established in 2016, the agency is based in Lagos, Nigeria. Their team focuses on Public Relations and Other Marketing.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr2 - 9Sacramento, CA
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See all 1 projectsIGNITE Marketing Solutions offers website creation, market research, and comprehensive marketing campaign development services. Reviews highlight the company's exceptional commitment, organization, and effective workflow, resulting in significant increases in ROAS, website traffic, brand awareness, and sales. Clients commend the impressive outcomes and smooth collaboration, although a minor suggestion for reducing retention fees was noted.
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Rouge x is a media planning & buying agency. The team is in Davis, California and Dhaka, Bangladesh, and their services include Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Warszawa, Poland
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Happy Parrots is an Advertising company. Their small team is in Warszawa, Poland and specializes in Advertising and Branding. The agency was founded in 2022.
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$25,000+< $25 / hr50 - 249Dublin, Ireland
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Established in 2018, Haperty Digital Marketing Services is a media planning and buying agency. The team offers Media Planning & Buying and Search Engine Optimization and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249دبي, United Arab Emirates
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Media pan Arab is an Advertising company. The firm is located in دبي, United Arab Emirates. Their team specializes in Advertising and Market Research.
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Westbrook Advertising is a Digital Strategy company. Their team is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska and provides Digital Strategy and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Mumbai, India
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Poised Media Pvt. Ltd. Is a branding company. The Mumbai, India-based firm was established in 2015. Their team provides Branding and Digital Strategy.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Gurugram, India
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Branding agency The Brand Bee was founded in 2012. The midsize team provides Branding and Media Planning & Buying.
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Media planning and buying agency Growth Natives Australia is based in Southport, Australia. Founded in 2023, the team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Social Media Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Alexandria, Egypt
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In Alexandria, Egypt, ProCrew is a branding company. They offer Branding and Market Research.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr50 - 249Bengaluru, India
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Advertising company neoDesynz offers Advertising and Branding. They were launched in 2002.
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Launched in 2018, TZK Tzkar creative - Marketing Agency is an Advertising company. The team offers Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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$1,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India
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Event Management company EYP Creations was established in 2013. In Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India, the team focuses on Event Management and Branding.
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MINT-MEDIA is a media planning and buying company. Their small team is located in Dachowa, Poland. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Social Media Marketing.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49
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Creative Bureaux is an Advertising company in Bengaluru, India and Kochi, India. The team offers Advertising and Branding.
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Ecomfavour is an Advertising company. Their team is in ibadan, Nigeria. The firm provides Advertising and Market Research.
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Cambridge, MA
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Advertising company PJA Marketing + Advertising is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They provide Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10 - 49Praha 3, Czech Republic
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Instinct Agency is a Conversion Optimization company. The team provides Conversion Optimization and Pay Per Click, and the company is located in Praha 3, Czech Republic.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Coeur d'Alene, ID
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Hagadone Media Group, a small Advertising company, is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Honolulu, Hawaii. The team provides Advertising and Content Marketing.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Delhi, India
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Established in 2016, Seo Designs Private Limited is a small Delhi, India-based Advertising company. Their team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Pittsburgh, PA
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Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Okatie, South Carolina, A to Z Communications is an Advertising company. They focus on Advertising and Branding.
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$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Chippendale, Australia
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Magnum & Co. Is a PR company headquartered in Chippendale, Australia. Established in 2005, the team offers Public Relations and Content Marketing.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49København, Denmark
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LEAD Agency is a small København, Denmark-based Advertising company. The team specializes in Advertising and Branding.
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Mixhubb, an Event Marketing company, was established in 2020. Located in Jaipur, India, the team specializes in Event Marketing and Advertising.
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Kyiv, Ukraine
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Media Direction OMD Ukraine is a small PPC company founded in 2002. Their services include Pay Per Click and Advertising.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Temecula, CA
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Sean Murray Broker, an Other Marketing company, was launched in 2007. The firm provides Other Marketing and Commercial Brokerage Services, and is small.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Köln, Germany
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Adcologne GmbH is a Performance Marketing company. Located in Köln, Germany, the company was launched in 2007. Their services include Performance Marketing and Pay Per Click.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Oakland, CA
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Launched in 2009, WHM Creative is a small Advertising company based in Oakland, California. Their team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Cleveland, OH
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Little Jacket is a small branding company located in Cleveland, Ohio. The team offers Branding and Advertising.
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49Kraków, Poland
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Invette Holding Group is an Advertising company. Their small team is based in Kraków, Poland. Their services include Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Dehradun, India
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Based in Dehradun, India, YelloDrive Marketing is an Advertising company. Established in 2014, the team focuses on Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+$25 - $49 / hr10 - 49Lahore, Pakistan
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Strategos Media Solutions, a social media marketing agency, was launched in 2017. The small team specializes in Social Media Marketing and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Tallinn, Estonia
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Agenda PR is an Advertising company. Established in 2017, the team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$1,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Sankt-Peterburg, Russia
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Launched in 2019, SMMEKALKA is a social media marketing agency. Their team offers Social Media Marketing and Public Relations.
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Lisboa, Portugal
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Live Content is a social media marketing agency. They provide Social Media Marketing and Advertising and were launched in 2009. The company is based in Lisboa, Portugal.
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$1,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Gatineau, Canada
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Advertising company Creative TRND was founded in 2019. The small team specializes in Advertising and Marketing Strategy.
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PPC agency Jung von Matt IMPACT AG was founded in 2015. The team offers Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization.
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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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$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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$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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$25,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49Atlanta, GA
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31.5/40.016.8/20 Reviews9.7/10 Clients & Experience5/10 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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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249New York, NY
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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
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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
