inBeat
88.5/100New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA
CPG, ecommerce, technology, travel, and health brands
High scoreVerified sources
- Budget
- $250k–$1M/mo
- Links
- 11
Fieldtrip-affiliatedView profile
Media Buying agencies
65 agencies·463 sources·Methodology v1
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Media buying agencies are the specialist execution layer behind paid acquisition. The operators who plan budgets, structure accounts, run experiments, and optimize bids across Google, Meta, TikTok, programmatic, and connected TV. Unlike full-service shops, the strongest pure-play media buyers compete on platform depth, account-structure rigor, and measurement discipline (incrementality testing, geo holdouts, MMM inputs) rather than creative or strategy. Buyers should evaluate partners on named senior buyers staffed to the account, documented platform certifications, transparent reporting on spend efficiency and incremental outcomes, and pricing models that align with results (flat fee, percent of spend, or performance-tied). Minimum monthly spends typically start at $25k and scale to seven figures for enterprise programs.
65 results
Growthcurve
85/100London, England
Published work for Coinbase: 27% lower KYC drop-off rate.
High scoreVerified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
DEPT®
82/100Amsterdam, Netherlands
Published work for eBay: 256% increase in reach and 254% increase in engagements.
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
9AM
82/100New York, NY
DTC and ambitious brands seeking profitable growth
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- $250k–$1M/mo
- Links
- 7
Fieldtrip-affiliatedView profile
Canopy Management
81/100Austin, TX
Published work for Mary Ruth Organics: 430% increase in sales, 30% decrease in ACoS, 9% profitability increase over 18 months.
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 20
IndependentView profile
Fieldtrip
80/100New York, NY
Modern brands seeking integrated creative, media, and performance marketing
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- $50k–$250k/mo
- Links
- 5
Fieldtrip-affiliatedView profile
Directive Consulting
77/100Irvine, CA
Published work for Case Status: 20% increase in demo bookings (54 completions vs. quarterly goal of 45).
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- $10k–$50k/mo
- Links
- 19
IndependentView profile
Code3
76/100Cleveland, OH
Published work for Chipotle Mexican Grill: 3x increase in ROAS.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 14
IndependentView profile
Creative Milkshake
76/100Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Brands seeking data-driven UGC and paid social ads on Meta and TikTok
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- $10k–$50k/mo
- Links
- 11
Fieldtrip-affiliatedView profile
SmartSites
75/100Paramus, NJ
Published work for Anexio: 912% increase in organic search traffic.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Brainlabs
74/100New York, NY
Published work for Jo Malone London: +341% YoY sales (five months of sales in four weeks).
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Darkroom
74/100Los Angeles, CA
Published work for OLIPOP: 3x revenue growth fueled by the campaign.
Verified sources
- Budget
- $50k–$250k/mo
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Single Grain
73/100Los Angeles, CA
Published work for SmartRent: 136 new AI citations across major AI platforms within 30 days.
Verified sources
- Budget
- $10k–$50k/mo
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
My Amazon Guy
71/100Duluth, GA
Published work for Chirp: 519% growth to date — sustained revenue increase since partnering with My Amazon Guy (engagement began December 2022, 1,064+ days).
Verified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 14
IndependentView profile
The Outloud Group
69/100Detroit, MI
Published work for AG1: 20k+ conversions, 9.3M engagements, 216M views.
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- $50k–$250k/mo
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Eboost Consulting
69/100El Segundo, CA
Published work for Itochu Descente: ROAS lifted from 1.8x to 9.8x.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 8
IndependentView profile
Acadia
68/100Atlanta, GA
Published work for Fresh Thyme: 8% lift in store visitation across 70+ stores and four straight months of above-projection growth.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 19
IndependentView profile
Tinuiti
68/100New York, NY
Published work for Blue Apron: 368% lift in 'Blue Apron' searches on YouTube.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 19
IndependentView profile
OST Marketing
68/100Cambridge, United Kingdom
Published work for Salesforce: 470% increase in organic impressions, 2,000% increase in engagements, 300% increase in engagement rate, 160% CTR uplift, 200,000 LinkedIn engagements, 1M video views in 24 hours at World Tour.
Top 5 in categoryVerified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Sculpt
67/100Iowa City, IA
Published work for KnowBe4: 67% lift in engagement on cultural days.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 11
IndependentView profile
eAccountable
67/100Denver, CO
Published work for Satchel and Page: 63% growth in publisher base, 311% more active publishers, 343% more productive publishers, 172% revenue growth, 244% traffic growth with AOV held steady.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
House of Marketers
67/100London, United Kingdom
Published work for COSRX: 2x increase in sales and 15% uplift in TikTok Shop performance.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Jellyfish
66/100London, UK
Published work for Swarovski: 19% growth across 38 markets with 14% less media budget.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 14
IndependentView profile
Socially Powerful
66/100London, England
Published work for IT Cosmetics (L'Oreal USA): 35M views.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Brighter Click
65/100Raleigh, NC
Published work for Adams Clinical: 45.9% decrease in cost per lead.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
NoGood
64/100New York, NY
Published work for SteelSeries: 23x increase in YoY AI search traffic.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
WebFX
64/100Harrisburg, PA
Published work for Thompson Tractor: 500% increase in leads driven from AI platforms.
Verified sources
- Budget
- $10k–$50k/mo
- Links
- 11
IndependentView profile
DNRG (Digital NRG)
64/100Bristol, UK
Published work for Bristol City F.C. & Bristol Bears: £7.50 returned for every £1 spent.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Common Thread Collective
63/100Costa Mesa, CA
Published work for Dorsal: Online store sessions up 832% YoY.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
Nuanced Media
63/100Tucson, AZ, USA
Published work for True Citrus: 54% YoY revenue increase.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 7
IndependentView profile
Blue Wheel
62/100Birmingham, MI
Published work for Edgewell Personal Care (Jack Black): +823% increase in paid social conversion rate.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 16
IndependentView profile
M+C Saatchi Performance
62/100London
Published work for BevMo!: 2.7X return on ad spend vs target.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 15
IndependentView profile
LimeLight Marketing
62/100Pittsburg, KS
Published work for Adidas Combat Sports: +127% YoY revenue lift.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
Olifant Digital
61/100Grand Island, NY
Published work for Ekster: $688,406 added in yearly Amazon profit.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Ladder
61/100New York, NY
Published work for Inne: Customer acquisition cost down to EUR 335, decreasing an average 52% per month.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Wpromote
60/100El Segundo, CA
Published work for Whirlpool: 3,575% increase in Adobe ROAS and 675% increase in media conversion rate for Major Domestic Appliances.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Amazon Growth Lab
59/100Culver City, CA
Published work for Ernst Grain: $10M+ in 2024 Amazon sales at 2.5% TACoS.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 11
IndependentView profile
Sequence Commerce
59/100Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Published work for Joe Boxer: +28.9% total sales while reducing ad spend and ACoS (case-studies index). NOTE: the homepage states different figures for the same client — +60% YoY sales, -50% ACoS, +12% conversion rate..
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 7
IndependentView profile
Open Influence
59/100Los Angeles, CA
Published work for Dave: 330K followers targeted.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 5
IndependentView profile
Las Vegas, NV
Published work for Southwest Gas: 42% increase in campaign impressions.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Hey Digital
57/100Tallinn, Estonia
Published work for Toggl: 52% reduction in ad spend alongside a 159% increase in deal value.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 8
IndependentView profile
Seer Interactive
55/100Philadelphia, PA
Published work for Latham Pool: +122% YoY increase in lead rate and +439% YoY increase in clicks to lead form from homepage.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 14
IndependentView profile
EXL Media
55/100Incline Village, NV
Published work for Visit Walnut Creek: +180% campaign impressions, +130% website sessions, +163% website engagements, +75% form leads YoY.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
OH Partners
55/100Phoenix, AZ
Published work for FMS Investor Financing: 92% increase in lead volume within the first month.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Silverback Strategies
55/100Leesburg, VA
Published work for Armed Forces Mutual: +44% more leads from Meta.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
KlientBoost
54/100Costa Mesa, CA
Published work for Fashionphile: +28% ROAS, +54% revenue, +36% transactions, +65% sales leads.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 11
IndependentView profile
Aimers
54/100Tbilisi, Georgia
Published work for Mixpanel: 164% increase in qualified leads.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Billion Dollar Boy
54/100London, UK
Published work for Argos: 38m views, 94% view-through rate and 74% brand recall across 122 pieces of content.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 6
IndependentView profile
Traffic Builders
52/100Amsterdam, Netherlands
Published work for Liander: Brand lift +23%, conversions +463% above target, 23.3 million impressions.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Monks
52/100London, UK
Published work for Paycor: 2x average lead value, 90% increase in appointments, 20% improvement in cost per opportunity.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Right Side Up
52/100Austin, TX
Published work for Dipsea: Podcast advertising spend grew 635% in two years (2018-2020) while maintaining efficient CPAs.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 8
IndependentView profile
Hydrogen Advertising
52/100Seattle, WA
Published work for 365 by Whole Foods Market: +38% number of transactions in first seven days.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 7
IndependentView profile
BellaVix
51/100Cary, NC
Published work for Elicore: Vision/eye-support blend moved from Amazon subcategory rank #11,712 to #362 (over 96% improvement).
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 10
IndependentView profile
Known
51/100New York, NY
Published work for Penguin Random House: 140MM impressions across social in the first 24 hours, plus another 250MM after, with zero paid media.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Seller Interactive
51/100Markham, Canada
Published work for Perfect Petzzz: 12.4% sales increase, $562,183.95 in 2021 sales.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Under $10k/mo
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Power Digital
48/100San Diego, California, USA
Published work for Alliant University: 33% YoY increase in leads and 34% YoY increase in converted leads.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 9
IndependentView profile
Rise, a Quad agency
47/100Chicago, IL
Published work for America's Best (National Vision, Inc.): 40% of total site traffic driven by Microsoft.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 7
IndependentView profile
NinjaPromo
45/100New York, NY
Published work for Burger King: +24% increase in restaurant traffic.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 11
IndependentView profile
Hawke Media
44/100Santa Monica, CA
Published work for K-Swiss: 900% ROAS on a one-day sale for the Ghostbusters collection and 800% ROAS on the Clueless campaigns.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 8
IndependentView profile
e-Comas
43/100Luxembourg
Published work for My Carry Potty: Monthly sales revenue increased by more than 10x since December 2019 (client testimonial from founder Amanda Jenner).
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 5
IndependentView profile
NP Digital
39/100Published work for Club Med: +29% increase in Booking Entry conversions.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 13
IndependentView profile
Disruptive Advertising
39/100Pleasant Grove, UT
Published work for Little Adventures: 35% increase in product views year over year.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 5
IndependentView profile
iProspect
36/100London, United Kingdom
Published work for Mitchum: 13M video views, 790K livestream views, 469K engagements.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 12
IndependentView profile
Warsaw, Poland
Published work for RYOBI: Halloween ManyChat activation hit 83% CTR and sold out available stock.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 5
IndependentView profile
Direct Agents
31/100New York, NY
Published work for Carhartt: CPCs -41% month over month, clicks +60%, sales +99%, ACoS improved 109%, 90%+ Amazon share of voice.
Verified sources
- Budget
- Not disclosed
- Links
- 7
IndependentView profile
Frequently asked
Buyer questions about media buying agencies
- What is a media buying agency?
- A media buying agency is the specialist execution layer for paid acquisition. They plan budgets, structure ad accounts, run experiments, and optimize bids across Google, Meta, TikTok, programmatic, and connected TV. They typically leave creative production and brand strategy to other partners.
- What pricing models do media buying agencies use?
- Three common models: flat monthly retainer ($5,000–$50,000+), percent-of-spend (typically 8–15%, falling with scale), and performance-tied (CPA or ROAS thresholds, rare for pure media buying). Many mid-market buyers blend retainer plus a smaller percent-of-spend component.
- How is media buying different from full-service advertising?
- Media buying covers planning, account structure, and bid optimization only. Full-service advertising bundles media buying with creative production, brand strategy, and often measurement. Brands with strong in-house creative usually get better economics from a pure-play buyer.
- What should I ask a media buying agency before signing?
- Who runs my account day-to-day, and how senior are they? What platform certifications does the team hold? How do you measure incremental impact beyond platform ROAS? What's your minimum monthly spend? Can you share three case studies with named clients and disclosed outcomes?