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Top 25 Advertising recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: Advertising recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 246 companies tracked

There are 246 advertising recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 2,229 professional contacts across them, including 253 with verified work emails and 87 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers advertising recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

246Companies

2,229Contacts tracked

253Verified emails

87Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest advertising recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 246 advertising recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	DAV Professional Placement Group	Johannesburg	51-200	272	5
2	MVC	Johannesburg	201-500	116	1
3	Promise Agency	Johannesburg	51-200	81	52
4	This IS MH	Johannesburg	51-200	55	9
5	NEW ERA Brand Management PTY LTD T A NEW ERA Agency	Johannesburg	201-500	43	21
6	Retroviral	Johannesburg	11-50	36	16
7	Halo Advertising	Johannesburg	11-50	32	19
8	Elite Search And Selection	Johannesburg	11-50	29	3
9	Brent Personnel	Johannesburg	11-50	29	1
10	The Recruiters	Johannesburg	11-50	28	1
11	Takora Human Capital	Johannesburg	11-50	25	14
12	Efficiency Advertising	Johannesburg	11-50	21	6
13	PRO TEM	Johannesburg	11-50	18	2
14	The Cheese HAS Moved	Johannesburg	11-50	17	12
15	Outsidecapital	Johannesburg	11-50	17	12
16	AJ Personnel Recruitment Services	Johannesburg	1-10	14	1
17	Blue Apple South Africa	Johannesburg	11-50	10	7
18	The Skills Mine	Johannesburg	1-10	9	8
19	WOW Concepts	Johannesburg	11-50	7	5
20	Quartermaster Group	Johannesburg	11-50	6	3
21	Talent Magnet Recruitment	Johannesburg	1-10	6	1
22	Performability Recruitment PTY LTD	Johannesburg	1-10	5	3
23	Lusapho Professional Services	Johannesburg	11-50	4	1
24	Helen Wilson Recruitment	Johannesburg	1-10	4	1
25	Brand Direct	Johannesburg	11-50	3	1

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Advertising recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 246 HQs

87Contacts with mobile numbers

2Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

188

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Advertising recruitment firms by metro in South Africa

Metro	Companies
Advertising recruitment firms in Johannesburg	246
Advertising recruitment firms in Cape Town	172
Advertising recruitment firms in Pretoria	52
Advertising recruitment firms in Sandton	39
Advertising recruitment firms in Durban	32
Advertising recruitment firms in Centurion	16
Advertising recruitment firms in Bryanston	14

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “advertising recruitment firms”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 2 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many advertising recruitment firms are there based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

There are 246 advertising recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

DAV Professional Placement Group, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most advertising recruitment firms?

Johannesburg leads with 246 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (172) and Pretoria (52).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 253 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 246 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.