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Top 25 Brand research agencies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 2,234 brand research agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 21,526 professional contacts across them, including 7,215 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers brand research agencies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,234Companies
21,526Contacts tracked
7,215Verified emails
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The 25 largest brand research agencies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 2,234 brand research agencies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to brand research agencies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceNew York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,000711 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Interbrand has been a world leading brand consultancy for 50 years – having pioneered iconic work and forged many of the brand building tools that are commonplace across the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500698 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Team One was founded with one philosophical focus: to construct brands of elevated aspiration and worth by attracting affluent consumers like never before.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceHuntington Beach, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500665 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hi, we're INNOCEAN.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceMinnetonka, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a455 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“First and foremost, BAKER is a culture of creative individuals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200406 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“An independently owned retail ad agency full of brains, guts, heart, and great taste.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500327 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hi.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Partial evidenceProvidence, RI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a315 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Nail Where every brand finds its fascinating.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200283 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Lippincott is a global brand, marketing and experience consultancy committed to helping companies address their most complex brand challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceSaint Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200283 contacts →

Partial evidence

“HLK is an independent brand and marketing agency creating growth through movement.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Partial evidencePortland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a231 contacts →

Partial evidence

“INDUSTRY is a global independent brand consultancy.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a231 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Smarter Insights for Sustainable Brand Growth Navigate your market with confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200230 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Companies rely on us for strategic business-building guidance to optimize brand offerings, identify clear innovations, and develop compelling customer propositions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200229 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blackstone Group is a full-service custom marketing research and consulting firm providing clients with actionable insights for over 25 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceBlue Ash, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200195 contacts →

Partial evidence

“For 40 years, MarketVision Research has provided its clients with innovative design, execution and interpretation of marketing research to deliver fresh consumer insights and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceWashington, DC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200179 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Quadrant Strategies helps the world’s most prominent companies navigate their most important brand, reputation, and product challenges.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceOakbrook Terrace, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200178 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Creata is the global force reshaping brand dynamics, fusing avant-garde creativity with an unwavering focus on delivering substantial commercial results.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200177 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Our passion is helping leading brands make critical decisions with confidence.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500174 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re a global brand consultancy built for this moment.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200154 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At C+R Research, a full-service marketing insights agency, we’ve been helping brands grow for over 65 years, delivering great research, deep perspective, and committed client…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500152 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Blue Chip is an independent, full-service Brand Commerce™ agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceDenver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200128 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Just like brands that are constantly evolving, we challenge the status quo every day.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMinneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50120 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Expert design makes a difference.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceChandler, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200111 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ironwood Insights is a team of expert-level insights consultants who solve critical marketing and business problems for forward-thinking companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Whether you are striving to optimize the implementation of a brand change, or identify opportunities to save money, time, and resources managing your brand and marketing dollars…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Based in New York and Minneapolis, the CBX agency provides award-winning brand positioning and product portfolio architecture, identity design and corporate branding, package and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Brand research agencies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
33.5%Verified-email coverage
9.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
9.0%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
1,584
11-50
524
51-200
96
201-500
23
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
1
5,001-10,000
1
10001+
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 2,234 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among brand research agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “brand research agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names brand research agencies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among brand research agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,215 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names brand research agencies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many brand research agencies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 2,234 brand research agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Interbrand, headquartered in New York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most brand research agencies?

New York leads with 200 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (98) and Chicago (78).

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 7,215 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,234 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 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 with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.