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Top 25 Designer pr and marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Designer pr and marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 646 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 646 designer pr and marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 8,242 professional contacts across them, including 2,897 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (2,169 companies); Chicago has 646.

This list covers designer pr and marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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 29, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

646Companies

8,242Contacts tracked

2,897Verified emails

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The 25 largest designer pr and marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 646 designer pr and marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to designer pr and marketing 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	GOLIN	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,151 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a global public relations agency that helps companies create change that matters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	MERGE	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	816 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MERGE is a marketing and technology agency built for the intersection of health and wellness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Cramer-Krasselt	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cramer-Krasselt is one of the largest independent agencies in the US with nearly $50 million revenue, with more than 80% of that revenue coming from digital and social.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Abelsontaylor Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	253 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	Burrell Communications	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	171 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Burrell is a full service marketing and communications agency known for its leadership, solid strategic approaches, creative astuteness, and forward thinking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Highdive	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Highdive (highdiveus.com) is an independently owned, EMMY-nominated, full-service creative agency located in Chicago (HQ) and New York City.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Paragon Marketing Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Paragon Marketing Group, LLC (PMG) is an engaging team of dedicated professionals passionate about the sports and entertainment marketing industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Plan B	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	105 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Plan B is a full-service, B Corp-certified marketing agency with a talent for pushing boundaries and a passion for positive change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	August Jackson	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “August Jackson is a U.S-based event and experience marketing agency that helps communities of purpose engage their most important audiences, moving the mission forward for leading…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	The Food Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	97 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Food Group is a premier full-service agency that blends food, culture and marketing expertise to deliver powerful integrated ideas that feed our clients’ success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Upshot Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We use creativity, digital fluency, and cultural agility to lead brands through a world of change and unleash their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	RES Publica Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	80 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Res Publica Group is an independently owned, full-service strategic communications agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Envisionit	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Envisionit is an award-winning, full-service digital marketing agency headquartered in Chicago with in-house Media, Creative, Tech, Strategy and Analytics teams.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Otherwise Incorporated	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	68 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Otherwise Incorporated is a boutique Chicago creative agency specializing in branding, visual identity, website design and development, social media marketing, graphic design and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Morning Walk	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Performance Branding Company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	The Motion Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Motion is a results-driven creative agency giving brands the power they need to accelerate growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	ALL Points Public Relations	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Combining business sense and a 360-degree viewpoint of the current public relations, social media and graphic/video design worlds as well as each of their futures, All Points PR…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Greentarget Global Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe our strength is in helping clients direct-rather than react to-the ongoing conversations about them in the marketplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Zapwater Communications, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Zapwater is an award-winning integrated communications agency specializing in lifestyle brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Point B Communications	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Point B is an independent, full-service, mid-sized branding and advertising agency in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Fluent360	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “fluent360 is a forward-thinking, full-service agency fueled by deep audience expertise and fearless creativity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	OKRP	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	501-1,000	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BarkleyOKRP is one of the largest full-service independent agencies in the U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Public Communications INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Public Communications Inc.(PCI) is an award-winning, national, integrated communications firm headquartered in Chicago specializing in healthcare, conservation, nonprofit and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	Carol FOX & Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Carol Fox and Associates (CF & A) specializes in arts, entertainment and lifestyle marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	L.C. Williams & Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “L.C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: designer pr and marketing agencies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names designer pr and marketing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of designer pr and marketing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name designer pr and marketing agencies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Designer pr and marketing agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

35.1%Verified-email coverage

12.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

458

11-50

142

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 646 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 designer pr and marketing 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “designer pr and marketing 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 designer pr and marketing 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 designer pr and marketing agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 2,897 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 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Designer pr and marketing agencies by metro in the United States

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 designer pr and marketing 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 designer pr and marketing agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 646 designer pr and marketing agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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?

GOLIN, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most designer pr and marketing agencies?

New York leads the United States with 2,169 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (1,390) and Chicago (646).

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 2,897 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 646 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 29, 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.