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Top 25 Direct response advertising companies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 4,828 direct response advertising companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 79,211 professional contacts across them, including 25,091 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers direct response advertising companies 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
4,828Companies
79,211Contacts tracked
25,091Verified emails
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The 25 largest direct response advertising companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 4,828 direct response advertising companies 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 direct response advertising companies: 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
1Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20265,001-10,0002,648 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Grey’s mission is to create Famously Effective ideas that move people, business, and the world forward-harnessing the power of creativity to solve business problems and deliver…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0002,368 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Horizon Media is a leader in driving business-based outcomes for marketers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceBaltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a1,255 contacts →

Partial evidence

“TBC is an independently owned, full-service branding, advertising and strategic communications agency with headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceDetroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261,001-5,0001,064 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“GTB is a global performance marketing agency, creating ideas that inspire people to act.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500740 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Six decades in retail taught us something most agencies never learn.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceFort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000610 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the machine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceHarrisburg, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a609 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“JPL is a full-service agency dedicated to helping clients achieve more.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceMalvern, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000572 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Stream Companies is a full service advertising agency that specializes in launching, positioning, and long term management of brands on full service contracts and a…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000520 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We make memories that move markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceKnoxville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500496 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Tombras is a 450+ person, full-service agency with a digital mindset.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Strong evidenceRichmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500482 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a full-service agency with capabilities in advertising, strategic planning, direct response, digital, data analytics, design and branded content.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceWashington, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a468 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“NOBODY® is a social-first agency built for complex challenges, serving leading brands, nonprofits, and the Fortune 500.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000450 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Today’s best brands don’t just generate attention-they earn it, and they know how to convert it.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Arnold is an independent-minded integrated advertising agency that believes creativity should always be a lever for growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500447 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For over 100 years, 22squared has helped complex businesses solve their toughest challenges through insight-driven media and creative.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceHelena, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500442 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mspark is a results-driven marketing partner built for accountability.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a414 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are CLEAN Advertising and Design, a full-service creative agency with over 28 years of experience delivering ideas that help build brand awareness, engage audiences, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceBoston, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500408 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a creatively driven full-service agency committed to always being a challenger.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect 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
20Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-200405 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Crispin is the original creative business partner, challenging the industry’s established norms on behalf of our clients to create the most outrageously effective work since 1965.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceCypress, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500379 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Money Mailer is recognized as a leader in the direct marketing industry, delivering local deals to neighborhoods since 1979.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500355 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Horizon Next is one of the industry's most innovative and data-driven marketing organizations and sits at the intersection of three constantly changing landscapes: people, data…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000350 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TMA pushes past relevance to create true cultural resonance for brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Indirect evidenceDurham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-500328 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“McKinney is a full-service creative agency that generates unfair attention for brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,000323 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“This page is being closed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Direct response advertising companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
31.7%Verified-email coverage
16.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
6.1%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
2,711
11-50
1,692
51-200
323
201-500
65
501-1,000
16
1,001-5,000
13
5,001-10,000
3
10001+
4

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 4,828 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 direct response advertising companies, 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 “direct response advertising companies”. 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 direct response advertising companies), 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 direct response advertising companies, 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, 25,091 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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Direct response advertising companies by metro

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 direct response advertising companies, 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 direct response advertising companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 4,828 direct response advertising companies 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?

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

Which city has the most direct response advertising companies?

New York leads with 295 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (192) and Chicago (105).

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 25,091 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 4,828 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.