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Top 25 Direct response advertising companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Direct response advertising companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 105 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 105 direct response advertising companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,178 professional contacts across them, including 553 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers direct response advertising companies 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 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

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2,178Contacts tracked

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The 25 largest direct response advertising companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 105 direct response advertising companies based in Chicago, 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Abelsontaylor Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	253 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Manifest	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	183 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Manifest, we drive growth by starting in the messy middle, where customer consideration widens and momentum is at greatest risk.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Energy Bbdo	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	151 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Energy BBDO is a global creative agency known for energizing people and brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Highdive	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
5	Upshot Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 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 19, 2026
6	Envisionit	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	69 contacts →
	Indirect 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 19, 2026
7	Eicoff	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Transform your marketing into a growth engine.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Point B Communications	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	51 contacts →
	Partial 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 19, 2026
9	Lkh&s Advertising	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LKH & S has joined forces with The Motion Agency!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	ALX	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ALX is a performance-driven agency blending data, creative, and media strategy to drive meaningful growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Gainshare Performance Marketing	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “GainShare helps growth-minded brands turn marketing into predictable revenue.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Elite Communications Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are Storytellers We are a boutique agency that is large enough to house exceptional, A-list talent yet small enough to give you the attentive, personalized service you…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	GRP Media	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’re an independent, full-service Chicago-based media planning and buying agency delivering smart insights, precision and impeccable service to our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	I-Prowess	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2016, we’ve been your trusted partner in cutting-edge digital marketing and performance-driven success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Coact Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “COACT is an innovative, adaptive, immersive model of top global talent to provide quick and nimble strategic concepting, creative, and development through final execution across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Geletka	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Momentum over Meetings We're Geletka+, a full-service creative advertising agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	FOX Associates, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For more than 50 years, Fox Associates, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Jacobs & Clevenger J&c	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Jacobs & Clevenger (J&C) is an independently owned, full-service agency founded by Ron Jacobs, co-author of Successful Direct Marketing Methods.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	The Well Advertising, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Well is a fully integrated advertising agency offering marketing strategy, brand creative, media buying & planning, and a full suite of digital solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Popskull	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In the thousands of advertisements, labels and messages people see every day, there are relevant products and services that make our lives better and our businesses more…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Realm Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Clients: EGO, SKIL POWER TOOLS, FLEX POWER TOOLS, FOX FACTORY We are an agency with big creatives, strategy-driven ideas, and clients that need to be on the pulse of what’s next.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Relish	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Relish is part creative agency, part performance marketing consultancy, with a sweet spot for innovative, digitally-native brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Tower Media	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Tower Media Advertising is a full-service Direct Response media buying agency dedicated to making advertising dollars count.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Michael Walters Advertising	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Michael Walters is a full-service advertising agency that has partnered with many of the world's most well-known brand names to deliver custom marketing strategy and solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	The Weinstein Organization	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Weinstein Organization is a full-service, integrated, direct marketing agency offering the following services: • Strategic Planning and Research • Creative Development •…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 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: direct response advertising companies. 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 direct response advertising companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of direct response advertising companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name direct response advertising companies. 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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Direct response advertising companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

25.4%Verified-email coverage

20.7Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

281.0%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

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201-500

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 105 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 Chicago, 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 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, 553 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: 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.

Direct response advertising companies 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 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 Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 105 direct response advertising companies 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?

Abelsontaylor Group, headquartered in Chicago, 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 553 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 105 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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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.