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Top 25 Direct response marketing agencies based in the United States

RevenueBase identified 10,374 direct response marketing agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 129,659 professional contacts across them, including 40,096 with verified work emails and 50,119 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers direct response marketing 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 1, 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 RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 1, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
10,374Companies
129,659Contacts tracked
40,096Verified emails
50,119Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest direct response marketing agencies based in the United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 10,374 direct response marketing agencies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 1, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to direct response 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceBoston, MA, United States1,001-5,0002,692 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Digitas is the Networked Experience Agency, built on the vision that we create magnetic experiences that earn the right for brands to exist in human networks.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United States1,001-5,0002,354 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
3Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,0001,401 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hearts & Science, an Omnicom Media Group agency, transforms data signals into meaningful connections between brands and consumers that drive exponential growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
4Strong evidenceSt Petersburg, FL, United States501-1,0001,388 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Valpak is the leader in American household data, direct marketing and omnichannel media solutions for local and national businesses and brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
5Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,0001,149 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1895, Hakuhodo Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
6Partial evidenceDetroit, MI, United States1,001-5,0001,067 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
7Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States5,001-10,000941 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to dentsu X.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
8Partial evidenceChanhassen, MN, United States1,001-5,000876 contacts →

Partial evidence

“IWCO has served the needs of North American direct marketers for more than 50 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
9Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States501-1,000728 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are Digitas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
10Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United States501-1,000693 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SCI was merged and sold to WPP in 2010.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
11Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United States501-1,000519 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We make memories that move markets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
12Partial evidenceGreenville, SC, United States501-1,000497 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Amsive is a data-driven performance marketing agency that enhances marketing ROI through innovative customer acquisition and engagement solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWheeling, IL, United States501-1,000473 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“sg360° can help you identify and connect with your best prospects 1:1, both offline and on.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
14Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States501-1,000449 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Mic check.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
15Partial evidenceDetroit, MI, United States501-1,000363 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Campbell Ewald is a full service, fully integrated marketing communications agency with offices in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
16Indirect evidenceKansas City, MO, United States501-1,000322 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“This page is being closed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
17Indirect evidenceNew York, NY, United States501-1,000208 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Do Big Things”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
18Strong evidenceFreedom, PA, United States501-1,000201 contacts →

Strong evidence

“DMS is a national, vertically integrated, multichannel direct marketing company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
19Strong evidenceItasca, IL, United States501-1,000172 contacts →

Strong evidence

“SourceLink is a highly respected Direct Marketing agency headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that utilizes data intelligence and an omni-channel approach to maximize return on…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
20Partial evidenceNewyork, United States501-1,000153 contacts →

Partial evidence

“MADUP is an AI-driven marketing company that creates business impact by combining performance-centered strategies, creative execution, and AI technological capabilities across all…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
21Partial evidenceFlower Mound, TX, United States501-1,000147 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ivie is a global marketing company existing to provide a higher level of service at a lower cost.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
22Indirect evidenceSpringfield, VA, United States1,001-5,000104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Follow us at”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
23Partial evidenceNew York, NY, United States1,001-5,00072 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Ogilvy has been producing iconic, culture-changing marketing campaigns since the day its founder David Ogilvy opened up shop in 1948.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
24Partial evidenceMargate, FL, United States501-1,00031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Qology Direct is comprised of forward thinking marketers that specialize in all aspects of the buying process.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026
25Partial evidenceWayne, United States1,001-5,00018 contacts →

Partial evidence

“About Foundry9 Founded in 2004, Foundry9 is a best in class, full-service agency that offers marketing and advertising services, analytics, creative design, information…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 1, 2026

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Direct response marketing agencies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 1, 2026
30.9%Verified-email coverage
38.7%Mobile-number coverage
12.5Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
4.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 1, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
6,232
11-50
3,375
51-200
586
201-500
120
501-1,000
24
1,001-5,000
22
5,001-10,000
4

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 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “direct response 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 direct response 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 direct response marketing 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, 40,096 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 1, 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 marketing agencies by metro

  • Direct response marketing agencies in New York465
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Los Angeles330
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Chicago229
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Atlanta195
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Dallas170
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Miami170
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Austin145
  • Direct response marketing agencies in Houston141

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 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 direct response marketing agencies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 10,374 direct response marketing 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?

Digitas North America, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most direct response marketing agencies?

New York leads with 465 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (330) and Chicago (229).

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 40,096 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 10,374 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 1, 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.