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Top 25 Direct response media agencies based in the United States

Name: Direct response media agencies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 2,047 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 2,047 direct response media agencies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 26,182 professional contacts across them, including 8,976 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers direct response media 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 28, 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 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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26,182Contacts tracked

8,976Verified emails

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The 25 largest direct response media agencies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 2,047 direct response media agencies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to direct response media 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	Horizon Media	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,368 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Horizon Media is a leader in driving business-based outcomes for marketers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Mspark	Indirect evidence	Helena, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	442 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Mspark is a results-driven marketing partner built for accountability.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Mckinney	Indirect evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	328 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “McKinney is a full-service creative agency that generates unfair attention for brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Tattoo Projects	Indirect evidence	Charlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	323 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bending rules.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Openmind Part Of WPP Media	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	315 contacts →
	Partial evidence “OPENMIND is a bespoke team within WPP Media, made up of best-in-class digital, offline and integrated media experts who work together for Nestlé.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Fish Marketing	Indirect evidence	Portland, OR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	276 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Fish Marketing is a full-service, results-driven advertising and marketing agency in Portland, Oregon.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Abelsontaylor Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	253 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	DBA Marketing Communications	Indirect evidence	Delafield, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	239 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At DBA Marketing Communications, our day is all about providing you with strategic and creative services that will help you build a bigger and better brand for your company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Havas Edge	Partial evidence	Carlsbad, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	235 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Havas Edge is a leading TV advertising and performance media agency, combining the scale of the global Havas network with the agility of a boutique partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	First Media US	Partial evidence	North Hollywood, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	234 contacts →
	Partial evidence “First Media is the most effective marketing partner for brands looking to turn consumer attention into measurable action.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Onmedia	Indirect evidence	West Des Moines, IA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	223 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “OnMedia utilizes the most advanced technology for targeted digital and TV advertising.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Pinnacle Advertising	Indirect evidence	Schaumburg, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	182 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thank you for visiting Pinnacle Advertising – we are Growing + Hiring 2026 and beyond!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Sourcelink	Partial evidence	Itasca, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	171 contacts →
	Partial 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 28, 2026
14	AV Squad	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	161 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2004, AV Squad is a creative advertising agency specializing in all forms of audio/visual and print advertising including theatrical trailers, television spots…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Aloysius Butler & Clark	Indirect evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aloysius Butler & Clark is one of the largest full-service agencies in the mid-Atlantic and one of Adweek’s 50 “Top Shops” in America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	IVIE	Indirect evidence	Flower Mound, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	147 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ivie is a global marketing company existing to provide a higher level of service at a lower cost.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Consumer Attorney Marketing Group, Inc. Camg	Strong evidence	Woodland Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	143 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG) is a full service Marketing Agency made up of experts in Direct Response Marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	MDR	Indirect evidence	Corpus Christi, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	135 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MDR is a Texas-based, brand-forward, strategic marketing partner for organizations with complex customer journeys.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	The Adcom Group	Indirect evidence	Cleveland, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Adcom Group transforms brands through data-driven campaigns that deliver measurable growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Johnson Group	Strong evidence	Chattanooga, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	127 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Johnson Group helps brands slay the giants that stand in the way of their success by blending fresh ideas with proprietary direct response tools to forge deeper brand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	LA	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LA is a full-service creative advertising agency that combines 360º brand-building expertise with a nuanced understanding of regional and global perspectives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	GKV	Partial evidence	Baltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	124 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GKV is celebrating over 30 years of creating advertising, direct marketing, branding, digital and public relations campaigns that have succeeded in the marketplace by challenging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	West Cary Group	Indirect evidence	Richmond, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “West Cary Group is a full-service, minority-owned advertising, technology and communications agency founded in 2007 by Moses Foster.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Romph & POU Agency	Indirect evidence	Shreveport, LA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	111 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Romph & Pou Agency is more than an advertising agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	HBP Inc. A Marketing.com Company	Indirect evidence	Hagerstown, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	103 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Follow us at” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 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 media 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 direct response media agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of direct response media agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name direct response media 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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Direct response media agencies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

34.3%Verified-email coverage

12.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.2%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,124

11-50

738

51-200

148

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

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 2,047 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 media 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 media 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 media 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 media 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, 8,976 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 28, 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.

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

RevenueBase identified 2,047 direct response media 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?

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

Which city has the most direct response media agencies?

New York leads with 106 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (74) and Austin (42).

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 8,976 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,047 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 28, 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.