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Top 25 Marketing agencies for associations based in Chicago, United States

Name: Marketing agencies for associations based in Chicago, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 155 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 155 marketing agencies for associations headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,880 professional contacts across them, including 526 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (356 companies); Chicago has 155.

This list covers marketing agencies for associations 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 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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1,880Contacts tracked

526Verified emails

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The 25 largest marketing agencies for associations based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 155 marketing agencies for associations based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marketing agencies for associations: 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	Cramer-Krasselt	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
2	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
3	Legal Marketing Association	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	134 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1985, the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) empowers legal marketing and business development professionals by being the industry’s thought leader, voice and community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Plan B	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
5	August Jackson	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
6	Envisionit	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
7	Midan Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Midan Marketing, part of Trozzolo Communications Group, is a full-service marketing firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	OKRP	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
9	Carol FOX & Associates	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
10	Corcoran Expositions, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Corcoran, we’re helping our association clients create profitable exhibits & sponsorship programs in industries ranging from beer to brain surgery.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Lipman Hearne NOW YES	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Lipman Hearne has joined Yes & , an independent, fully-integrated creative agency designed to redefine what’s possible.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Purpose Brand	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a seasoned, strategic integrated marketing agency focused on creating content that makes headlines, executing social media that sparks conversation and producing video that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Market Jd, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A leading provider of online marketing for lawyers, Market JD is an interactive agency that will help your firm promote its services on the Internet, in print, and on television…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Jacobs & Clevenger J&c	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 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 28, 2026
15	Agencymsi Rebranded To The Motion Agency	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Motion is a multi-disciplined, integrated marketing agency – wall-to-wall with talented technicians, cutting-edge creative thinkers and strategic storytellers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Backpocket Agency	Partial evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BackPocket is a boutique content marketing agency dedicated to helping mission-driven organizations tell their stories, connect with audiences, and drive engagement-without…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	CIMA	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 1997, the Chicago Interactive Marketing Association (CIMA) is a dedicated group of digital and interactive marketing professionals working to provide the Chicago…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Tower Media	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tower Media Advertising is a full-service Direct Response media buying agency dedicated to making advertising dollars count.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Batesmeron Sweet Design	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BatesMeron is a Chicago full-service branding and marketing agency that designs brilliant brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Tænke Marketing	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “TÆNKE Marketing is a creative agency founded in 2016 by Tamara Jensen.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Dept. 11, INC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dept.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Brandaction Agency	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “BrandAction Agency is an independent agency that integrates and balances branding, demand generation and customer service to help innovative companies connect more deeply and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Reelpaws PET Marketing Strategy & Commercial	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ReelPaws is an award-winning, full-service creative agency where sharp marketing strategy, fearless creative thinking, and deep pet expertise combine to build and grow successful…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Black Raven Media LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Black Raven Media LLC (BRM) is the digital marketing agency which produces Builders Showcase Television, Magazine & Video Advertising, The #1 Resource for Home Building &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Yakkety YAK	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Yakkety Yak fuses strategy and content production to craft high-impact stories for brands and businesses that care about doing good.” 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: marketing agencies for associations. 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 marketing agencies for associations.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of marketing agencies for associations, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name marketing agencies for associations. 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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Marketing agencies for associations based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

28.0%Verified-email coverage

12.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

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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 155 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 marketing agencies for associations, 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 “marketing agencies for associations”. 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 marketing agencies for associations), 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 marketing agencies for associations, 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, 526 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 marketing agencies for associations, 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 marketing agencies for associations are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 155 marketing agencies for associations 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?

Cramer-Krasselt, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most marketing agencies for associations?

New York leads the United States with 356 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (248) and Chicago (155).

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 526 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 155 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.