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Top 25 Marketing recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: Marketing recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 338 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 338 marketing recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,664 professional contacts across them, including 232 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers marketing recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

338Companies

1,664Contacts tracked

232Verified emails

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The 25 largest marketing recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 338 marketing recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names marketing recruitment firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	DAV Professional Placement GroupPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	274
	“As one of Africa’s leading recruitment firms, our place in this world is to help others find theirs.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	MVCStrong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	117
	“MVC is a staff recruitment and placement service company with over 17 years experience in national retail marketing solutions, project management and staffing solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	NEW ERA Brand Management PTY LTD T A NEW ERA AgencyIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	43
	“At New Era Agency we are all about people, brands & technology, connecting these three entities through our Brand Amplifiers™.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	RetroviralIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35
	“We have a challenger mindset and through this have made more brands ‘go viral’, globally, than any other agency in Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	DarkmatterPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	29
	“We believe in creative efficiency to provide agile solutions for every marketing need.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	Elite Search And SelectionPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	29
	“Established in 1998, the Elite Search and Selection team provides specialist recruitment solutions which meet the diverse talent requirements of our clients.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	PublisharedPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“Publishared is a leading digital marketing agency in the business-to-business (B2B) space, that focuses on well-defined content creation, thought-leadership pieces, and direct…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Takora Human CapitalPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	20
	“TAKORA is a distinguished and highly respected recruitment and staffing agency headquartered in South Africa, specializing in the placement of exceptional talent across a broad…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	Pollock & AssociatesIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	19
	“Pollock & Associates are Talent Acquisition Specialists and industry leaders connecting South Africa’s exceptional middle and executive management candidates with prominent…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	PRO TEMPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	18
	“With over 20 years of recruitment and consulting experience, Pro Tem prides itself in transforming the careers of candidates.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	The Cheese HAS MovedIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	17
	“At The Cheese Has Moved (TCHM), we don't just follow trends, we set them.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	AJ Personnel Recruitment ServicesIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	14
	“AJ Personnel, established in 1987, specialises in recruiting Permanent, Contract and Temporary staff.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	WASSPIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	11
	“Wassp has been around since 1998!” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	UdigitalPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	11
	“uDigital is a leading creative and data driven marketing agency in Johannesburg specialising in high-performance media and digital business consulting services.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	DynexityPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	10
	“Dynexity is a boutique recruitment firm driven by passion and the challenge of connecting quality candidates to careers that deliver success.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Blue Apple South AfricaIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	10
	“Welcome to the no-hot-air, low-maintenance creative agency that delivers the goods, smartly.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	The Skills MinePartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	9
	“The Skills Mine are global talent acquisition specialists and head-hunters dedicated to helping companies build robust recruitment strategies worldwide from Johannesburg to Cape…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Punkystarfish Digital AgencyPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8
	“Punkystarfish is a Digital Marketing Agency based in Johannesburg, South Africa” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	WOW ConceptsIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	7
	“Created in 2012, WOW Concepts had one goal in mind; changing the CREATIVE and DIGITAL world with a team of INNOVATIVE masterminds.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	SellsiusStrong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	7
	“Sellsius is a specialist sales, marketing, and customer success recruitment, fractional sales, and Employer of Record (EOR) business, connecting local and international businesses…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	WeplaceIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“wePlace is a specialist recruiter.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Zenzero AgencyPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“Previously known as Ginger Bug Designs, ZenZero is a creative agency here to offer you fantastic design and marketing services, with a difference.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	OmniadoPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	7
	“Omniado is a leading strategic marketing agency, implementing creative digital strategies for clients across the globe.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	Quartermaster GroupPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	6
	“The Quartermaster Group is a Johannesburg based marketing and communications agency that delivers business solutions through three integrated divisions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Talent Magnet RecruitmentPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	6
	“Talent Magnet is a leading recruitment agency with over 15 years of experience, connecting exceptional talent with top organisations across multiple sectors, including Digital…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Marketing recruitment firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 338 HQs

Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

272

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole South Africa list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Johannesburg, over 338 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 recruitment firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “marketing recruitment firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among marketing recruitment firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Johannesburg 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 an evidence 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, 232 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 5, 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.

Marketing recruitment firms by metro in South Africa

Marketing recruitment firms in Johannesburg338
Marketing recruitment firms in Cape Town273
Marketing recruitment firms in Pretoria94
Marketing recruitment firms in Durban54
Marketing recruitment firms in Sandton41

Frequently asked

How many marketing recruitment firms are there based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 338 marketing recruitment firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa 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?

DAV Professional Placement Group, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most marketing recruitment firms?

Johannesburg leads with 338 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (273) and Pretoria (94).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 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 SmartSearch, 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.