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Top 25 Marketing staffing agencies based in South Africa

Name: Marketing staffing agencies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 246 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 246 marketing staffing agencies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 2,250 professional contacts across them, including 206 with verified work emails and 73 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers marketing staffing agencies headquartered in 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, 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 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 5, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

246Companies

2,250Contacts tracked

206Verified emails

73Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest marketing staffing agencies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 246 marketing staffing agencies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marketing staffing 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	Quest Staffing Solutions	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	10001+	382 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Quest Staffing Solutions is the leading white-collar recruitment company in South Africa and Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	Dial A Student	Indirect evidence	Braamfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	165 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1988, more than 250 part time jobs were filled with students and over 25 clients have used our services in roles that include computer programming, call centre response…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	MVC	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	117 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	NEW ERA Brand Management PTY LTD T A NEW ERA Agency	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	201-500	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At New Era Agency we are all about people, brands & technology, connecting these three entities through our Brand Amplifiers™.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	Eyes & Ears Marketing Services	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With over two decades of experience, Eyes and Ears Marketing Services is a accredited marketing agency with extensive experience in market research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	KPR Next Generation Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	29 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1984, Keystone Project Recruitment (KPR) has grown to be a leading provider of technical skills to the Engineering industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	The Blue Room	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At The Blue Room, we use imagination, creativity and execution to help our clients wow their customers and dominate their industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	Ilaunch	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At iLaunch, we specialise in finding the best talent to drive business success.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	We Find Talent	Indirect evidence	Highveld Technopark, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialisation in recruiting perfectly matched, top caliber, temporary talent nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	Express Employment Professionals Durban North	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Express Employment Professionals is a leading staffing provider in South Africa, the United States of America, and Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	AJ Personnel Recruitment Services	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AJ Personnel, established in 1987, specialises in recruiting Permanent, Contract and Temporary staff.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Aliennation Creative Agency	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Marketing and Advertising Solutions AlienNation CA is the home of unconventional thinkers_ We believe that creativity, leadership and innovation begins in the heart and that truly…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	FUNDI	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We’ve made it easy to hire great marketers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	Blue Apple South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to the no-hot-air, low-maintenance creative agency that delivers the goods, smartly.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	One-Eyed Jack	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One-eyed Jack is an award-winning marketing agency, working across lifestyle and entertainment brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Creative Touch South Africa	Partial evidence	George, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 28 years, Creative Touch South Africa has been more than a marketing agency, we’ve been a trusted partner to brands that value creativity and authenticity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	O'dwyer Personnel	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “O’Dwyer Personnel is a Black female owned recruitment and staffing company based in Cape Town servicing clients across South Africa and the UK with over 18 years experience in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	Wisdom & Youth Advertising And Design	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 2009, Wisdom and Youth is a community of curious minds that live to conceptualise, collaborate and create awesome ideas for brands we truly love.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Ibay Connect	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “iBay is an advertising agency that has fully embraced the digital realm, and its potent arsenal of high-tech, cost-effective, precision marketing tools.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Matchworks PTY Limited	Indirect evidence	Modderfontein, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a small team of passionate and fast-paced recruiters dedicated to sourcing and placing the best possible talent with our clients and business partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Curious TOM	Indirect evidence	Gauteng, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Curious Tom is where creativity meets efficiency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Intellistaff	Indirect evidence	Honeydew, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With a focus on the provision of qualified and experienced personnel, INTELLISTAFF provides industry leading permanent, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions to corporate…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	VGP Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VGP is a premier, specialist South African recruitment agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	AMPD	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ampd provides a highly strategic staffing solution for brands that demand results.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	Trading Places Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Recruitment Specialists” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 5, 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 staffing 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 marketing staffing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of marketing staffing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name marketing staffing 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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Marketing staffing agencies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

9.2%Verified-email coverage

3.2%Mobile-number coverage

9.1Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.6%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 5, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

179

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails on this list were verified

Email last verified

1950–30

1031–60

061–90

090–180

1180+

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 staffing 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 South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “marketing staffing 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 marketing staffing 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 marketing staffing agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa 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, 206 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.

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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 staffing 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 marketing staffing agencies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 246 marketing staffing agencies headquartered in 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?

Quest Staffing Solutions, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most marketing staffing agencies?

Johannesburg leads with 63 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (47) and Pretoria (23).

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 206 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 246 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 5, 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.