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Top 25 Media agencies based in San Francisco, United States

Name: Media agencies based in San Francisco, United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026 225 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 225 media agencies headquartered in San Francisco, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 5,031 professional contacts across them, including 1,678 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers media agencies headquartered in San Francisco, 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, 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

225Companies

5,031Contacts tracked

1,678Verified emails

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The 25 largest media agencies based in San Francisco, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 225 media agencies based in San Francisco, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names media agencies: 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	EssenceIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	1,001-5,000	782
	“Formerly Essence, we are now EssenceMediacom.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2	ArchetypeIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	751
	“Setting the standard for the next generation of global agencies, Archetype partners with category creators and industry leaders to build the world’s most magnetic brands.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3	TatariIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	310
	“Tatari is building the infrastructure to modernize TV advertising for Brands, Agencies, and Publishers.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4	DWAStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	290
	“Merkle \| DWA is a global media and marketing agency for technology companies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5	MekanismIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	263
	“We are a fiercely entrepreneurial agency that blends creativity and performance to build great brands.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6	GRANDIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	209
	“Note: Grand no longer exists.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7	Pereira O'dellIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	119
	“Pereira O'Dell is an independent creative agency at the intersection of technology, advertising, and entertainment-where these worlds collide, remarkable things happen.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8	OutcastIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	107
	“Outcast is an integrated marketing agency specializing in communications, digital, and creative.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9	TractorIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	n/a	103
	“Hi, we're Tractor, a San Francisco based agency that doesn't shy away from big challenges.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10	KKBCIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	83
	“KKBC is a B2B marketing agency, with the singular mission to maximize the value of multinational B2B companies' marketing investments.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11	ArgonautIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	81
	“Hello!” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12	Duncan ChannonIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	71
	“A four-time Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, Duncan Channon is a full-service creative shop with a 360º offering including social, experiential and influencer.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13	Eleven, INCIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	70
	“Eleven develops category-defining ideas that are unconstrained by medium.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14	NativexIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	501-1,000	68
	“Nativex is a leading digital marketing agency committed to helping brands and apps achieve cross-regional growth.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15	Venables Bell And PartnersIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	63
	“Venables Bell & Partners is an internationally recognized independent San Francisco advertising agency founded on good intentions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16	Erich & KallmanIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	50
	“We’re Erich & Kallman and we make work that people love… no seriously, ask Ad Age.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17	AXM ARS X MachinaStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	48
	“Based in San Francisco, Ars X Machina (AXM) is a female-founded media solutions and analytics agency on a mission to architect meaningful media solutions at the intersection of…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18	CutwaterIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	38
	“At Cutwater, we hone and sharpen a brand into something more distinctive so it has a better chance of cutting through, being heard, and standing apart.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19	Barrett HofherrIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	36
	“We're the biggest small agency in the world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20	Nice CompanyStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	36
	“Our services include Consumer Insights, Research, Brand Strategy, Creative, and Global Media Planning & Buying (where we leverage our long-term partner Initiative Media’s $40…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21	Bonfire LabsIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	35
	“Bonfire Labs is a creative studio moving brands further faster.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22	Demand LocalIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	34
	“Demand Local empowers Advertising & Marketing agencies in the Automotive, Legal, Financial, & CPG industries to scale and grow their businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23	Camp KingIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	30
	“We're a creatively driven, strategically whip smart ad agency headquartered in San Francisco’s Presidio and Chicago.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24	AdmybrandStrong evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	51-200	30
	“ADmyBRAND started off as a DIY omnichannel advertising platform but evolved into AI & analytics-driven Web4.0 ad exchange for advertisements on outdoor media, Influencer, digital…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25	HUBIndirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026	11-50	28
	“If a small-ish agency is to be truly adept at integrated marketing, that means they'd have to hire creatives that can work in all mediums.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Media agencies based in San Francisco, United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026

11-50Median size (employees)

New YorkLargest hub · 1316 HQs

Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for San Francisco, over 225 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 media agencies, 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 San Francisco, United States whose own description of what they do matches “media agencies”. 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 media agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside San Francisco 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, 1,678 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.
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Media agencies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many media agencies are there based in San Francisco, United States?

RevenueBase identified 225 media agencies headquartered in San Francisco, 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?

Essence, headquartered in San Francisco, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most media agencies?

New York leads with 1316 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (761) and Miami (416).

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 1,678 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 225 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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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.