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Top 19 Media consulting firms based in South Africa
RevenueBase identified 68 media consulting firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 307 professional contacts across them, including 51 with verified work emails and 11 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.
This list covers media consulting firms 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, 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.
The 19 largest media consulting firms based in South Africa
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | ||||
“Clearwater connects people to content: Across platforms Across devices Across markets Over 20 years of working closely with internationally recognised brands, we know that no two…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 16 | ||||
“SPACE is a modern media company.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 7 | ||||
“Specialising in broadcast, out-of-home advertising and public relations, Ivie Media promises a dedicated, personalised service, offering you more value for money through…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 6 | ||||
“Media Strategy Media Production Ad Serving Online Marketing Campaign Management” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||
“We harness the power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | Sonskyn ConsultingPartial evidence | 4 | |||
“Sonskyn is a strategic management and consulting solution in the South African entertainment industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 4 | ||||
“Network Media, founded in 2021, is a dynamic media marketing agency based in Johannesburg.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 3 | ||||
“A set of professionals from across the globe have come together to supply decades of experience in the media industry to offer business services with Acumen.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | MY Media House ZAPartial evidence | 3 | |||
“At My Media House, we understand that in today's fast-paced digital landscape, every company aspires to have its own dedicated media powerhouse.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 3 | ||||
“APCC is South Africa’s leading integrated media cost consultancy.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | GutterlampPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“A Johannesburg based marketing and media consultancy firm focusing on deliver strategic advisory and implementation services for brave and agile brands.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | Reel Media PTY LTDPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“Founded in 2007, Reel Media is a consultancy specialising in strategic research, content, business intelligence, project operations and project management within the broadcasting…” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | Ukusa ZA & COPartial evidence | 2 | |||
“Ukusa Za & Co is a media consultancy with over a decade of experience partnering with businesses to turn strategy into impactful content and storytelling.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 2 | ||||
“Tutto is a consulting and services company providing assistance with digital transformation including strategy, project delivery, and communications.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | Media Wizard ConsultingPartial evidence | 1 | |||
“Media Wizard through its experience in Africa and it's partner networks, aims to assist companies within a converged media space make sense of the rapid changes evident.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | ThiinkIndirect evidence | 1 | |||
“THIINK is a strategic advisory firm founded in 2015 that helps businesses understand how people interact with their organisations in a digital world.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | Media MAX PTY LTDPartial evidence | 1 | |||
“The Media max journey has been to explore ways of building stronger brands through media connectedness & client integration.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 1 | ||||
“Absolve Media is a media consulting firm that specializes in brand building through marketing strategy, social media, design, and video content.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1 | ||||
“Dotjam is a multi-channel strategic consultancy, based in Cape Town South Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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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 consulting 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 South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “media consulting 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 media consulting firms, 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 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, 51 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
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Media consulting firms by metro
- Media consulting firms in Johannesburg28
Frequently asked
How many media consulting firms are there based in South Africa?
RevenueBase identified 68 media consulting firms 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?
Clearwater, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most media consulting firms?
Johannesburg leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (3) and Durban (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
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How current is this list?
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