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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.

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
68Companies
307Contacts tracked
51Verified emails
11Mobile numbers
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The 19 largest media consulting firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 19 of 68 media consulting firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names media consulting 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.
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1
ClearwaterIndirect evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5019

“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, 2026
2
space.tmPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5016

“SPACE is a modern media company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Ivie MediaPartial evidence
Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-507

“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, 2026
4
Thrive MediaPartial evidence
Milnerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-106

Media Strategy Media Production Ad Serving Online Marketing Campaign Management”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Starcom South AfricaIndirect evidence
Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-2005

“We harness the power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Sonskyn ConsultingPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-104

“Sonskyn is a strategic management and consulting solution in the South African entertainment industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
Network Media SAPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-104

“Network Media, founded in 2021, is a dynamic media marketing agency based in Johannesburg.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Acumen Media ManagementPartial evidence
Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-503

“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, 2026
9
MY Media House ZAPartial evidence
Western Cape, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-103

“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, 2026
10Fourways, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-103

“APCC is South Africa’s leading integrated media cost consultancy.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
GutterlampPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“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, 2026
12
Reel Media PTY LTDPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“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, 2026
13
Ukusa ZA & COPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“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, 2026
14
Tutto Consulting ServicesPartial evidence
Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-102

“Tutto is a consulting and services company providing assistance with digital transformation including strategy, project delivery, and communications.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Media Wizard ConsultingPartial evidence
Randburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

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, 2026
16
ThiinkIndirect evidence
Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“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, 2026
17
Media MAX PTY LTDPartial evidence
Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“The Media max journey has been to explore ways of building stronger brands through media connectedness & client integration.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
Absolve MediaStrong evidence
Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“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, 2026
19
DotjamIndirect evidence
Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-101

“Dotjam is a multi-channel strategic consultancy, based in Cape Town South Africa.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Media consulting firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
JohannesburgLargest hub · 28 HQs
11Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
56
11-50
10
51-200
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Verified emails by last verification

0–30
45
31–60
6
61–90
0
90–180
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180+
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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.
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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).

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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.