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Top 25 Media planning firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Name: Media planning firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 110 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 110 media planning firms headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 975 professional contacts across them, including 323 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers media planning 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, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 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 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

110Companies

975Contacts tracked

323Verified emails

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The 25 largest media planning firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 110 media planning firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to media planning firms: 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	Simplyblack Media	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	148 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “SimplyBlack” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Metropolitanrepublic	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MetropolitanRepublic is a full service communications company, with a firm and highly valued Strategic and Behavioural Change reputation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	United Stations PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “United Stations is a specialist media sales house, boasting a national footprint of some of the top radio brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Retroviral	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We have a challenger mindset and through this have made more brands ‘go viral’, globally, than any other agency in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Mediaheads 360	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Mediaheads360 we are a dynamic team of media specialists that have a love for powerful, creative ideas that drive holistic media campaigns.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	PHD South Africa	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in London in 1990, we were the first media agency to offer strategic and creative planning at a time when the industry was about buying cheaply and quickly.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Hive Digital Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Hive Digital Media, a dynamic force in the digital landscape born from the rich heritage of Caxton’s long-standing and locally entrenched publications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Clearwater	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	The Cheese HAS Moved	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At The Cheese Has Moved (TCHM), we don't just follow trends, we set them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Cinevation PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WE ARE CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE AND PASSIONATE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Udigital	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “uDigital is a leading creative and data driven marketing agency in Johannesburg specialising in high-performance media and digital business consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Blue Apple South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 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 20, 2026
13	Armada	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're a digital-first creative partner and innovation consultant to brands, production companies and agencies working across all media and technology platforms to create…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	IO Media Agency	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Io Agency, where creative meets strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	The Loud Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We move people (through creativity, human insight and communication) to bring them closer to the heart of the brand, to inspire them to buy-in and believe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Omnia Digital	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “How We Help Our Clients - Build full funnel strategies that guide customers from discovery to purchase - Run paid media campaigns that bring in high-intent traffic - Create email…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Rallinca Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rallinca Media is a committed and innovative African-focused media company founded in 2017.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	The Principality	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ABOUT US The Principality is a strategic communications advisory with a core focus on digital We create tailor-made marketing and communications strategies for our clients by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Quartermaster Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Quartermaster Group is a Johannesburg based marketing and communications agency that delivers business solutions through three integrated divisions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Community Advertiser CC T A Cherry Apple Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Community Advertiser t/a Cherry Apple Media is a young, vibrant business thriving in the Marketing & Advertising fields.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Westlink Business Solutions	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Westlink Business Solutions is a full-service strategic marketing agency offering comprehensive marketing strategies including market research, brand development, creative design…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	The Media Tacticians PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Media Tacticians is a highly creative 100% black Female owned through the line agency specialising in media strategy, marketing and sales solutions, we provide customer…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Network Media SA	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Network Media, founded in 2021, is a dynamic media marketing agency based in Johannesburg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Insignia Advertising South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a full-service-agency that is willing to go above and beyond to meet your brands creative and strategic needs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Successful Media	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With 11 years of experience, our integrated marketing professionals skilled in digital marketing, media buying and public relations, work as an extension of your team, ensuring…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 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: media planning firms. 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 media planning firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of media planning firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name media planning firms. 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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Media planning firms based in Johannesburg, South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

33.1%Verified-email coverage

8.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

100.0%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole South Africa list rather than for Johannesburg, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Johannesburg, over 110 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 planning firms, 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 Johannesburg, South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “media planning firms”. 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 media planning firms), 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 media planning 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 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, 323 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 20, 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.

Media planning firms by metro in South Africa

Media planning firms in Johannesburg110
Media planning firms in Cape Town63
Media planning firms in Pretoria29

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 media planning firms, 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 media planning firms are there based in Johannesburg, South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 110 media planning 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?

Simplyblack Media, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most media planning firms?

Johannesburg leads with 110 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (63) and Pretoria (29).

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 323 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 110 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 20, 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.