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Top 25 Paid media marketing agencies based in South Africa

Name: Paid media marketing agencies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 284 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 284 paid media marketing agencies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,389 professional contacts across them, including 281 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers paid media marketing 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

284Companies

1,389Contacts tracked

281Verified emails

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The 25 largest paid media marketing agencies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 284 paid media marketing agencies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to paid media marketing 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	Groupm Sub-Saharan Africa	Partial evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	45 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GroupM is the world’s leading media investment company responsible for more than $45B (COMvergence) in annual media investment through agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	RED September	Partial evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Red September is an integrated advertising and digital marketing agency built for ambitious brands that want measurable growth, bold creative thinking and high-performance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	100 Degrees Online Marketing	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	36 contacts →
	Strong evidence “100 Degrees Online Marketing is a digital media specialist company and one of the leading South African media placement and online marketing agencies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Mediaheads 360	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
5	Mark1	Strong evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Mark1 is a digital media and marketing agency with a global footprint and deep expertise in media strategy, performance marketing, creative content, and technology-led solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Digital FOX	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We have more than 15 years of combined experience in digital marketing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Atkasa	Partial evidence	Roodepoort, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In today’s digital business world, you need a partner who can help you take advantage of marketing opportunities across a variety of platforms and channels in real-time.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	NET AGE CC	Partial evidence	Based In Jhb, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Net Age is an online paid advertising agency and data products business that supplies services to a range of different businesses, as well as to online and offline agencies in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Brand Republic SA	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “In 2008 Brandbar opened its doors, where the focus was on media advertising and design.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Vanha Digital	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VANHA Digital is a performance marketing agency that helps build brands and scale businesses online.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Kaomi Marketing	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kaomi Marketing is a niche team, who have a wealth of experience in performance marketing efficiencies, with a spread portfolio of local and international clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Basecloud	Partial evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We believe that all businesses need specialist marketing solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Adclick Africa	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adclick Africa is a proudly South African digital marketing agency based in Johannesburg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Udigital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Strong 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 21, 2026
15	Online Marketing Guys	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As an Online Marketing Company we leverage the power of the internet to significantly grow your business, utilizing holistic strategies that are 100% measurable, sustainable and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Click Africa Digital	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “VISION To be the foremost culturally relevant digital marketing agency in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Herjoo Online Solutions Google Adwords PPC PAY PER Click Gauteng Pretoria South Africa	Indirect evidence	Alberton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In today's digital landscape, a strong online presence is non-negotiable.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	RGBO	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We leverage the world's most powerful medium to transform expertise and expertises that bridge the gap between your business and its audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Ibay Connect	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 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 21, 2026
20	Iconomysa	Indirect evidence	Bedfordview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creativity is at the core of everything we do with an in-house team of creatives and strategists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Media MIX 360	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A full service accredited media agency offering bespoke media solutions and best possible return on investment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Omnia Digital	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Strong 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 21, 2026
23	Duck And Craig	Indirect evidence	Gauteng, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Duck and Craig Advertising was founded in May 2011.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Open Circle Solutions	Partial evidence	Hermanus, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Based in South Africa, we are a digital marketing agency that serves clients across the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Thrive Media	Strong evidence	Milnerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Media Strategy Media Production Ad Serving Online Marketing Campaign Management” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: paid media marketing 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 paid media marketing agencies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of paid media marketing agencies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name paid media marketing 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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Paid media marketing agencies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

20.2%Verified-email coverage

4.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

25.0%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

217

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 284 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 paid media marketing 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 “paid media marketing 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 paid media marketing 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 paid media marketing 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, 281 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 21, 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.

Paid media marketing agencies by metro

Paid media marketing agencies in Cape Town71
Paid media marketing agencies in Johannesburg61
Paid media marketing agencies in Pretoria26

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 paid media marketing 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 paid media marketing agencies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 284 paid media marketing 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?

Groupm Sub-Saharan Africa, headquartered in Bryanston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most paid media marketing agencies?

Cape Town leads with 71 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (61) and Pretoria (26).

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 281 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 284 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 21, 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.