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Top 25 Retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 294 retail advertising agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,861 professional contacts across them, including 1,603 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers retail advertising agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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.

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The 25 largest retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 294 retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names retail advertising 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.
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Marketing WerksIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a2,182

“Marketing Werks has become Product Connections, a fully integrated engagement agency specializing in omnichannel solutions that build relationships between brands and consumers.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
ARC WorldwideIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20265,001-10,000712

“Arc is the leading creative engine within Publicis’s group of commerce agencies.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Cramer-KrasseltIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500299

“Cramer-Krasselt is one of the largest independent agencies in the US with nearly $50 million revenue, with more than 80% of that revenue coming from digital and social.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Abelsontaylor GroupIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500253

“With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
Fusion92Indirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500244

“Fusion92 is the independent growth partner for highly regulated, multi-location brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Empower MediaIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500215

“We are Empower® America’s largest woman-owned media agency From the day we opened our doors in 1985, Empower has challenged the media status quo.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
ManifestIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500183

“At Manifest, we drive growth by starting in the messy middle, where customer consideration widens and momentum is at greatest risk.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Current GlobalIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500180

“Through cultural insight, strategy and creativity, Current Global helps brands connect with the people who matter most-meeting them where they are with what they value.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
Energy BbdoIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500151

“Energy BBDO is a global creative agency known for energizing people and brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
HighdiveIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200136

“Highdive (highdiveus.com) is an independently owned, EMMY-nominated, full-service creative agency located in Chicago (HQ) and New York City.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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Upshot AgencyIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20084

“We use creativity, digital fluency, and cultural agility to lead brands through a world of change and unleash their full potential.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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RPM AdvertisingIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20072

“We want to laugh.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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EicoffIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20065

“Transform your marketing into a growth engine.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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The Motion AgencyIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20062

“Motion is a results-driven creative agency giving brands the power they need to accelerate growth.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Point B CommunicationsPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5051

“Point B is an independent, full-service, mid-sized branding and advertising agency in Chicago's West Loop neighborhood.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Fluent360Indirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20049

“fluent360 is a forward-thinking, full-service agency fueled by deep audience expertise and fearless creativity.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
OKRPIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,00048

“BarkleyOKRP is one of the largest full-service independent agencies in the U.S.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
ALXIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026n/a43

“ALX is a performance-driven agency blending data, creative, and media strategy to drive meaningful growth.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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Visual MarketingIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5041

“Visual Marketing, Inc.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5039

“GainShare helps growth-minded brands turn marketing into predictable revenue.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Elite Communications GroupIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5038

“We are Storytellers We are a boutique agency that is large enough to house exceptional, A-list talent yet small enough to give you the attentive, personalized service you…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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Tom, Dick & HarryIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5032

“Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Co is Chicago’s craft agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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GRP MediaIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5031

“We’re an independent, full-service Chicago-based media planning and buying agency delivering smart insights, precision and impeccable service to our clients.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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Purpose BrandIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5030

“We are a seasoned, strategic integrated marketing agency focused on creating content that makes headlines, executing social media that sparks conversation and producing video that…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
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Limitless CreativeIndirect evidence
Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5029

“We're a full-service marketing agency specializing in strategy, growth, design, & production.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 843 HQs
Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
90
51-200
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201-500
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501-1,000
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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 Chicago, over 294 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 retail advertising 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 Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “retail advertising 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 retail advertising agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago 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, 1,603 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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Retail advertising agencies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many retail advertising agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 294 retail advertising agencies headquartered in Chicago, 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?

Marketing Werks, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most retail advertising agencies?

New York leads with 843 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (653) and Chicago (294).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

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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.