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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.
The 25 largest retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,182 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 712 | ||||
“Arc is the leading creative engine within Publicis’s group of commerce agencies.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 299 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 253 | ||||
“With AbelsonTaylor Group, ROI is what you’ll get.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 244 | ||||
“Fusion92 is the independent growth partner for highly regulated, multi-location brands.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | Empower MediaIndirect evidence | 215 | |||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 183 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 180 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | Energy BbdoIndirect evidence | 151 | |||
“Energy BBDO is a global creative agency known for energizing people and brands.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 136 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 84 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 72 | ||||
“We want to laugh.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 65 | ||||
“Transform your marketing into a growth engine.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | The Motion AgencyIndirect evidence | 62 | |||
“Motion is a results-driven creative agency giving brands the power they need to accelerate growth.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 51 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 49 | ||||
“fluent360 is a forward-thinking, full-service agency fueled by deep audience expertise and fearless creativity.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | OKRPIndirect evidence | 48 | |||
“BarkleyOKRP is one of the largest full-service independent agencies in the U.S.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 43 | ||||
“ALX is a performance-driven agency blending data, creative, and media strategy to drive meaningful growth.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | Visual MarketingIndirect evidence | 41 | |||
“Visual Marketing, Inc.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 39 | ||||
“GainShare helps growth-minded brands turn marketing into predictable revenue.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 38 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 32 | ||||
“Tom, Dick & Harry Creative Co is Chicago’s craft agency.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 31 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 30 | ||||
“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, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 29 | ||||
“We're a full-service marketing agency specializing in strategy, growth, design, & production.” Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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Retail advertising agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance
As of Sep 5, 2026Companies by employee count
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.
- Corrections
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Retail advertising agencies by metro in the United States
- Retail advertising agencies in New York843
- Retail advertising agencies in Los Angeles653
- Retail advertising agencies in Chicago294
- Retail advertising agencies in Miami287
- Retail advertising agencies in Atlanta250
- Retail advertising agencies in Dallas214
- Retail advertising agencies in Austin183
- Retail advertising agencies in Houston162
- Retail advertising agencies in San Francisco155
- Retail advertising agencies in Denver147
- Retail advertising agencies in San Diego115
- Retail advertising agencies in Boston109
- Retail advertising agencies in Minneapolis106
- Retail advertising agencies in Las Vegas103
- Retail advertising agencies in Orlando102
- Retail advertising agencies in Portland101
- Retail advertising agencies in Charlotte100
- Retail advertising agencies in Tampa96
- Retail advertising agencies in Phoenix90
- Retail advertising agencies in Philadelphia88
- Retail advertising agencies in Seattle87
- Retail advertising agencies in San Antonio78
- Retail advertising agencies in Nashville71
- Retail advertising agencies in Washington69
- Retail advertising agencies in Brooklyn63
- Retail advertising agencies in Fort Lauderdale61
- Retail advertising agencies in New York City60
- Retail advertising agencies in Indianapolis59
- Retail advertising agencies in Pittsburgh58
- Retail advertising agencies in Irvine57
- Retail advertising agencies in Scottsdale56
- Retail advertising agencies in Columbus55
- Retail advertising agencies in Jacksonville54
- Retail advertising agencies in Salt Lake City51
- Retail advertising agencies in Cincinnati50
- Retail advertising agencies in Wilmington48
- Retail advertising agencies in Raleigh44
- Retail advertising agencies in Louisville43
- Retail advertising agencies in Sheridan42
- Retail advertising agencies in Fort Worth40
- Retail advertising agencies in Detroit38
- Retail advertising agencies in Richmond38
- Retail advertising agencies in Cleveland37
- Retail advertising agencies in Tulsa37
- Retail advertising agencies in Birmingham36
- Retail advertising agencies in Boca Raton36
- Retail advertising agencies in New Orleans36
- Retail advertising agencies in Santa Monica36
- Retail advertising agencies in St. Louis36
- Retail advertising agencies in Rochester35
- Retail advertising agencies in Greenville34
- Retail advertising agencies in Kansas City34
- Retail advertising agencies in Milwaukee34
- Retail advertising agencies in Newport Beach33
- Retail advertising agencies in Sacramento32
- Retail advertising agencies in Long Beach31
- Retail advertising agencies in Miami Beach31
- Retail advertising agencies in Madison30
- Retail advertising agencies in Springfield30
- Retail advertising agencies in Baltimore29
- Retail advertising agencies in Columbia29
- Retail advertising agencies in Omaha29
- Retail advertising agencies in West Palm Beach28
- Retail advertising agencies in Buffalo27
- Retail advertising agencies in Burbank27
- Retail advertising agencies in Grand Rapids27
- Retail advertising agencies in Knoxville27
- Retail advertising agencies in Colorado Springs26
- Retail advertising agencies in Hollywood26
- Retail advertising agencies in El Segundo25
- Retail advertising agencies in Oklahoma City25
- Retail advertising agencies in Plano25
- Retail advertising agencies in San Jose25
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?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,603 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 294 companies.
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.
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