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Top 25 Sports advertising and marketing companies based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 169 sports advertising and marketing companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,328 professional contacts across them, including 321 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers sports advertising and marketing companies 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 19, 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 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
169Companies
1,328Contacts tracked
321Verified emails
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The 25 largest sports advertising and marketing companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 169 sports advertising and marketing companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to sports advertising and marketing companies: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20096 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SAIL GROUP OF COMPANIES LEADING INTO THE FUTURE WITH MEANINGFUL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES AND PURPOSEFUL BRAND CONNECTIONS Through extensive knowledge and unique positioning, the SAIL…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidencePaulshof, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20055 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the house of Resonance™ - Mortimer Harvey.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5054 contacts →

Indirect 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 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5054 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Brutal simplicity of thought is at the heart of everything we do and we use this to guarantee that our work is always simple, creative and impactful.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“T+W is a specialist sports and entertainment storytelling shop that makes culture-shaping content and creative campaigns for broadcasters, streamers, brands, teams, athletes…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20036 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Created in 2001, Playmakers is a focused sports marketing management consultancy in the sports and lifestyle arena.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a full-service sponsorship agency.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5034 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re an integrated sports agency with a strong purpose of connecting people through the power of sport.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Partial evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5033 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Megapro is Africa's leading commercial sports and entertainment agency, specialising in innovative solutions across sport, entertainment, hospitality, branding solutions…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Strong evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Treble Group is a strategic sports and entertainment marketing agency with 20 years experience and relationships in the sport and entertainment industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Augment is Y11 Sport & Media’s centralized creative and strategy engine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Advent Sport Entertainment and Media (ASEM) successfully leverages relationships with leading South African brands and national corporations to grow performance and strengthen the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Strong evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Fresh Advertising & Marketing is a full service agency since 2009.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50020 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Captivate Brand Activations specializes in offering clients a comprehensive brand activation solution, from conceptualisation through to implementation, delivered by a team of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Partial evidenceBoksburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BackSports is a Sport Media company focused on creating Digital Streaming Content and Linear Broadcastings.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceBallitoville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Experiential Marketing | Project Management | Out-of-Home | Digital | Brand Development | Content & Design We connect the dots.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidencePaarl, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A really cool little sports and lifestyle business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to the no-hot-air, low-maintenance creative agency that delivers the goods, smartly.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“One-eyed Jack is an award-winning marketing agency, working across lifestyle and entertainment brands.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Every brand is unique in terms of what it needs to succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Strong evidenceDurban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Bloom Marketing / Bloom Infinite is an integrated full-service marketing & advertising agency offering growth fueling strategic marketing solutions, concept development and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“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: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Strong evidenceParkmore, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-107 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are in the business of providing solutions through Marketing and Advertising.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Strong evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Community Advertiser t/a Cherry Apple Media is a young, vibrant business thriving in the Marketing & Advertising fields.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-2006 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Primedia Retail owes its uniqueness and success to its presence in Airports, urban & rural environments, malls, the pharmaceutical industry, gyms, nightlife environments, Retail…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Sports advertising and marketing companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
24.2%Verified-email coverage
7.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
35.5%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
114
11-50
37
51-200
14
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1

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 169 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 sports advertising and marketing companies, 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 “sports advertising and marketing companies”. 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 sports advertising and marketing companies), 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 sports advertising and marketing companies, 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, 321 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 19, 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.

Sports advertising and marketing companies by metro

  • Sports advertising and marketing companies in Johannesburg60
  • Sports advertising and marketing companies in Cape Town30

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 sports advertising and marketing companies, 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 sports advertising and marketing companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 169 sports advertising and marketing companies 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?

Sail Group Of Companies, headquartered in Halfway Gardens Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most sports advertising and marketing companies?

Johannesburg leads with 60 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (30) and Pretoria (11).

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 321 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 169 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 19, 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.