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50 of 135 advertising companies ranked on evidence in the Q4 2026 edition.
Between them, the 135 advertising companies on this page cover creative (64), advertising (51), branding (32) and goals (30). They also list work in London, Nice, Washington and Reading. 134 of them have written a profile you can read before you get in touch.
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Q4 2026 edition
50 of 135 advertising companies ranked on evidence held on 6 October 2026: client reviews, vetting, awards and facts each business states on its own website, which we read and date. Nobody pays to be placed.
Positions are fixed for the quarter; the next edition is due in January 2027.

Creative
Creative Marketing Resources, known as CMR, is a strategic marketing agency in Milwaukee.
Why #1: Founded 1995, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Advertising & Marketing · Business Services
Control Yours is a web design and development company in Kearney, Nebraska.
Why #2: In business 19+ years · Small team, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · Science
Buffalo advertising agency providing creative, PR, media, branding and digital marketing for regional and national brands
Why #3: In business 40+ years · Team of 100+, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Information Technology · Creative · Also in Turkey
Doremus, which trades as Doremus+Co, is the business-to-business specialist agency within Omnicom.
Why #4: Founded 1903, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Driving · Energy · Arts · Also in New Orleans
Beuerman Miller Fitzgerald, known as BMF, is a communications agency in New Orleans that has worked across Louisiana and further afield since 1926.
Why #5: Founded 1926, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Information Technology · Creative · Also in London
Gilroy Corporate Communications, which trades as Gilroy, is a B2B marketing agency that helps large brands win new accounts, grow existing ones and hold on to customers for longer.
Why #6: In business 50+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · SEO · Video
Formula Advertising, also known as Formula ADV, is a communications and marketing agency in Torino, Italy, working since 1977.
Why #7: Founded 1977, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Production
Direct Marketing Solutions, or DMS, is an American direct response agency that plans, designs, prints and mails campaigns from its own production plants.
Why #8: Founded 1982, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Business Services · Non Profit · Real Estate
James Harris Associates, trading as Harris and Harris Creative, is a marketing and PR agency that concentrates on the construction sector.
Why #9 (shared): In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Medical · Learning
Binary Vision is a digital agency that has worked in the field for four decades, building websites, e-learning and digital services.
Why #9 (shared): In business 40+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Arts, Entertainment & Music · Advertising & Marketing · Real Estate · Also in Wilmington
DMG Marketing, which trades as DMG, is a marketing communications agency founded by Ken in 1993.
Why #11 (shared): Founded 1993, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · Video · simple · Also in Dallas
Delta Group 360 is an advertising and marketing agency in Abilene, Texas, with West Texas roots going back to 1993.
Why #11 (shared): Founded 1993, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising & Marketing · Content Marketing · Creative
Creativeworld is a UK design and marketing agency with more than 30 years of practice behind it.
Why #13 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Advertising · Branding
CoxRasmussen & Co. is a full-service advertising agency with more than 30 years of experience.
Why #13 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Video · Education · Also in Atlanta
Encyclomedia is a full-service video production company in Atlanta, Georgia.
Why #13 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Partners · Also in Nice
Graphica Inc is a multi-disciplinary design firm that builds brands for the life sciences market.
Why #13 (shared): In business 30+ years, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Branding
DesignPartner is a small visual communications studio in Burlington, Vermont, run by designer Kevin Hern since he set it up in 1996.
Why #13 (shared): Founded 1996, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Automotive · Also in Florida
KSC Inc. is a marketing agency that says it has been building brands since 1998. It plans and carries out promotional work for organisations, combining strategy with design.
Why #18: Founded 1998, as stated on its own website, read 5 Oct 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Creative · Advertising · Video
Creative Co-op LLC is a strategic communications firm set up in 2001. It helps organisations work out what their brand stands for and then turns that into messages and campaigns.
Why #19: Founded 2001, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Advertising · Branding · Also in Lagos
Gems Communications Ltd is a Nigerian outdoor advertising business that builds and rents billboard sites to advertisers and agencies.
Why #20 (shared): Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Consumer Products & Services · Business Services · Digital Marketing · Also in United States of America
Digital Current is a digital marketing agency that has run search and paid campaigns since 2003.
Why #20 (shared): Founded 2003, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
Creative · Advertising · Goals · Also in Virginia and New Jersey
Bravura Advertising & Design is an advertising and design firm set up in 2005 that tells clients' stories online, in print and on radio and television.
Why #22 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Fellow Inc. is a marketing agency for the foodservice industry. It describes its team as marketing experts, problem solvers and food enthusiasts.
Why #22 (shared): Founded 2005, as stated on its own website, read 29 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.

Schools · Also in Chicago
CSSI Marketing + Culinary is an agency that works only in foodservice, combining chefs and culinary specialists with strategists, creatives and marketers.
Why #24 (shared): In business 20+ years, as stated on its own website, read 28 Sept 2026
Not yet on record: client reviews, vetting.
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