Ranked · 37 of 48 assessed
Ordered by Agency List ScoreB2B advertising with agriculture and rural lifestyle expertise
Strategic campaigns for wellness brands and health-forward consumers
Digital and traditional marketing with creative production expertise
Advertising and marketing for the hospitality industry
Media strategy and content marketing for small to mid-sized businesses
Strategic marketing with AI and creative brand solutions
Transforming online presence with web design and SEO
Creative media campaigns and strategic media planning for impactful results
Omnichannel media solutions with transparency and precision.
Brand marketing and commerce strategies for impactful change
SEO, web design, and PPC services with affordable pricing.
Creative advertising solutions with simplicity and impact
Media buying and strategy with national impact and local precision.
Print, web, and social work for retail, hospitality, and nightlife brands
Strategic digital advertising and creative production for targeted audience engagement.
Performance advertising through DRTV, digital, and audio strategies
Media planning and buying for diverse industries and markets
Direct response marketing for healthcare, insurance, and financial services
Elevating small businesses with strategic planning and creative services
Empowering brands with creativity and cultural insights
Cultural campaigns and strategic media planning for diverse audiences
Creative solutions in advertising, design, and content development
Representing Olympians, Paralympians and keynote speakers through sponsorships, media training and partnership strategy
Media planning and buying for brands, agencies, and artists
Creative marketing and advertising with a focus on branding and strategy
Trade show exhibits and digital marketing with creative strategy
Independent marketing for healthcare and social justice sectors
Creative solutions for regulated sectors and brand growth
Strategic media buying and creative marketing solutions
Building vibrant brands with strategic marketing and creative campaigns
Crafts political campaigns with video production and digital advertising
Building brands with logo design and print advertising expertise
Creative advertising and web marketing for diverse industries
Engages consumers through storytelling and brand discipleship.
Celebrating culture through creative campaigns and storytelling
Integrated advertising solutions for automotive market domination
Performance-based marketing for automotive dealerships with zero financial risk
Also in Illinois · 16 not ranked here
5 have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. Alphabetical.About this ranking
What this page ranks
This page ranks 37 of the 48 assessed media planning and buying agencies in Illinois — the ones carrying a published score — out of 53 listed.
The score measures how well an agency documents its own work in public — named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether those outcomes are attributed to the agency rather than described as the client's own results. It does not measure client satisfaction, price, or availability.
Cohorts and awards
Agencies are compared within a cohort — here, Media Planning and Buying in Illinois. A cohort must be large enough to express the band being awarded: at least 8 assessed agencies for a top 25% award, 20 for top 10%, 40 for top 5%, and 300 for top 1%. This one holds 48, so the strongest award available here is top 5%.
The 5 media planning and buying agencies not yet assessed are listed on this page but not ranked.
A further 11 were assessed and no published evidence of their work was found, so no score is shown for them.
Paid placement
Partner agencies can buy a labelled placement block above the ranking on this page. It is always marked as paid and is never mixed into the ranked list.
Placement is paid; it does not affect the ranking, cohort membership, or any agency's score. Ranking position, cohort membership and the score itself are not for sale.
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Questions
- How many media planning and buying agencies are in Illinois?
- 53 are listed on Agency List in Illinois. 48 of them have been assessed on the Agency List Score as of October 2026, and 37 of those carry a published score.
- Which media planning and buying agency in Illinois is ranked highest?
- Rhea + Kaiser, with an Agency List Score of 97.3, ranks #1 of 48 assessed agencies in Media Planning and Buying in Illinois.
- Why are 16 media planning and buying agencies listed here but not ranked?
- 5 of the 53 listed have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. A further 11 were assessed and no published evidence of their work was found, so no score is shown for them. They each have a profile and are listed below the ranking, alphabetically, rather than being hidden or mixed into it.
- How is the ranking determined?
- By Agency List Score, within the Media Planning and Buying in Illinois cohort of 48 assessed agencies. The score is computed from evidence published on each agency's own website: named clients, quantified outcomes, and whether the outcome is attributed to the agency. Paid placement does not affect it.