Ranked · 20 of 24 assessed
Ordered by Agency List ScoreStrategic campaigns for wellness brands and health-forward consumers
Media strategy and content marketing for small to mid-sized businesses
Strategic marketing with AI and creative brand solutions
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.
Media buying and strategy with national impact and local precision.
Performance advertising through DRTV, digital, and audio strategies
Direct response marketing for healthcare, insurance, and financial services
Empowering brands with creativity and cultural insights
Cultural campaigns and strategic media planning for diverse audiences
Representing Olympians, Paralympians and keynote speakers through sponsorships, media training and partnership strategy
Media planning and buying for brands, agencies, and artists
Independent marketing for healthcare and social justice sectors
Creative solutions for regulated sectors and brand growth
Crafts political campaigns with video production and digital advertising
Engages consumers through storytelling and brand discipleship.
Celebrating culture through creative campaigns and storytelling
Integrated advertising solutions for automotive market domination
Also in Chicago · 4 not ranked here
0 have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. Alphabetical.About this ranking
What this page ranks
This page ranks 20 of the 24 assessed media planning and buying agencies in Chicago, Illinois — the ones carrying a published score — out of 24 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 Chicago, 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 24, so the strongest award available here is top 10%.
A further 4 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 Chicago, Illinois?
- 24 are listed on Agency List in Chicago, Illinois. 24 of them have been assessed on the Agency List Score as of October 2026, and 20 of those carry a published score.
- Which media planning and buying agency in Chicago, Illinois is ranked highest?
- SRW, with an Agency List Score of 96.4, ranks #1 of 24 assessed agencies in Media Planning and Buying in Chicago, Illinois.
- Why are 4 media planning and buying agencies listed here but not ranked?
- 0 of the 24 listed have not yet been assessed on the Agency List Score. A further 4 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 Chicago, Illinois cohort of 24 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.