This article showcases our top picks for the best Chicago based Advertising companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Advertising industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Chicago Advertising Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Basis Technologies
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Basis Technologies, formerly ‘Centro,’ provides cloud-based workflow automation and business intelligence software for marketing.
Cheetah Digital
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The technology and marketing expertise B2C marketers need to deliver enterprise-scale brand experiences.
Cooler Screens
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Cooler Screens is a developer of interactive digital displays to replace glass doors in store aisles.
IRI
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IRI is a Market research company specialized in development of big data and predictive analytics solutions.
UpCity
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UpCity helps businesses find service providers they can trust.
Rise Interactive
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Rise Interactive is a full-service digital marketing agency, helping leading brands drive better business outcomes.
LotLinx
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LotLinx’ is a SaaS provider of Digital Retailing and Marketing technologies and for the Automotive Industry.
Hatch Loyalty
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Hatch is a customer engagement & loyalty platform for large retailers & brands. Belly, is its leading solution for small businesses.
Freeosk Inc
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Freeosk is a network of in-store kiosks, driving trial and awareness for brands by giving free samples of new products to customers.
Block Six Analytics
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Maximizing Revenue For Buyers And Sellers Of Sports Sponsorship Using Technology And Analytics
Sandbox Agency
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Sandbox Agency is an international full-service agency. It creates personalized emails, Websites, e-newsletters, and mobile experiences.
Upshot, Inc
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Upshot specializes in total brand engagement, brand initiatives, and shopper marketing.
Target Data
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Target Data operates as a performance marketing agency fueled by data.
Earshot
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Earshot is a precision-based customer acquisition platform
Strike Social
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The global leader in AI for social advertising
Zorch
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Zorch is the exclusive supplier of branded merchandise for some of the largest corporations in the world.
Manifest Digital
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Manifest Digital provides designing, rapid application development, online marketing strategy and hosted management services.
PowerPublish
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PowerPublish is a virtual newsroom that leverages technology and content automation that turns modern brands into power publishers.
Persio
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Persio helps retailers personalize cross channel communications using a simple SaaS platform.
VacayHome Connect
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VacayHome Connect focuses in the fields of vacation rental industry, distribution, digital marketing, web-stores, and websites.
AdYapper
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AdYapper tracks display and mobile ads that generate detailed verification data, consumer sentiment, and viewability.
Elevate Digital
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Elevate Digital is an interactive digital advertising and software company that transforms the way advertisers interact with consumers.
Appnoxious
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Appnoxious is a development house focused on mobile applications and games.
Specless
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Specless empowers publishers to evolve beyond tired display ad formats and bring to market a more valuable advertising experience.
Huvii
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Huvii is a gaming and advertising platform that digitalizes bar and restaurant entertainment.
Tagkast
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Tagkast is a photo marketing platform to help event marketers increase social reach and capture consumer data
Music Dealers
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Music Dealers is a music licensing platform providing pre-cleared music and custom song creation for content creators.
ADSHIFT
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We help companies spend their digital ad budget more efficiently by automatically reallocating ad spend to their most profitable products
ReadOz
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Tens of thousands of loyal users come to ReadOz every day to read free and paid publications.
Optyn
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Optyn is an email marketing software platform that offers an easy-to-use tool for email marketing campaigns.
VEVE
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A performance marketing platform to reach consumers through OEMs & Browsers.
JDS Marketing Holdings
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JDS Marketing Holdings is operates in stealth mode.
Leo Burnett
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Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., is an American globally active advertising company
Brandmuscle
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Brandmuscle provides integrated local and channel marketing for companies that want to make an impact.
Merge World
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MERGE promotes health, wealth and happiness in the world by merging storytelling with technology.
SocialCrunch
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SocialCrunch is a data collection platform providing social and human behavior-related statistics to users.
RR Donnelley & Sons
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RR Donnelley is a global provider of integrated multichannel marketing and business communications solutions.
Storymix Media
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Storymix Media is a crowdsourced automated video creation platform for digital agencies and content marketers.
VivaKi
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Vivaki, a marketing communications organization, provides digital advertising solutions that connects advertises with consumers.
Rewards Network
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Rewards Network is a provider of capital and marketing services to the restaurant industry.
Starcom Worldwide
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Starcom is a world-renowned media agency that simplifies human understanding to deliver meaningful brand experiences.
Golin
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Golin offers businesses with technology solutions and insights that focus on connecting brands with their customers.
ShopperTrak
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ShopperTrak is a provider of people counter technology and foot traffic analysis that improve retail profitability.
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Sharetapes are physical cards for launching digital content on smartphones
Fusion92
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Fusion92 is a independent marketing innovation agency.
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ShareASale is retail focused performance marketing network, enabling users to tap into a wider consumer base without additional costs.
Conversant
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Conversant is a leader in personalized digital marketing.
Comrade Digital Marketing Agency
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Comrade Digital Marketing is a Chicago-based full-service digital marketing, SEO & web design agency.
Inmagine Group
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Inmagine Group is a global creative ecosystem powered by design, technological innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Multiple
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Multiple is a strategic designer, developers, writers, and producers working from three offices in two countries.
Twittad
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Twittad is a marketing company that provides online advertising services.
Performics
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Performics is the leading provider of performance marketing services and technological solutions in the SEM industry.
bizHive
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bizHive offers small businesses with advisory services that focus on increasing their profitability.
SocialKaty
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SocialKaty is a social media marketing agency developing strategy and daily execution of social media marketing for brands.
Walker Sands
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Walker Sands is a B2B marketing agency focused on accelerating growth.
Quick2Launch
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Q2L is a marketing automation platform that helps build business systems.
EnsembleIQ
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EnsembleIQ is a premier business intelligence resource that exists to help people and their organizations succeed.
Sapphire Apps
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Sapphire Apps drives innovative digital marketing by enhancing how users interact with the influencers and brands that inspire them
InnerWorkings
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InnerWorkings offers coding sandbox, a learning tool integrated with Visual Studio to help.
Transistor.fm
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Podcast hosting and analytics for creatives, brands, and professionals.
SocialDefender
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Social Defender helps businesses manage and protect their social presence across all social platforms.
OGAds
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OGads provides the top mobile content locker in the industry.
Exact Data
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Direct Marketing Services including Postal, Email, and Phone Lists and Social Media Pay-Per-Click Advertising
Closerlook
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Closerlook, inc. is a digital marketing agency which provides solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
CraftJack
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CraftJack helps contractors generate more leads with fair.
AdGooroo
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AdGooroo is the leading provider of internet marketing competitive intelligence, keyword research, and other keyword tools.
Vision Integrated Graphics Group
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Vision is a full service marketing solutions provider specializing in cross media marketing, strategy, technology, print & fulfillment.
SPR INc
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SPR is a family of IT professional services firms in the Midwest that deliver high-value technology solutions.
Risefy
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Risefy helps businesses of all sizes find and work with marketing, advertising, and creative professionals.
iPromo LLC
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iPromo develops and delivers promotional products that are used by businesses for their marketing campaigns.
Visual Feeder
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Visual Feeder lights up the city streets with full-motion brand advertising experiences on high traffic commercial retail locations.
linkexchange
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LinkExchange is an internet advertising company providing a banner exchange network.
Yes Lifecycle Marketing
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Yes Lifecycle Marketing is a solution provider that brings together multichannel marketing platforms and data services.
Catsy
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Catsy is a marketing and advertising company that specializes in product content management, syndication, and content analytics.
The Marketing Store
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The Marketing Store is a customer engagement agency. We bring people and brands closer together.
envisionit
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Envisionit is a digital marketing agency that provides data, analytics, tracking, optimization, and targeting solutions to its clients.
Mabbly
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Mabbly is a strategic design agency powered by data analytics, market research, and digital technology.
Liquidus Marketing
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Liquidus Marketing is delivers the power to drive scalable, multi-screen digital advertising campaigns using an innovative solutions.
Rapid Displays
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Rapid Displays is a marketing and advertising company providing retail displays, store fixtures, and kiosk merchandising products.
MMA (Marketing Management Analytics)
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MMA (Marketing Management Analytics) helps clients to achieve significant brand and marketplace advantages.
Arc Worldwide
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Arc Worldwide offers digital communications, direct and database marketing, promotions, and shopper marketing services.
Optimus
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Optimus is a collective of award winning filmmakers, storytellers, and artists working with agencies and brands.
AKTA
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AKTA is a digital experience and engagement consultancy firm that designs digital services for identified new business opportunities.
Cramer-Krasselt
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Cramer-Krasselt is a professional advertising and marketing agency.
PageTraffic
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Page Traffic is a search engine optimization firm located in New Delhi, India with its sales office in Chicago, Illinois.
ShopLocal LLC
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ShopLocal LLC is a marketing and advertising service that builds, hosts and maintains catalogs and online weekly ads for retailers.
Competiscan
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Competiscan is a full-service of competitive intelligence market research firm.
BookedOut
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BookedOut is a marketplace where brands, agencies and promotional contractors intersect to promote and capture consumer feedback.
Cellit
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Cellit is a marketing and advertising company that built robust mobile marketing solutions with their suite of services.
Aspen Marketing Services
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Aspen Marketing Services is a digital marketing company focusing on both response and engagement techniques.
Legacy Marketing Partners
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Legacy Marketing Partners is an independent brand experience agency that offers its customers with event marketing and digital campaigns.
Agency EA
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Agency EA is a full-service agency that offers event and experiential marketing services.
VSA Partners
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VSA Partners offers interconnected branding and communications solutions for today’s increasingly cross-channel.
Pear (formerly Apparel Media Group)
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Pear helps groups and events obtain sponsorships support from major brands and local businesses.
KELLY SCOTT MADISON
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KELLY SCOTT MADISON is a marketing and advertising company providing media solutions and services.
Logical Media Group
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Logical Media Group is a marketing and advertising company specializing in digital marketing services.
Czarnowski
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Czarnowski full-service exhibit and event marketing company .
Al Media
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Al Media provides services such as strategic planning for digital videos, social media posts and television, media planning and production.
