Media Buyers Vendors

949
Media Buyers vendors tracked
$33.32B
in cumulative cycle spend
1485077
Top 2026 buyer ($138.1M)

$33.32B flowed through 949 canonicalized media-buying firms this cycle. The top 5 (Waterfront Strategies, LLC, Target Enterprises LLC, Sadler Strategic Media, Inc., Main Street Media Group, Mentzer Media Services) handled $9.28B of that. Of the cohort-wide inflow, ~3% is traceable to downstream broadcast-station spend ($1.15B). The remainder reflects commissions, production fees, digital placements, and untracked downstream pass-through. Each firm profile below shows its own client-network and station-mix.

Top 10 media buyers vendors by total cycle spend

Biggest single payment
$18.0M
1485077 → Debra Schommer Media Group · Feb 2026
Fastest-growing vendor (90d)
14.1×
TKO Buying LLC · $140K → $2.0M
Most service categories served
11 categories
Raconteur Media Company
# Vendor Primary category Total cycle spend # buyers 12-mo trajectory
1 Waterfront Strategies, LLC Media $3.22B 25
2 Target Enterprises LLC Digital $2.56B 28
3 Sadler Strategic Media, Inc. Media $1.49B 5
4 Main Street Media Group Media $1.08B 8
5 Mentzer Media Services Media $927.3M 40
6 Media Buying & Analytics Media $783.6M 2
7 Greenstripe Media, Inc. Media $764.1M 3
8 GMMB Digital $754.1M 69
9 Buying Time LLC Media $750.5M 90
10 Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook/Instagram) Digital $677.2M 2,015
11 AKPD Message and Media Media $631.6M 26
12 Great American Media Inc. Media $622.8M 4
13 Smart Media Group, LLC Media $564.0M 75
14 Google LLC Digital $545.2M 2,087
15 Crossroads Media LLC Media $507.5M 9
16 Screen Strategies Media Media $505.4M 71
17 Strategic Media Services, Inc. Media $491.3M 59
18 Bully Pulpit Interactive (BPI) Digital $473.5M 25
19 Aisle 518 Strategies, LLC Digital $449.9M 57
20 Grassroots Media Media $443.2M 22
21 Canal Partners Media Media $439.6M 62
22 Polaris Strategies, Inc. Digital $415.9M 7
23 SKDK (SKDKnickerbocker) Media $414.8M 66
24 AL Media Media $388.9M 62
25 Nebo Media Media $387.0M 6
26 OnMessage Inc. Digital $355.1M 99
27 Mothership Strategies, LLC Digital $319.3M 102
28 MissionWired, Inc. Digital $308.6M 99
29 Strategic Media Placement Inc. Media $298.7M 115
30 FP1 Strategies, LLC Media $252.5M 130
31 Gambit Strategies LLC Digital $242.8M 30
32 Medium Buying, LLC Media $242.4M 39
33 NCC Media Digital $236.5M 4
34 Left Hook Media $231.5M 42
35 Assembly Digital $212.1M 2
36 Sage Media Planning & Placement, Inc. Media $206.5M 40
37 Middle Seat Consulting, LLC Digital $204.4M 111
38 THE Strategy Group Digital $204.0M 119
39 Rising Tide Interactive Digital $197.5M 47
40 Milner Butcher Media Group, LLC Media $160.5M 2
41 DEL Cielo Media LLC Media $156.4M 6
42 Debra Schommer Media Group Media $149.7M 5
43 AX Media Media $139.2M 64
44 Srcp Media Media $132.2M 58
45 Bluewest Media Media $129.3M 14
46 Tatango Digital $125.7M 174
47 Wavelength Strategy LLC Digital $124.6M 41
48 GEN2 Solutions, LLC Media $123.6M 34
49 GPS Impact Digital $122.9M 96
50 Dupont Circle Strategies LLC Media $122.6M 2

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This page shows the top 50 media buyers vendors active across the current cycle. Each vendor profile links out to their full client list, monthly spend trajectory, and money-flow analysis. Media Buyers is one of 11 service categories OpenPolitical tracks — see the rail above for the rest.