17 Top Social Media Agencies

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UPDATE: You likely came here looking for a list of social media agencies. The below list is great, but if you want a bigger more detailed list, check out the new social media directory.

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What is a social media agency?

There are several types of social media companies out there. Some are research focused, or software heavy, or app developers, or monitoring services. Some are purely extending the PR battle plan to a new medium.

The social media agency is one that can grasp all these segments and help companies extend their brand and marketing through training, long term strategy, and execution.

As Armano points outWhat McKinsey would offer in SM would be very different than Crayon”. Since almost every company would almost be it’s own category, I am avoiding the categories for now. Perhaps in future lists we can add some delineation.

1. Ant’s Eye View “At Ant’s Eye View we concentrate on helping companies of all sizes understand and engage in customer collaboration, social media, and community building.” Clients include Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Dr Pepper, and Maker’s Mark. [added per @TShelton]

2. >carrot creative “is a new-media marketing agency located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY specializing in social media marketing and user experience design. We have the unique ability to take a project from the initial ideation stages to full scale application development all under one roof.”

3. Collective Bias “The Wisdom of Connected Crowds – this is CollectiveBias, a partnership between us, consumers, brands, & retailers.” CollectiveBias, of John Andrews, @GeekMommy and Walmart Moms fame, is a new social media company underneath the MARS Advertising umbrella.

4. Command Partners -”We drive online visibility and lead generation with social media, SEO, online PR and integrated digital marketing services.”

5. Convince & Convert – “Hype-free social media strategy consulting, integration and operations audits. Client focus is on major corporations and agencies.”

6. Dachis Group, of Jeff Dachis, Peter Kim, and David Armano fame, “was created to unlock the value of social technologies for large corporate enterprises through its Social Business Design global advisory practice and technology implementation program.” Dachis has $50 million in funding from Austin Ventures and recently purchased London/Sydney based Headshift.

7. Edelman Digital - “Digital & social business planning group for the world’s largest independently owned public relations firm.”

8. Ignite Social Media is “the Original Social Media Agency ®. We’ve combined content developers, technologists, and social media strategists to form the Ignite team. Together, we keep up with trends, filter the noise, and help companies like yours put social media to work.”

9. LevelWing – “Levelwing is a data-driven digital advertising agency that provides business solutions.”

10. Likeable “is a Word of Mouth Marketing firm that creates and sustains buzz through word of mouth and social media marketing.”

11. Mass Transmit – “Mass Transmit provides the tools, services and expertise that enterprises and organizations need to create and manage digital communications”

12. Mullen “is a social media agency rooted in strategy, public relations and a belief that creativity is as important as community. Social agency of record for Panera, Olympus, Grain Foods Foundation, Stanley, Stop and Shop and others.”

13. Shift Communications “is a fast-growing, national agency that lives at the intersection of Influencer Relations & Social Media. We measure our performance according to the impact that we have on driving your business forward.”

14. singley + mackie – “Social Media Optimization, strategy, community management and development, for Fortune 100 companies including Microsoft, Hasbro & AT&T”

15. Social Media Group “Highly respected independent social media shop, delivering results as Ford’s social media agency since 2007, clients include SAP, Yamaha, ING & govt. One of the world’s largest independent agencies devoted exclusively to helping companies navigate the new socially engaged web.”

16. Top Rank Online Marketing – “Leading digital marketing agency helping clients acquire & engage customers online through integrated Social, SEO & Content Marketing.”

17. We Are Social is “a conversation agency. We help brands to listen, understand and engage in conversations in social media. We’re already helping Ford, Skype, Eurostar, The Economist, Absolut, Dunlop, Barclaycard and the WWF.”

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  • http://www.mRELEVANCE.com/ Carol Flammer

    mRELEVANCE is a social media agency with offices in Atlanta and Chicago. Focused on on the new home and real estate industry, this firm has been blogging and creating effective online solutions for years. We're not new to the party, we started the party! Amongst our most popular blogs is nationally-ranked http://www.AtlantaRealEstateForum.com and http://www.TopBuilderBlogs.com
    mRELEVANCE is grounded in SEO and strong content.

  • http://www.socialmediagroup.com/ maggiefox | Social Media Group

    Hey Jason, thanks so much for including us in your list!

  • jonburg

    I know we aren't a dedicated social agency, but I work with the Digitas Social group. Our group has scaled across the country and is quickly becoming among the first truly global social offerings with strong integration into related media.

  • RachelHappe

    Great list – a while back, I put a similar list together – less agency focused and more advisory/consulting pure plays but as you mention, there is a lot of cross-over in the line is not clear where one segment ends and the other begins. Here's my list: http://community-roundtable.com/2009/08/the-soc...

  • http://www.realfresh.tv/ Chi-chi Ekweozor

    Fantastic list, Jason.

    You left out:

    Real Fresh TV | http://www.realfresh.tv

    Based in Manchester, UK, we *do* social media with a strong focus on strategy, consultancy and training for the UK’s arts, creative and media sectors.

    We helped develop and deliver the social media strategy for Arts Council England’s digital development programme for the arts and cultural sector, http://www.getambition.com.

  • mokshjuneja

    Collective Bias website is not opening!!

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    working for me fine. its just a holder page though, so you are not missing much for now. they are pretty brand new. doing some cool things at BlogWorld if you will be there.

    check out their twitter http://twitter.com/collectivebias or @GeekMommy for news

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Thanks for the ping on Real Fresh TV Chi-chi. I will check it out.

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Nice list Rachel. You have definitely captured one of the categories I considered. This list will easily segment as time passes.

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Thanks Jon, got any links I can check out for more info?

  • http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com Jim Tobin Ignite Social Media

    Thanks for the shout-out Jason. Honored to be included. ~Jim

  • http://www.google.com/profiles/nikhilnulkar Nikhil Nulkar

    Great list and thanks for putting it together. Maybe you want to consider adding 20:20 Social (http://2020social.com/) to it. I have recently learned about it and probably fits the list and could be useful to know for all the people interested in this space! Thanks!

  • http://socialmediagroup.com/2009/09/22/smg-among-top-global-social-media-agencies/ SMG Among Top Global Social Media Agencies | Social Media Group

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  • http://humanvoice.wordpress.com tomob

    Hi Jason:

    We live in the research world – Online Anthropology – but have done more than 200 SM research and analysis projects for the world's biggest brands and agencies over the last 6 years. Self-funded, profitable and continuing to grow even in this recession.

    MotiveQuest LLC http://motivequest.com

    Tom O'Brien

  • http://www.taylormarek.com taylormarek

    I found a couple that can be added.

    http://derekmedia.net/
    &
    http://vaynermedia.com/

    Enjoy! :D Awesome post btw…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Michael-Germano/24200911 Michael Germano

    Hey Jason – Great List, and thank you for adding us. Everyone at the Carrot Creative offices gave each other high fives and we will give you a beer cheers at our next happy hour. I think everyone will be very excited to see some of the innovative projects that we built for BIG brands in the next few months.

  • http://www.beingpeterkim.com Peter Kim

    Hi Jason, thanks for the mention. Slight edit, CC and company were acquired by Campfire last month ( http://www.theadvanceguard.com/2009/the-advance... ). I think Conversation Group belongs on the list as well. Charlene has a great resource related to this post: http://wiki.altimetergroup.com/

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Thanks Peter, actually just came across that. I will make the edits. Definitely not a perfect list yet, but I am learning about some new companies through the convo.

    Also dig Charlene's wiki. Would love to see it expand into a more robust resource. If anyone actually had the time.

  • http://newmediacampaigns.com Clay Schossow

    Jason,

    Good list. It's so hard to define what a social media company is, though. For example, we (http://newmediacampaigns.com) call ourselves a web design and development company, but we certainly also help clients in the realm of social media. We just don't make it the focus of our revenue. I think A LOT of agencies, and nearly all of the good ones, fall into somewhat of a grey area.

    Two agencies that we enjoy that do a lot with social media are PR 20/20 (http://pr2020.com) and Garfield Group Interactive (http://www.ggiagency.com/)

  • Michael_Maurillo

    So what I'm wondering is since everyone seems to be working for Ford, who's taking the official credit for the Fiesta Movement? ; )

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Great question Michael. I have heard, but am not certain, that the Fiesta Movement was Undercurrent's baby.

  • http://twitter.com/EmilyLuiz Emily Luiz

    Zocalo Group is a great word of mouth agency that combines WOM with social media marketing tactics to create online and offline conversation zocalogroup.com. (sister agency to Ketchum)

  • http://geekmommy.net GeekMommy

    Think you're right on that one – know that Scott Monty & Julia Roy were working on that in NYC at the launch.

  • http://geekmommy.net GeekMommy

    Wouldn't be a Top list without you guys Maggie! SMG rocks! :)

  • L_Bassett

    A little about our agency to add to the list:

    Zócalo Group is a full-service Word of Mouth Marketing agency, seamlessly integrating proven and leading edge disciplines, building programs in Word of Mouth, Social Media, Public Relations, Experiential Marketing, Social Media Optimization and Influencer Marketing. Recently declared “New Media Agency of the Year” by The Holmes Report, Zócalo Group has emerged as an industry pioneer and a solution to the changing dynamics of the marketing, advertising and PR worlds, and the increasing need to engage with and activate an expanding group of influencers – both online and offline.

    The Chicago-based agency is built on the game-changing insight that the recommendation — from a friend, family member, colleague or expert – is the single most powerful determinant of the purchase decision. Zócalo Group helps brands go beyond short-term “buzz” to capitalize upon the opportunity and ROI potential of interacting directly with consumers and industry experts. Rather than employing one-off tactics, Zócalo Group’s holistic, transparent, sustainable and measurable approach enables clients to engage consumers and influencers across all social media, traditional media, and offline channels, putting the power of the recommendation to work, to drive conversations, brand recommendations, and ultimately, sales. Bolstered by a set of proprietary measurement tools, Zócalo Group attributes much of its success-to-date to its ability to track and grow the size, share and tone of a brand's conversation over time. The insights uncovered through these tools have proven critical to educating clients that the most engagements won’t necessarily drive sales. The right engagements will.

    Zócalo Group is a unit of Omnicom Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMC) and Ketchum Public Relations.

    @BassettL

  • http://geekmommy.net GeekMommy

    We will totally have a fully functional site just as soon as we can slow down long enough to let our creative team loose on it! Right now? We're busy focusing on our clients! :)

    But trust me – when we get to us? It's going to be epic!

  • http://geekmommy.net GeekMommy

    You know, I have a feeling this list is going to expand a bit quickly!

    But the team at CollectiveBias is really happy to be included amongst some amazing agencies. Thanks Jason!

    I have to say, one of the best parts of this field is how much room there is and how incredible it is to see a list like this and know how many of these folks work together on a regular basis to make our field better and more exciting!

    It's a great list Jason – and we're proud to be included.

  • http://blog.converseon.com/ Paull Young

    Hi Jason,rnrnI’d also like to add my agency, Converseon, to the list for consideration.rnrnFormed in 2001 and working with a number of Fortune 500 brands steering their social media strategy, our company breaks down into three groups:rnrn- Technology: Our proprietary Conversation Mining technology allows us to monitor the online conversation for clients.rn- Engagement: Our engagement group performs the standard ‘social media agency’ functionsrn- Organizing: Our consulting group takes big brands through a defined process to help them make the culture change for social mediarnrnIn addition, just last week we were named the inaugural SAMMY Award winners for ‘Best Social Media Agency’: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/converseon-wins-inaugural-sammy-award-for-best-social-media-agency-2009-09-21rnrnFor more info check out the following resources (or Google us :)):rnrn- Our blog: http://blog.converseon.comrn- Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/converseonrn- Our Flickr: http://flickr.com/photos/converseon (our Halloween pics are my personal favorite)rn- Our entry in Charlene Li’s wiki that Peter Kim mentions above: http://wiki.altimetergroup.com/page/ConverseonrnrnThanks!

  • http://www.socialmediagroup.com maggiefox | Social Media Group

    @GeekMommy – we are in *excellent* company!!

  • mokshjuneja

    thank you for providing the twitter link.. following you, now!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/Katadhin John Andrews

    Jason,

    We really appreciate the shout out! One small edit…”connected crowds”. One day we'll put up a web site, or not.

  • andylock

    A mere online presence won’t serve the purpose of reaching out and impressing your target audience, to beat the competition you need a well designed website with a good search rank and for that you need help of companies which provide complete solutions in website designing and development and search engine optimization.

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Edit made. Thanks for stopping by John.

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  • leehicken

    Hi Jason,

    Good post. Its nice to see there is starting to be some serious recognition for the agencies concentrating on Social Media.

    To fill you in about our agency. We are Hebe Media, we are based in the UK and we specialise almost exclusively in Social Media Optimisation. We are a young agency, which includes two recent graduates from the European Institute of Design so subsequently I would say our expertise is very much working with brands in the fashion, music and entertainment industries.

    To help with measuring social media success (which is a big challenge) we have developed a points system for our clients which basically rewards interaction and people investing time in a brand rather then just looking at hits on a blog or website (these are factored in but not the be all and end all to us)

    Anyway feel free to have a look around our site and find out a little bit more about us, any questions feel free to ask.

    Take Care,

    Lee

  • http://adage.com/adages/post?article_id=120341 Jimmy

    Great piece. I think you can strike Crayon off the list though. Apparently they are doing so badly that they still owe money to the people that balied out of the company in 2007.

  • http://www.machineshopmarketing.com/ Tamar

    Hi-

    I want to also throw in Machine Shop Marketing. We are a grassroots marketing company that specializes in social networking campaigns, online and offline street teams and viral promotions. We are best known for our work managing Linkin Park's online community and fan club, promo for multi-platinum artists, stunt marketing for major movie studios like Sony/Columbia Tri-Star and much more. Check us out at http://www.machineshopmarketing.com

  • codygoins

    Great post, but I’ve got another quick suggestion for your list. The folks over at Deep Focus (http://www.deep-focus.net/) are doing some awesome stuff with creative and engaging social media campaigns. While the user response and reaction to the variety of SM apps they’ve developed is more than enough of a reason to warrant a mention on this list (seriously, did you not “MadMen Yourself?”) the working partnership we’ve had with them has definitely reinforced our belief that the crew over at Deep Focus is the real deal.

    Thanks,
    Cody Goins
    http://www.springcreekgroup.com

  • http://www.facebook.com/ianschafer Ian Schafer

    Thanks Cody, I obviously agree. And Spring Creek is the best community management/measurement firm we've ever worked with. So I say, add us both ;)

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  • http://www.socialmediagroup.com maggiefox | Social Media Group

    Hi Michael – the Fiesta Movement is indeed from the great minds at Undercurrent. SMG works with Ford Global Communications and Scott Monty since he joined Ford just over a year ago, whereas the Fiesta Movement is a project developed by Ford Marketing. Also, I believe We Are Social works with Ford Europe.

  • http://www.room214.com jasoncormier

    Room214 (http://room214.com) is a Boulder, Colorado social media agency founded in 2004. The initial focus was on search marketing and blog installs. Today, the agency focuses on word of mouth marketing tactics, online community management, research and monitoring, influencer identification and outreach, and social apps development. The agency's “Capture the Conversation blog” can be found at http://ctcblog.com

    Thanks for your consideration for the list.

  • http://edwardboches.com edwardboches

    Good list and you are right in the different types of agencies out there. Been trying to determine what are the right capabilities to have and develop. Just put together a two part post on that, partly inspired by what we do (and want to do better) at Mullen. http://bit.ly/39tQ1R

  • ipub

    what about razorfish ?

  • http://twitter.com/TDefren Todd Defren

    Hi Jason – I know we went back-n-forth a bit via Twitter when this list first came out but I wanted to belatedly thank you for including us in these rankings. We are amongst some pretty impressive folks so we are truly grateful for the recognition.

  • billkcopy

    Kel & Partners. Boston. Ever hear of Zappos? Yup, K&P client. Staples? Yup. Created Top 50 FB app for 'em. Kel Kelly, CEO, freakin', ass kickin' social media nut.

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Great posts Edward. I have been speaking about this topic recently to a couple Ad Clubs and agencies. I am a firm believer that agencies are poised to own the future of social media if they choose to do so. You have laid out part of that transition and the challenges that come with it very well.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dave-Kerpen/874340397 Dave Kerpen

    Jason, thanks so much for including @theKbuzz on this list. We are honored – it is amazing company to be in – and the comments definitely highlight some more great ones.

  • dustinjo

    Jason – From all of us here at the anthill, thank you so much for including Ant's Eye View on this list. While we don't consider ourselves an agency in the traditional sense, to the point of your post, we do see our clients looking for practical, tangible advice on how to integrate customer engagement into all elements of their business, from product development all they way to customer support – and we are happy to oblige. If that is what a social media agency is, then we are all in!

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  • http://www.ownmymedia.com/ Jonathan Glicks

    Ownmymedia.com – Leading Social media agency. Have represented a lot of clients under the radar

    ownmymedia – social media agency

  • tom2009

    Great list – Question: does the Dachis Group have any clients? (Do they have any campaigns I can follow?) or is the reason they're on the list because they have so much potential/ thought leadership?

  • http://www.facebook.com/stevencantrell Steve Cantrell

    i would consider eric schwartzman and his team at ipressroom in los angeles.

  • adammetz

    “I don't want to belong to any club that would accept me as a member.” – Groucho Marx

  • http://www.synhergyentertainment.com Dimple Thakkar
  • http://twitter.com/reachstudents Luke, Reach Students
  • http://www.3bweb.com/ Teenum Chudha

    3b Digital, Based in London, UK, has developed and managed the online presence for global brands. Their team provide strategy, implementation and customised monitoring solutions.

  • http://www.perkettprsuasion.com c_perkett

    Jason – thanks for the interesting list. I'd also be interested in your review of the actual campaigns from these companies, and the criteria of why you dub them a “top agency,” rather than a list of their own marketing text. With so many companies claiming “social media expertise,” I think a deeper dive would be super helpful. What are their in-house capabilities (vs outsourcing)? What social media campaigns – with results – have they executed? What were the results? For who?

    I agree these are all great agencies, for various reasons – but not all are created equal. I would love to learn more specifics from these types of lists about the why and the what – not just the who.

    And yes, of course I'd love for PerkettPR to be considered for future lists. I’d be remiss not to selfishly mention that we’re also one of those agencies executing great social media, digital production and PR – with proven results. We've been around since 1998 and social marketing has been part of our offering for the last five years or so. Here are a few recent assessments of some of our social media work, integrated with PR and digital production, from others:

    Our work for clients Reality Digital <http://bit.ly/MQK4Y> and Litle & Co <http://bit.ly/p8VRP> was featured in a series of articles in Computerworld about social media ROI: http://bit.ly/42WlMU

    This fellow took it upon himself to deeply review our own social media presence (and how that relates to success for clients): http://www.pamil-visions.net/perkettpr-digital-...

    This blogger liked one of our earlier consumer video campaigns : http://donteattheshrimp.com/2008/09/02/nice-wor...

    A recent video that we produced, highlighting some of our media results for one client: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7KSwXlWa4g

    Can showcasing the work of the firms you admire as top agencies be an ongoing series? That would be super helpful to companies trying to choose the right agency to help them navigate the new world of marketing and media.

    Kindly,
    Christine Perkett
    PerkettPR
    http://www.twitter.com/missusP
    http://www.twitter.com/PerkettPR
    http:///www.facebook.com/PerkettPR
    http://www.perkettprsuasion.com

  • LaraKretler

    Hi Jason,
    Here's one more for your consideration. Fahlgren Mortine is a social media-driven PR agency out of Columbus, Ohio. I lead the social media practice group at Fahlgren and we're doing a ton of work helping consumer/retail, B2B and nonprofit clients navigate the social web and make use of the right social tools to meet their business goals. You can read more about our social media approach on our blog at http://www.fahlgrenmortine.com/category/social-...

    Cheers,
    @LaraK

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Great points Christine. Delving deeper would be great. If only I had the
    time. That is an emmense under taking that I just cannot find the time for
    right now.

    This list was simply meant to show people the agencies I have noticed making
    a splash. People worth watching so to speak. And there are definitely some
    folks missing from the list. Planning on adding a few and updating soon.

    Sincere thanks for your very valid points and suggestions.

  • http://twitter.com/gregwind Greg Wind

    The social media agency discussion has been reminding me of the big agencies that built websites in the 90’s. Clients eventually (but once they started, quickly) developed the talents they needed, supplemented by products that automated a lot of it, and companies that appeared to have their best days ahead crumbed or had to transition to a smaller scale with a different focus (like creative design).

    Too much of this conversation has the same smell of opportunism and “you just don’t get it, so pay me to do it” attitude without accountability or connection to business benefit. I've seen smart people, including some of the people you mention, ask the right questions, but I haven't heard the answers. Some social media agencies are very good at what they do and provide real benefits to clients, but too many look just like March First in SM clothing – spreading fear of missing the boat, chasing each other off the pier of being the MOST SM-savvy when they need to be the most business/marketing savvy. We all need to keep in mind that increasingly self-sufficient clients and powerful new tools have the potential to erase much of the need this community is serving. What else do you do that provides value?

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    There are definitely people asking more questions than they are answering
    Greg. I see what you see. But it is trending in the right direction. I think
    the moment of every shark out there jumping on the money train is
    unavoidable. In the end, the industry is evolving in a positive direction.
    Quality wins out.

  • aaronellsworth

    Great list, Jason. Thanks! It would be great to see other lists broken down by category. For instance, my company primarily helps community managers that cater to women audiences. If you run across any categorized lists, please share. Thanks again!

  • jennomeara

    Jason –

    This is an interesting list. I would absolutely agree about SHIFT Communications.

    I'm surprised that PerkettPR is not on this list. The entire agency lives and breaths social media. They are really a team of thought leaders.

    I also second who ever recommended Kel & Partners for inclusion on the list.

  • http://www.facebook.com/alexmittelstaedt Alex Mittelstaedt
  • http://twitter.com/Donatelli1916 Rob Donatelli

    netSpray is a Social Ad Marketing (SAM) provider. netSpray is helping individuals and businesses transform the merchandising of their products and services through online ads across social media, e-commerce and classified ad marketplaces. netSpray’s ad widgets are created once and distributed across the social media network, whether it be on your blog, forum, email, social network or classified ad marketplaces. These ad widgets are centrally managed through netSpray’s Ad Management Panel (AMP) allowing sellers to dynamically update ads across the network at a moment’s notice. The result is innovative inventory control management and faster time to revenue.

    netSpray’s tools let you meet with your customers where they are and where they spend time, giving you more opportunities to connect with your customers. netSpray also helps you connect with even more customers through their team of Affiliate Marketers who help to get the word out about your offer all across the web. Affiliates are another way that netSpray helps to increase the awareness of your offering by being your virtual sales force.

  • davekerpen

    Greg – I for one agree with you- but I do believe most of the agencies on Jason's list believe in accountability and connection to business benefit. I always tell new business prospects the most important thing they should look at when selecting an agency is business results for both the agency and their clients similar in size or nature to the prospect's business. I see lots of agencies preaching certain things – and then when I look at their own Facebook Fan Page, Twitter accounts or blog, I'm very disappointed. But as Jason said, quality does win out, and the cream will rise to the top. Cheers!

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Thanks for that add on Dave. I could not have put it better.

  • brentongieser

    Great list Jason…it's been very helpful for me. I have to ask you, do you have a list of the top social media development houses…who focus on web 2.0 technology and app integration with platforms like FB and Twitter? Im thinking of like Buddy Media, Context Optional…etc.

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Well you already mentioned two that I would have pointed you toward. It
    comes down to scale. Depending on your project, a single developer could be
    the way to go and could save you money.

    It would be a good list to put together though. Let me see what I can put
    together. Stay tuned.

  • Dave

    Hmm a great social media and digital production co from Down under…Ipermedia – they do social campaigns including viral video, rich media apps and SEO
    http://www.ipermedia.com.au

  • http://jasonkeath.com jakrose

    Thanks for the addition Dave. I hope to organize all these into a nice table
    soon.

  • bigfatjr

    Jason, you left us off the list! http://www.thebigfatmouth.com We have been around for years as guerilla marketers and online media experts Hot Social Agency

    Thanks

  • http://www.speckmedia.com/ Michael Lis

    Hey Jason – I believe you missed us: SPECK Media. For more information checkout our website, our approach and methodology for social media strategy. Thanks

    http://www.speckmedia.com

  • http://www.filmtime.com.au/ Pete

    A great social media tool is good video content, it ranks well in Google and is easy to tag with keywords. A great company for that kind of work is Filmtime Media Group. They're based in Melbourne but service Australia wide.

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  • ryanreaction

    Great list Jason, thanks. As stated earlier, the altimeter group has great resources for finding social media companies.

    Please don't forget our company The Social Den.

    http://www.thesocialden.com

    We offer creative social media strategy, marketing, monitoring, and community building services.

  • http://www.goofproofliving.com/ laurin Sydney

    You missed a great new company called Big Voice, I think downtown New York or Brooklyn. And NO I don't work for them…I just saw a project they did and was stunned!

  • http://www.iclimber.com/ iClimber

    We are a leading social media marketing company http://www.iclimber.com/ . How could we be included on your list?

  • http://www.SocialMediaAgency.ca/ Social Media Agency

    SocialMediaAgency.ca (subsidiary of SEM Expertise Inc.) is the Original® Social Media Agency in Canada that develops, implements and manages both social media optimization and social media marketing campaigns.

  • http://www.arsls.com/ Margarita

    Hi Jason do you know any top agencies in latin America?

  • angelalowry

    Great addition to the list: Eric Harr Social Media. A phenomenal new social media agency and a leader already in “social media for social good”: http://www.ericharrsocialmedia.com.

  • http://www.intrapromote.com/ Brett Lane

    Intrapromote (http://www.intrapromote.com) is an SEM Agency that has been around for over 10 years and has offered Social Media Marketing services for the last three years. It focuses on social strategy, research, implementation and tracking for medium and large brands. The SEO Speedwagon blog can be found at http://seoblog.intrapromote.com/.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=76200527 Elicia Banks-Gabriel

    I attended the IAB Social Media Marketplace on Monday. Check out these two really amazing companies — http://www.brickfish.com/ and http://www.gigya.com/

    Others … http://sproutinc.com/ http://www.catalystsf.com/ http://www.involver.com/start

    There were more but sorry I can't remember them ha.

  • http://successbug.com Barry

    This is very helpful. We are looking to do an all out social media campaign for our company and want to use a respected service. There are so many out there to chose from. This makes things a lot easier.

  • John T

    Buzz Architect is a new social media agency in Los Angeles that is gaining awareness.
    http://BuzzArchitect.com

  • killscar

    Oxford Communications
    oxfordcommunications.com has done well for Quick Chek. Gaining over 30,000 fans in less than 6 months

  • http://brentongieser.com/ Brenton Gieser

    Wow it seems like more and more social media agencies are emerging and the comment section for the post is aggregating all of them organically. Pretty cool :)

    I have a new one for you. My company ConvoSpark (http://convospark.com).

    We aren't traditional (if you can use that word in the space) as we focus on building socially engaging technology to spark targeted conversations. We leverage platforms like Facebook, Twitter, iPhone, Droid to target the right users with a custom app being the vehicle that creates engagement.

    We work with many other social media agencies to help expand their offering and find solutions for their clients.

    That's us…

    Enjoyed many others on the list…looking forward to getting to know each company individually moving forward!

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  • Vince Arayata

    Spring Creek Group – Seattle, WA
    http://www.springcreekgroup.com
    @springcreekgrp

  • http://twitter.com/SCHugarmama Christine Ryder

    I will not rest until the updated list (which I'm sure you'll post before long) includes my company! ;)
    Love this post, Jason. Quoted you in our recent blog post here: http://www.goelastic.com/theblog/index.php/2010...
    Good on ya for being so dope and 'fresh'.

  • http://www.socialcubix.com/ Social cubix

    Really nice Post .We are also work for social media like Facebook Application, Iphone application and web development .

    http://www.socialcubix.com/
    http://www.mobilecubix.com/

  • Bailey Reed

    Talkbox Media is one of the nation's premiere providers of social media and internet marketing strategies. I would definitely add them to this list. They have helped several Fortune 500 companies develop a social media strategy that works!

    TalkboxMedia.com is a creative ad agency located in Fort Lauderdale, Fl specializing in social media, internet marketing and viral video campaigns to help companies increase revenue, market share, and lead generation through leveraging online platforms.

  • http://www.facebook.com/thomasiansullivan Tom Sullivan

    Turbo Social Media is a premier social media marketing agency with a niche for the medical industry, specifically aesthetic physicians and cosmetic surgeons. They've partnered with several top medical laser manufacturers and distributors. Check out the website: http://www.turbosocialmedia.com

  • Realmonkie

    You should do another list focusing on viral video marketing!

    And, then you can throw us at the top of the list ;)

    http://www.realmonkie.com

  • http://www.cody-swann.com/ Cody Swann

    This is a pretty comprehensive list of Social Media Agencies: http://bit.ly/9h49nf

  • http://twitter.com/jasonmmurphy Jason Murphy

    Hey Jason, I just started GabsterMedia and we are a social media strategy and reputation focused agency in the midwest.
    http://gabstermedia.com/

  • Derek

    This is a very interesting blog post.
    Thanks for posting!

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  • Aaron Schoenberger

    How about the company I founded: The Brainchild Group? Our clients include: top restaurants, Olympic athletes, celebrities, Fortune 500 companies and most importantly mom-and-pop shops.

    Also, search for any of the following queries in Google and you will see us on the first page. In this day and age, SEO is a critical part of Social Media. :)
    - Social Media Advertising Agency
    - Top Advertising Agency
    - Best Advertising Companies 2010
    etc.. etc..

    More importantly our articles, especially the articles on Social Media, are ranking as some of the top posts (Tweets) on Twitter. Here are some samples below:
    1) http://www.thebrainchildgroup.com/blog/2010/04/...
    2) http://www.thebrainchildgroup.com/blog/2010/06/...

    I hope this info helps and please let me know if you have any questions or want to test us… We love tests ::high five::

    Sincerely,
    Aaron Schoenberger
    The Brainchild Group
    http://www.thebrainchildgroup.com

  • Asavar

    Big Fuel (http://www.bigfuel.com) works with some of the largest brands in the world!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Karr/100001024216294 John Karr

    Hey Jason,

    you missed this company called IronMonk: http://www.IronMonk.net

    this Social Media Agency is only 1 year old but quickly growing to be one of the top…

    Cheers ;)

  • Mark

    Tongal. Reinventing the way content gets produced through a series of collaborative competitions. The process and philosophy are unique and the results are out of this world.

  • Nate

    Room 214 is a social media agency in Boulder, CO http://www.room214.com

  • EricCharlesWentworth

    I like Ink Foundry in Sausalito, CA.

  • astrout

    Jason – we were NOT a social media agency at the time you penned this (helpful) post. However, we are now. And have been since January of 2010. So if you could find it in your heart to include Powered Inc. on your list, i would be much obliged.

    Best,
    Aaron

  • http://www.mediaredefined.com Honeytech

    Hey Jason, it would be better if you also mentioned some of the viral campaigns or clients including above mention intro for these agencies.
    Anyway, thumbs up for the list and i would wait for some case studies on your upcoming posts.

  • Jason

    Hey Jason – I think we deserve to be in this list…

    MovementStrategy.com

    We just redid the Facebook page for the Knicks check it out http://facebook.com/nyknicks. In my biased opinion I think it's the most interactive page and use of applications in the NBA right now.

    Working with about 30 companies ranging from small (few million in revenue to very large).

    Hope to be included in the list! But if not hopefully soon.

    Best,
    Jason Mitchell

  • http://twitter.com/socialmediafirm Oliver Feakins

    Great list. All the Social Superstars are here! I love Ignite .. they are bright people.
    Oliver Feakins http://www.webtalentseo.com

  • Goschdarnit

    You missed Banyan Branch.

  • Brandie

    How can I find social marketing companies that specialize in specific sectors? For example I see several on your list…list is fab by the way, that specialize in Real Estate. We are an online medical directory and we currently employ in house people for Social Marketing but its so hard to manage their work…Our sites are really ready to ramp up on Social Marketing and I want to find a company that specifically focuses on healthcare medias. Suggestions???

  • Juan Nunez

    add the social media agents lead by Anthony Galeano at flashpreviews.

  • http://www.2savvymarketing.com socialmediaologist

    2 Savvy Marketing is a full service agency, specializing in reaching the urban audience through social media.

    “We don't do one size fits all marketing. Our campaigns are as unique and creative as the markets and companies we serve. We pride ourselves in working closely with our clients to develop creative campaigns in social media that speak to and communicates with diverse urban audiences.”

    http://www.2savvymarketing.com

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