Best Marketing Agencies in Portland (2026)

Introduction

Portland’s marketing scene is made up mostly of independent firms, and the 9 agencies below cover the range: national performance and media buyers, search and paid media specialists, conversion experts and PR firms that know the region’s food, outdoor and nonprofit clients well. They were chosen for current client rosters, the depth of their specialism and evidence that each is working from Portland in 2026.

The city has an unusual concentration of certified B Corp agencies. Grady Britton calls itself Portland’s original B Corp agency (certified in 2014), and Coates Kokes and Mad Fish Digital hold the certification too. The market has also consolidated. Anvil Media merged with Michigan’s Deksia in 2022, Grady Britton and Mad Fish Digital now present themselves as one family sharing a Downtown office, and Prichard Communications, a long-running PR firm for foundations and public agencies, closed after 2022.

Every agency here has a Portland or Greater Portland office in 2026, confirmed from its own site. Idea-led creative shops and network advertising offices sit on the sibling lists for creative and advertising agencies. The list below is unranked, since the right choice depends on your channel mix, budget and how much strategy you want alongside execution.

The best marketing agencies in Portland

1. Rain the Growth Agency

Privately held · Portland · rainagency.com

Rain is the largest firm on this list and one of the biggest in the region. It formed in 2007 when Michelle Cardinal’s CMedia merged with Tim O’Leary’s Respond2, traded as R2C Group, and rebranded as Rain in 2020. The Portland Business Journal ranked it the largest creative agency in the metro area on 2019 revenue, the sixth time in seven years it had taken the top spot. Jane Crisan is CEO and Cardinal is chairwoman.

The agency is built around media buying, with a strong focus on video across linear TV, connected TV, programmatic and YouTube, plus creative, analytics and direct-response TV. Clients include Humana, Chewy, SimpliSafe, Peloton, Wayfair, LendingTree, 1-800 Contacts and Consumer Cellular. It suits brands that measure marketing by sales and want media and creative from the same team.

2. LP (Logical Position)

Privately held · Lake Oswego · lp.agency

LP, formerly Logical Position, is a paid search and digital marketing agency headquartered in Lake Oswego, with a second office in Palatine, Illinois. It recently shortened its name to LP. The site lists more than 7,000 client businesses and over $3 billion in managed ad spend.

It holds Google Premier Partner and Microsoft Advertising Elite Partner status for 2026, and has won Microsoft’s Global Partner of the Year twice. Services cover paid search, paid social, Amazon advertising, SEO, email and websites, with a Steinway & Sons case study among its published work. Its scale makes it a fit for ecommerce and multi-location businesses with a lot of accounts to run.

3. Anvil Media

Part of Deksia · Northeast Portland · anvilmediainc.com

Kent Lewis founded Anvil in 2000, and it is one of the longest-running search marketing agencies in the Pacific Northwest. It merged with Deksia, a full-service agency in Michigan, in March 2022 and still operates under the Anvil name from its office on NE Failing Street.

The agency covers SEO, paid media, social, content, analytics, email and reputation management, and sells audits (competitive intelligence, conversion rate, Amazon) as entry points. Travel Portland has been a long-standing client of Lewis, and Oregon State University appears among its testimonials.

4. Mad Fish Digital

B Corp · Downtown · madfishdigital.com

Mad Fish Digital is a digital marketing agency and certified B Corp, based at 721 SW Oak Street. It describes itself and Grady Britton as one “shared family of expertise”, with Mad Fish handling the digital and performance side.

Services include SEO, paid media, content marketing, social media and digital PR. Published case studies cover Schoolhouse (ecommerce), Palmer College of Chiropractic (higher education) and lead generation for CenturyLink. It publishes regularly on AI search visibility and GA4 measurement, which gives a clear view of how it approaches reporting.

5. Grady Britton

Independent, woman-owned B Corp · Downtown · gradybritton.com

Grady Britton has been working since 1974 and has been majority woman-owned since 2009. It became Portland’s first B Corp agency in 2014. Paige Campbell is president and partner, and Andy Askren is creative director and partner.

The agency combines strategy, brand, PR and media buying, with a dedicated PR director and media director on staff. Its client list leans towards Oregon brands and institutions: Bob’s Red Mill, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Danner, Market of Choice, Energy Trust of Oregon, Providence Health Plan and the Oregon Symphony. Work that needs heavier digital performance can draw on Mad Fish Digital next door.

6. Coates Kokes

Independent B Corp · Downtown · coateskokes.com

Coates Kokes is a strategy-led communications agency that has worked for more than four decades with cause-focused and nonprofit organisations. Jeanie Coates founded it and led it as CEO for 45 years before retiring; she remains chairman, and Steve Kokes is president and strategic director.

It handles PR (including crisis communications), brand development, advertising, media planning and buying, design, video and social. It is a certified B Corp, publishes an annual B Corp report, and is the only Oregon member of the MAGNET network of independent agencies.

7. Maxwell

Independent · South Portland · thinkmaxwell.com

Maxwell, formerly Maxwell PR + Engagement, is an independent agency focused on food, wellness and hospitality. Jennifer Maxwell-Muir founded it in 1997. It works from an office on South Corbett Avenue that includes an in-house kitchen studio.

Services cover brand strategy, PR, influencer marketing, digital marketing and creative. Clients include Bob’s Red Mill, Dave’s Killer Bread, Kettle Brand, Pacific Foods, Traditional Medicinals, Yogi Tea, Whole Foods Market, Travel Oregon and USA Pulses. Recent case studies include Dave’s Killer Bread’s “Props to Parents” campaign and a brand evolution for Herb Pharm.

8. The Good

Founder-led · Portland · thegood.com

The Good is a conversion rate optimisation firm headquartered in Portland, with more than 15 years in the discipline. Founder Jon MacDonald has written three books on optimisation. It calls its approach digital experience optimisation, combining UX research, behavioural analytics and A/B testing for SaaS and ecommerce companies.

Clients named on its site include Adobe, Nike, Autodesk, The Economist, MillerKnoll, Pendleton and Klean Kanteen. It suits teams that already have traffic and want more of it to convert, and it works well alongside a separate media agency.

9. Weinstein PR

Independent · Portland · weinsteinpr.com

Weinstein PR is a Portland public relations firm founded in 2007 by Lee Weinstein, who previously spent 15 years running corporate communications at Nike. It is a member of Public Relations Boutiques International.

The firm handles brand and product launches, leadership changes, crisis communications and media training. Its clients are mostly Oregon organisations, including OPB, Literary Arts (and the Portland Book Festival), OHSU Doernbecher Freestyle, the Hillsboro Hops, Oregon Wild and the University of Portland, a recent addition.

What to look for in a Portland marketing agency

Decide first which kind of agency you need. Rain and LP run national media budgets at scale. Anvil and Mad Fish are search and paid media specialists for regional and mid-market brands. Maxwell, Weinstein PR and Coates Kokes lead with earned media and communications. Most Portland firms do more than one thing, but each has a centre of gravity, and it is worth knowing it before the pitch.

Look at who the agency works for now. Portland’s market leans on food and drink, outdoor and sportswear, healthcare and nonprofits, and several firms here have built deep category knowledge as a result. Maxwell’s food and wellness roster and Coates Kokes’s nonprofit work are good examples. An agency that already knows your category’s media, regulators and buyers will need less ramp-up time.

Ask how results are measured and reported. Performance agencies should explain their attribution model and what they will do as AI search changes how people find brands. PR firms should agree with you what counts as success before the work starts. B Corp status, which many Portland agencies hold, says something about how a firm is run, though it is no substitute for checking references.

Finally, check how the agency handles reporting, assets and approvals day to day. Marketing work produces a steady stream of drafts, ad variants, reports and call notes. Agencies with one clear place for the latest files, feedback and decisions tend to move faster through review rounds, and clients spend less time hunting for links.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best marketing agency in Portland?

It depends on the job. Rain the Growth Agency is the largest and suits national brands buying TV and video at scale. LP runs paid search and paid social at the largest scale of the firms here. For food and wellness PR, Maxwell’s roster includes Bob’s Red Mill, Dave’s Killer Bread and Yogi Tea.

Which Portland marketing agencies are B Corps?

Grady Britton (certified in 2014), Coates Kokes and Mad Fish Digital all describe themselves as certified B Corps on their own sites.

Is there a Portland agency for conversion rate optimisation?

Yes. The Good is a Portland-based firm that specialises in conversion rate and digital experience optimisation for SaaS and ecommerce companies, with clients such as Adobe and Nike.

What happened to Prichard Communications?

Prichard Communications, the Portland PR firm founded by Mac Prichard in 2007, closed after 2022. Its founder now runs Mac’s List, a separate company.

Where can I find Portland agencies focused on creative ideas rather than performance?

Idea-led independents and integrated creative shops are covered in the list of creative agencies in Portland. Network and advertising-specialist offices are on the advertising agencies list.

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