Best Marketing Agencies in Seattle (2026)

Introduction

Seattle's marketing agencies split into two broad groups: performance and media specialists that report on cost per acquisition and revenue, and communications firms that grew up alongside the region's technology companies. The 13 firms below were chosen for recent work, 2025 and 2026 recognition, and the strength of their client rosters.

Technology still shapes the market. We. Communications started in 1983 with Microsoft as an early client and still works for it today, and B2B specialists such as Walker Sands keep Seattle offices to be near cloud and software buyers. The past two years brought changes too. Omnicom completed its acquisition of IPG at the end of 2025, bringing Weber Shandwick's Seattle office into Omnicom, and Clearlink closed Portent, one of the city's best-known search agencies, in 2024. On the growth side, New Engen and Mercer Island's Vision Media both made Adweek's 2026 Fastest Growing Agencies list.

Every firm here has an active office in the Seattle area in 2026. The list is in no fixed order of merit. Idea-led creative shops are covered on our creative agencies page, and network advertising offices on the advertising agencies page.

The best marketing agencies in Seattle

1. New Engen

Fremont · newengen.com

New Engen is a full-funnel digital marketing agency headquartered on North 34th Street in Fremont, with further offices in Rogers, Arkansas, Manhattan Beach and New York. It is led by CEO Justin Hayashi and president Jon White. Adweek ranked it 61st on its 2026 Fastest Growing Agencies list, with 40% growth in the digital category.

Its work combines paid media, creator and influencer programmes, affiliate marketing, creative production and measurement, mostly for consumer brands in fashion, wellness, food and retail. Clients include Nordstrom, Coca-Cola, OREO, Ocean Spray, Cotopaxi, Altra and Everlane.

2. Add3

Independent · Seattle · add3.com

Add3 is an independent performance marketing agency founded in Seattle by Brian Rauschenbach and Tim Wisner, now led by CEO Paul Uhlir, with a second office in Portland. It manages more than $150 million in annual media and holds Google Premier Partner and Microsoft Advertising Select Partner status for 2026.

The core services are paid search, paid social, SEO, programmatic and retail media, backed by measurement work such as media mix modelling, multi-touch attribution and incrementality testing. Costco, Fred Hutch, Filson, Outdoor Research, PEMCO, Nuun and Realtor.com are among its clients, and the agency says its average engagement runs past five years.

3. Wheelhouse DMG

Interbay · wheelhousedmg.com

Wheelhouse DMG is a Seattle digital marketing agency led by CEO Aaron Burnett, with an office on West Commodore Way and a team that works largely remotely across the US. It made the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in 2026 and is a Google Premier Partner.

It specialises in healthcare, medical device and other privacy-restricted categories, running paid media, SEO, conversion rate optimisation and analytics through its own compliance-monitoring tools. Clients include Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Swedish Medical Center, Providence, Delta Dental and Omnipod maker Insulet.

4. Vision Media

Independent · Mercer Island · visionmediaus.com

Vision Media describes itself as the largest independent media-only agency in the Pacific Northwest, with more than 24 years in business and an office on Mercer Island. President Lindsey Lind leads the firm. It ranked 69th on Adweek's 2026 Fastest Growing Agencies list and was named AAF Western Region Media Agency of the Year in 2025.

The agency plans and buys across connected TV, digital, search, social, audio, linear TV, radio, print and out-of-home. Clients include Coca-Cola, Seattle Children's, Banner Health, Geisinger, Camping World and Angel of the Winds Casino Resort.

5. VOGLIO Marketing

Belltown · vogliomarketing.com

VOGLIO is a performance marketing agency on First Avenue in Belltown. It combines paid media, SEO, affiliate management and web development, and connects sales and marketing data for its reporting. The agency is SOC 2 Type II certified and was named a Built In Best Place to Work in Seattle in 2024.

Clients include BrainPOP, General Assembly, HealthEquity and Simms Fishing Products. Its mix of education, healthcare benefits and consumer brands makes it a reasonable fit for mid-sized companies that need lead generation and site work handled by one team.

6. Walker Sands

Headquartered in Chicago · Belltown · walkersands.com

Walker Sands is a B2B marketing and PR agency founded in 2001, with headquarters in Chicago and offices in Seattle, Boston and San Francisco. Its Seattle team works from Fourth Avenue in Belltown. B2B Marketing ranked it sixth among US B2B marketing agencies, and it has appeared on the Inc. 5000 ten times.

The agency covers positioning, PR, content, demand generation and revenue operations, with deep experience in AI, cloud, cybersecurity, fintech and HR technology. Clients include Ensono, Semrush, Paylocity, SoftwareONE, Finicity and John Deere. It has also published a B2B AI search visibility benchmark, which is useful context for teams planning for generative search.

7. HMG Seattle

Independent, minority-owned · Downtown · hmgseattle.com

HMG Seattle (Hunt Marketing Group) is an independent direct response agency on Seventh Avenue, founded by Natalie Gossett, Corey Moran and Matt Hunt. Gossett is its president, and the firm is minority-owned and woman-led, with a team of around 15.

Its work is built to make audiences act: direct mail, email, display, social and print, with customer modelling, media buying and reporting in house. Clients include Holland America Line, Cunard, Seabourn, SAP Concur, Avalara, BECU, Safeco Insurance and Amazon KDP.

8. We. Communications

Founder-led · Seattle · wecommunications.com

We. Communications was founded in 1983 by Melissa Waggener Zorkin, who remains global CEO. Known for decades as Waggener Edstrom and later WE Communications, it adopted the We. name in March 2025. The firm runs 22 locations in nine countries, including Seattle, and its group includes Codeword, Hopscotch and Avian We.

Microsoft has been a client since the firm's early years. The agency works across technology, health and foundations, with services for company transformation, product launches, executive communications and reputation, along with tools such as GEO Compass for tracking how brands appear in AI answers.

9. Edelman Seattle

Independent, family-run · Downtown · edelman.com

Edelman is a global communications firm with a Seattle office on the 24th floor of Westlake Tower on Fifth Avenue. The firm was recognised at the PRWeek Global Awards for the second year running in 2026, and its annual Trust Barometer remains one of the most cited pieces of research in corporate communications.

The Seattle office is part of Edelman's US network, so local clients can draw on corporate reputation, crisis, brand and creator work from across the firm. It suits large organisations that need national or global communications support with a team in the city.

10. Weber Shandwick Seattle

Omnicom · Capitol Hill · webershandwick.com

Weber Shandwick's Seattle office sits on 11th Avenue on Capitol Hill. The agency moved from IPG to Omnicom when the acquisition closed at the end of 2025, and Omnicom's February 2026 restructuring kept it as one of its main PR brands, without leadership or brand changes.

The wider agency won the Grand Prix in Brand Experience and Activation at Cannes Lions 2024 for the Pop-Tarts Bowl, and in 2025 launched Weber I/O, an analytics and AI practice, and Weber Advisory for reputation and crisis work. The Seattle team gives local companies access to that network for launches, corporate communications and public affairs.

11. RH Strategic

Independent · Seattle · rhstrategic.com

RH Strategic (Raffetto Herman Strategic Communications) is an independent communications agency founded in 2008, with offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C. O'Dwyer's ranked it 65th among US independent PR firms on 2025 net fees of $8.4 million, up 16.8% on the year, with 37 full-time staff.

The agency covers PR, content, public affairs and digital analytics for technology, healthcare, public sector, higher education and sustainability clients. Through the Worldcom PR Group it can extend campaigns to partner firms in 49 countries.

12. Fearey

Columbia City · fearey.agency

Fearey is a Seattle PR and marketing agency with nearly 50 years of history, led by CEO and president Aaron Blank since 2014. It works from South Edmunds Street in Columbia City and serves clients across Washington, Oregon and California. PRNews named it to its Agency Elite Top 100 in 2024.

Services span communications, digital marketing and public affairs for sports, healthcare, real estate, consumer and nonprofit clients. The Seattle Kraken, the Space Needle, KEXP, AAA and LifeNet Health are on its roster.

13. Pyramid Communications

Certified B Corp · Downtown · pyramidcommunications.com

Pyramid Communications is a strategic communications and creative firm on First Avenue, marking its 30th year in 2026. It is a certified B Corp, is structured as a social purpose corporation, and is a member of Clean Creatives.

The firm works for foundations, nonprofits and public interest organisations, combining strategy, communications, public affairs and creative. It suits mission-driven briefs where the measure of success is a change in policy or behaviour.

What to look for in a Seattle marketing agency

Start with the measure of success, because it decides which kind of agency fits. Performance shops such as Add3 and VOGLIO report on cost per acquisition, pipeline and return on ad spend. Communications firms such as Fearey and RH Strategic work towards coverage, reputation and influence with policymakers. Many briefs need both, so ask how an agency would work alongside the other kind.

For technology companies, check sector depth. A firm selling cloud infrastructure to IT buyers needs an agency that understands long sales cycles, analyst relations and account-based programmes. Walker Sands and We. Communications are built around that kind of work; a consumer growth agency may be the wrong fit even if its numbers look strong.

Check who owns the data and the accounts. Ad accounts, analytics properties and attribution models should sit in your name, with the agency given access. In regulated categories such as healthcare, ask how the agency handles tracking and consent, since that limits which channels and audiences it can use.

Finally, look at the day-to-day process. A typical month produces reports, ad variants, landing pages, press materials and call notes, often spread across email and several drives. Agencies with a clear review flow, and one place where clients can find the latest approved version, are easier to work with over a long relationship.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best marketing agency in Seattle?

It depends on the brief. For consumer growth, New Engen made Adweek's 2026 Fastest Growing Agencies list, and Add3 manages more than $150 million a year in paid media. For B2B technology, Walker Sands and We. Communications both have long records with software and cloud companies. For PR, Edelman, Weber Shandwick, RH Strategic and Fearey all run Seattle teams.

Which Seattle agencies specialise in B2B technology marketing?

Walker Sands focuses on B2B technology from its Belltown office, and We. Communications has worked with Microsoft since the 1980s. RH Strategic counts technology among its main sectors, and HMG Seattle runs direct response programmes for B2B software clients such as SAP Concur and Avalara.

What happened to Portent?

Clearlink, which owned Portent, closed the Seattle search and digital agency in May 2024 after nearly 30 years. Wallaroo Media took over service for former clients and maintains the Portent website.

What is the difference between a marketing agency and an advertising agency?

Marketing agencies on this list cover the wider funnel: search, paid social, media buying, direct response, PR and analytics, usually measured on business results. Advertising agencies concentrate on campaign ideas and media for brand advertising. If you need a network office or a campaign-led shop, see our list of advertising agencies in Seattle.

How much does a Seattle marketing agency cost?

Fees vary widely by scope. Performance and media agencies usually charge a monthly retainer or a percentage of media spend, with the media budget billed separately. PR firms typically work on monthly retainers or project fees agreed after a scoping conversation.

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