10 Best Digital Marketing Agencies in New York City (2026)

Since June 2026, New York law has required advertisers to disclose AI-generated “synthetic performers” in their ads, one of several rules, alongside the FTC’s ban on fake reviews and the state’s algorithmic-pricing disclosure, that a marketing partner now has to understand. New York City has more agencies than any marketer could ever meet, so this ranking narrows the field to ten with a staffed office in the city, confirmed on their own websites; we left out firms whose New York presence is only a virtual office or a city name in a website footer. The list mixes performance agencies that run search, social and marketplace advertising by the numbers, social-first and creative shops that build brands and content, and a mobile-app specialist, so start with the kind of growth you need.

At a glance

#NameReader votes
01 Tinuiti 0
02 Power Digital 0
03 NoGood 0
04 VaynerMedia 0
05 Big Spaceship 0
06 Socialfly 0
07 The Charles Group 0
08 Ruckus 0
09 Moburst 0
10 Brainlabs 0

Tinuiti

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Tinuiti started in New York in 2004 as Elite SEM and took its current name in 2019; it works from West 33rd Street and has been backed by private equity firm New Mountain Capital since 2020, while still describing itself as independent. It says it manages $4.5 billion in media with 1,200 employees across search, shopping feeds, paid social, Amazon and other marketplaces, streaming TV, CRM and email, conversion-rate optimization and analytics, and it was named Microsoft’s Global Agency of the Year in 2022. Abbey Klaassen became chief executive in April 2026. Best for: e-commerce and retail brands with large ad budgets across Google, Amazon and social.

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Power Digital

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Power Digital Marketing, headquartered in San Diego with a New York office on Broome Street in SoHo, sells full-service growth marketing: performance media, creative strategy and production, and Amazon and TikTok Shop marketplace management. Court Square Capital Partners invested in 2022, and in January 2026 Power Digital bought Cardinal Digital Marketing, an Atlanta healthcare agency. Its own AI system, Omega, monitors client accounts, suggests next steps and carries out approved changes. Best for: consumer brands that want media, creative and marketplaces handled by one growth team.

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NoGood

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NoGood, a growth marketing agency founded by Mostafa ElBermawy and headquartered in SoHo, with hubs in Miami and Dubai, focuses on answer-engine optimization for AI search, SEO, organic and paid social, paid search, performance branding and conversion-rate optimization. Its client logos include Intuit, MongoDB, Oura, P&G and TikTok, and it works with startups and scale-ups as well as large brands. NoGood says its team of more than 70 has unlocked over $1 billion in measurable revenue for clients. Best for: startups and scale-ups that want growth experiments, AI-search visibility and paid acquisition from one team.

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VaynerMedia

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VaynerMedia, founded in 2009 by Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk and run from 10 Hudson Yards, is the social-first agency of the VaynerX holding company, with offices across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. It handles creative, media, social, influencer marketing and consulting, mainly for Fortune 500 brands, and it has won Cannes Lions awards together with its production arm, VaynerProductions. Best for: large brands that want culture-driven social content at scale.

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Big Spaceship

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Big Spaceship, founded in Brooklyn in 2000 and now on West 23rd Street, is a creative agency that UK marketing group MSQ, backed by One Equity Partners, acquired in October 2024, when it traded as SPCSHP; it has since returned to its original name. Under chief executive Taryn Crouthers it added three senior executives in October 2026, said new business was up 250% year over year, and named Dropbox, Zynga and the New York Mets as new clients, and its past work includes Nike’s “Make Your Move” retail campaign. Best for: brands looking for a mid-size creative partner with big-agency credentials.

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Socialfly

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Socialfly, a female-founded and female-led agency started by Courtney Spritzer and Stephanie Cartin and based on West 29th Street, specializes in social media management, influencer marketing and creative content, with paid media and SEO alongside. It says it has worked with more than 300 clients, lists Shorty and Vega awards, and says it has appeared on the Inc. 5000 twice. Best for: brands that want an always-on social media and influencer partner.

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The Charles Group

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The Charles Group, founded in New York in 2011 by siblings Aaron and Samantha Edwards and formerly known as The Charles NYC, works from 200 Broadway in the Financial District, with offices in Chicago and London. It covers strategy, media, branding, content production and marketing technology for clients it names on its site, including Birkenstock, Marriott Bonvoy, HP, IBM and Cartier, and its “Cocainenomics” project for The Wall Street Journal and Netflix won a Webby Award. Best for: premium consumer and B2B brands that want content-led campaigns.

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Ruckus

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Ruckus Marketing, founded in 2004 and headquartered on West 37th Street, calls itself a New York creative agency and works across branding, websites and e-commerce, video, trade shows and performance marketing that spans paid, social and out-of-home advertising. Its client roster includes Axonius, VAST Data, Zoox, BMW, Mobileye and Crayola, and it won a 2020 Emmy for branded content. Budgets on its contact form start at $25,000 to $50,000. Best for: technology and B2B brands that need a rebrand, a new website and launch campaigns together.

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Moburst

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Moburst, founded in Israel in 2013, opened its New York office in 2014 and is now headquartered on Fifth Avenue. It specializes in mobile apps, with app store optimization, user acquisition, creative optimization, product strategy and analytics, plus PR through its Uproar unit. It bought Rhythm Communications in July 2025, and in May 2026 Chrysalis Holdings took an equity stake through an $11.8 million investment; Moburst says it became Google’s growth agency in 2015. Best for: app publishers that need installs, store rankings and retention.

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Brainlabs

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Brainlabs, founded in 2012 by former Google employee Dan Gilbert, runs its New York office from 2 Grand Central Tower on East 45th Street. It handles paid search, paid social, SEO, AI-search visibility, programmatic and connected TV, influencer and retail media, with a strong data and Google Marketing Platform practice, and says it manages more than $1.5 billion in media spend. Backed by private equity firm Falfurrias Capital Partners since 2023, it bought Los Angeles media agency Exverus in July 2025. Best for: data-driven advertisers that want rigorous testing across search, social and streaming.

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Bottom line

Decide first whether you are buying performance, social, creative or app growth, because these agencies are good at different things. Tinuiti, Power Digital, Brainlabs and NoGood run paid search, social and marketplace advertising by the numbers; VaynerMedia and Socialfly build social and creator programs; Big Spaceship, The Charles Group and Ruckus lead with brand and creative work; and Moburst is the choice for mobile apps. Ask each finalist who will work on your account day to day, how results will be reported, and what the minimum budget and notice period are, and make sure your ad accounts, analytics and creative files stay in your company’s name so you keep them if you switch agencies.

What does the FTC’s fake-review rule mean for my marketing?

Since October 21, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s rule on consumer reviews and testimonials has banned fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, buying positive or negative reviews, undisclosed reviews from employees and other insiders, company-controlled review sites that pose as independent, suppressing negative reviews, and buying fake followers or views. Each violation can carry a civil penalty of up to $53,088, so ask any agency running review or influencer programs how it keeps them within the rule.

Do New York ads have to disclose AI-generated performers?

Yes. A law signed on December 11, 2025, which took effect in June 2026, requires anyone who produces an advertisement for a commercial purpose to conspicuously disclose a synthetic performer when they know one is used, meaning a digital figure created by AI or software that looks like a human performer but is not recognizable as any real person. Ads for films, TV shows, video games and similar works are exempt when the use matches the work, and violations cost $1,000 for the first and $5,000 for each one after that.

What is New York’s algorithmic pricing disclosure?

Since November 10, 2025, New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act has required businesses that use algorithms to set prices from a customer’s personal data to show the statement “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA” near the price, with penalties of up to $1,000 per violation. The Attorney General is enforcing it and in January 2026 pressed Instacart for answers about its pricing, so brands using personalized or dynamic pricing should review their product and checkout pages with their agency.

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