Monthly selection
Featured agencies — May 2026
Each month we move one place down every published Top 10, so a full year works through the whole list. This month is position 7. Featured status, editorial ranking and paid sponsorship are three separate things and are never traded against each other.
Pound & Grain
Digital creative agency describing hardworking digital solutions since 2010, with studios in Vancouver and Toronto.
Why choose them
Best fit: digital campaign and product work for mid-market brands. Pound & Grain states it has delivered digital solutions since 2010 and lists Vancouver and Toronto studios with full addresses on its own site, and its own blog marks a ten-year milestone. Location and tenure are directly verifiable; capability detail is thinner.
Where they may not fit
Team size and pricing are not published. No verified outcomes or reviews. Not set up for large-scale global campaign infrastructure.
- Headquarters
- Vancouver
- Founded
- 2010
- Team size
- Not published
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 33
- Last verified
- September 8, 2026
Case studies
Hormel Foods
Client: Hormel Foods
A content project bringing the sounds, sights and flavours of Hormel's food brands to life. No performance figures are published alongside it.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
SPAM
Client: SPAM
A campaign encouraging people to try SPAM, described by the agency as a playful celebration of the brand.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
Langara College
Client: Langara College
Pound & Grain repositioned Langara's Continuing Studies programme around career-specific courses rather than traditional night classes.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in Canada (2026), researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 8, 2026
Wilson Hartnell
Dublin public relations agency, part of the Ogilvy group, running consumer, corporate, healthcare and sport practices.
Why choose them
Best fit: Best for corporate PR and reputation. Wilson Hartnell publishes more than 50 years of operation in Ireland and its position within the Ogilvy network. Its site names consumer, corporate, healthcare and sport practices and the brands it represents.
Where they may not fit
Local operating data is folded into group reporting, limiting agency-level transparency.
- Headquarters
- Dublin
- Founded
- 1972
- Team size
- Not published
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 48
- Last verified
- Not yet verified
Case studies
Failte Ireland: Make a Break For It
Client: Failte Ireland
A domestic tourism campaign built on real-life storytelling to encourage holidays in Ireland during the 2020 recovery period.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
Boots x Love Island
Client: Boots
Wilson Hartnell amplified the retailer's sponsorship through press outreach, product drops, paid social and a viewing event.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
Tackle Your Feelings
Client: Rugby Players Ireland
A long-running mental wellbeing campaign fronted by professional rugby players and funded by the Z Zurich Foundation. Agency-stated recognition: Best Long-Term Campaign at the 2021 PRCA PR Excellence Awards.
Primarily agency-provided · Source
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in Ireland, researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 10, 2026
Think Design Singapore
UI/UX design agency with a Singapore practice offering design, data visualisation and design research services for digital products.
Why choose them
Best fit: Best for research-led UX and UI. Think Design publishes a Singapore practice within the Havas group, with a dated November 2024 launch announcement and a stated experience-design specialism.
Where they may not fit
As a recently launched Singapore office, no local named clients or Singapore case studies are published yet.
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Founded
- Not published
- Team size
- Not published
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 34
- Last verified
- September 10, 2026
Case studies
No case study has been published for this agency yet. We only publish work we can trace to a named source, so this section stays empty until that evidence exists.
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in Singapore, researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 10, 2026
Three6ixty
Johannesburg full-service branding company that centralises corporate identity, branded merchandise and campaign execution through a single supplier.
Why choose them
Best fit: Best for branded merchandise and identity. Three6ixty publishes a named founder and director, a Johannesburg base and a dedicated portfolio page covering its branding and merchandise work.
Where they may not fit
The portfolio names project categories rather than specific clients or outcomes.
- Headquarters
- Johannesburg
- Founded
- Not published
- Team size
- Not published
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 30
- Last verified
- September 10, 2026
Case studies
No case study has been published for this agency yet. We only publish work we can trace to a named source, so this section stays empty until that evidence exists.
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in South Africa, researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 10, 2026
Kindred Agency
Independent PR and communications agency based in London focused on purpose-led campaigns.
Why choose them
Best fit: Best for purpose and public-sector communications. PRWeek records Kindred as Purpose Awards Agency of the Year, and the agency publishes shortlisted campaigns for the RSPCA and Ministry of Justice.
Where they may not fit
Founding year, headcount, leadership and case study outcomes are not published.
- Headquarters
- London
- Founded
- 2010
- Team size
- Not published
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 37
- Last verified
- September 9, 2026
Case studies
No case study has been published for this agency yet. We only publish work we can trace to a named source, so this section stays empty until that evidence exists.
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in the United Kingdom, researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 9, 2026
Power Digital
San Diego digital marketing agency offering full-funnel growth, performance media and analytics services.
Why choose them
Best fit: Best for growth marketing across consumer brands. Power Digital publishes its company page and Inc. 5000 recognition, and its founder Grayson Lafrenz is named in San Diego Magazine coverage.
Where they may not fit
Named client outcomes and pricing are not published.
- Headquarters
- San Diego
- Founded
- 2012
- Team size
- 501-1000
- Minimum project
- Not published
- Score (of 100)
- 38
- Last verified
- September 9, 2026
Case studies
No case study has been published for this agency yet. We only publish work we can trace to a named source, so this section stays empty until that evidence exists.
Selected from Top 10 Marketing and Branding Agencies in the United States, researched by Thomas Christianson · last researched September 9, 2026