This article showcases our top picks for the best South Korean based Advertising companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Advertising industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top South Korean Advertising Startups
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Woowa Bros
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WOOWA BROS is a Korean developer of smartphone applications and advertising platforms.
Karrot Market
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Karrot is a hyperlocal community app which offers a secondhand marketplace.
WeMakePrice
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Wemakeprice (위메프) is a Korean social commerce platform offering e-commerce and internet advertising services.
Buzzvil
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Buzzvil provides a lock screen ad platform that connects partners and advertisers.
Zoyi
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ZOYI is a retail computing company that creates the science of shopping through technology.
Spoqa
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Spoqa develops mobile marketing solutions such as Dodo, a promotional marketing app for cafes, restaurants, beauty shops, and other stores.
ADOP
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ADOP is a media firm that supplies analytics for ads.
ODDM
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ODDM is mobile / online marketing platform company in Korea running automatic influencer marketing platform, Adpick
IGAWorks
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Full Stack ad-tech company for digital marketing
Wider Planet, Inc.
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The 1st largest local DSP(Demand Side Platform) and DMP(Data Management Platform) in Korea.
Motov
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Motov is a digital, taxi-op billboard provider that enables advertisers to connect with audiences through geofenced ad campaigns.
SpaceAdd
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SpaceAdd builds an Out-Of-Home advertising network focused on digital signage in high traffic, underdeveloped properties.
Add2paper
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Add2Paper is a Korean mobile app that offers an online paper for college students to post advertisements on printing services.
Mocoplex
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Mocoplex, a Korean company, offers Adlib, a solution for integrated mobile advertising.
House of Rebels
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House of Rebels is an IP-commerce group holding culture-based media and brands.
MOMO
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MOMO is a social or software program platform that specializes in web drama, content, video, movies, mobile, media & entertainment.
MAKEUS
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Makeus is a company that makes content focusing on lifestyle, beauty, fashion, culture, etc.
MeasureChina
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MeasureChina is AI powered software for China marketing. It solves challenges in understanding 1.3B Chinese consumers within seconds.
Fingertouch
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Fingertouch is digital media company specializing in interactive digital media signage.
Piclick
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Piclick is an AI platform that matches media content and product details in photographs or videos.
VW
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VW provides online service strategy, graphic & GUI design, contents creation, and brand consulting services.
9Flava
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9Flava is a developer of wepass, a mobile card service that provides target marketing to businesses through its point card.
Qoostar
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Qoostar is a mobile advertising platform that enables users to earn cash by installing applications, filling coupons, and more.
CrossTarget
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OnnuriDMC is a data-driven mobile advertising tech company to ensure advertisers to have higher ROI than any others
Mediafront
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Mediafront is a media agency based in Seoul, Korea.
Honest Company
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Honest Company is a digital marketing and advertising company.
Mapiacompany Inc.
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Mapiacompany is a global digital music business operating on 3 independent platforms, Mapianist, MyMusicSheet and KPopPiano.
U.Gene.us
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U.Gene.us is a Korean advertising company based in Seoul, executing new approaches to help companies market their products.
TYSON
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TYSON is a global marketing agency specialized in game marketing services.
TrafficGem Corp.
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TrafficGem is a Korean app-based global video ad platform that operates as a collective intelligence and imagination-based society.
BeautySocial
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BeautySocial is a cosmetic surgery marketplace that makes it easy to connect and book with board-certified doctors.
ITA
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ITA is a Korean digital media agency specializing in digital media strategies for advertising, mobile and web apps, software, and more.
Gameberry
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Gameberry is a Korean global Ad-tech (digital marketing) company offering strong advertising platforms including Ad-network and Ad-exchange.
kocca
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Kocca is aimed at the creation and promotion of content made from the country of South Korea.
Nasmedia
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Korea’s No.1 Media Marketing Agency that specializes in media planning, buying, operating & optimization for various types of ad campaign
Innocean Worldwide
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Innocean is a marketing communication company that offers marketing, digital and advertising solutions.
HS Ad
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HS Ad is an advertising agency that was established in 1984 as an affiliate of LG Group.
gluup
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gluup is a branding agency specializes in R&D and brand marketing.
MAD Square
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Creating a new platform for video curation, monetization, distribution, and consumption
Eclat Media Group
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Eclat Media Group is a sports marketing company.
Kakao
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Kakao is a technology company that operates mobile platforms in South Korea.
Rocket Punch
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Rocket Punch is a Korean digital marketing team that provides planning and designing services.
Metaps Plus
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As a part of Metaps Group listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange(TSE: 6172), Metaps Plus is a leading fintech/blockchain platform in South Korea
Classpick
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Classpick is an IT firm that offers development, marketing, design to music and art hobbies.
Futurestream Networks
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Futurestream Networks is a mobile marketing company specializing in advertising and application technologies for the smartphone industry.
Komachie
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Komachine is number 1 Machine Industry Online Platform in Asia
Mobidays
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Mobidays delivers the right Ads. to the right users on mobile devices
Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation
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Korea Broadcast Advertising Corporation is the media representative in South Korea.
INVEN
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INVEN is a broadcasting and media production company.
woogle
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woogle is template-base referral marketing solution for commerce, experience groups, app downloads, store visits, etc.
CJ Entertainment
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CJ Entertainment is an entertainment and mass media company that provides media content and platform services.
Foresting
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Foresting rewards content creators and curators through a new concept of social media token operation.
Style Seller
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Style Seller creating a zero-marketing through linking brands and buyers.
Whatif
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Whatif is a Korean software startup offering online advertising and social network services.
LMNT COMPANY
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LMNT COMPANY offers brand strategy, brand concept, brand experience design and branding services.
Bluein Marketing Service
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Bluein Marketing Service is a marketing and promotion agency.
Datable
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Datable is a developer of influencer marketing mobile applications.
FM COMMUNICATIONS
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FM COMMUNICATIONS is a sales promotion, event and exhibition management, and space marketing company.
D.FY
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D.FY is a digital marketing and communication design company.
Sound Republica
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Sound Republica is a music promotion company.
Danawa
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Danawa is an online price comparison and advertising service provider.
Sticks and Stones
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Sticks and Stones is a copywriting agency that specializes in global advertising and branding.
Korea Onlinead Association
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Korea Onlinead Association offers online advertising education and manpower training services.
CNP Company
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CNP Company is a branding and advertising company.
Bitdot
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bitdot is a provider of HTML5-based mobile advertising and content production services.
Seoul Vision
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Seoul Vision is a Korean post-production house for TV commercials.
Uneedcomms
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Uneedcomms is a service provider that offers an all-in-one marketing solution for businesses in the eCommerce space.
AB180
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AB180 is a data-driven performance marketing firm that assists organizations in the digital age using data analytics & marketing technology.
DigitalFirst
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DigitalFirst is an ad-tech media company that provides digital marketing services.
LBest
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LBest is an advertising and brand consulting firm.
SMC
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SMC is a digital marketing agency that provides all-in-one social marketing solution for brands.
Mezzomedia
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MezzoMedia is one of largest digital marketing agencies in South Korea.
DigitalOcean (Korea)
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DigitalOcean designs, develops, and markets mobile Internet solutions,
transcosmos Korea
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transcosmos Korea is an outsourcing company that specializes in field service, direct mail, and digital marketing.
huvleview
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Mobile Web Browser for Apps and Global Ad-Tech companies
KickSubs
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KickSubs is an influencer marketing platform that delivers native ads within online videos, with 85+ million subscribers.
TNK Factory
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TNK Factory is an advertising platform company that makes great mobile advertising platforms.
TBWA Korea
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TBWA Korea is an advertising business consulting company.
INNORED
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INNORED provides social media marketing, digital movie creation, and consulting solutions.
Marketing Cloud
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Marketing Cloud is a digital marketing agency.
TAGBY
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TAGBY provides influencer advertising, sales and marketing solution.
Merchsquare
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Merchsquare specializes in event promotion and product marketing services.
ADIntelligence
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AdIntelligence develops AdVisor that provides integrated online marketing analytics and ad operations solutions.
Keystone Marketing Company
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Keystone Marketing Company is a marketing and advertising agency.
Group IDD
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Group IDD provides digital marketing and advertising services.
Covi
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Covi is a video content network platform in Korea that distributes branded videos as content rather than advertisements.
Tenping
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It aims to develop online advertising method that promote profit generating models for content distributors
G3 Partners
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We help startups of all sizes launch products and innovative beyond their home markets through marketing, content and growth services.
0.8L
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0.8L is a platform that helps brands to create user-generated content in forms of product reviews on social media.
Shopad Planet
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Shopad Planet specializes in digital content planning and online marketing.
Inquivix (인퀴빅스)
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Digital Marketing Agency in Korea Specializing in Paid Search, Paid Social and SEO.
The SMC Group
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The SMC Group is a social marketing company.
MOG Communications
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MOG Communications is an advertising agency that offers video advertising and marketing services.
INNADE
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INNADE specializes in advertising and marketing services.