advertising agency

American  

noun

• advertising agencies
  plural

1. an agency employed by advertisers to plan, design, place, and supervise their advertisements or advertising campaigns.

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advertising agency British  

noun

1. an organization that creates advertising material, contracts for publication space, and sometimes undertakes market research on behalf of its clients

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• advertising agencies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of advertising agency

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

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advertising agency

At 58, Susan Lee Colby founded Grace Creative LA, an advertising agency focused on the 50-and-older market, because, she said, she had “aged out” of traditional advertising agencies.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

They want a drummer named Charlie Watts to join them, but Watts is already playing with three other bands while working at an advertising agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Dan Kim, a creative director at New York advertising agency McCann, has considered leaving his mid-range club, Dumbo House, an outpost of Soho House in Brooklyn.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

Mr Robinson, who runs Hello Starling, a Cardiff-based advertising agency, said vacancies at his business were attracting applications that were riddled with AI-generated sentences.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

Sinay, who was Russo’s girlfriend, explained that she ran a small advertising agency.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin