ad agency

noun

chiefly US
: an agency that handles advertising for clients
She works for an ad agency in New York.

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Martin started her career as an account executive at an ad agency in New York and San Francisco and then in marketing at Calvin Klein in New York. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 And Radical enjoyed a long working relationship with the iconoclastic ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, which devised work for Nike that took the company well beyond the typical 30 second commercial. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 The funds coming from the Department of Homeland Security, which last month awarded a $20 million contract to a Maryland ad agency days before the TV spots rolled out. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026 Cooper also sells a line of a merchandise, hosts live events and recently launched an ad agency. — Ashley Carman, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ad agency

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“Ad agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20agency. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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