Rise
Rise (formerly Rise Interactive) is a Chicago performance and omnichannel media agency founded by Jon Morris and owned by Quad, with 251 to 500 employees per Crunchbase. It combines proprietary household-level data covering 252 million US consumers with media planning, activation and measurement, and holds Google Premier Partner, Microsoft Elite and Meta certified partner status. Named clients include Ulta Beauty and Stanley Steemer. Nobody pays to be ranked.
Why it’s hereA Google Premier Partner in the top 3 percent of US agencies and a 2026 Forrester Notable Vendor for media management services; owned by Quad. Number 6 of the digital marketing agencies in the US.
Who leads itJoshua Lowcock, President.
Work they can showDairy Management Inc.. Ran a Google program combining Performance Max, broad-match search, YouTube video and SEO to grow reach and engagement for recipe content. America's Best. Ran Microsoft Advertising search campaigns for the eyewear retailer.
Estimated: $6,000–$18,000/mo, typical for US digital marketing retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
A fit forNational consumer brands that want omnichannel media planning and buying driven by household-level audience data, backed by Quad's print and direct mail operation.
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Team size
- 201–500 people
- Led by
- Joshua Lowcock, President
- Known for
- omnichannel paid media · audience data · measurement and optimisation · performance marketing
- Named clients
- Ulta Beauty, Stanley Steemer, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, America's Best
- Best for
- National consumer brands that want omnichannel media planning and buying driven by household-level audience data, backed by Quad's print and direct mail operation.
- Selected work
- Recognition
- Estimated cost
Estimated: $6,000–$18,000/mo, typical for US digital marketing retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
UpdateFormerly Rise Interactive; now operates as Rise, a Quad agency, the media agency of printing and marketing company Quad.
Sources meetrise.com, quad.com, crunchbase.com · LinkedIn ↗
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