• 8.5bn Billings
  • 2,400 Staff
  • New York, Los Angeles, California
  • Founded 1989
  • Joined Local Planet 2016

Founded in 1989 by Bill Koenigsberg who runs it to this day, Horizon has preserved its entrepreneurial spirit, fostered a culture of belonging, and maintained a consistent vision. Our internal motto and operating principle has always been “Business is Personal.” Recognized as a Best Place to Work by AdAge, Fortune, and Forbes, we prioritize employee satisfaction, which results in industry-leading retention rates. With an annual investment of $8.5B across negotiated channels, we ensure favorable pricing and terms for our clients, consistently outperforming competitors and delivering exceptional value.

Our vision is to be the most valued partner for our clients, both today and tomorrow. To achieve this, we focus on maintaining cutting-edge capabilities in data, technology, and analytics, driving innovation in the marketplace, nurturing talent with diverse skill sets, and staying agile and responsive to our clients’ needs.

Our forward-thinking approach is evident in our ability to anticipate and address clients’ business challenges. From our robust identity framework to our dedicated performance team and analytics practice, equipped with a suite of measurement solutions, we excel at providing data-driven insights and optimizations that drive business outcomes.

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  • 40m Billings
  • 2000+ Staff
  • San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago
  • Founded 2003
  • Joined Local Planet 2022

We are a fiercely entrepreneurial agency that blends creativity and performance to build great brands. We call this approach Soul & Science. We work with some of the world’s best brands to deliver performance-driven growth and award-winning creativity, including Quaker, Jose Cuervo, Alaska Airlines, Charles Schwab, and Lenovo.

Our services include strategy, creative and production, digital experience, social and influencer, and end-to-end paid media and performance offerings. We have been named to Ad Age’s A-List and twice to their Best Places to Work. Most recently, Mekanism was named Independent Agency of the Year, and Jason Harris named CEO of the Year by The Drum.

Named a Top 10 Most Effective Independent Agency in the US by the Effie Index, Mekanism has been profiled by The New York Times, Fast Company, and ABC’s Nightline. Our campaign methodologies are studied by Harvard Business School.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Local Planet is a global media agency network formed by leading independent, privately owned media agencies from across the globe.

Local Planet is present in 137 markets and manages more than $16 bn investment for our clients.

Local Planet is the largest privately owned media agency network. The network is wholly owned by its agencies and management via a joint shareholding model, so we do things differently from the traditional holding companies.

We want to right the wrongs of international media. We want to better serve certain international advertisers whose needs are not well met by Holding Companies as they aren’t the largest advertiser in their category nor a top ten client.

We have 50 senior and experienced international members in our Global team, consisting of Global Leaders for: Client Management, Digital, Data, Trading, Strategy, Innovation and Growth.
We have regional Leaders in: EMEA, NA, LATAM and APAC, and Network Directors in 35 key markets.