Attracting thousands of submissions annually from around the globe, the Business Impact Index recognizes the best-of-the-best. Our proprietary methodology developed in collaboration with WARC, the global authority on advertising and media effectiveness, compiles the rankings using finalist and winner data from the awards programs across the globe. Search by region or company type.
The MMA SMARTIES Business Impact Index is the first and only global modern marketing index that identifies, ranks and awards top agencies, advertisers (brand owner), brands and solution providers driving significant business impact.
| Rank | Digital/Specialist Agency | Location | Region | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flow Communications | Johannesburg | South Africa | 80.2 |
| 2 | Freshive Digital Agency | Johannesburg | South Africa | 80.1 |
| 2 | YONDER | Johannesburg | South Africa | 80.1 |
| 4 | Hellosquare | Durban | South Africa | 56.1 |
| 5 | iProspect | Johannesburg | South Africa | 52.1 |
| 6 | 8909 Digital | Johannesburg | South Africa | 40.1 |
| 7 | Honest Marketing | Johannesburg | South Africa | 36.1 |
| 8 | Rainmaker Media | Cape Town | South Africa | 29.1 |
| 9 | Digitas Liquorice | Cape Town | South Africa | 16.0 |
| 9 | FutureTech Media | Johannesburg | South Africa | 16.0 |
| 9 | Vicinity Media | Johannesburg | South Africa | 16.0 |
| 12 | Lumico | Stellenbosch | South Africa | 8.0 |
| 12 | Moonsport | Cape Town | South Africa | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Digital Plug | Johannesburg | South Africa | 8.0 |
| 15 | Dentsu Performance | Cape Town | South Africa | 4.0 |