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Bethesda, MD – August 24, 2026 – Marketbridge, the Growth Company for Business, today announced it has been named the top-ranked, fastest-growing independent global B2B agency in The B2B Marketing Global Agencies Benchmarking Report 2026. Earlier this year, the firm was also ranked by B2B Marketing as the #1 brand agency and #1 demand agency in the U.S. in The B2B Marketing U.S. Agencies Benchmarking Report.

Together, these rankings reflect Marketbridge’s momentum and differentiated approach to building modern go-to-market (GTM) systems that bring strategy, AI, creativity, activation, and measurement together to drive measurable growth for B2B organizations.

The B2B Marketing Global Agencies Benchmarking Report 2026 evaluated fourteen global B2B agencies, ranking firms based on global gross income from clients and worldwide headcount. Marketbridge’s performance places it among the top five B2B agencies globally and as the fastest-growing independent agency in the ranking.

The recognition comes as B2B organizations increasingly seek more connected, data-driven approaches to growth, breaking down traditional silos between brand, demand, sales, and technology to create more effective and measurable go-to-market systems.

“2026 is a watershed year for Marketbridge: we strengthened our global platform, expanded our expertise, and introduced purpose-built solutions designed to help B2B leaders overcome the most pressing barriers to growth,” said Marketbridge CEO Bob Ray.

“At a time when many agencies are shrinking, we grew our gross income by 19% while expanding our team by 41%. More importantly, we are delivering meaningful commercial outcomes for our clients by bringing strategy, data, creativity, analytics, and technology together in one connected approach.”

2026: A year of growth and transformation

Marketbridge’s recognition follows a year of significant growth and strategic expansion across its client portfolio, partnerships, and capabilities.

In February, the company was named agency of record (AOR) for LG Electronics USA’s Commercial Display and IT Solutions division. In April, Demandbase, the definitive pipeline engine for AI-powered go-to-market teams, named Marketbridge its inaugural Premier+ partner, recognizing the firm’s deep enterprise expertise and proven ability to drive measurable outcomes across industries including financial services, healthcare, industrial, and technology.

In July, Marketbridge announced a strategic partnership with Meltwater that combines first-party B2B data with third-party narrative intelligence to help enterprise brands strengthen AI-powered go-to-market strategies and advance Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) measurement and insights.

Marketbridge also recently earned the LinkedIn Ads Agency Certification with several team members completing certifications in LinkedIn Ads Fundamentals, Marketing Strategy, Measurement and Content, and Creative Design. The certification strengthens Marketbridge’s ability to develop impactful creative, build more compelling audience strategies, apply rigorous measurement, and connect media investment to meaningful business outcomes, including pipeline and revenue.

The achievement also reinforces Marketbridge’s position as a strategic go-to-market (GTM) partner for B2B growth organizations navigating increasingly complex buying journeys in the AI era. As buying decisions become more dynamic and involve a broader range of stakeholders, LinkedIn remains a critical platform for reaching and engaging buying committees, building brand credibility, and accelerating demand generation.

The B2B Marketing Global Agencies Benchmarking Report 2026 is widely regarded as the definitive guide to the global B2B agency landscape, providing marketers with a comprehensive view of leading firms across the market.

About Marketbridge

Marketbridge partners with leading B2B brands to create unified Go-to-Market® systems that connect strategy, AI, creativity, activation, and measurement. With a team of 350+ across North America and Europe, Marketbridge supports clients worldwide, ranging from Fortune 1000 enterprises to venture-backed, high-growth companies across technology, financial services, healthcare, industrial and consumer sectors. For more information, please visit www.marketbridge.com and follow www.linkedin.com/company/marketbridge/

BETHESDA, MD​ and San Francisco, July 28, 2026 — Marketbridge, the Growth Company for Business,​ and Meltwater​, the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications and Marketing teams,​​ today announced a strategic partnership that will drive innovation across the brand intelligence stack, giving go-to-market (GTM) teams extended access to brand and narrative intelligence and broader visibility into the channels that support and influence GTM activity and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO).

​​​​​As the first B2B marketing solutions provider to combine first-party data access with Meltwater’s third-party intelligence, Marketbridge will work with Meltwater customers to design, build, and deploy enhanced custom solutions, bringing these data worlds together to deliver sharper intelligence and strategy.

Under the partnership, Meltwater provides the narrative and GEO intelligence for Marketbridge to integrate into its broader GTM intelligence, strategy, and content workflow. As GEO reshuffles which channels carry weight in the buying journey, extending GTM intelligence into narrative intelligence becomes essential to seeing the full picture: the brand awareness, visibility, and thought leadership that shapes both GEO performance and human-driven channel engagement optimization.

The same intelligence also enriches how teams understand and engage prospects and customers. Marketbridge will layer custom system development, content strategy, and specialized B2B consulting on top of the Meltwater narrative intelligence platform and will work with both its current clients and Meltwater clients to enrich the B2B GTM marketing workflow, strengthening intelligence and strategy with Meltwater data.

Over time, this will drive broader omnichannel intelligence that extends from the core first-party Martech stack and engagement to the broader third-party brand and competitive narrative, capturing GEO impact and optimization to power enhanced strategy, planning, and content.

Many of these capabilities are available immediately to joint clients, with a broader integrated solution expected to launch in Q4 2026.

A new brand intelligence approach for the AI-buying journey

LLMs and AI are driving one of the biggest shifts in marketing since the debut of Google Search and social media, as buyer groups in the B2B customer journey increasingly get answers from AI systems rather than directly visiting websites, search engines, review sites, or vendor content.

Traditional channels will remain, as their impact on machine-driven awareness is critical, yet there will be a sea change in which channels influence purchase decisions and where brands must invest, and the winning channels are those that feed information to AI systems.

“In this new AI-driven buying journey, the brands that succeed are those that AI systems perceive as positive and credible, with frequent third-party mentions across the broader information ecosystem,” said Geoffrey Sidari, Chief Innovation Officer and Head of AI for Marketbridge. “GTM teams need to know which channels are most optimized for AI search systems that reach the right customers at the right time with the right information.”

“AI assistants are quickly becoming the front door to the B2B buying journey, which means companies need to know what these systems say about them and which sources the LLMs cite,” said Doug Balut, Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships and Alliances at Meltwater. “Marketbridge is the right partner to bring Meltwater’s intelligence into the GTM workflow. Their first-party GTM data and consulting expertise paired with our third-party narrative and GEO insights give customers a fuller view of the channels now shaping buying decisions and a way to act on it.”

About Meltwater

​​​​Meltwater​ is the global leader in actionable intelligence for PR, Communications and Marketing teams. By analyzing 1.3 billion pieces of content daily, Meltwater transforms media, social, and AI signals into intelligence that leaders rely on to make faster, more confident decisions. With 27,000 customers worldwide, Meltwater is the intelligence platform global brands trust to stay ahead. Learn more at ​meltwater.com​.​​

About Marketbridge

Marketbridge partners with leading B2B brands to create unified Go-to-Market® systems that connect strategy, AI, creativity, activation, and measurement. With a team of 350+ across North America and Europe, Marketbridge supports clients worldwide, ranging from Fortune 1000 enterprises to venture-backed, high-growth companies across technology, financial services, healthcare, industrial and consumer sectors. For more information, please visit www.marketbridge.com and follow www.linkedin.com/company/marketbridge/