The most visible marketing agencies in Germany, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Germany in German and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Claneo

26Heralded Score, range 7–38

Most cited source

semrush.com

11citations

From Google AI Mode, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

Claneo

2/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Gemini and Google AI Overviews, not on Google AI Mode and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– Kalungi US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Kemb GmbH DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– KlientBoost US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– KMS Team DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Kochan & Partner DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– Kolle Rebbe DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– kontra.agency HR Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% None First reading
– lass machen GmbH DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 0% First reading
– Leadeffect GmbH DE Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% First reading
– Leadpros US Unranked Too few answers Not measured
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  • : Unranked
2% 2% None First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 semrush.com Vendor site 11.7% 4 of 4 9 1
2 bvdw.org Industry authority 10.0% 2 of 4 6 Not read
3 sortlist.de Directory 15.0% 2 of 4 9 6
4 youtube.com Social 8.3% 1 of 4 9 Not read
5 agenturtipp.de Review site 8.3% 4 of 4 4 8
6 clutch.co Directory 10.0% 4 of 4 3 3
7 ibusiness.de Consultancy 6.7% 2 of 4 3 9
8 sortlist.com Directory 6.7% 3 of 4 4 6
9 agenturjobs.de Directory 5.0% 3 of 4 1 11
10 consultingvision.de Consultancy 3.3% 1 of 4 3 Not read

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
Digitalagentur für ein wachsendes Unternehmen in Deutschland German Friendventure, mindtwo, path digital, RYZE Digital and valantic, tied
Wie findet ein kleines Unternehmen in Deutschland eine Marketingagentur, die Leads generiert? German AAADS, Leadpros and trafficdesign GmbH, tied
Wie wähle ich eine Marketingagentur für eine Produkteinführung in Deutschland aus? German No brand recommended
Alternativen zum Aufbau eines kompletten internen Marketingteams in Deutschland German No brand recommended
Alternativen zur Koordination mehrerer Marketing-Freelancer in Deutschland German No brand recommended
Ich leite das Marketing in einem mittelständischen Unternehmen in Deutschland und suche eine Agentur für bezahlte Anzeigen und Content. German AD Consulting, Barefoot Performance, Magnet Media, Mediatouch, Semtrix, UNITED Digitalagentur and ZODA Media, tied
how to choose a marketing agency in germany English No brand recommended
how much does a marketing agency cost for a small business in germany English No brand recommended
Inhouse-Marketingteam oder Marketingagentur für ein wachsendes Unternehmen in Deutschland German Bloofusion, Digital Masters GmbH, Leadeffect GmbH, Mediacharge and SNK, tied
Freelancer oder Full-Service-Marketingagentur für kleine Unternehmen in Deutschland German ARISE Online Marketing GmbH, Beyond Media GmbH and Neckarmedia, tied

Each engine's top three

Google AI Mode

No brand named in at least three answers.

Google AI Overviews

  1. 1 Claneo

ChatGPT

No brand named in at least three answers.

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured