Women-owned marketing agencies: how to find them in your region and email the owner

The short answer

Write one sentence, such as "Women who own marketing agencies in New York", and add "women only". Wisemation finds the marketing agencies a woman owns or runs, and gives you the owner with a checked work email and the reason the firm fits.

A directory gives you names. This gives you the owner, ready to email.

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What counts as a women-owned marketing agency?

A women-owned business is a firm that is at least 51% owned and run by women. That is the bar the two main US certifications use: WBENC for corporate supplier programs and the SBA's WOSB program for federal contracts.

59.4% of US marketing managers are women (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025), so there are many women-led agencies to choose from.

Who looks for women-owned marketing agencies?

Brands that want a women-led agency, for a supplier diversity goal or because their buyers are women.

Software and freelance platforms selling to agency owners.

Agency buyers: owners thinking about selling or merging.

How do you find women-owned marketing agencies?

Write one sentence and add "women only". Wisemation writes that down as a rule about the person, so the search itself looks for women, not just the companies.

Then every first name is read before a lead counts, in most searches before the email check and the research even start. People read as men are dropped and cost 0 lead credits.

It reads the first name the way a person would, together with the country. It does not use photos, and it does not ask anyone anything.

Name the place as a city, a state or a country. The search reads meaning, not keywords, so "owner" also finds a founder, a principal or a managing partner.

Ask for the owner, founder or CEO, women only. That finds the firms a woman runs, and the person you talk to about the work.

What does each firm come with?

The owner, the reason the firm fits your sentence, a fit score, and a work email checked live before it counts.

Founder and CEOBrand and social media agency, 25 staff · Brooklyn, New York
Fit 92
Why they fit
  • Founded and runs the agency
  • Clients are beauty and food brands
  • Won 2 new retail clients this year
Work email checked live
Managing directorB2B marketing agency · Copenhagen, Denmark
Fit 86
Why they fit
  • Co-owns the agency
  • Works for software companies
  • Speaks at marketing events
Work email checked live
Made-up examples. Real results show the person's name, work email, LinkedIn profile and the emails written for them.

Directory, bought list or search?

Certifying bodies keep directories of the firms they certified, often for members only, and a firm is only listed if it applied. A search finds the firms a woman runs whether certified or not.

Bought listDirectoryWisemation search
Up to dateAs of the day it was builtWhen the firm updates itFound when you search
Work emailChecked when the list was builtRarely listedChecked live before it counts
Why each one fitsNot givenNot givenWritten for each person
People who do not fitPaid forFree to browse0 lead credits

What does it not do?

It does not check certification. It finds firms run by a woman. If a contract needs a certified women-owned business (WBE, WOSB or your country's version), check each firm in the certifier's own directory before you count it.

Not for hiring. "Women only" works on sales searches. On a search for job candidates it is switched off.

No phone numbers. It finds work emails and LinkedIn profiles, not direct dials.

Questions about women-owned marketing agencies

Is there a directory of women-owned marketing agencies?

Certifying bodies keep directories of the firms they certified, and a firm is only listed if it applied. A search finds the firms a woman runs whether certified or not, with the owner's email.

Does it check WBE or WOSB certification?

No. Check certification in the certifier's own directory before you count a firm toward a contract goal.

Does it work outside the US?

Yes. It searches the web, not one country's database, so it works in the UK, the Nordics and the rest of Europe too.

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