Media Visions

What Media Visions does

Media Visions is a privately held, independently owned media planning and buying agency headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a secondary Denver office. The firm operates with 1-10 employees and serves national, regional, and local advertisers through three core service lines: Media Planning (research, target planning, and media strategy development synchronized with creative messaging), Media Buying (negotiation, stretch optimization, and execution across traditional and digital channels with dedicated post-buy analysis), and Account Experience (client management and creative solutions for demographic lifestyle and attitude differences). The agency's stated differentiation is the integration of media strategy with creative messaging and collaborative engagement with strategic and creative partners throughout the campaign process.

The firm is led by President Sidney Clough, who took over leadership in 2026 after returning to the company in 2018 as a digital media specialist, and Partner/Media Planner & Buyer Michelle Bergen, who brings over 35 years of agency experience at major advertising firms including Tracy-Locke, Karsh & Hagan, Barnhart, Morey Mahoney Advertising, and Oz Advertising (where she was a former principal). The business model is fee- or commission-based on media spend, though no pricing is publicly disclosed. The firm operates exclusively within Colorado, with no disclosed national or international market presence, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no external funding.

Media Visions has no disclosed proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, API, or technology integrations. Its competitive positioning rests on senior practitioner expertise, integrated media-creative workflow, and personalized client service rather than technological differentiation. No patents, trademarks, certifications, awards, partnerships, or regulatory actions are documented. The firm's marketing presence is limited to its Squarespace-hosted website (media-visions.tv), with no social media profiles identified.

Name

Media Visions

Legal name

Media Visions

Website

https://media-visions.tv

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Media Visions is a privately held, Denver-based media planning and buying agency serving national, regional, and local advertisers through integrated media strategy, negotiation, and post-buy analysis services, operated by a team of 1-10.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Buying Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAAABAA

Full-Service Media Planning & Buying

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Media Planning & Buying Agencies

SECONDARYMPAAALAM

Audience Measurement & Media Research (Ratings, Attribution, Media Mix Insights)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Market Research & Consumer Insights

Keywords

• Media planning services
• Media buying agency
• Advertising campaign strategy
• Media research analytics
• Post-buy analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Media Visions is a Denver-based media planning and buying agency that develops media strategies, negotiates and purchases advertising placements across traditional and digital channels, and provides dedicated post-buy analysis for advertisers. The agency integrates media research, target planning, media negotiation, media stretch optimization, and creative-aligned media solutions into a single client engagement.

Product overview

Media Visions is a media planning and buying agency that operates as a single integrated service offering. The company combines media research, strategic planning, negotiation, buying, and post-buy analysis with creative solutions into a unified service. The core offering consists of Media Planning (strategy and research), Media Buying (negotiation and execution), and Account Experience (client management and creative solutions), all designed to work collaboratively with clients and creative partners to maximize media effectiveness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media Planning

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• The Richards Group: Long-established Dallas-based independent agency offering full-service advertising including media planning/buying. Comparable independent ownership and integrated service model, though at materially larger scale.
• Tombras: Knoxville-headquartered independent agency that has scaled via acquisition into a full-service, multi-discipline operation including media planning/buying. Useful comparable for what an ambitious independent agency can become at scale.
• RPA (advertising): Long-standing independent full-service advertising agency in Los Angeles offering media planning/buying alongside creative. Comparable independent ownership model and integrated service offering, though at substantially larger scale.
• Duncan Channon: San Francisco-based independent creative-led agency that also offers media planning/buying services. Comparable independent ownership and integrated creative-plus-media value proposition similar to Media Visions' stated differentiator.

Direct peers

• Vladimir Jones: Colorado-based, independently owned full-service advertising agency. Same Denver market, similar independent ownership structure, and overlapping media planning/buying capabilities make it the most geographically proximate direct competitor.
• Morey Mahoney Advertising: Denver-based agency where Michelle Bergen previously worked. Historically a direct local competitor in media planning/buying for regional and local advertisers; included as a peer given the deep personnel overlap with Media Visions' partner.
• Empower Media Group: Largest independent media agency in the U.S., headquartered in Cincinnati with deep planning/buying DNA. Directly comparable business model (media planning + buying as integrated service) and similar boutique-to-mid-market positioning, but at materially larger scale.
• Barnhart: Denver-based advertising agency (another former employer of Michelle Bergen). Comparable independent Denver agency offering media planning/buying alongside creative services for similar regional and national client mix.
• Karsh & Hagan: Denver-based independent advertising agency where Media Visions' Partner Michelle Bergen previously held a position. Same Denver market and comparable media planning capabilities for regional and national clients.

Regional players

• 90octane (now Knead): Denver-based digital-focused agency (formerly 90octane) with strong digital media planning/buying heritage. Direct Denver competitor with similar independent profile but a heavier digital/performance marketing tilt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/media-visions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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