NOVUS Media

NOVUS Media is an independent media planning and buying agency founded in 1987 in a Minnesota garage. It now has teams in Chicago, Minnesota and Toronto, and Clutch lists a staff of 250 to 999. The agency builds multichannel media programs using marketing science and geospatial analytics, covering TV, radio, print, out-of-home, digital and direct-response media.

NOVUS works with national and regional brands in retail, telecommunications, healthcare, lottery and consumer goods. Clients named on its site include Aldi, A&W, Valvoline, Georgia Lottery, Fidium Fiber, Centene Corporation and DePaul University. In one retail case study, multi-media pre-opening campaigns lifted sales by 17%. The agency is a 4A's member, was named an Ad Age Media Agency of the Year in 2022 and has won a DPAA DOOH-E Award.