# MarkitAds

> MarkitAds is a Bethesda-based marketing company founded by Justin Sonnenreich that combines public relations, paid acquisition, lead generation, and reputation work with a newer specialty: measurable campus activations. Its MarkitU platform connects brands with a company-reported network of more than 1,000 student ambassadors across 50-plus U.S. universities and tracks verified results through a live dashboard. The clearest public example is a 2026 Lossdog campaign that MarkitAds says produced 6,200 verified pre-launch signups across five campuses.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Bethesda, United States
- **Founders:** Justin Sonnenreich (CEO & Founder)
- **Products:** MarkitU, Campus activations, Public relations and reputation, Growth marketing, MarkitOutreach
- **Notable:** Company-reported 6,200 verified Lossdog signups from one campaign across five universities in 2026., Built a company-reported network of more than 1,000 student ambassadors across 50-plus universities., The company reports more than 1 billion client impressions, 650-plus deliverables, and more than $250 million in client budget managed.

## Products & services

- **MarkitU** — A self-serve campus marketing platform offering access to a company-reported network of 1,000-plus trained student ambassadors at 50-plus universities, with live campaign dashboards, verified signups, and data exports.
- **Campus activations** — Managed tabling, events, peer demonstrations, brand-ambassador programs, and attributable signup campaigns on U.S. university campuses.
- **Public relations and reputation** — Founder positioning, earned-media outreach, crisis and reputation strategy, search-result improvement, media kits, and publication placements.
- **Growth marketing** — Lead generation, paid advertising, conversion funnels, SEO, social media, creator sourcing, campaign strategy, and design.
- **MarkitOutreach** — A LinkedIn outreach system used in a UNC-related program to connect students with recruiters, hiring managers, and employers.

## Achievements

- Company-reported 6,200 verified Lossdog signups from one campaign across five universities in 2026.
- Built a company-reported network of more than 1,000 student ambassadors across 50-plus universities.
- The company reports more than 1 billion client impressions, 650-plus deliverables, and more than $250 million in client budget managed.
- Secured seven reported media placements for Community Musician founder Scott Arey over roughly eight months.
- Helped URBNmarket grow its Instagram audience from zero to more than 10,000 followers while supporting coverage in The Washington Post and on Fox 5, according to its case study.
- Founder Justin Sonnenreich received the Buck Goldstein Founder Award from UNC's Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — MarkitAds was recruiting paid fall campus events and brand ambassador interns across the United States.
- **2026-08** — The company publicized the Lossdog partnership and 6,000-plus verified signups across five major campuses.
- **2026-07** — MarkitAds published its detailed Lossdog and MarkitU campus-marketing case study, reporting 6,200 student signups.

## Links

- Website: https://markitads.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/markitads/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/markit_ads
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/markitads/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/markitads/100067979746949/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20