# Stella Rising

> Stella Rising is a women-led independent media and marketing agency that helps beauty, health, food, retail, and lifestyle brands turn fragmented consumer behavior into profitable growth. Founded in 1982 as Women's Marketing and renamed in 2018, the agency combines paid media, organic search, ecommerce and marketplaces, customer growth, consumer research, and advanced measurement rather than treating each channel as a separate assignment.

- **Founded:** 1982
- **Headquarters:** Westport, Connecticut, United States
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn; supplied company data lists 110, while Inc. classifies it as a 50-99 employee company.
- **Products:** Media Strategy and Activation, Organic Search and Content, Commerce, Analytics and Measurement, Customer Growth and Loyalty
- **Notable:** Won Silver for Media Agency of the Year at the 2025 Ad Age Small Agency Awards., Won the 2025 Digiday Media Buying and Planning Award for Best Use of Media Mix Modeling for work with Covered California., Named PPC Agency of the Year by Search Engine Land in 2024 and 2025.

## Products & services

- **Media Strategy and Activation** — Full-funnel planning and buying across paid search, paid social, traditional media, display, and video.
- **Organic Search and Content** — SEO, AEO, GEO, content strategy, and social-search optimization designed for both conventional and AI-mediated discovery.
- **Commerce** — Amazon strategy, retail marketplace advertising, ecommerce growth, TikTok services, and TikTok Shop support.
- **Analytics and Measurement** — Attribution, media mix modeling, performance reporting, custom measurement frameworks, and customer-journey analytics.
- **Customer Growth and Loyalty** — Acquisition, retention, and full-funnel programs intended to build both immediate revenue and long-term brand equity.
- **Glimmer Consumer Insights** — A proprietary community used for qualitative research, product trials, creative testing, reviews, and consumer feedback.

## Achievements

- Won Silver for Media Agency of the Year at the 2025 Ad Age Small Agency Awards.
- Won the 2025 Digiday Media Buying and Planning Award for Best Use of Media Mix Modeling for work with Covered California.
- Named PPC Agency of the Year by Search Engine Land in 2024 and 2025.
- Named to Inc.'s Best Workplaces list in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026.
- Named one of Ad Age's Best Places to Work for a fifth consecutive year in 2026.
- Won Digital Agency of the Year and Media Buying Agency of the Year at the 2026 U.S. Agency Awards.
- Public case studies report 129% ecommerce revenue growth for Dr. Dennis Gross, a 2,500% lift in a primary SEO KPI for Henkel, and support for 20% revenue growth at CCRM.
- A Google case study reported a 126% increase in return on ad spend and 54% lower acquisition cost for AHAVA after Smart Display optimization.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Won Digital Agency of the Year and Media Buying Agency of the Year at the 2026 U.S. Agency Awards.
- **2026-07** — Published its Cannes Lions 2026 takeaways on creator measurement, agentic AI workflows, and the continuing value of strong creative ideas.
- **2026-07** — Published a strategic response to Google I/O changes involving AI Mode, Universal Cart, feeds, attribution, and agentic shopping.
- **2026-04** — Outlined a video-first approach to generative engine optimization across YouTube, TikTok, and owned content.
- **2026-01** — Named to Ad Age's Best Places to Work for a fifth consecutive year.
- **2025-10** — Won Search Engine Land's PPC Agency of the Year award for the second consecutive year.
- **2025-07** — Won Silver for Media Agency of the Year at the Ad Age Small Agency Awards.
- **2025-04** — Won Digiday's Best Use of Media Mix Modeling award for work with Covered California.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stellarising.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stellarisingagency
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/thestellarising
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stellarisingagency
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stellarisingagency

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Last updated: 2026-08-16