Charts+Darts Named to Adweek's Fastest-Growing Agencies List

LONG BEACH, CA, September 1st, 2026, FinanceWire

Independent agency adds Soules Kitchen as creative AOR, underscoring momentum behind its integrated creative, media and technology model.

LONG BEACH, CA, September 01, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- Charts+Darts has been named to Adweek's Fastest-Growing Agencies list after achieving 20% year-over-year growth, driven by new business and expanded client partnerships. The agency’s growth comes as brands rethink what they need from agency partners. Charts+Darts business model is built around connecting creative, media, strategy and performance so that the work can be tested, measured and improved in market rather than treated as a series of disconnected deliverables.

The agency's latest new business win is in the consumer packaged goods category, where Soules Kitchen selected Charts+Darts as its creative agency of record in June 2026. The 50-year-old family-owned company is launching a national rebrand, and Charts+Darts is leading brand positioning, developing a full-funnel creative strategy and managing ongoing campaigns throughout 2027.

Charts+Darts' approach is built around a closed-loop model. Creative informs media, media generates data, and those results inform the next round of creative. The goal is to create a faster feedback cycle between what a brand puts into market and what it learns from the response. This approach is driving growth across automotive, technology, enterprise and consumer brands, including Honda and Acura, AMD, ServiceNow, and Yokohama Tire.

“We've found that the best way to build a client relationship is to prove the work,” says Brian Lerche, Partner and Head of AI at Charts+Darts. “We start with a real business challenge, put the work into market, learn from what happens and use those results to determine what comes next. That creates a much more productive relationship than trying to predict everything a client will need on day one.”

For CMOs, the proposition is straightforward: Charts+Darts connects brand thinking to activation, activation to measurement, and measurement back to creative. The outcome is an agency relationship designed to get smarter as the work moves forward.

“Being independent gives us the freedom to build the agency around what clients need today,” says Charts+Darts Partner Matt Smith. “We think the future isn't about choosing between a big agency's capabilities and an independent agency's agility. You should be able to get both.”

About Charts+Darts

Charts+Darts is an independent, fully integrated creative agency built for the speed and complexity of modern brand building. Its senior-led model brings strategy, creative, media, production, and technology together in a closed loop where creative informs media, data informs creative, and every campaign makes the next one smarter. Charts+Darts clients include Honda, Acura, AMD, ServiceNow, Yokohama Tire, and Soules Kitchen. For more information, visit chartsanddarts.com.

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