Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide)
Marketing / Performance AgencyMedia planning and buying agency based in San Francisco, CA.
“Welcome to the media revolution. We are an independent, female-founded media and analytics powerhouse agency reshaping the game.”
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Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) is a performance agency in The Wall's Marketing index, based in San Francisco, CA. Executives can review its capabilities, published engagement data, and start contact directly through its website at weareaxm.com.
Key facts about Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide): operating since 2005; team of 50 - 249; rated 4.9 out of 5 across 16 Clutch reviews; 4 published services.
About Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide)
Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) is a performance agency in the Marketing section of The Wall, based in San Francisco, CA. Media planning and buying agency based in San Francisco, CA.
Published figures put Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) at operating since 2005, a team of 50 - 249.
Quick facts
- FOCUS
- Marketing · Performance Agency
- DECLARED
- clutch
Services Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) publishes
Media Planning & Buying · Advertising · Digital Strategy · Other Digital Marketing
4 services as published on its Clutch profile.
Where Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) sits in the index
- Team size 50 - 249: shared by 107 of the 556 Marketing firms that publish one; 8% publish a higher band.
- Founded 2005: older than 80% of the 550 Marketing firms that publish a founding year.
- Clutch rating 4.9/5 across 16 reviews; 432 of 945 Marketing firms carry a Clutch rating at all.
- 123 Marketing firms in the index list CA as home state, 23 of them in San Francisco.
Computed from The Wall's 3,460 listings at build time. Shares, not rankings.
Reviews on record
“Since partnering with Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide), AXM has developed the direct-to-consumer site launch strategy, producing steady month-over-month and year-over-year increases in site traffic, sales, and ROAS. The AXM team is passionate, engaged, and analytical.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Advertising, Digital Strategy · Jun 4, 2026
“Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) has helped the client increase household penetration. The team is highly responsive, service-oriented, and proactive. Their strong strategic thinking and ability to connect audience insights, channel strategy, and business objectives stand out.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Media Planning & Buying · Jun 4, 2026
“Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) has helped the client increase their leads, pipeline, and ROAS. The team is communicative, easy to work with, and flexible, and delivers on time. Moreover, Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide)'s consistent and dedicated team stands out.”
CLUTCH REVIEW · Advertising · May 29, 2026
Ratings as published on Clutch. The Wall collects no reviews of its own.
Web footprint
Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide) names Ars X Machina, Carousel, 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3, Ad Age Best Places to Work 2026, Adweek Fastest Growing Company, Chief Marketer Top Women in Marketing among its clients on its site.
Traffic and keyword figures are DataForSEO estimates for US Google; the stack is read from the live site.
On the record
- PROFILES
Questions people ask about Ars X Machina (formerly Media Matters Worldwide)
Q.01What does Ars X Machina do?
Ars X Machina, formerly Media Matters Worldwide, lists four services on Clutch: Media Planning & Buying, Advertising, Digital Strategy, and Other Digital Marketing. Its Clutch profile shows a 4.9 of 5 rating from 16 reviews. Ask it to tie each service to the results it will report.
Q.02Does Ars X Machina use the 3-3-3 rule?
Its method is not published. Ask any agency to walk through the framework it uses on a past account, including the metrics it tracked. On Clutch, the firm was founded in 2005 and has a team of 50 - 249.
Q.03Is Ars X Machina one of the top 6 marketing agencies?
No top six ranking of Ars X Machina is published. Rankings differ by source, so check each one's method, date, and criteria before you rely on it. On Clutch, the firm has a 4.9 of 5 rating from 16 reviews.
Q.04What kinds of performance marketing does Ars X Machina do?
On Clutch, its services include Media Planning & Buying, Digital Strategy, and Other Digital Marketing. One reviewer describes a direct-to-consumer site launch strategy, and another says the agency helped a client increase household penetration. Ask for examples of campaigns in your channel and the results they produced.
Data sheet
- DOMAIN
- weareaxm.com
- CATEGORY
- MARKETING
- SPECIALTY
- PERFORMANCE AGENCY
- TYPE
- MARKETING AGENCY
- SOLVES
- MARKETING PERFORMANCE AND GROWTH PLATEAUS
- TYPICAL BUYER
- CMO / VP MARKETING
- CLIENT FIT
- $5M-$50M+
- HQ
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA
- FOUNDED
- 2005
- TEAM SIZE
- 50 - 249
- CLUTCH RATING
- 4.9/5 · 16 reviews
- STATUS
- LISTED
- PERMALINK
- /c/weareaxm.com.html
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