Native Tongue Communications

Native Tongue Communications(NTC) is a multicultural marketing communications agency, offering media-led services - strategy, investment, campaign development, brand development, native content, ad production, R&D and research. NTC officially launched on January 1st, 2019. We are the first and only US minority-certified media agency. Founded by industry veteran, Marissa Nance, NTC has teams in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago & San Francisco. We are 100% independent with no equity participation from any of the major holding companies. We’re a WMBE certified entity with several designations* including SCMSDC, Clearinghouse, SAM and 8A.

At Native Tongue Communications, we translate potentially uncharacteristic conversations into authentic audience connections. We make ALL audiences accessible to our clients. Our media first approach allows us to lead with strategic cultural access and insights. We communicate through organic media relationships and channels. We provide value-rich media results with an eye toward growth. All through the empathetic lens of our distinctly multi-faceted team. NTC knows conversations about and around ethnicity, gender or orientation can be difficult. Not knowing what to say or how to say it creates gaps and even errors. We’re “fluent” across all audiences, providing our “cultural competency” so clients achieve results without sacrificing integrity.