The commercial register lists 893 active companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 8th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 487 of them (55 %) are VAT-registered, and 274 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.
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Advertising and marketing: communications agencies, design studios, digital agencies and event companies. New registrations are numerous and the structures small; a newly registered agency is looking for its first tools, freelancers and fiduciary.
This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of St. Gallen, against 2 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in advertising and marketing were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 14 over 90 days.
St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.
Of these 893 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Sole proprietorship (39 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (15 %). 137 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 15 % of the active base; 84 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (75 a year): a steady pace of registration.
Share capital is known for 502 companies (56 %): CHF 27 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 131 of them (26 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.
487 companies (55 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 893 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 241 publish a general phone or email, 266 have a website verified by ciblr, and 15 run job postings on Job-Room.
SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 14 new registrations, 6 changes of directors, 10 relocations of seat, 10 other amendments.
893 companies in advertising and marketing are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 5 % of the 16 862 companies in the sector across Switzerland.
487 of these companies (55 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.
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Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 1,111 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.
Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.
ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in advertising and marketing in the canton of St. Gallen: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.
The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.