About Soundwave Digital
A team of veterans, amplified by AI.
We're the programmatic industry's deep-learning frontrunners — senior media traders who pair hard-won expertise with our proprietary Amplifi™ platform.
Quick answer
Soundwave Digital is a managed programmatic advertising agency based in Richmond, Virginia, serving brands and agencies nationwide. We combine senior, performance-focused media traders with Amplifi™ — our proprietary AI audience-modeling and bidding platform — to deliver custom, transparent campaigns with no minimums.
| Headquarters | 1806 Summit Ave, Richmond, VA 23230 |
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| Also operating | New York City & the Northeast |
| Serving | Brands & agencies across the United States |
| Proprietary tech | Amplifi™ AI audience modeling |
| Compliance | IAB & DAA protocol · CCPA & GDPR compliant |
We don't bundle success, we build it
Programmatic advertising isn't "one size fits all." Our team of industry veterans tailors every recommendation to create data-driven, strategic solutions that are right for your business — no mass-produced packages, and a human you can actually call.
Leadership
Holland Rhoads — President
Holland leads Soundwave Digital's strategy and its push to bring deep learning and AI further into programmatic media — from championing the rollout of Amplifi™ to recruiting the senior trading talent behind it. In his words, hiring veterans like Jon Kim is about "moving the industry further toward AI implementation" while keeping a human strategist on every account.
Jon Kim — VP, Trading Operations
Jon joined Soundwave in 2023 from Cognitiv, where he was a Senior Media Strategist. With close to a decade of media-trading and analytical experience, he has directly managed $500K–$2MM programmatic budgets for L'Oréal, Garnier, Essie, NYX and other leading CPG brands. A University of Denver graduate based in NYC, Jon oversees the Northeast team, tech-stack build-out and vendor relationships.
Built for trust
- Brand-safe: we follow IAB and DAA protocol and partner with site-verification providers.
- Compliant: our data and cookie tracking is CCPA & GDPR compliant.
- Transparent: real-time reporting and measurable outcomes from day one.
- Proven: trusted by brands from MetLife and Klarna to the Houston Rockets.
Get heard
Be heard with Soundwave Digital.
Ready to turn up your programmatic advertising? Our experts will build a strategy that's right for your business — and help you cut through the noise.