Top Advertising Agencies Of 2019

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Award-winning copywriter by trade, James has has his work featured in Communication Arts, The One Show, The Effies and national Addys. His experience ranges from a very vast list of industries and started EraserFarm with his partner Cindy in 2014 after years of working large, worldwide agencies.

A former Sr. VP of marketing for Front Burner Brands, Cindy managed the full-service and fast-casual national restaurants, Grillsmith, Burger 21 and The Melting Pot. Prior to that, she was a Sr. VP for 22squared wand started tEraserFarm in 2014 with her partner James.

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Providing over 25 years experience producing creative and effective videos for our clients. I've built a great team of producers, camera crews, graphic artists and editors to provide full service to our customers. What can we do for you?

From corporate branding to documentaries, I pride myself providing you the passion and insight your project requires on the post production side to allow you to reach your target audience and beyond. The goal of everyone here is to help you stand out above the competition no matter the budget.

As a passionate video editor, I begin every day with a 6 mile run (no exceptions). I say this because it accurately describes how I approach the work I do. Whether the audience is large or small, it is my mission to bring this same intensity and passion to YOUR project, so we can tell YOUR story.

Being an editor with experience in VFX and color correction, I love collaborating with my clients and coworkers on effective, unique ways to create an exceptional finished product. I’ve cut everything from 30-second web promos to feature-length films, and am always up for a new editorial adventure.

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Leading McCann Worldgroup Australia, Nicole is one of Australia’s few female creative Agency CEO’s. he holds Board positions on the Communications Council (Australia’s advertising and creative industry body) as Deputy Chair and is a national director on the Ronald McDonald House Charity Board.

A financial and business management professional, Zain’s qualifications and memberships include, The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Certified Practicing Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors and being a fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Fran is a lifelong student of human nature - the emotions that drive us and the cultures that shape us. She is a strong proponent of the McCann philosophy that when the Truth is well told, it will move people and the market.

A professional brand builder, Pat brings more than two decades of experience in behavioural change communications and a creative track record that has seen him awarded at every major international award show while working at McCann, Clemenger BBDO & JWT.

With over twenty years’ experience in marketing and advertising, Georgie has worked for leading agencies such as The Campaign Palace, DDB, Saatchi & Saatchi, CHE and most recently at Publicis Mojo. Georgie’s also worked as a Product Manager for the iconic Barbie brand at Mattel.

Phillippa brings over a decade of diverse strategic, creative and management experience, specialising in the retail, finance, property, tourism, education and government sectors. As Managing Director, Phillippa is responsible for leading the team and driving innovative.

Rob returns home as National People and Talent Director after an amazing 4 years at McCann London. Rob has played a critical part in the agency’s recent success, having helped transform and diversify talent and performance management.

An internationally renowned creative, Jerker Fagerström is the Executive Creative Director at McCANN Sydney. He has a wealth of experience spanning creative, strategy and business development, teamed with unique insight into the European and Australian markets.

Ben has been a creative professional working in the industry for over 25 years. In this time he’s developed brand platforms for an incredibly diverse array of businesses including; Adidas, Australian Unity, Bic, Coca-Cola, kikki-K, Gloria Jeans, L’Oreal, Maybeline NY & Natures Organics to name a few

Andrew has worked as a creative in the industry for over seventeen years. He has always strived to accomplish work for brands that not only solves business problems, but answers a human truth.

Justin made his debut into Advertising representing Australia two years in a row at the Cannes Young Lions Competition, winning Silver in his first year. His work has since gone on to be awarded at Cannes, Spikes, London International, Adfest, Clio, One Show, and a Best in Show award at IAB Mixx.

Iggy is a firm believer in the power that a single, great idea has to evoke an emotional connection in people. This sets the benchmark for everything he does, using creativity to bring about a positive change in the world.

Roshni has over 10 years of experience as a strategic and digital planner, working internationally in the United States, China, India and now Australia. She has worked on developing globally acclaimed campaigns for brands such as Discovery Channel, Burberry, Wrigley’s, Toyota, Quiksilver and HP.

Lyndell is a media professional specalising in all things digital. Her experience ranges from working in small full service digital agencies, large multinationals and supporting sales teams on the publisher side.

Ian is an experienced integrated strategist drawing on a career that has spanned creative agencies, client-side and market research. Prior to joining McCann, Ian was Head of Planning for Publicis London and global strategy lead for UBS.

Tim has a uniquely blended skill set having worked across business, creative and technology sectors for the past 15 years. He has worked in both advertising and digital agencies in New Zealand and Australia and now joins McCann Melbourne as our Executive Digital Producer.

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As Managing Partner, Nick brings more than 10 years of international brand expertise to the Christchurch studio. He’s passionate about creating a highly productive working environment which lends itself to outstanding creative and strategic work.

Chris believes in the power of simple ideas that are executed brilliantly. Recently he’s had work recognised by the Tokyo Type Directors Club and Communication Arts, and has been a judge at the New Zealand Best Awards and ADFEST in Asia.

Whether developing innovative and integrated marketing solutions, evaluating consumer demographics, or generating business insights, Kaye’s strength is her understanding of business. She is skilled at developing and facilitating creative and media solutions for clients.

With over 20 years agency experience across Australasia, Lee is fascinated by what really makes people tick; and applies what he learns when developing brand, creative and communications strategies for clients. His work has been recognised at many international and domestic awards shows.

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Creative & Art Director

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Amie Stanley founded E29 in 2017 after co-owning & managing several women-owned agencies. Her 25-year career has been defined by building brands and breaking through the barriers for women in business. Prior to owning her own shops, Amie delivered exceptional results for a roster of leading brands.

Shantelle is a strategic marketer, powered by 15 years of experience in both big corporate and advertising agencies. She is a proven, tenacious leader with a love for building brands. She has contributed to growth for global brands such as Land Rover, Chevron, Ford, LG, Mars, Frito Lay & Taco Bell.

A strategic leader with 20+ years experience, Terra excels at developing brands from the ground up, leading clients on brand strategy and positioning, creative campaign development and production as well as managing fully integrated marketing solutions with timely results.

Strategic, big-thinker with a comprehensive understanding of how marketing can drive business goals. With over 20 years of experience in planning and research, one of Carol’s specialties is the application of both art and science in data interpretation to expose unique and actionable insights.

20+ years experience in digital marketing with a focus on search engine marketing and social media marketing on clients such as ABC7 News, Sutter Health, Ctuit, SAP, Evivo, Chicken of the Sea and Genova. Suse is also a professor of Digital and Social Media at the University of San Francisco.

Anne is a results-driven marketing professional with over 18+ years of industry experience. She specializes in social media strategy and content development. She has extensive hands-on experience working with a wide range of brands and major CPG clients including ConAgra, P&G, Target & thinkThin.

Alison has 17+ years of design and creative production experience working on a wide range of consumer brands such as Nestle, Patron, Nekter Juice Bar, Skinny Cow and CA Lottery. She works with the team to take a project from concept to completion.

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As a graduate of Mizzou Marketing & Business School he always knew he wanted to own his own business and work in advertising. His experience crafting successful local, regional, and national advertising campaigns in radio and national cinema sales were merely stepping stones to get him to this point

An extensive background in corporate media and marketing for brands like Domino’s Pizza and Famous Footwear her skills range from broadcast to digital to social to account management and field marketing. Amy is a strong believer in transparency and treats every client’s business like its her own.

An experienced marketer with a passion for process. Rachel strives to combine strategy with vision to achieve objectives. Her action-oriented process helps small and large businesses move towards their goals and achieve measurable success.

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Our motto: "Only we go faster, together we go further. " TCS is a whole concept, a whole story, it's a business project that we would like to achieve with you! Our know-how: to create a concept that is available in red line on all communication channels.

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LOVES Family, the outdoors & personal growth!

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Marlene manages the agency.

Jim does the heavy lifting for all clients including annual planning and strategy.

Danielle's team handles all digital programs including websites, marketing automation, eblasts, etc.

Lee's team manages communication with all clients.

Blair oversees the brand development and execution for clients and their products.

Jeremy's team creates relevant content to raise engagement.

Kurt's creative and production team brings ideas to life.

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BJ is the co-founder of Vanishing Point Media.

Annie is an award-winning storyteller and prolific content creator whose early forays into technology-enhanced narrative techniques naturally evolved into a passion for cinematic VR production.

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He has 15 years experience in helping worldwide businesses grow through digital marketing and growth hacking. He lived in 7 countries, speaks 4 languages and worked with businesses from 70+ countries.

He is a creative marketer originally from Hawaii. He's got a lot of experience in branding, e-commerce and CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization).

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Valerie’s creative spirit is one of a kind, with a quirky mix of logic and out-of-left-field thinking. Sure, she’s aware of her achievements as a director, but if asked, she’ll cite her favorite compliments as comparisons to a Latina Liz Lemon. She's a great collaborator and loves a challenge.

Ross is the steadying creative force behind a great many of Gorilla’s finest pieces. Always able to transform a good idea into a great idea, Ross is the quiet current which pushes our teams, our directors, and our ideas beyond limitation. For Ross, a good idea can always be better

Mix equal parts Hemingway machismo and Spielberg yarn-spinning. Add a pinch of Grinch and a splash of vermouth. Then chill. Like, really chill. That’s Machiela. Eric's laid-back demeanor that belies an uncompromising commitment to beautiful, well-crafted stories and elegant cinematography.

If you could bottle and sell laughter Gina would be raking in the profits. Gorilla's perennial optimist, Gina is a talented producer who always (like seriously, always) has a knack for spinning things to the bright side. Her projects follow suit and make for great collaborative experiences.

A confident, competent, collaborative filmmaker with a flair for what’s novel and kinetic, Jason creates energetic films that plunge you into action and sound (he often crafts his own sound design). As he puts it, filmmaking is more than visual craft, it's an opportunity to create an experience.

As a director, Dan Woodliff has focused his creative energy on short films, commercials, music videos, and documentaries. He has built a reputation for poignantly capturing the subtleties of the human experience. Dan is fun, thoughtful, and has a knack for surprising you when you least expect it.

Seth's film career is a series of unpredictable events which have formed his talent. We say "talent" because, although labeling him simply "director" would be more convenient, the reality is that he wears many hats and does it pretty damn well. As a filmmaker, Seth has worked in over 20 countries.

A good director needs to see how what’s on the surface speaks to what’s at the core. In other words, art needs empathy. If any of our directors leads the stable in coupling those two skills, it’s EJ. With extensive global film experience (the ticker sits at 53 countries) EJ's got the chops.

As a director, he has a unique ability to leverage his animation background to imagine, design, and implement visual forms of storytelling which are otherwise difficult to articulate. Nate is a talented collaborator who brings a welcome sense of levity to his projects – as well as everything else.

A seasoned cinematographer-turned-director, Chad leverages his intimate relationship with film aesthetics to spin emotive and ethereal stories. His filmmaking credits include a recent documentary about handcrafted pipes that will leave you thinking long and hard about life, fatherhood, and family.

Gorilla's in-house cheerleader, Caton embodies our brand mantra to "Be More Human". In fact, he might have more feelings in his finger than the rest of us combined. As a producer, he will fight tirelessly on a client's behalf, not just for their project, but for a meaningful human experience.

Dave usually says what everyone's thinking. And sometimes what everyone isn't thinking. And most of the time what everyone should be thinking. A creative purist to the core, DMP (as we call him) has a gift for untying knots and turning them into successful projects.

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As president and co-founder of The Axis Agency, Armando brings nearly 30 years of experience in marketing communications and advertising.

Carmen has over 20 years of experience in multicultural marketing communications and corporate issues management.

With over 20+ years in online marketing, Wally leads the Digital & Social Media practice; delivering high-impact, real-time solutions for client campaigns.

With an impressive career spanning more than two decades, Francisco leads creative strategy for Axis' roster of leading brand clients.

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Nathan is the founder of Quinn Marketing having started the agency to fill the gap in the market.

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Bob McKay founded McKay Advertising + Activation in 2005. He has developed one of the most unique advertising agency experiences for clients, employees, and associates. A graduate of the University of South Florida, his 28 years in media are decorated with a long track record of success.

Eric is a graduate of the University of South Florida, where he majored in Communications and minored in Psychology. His ability to provide partners with both extensive insight and attention to detail gives him an upper hand in meeting a clients’ specific needs.

A summa cum laude graduate from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and a minor in Communications, Alex has plenty of experience in analysis. Working as a research assistant throughout college, Alex gained many insights into the design + modeling of experiments.

Christian is a two-time graduate of the University of Tampa, where he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising & Public Relations and his MBA-Marketing. Born on the island of Trinidad & Tobago, Christian has been involved in the advertising world since 2009.

Matthew, who was born disabled, has never let anything get in his way of achieving his goals. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida and is a certified Google AdWords and Google Analytics professional, as well as a Hootsuite Certified Social Marketer.

Without sacrificing any of his daily trips to the local coffee shop, Loc graduated with an advertising degree from the University of South Florida. Fueled by sushi and caffeine, he landed the Platform Manager role and took on a position brainstorming digital tactics for McKay.

Dawn is a graphic and web designer with over 10 years of experience. Her passion for design shines through in her professionalism, attention to detail, and spectacular work. She loves to get the creative juices flowing to help your business display a proper corporate identity.

Megan is a graduate of the University of Akron, where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts and a double minor in Consumer Marketing and Fashion Merchandising. She is Google Ad Certified and Google Analytics experienced and worked at Home Shopping Network out of college.

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With over 15 years of experience. Worked for most of the global brands and directed hundreds of projects for over 50 countries. As an EMEA Creative Technology Lead for Xbox at Microsoft, he played a key role in growing the business to become a multimillion-dollar international operation.

Passionate communications professional that specializes in creating tailored solutions for global clients as well as business development for Japanese companies. Fluent in French, Japanese and English, he speaks your language.

The left brain of creativity. With over 15 years of experience in advertising as client service and strategic planning roles, he ensures that creativity benefits brands. He’s also a Japanese government certified business consultant, which puts him on a relentless pursuit for business inspirations.

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President, Direction Inc.

Coo, Direction Inc.

Graphic Designer & Landing Page Designer, Direction Inc.

Brand Development, Direction Inc.

Wordpress Website Designer, Direction Inc.

Wordpress Website Developer, Direction Inc.

Content Creation Director, Direction Inc.

Social Media Implementation Specialist, Direction Inc.

Google Ads Genie, Direction Inc.

Creative Content Specialist, Direction Inc.

Data Miner & Analyst, Direction Inc.

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CEO and Creative Director Melissa Jones began her career in New York after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design. With over 15 years of experience in user-engagement and visual communication, Melissa has contributed to more than 500M in revenue for her clients, developing and leading int

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Director in charge of the Agency growth Strategy, New Business and Public Relations.

CEO en Ganem Group

VICE PRESIDENT CREATIVE

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Founder and CEO

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Gabriel Calderón has worked in communication and Digital Marketing since 1999. He has been director of digital art of the main newspaper of Uruguay. Since the creation of his agency he has worked with brands such as Roemmers, Honda, Verizon, Peugeot, Apple, Lancome and Inca.

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CEO & Chief Creative Director

COO

Managing Director

Research & Insight Manager

Creative Director

BTL Manger

Chief Transformation Officer

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Work is work, but great work is play. It's hard to imagine doing this job for over 14 years but as a creative lead, I have had the pleasure to work with a diverse representation of clients in industries that are all over the globe.

With over a decade of experience working in print, interactive and advertising Ksenia brings a vision to brand experiences. She crafts that vision into a strategy for our clients that helps lead our creative into a polished production.

Michele is an incredible copywriter who has provided content writing, advertising copywriting and taglines copywriting for various brands we've worked with.