Best Creative Agencies Of 2019

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Adge has gained experience in delivering big ideas across a multitude of channels and has worked on a huge range of integrated campaigns, large scale website rebrands, culturally sensitive digital campaigns, as well as print and marketing material for global brands.

Since joining Brand42 he has worked across a number of the companies clients, leading projects which are both small and fast paced, as well as more substantial web development projects over 3-6 month period.

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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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While friends hosted pretend tea parties for Barbie Dolls, Beth Leonardo was busily dissecting packaging structures. Beth’s early love of package design would later see her earn specialized design degrees from the Academy of Art University and Connecticut College. For the past 13 years, her real-wor

Marcus Carini is Double Six Design’s Brand Strategist and tell-it-like-it-is, go-to guy. Introduced to the design industry during a grade school trip to a graphic design agency in San Diego, California, Marcus was instantly drawn to the duality of the ‘business side of creativity’ — and he hasn’t lo

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Professional communications and marketing are now synonymous with the world of UX design and digital interactive. After two decades of experience in the world of digital communications, I now feel as comfortable leading a website redesign effort as I do writing scripts for a video animation.

I am a consummate artist, consultant, hard worker, and trusted resource for the timely production of creative deliverables. I offer world-class UI / UX expertise and have produced complete website redesigns for American and European startups, large enterprises, federal government organizations.

I’ve worked on many projects big and small, with clients ranging from fortune 100 companies to start ups. But one thing has remained consistent and that is my passion for code as a developer and my penchant for eyeing details and solving problems.

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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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John is one of the founding partners of DVG, and has 20 years experience building solutions for major organizations. He has a deep foundation in data warehousing, business intelligence, data analysis, and user interface design.

Gary is managing partner and COO for DVG. Gary handles the day to day operations of the company, as well as cultivating relationships in the law enforcement community. His unique blend of creative leadership in law enforcement and corporate management has helped DVG gain significant growth.

Rob serves as Vice President of Sales & Business Development at DVG. He has more than has 25 years of experience in high technology markets within a wide range of companies; venture backed start-ups, private owned mid-size, and global public enterprises.

John has been a software developer and engineer for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing innovative software products and solutions for the public safety sector. For the past five years, in addition to his role as Vice President of Products and Services at DVG.

Matt has been in the design field for almost 20 years, working with such clients as Microsoft, Canon, Nikon, United Way, Corning, Guess, Sears, Motorola and Honeywell. He has extensive expertise in the disciplines of user experience and user interface design as well as brand strategy & development.

Ed started using GIS as a master’s student at Duke University. Ed has designed and implemented desktop, server and web GIS applications for a variety governmental and private organizations. He has also been teaching GIS at Rowan University in the Department of Geography & Environment since 2014.

Reggie is a senior software engineer with 15 years of experience, mostly in Java/J2EE. Reggie has led teams through the full life cycle of software development, including requirement definition, prototyping, design, development, customer testing, deployment, application maintenance and support

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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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LOVES Family, the outdoors & personal growth!

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Relationships Image Making Animation UI/UX Design

Strategy & Culture Brand Identity & Web Design AI, Machine Learning & Tech Photography & The Arts

Podcasting Content Creation Social Media Brand Identity

Voice Over Public Speaking Brand Identity Strong Americanos

Fashion Photography Landscape Photography Travel Golf

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James, CEO

April, President & Visionary

Mike, Lead Designer

Nick, Account Manager

Dave, Head of Marketing

Dean, Director of Business Development

Taylor, Account Manager

Kayla, Operations Manager

Tim, Director of Motion

Sarah, Associate Creative

Ian, Lead Developer

Tyler, Developer

Matt, Campaign Manager

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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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For over 19 years, Justin has led Rule29 in making creative matter® and a commitment to smart business, great design and helping others think differently about the world around them. Through a collaborative approach in both strategy and design, R29's work has helped grow businesses and make impact.

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With more than 20 years of advertising experience, Mike has worked in a wide variety of roles in the industry including account management, as well as strategy and media across a wide variety of categories.

As CEO and part owner of Heat, John Elder has led the creative agency to be recognized as one of the most innovative and surprising agencies in the United States. Along with his partner Steve Stone, Elder has grown Heat from its initial team of nine to currently more than 100 employees.

An industry veteran with more than 30 years in advertising, Stoney, as he’s affectionately called at Heat, lends his aesthetic eye to everything at the agency. He has helped shape and has the final say on all creative for clients and has quite a collection of awards to show for it.

With over 15 years of advertising and digital marketing experience, Aaron has worked in a variety of roles across the industry from client services to strategy. In recent years, he has worked on diverse brands including Electronic Arts, Adidas, Nike, Wells Fargo, Fox, Sony, and Pepsi.

As the Chief Strategy Officer, Justin Cox leads Heat’s extensive strategy team as the first in line in Heat’s brand and campaign development process. With the power of Deloitte Digital, Justin helps brands realize their ultimate potential across any of their consumer touchpoints.

Maggie Windsor Gross found her way into planning and strategy because of her love of art, storytelling, game theory, and anthropology. She's worked on strategy for brands like Dos Equis, Starbucks, Samsung, truth, American Express, Keurig, Lysol, Coke, and Special Olympics.

Warren has spent the last 15 years creating iconic & surprising campaigns for Yahoo!, Ben & Jerry’s, Miller Lite, Conde Nast and his one true love, Electronic Arts.

Executive Creative Director Elaine Cox is a Copywriter with a Master’s Degree in Art Direction. She loves finding new ways to connect with people. Whether that means using humor, tugging at heart strings, enhancing storytelling with robot technology, or telling a story without saying a single word.

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Seventeen years after starting WebEnertia, Steve remains the company’s key leader and collaborator. By leveraging his expertise in strategy, usability, design, and technology, Steve helps transform business and brand objectives into compelling digital experiences.

Valod brings 16 years of programming experience to WebEnertia. As he has helped WebEnertia grow from a startup to one of the leading Web Design & Development Agencys in the bay area, Valod continues to lead his programming team as one of the top web development agencies in the Silicon Valley.

Danny brings 18 years of interactive and branding experience to his role at WebEnertia as Interactive Director. Prior to joining the team at WebEnertia, Danny held the position of Design Manager at Montgomery Unleashed– A Division of Montgomery Professional Services.

Experienced Director of Client Services with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Digital Strategy, Management, Mobile Campaigns, and Pre-sales.

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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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Joel started out as desktop PC tech, later working his way to an enterprise systems administrator position at a fortune 500 owned company. Wanting to move on from corporate, he eventually transitioned to start Perfect Leap, a boutique cloud and Linux solutions provider housed in Vancouver, B.C.

Lucas is a talented young developer and Linux admin who handles the bulk of Kubernetes and docker workloads that power the Perfect Leap cloud hosted infrastructure. Lucas specializes in backend (Rust, GO, Python, C++) and is extremely passionate about open source computing.

Jeff is passionate about networking, firewalls and cybersecurity. Rivalling Joel's approach to 'doing it right the first time', Jeff was a natural fit as a co-founder, carrying the torch on Perfect Leap's "security-first" approach to design and development.

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Creative, out-of-the-box thinking & developing abstract concepts and ideas into branded realities for the marketplace is Maryann Ridini Spencer’s forte. Maryann spearheads PR, Marketing & Production projects for clients, as well as her passion projects in the literary, film & broadcast media arena.

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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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Background and special skills: BFA - Syracuse University | Advertising Design / Marketing Young and Rubicam (NYC) He is a creative able to work with both Sales and Marketing teams, which allows the creative to be right target!

Background and special skills: CIS - University of South Florida | Computer Information Systems Works with all new medias of marketing to keep our clients update with the most current marketing processes.

Brings over a decade’s worth of digital marketing experience. Known for creating engaging online marketing which generates incredible amounts of leads.

Travis Horn is a Tampa Bay advertising executive who serves as Chief Marketing Officer for S3Media – a full marketing agency in the historic Ybor City. Travis regular gives talks to business and student groups on a wide variety of advertising, branding, marketing and public relations topics.

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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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I'm the owner and CEO of Spirinity Productions, an award-winning, full-service media production company headquartered in Los Angeles. We specialize in producing high end commercials and photography content. Our work has been featured worldwide on platforms including ET, Fox, Yahoo, ABC, and more!

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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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With over 20 years of experience creating interactive experiences for the corporate and retail sectors, Steve is a leading expert in technology, innovation and integration. He has developed and managed a vast range of high-tech projects that promote enhanced brand experiences

Jake specialises AV project Engineering leadership. Seeing projects though their full lifecycle, from conception and design, to installation and commissioning. An experienced and well-rounded systems engineer and audio-visual designer.

Graduate of imperial college London, David studied mathematics and Computer Science and has since had 7 years’ experience applying this knowledge to craft interactive experiences over multiple platforms covering web, mobile and installation.

Daniel has been delivering large scale International Museums & Visitor Centres for the last 10 years. Recently, he completed the World’s largest Museum Installation – Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (Kuwait). Responsible for the Natural History Museum which had over 200 AV Software Exhibits

Anne is an experienced digital Project Account Manager. Anne has worked with some of our most prestigious clients; Knight Dragon, Monsoon, Sky etc.. Anne's creative and methodical approach will ensure a seamless process to deliver the content requirements to meet the vision and goals