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Advertising Agencies - Top 25

Ranked by net revenue | List information taken from the 2009-2010 Business Information Guide
Source: Company representatives and Web sites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact research@tcbmag.com.
*See note at bottom of list.
Rank Company Net revenue Top local executive Employees in
MN / worldwide
Specialties

1

Campbell Mithun

222 South Ninth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-347-1000 | cmithun.com

$73,500,000*

Steve Wehrenberg

400 / 450

Creative execution, direct and promotion marketing, interactive, media buying and planning, brand development, strategic planning

2

Carmichael Lynch

110 North Fifth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-334-6000 | carmichaellynch.com

$47,000,000*

Mike Lescarbeau

Not provided / Not provided

Brand building, broadcast and film, print, relationship advertising, social media, digital marketing, PR

3

Periscope

921 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-399-0500 | periscope.com

$46,048,365

Greg Kurowski

220 / 250

Creative, design, brand advocacy, direct marketing, graphic services, media planning and buying

4

Fallon Worldwide

901 Marquette Avenue, Suite 2400
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-758-2345 | fallon.com

$41,600,000*

Chris Foster

145 / 540

Creative services including advertising, branding, account and connection planning, media planning and buying, interactive, and design

5

Martin|Williams Advertising

60 South Sixth Street, Suite 2800
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-340-0800 | martinwilliams.com

$40,800,000*

Tom Moudry

Not provided / Not provided

Full-service advertising

6

Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive

Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive

550 Main Street
New Brighton, MN 55112
651-286-6700 | risdall.com

$26,200,000

Ted Risdall

81 / 81

Web site design and development, search engine optimization, social media

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7

Olson

1625 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-215-9800 | oco.com

$25,406,000

John Olson

180 / 180

Advertising, brand anthropology, brand design, interactive, strategy, PR, media, social networking

8

Colle+McVoy

400 First Avenue North, Suite 700
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-305-6000 | collemcvoy.com

$21,400,000

Christine Fruechte

180 / 183

Account and strategic planning, advertising, design, direct marketing, guerilla marketing, interactive, media planning and buying, public affairs, PR

9

Gage

10000 Highway 55
Minneapolis, MN 55441
763-595-3800 | gage.com

$14,654,000

Edwin "Skip" Gage

83 / 89

Account and strategic planning, print design and advertising, design, direct marketing, social media, interactive, media planning and buying, social media community management

10

StoneArch Creative

StoneArch Creative

125 Southeast Main Street, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-379-4678 | stonearchcreative.com

$10,500,000

Judy Kessel

44 / 44

Health and medical marketing communications including strategy, branding and messaging, video and interactive media, clinical and patient education, and event planning

11

Space150

212 Third Avenue North, Suite 150
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-332-6458 | space150.com

$9,930,000

William Jurewicz

63 / 70

Digital concept and design, content development, brand strategy and identity, user experience design, media planning and buying, site optimization, technology development, social media

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12

Clarity Coverdale Fury

120 South Sixth Street, Suite 1300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-3902 | claritycoverdalefury.com

$9,600,000

Tim Clarity

60 / 60

Advertising, brand development, digital marketing, brand design, social media, PR, guerilla marketing

13

Bolin Marketing

2523 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-374-1200 | bolinmarketing.com

$8,500,000

Todd Bolin

40 / 44

Travel and hospitality, health care, building and shelter, and consumer packaged goods projects

14

Peterson Milla Hooks

1315 Harmon Place
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-349-9116 | pmhadv.com

$7,650,000*

Dave Peterson

Not provided / Not provided

Brand building, advertising

15

Fame

60 South Sixth Street, Suite 2600
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-746-3263 | fameretail.com

$7,000,000*

Lynne Robertson

Not provided / Not provided

Retail branding, environmental design, sales promotion, point-of-sale advertising, marketing

16

Scales Advertising

2303 Wycliff Street
St. Paul, MN 55114
651-641-0226 | scalesadvertising.com

$7,000,000

Walt Larsen

67 / 67

Traditional and interactive advertising and marketing; strategy and brand development; services including in-house photography, 3-D rendering, mock-ups, and package design

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17

Larsen

7101 York Avenue South, Suite 120
Edina, MN 55435
952-835-2271 | larsen.com

$6,200,000

Tim Larsen

38 / 47

Design, branding, marketing, interactive, packaging, environmental signage

18

Modern Climate

800 Hennepin Avenue, Eighth Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-343-8180 | modernclimate.com

$6,184,000

Geoff Bremner

40 / 40

Research, strategy, creative, emerging consumer touch points and media

19

Yamamoto Moss Mackenzie

252 First Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-375-0180 | ymm.com

$5,800,000

Andrew Mackenzie

35 / 35

Brand positioning, naming, identity development, advertising, collateral support, interactive, sales organization support, environmental design

20

Preston Kelly

222 First Avenue Northeast
Minneapolis, MN 55413
651-843-4000 | prestonkelly.com

$5,500,000

Chuck Kelly

45 / Not provided

Integrated marketing

21

JT Mega Food Marketing

4020 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55416
952-929-1370 | jtmega.com

$4,600,000

Phil Lee

40 / Not provided

Food marketing

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22

Hunt Adkins

15 South Fifth Street, Third Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-339-8003 | huntadkins.com

$4,461,854

Patrick Hunt

30 / 30

Brand strategy and identity, naming, advertising, design, creative, consumer research, connection and media planning, interactive strategy and development, PR

23

Mono

3036 Hennepin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
612-454-4900 | mono-1.com

$4,300,000*

James Scott

30 / Not provided

Advertising, brand building, marketing

24

Gabriel deGrood Bendt

608 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-547-5000 | always-thinking.com

$4,230,000

Tom Gabriel

36 / 37

Home and building products, packaged goods, outdoor recreation, retail, and financial projects

25

MoCo

3433 Broadway Street Northeast, Fifth Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55413
612-379-8100 | bigideas.com

$4,070,699

Nate Morris

32 / 35

Consumer electronics, retail, food, real estate, and B2B projects

Note: All financial information is for each company's most recently completed fiscal year.
* Estimate based on independent industry data.
• M.J. Kretsinger previously appeared on this list but merged with Atomic Playpen, which appears on the list of Web development and design firms, in October 2009. Initio, Inc., appeared on last year's list, but would not provide ranking criteria to be included this year.
• Net revenue is defined as mark-up on media placements after direct media placement costs have been paid.

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