Small Agency Awards 2012

Small Agency of the Year, Gold: Baldwin&

Small Agency of the Year, Gold: Baldwin&

Peek under the hood at Raleigh, N.C., indie Baldwin& -- which opened its doors in January 2009 with zero clients -- and you'll see that it truly stands out.

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Small Agency of the Year, Silver: Sub Rosa

Small Agency of the Year, Silver: Sub Rosa

While Sub Rosa's name may be indicative of the shop's conversations with clients, which are kept strategic, personal and quiet, it's certainly not an apt way to describe the work the New York shop does.

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Campaign of the Year, Gold: Mono's 'The Human Doing'

Campaign of the Year, Gold: Mono's 'The Human Doing'

For Mono and its Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota client, thinking outside the box led to one man literally living inside a box.

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Campaign of the Year, Silver: 'Project Re:Brief' By Johannes Leonardo

Campaign of the Year, Silver: 'Project Re:Brief' By Johannes Leonardo

Johannes Leonardo's Cannes-winning campaign reinterpreted the 40-year-old Coca-Cola commercial "Hilltop."

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International Small Agency of the Year, Gold: Akestam Holst

International Small Agency of the Year, Gold: Akestam Holst

Akestam Holst, founded in 1998, has around 90 staff, mostly Swedes and Northern Europeans. The agency's philosophy revolves around being uncomplicated, keeping promises and focusing on results.

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Small Agency of the Year, 1-10 Employees, Gold: Manifold

Small Agency of the Year, 1-10 Employees, Gold: Manifold

Manifold, which also has offices in Los Angeles and New York, has worked with brands such as Microsoft, LinkedIn and the solar company Sungevity on campaigns that mesh the experiential with the digital.

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Small Agency of the Year, 1-10 Employees, Silver: The Distillery Project

Small Agency of the Year, 1-10 Employees, Silver: The Distillery Project

The Distillery Project may have existed under the name Work-Chicago since 2009, but the new name better explains its ethos: distilling everything down so that there is no excess, bloat or wastefulness.

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Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Gold: Commonground

Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Gold: Commonground

Founded in 2004 by Sherman Wright and Ahmad Islam, Chicago-based Commonground has emerged as an agency to watch

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Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Silver: Mekanism

Small Agency of the Year, 11-75 Employees, Silver: Mekanism

Since it was founded in 2002, Mekanism has grown from production roots to creating content tailored to take off on the social internet.

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Small Agency of the Year, 76-150 Employees, Gold: LatinWorks

Small Agency of the Year, 76-150 Employees, Gold: LatinWorks

LatinWorks, started by two Anheuser-Busch multicultural-marketing execs who had no agency experience, focuses relentlessly on understanding consumers.

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Small Agency of the Year, 76-150 Employees, Silver: Walton Isaacson

Small Agency of the Year, 76-150 Employees, Silver: Walton Isaacson

For Walton Isaacson, being "The Planet's Most Interesting Agency" means doing things differently.

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Small Agency of the Year, Northeast, Gold: Walrus

Small Agency of the Year, Northeast, Gold: Walrus

Walrus' specialty is a blend of clever strategic thinking and expert digital execution.

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Small Agency of the Year, Northeast, Silver: Crossmedia

Small Agency of the Year, Northeast, Silver: Crossmedia

Crossmedia attributes much of the growth to new business. In the past 12 months, it says it has picked up 14 new clients, including People magazine, Goldenberg Peanut Chews and Jägermeister.

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Small Agency of the Year, Midwest, Gold: Bailey Lauerman

Small Agency of the Year, Midwest, Gold: Bailey Lauerman

Bailey Lauerman, which has nearly 100 employees, recently won a rebranding assignment from AMC Theaters, and it continues to do sizable work for Disney.

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Small Agency of the Year, Midwest, Silver: Modern Climate

Small Agency of the Year, Midwest, Silver: Modern Climate

If the folks at Modern Climate seem like no-frills, no-nonsense types, that's because they set out to be just that.

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Small Agency of the Year, Southeast, Gold: Jess3

Small Agency of the Year, Southeast, Gold: Jess3

Jess3 was incorporated in 2008 with a specialty: data visualizations to make marketers' streams of analytics, purchase and social-exhaust data beautiful and digestible.

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Small Agency of the Year, Southeast, Silver: La Comunidad

Small Agency of the Year, Southeast, Silver: La Comunidad

La Comunidad's mix of U.S. Hispanic, general-market and international business fueled the independent Miami-based agency's 60% growth to $12 million in revenue last year.

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Small Agency of the Year, Southwest, Gold: Rain

Small Agency of the Year, Southwest, Gold: Rain

Utah-based agency finds being out of Madison Avenue's way is actually a godsend.

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Small Agency of the Year, Southwest, Silver: Proof Advertising

Small Agency of the Year, Southwest, Silver: Proof Advertising

When Bryan Christian and Craig Mikes bought the agency that would become Proof, they dissolved the digital department and instituted "Inspiration Days."

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Small Agency of the Year, West, Gold: Magner Sanborn

Small Agency of the Year, West, Gold: Magner Sanborn

Founders aim to bring a large-agency approach to a small, independent company.

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