Ad Age Small Agency Awards 2021

Ad Age Small Agency Awards 2021 These are the shops that shined through the pandemic The pandemic has been hard on the ad industry, but for small independent ad agencies, it was downright perilous. Not only did the small agency community survive, it excelled, as is evident from the winners of this year’s Ad Age Small Agency Awards. The agencies honored in this contest, now in its 13th year, were buoyed by their culture and work ethic. Many were able to avoid layoffs and salary cuts. They aggressively went after new business. They created work-from-home production studios. They instituted programs to safeguard and engage quarantined employees. They championed racial equity and social justice, and they successfully worked to diversify their ranks. Some of the shops recognized this year actually saw revenue declines last year, but they are rebounding. They kept pitching. And they restored—and even grew—their ranks and revenue by year’s end. And that’s no small feat. + Small Agency 2021 Small Agency of the Year Company Size 1-10 Employees 11-75 Employees 76-150 Employees Regional Northeast Northwest Midwest West Southwest Southeast International Culture Experiential Media Newcomer Campaign B2B Digital Integrated Pro Bono Experiential Media These are the shops that shined through the pandemic The pandemic has been hard on the ad industry, but for small independent ad agencies, it was downright perilous. Not only did the small agency community survive, it excelled, as is evident from the winners of this year’s Ad Age Small Agency Awards. The agencies honored in this contest, now in its 13th year, were buoyed by their culture and work ethic. Many were able to avoid layoffs and salary cuts. They aggressively went after new business. They created work-from-home production studios. They instituted programs to safeguard and engage quarantined employees. They championed racial equity and social justice, and they successfully worked to diversify their ranks. Some of the shops recognized this year actually saw revenue declines last year, but they are rebounding. They kept pitching. And they restored—and even grew—their ranks and revenue by year’s end. And that’s no small feat. Small Agency of the Year Gold Translation Small Agency of the Year Silver Mischief @ No Fixed Address Company Size Gold 1-10 Employees Even/Odd Silver 1-10 Employees Party Land Gold 11-75 Employees Circus Maximus Silver 11-75 Employees Lightning Orchard Gold 76-150 Employees Chemistry Silver 76-150 Employees SCC Regional Gold Northeast Yard NYC Silver Northeast Mojo Supermarket Gold Northwest DNA Silver Northwest Opinionated Gold Midwest Highdive Silver Midwest Curiosity Gold West Quantasy + Associates Silver West Erich & Kallman Gold Southwest Bandolier Media Silver Southwest 3Headed Monster Gold Southeast Cornett Silver Southeast Nimbus Gold International Gigil Silver International Zulu Alpha Kilo Culture Gold Culture Color Creative Silver Culture O'Keefe, Reinhard & Paul Experiential Gold Experiential Tech and Soul Silver Experiential The Bait Shoppe Media Gold Media Movers+Shakers Silver Media Media Matters Worldwide Newcomer Gold Newcomer Special Group US Silver Newcomer Broken Heart Love Affair Campaign Gold Campaign of the Year: B2B Zulu Alpha Kilo Silver Campaign of the Year: B2B DCX Growth Accelerator Gold Campaign of the Year: Digital Zulu Alpha Kilo Silver Campaign of the Year: Digital Day One Agency Gold Campaign of the Year: Integrated Special Group US Silver Campaign of the Year: Integrated We Believers Gold Campaign of the Year: Pro Bono Chemistry Silver Campaign of the Year: Pro Bono IW Group Gold Campaign of the Year: Experiential The Bait Shoppe Silver Campaign of the Year: Experiential Opinionated Gold Campaign of the Year: Media Zulu Alpha Kilo Silver Campaign of the Year: Media DCX Growth Accelerator Web production by Corey Holmes

Ad Age Small Agency Awards 2021

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