TOP 10 Marketing Companies

top 10 marketing companies
Information supplied from Marketing Magazine June 2004.
2004 Top 10 Marketing Commuications Services Companies
1. Cossette Communications Group ($163,651,000)
2. MDC Partners ($65,634,000)
3. Maritz Canada ($49,307,748)
4. Carlson Marketing Group Canada ($39,993,704)
5. Nurun ($44,736,000)
6. Marketel ($20,000,000)
7. Allard Johnson Communications ($18,273,157)
8. Blast Radius ($24,785,545)
9. Sharpe Blackmore Euro RSCG ($12,816,657)
10. Beauchesne Ostiguy & Simard (Bos) ($12,007,032)
Marketing Magazine’s Top 10 Marketing Communications Service Companies for 2002.
1. Cossette Communication Group (132,498,000 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Quebec City (head), Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax. Established 1972. 1,052 employees. Subsidiaries; Cossette Communication-Marketing, grapheme, Optimum Public Relations, Blitz Direct & Promotion, Geyser, Impact Research, Cossette Interactive. Some Major Clients; Air Canada, Bell Canada, Coca-Cola & GM of Canada.
2. MacLaren McCann Canada (92,993,00 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal. Established 1922. 650 employees. Subsidiaries; MacLaren West, M2 Univerdal Momentum, MRM, MacLaren McCann Interactive, Edge Productions, Torre Lazur, McCleery McCann, McGill Productions, Brandid, MacLaren McCann Healthcare. Some Major Clients; Coca-Cola, GM Regional Marketing Advisory Boards, Johnson & Johnson & Labatt Breweries.
3. The Young & Rubicam Group of Campanies (71,674,000 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Cambridge, Halifax. Established 1934. 770 employees. Subsidiaries; Young & Rubicam, Wunderman, Sudler & Hennessey, Marketforce, Saint-Jacques Vallee Young & Rubicam, National Public Relations, Cohn & Wolfe, Pierre Nadeau Direct.. Some Major Clients; AT&T; Corp. (Canada), Campbell’s, Chanel & Colgate.
4. BBDO Canada (70,523,297 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto (head), Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal. Established 1992. 510 employees. Some Subsidiaries; GeneratorIdeaWorks, McKim Communications, BBDO Montreal & Proximity. Some Major Clients; Dairy Farmers of Ontario, Campbell Soup Company, DaimlerChrysler Canada & Hostess Frito-Lay Company.
5. Maxxcom (273,436,112 2001 gross revenue including domestic & international) Offices; Toronto. Established 1980. 2,100 employees. Some Domestic Subsidiaries; Allard Johnson Communications, Ambrose Carr Linton Carroll, Cormark MacPhee Communication Solutions (Canada).
6. DDB Group Canada (53,520,578 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria. Established 1963. 368 employees. Some Subsidiaries; Palmer Jarvis DDB, Anderson, Griffin Bacal Volny.
7. Publicis Canada (53,435,665 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto, Montreal (head). Established 1996. 375 employees. Some Subsidiaries; Publicis Montreal, Publicis Toronto, Publicis Brand/Design & Publicis Dialog. Some Major Clients; CIBC, Club Med, Dreamworks & Heineken.
8. DaftWorldwide Canada (47,676,766 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal. Established 1977. 280 employees. Some Subsidiaries; Draft Worldwide Canada, Draft Worldwide Quebec, Groupe Everest & Fuel Advertising.. Some Major Clients; AstraZeneca Canada, The Bay, Compaq Canada & ConAgra Grocery Products..
9. Maritz Canada (45,093,864 2001 gross revenue) Office; Mississauga, Ont. Established 1992. 350 employees. Subsidiaries; None. Some Major Domestic Clients; Allergan, BP, CIBC, Canadian Kawasaki Motors and Compaq Canada.
10. Ogilvy & Mather (Canada) (44,257,010 2001 gross revenue) Offices; Toronto (head), Calgary. Established 1960. 236 employees. Subsidiaries; Ogilvy One Worldwide, MeadowWood Communications Group, MindShare Canada (partnership), Academie Ogilvy (equity interest). Some Major Clients; AIG Canada Assurance, Air Miles for Business/Loyalty Group, Alberta Treasury Board, AMEX, DuPont Canada, Fed X Canada, IBM Canada, KFC, Kodak canada, Kraft Canada, Mattel Canada Midas Canada, Motorola Canada & Timex Canada.
Top 10 Advertising Creative Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by creative itself)
Top 10 Direct Marketing Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by direct response itself)
1. Cossette Communication Group 1. Cossette Communication Group
2. DDB Group Canada 2. Carlson Marketing Group Canada
3. BBDO Canada 3. FCB Worldwide Canada
4. Palmer Jarvis DDB 4. DraftWorldwide Canada
5. FCB Worldwide (Canada) 5. DDB Group Canada
6. Bensimon*Byrne D’Arcy 6. Grey Advertising
7. DraftWorldwide Canada 7. Marketing Communications Group
8. Doner Canada 8. Palmer Jarvis DDB
9. Grey Advertising 9. Rapp Collins
10. Anderson DDB Health & Lifestyle 10. BBDO Canada
Top 10 Media Planning & Buying Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by a media buy or plan itself)
Top 10 Public Relations Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by PR itself)
1. Cossette Communication Group 1. Fleishman-Hillard
2. BBDO Canada 2. Cossette Communication Group
3. DDB Group Canada 3. BenchMark Porter Novelli
4. Saint-Jacques Vallee Young & Rubicam 4. Strategic Objectives
5. Bensimon*Byrne D’Arcy 5. Torchia Communications
6. PALM Publicite Marketing 6. Bensimon*Byrne D’Arcy
7. Palmer Jarvis DDB 7. Thornley Fallis Group
8. Griffin Bacal Volny 8. Delta Media
9. Groupaction Marketing 9. Marketing Communication Group
10. Amalgame-Cargo creativite strategique 10. Calder Bateman
Top 10 Interactive/Digital Marketing Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by a interactive/digital job itself)
Top 10 Promotional Agencies (tallied by 2001 gross revenues not by promotions themself)
1. Nuron 1. Maritz Canada
2. Blast Radius 4. DraftWorldwide Canada
3. Cossette Communication Group 3. Advantex Marketing International
4. Grey Advertising 4. Cossette Communication Group
5. BBDO Canada 5. FCB Worldwide (Canada)
6. Maritz Canada 6. Capital C Communications
7. DDB Group Canada 7. BBDO Canada
8. Fleishman-Hillard 8. G/Comm Marketing
9. Palmer Jarvis DDB 9. Allard Johnson Communications
10. PALM Publicite Marketing 10. Hargreaves Charbonneau & Associates
Top 10 Agency Organizations
Top 10 Agencies
1. WPP (Mindshare, Ogilvy & Mather, J. Walter Thompson) 1. Dentsu
2. Interpublic Group of Companies (McCann-Erickson, FCB) 2. McCann-Erickson Worldwide
3. Omnicom Group (Optimum, BBDO, TBWA, DDB) . BBDO Worldwide
4. Publicis Groupe (Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Cds) 4. J. Walter Thompson
5. Dentsu 5. Euro RSCG Worldwide
6. Havas (Euro RSCG, Arnold Worldwide) . Grey Worldwide
7. Grey Global Group (GCI, Grey, Mediacom, Phase V) 7. DDB Worldwide Communications
8. Cordiant Communications Group 8. Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide
9. Hakuhodo 9. Leo Burnett
10. Asatsu-DK 10. Publicis Worldwide