Agency Profile

• Agency Type

  • Advertising / Full Service / Integrated

• Core Competencies

  • Financial
  • Technologies
  • Business to business
  • Retail
  • Entertainment
  • Consumer
  • Advertising / Full Service / Integrated
  • Marketing / Creative Services
  • Media Buying / Planning
  • Digital / Web / Interactive Development
  • Packaging / Design
  • Marketing Technologies / Analytics
  • Branding / Product Development
  • Publishing / Print / Custom Publishing
  • Events / Sponsoring
  • Strategy and Planning
  • Market Research / Consulting
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Mobile Marketing

Agency Philosophy & Competitive Advantages

Venables Bell & Partners is an internationally recognized independent San Francisco advertising agency founded on good intentions. We believe, above all else, in doing right by our people and our clients. This has an amazing result: it makes us unafraid. Unafraid to have messy conversations. Unafraid to advocate unpopular stances. Unafraid to politely tell the Emperor (and his board-approved marketing plan) that he may, in fact, be naked. We actively nurture a culture where both honesty and respect thrive. We simultaneously foster both collaboration and debate – among ourselves and with our clients. If we had to explain a method to the madness, it would be this: We believe that integrity is actually a competitive business advantage.

It is this fearlessness that led us to reject Intel's original strategy and instead serve up our own, the foundation of the successful "Sponsors of Tomorrow" campaign. And this courage which led us to tell Audi to stop playing it safe and take on Lexus, Mercedes, and BMW, an approach that has redefined the luxury car market.

With profitable growth every year since opening our doors in 2001, our challenger approach has attracted blue-chip brands like eBay, Google, Slim Jim, Orville Redenbacher’s, Healthy Choice, the Phillips 66 Company to VB&P's roster. In addition to our full-service offerings, VB&P is home to vpb orange, a brand innovation consultancy and Lumberyard, a content production facility. 

Trade Organizations

American Advertising Federation (United States)
American Association of Advertising Agencies (United States)

Employees

Campaigns

Clients

Advertiser	Brand	Business Sector	Type of Work	Since
eBay	eBay	Retail, Distribution & Restaurants	Television & Cinema Interactive Print Outdoor / Out of Home Research & Others	2011
Google	Maps, Search, Google Fiber	Internet Sites (Excluding ISPs)	Television & Cinema Interactive Magazine Custom Publishing Packaging, Branding & Design Marketing Research & Study	2011
Marin County Public Schools	Schools-Rule Marin	Institutional/Public Interest/Non-Profit Org.	Interactive Print
Premier Protein	Premier Protein	Food	Television & Cinema Interactive Print	2013
San Francisco Conservation Corps	SFCC		Interactive Print
Audi	Audi of America	Cars	Television & Cinema Print Outdoor / Out of Home Interactive Research & Others Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Public Relations Media Buying & Planning	2006
ConAgra Foods, Inc.	Healthy Choice, Lightlife, Hebrew National, Slim Jim, Orville Redenbacher's	Food	Television & Cinema Interactive Print Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Outdoor / Out of Home Media Buying & Planning Research & Others	2007
Intel Corporation	Intel	Consumer Electronics & Audio-Visual	Television & Cinema Interactive Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Outdoor / Out of Home Radio Research & Others	2009
The Phillips 66 Company	Phillips 66, 76, Conoco	Consumer & Public Services	Television & Cinema Interactive Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Outdoor / Out of Home Radio Media Buying & Planning Research & Others	2009