Agency Profile

• Agency Type

  • Advertising / Full Service / Integrated

• Core Competencies

  • Advertising / Full Service / Integrated
  • Digital / Web / Interactive Development

Agency Philosophy & Competitive Advantages

Pound for pound, there’s no agency in America with our track record of results. We operate from one very simple premise: your success is our success. We win lots of awards, but the one we covet most is the Effie. We’ve won 29 Effies since 2003 and we’re happy to prove that there’s no agency where you have a better chance of Effie-worthy results. We demand a lot of ourselves, and we’ve done things to adapt to our changing world that most agencies are only starting to worry about. Our clients are based an average 992 miles from our front door. We must be doing something right for so many clients to be willing to travel so far, and bypass so many other good agencies, to work with us. Part of it is our focus on results. Part of it is our focus on the right people. Our staff comprises top talent from six continents, nine countries and 48 states. We are picky: we assess 150 people for every six we interview for every one hire. Our CEO is on the board of the 4A’s, was founding chair the Interactive Advertising Bureau Agency Advisory Board and ran Leo Burnett USA before coming to McKinney. His credentials are pretty much the norm here. People also say we’re good to work with. Maybe that’s because we have toiled at places where people were too busy stabbing each other in the back to notice the real competition was outside the building. We live by the “No Asshole” rule. It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you really like and respect each other. Part of it is we are constantly seeking more powerful ways for brands and people to connect. Real strategic and creative integration is hard. To make it happen, we were the first major agency to put digital into our existing disciplines and the third agency to pioneer connection planning; our media planners and creatives collaborate freely, and we literally built our work environment to enable the kind of left- and right-brained collaboration that true integration requires.

Trade Organizations

American Association of Advertising Agencies (United States)

Contacts

Employees

Campaigns

Clients

Advertiser	Brand	Business Sector	Type of Work	Since
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company	Nationwide		Television & Cinema Radio Outdoor / Out of Home Interactive Research & Others Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Media Buying & Planning
The Sherwin-Williams Company	Sherwin-Williams		Television & Cinema Radio Outdoor / Out of Home Interactive Research & Others Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Media Buying & Planning
Travelocity	Travelocity	Travel Agencies, Tour Operators	Television & Cinema Interactive Social Media Radio
Samsung	Samsung Electronics America	TV, Hi-Fi, Video, Personal Stereo & Accessories	Television
Samsung	Samsung Telecommunications America	Mobile Telephone & Pager Sets	Television
Gold's Gym	Gold's Gym		Television & Cinema Interactive Research & Others Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event
Mizuno USA	Running, Golf, Diamond	Apparel, Fashion & Footwear	Interactive Print
Meijer	Meijer	Department Stores, Supermarkets	Television Interactive Print
Century Link	Business		Television & Cinema Interactive Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event Media Buying & Planning Research & Others
Gold's Gym Express	Gold's Gym Express	Sports & Health Clubs, Gyms, Spas, Diet Clinics	Television Interactive Print Direct Marketing print Outdoor / Out of Home Radio Research & Others
Big Boss Brewing Company	Big Boss	Beers, Ciders, Lagers	Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event
Dognition	Dognition	Internet Sites (Excluding ISPs)	Web Site
Royal Canin	Royal Canin	Others	Interactive Marketing Research & Study
Brown Forman Corporation	Bonterra		Interactive Research & Others Direct Marketing print Packaging, Branding & Design Promotion & Event
Urban Ministries of Durham	Urban Ministries of Durham		Interactive Research & Others Promotion & Event
Zenph Sound Innovations	Zenph	Others