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Prefer PDFs? A printer-friendly PDF of this list is available. Download PDF file Prefer Excel? A complete spreadsheet of this list is available. Download Excel file Knoxville-Area Advertising & Marketing Firms Ranked According to 2020 Gross Local Billings Rank '21 '20 Company Phone Website 2020 gross billings 2020 accounts % svcs. ad/PR/other Employees: Local Total Tot. offices Notable 2020 clients Top local executive Founded locally 1 1 Tombras 620 South Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902 865-524-5376 tombras.com $400M 28 75% / 5% / 20% 360 380 5 American Cancer Society, MoonPie, Orangetheory Fitness, RE/MAX, Zaxby's Charlie Tombras Chairman 1946 2 2 Designsensory 1740 Commons Point Drive, Bldg. 1 Knoxville, TN 37932 865-690-2249 designsensory.com $10.18M 75 50% / 10% / 40% 44 44 2 Airbnb, Tennessee Governors Office, TN Department of Health, USA Fencing, USA Triathlon, Zoo Knoxville, Regal Cinemas, Old Dominick Distillery Joseph A. Nother Brandon J. Rochelle Principals 2001 3 NR BigWheel 920 Volunteer Landing Lane, Ste. 201 Knoxville, TN 37915 865-584-9740 gobigwheel.com $5.5M NA NA / NA / NA 351 6 2 Clayton Homes, Disney, Helen Ross McNabb Parker Frost Principal 1995 4 3 Media Directions Advertising 9724 Kingston Pike, Ste. 301 Knoxville, TN 37922 865-691-9482 mdadv.com $4.5M NA 100% / NA / NA NA NA 1 Covenant Health Maureen Patteson President 1981 5 NR Shelton Group 111 E. Jackson Ave., Ste. 201 Knoxville, TN 37915 865-524-8385 sheltongrp.com $4.1M 49 64% / 0% / 36%2 26 27 1 Eastman Chemical Company Environmental Defense Fund Suzanne Shelton President, CEO 1991 6 5 Citizen Agency 1601 Western Avenue, Suite 3 Knoxville, TN 37921 865-607-6335 citizenadagency.com $3.5M 22 90% / 10% / NA 7 8 1 NA C.J. Ogle Partner 2009 7 6 low + tritt 123 Cross Park Drive, Ste. 225 Knoxville, TN 37922 865-693-8803 lowandtritt.com $3.1M 26 60% / 10% / 30% 2 NA 4 CBBC, Markman's, Joe Neubert Collision Centers, @Home Audio Video Shawn Patrick Steadman Vice president 1995 8 8 ADS Phoenix Marketing Communications 4624 Chambliss Ave. Knoxville, TN 37919 865-573-9221 adsphoenix.com $1.9M NA NA / NA / NA 10 10 1 Bush Brothers, Pilot Flying J, Clayton Homes, 21st Mortgage, Knoxville Leadership Foundational, McGee Tyson Airport Dave Kerschbaum President 1985 8 7 Draft 1060 World's Fair Park Drive, #105 Knoxville, TN 37916 865-300-6643 draftagency.com $1.9M NA 100% / NA / NA 10 10 1 Clayton Homes, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Discovery, Greater Knoxville Honda Dealer Association, Invincible Boats Alex Oliver President, CEO 2007 10 10 Asen Marketing & Advertising 18 Emory Place, Ste. 100 Knoxville, TN 37917 865-769-0006 asenmarketing.com $1.43M 48 95% / 5% / 0% 10 10 1 The Copper Cellar Family of Restaurants, Midlab, Inc., Zipliens, The Law Office of G. Turner Howard, III Paul Scoonover Stacey DeHart Brookney Morrell President 1983 11 11 Rick Laney Marketing 9041 Executive Park Drive, Ste. 250 Knoxville, TN 37923 865-531-9158 ricklaneymarketing.com $1.3M 37 40% / 20% / 40% 6 6 1 NA Rick Laney President, CEO 2012 12 9 Colloredo & Associates 12748 Kingston Pike, Ste. 104 Knoxville, TN 37934 865-288-3467 colloredomarketing.com $1.15M 27 95% / 5% / NA 10 10 1 Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun, Atlanta Face & Body, Merz Aesthetics, Rembco Geotechnical Contractors, ADCO Pipe & Supply, Campbell Cunningham Laser Center, EyeCare Optical, Moksha Aesthetics, Aesthetic University, Nortec Compressed Air & Gas Bob Colloredo President 2006 13 16 New Frame Creative 9237 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37931 865-202-0408 newframecreative.com $685,000 214 100% / NA / NA 5 6 1 U.S. Dept. of State, Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau, Baby2Baby, Weigels, The Love Kitchen Greg Adkins Founder, president 2015 14 14 Morris Creative Group 555 W. Jackson Ave. Knoxville, TN 37902 865-637-9869 morriscreative.com $668,428 40 30% / 20% / 50% 5 5 1 Marble City Dentistry, Sevier County Bank, TechMah Medical, Red Door Homes, OfficeWorks Chuck Morris Principal 1991 15 12 Ascertainment Marketing 610 Caswell Avenue Knoxville, TN 37917 865-310-1505 ascertainment.net $620,000 NA 100% / NA / NA 1 1 1 Blount Memorial Hospital, UT Graduate and Executive Education, Sugarlands Distilling Co. Nina Reineri Nina D. Howell President Owner, president 1996 16 15 Smarketing 6312 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37919 865-963-0642 smarketing4u.com $540,000 52 10% / 10% / 80% 6 6 3 Crockett Creek Beef Jerky, Jefferson County Tourism, Jefferson County Government, Lawhorn CPA Group, Rowe Transfer, Knox County Health Department, Jefferson City Government Fred Hess President 2015 17 13 TradeMark Advertising 1143 Oak Ridge Turnpike Ste 204 Oak Ridge, TN 37830 865-966-1690 trademarkads.com $440,000 NA 60% / 5% / 35%3 5 5 1 NA George G. Corley III President 1996 18 17 CMC Marketing Agency 450 Anglewood Drive Lenoir City, TN 37772 865-388-4993 thecmcagency.com $325,000 35 80% / 10% / 10% 4 1 1 McGuire Roofing, Fox Willis Burnette Attorneys, Bill Jones Music NA NA 2011 19 18 Bombdiggity Consulting 12706 Woodcove Lane Knoxville, TN 37922 865-719-7072 bombdiggity.com $155,000 8 40% / 30% / 30% NA NA 1 NA Julie Morris President, CEO 2012 NR 19 Robin Easter Design 132 W Jackson Ave Knoxville, TN 37902 865-524-0146 robineaster.com NA NA 20% / NA / NA 7 7 1 Downtown Knoxville Alliance, City of Knoxville: Parks and Recreation, Seven Islands State Birding Park, Spaces in the City, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Tennessee Orthopedics Clinics, Dover Signature Properties, Vida, Kefi, Altar’d State, Arula, Vow’d, Rockbridge Robin Easter Reeves Principal, creative director 1989 1 Information from 2020 survey; 2 40% Marketing research and strategy, 10% web design; 3 Web marketing Source: Individual company representatives, individual company websites. 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