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Knoxville-Area Advertising and Marketing Firms Ranked According to 2009 Gross Billings

Rank '10	'09	Company	Phone Web site	2009 gross billings 2009 accounts % svcs. ad/PR/other	Employees: Local Total Tot. offices	Size: Agency of record Project clients	Notable 2009 clients	Top local executive Founded locally
1	1	The Tombras Group 630 Concord St. Knoxville, TN 37919	865-524-5376 tombras.com	$80 million 90 75% / NA / 25%	55 78 5	NA NA	National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, UT Athletic Department, TDOT, Farm Bureau Insurance - Tennessee, TVA, McDonald's	Charlie Tombras President, CEO 1946
2	2	Davis Newman Payne1 4700 Coster Road Knoxville, TN 37912	865-688-3151 dnp.com	$23 million NA 55% / 20% / 25%	8 8 1	NA NA	NA	Buddy McLean President, CEO 1950
3	3	Media Directions Advertising Inc. 9724 Kingston Pike, Ste. 301 Knoxville, TN 37922	865-691-9482 mdadv.com	$4.5 million NA 100% / NA / NA	4 4 1	NA NA	NA	Maureen Patteson President 1981

1 Davis Newman Payne confirmed on Feb. 24 that the agency had reduced significantly its staff and had only one short-term client.
Source: individual company representatives, individual company Web sites. NA=not applicable or not available. Knoxville-area includes Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. This list and other Knoxville-area market data are available as Excel spreadsheets at www.knoxvillebiz.com. This list has been revised since its original publication in the Apr. 2010 Greater Knoxville Business Journal. If you notice an error or omission, please contact Angela Akers at 865-342-6424 or lists@knoxvillebiz.com.