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20 Worcester Business Journal | February 18, 2019 | wbjournal.com Ad & marketing communications firms Ranked by annual gross billings, then number of local employees Services offered Firm Annual gross billings/ local FTE employees/ local PR reps/ local web designers B2B marketing Crisis communications Media plan/buy e-commerce Analytics SEO Sample of active clients Other services Head of firm/ year founded 1 Davis Advertising * 1331 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 508-752-4615 • www.davisad.com $25,000,000 32 0 4 • • • • • • Cornerstone Bank, Wayback Burgers, Webster First, Yesway Stores, Worcester Railers, The Edge Fitness, Lamson Knives, Non Metallic Solutions, Curtis Industries Full-service agency, integrated marketing solutions, video production, website development, digital strategy, photography, research, content development Andrew Davis president 1948 2 Turtle Transit Inc. 6 Fox Road, Hudson 01523 978-365-9300 • turtletransit.com $5,000,000 25 0 0 • L.L.Bean, Boston Red Sox, BGM Experiential Mobile marketing, fabrication, trade shows, events James Edward Riseborough president 2001 3 Wakefly Inc. 293 Boston Post Road West, Suite 140, Marlborough 01752 508-616-2042 • www.wakefly.com $4,672,944 28 0 1 • • • • DND Web design and development, paid advertising Dean Dorazion CEO 2002 4 Rainier Communications 287 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 508-475-0025 • www.rainierco.com $2,000,000 12 12 0 • • • • Analog Devices, Vicor, MACOM, Foresight Automotive, Sckipio, AMD, Versasec, Nano Dimension, Orbotech B2B technology, public relations, inbound marketing Stephen Schuster CEO 1993 4 Surabian Advertising 42 Lake Ave., Worcester 01604 508-792-0650 $2,000,000 12 0 0 • • Park 'n Shop, Goretti's and Donelan's Supermarkets; Mechanics Hall, Reliant Medical Budget management, design and marketing of full-color circulars for food and liquor; signs and banners Diane Connor O'Packi general manager 1972 6 Exsel Advertising Inc. 420 Main St., Building 2, Sturbridge 01566 774-241-0041 • exselad.com $2,000,000 7 0 2 • • • • • Vibram Corp., Southbridge Credit Union, Babcock Power Inc., Mylec, Flex-tek Group, Southern Connecticut Gas, Connecticut Natural Gas, BL Cos. Brand development, graphic design, print/collateral, direct mail, packaging, trade shows, multimedia, web design/ development Rich Suitum president 1991 7 Expose Yourself Public Relations 4 Prospect St., Shrewsbury 01545 617-957-3868 • exposeyourselfpr.com $1,800,000 4 1 1 • • • • • • Mom Bomb, iPet on Demand, U.S. Consumer Healthcare Advocacy Group, Pajama Monsters, Studio Verticale Influencer marketing, artificial intelligence marketing campaigns, rebranding Heather Logrippo president 2009 8 Vision Advertising 182 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 508-754-3643 • www.vision-advertising.com $1,740,000 10 1 1 • • • • • • Midstate Mold & Engineering, Salem Cross Inn, TJ Woods Insurance, Flying Rhino, FeedBlitz, Cabot's Ice Cream Planning, consulting, social media, brand management, web development/design, event planning/marketing, photography Julia Becker Collins COO 1999 9 3 Media Web 7 Felton St., Hudson 01749 508-845-8900 • www.3mediaweb.com $1,500,000 10 0 2 • • • • North Central Chamber of Commerce, Boston Scientific, Visit North Central, AMSC, Covectra, Acacia Communications, MicroGroup, MatTek, CellTreat Web strategy, design, development, digital marketing, support, hosting Marc Avila founder & CEO Lysa Miller partner & vice president Sara Spector-Brown partner & director 2001 10 New Perspective 276 Turnpike Road, Suite 211, Westborough 01581 508-755-6797 • www.npws.net $1,300,000 11 1 2 • • • • • AccessTCA, Energy Monster, Mass Biomedical Initiatives, Women's Health of Central Mass., Chasm Advanced Materials Inbound marketing, website redesign, marketing automation, content development Nathan Harris president 2004 11 Gustin Advertising Group Inc. 3 Charlesview Road, Hopedale 01747 508-381-0943 • www.gustinadvertising.com $1,200,000 4 1 1 • • • • Swarovski, Wingate Healthcare, Bryant University, Shaw's, Airgas USA, Osterman Propane, Benchmark Senior Living Graphic design, web design, recruitment advertising, outdoor advertising, print production, media buying Jessica Watuku CEO & creative director 2015 12 Bergeron Creative Studios 343 Providence Road, #1 , South Grafton 01560 617-834-4840 • www.bergeroncreative.com $1,000,000 2 • • • • • DND Brand strategy, logo design, website design, print and package design, social media Al Bergeron president & chief creative Ad & marketing communications fims Ranked by annual gross billings, then number of local employees 01581 774-285-6916 •www.turekdesign.com 0 0 • • • DND development owner & creative director 2004 18 WorldWide WebLabs 51 Naples St., Leominster 01453 978-342-9000 •www.weblabs.com $100,000 4 0 4 • • • • • DND Web development, social media optimization, SEO Greg Koski president 1994 19 Competitive Edge Marketing & Design 374 Elm St., Gardner 01440 978-632-1571 •www.compedgedesign.com $100,000 1 0 1 • • • • Lynde Hardware & Supply Inc., Hubbard's Farm, Oppure Oil, Replenova Farm, Feen's Country Living, PESCO Power, Royal Steam Heater Co. Marketing solutions and graphic design for print, web, e-mail and social media; logos, web development, print material, e- marketing Maureen Horrigan owner & designer 1991 20 Precision Arts Box 32, North Andover 01845 978-855-7648 •precisionarts.com $60,000 2 0 2 • • DND Website design, Internet marketing, brochures, trade show graphics, trade ads, custom catalog design, packaging Terri Adams owner 1985 21 CommCreative 75 Fountain St., Framingham 01702 877-620-6664 •commcreative.com DND 40 1 8 • • • • • RSA Conference, Johnson Controls, Bose Automotive, iboss, Flooring America Branding, digital marketing, strategy, creative, content creation, social media Ashley DePaolo president 1994 22 PENTA Communications Inc. 208 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581 508-616-9900 •pentamarketing.com DND 17 7 3 • • • • • • DND Full digital and video integration, website development, brand development, strategic marketing consulting, corporate event planning, product promotions, legislative relations, community relations, design services, outsourcing programs Deborah Penta CEO 1989 23 Pagano Media 11 Millbrook St., Worcester 01606 508-595-9200 •www.paganomedia.com DND 10 1 DND • • • • Adcole Corp., Artemis, Biomere, Esler Cos., R.H. White Construction, StanChem Strategy, branding, logo design, web development, video, motion graphic, social media, print, events Kathleen Pagano CEO 1984 24 InConcert Web Solutions Inc. 55 Lake St., Suite 210, Gardner 01440 978-632-5300 •www.inconcertweb.com DND 9 0 3 • • • • DND Website design, marketing, development, maintenance, hosting Mark Smith CEO Julie Spain president 2002 25 Eri Design 172 Shrewsbury St., 1st Floor, Worcester 01604 508-981-1897 •www.eridesign.com DND 8 0 4 • • • • Clark University, FIBA Technologies, Worcester State University, Mass Lung & Allergy PC, Seven Hills Foundation, Bowdoin International Music Festival Website design and development, application development, digital marketing, branding Erjon Metohu president 2005 26 Dever Frankian Inc. 232 Main St., Milford 01757 508-634-9083 •deverfrankian.com DND 7 0 1 • • • DND Full-service firm Patricia Frankian principal 1994 Source: Each firm via survey. Note: B2B = business-to-business, DND = did not disclose. Sturbridge's Idea Agency was aquired by Bedford, N.H.-based Pannos Marketing in October 2018. Worcester's Palley Advertising Inc. declined to participate in the survey. For the full list of nearly 30 firms, see WBJ's digital edition. * On July 14, 2016, merged with Providence-based Community Bank Marketing Solutions; firm continues to operate out of Worcester under the same name. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com