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116 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S 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 Ad & marketing communications firms Westborough marketing agency Vision Advertising has appointed Julia Becker Collins, formerly the vice president of marketing and operations, to chief operating officer, and she will take over leadership of the firm from retiring founder Laura DiBenedetto. In her new role, Collins will lead all aspects of the company, including developing and direct - ing marketing plans, managing operations of staff, fiscal man- agement and business develop- ment. DiBenedetto, who founded Vision, retired after leading the firm for 19 years. Collins assumes the role in just her third year with the com - pany after joining in 2016. She has 15 years of marketing, lead- ership and operations experi- ence, specifically event planning and fundraising for businesses and nonprofits. - Zachary Comeau New Vision Advertising COO takes over day- to-day operations from founder Julia Becker Collins