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62 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 2026 BOOK OF LISTS P R O F E S S I O N A L S E R V I C E S LARGEST ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PR FIRMS IN GREATER HARTFORD Ranked by gross billings in 2024 Hartford Ranked by gross billings in 2024 Services offered: Firm 2024 gross billings/ local employees/ (1) Advertising staff/ PR staff/ web developers B-to-B Crisis Comm. Media plan/buy PR Social media Web design SEO E-commerce Analytics Sample of active clients Top executive(s) Year founded 1 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane, Avon 06001 860-676-2300 • adamsknight.com $89,045,000 60 50 6 9 Hartford HealthCare, UMass Memorial Health, Webster Bank, CT Of Statewide Marketing & Tourism, CT Airport Authority Jill M. Adams Bill Knight 1988 2 CashmanKatz 76 Eastern Blvd., Glastonbury 06033 860-652-0300 • cashmankatz.com $71,425,000 25 18 6 2 CT DOT, ECHN, Orthopedic Associates, Ion Bank, CT Manufacturing, Gaylord Hospital, CT DCF, ASSA ABLOY, Senior Living Hospitality, MPTN Tony Cashman Eric Cavoli Amanda Mueller 1992 3 Mintz + Hoke 40 Tower Lane, Avon 06001 860-678-0473 • mintz-hoke.com $50,500,000 32 32 4 3 Access Health CT, AdvanceCT, Deloitte, Hartford HealthCare, Mohegan Sun, Citizens Bank, Connecticut Port Authority, City of Torrington Ron Perine Kara Mitchell Sara-Beth Donovan 1971 4 Avid Marketing Group (AMG) 100 Corporate Place, Suite 200, Rocky Hill 06067 860-436-3004 • avidinc.com $33,000,000 52 0 1 6 Athletic Brewing, Adidas, BIC, Boston Beer, Brown-Forman, Campari, Constellation Brands, Delicato, Diageo, Duracell, Mercedes-Benz, Proximo DeAnna Drapeau Jonathan Gross 1986 5 Cronin 300 Winding Brook Drive, Glastonbury 06033 860-659-0514 • cronin-co.com $32,500,000 31 27 4 0 Modern Woodmen of America, Travelers, Valio, Best Life Brands, State of CT, Owners Bank, National Coast Guard Foundation, Webster Five Bank, Women's Health Connecticut Mark Demuro Elizabeth Proctor 1948 6 Decker 1111 Cromwell Ave., Suite 501, Rocky Hill 06067 860-659-1311 • deckerct.com $14,490,500 5 5 1 1 CT Lottery, UConn School of Business, CT Department of Transportation, CT Department of Public Health, Delphi Soap Co., BlueCross BlueShield of SC Kathy Boucher James Decker 1977 7 Makiaris Media 1111 Cromwell Ave, Suite 503, Rocky Hill 06067 860-854-6380 • makiarismedia.com $5,200,000 14 0 0 0 CT Lottery, State of CT, University of Connecticut, UConn Health Center, Spectrum Healthcare, Boston Children's Medical Center, Wadsworth Atheneum Donna Staples 1987 8 Exposure 5 Brookside Drive, Wallingford 06492 203-235-7777 • exposure.com $5,100,000 40 15 1 8 National Kidney Registry, University of Saint Joseph, Munson's Chocolates Thomas Barton Lori O'Brien 1996 9 Image Marketing 681 Main St., Plantsville 06479 860-863-5861 • imagemarketingconsultants.com $3,700,000 12 7 10 5 Blue Back Square, Shops at Evergreen Walk, Achieve Financial Credit Union, CT Post Mall, Greater Hartford Arts Council Kate Terricciano 2007 10 Stifel Marcin-The B2B Marketing Agency 294 New London Turnpike, Glastonbury 06033 860-659-0777 • stifel-marcin.com $2,500,000 9 6 2 2 Henkel, Loctite, Underwater Construction Corp., Envirosight, AGMA, IDEX, IonClear, AKO Torque, Precision Resource, Carlyle Johnson Christine Marcin Andrew Stifel 2000 11 Ryan Marketing 970 Farmington Ave., Suite 202, West Hartford 06107 860-519-5526 • ryanmarketing.com $1,875,000 10 8 3 3 Ensign Bickford Aerospace & Defense, Colt Manufacturing, ProHealth Physicians, The Bushnell, La-Z-Boy Comfort Studios, The Charles Lindsay Ryan Jensen 1996 12 Co-Communications 71 Raymond Road, Suite 860, West Hartford 06107 860-676-4400 • cocommunications.com $1,808,752 2 2 1 1 CJR, TitleVest-a First American Title Insurance Co., Orange Bank & Trust Co. Stacey Cohen Jessica Lyon 1997 13 Elkinson & Sloves Inc. 11 Talcott Notch Road, Farmington 06032 860-930-7750 • elkinsonsloves.com $1,500,000 5 2 2 2 CT Of d Yard Goats, American Manufacturing Hall of Fame, Hartford Parking Authority, Hartford Stage Jay Sloves 1981 14 Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations Inc. 289 Capitol Ave., Hartford 06106 860-560-0001 • ctpr.com $1,200,000 5 0 5 0 Pratt & Whitney, VRSim, SONE Health, American Eagle Credit Union, American School for the Deaf, Johnson Brunetti, Day Pitney, Hoffman Auto Group Paddi LeShane 1988 15 Andrea Obston Marketing Communications LLC 98 Mallard Drive, Avon 06002 860-803-1155 • aomc.com $600,000 1 1 1 1 Customized Logistics Delivery Association, Infoshred, Ryders Healthcare, Kensington Senior Living, Fine Fettle Andrea Obston 1982 16 Dennis PR Group LLC 41 Crossroads, Suite 228, West Hartford 06117 860-305-7728 • dennispr.com $518,000 2 1 3 1 Anderson-Taylor IT, CT Construction Industries Association, Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers, W Institute, ImageWorks Phil Birnbaum Ron Dresner 2000 Sour ess time for Farmington's BlueStar Communications Group or Hartford's Intersect Public Solutions. Hartford's McDowell Communications Group LLC merged with Intersect Public Solutions. N/A = Not available. (1) The total of local PR, web development and advertising professionals can exceed the total of local staf oles. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com