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BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016 Professional Services 72 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 28, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Largest advertising and public relations firms in the Hartford region (Ranked by total employees as of Oct. 2015) Services offered: Rank Company Total employees/ advertising employees/ PR employees 2014 gross billings B-to-B Crisis comm. Media plan/buy PR Soc. media Web design SEO Major clients Principal(s) Year founded 1 Cronin and Co. LLC 50 Nye Road Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-0514; www.cronin-co.com 74 65 9 $85,000,000 a a a a a a a Amica Mutual Insurance, Amica Life Insurance Co., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, McDonald's, Liberty Bank, i-Health Steve Wolfberg Kimberly Manning 1947 2 Bluespire Senior Living (1) 29 South Main St., Ste. 301 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-678-4300; bluespireseniorliving.com 60 35 4 $18,000,000 a a a a a Covenant Retirement Communities, The Episcopal Home Communities, Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp., Benchmark Senior Living Dave Martino Jay Hibbard 1980 3 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com 57 47 10 $92,508,754 a a a a a a a Connecticut Office of Tourism, Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut Sun New England Black Wolves, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Jill M. Adams Bill Knight 1988 4 Mintz + Hoke 40 Tower Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-678-0473; www.mintz-hoke.com 55 40 4 $60,000,000 a a a a a a a CT Public Broadcasting Network, CTfastrak, GE, My Place CT (DSS), DRS Technologies, Legrand Chris Knopf Ron Perine Mary Farrell 1971 5 AMG - Avid Marketing Group 100 Corporate Pl. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-3004; www.avidinc.com 30 NA NA $53,000,000 a a a a a Diageo, Dr. Pepper and Snapple, Earth Shoes, Four Loko, Goya, Gunther, Harvey Windows and Doors, Heinz, MW Financial, Sterling Vineyards Jonathan Gross DeAnna Drapeau 1986 6 Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications 76 Eastern Blvd. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-652-0300; cashman-katz.com 29 22 7 $64,350,000 a a a a a a a BIC, United Illuminating, CNG, Mass Mutual, ECHN, CT DOT, DMV, Connecticare, Foxwoods, Goodwill, Gaylord Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Saybrook Point Inn, Fox CT, UTC Aerospace Tony Cashman 1992 7 Web Solutions Inc. 250 Pomeroy Ave., Ste. 201 Meriden, CT 06450 203-235-7777; www.websolutions.com 21 NA NA $2,000,000 a a a a Hole in the Wall Gang, Simoniz USA, Infinity Music Hall, Kamco Building Supply Thomas Barton Lori O'Brien 1996 8 Pita Communications LLC dba The Pita Group 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-293-0157; www.thepitagroup.com 20 16 4 $6,423,313 a a a a a a Mass Mutual, Union Savings Bank, Connecticut Technical High School System, BlumShapiro, Riverfront Recapture, Manchester Community College, Ebm-papst, Planet Fitness Paul E. Pita 1996 9 Maier Advertising Inc. 1789 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4581; www.maier.com 16 13 2 $5,000,000 a a a a a a a Agilent Technologies, General Electric, Cigna, Trumpf, Bridgeport Fittings, National Electrical Contractors Association William Maier 1971 10 Co-Communications 2 Forest Park Dr. Farmington, CT 06032 860-676-4400; www.cocommunications.com 14 NA 10 $1,400,000 a a a Hartford Business Journal, Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, MetroHartford Alliance, End Hunger Connecticut!, TitleVest Stacey Cohen Jessica Lyon 1997 11 Decker Creative Marketing 99 Citizen Dr. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-1311; www.deckerdoesit.com 12 12 0 $14,000,000 a a a a a Days Inns WorldWide, ConnectiCare, Farmington Bank, Avery Heights, Green Earth Energy, MIRA, Super 8, Wyndham Hotel Group Jim Decker Kathy Boucher 1977 12 Baldwin Media 1 Grove St. New Britain, CT 06053 860-408-1580; www.baldwinmedia.net 12 1 11 $350,000 a a a a a a Hassett & George, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, Connecticut Humane Society, Simsbury Bank, McLean, Affinity Healthcare Ann Baldwin 1992 13 The BCB Group 10 Alexander Dr. Wallingford, CT 06492 203-774-3446; www.bcbgroup.com 10 4 2 $1,800,000 a a a a a a Luxottica Retail, Honeywell Fire Systems, Airport Corp., Robert H Lord Joseph Bunovsky Dick Belmont 1985 14 Ryan Marketing Partners 21 Brace Road, #3 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-519-5526; www.ryanmarketing.com 9 4 3 $2,000,000 a a a a a a a ProHealth Physicians, United Steel, JHM Group, TransTek, City of Hartford, Tower Generator Patrick T. Ryan Lindsay Ryan Jensen 1996 15 Gaffney Bennett Public Relations 1 Liberty Square, Ste. 201 New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-0301; www.gbpr.com 7 0 7 $1,500,000 a a a Eversource, Frontier Communications, First Niagara, Aquarion Water Co., NBC Universal, General Growth Properties Inc. (GGP) Hank Spring Patrick Kinney 2001 16 Stifel Marcin 2790 Main St. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-0777; www.stifel-marcin.com 7 5 2 $1,100,000 a a a a a a SFC KOENIG, Newcomb Spring Corp., Orange Research, Carrier Equipment, Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., Perry Tecnology Andrew Stifel Christine Marcin 2000 17 Dornenburg Kallenbach Advertising 16 Southwood Dr. Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-726-9740; www.dk- advertising.com 7 5 2 $1,000,000 a a a a a a Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Webster Bank, Connecticut Children's Medical Center Jeffrey Dornenburg Tod Kallenbach 1994 18 Andrea Obston Marketing Communications LLC 3 Regency Dr. Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1447; www.aomc.com 7 0 7 $202,000 a a a a a a a Customized Logistics & Delivery Association, Duncaster Retirement Community, Begos Horgan & Brown LLP, Mountain Dairy, Connecticut Bar Association, Infinity Office Interiors Andrea Obston 1982 19 Williams and House 7 Towpath Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-675-4140; www.williamsandhouse.com 6 1 5 $4,000,000 a a a a a a Neenah, CapX Partners, Moo, Business Lenders Pamela Williams Lisa House 1990 20 Image Marketing Consultants 681 Main St. Plantsville, CT 06479 8608635861; www.imagemarketingconsultants.com 6 2 2 $775,000 a a a a a SAMI Corp., Westfield, American Red Cross, All-Star Driver, Winterberry Group, Vesta Corp., TOMZ Corp. Kate Terricciano Sirignano 2007 21 Elkinson & Sloves Inc. 11 Talcott Notch Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-9902; www.elkinsonsloves.com 4 4 2 $750,000 a a a a a a a Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CT Department of Transportation, CT State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), Coach Kevin Ollie Charity Jay Sloves 1981 22 CJ Public Relations Inc. 50 Center St., 2nd Floor Southington, CT 06489 860-426-9991; www.cjpr.com 4 0 4 $290,000 a a a a School Nutrition Association, Hartford Marathon Foundation, The United Illuminating Co., Eversource, Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Elizabeth Cowles Johnston 2008 Source: Individual companies. Note: Farmington-based Keiler, which was ranked No. 3 on last year's list with 48 employees, ceased operations in Aug. 2015. (1) Bluespire acquired Martino & Binzer Inc. in Feb. 2014. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher. Delete outer box with open arrow tool. Fit chart to box edges Select> Object> all text objects> Make Fonts = 8.5 pt Put Key within Chart to save space! $0.0 $10.0 $20.0 $30.0 $40.0 $50.0 $60.0 $70.0 $80.0 $90.0 $100.0 Adams & Knight Inc. Cronin and Co. LLC Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications Mintz + Hoke AMG - Avid Marketing Group 2013 2014 How the top 5 fared: Gross billings (in millions) 2013 2014 % change Adams & Knight Inc. $66.8 $92.5 38% Cronin and Co. LLC $80.0 $85.0 6% Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications $61.5 $64.4 5% Mintz + Hoke $60.0 $60.0 0% AMG - Avid Marketing Group $38.0 $53.0 39% 38% 6% 5% 0% 39%