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Professional Services www.HartfordBusiness.com decemBer 26, 2016 • Hartford Business Journal 73 BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017 People's United Bank 2014 2015 $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $60,000,000 $80,000,000 $100,000,000 Adams & Knight Inc. Cronin and Co. LLC Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications AMG - Avid Marketing Group Mintz + Hoke How the top 5 fared: Gross billings (in millions) 2014 2015 % change Adams & Knight Inc. $92,508,754 $87,883,318 -5.0% Cronin and Co. LLC $85,000,000.0 $85,000,000 0.0% Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications $64,350,000 $68,650,000 6.7% AMG - Avid Marketing Group $53,000,000 $62,000,000 17.0% Mintz + Hoke $60,000,000 $34,000,000 -43.3% (5)% 17% 7% 0% (43)% Largest advertising and public relations firms in Greater Hartford (Ranked by 2015 gross billings) Services offered: Rank Company 2015 gross billings Total employees/ Advertising employees/ PR employees B-to-B Crisis comm. Media plan/buy PR Soc. media Web design SEO Major clients Principal(s) Year founded 1 Adams & Knight Inc. 80 Avon Meadow Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-676-2300; www.adamsknight.com $87,883,318 57 47 10 aaaaaa a Webster Bank, 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 2 Cronin and Co. LLC 50 Nye Road Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-0514; www.cronin-co.com $85,000,000 75 68 7 aaaaaa a Amica Insurance Co., Konica Minolta Business Solutions, McDonald's, Liberty Bank, i-Health, TIAA, Neopost, Connecticut Children's Medical Center Kimberly Manning Steve Wolfberg 1947 3 Cashman & Katz Integrated Communications 76 Eastern Blvd. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-652-0300; cashman-katz.com $68,650,000 29 22 7 aaaaaa a ECHN, United Illuminating, CNG, Mass Mutual, CT DOT, DCP, DMV, DPH, Energize CT, Frontier Communications, Yankee Institute, Gaylord Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Verday Chlorophyll Water Tony Cashman 1992 4 AMG - Avid Marketing Group 100 Corporate Place Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-436-3004; www.avidinc.com $62,000,000 34 NA NA a a aa a Diageo, Beanitos, Billboard, Delicato, Dr. Pepper and Snapple, Earth Shoes, Four Loko, Goya, Heinz, MW Financial, Sterling Vineyards, Tito's, Vantis Life Insurance Jonathan Gross DeAnna Drapeau 1986 5 Mintz + Hoke 40 Tower Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-678-0473; www.mintz-hoke.com $34,000,000 46 36 4 a aaaa a CTfastrak, My Place CT (DSS), Deloitte, DRS Technologies, Hartford HealthCare, Legrand, Mohegan Sun, NY Presbyterian Hospital Chris Knopf Ron Perine Mary Farrell 1971 6 Bluespire Senior Living 29 South Main St., Suite 301 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-678-4300; bluespireseniorliving.com $18,000,000 61 36 3 aaaa a Covenant Retirement Communities, The Episcopal Home Communities, Benchmark Senior Living, Ecumen Matt Brown Dave Helgans 1980 7 Maier True Communication (1) 1789 New Britain Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860-677-4581; www.maier.com $5,500,000 15 14 1 aaaaaa a Agilent Technologies, Cigna, Bridgeport Fittings, GE, Gexpro, Trumpf, RemedyOne, Z-Medica William Maier Todd Russell 1971 8 Pita Communications LLC dba The Pita Group 40 Cold Spring Road Rocky Hill, CT 06067 860-293-0157; www.thepitagroup.com $5,321,808 20 16 4 a aaaa 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 Williams and House 7 Towpath Lane Avon, CT 06001 860-675-4140; www.williamsandhouse.com $4,000,000 6 2 4 aaaaaa a Neenah, CapX Partners, Moo, Business Lenders Pamela Williams Lisa House 1990 10 Web Solutions Inc. 250 Pomeroy Ave., Suite 201 Meriden, CT 06450 203-235-7777; www.websolutions.com $2,500,000 25 NA NA a aa a Hole in the Wall Gang, Simoniz USA, Infinity Music Hall, Kamco Building Supply Thomas Barton Lori O'Brien 1996 11 Ryan Marketing 21 Brace Road, #3 West Hartford, CT 06107 860-519-5526; ryanmarketing.com $1,800,000 10 6 3 aaaaaa a ProHealth Physicians, United Steel, JHM Group, TransTek, Hartford Municipal Employee Federal Credit Union, Comix, CT Historical Society Patrick T. Ryan Lindsay Ryan Jensen 1996 12 Gaffney Bennett Public Relations 1 Liberty Square, Suite 201 New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-0301; www.gbpr.com $1,750,000 10 0 10 a aa Energize Connecticut, Eversource, Frontier Communications, First Niagara, Aquarion Water Co., NBC Universal, General Growth Properties Inc. Hank Spring Patrick Kinney 2001 13 Co-Communications 2 Forest Park Drive Farmington, CT 06032 860-676-4400; www.cocommunications.com $1,415,000 13 0 8 aaaaaa a Maritime Aquarium, Muse Paintbar, The Palace Theatre for the Performing Arts, MetroHartford Alliance, Solo Technology Holdings, TitleVest Stacey Cohen Jessica Lyon 1997 14 Elkinson & Sloves Inc. 11 Talcott Notch Road Farmington, CT 06032 860-674-9902; www.elkinsonsloves.com $1,000,000 4 2 2 aaaaaa a Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, CT State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), Coach Kevin Ollie Charity Classic/Kevin's Kourt's, The First Tee of Connecticut Jay Sloves 1981 15 Stifel Marcin 701 Hebron Ave. Glastonbury, CT 06033 860-659-0777; www.stifel-marcin.com $875,000 7 5 2 a aaaa a SFC KOENIG, Newcomb Spring Corp., Orange Research, Carrier Equipment, Carlyle Johnson Machine Co., Vogelsang USA Andrew Stifel Christine Marcin 2000 16 Image Marketing Consultants 681 Main St. Plantsville, CT 06479 860-863-5861; www.imagemarketingconsultants.com $650,000 6 3 3 a aaaa Centennial Real Estate, ASW Group, Winterberry Group, Vesta Corp., TOMZ Corp. Kate Terricciano Sirignano 2007 17 Baldwin Media 1 Grove St. New Britain, CT 06053 860-408-1580; www.baldwinmedia.net $385,000 14 2 12 aaaaaa Hassett & George, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, Connecticut Humane Society, American Eagle Financial Credit Union, McLean Ann Baldwin 1992 18 Dennis PR Group LLC 41 Crossroads, Suite 228 West Hartford, CT 06117 860-778-3826; www.dennispr.com $375,000 4 2 2 aaaaaa a Connecticut Laborers' District Council, ImageWorks, Connecticut First Coalition, China Education Resources, Stanadyne, Connecticut Business Hall Of Fame Ron Dresner Karen Thompson 2000 19 CJ Public Relations Inc. 50 Center St., 2nd Floor Southington, CT 06489 860-426-9991; www.cjpr.com $300,000 4 0 4 (2) aaaaa School Nutrition Association, Hartford Marathon Foundation, The United Illuminating Co., Eversource Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon Elizabeth Cowles Johnston 2008 20 Andrea Obston Marketing Communications LLC 3 Regency Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 860-243-1447; www.aomc.com $202,605 3 NA NA aaaaaa a Customized Logistics & Delivery Association, Duncaster Retirement Community, Begos Horgan & Brown LLP, Mountain Dairy, Connecticut Bar Association, Infinity Office Interiors Andrea Obston 1982 21 McDowell Jewett Communications LLC (3) 36 Trumbull St. Hartford, CT 06103 860-247-9100; www.mcdowelljewett.com NA 7 0 7 aaaaa The Jackson Laboratory, Dominion, Boston Red Sox, Greenskies, CT Bar Association, CT Auto Retailers Association Duby McDowell Steve Jewett 2006 Source: Each firm via survey. Notes: Bloomfield's Dornenburg Kallenbach Advertising and Glastonbury's Decker Creative Marketing did not respond to the survey by press time; unable to confirm information for The BCB Group of Wallingford. NA = Not available. (1) Formerly Maier Advertising Inc. (2) Additional freelance PR staff available. (3) Formerly Duby McDowell Communications LLC. —Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.