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The Martin Agency: U.S. Agency of the Year 2009

January 25, 2010

The Pizza Hut win capped off an aggressive new business run for The Martin Agency, Adweek's U.S. Agency of the Year for 2009, as it posted an estimated 12 percent gain in revenue to $129 million. A double-digit gain would be noteworthy in most any year, but it's particularly impressive in a year when "flat is the new up" became a common, if wishful, refrain. Read Full Article

JWT: Global Agency of the Year '09

January 25, 2010

A stream of new business -- including three Microsoft wins -- and innovative creative put the agency on top. Read Full Article

R/GA: Digital Agency of the Year '09

January 25, 2010

R/GA is Adweek's Digital Agency of the Year, the fifth time it's won that honor. Digital editor Brian Morrissey spent a day at the shop's HQ. Read Full Article

Universal McCann: U.S. Media Agency of the Year '09

January 18, 2010

All told, IPG's Universal McCann added nearly $1 billion in new business (excluding Chrysler, which takes effect this month) and posted an impressive 11 percent revenue gain to $191 million last year. For completing its turnaround with its best winning streak in seven years -- without a single loss -- new management and a fine-tuned offering, UM is Adweek's U.S. Media Agency of the Year for 2009. Read Full Article

OMD: Global Media AOY 2009

January 18, 2010

Key wins, on-trend consumer insights and innovative campaigns that even made print seem fresh put this agency on top. Again. Read Full Article

R/GA: Digital AOY 2008

February 16, 2009

In a year when even digital agencies began to feel the pinch of a declining economy, R/GA plowed ahead, adding Hewlett-Packard, Mars and HBO as clients, and growing revenue by 20 percent to $126 million. As others scaled back, the Interpublic Group shop beefed up its London outpost to account for 10 percent of total revenue and opened in San Francisco in a bid to grab digital talent. For its financial performance and its continued success in proving the power of brand platforms rooted in utility, R/GA is Adweek's Digital Agency of the Year for 2008 -- its fourth such honor in the past eight years. Read Full Article

OMD: Global Media AOY 2008

February 09, 2009

For implementing critical new capabilities, and for its dozens of client wins throughout the world and its retention and expansion of existing accounts, OMD is Adweek's 2008 Global Media Agency of the Year. All told, OMD won $3.1 billion in net new business globally in 2008, boosting billings to $29.4 billion, up 12 percent over 2007. Global revenue was also up 12 percent to $860 million. Read Full Article

Initiative: U.S. Media AOY '08

February 09, 2009

For a transformation that made believers of new clients and reaffirmed the faith of existing ones, a smooth management transition, innovative campaigns and substantial revenue growth, Adweek has named Initiative its 2008 U.S. Media Agency of the Year. Read Full Article