Top 10 Fastest Growing US Agencies in the Southeast

One of the most desirable regions to live, the Southeast is growing a new generation of agencies in traditional hotbeds like Atlanta and Richmond, but also in new markets that signal even more future growth. Here are the top 10 fastest growing agencies in the Southeast by percent change in revenue. (* Denotes multiple category winner. Number in parentheses represents overall ranking.) (Be sure to check out Adweek's top 100 Fastest Growing agencies and 10 solution providers for the complete list.) Arts & Letters Creative Co. (5)* HQ: Richmond, Va.Growth: 1,271%Select Clients: ESPN, Google, NBC NewsClassification: Creative Read more about Arts & Letters Creative Co. in our top 10 overall rankings. RingoFire (6)* HQ: Greenville, S.C.Growth: 1,070%Select Clients: AO Smith, Greenworks Tools, Serta Simmons BeddingClassification: Full-Service Read more about RingoFire in our top 10 overall rankings. Goods & Services (11) HQ: AtlantaGrowth: 871%Select Clients: ABC Carpet & Home, AIG Retirement Services, JPMorganClassification: Full-Service For an agency that doesn’t actively market itself, Goods & Services has had a surprising growth spurt. All of its growth comes via relationships and 0% of its revenue comes from marketing or PR. “As a firm, we skew senior, having more directors in the firm than associates,” said Graham Engebretsen, managing partner. Ninety percent of its people have held senior roles in some of the top agencies in the world. It’s those relationships, developed over the directors’ careers, that have helped it grow. All of the agency’s clients come from those relationships or referrals. Goods & Services also invests heavily in technology to enable collaboration. Mightily (30) HQ: Louisville, Ky.Growth: 248%Select Clients: Hosparus Health, Old Forester Bourbon, ZapposClassification: Full-Service Mightily’s growth has been fueled mainly by edgy work—pushing brands to say things that are true about what they do. “We help brands discover who they are at their core, both internally for the client's team, but also how they talk about themselves and show up externally,” says CEO Lesa Seibert. Whtwrks (32) HQ: Biscayne Park, Fla.Growth: 220%Select Clients: BET Networks, Burger King, GileadClassification: Creative Whtwrks believes pop culture can fill an emotional gap and that Black culture can be the connection. The agency leverages influencers, music and entertainment for brands trying to connect to its audiences. “Each of our owner/founder/partners have decades of experience and active experience leading a cultural revolution,” says CEO Martin Ekechukwu. Digital Resource (35) HQ: West Palm Beach, Fla.Growth: 204%Select Clients: Celeb Gap, Florida Power & Light, Stretch ZoneClassification: Full-Service Digital Resource has grown through extensive word-of-mouth referrals and a proven track record of increasing search engine rankings, building social followings and converting leads into revenue. It has also been named one of the fastest growing companies in South Florida by South Florida Business Journal two years in a row. Omni Direct (47) HQ: MiamiGrowth: 158%Select Clients: Copper Fit, Flawless Brows, TriStar ProductsClassification: Multicultural Omni Direct is run by first- and second-generation U.S. Hispanics with a deep understanding of how to utilize performance-driven marketing to tap into Latino spending and influencer power. The company focuses on optimizing return on media dollars for its clients while ensuring compelling and culturally resonant messaging to its target audience. “We are founded and staffed by highly experienced experts that understand the nuanced behaviors of the Hispanic market as well as the fast-paced yet highly profitable nature of the performance-driven media world,” says Denira Borrero, COO. ThreeSixtyEight (50) HQ: Baton Rouge, La.Growth: 154%Select Clients: Alabama Fire College, Louisiana Department of Health, Rakuten ReadyClassification: Full-Service The creative shop is a hybrid studio that builds specialized teams. It also operates Big Fish Presentations, which creates content and trains speakers. That operation has opened new doors for the agency and allowed it to land big clients like BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana and Louisiana Economic Development. MHP/Team SI (60) HQ: Little Rock, Ark.Growth: 130%Select Clients: Arkansas Economic Development Commission, Bernhard, Le Bonheur Children's HospitalClassification: Full-Service At a time when many agencies have struggled, MHP/Team SI continues to adapt and innovate. Its focus on providing marketing services for the agricultural equipment industry and other niche markets has helped it grow within its home state, utilizing a blend of traditional and digital marketing. Dagger (68 tie) HQ: AtlantaGrowth: 118%Select Clients: Aflac, Coca-Cola, InterContinental Hotels GroupClassification: Full-Service Dagger believes that in order to prosper, brands must behave more like media companies, which it demonstrates with its own media brand, @Butter.ATL, which has nearly 70,000 followers and has become an Atlanta culture channel. In 2019 it landed Aflac, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Coca-Cola and InterContinental Hotels Group.