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Agency Profile: Red Tettemer + Partners

Whenever we at ihaveanidea set out to visit a city, we try to schedule as many agency visits as we can, in order to bring you more agency profiles. Sometimes our schedules and meetings get changed, and we can squeeze in an extra visit that we didn’t plan for. It’s sort of like a bonus, a two-for-one deal.

But I believe this is my first one-for-two visit.

Allow me to explain. On my recent trip to Philadelphia, I had planned to meet with two respected indie shops: Red Tettemer and Stick & Move. I did in fact meet with both Steve Red of Red Tettemer and Steve O’Connell at Stick & Move, but something seemed a touch off, and I couldn’t put my finger on it.

Agency Profile: Sponge

If you’re in Near North Side, Chicago (and if you work in that city’s ad industry, chances are that’s where your office is) and you are looking to get out of the downtown core and escape out of town, or perhaps to O’Hare Airport, chances are you’d jump in a cab that’ll take you to East Ohio Street, across the Chicago River, and onto the Kennedy Expressway. And as you cross that bridge over the river, as tens of thousands of people do every afternoon, you’ll see a great big old fashioned water tower to the north,

Agency Profile: Energy BBDO

There are various excuses you could give for being late for a meeting. The traffic was crazy. The cab driver didn’t know where he was going. The subway was a nightmare. But until now, I have never been able to honestly say:

“Sorry I’m late. I got held up by a battle between Autobots and Decepticons.”

Yes, here I was, right in front of Chicago’s famous Wrigley Building — home to Energy BBDO — and my way is blocked by car wreckage that looks torn in two rather than smashed. There are huge chunks of broken concrete scattered like Lego bricks, and off in the distance, Shia LaBeouf is sipping a water in the shade.

Agency Profile: Rethink Toronto

From day one Rethink was designed to be a small shop. The partners estimated that they would top out at a 40 person team. However in 2003, four short years after opening on Canada’s west coast, they had built a strong client list and an even stronger agency culture.

Agency Profile: Tom, Dick & Harry

Tom, Dick & Harry: a phrase used to describe average, everyday people. Like Jane Doe or John Q. Public, the term refers to everyone, anyone and no one at once. This would seem like a perfect name for an advertising agency, and in March of 2002, a trio of former big-Chicago-agency people did just that.

Agency Profile: The Neiman Group

Admittedly, when it comes to US cities known for their advertising communities, Philadelphia isn’t one that springs to mind immediately. In fact, beyond cheesesteak sandwiches and the Rocky Balboa steps, I knew very little about the city. This all changed about a year ago, when the Philly Ad Club approached us at ihaveanidea about becoming a host city for Portfolio Night 8.

Agency Profile: Plan B

When most people in the ad industry think of Chicago, they think of the world famous agencies housed in the swanky office towers not far from where Michigan Avenue meets the Chicago River. This is where you’ll find the big names with the big clients and the big, big office rental fees. But should you venture off the beaten path of the Magnificent Mile, you’ll find that the Windy City is home to a number of small shops that fly in under the radar of the big boys. And that’s just the way they like it.

Agency Profile: Colossal Squid Industries

The Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is the largest invertebrate known to man, reaching estimates of up to 45 feet in length and weighing more than a ton. Very few specimens of this fearsome creature have ever been seen, due to it residing deep within the southern seas.

Colossal Squid — the digital agency, that is — resides deep within the industrial expanses of Chicago’s Near West Side. Unlike its abyss dwelling namesake, however, sightings of this particular beast are becoming more and more frequent. Founded in 2008 by former Leo Burnetters Steve Slivka and Patrick Berry, Colossal Squid Industries has shown some of the most colossal growth I’ve ever seen in the business, going from just the two of them to a team of roughly 50 fulltimers and regular freelancers in only two years.

Agency Profile: Big Spaceship

Big Spaceship is nestled in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, and not the flying elephant, for you non-New Yorkers out there.) Getting there is as easy as following the balmy waterfront breeze, making sure you don’t let the inevitable craving for the nearby and beyond famous Grimaldi’s Pizza distract you from arriving at your intended destination — 45 Main Street.

Agency Profile: Venables Bell & Partners, San Francisco

San Francisco is known for a lot of things: the iconic cable cars, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Fisherman’s Wharf are just some of the many places to explore in this beautiful city. But sometimes after you’ve experienced the typical tourist fare, you may find yourself hoping for a more upscale souvenir and some money burning a hole in your pocket. And if that’s your goal, then Union Square is your place to be.

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