For agencies, working with clients with high media spend requires significant time, energy, and organization. First, they must master the art of managing substantial budgets for comprehensive and sophisticated marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on achieving significant and measurable results. These clients may also require more sophisticated and integrated marketing strategies. Not to mention, sky-high expectations for the return on their investment. This puts pressure on agencies to deliver measurable results like brand awareness, customer engagement, and sales.
Keep reading to discover the 10 agencies in Winmo that manage the highest media spend. Plus additional details including holding companies, fiscal close, intent insights, and top clients’ services and estimated media spend.
1) Initiative: Media buying and planning
- Total clients’ media spend: $2.41B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: Interpublic Group
- Fiscal close: December
- According to Winmo’s intent insights, Initiative has shown moderate interest in sales opportunities this week.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
Amazon |
WA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 749,230,091 |
Liberty Mutual Insurance |
MA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 470,177,317 |
T-Mobile USA |
WA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 459,313,962 |
Corona Extra |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 112,832,727 |
Applebees |
CA |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 104,362,356 |
Merck & Company, Inc. |
NJ |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 67,801,408 |
QuickBooks |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 67,131,661 |
IHOP |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 55,434,085 |
Gardasil |
NJ |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 54,179,015 |
Whole Foods Market |
TX |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 52,265,992 |
2) EssenceMediaCom: Design, digital, media buying and planning, public relations
- Total clients’ media spend: $2.4B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: WPP
- Fiscal close: December
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
Target Corporation |
MN |
AOR: Media planning, digital media buying |
$ 317,511,661 |
AARP |
DC |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 192,350,096 |
Google, Inc. |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, digital media buying |
$ 182,791,782 |
NBCUniversal, Inc. |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 165,148,848 |
Mars, Inc. |
VA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 126,468,255 |
Airbnb |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 122,608,480 |
eBay |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, digital media buying |
$ 114,914,122 |
Hilton Worldwide |
VA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 82,061,958 |
Hotels.com |
TX |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 75,757,337 |
Google Chrome |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 57,266,951 |
3) BBDO Worldwide: Full service and integrated
- Total clients’ media spend: $2.3B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: Omnicom
- Fiscal close: December
- BBDO Worldwide has shown to be very interested in demand generation this week. It has also shown interest in ad tech, analytics and reporting, branding, campaigns, e-commerce, APIs and services, email marketing, entertainment, event management, sales, and website publishing.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
AT&T |
TX |
AOR; Creative, digital |
$ 621,410,356 |
AT&T Mobility |
GA |
Creative |
$ 393,805,190 |
The Home Depot |
GA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 211,076,246 |
AARP |
DC |
AOR: Creative |
$ 192,350,096 |
Macy’s |
NY |
AOR: Creative |
$ 189,095,123 |
Ford |
MI |
AOR: Creative |
$ 105,440,448 |
Starbucks Corporation |
WA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 82,299,909 |
Merck & Company, Inc. |
NJ |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 67,801,408 |
FedEx Corporation |
TN |
AOR: Creative |
$ 63,851,408 |
Pepsi |
NY |
AOR: Creative |
$ 60,458,386 |
- Total clients’ media spend: $2.21B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Holding company: Publicis
- Fiscal close: December
- Starcom Worldwide has shown to be very interested in email marketing and retail technology this week. It has also shown interest in agencies, analytics and reporting, demand generation, education, entertainment, event management, sales, and search marketing.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
The Allstate Corporation |
IL |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 388,159,382 |
Allstate Automotive Insurance |
IL |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 303,411,635 |
McDonald’s |
IL |
AOR: Media buying |
$ 283,975,271 |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. |
NC |
AOR: Media planning/buying,programmatic |
$ 250,064,947 |
Bank of America |
NC |
AOR: Media planning, digital, media buying |
$ 131,479,796 |
Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
NJ |
Media Media planning, media buying Buying |
$ 128,571,602 |
Best Buy |
MN |
AOR: Media planning, digital, media buying |
$ 82,150,651 |
Chick-Fil-A |
GA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 66,835,034 |
Olive Garden |
FL |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 65,368,749 |
Visa |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 61,535,622 |
- Total clients’ media spend: $2.12B
- Employees: 201-500
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: Publicis
- Fiscal close: December
- Publicis North America has shown to be very interested in email marketing this week. It has also shown interest in ad tech, APIs and services, CRM, demand generation, education, entertainment, event management, marketing, search marketing, strategy and analysis, and website publishing.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
Verizon Consumer |
NJ |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 404,988,273 |
Walmart Stores, Inc. |
AR |
AOR: Creative, media planning/buying |
$ 393,864,631 |
GlaxoSmithKline |
PA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 205,661,276 |
USAA |
TX |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 138,191,983 |
Bank of America Corporation |
NC |
Creative, digital |
$ 131,479,796 |
LVMH |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 114,750,157 |
Pfizer |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 96,504,353 |
Dunkin’ |
MA |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 92,559,884 |
Visa |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 61,535,622 |
Louis Vuitton |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 57,891,704 |
6) OMD: Media buying and planning
- Total Clients’ Media Spend: $1.95B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: Omnicom
- Fiscal close: December
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
State Farm Insurance |
IL |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 402,648,906 |
Nissan North America |
TN |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 238,791,493 |
The Home Depot |
GA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 211,076,246 |
PepsiCo |
NY |
Media planning, digital, media buying, programmatic |
$ 175,903,064 |
Apple |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 127,484,970 |
FedEx |
TN |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 63,851,408 |
Pepsi |
NY |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 60,458,386 |
Frito-Lay |
TX |
Creative, media planning, media buying |
$ 55,525,596 |
Nissan Rogue |
TN |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 43,828,428 |
Quaker Oats |
NY |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 42,047,892 |
7) Carat: Media buying and planning
- Total clients’ media spend: $1.8B
- Employees: 501-1000
- Location: New York, NY
- Holding company: Dentsu
- Carat has shown interest in ad tech, agencies, analytics and reporting, campaigns, demand generation, education, email marketing, event management, and website publishing.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
GMC Sierra |
MI |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 167,206,952 |
Chevy Silverado |
MI |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 164,185,064 |
Chevrolet |
MI |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 153,453,082 |
Subway |
CT |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 149,140,603 |
Procter & Gamble |
OH |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 102,714,216 |
Charmin |
OH |
Media planning, public relations |
$ 86,854,866 |
Swiffer |
OH |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 78,633,724 |
Bounty |
OH |
Media planning, media buying, PR |
$ 78,406,253 |
Gillette |
OH |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 71,065,384 |
GMC |
MI |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 64,565,597 |
- Total clients’ media spend: $1.73B
- Employees: 1001+
- Location: New York, NY
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
Amazon |
WA |
Digital |
$ 749,230,091 |
AT&T |
TX |
Digital |
$ 621,410,356 |
American Express |
NY |
AOR: Digital |
$ 147,020,020 |
American Automobile Association |
FL |
AOR: Digital |
$ 112,861,882 |
Chipotle Mexican Grill |
CA |
AOR: Digital |
$ 89,177,266 |
SAP America |
PA |
Digital |
$ 5,318,375 |
UBS Financial Services |
NJ |
Digital |
$ 2,570,553 |
United States Golf Association |
NJ |
Creative media, planning |
$ 867,309 |
Costco Wholesale Corporation |
WA |
Digital |
$ 550,809 |
WNBA |
NY |
Media planning |
$ 403,112 |
9) Horizon Media, Inc.: Media buying and planning
- Total clients’ media spend: $1.73B
- Employees: 501-1000
- Location: New York, NY
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
Kohl’s Corporation |
WI |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 225,911,565 |
Capital One |
VA |
Media planning, digital, media buying |
$ 198,577,083 |
Sleep Number |
MN |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 149,633,883 |
Dish Network |
CO |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 102,974,611 |
Safelite Auto Glass |
OH |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 97,210,380 |
UnitedHealth Group |
MN |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 96,310,109 |
National Football League |
NY |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 72,102,672 |
Honda Motor Co. |
CA |
AOR: Media planning, media buying |
$ 64,811,456 |
Bath Fitter |
TN |
Media planning, media buying |
$ 48,797,751 |
Reese’s |
PA |
AOR: Media planning, digital, media buying, social, programmatic |
$ 48,106,473 |
- Total clients’ media spend: $1.58B
- Employees: 201-500
- Location: Richmond, VA
- Holding company: Interpublic Group
- Fiscal Close: December
- The Martin Agency has shown to be very interested in education and retail technology this week. It has also shown interest in ad tech, agencies, APIs and services, demand generation, e-commerce, event management, search marketing, strategy and analysis.
Top clients |
State |
Service |
Est. media spend |
GEICO Corporation |
DC |
AOR: Creative, digital |
$ 880,102,918 |
DoorDash |
CA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 120,169,461 |
Royal Caribbean Cruises |
FL |
AOR: Creative |
$ 96,717,393 |
Sanofi US |
NJ |
AOR: Creative |
$ 95,834,146 |
Old Navy |
CA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 74,722,813 |
CarMax, Inc. |
VA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 52,090,840 |
UPS |
GA |
AOR: Creative, media planning, media buying |
$ 47,414,097 |
TracFone Wireless |
FL |
Creative |
$ 39,403,593 |
Oreo |
IL |
Creative |
$ 38,629,117 |
Papa Johns International |
GA |
AOR: Creative |
$ 26,315,272 |
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