leading marketing services companies
 Leading Consolidated Agency Networks in 2009 by estimated worldwide revenues
Dentsu JWT
McCann Erickson Worldwide Leo Burnett
Y&R Brands Publicis Worldwide
DDB Worldwide Hakuhodo
Ogilvy & Mather Grey Group
BBDO Worldwide Saatchi & Saatchi
TBWA Worldwide Lowe & Partners
Euro RSCG Wieden & Kennedy
DraftFCB M&C Saatchi

Adbrands provides profiles and account assignments for all of the world's top advertising agencies. This table lists the world's top advertising agency networks by estimated revenues, not just from advertising but also other marketing services. Each of these agencies has a presence in multiple international markets. For listings of the top advertising agencies in specific local markets, please select a country using the Adbrands Country Index.

Source: Advertising Age

The Gunn Report's Top Agencies in 2009 by international creative awards

 Top Networks  Top Agencies

BBDO Worldwide

DDB London
DDB Worldwide Almap BBDO Brazil
Ogilvy & Mather Dentsu
Leo Burnett Goodby Silverstein
Saatchi & Saatchi Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi Argentina

Each year The Gunn Report compiles a ranking of the world's "best" advertising agencies and networks by counting up the number of creative prizes won during the course of the year in the industry's numerous national and international awards events. Different numbers of points are allocated depending on the perceived importance of each awards scheme.

Source: The Gunn Report

The Big Won's Top Agencies in 2009 by international creative awards

 Top Networks  Top Agencies

BBDO Worldwide

Almap BBDO Brazil
DDB Worldwide DDB London
Ogilvy & Mather BBDO New York
Leo Burnett AMV BBDO
JWT DDB Berlin
Saatchi & Saatchi Shackleton Madrid
Proximity Worldwide Ogilvy Frankfurt
TBWA Worldwide Proximity BBDO Malaysia
Lowe Worldwide Dentsu Tokyo
Euro RSCG Saatchi & Saatchi New York

The Big Won is another ranking of agencies by the number of awards won, but compiled using a slightly different system.

Source: The Big Won

Other International Networks

These are some of the other top advertising agencies profiled in Adbrands which have a presence in more than one country

Mother Asatsu-DK*
Sapient Nitro 180
Arnold Worldwide Strawberry Frog
Voluntarily United Group of Creative Agencies Scholz & Friends
Select Communications Springer & Jacoby
Anomaly

Gone but not (completely) forgotten

Adbrands also provides historical profiles of some of the most important advertising agencies of the past, which have either closed down or been absorbed into other agencies or networks.

Lord & Thomas NW Ayer
Foote Cone & Belding D'Arcy Worldwide
BCom3 Gold Greenlees Trott / GGT
Benton & Bowles MacManus
Bozell Ammirati & Puris / Lintas Worldwide
WS Crawford ("Crawfords")  

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