San Jose Business Journal Ranks Creative i The New #1 Ad Agency In Silicon Valley

Creative i has conquered Silicon Valley.

As reported by the April 13, 2007 issue of the San Jose Business Journal, Creative i now ranks as the #1 advertising agency in Silicon Valley in terms of reported revenues for 2006.

As the publication reports, Creative i passed last year’s leader, The Stephenz Group, for #1 spot. By this measure, the surge puts Creative i ahead of The Stephenz Group, Coakley Heagerty, Liquid Agency and Elkins Retail Advertising in the top five.

A banner year for the agency, 2006 saw Creative is win more new business pitches, produce more award-winning campaigns, and achieve more success for clients than ever.

Among the highlights: groundbreaking work for the Palo Alto Concours d’Elegance, spanning print, web, outdoor, broadcast and mobile. Breakthrough deliverables for HP’s personal systems group’s “the computer is personal again” campaign. And a new Web presence for FIRST 5 Santa Clara County, an organization that helps enhance the lives of local families with children through age five.

“It’s been a year for the record books around here,” says agency CEO Tom Antal, who founded the agency 17 years ago. “We’ve got a great team of highly-innovative creative people, and we’ve been blessed by clients who understand the power of creative work to move their organizations forward.”

“I’m so proud of the entire team – and our clients,” adds Rick Mathieson, agency vice president and creative director. “It’s all testament to the fact that with great thinking and true agency-client partnerships, there’s nothing you can’t do.”