ad agency
noun
chiefly US
: an agency that handles advertising for clients
She works for an ad agency in New York.
Examples of ad agency in a Sentence
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Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, in 2022, Virtue Worldwide, an ad agency, began working on Backup Ukraine, an ad campaign for UNESCO and Polycam, a photogrammetry company.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The idea of featuring him in Hertz commercials to symbolize speedy service, beginning in 1974, originated with the company’s ad agency.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The ad, from creative ad agency Special Group, also shows regular people making comically absent-minded goofs.
—Variety, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
The ad agency Ogilvy teamed up with the ERA Coalition, an organization Maloney now chairs after leaving office in early 2023.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The ad agency for General Mills, the parent company of Bisquick, saw this moment and is now amplifying it as a cultural moment.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Massachusetts reached a settlement in 2017 with an ad agency that ran a similar campaign nearly a decade ago.
—Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2024
One reason the characters have seemed so durable is that Geico has worked with the same ad agency, Interpublic Group’s The Martin Agency, for 30 years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
The campaign was developed by WPP, led by the ad agency Ogilvy North America, and the commercial was directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Prettybird, the American comedy duo known as Tim & Eric, whom Mr. Cera pitched for the project.
—Rachel Strugatz, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The idea of featuring him in Hertz commercials to symbolize speedy service, beginning in 1974, originated with the company’s ad agency.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The ad, from creative ad agency Special Group, also shows regular people making comically absent-minded goofs.
—Variety, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
The ad agency Ogilvy teamed up with the ERA Coalition, an organization Maloney now chairs after leaving office in early 2023.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The ad agency for General Mills, the parent company of Bisquick, saw this moment and is now amplifying it as a cultural moment.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
Massachusetts reached a settlement in 2017 with an ad agency that ran a similar campaign nearly a decade ago.
—Geoff Mulvihill The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Feb. 2024
One reason the characters have seemed so durable is that Geico has worked with the same ad agency, Interpublic Group’s The Martin Agency, for 30 years.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
The campaign was developed by WPP, led by the ad agency Ogilvy North America, and the commercial was directed by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim of Prettybird, the American comedy duo known as Tim & Eric, whom Mr. Cera pitched for the project.
—Rachel Strugatz, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Ad agency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20agency. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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