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Founder | Jim Margolis |
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GMMB, Inc. is a political communications and advertising firm based in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Seattle and San Francisco. [1] [2] Founded by Jim Margolis, it is the largest Democratic consulting firm in the United States. [3] [4] [5]
Margolis served as an advisor to both of President Obama's campaigns, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. In April 2019, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) hired GMMB and Margolis to her team of strategists on her presidential campaign. [6] [7] [8]
GMMB was founded in 1983. [9] In 2002, Omnicom, the second-largest advertising agency in the world, [10] purchased GMMB [11]
Beginning in 2009, GMMB was also hired by the Hunt Institute, under the auspices of the Gates Foundation, to promote the adoption of the Common Core State Standards. [12] From 2013 to 2018, GMMB worked on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which the company received approximately $43 million. [13] [14]
In addition to its political work, GMMB has created advertising campaigns for trade groups, including AARP, CTIA, and the American Beverage Association (which includes Coca-Cola and PepsiCo). [1] [15] [16] In 2018, GMMB directed more than $10 million in advertising purchases. [3] Also in 2018, the firm won TVB's Excellence award for its work on behalf of Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak. [17]
![]() | A major contributor to this article appears to have a
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Founder | Jim Margolis |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations |
GMMB, Inc. is a political communications and advertising firm based in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Seattle and San Francisco. [1] [2] Founded by Jim Margolis, it is the largest Democratic consulting firm in the United States. [3] [4] [5]
Margolis served as an advisor to both of President Obama's campaigns, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. In April 2019, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) hired GMMB and Margolis to her team of strategists on her presidential campaign. [6] [7] [8]
GMMB was founded in 1983. [9] In 2002, Omnicom, the second-largest advertising agency in the world, [10] purchased GMMB [11]
Beginning in 2009, GMMB was also hired by the Hunt Institute, under the auspices of the Gates Foundation, to promote the adoption of the Common Core State Standards. [12] From 2013 to 2018, GMMB worked on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which the company received approximately $43 million. [13] [14]
In addition to its political work, GMMB has created advertising campaigns for trade groups, including AARP, CTIA, and the American Beverage Association (which includes Coca-Cola and PepsiCo). [1] [15] [16] In 2018, GMMB directed more than $10 million in advertising purchases. [3] Also in 2018, the firm won TVB's Excellence award for its work on behalf of Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak. [17]