CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advertising agency sandbox announced today the addition of three advertising agencies: McCormick Company, ONE Advertising, and Underline Communications. With these additions, sandbox will comprise 337 employees with a substantial presence in eight U.S. and Canadian cities: Chicago, Kansas City, New York, Toronto, Los Angeles, Des Moines, Amarillo and Indianapolis. Chicago-based GA communications became the first agency to join sandbox in 2014.
Comprised of successful agencies in their respective markets and specialties, sandbox was created in response to clients’ desire for deep digital and integrated marketing capabilities delivered in a collaborative manner. sandbox is guided by the notion that clients don’t want to referee conversations between agencies.
Each founding member shares in the sandbox ethos of collaboration; a “play together in the sandbox” philosophy that has been the driving force behind the brand and is the vision of two veteran agency executives who have spent their entire careers in the advertising and marketing industry – John Hilbrich and Mark Anthony.
“We are really thrilled to welcome these three outstanding agencies to sandbox as we take another significant step toward realizing our vision,” said Hilbrich, founding partner, sandbox. “By removing the typical issues agencies squabble about, the founding members, who will become part of the sandbox executive team, can focus on creating great work for clients by 'playing in the sandbox' to leverage the substantial creative and strategic resources within the company."
With eight locations across the U.S. and Canada, sandbox will have a global reach and access to resources typically reserved for larger holding companies. The firm will compete on the highly cooperative nature of the agency, a rarity in today’s market.
“We have spent substantial time getting to know each agency to ensure alignment with our collaborative philosophy first and foremost,” said Anthony, founding partner, sandbox. “By joining sandbox, these agencies have committed to delivering on the promise. sandbox agencies now have the breadth and depth of knowledge of the entire agency to deepen client relationships and develop career trajectories for their employees that would not have been otherwise possible. It creates great opportunity for clients, our people and prospective new sandbox agencies as we expand."
About sandbox
sandbox is a full service advertising agency established through the combination of complementary entrepreneurial firms that share the "play together well" ethos of collaboration, bringing highly specialized talent to their clients. Headquartered in Chicago, sandbox services clients from eight office locations across the U.S. and Canada.
