BUNTIN FACTBOOK

Founded 1972

Fully independent

$230MM annual capitalized billings; $20MM annualized gross income

Headquartered in Nashville

Top 25 U.S. independent agencies; Top 100 U.S./ ADWEEK

Fully integrated, strategy-driven capabilities

Strong Digital, Social, Content expertise – 5,000 unique pieces of content annually; 93% of staff touch digital work on daily basis; Digital integrated component of all client plans; +102% growth in paid social – last 12 months

Strong, established services across “traditional” disciplines – 34 Media staff; 29 Creative staff; fully contained Research/Insights function

National “lead agency” brand responsibilities across diverse categories: Restaurant, Franchise, CPG, Home & Outdoor Living, Spirits, Technology, Professional Services, Fuel/Petroleum, Tourism

We are fortunate to have successfully recruited talent from the following agencies.

We are proud to have pitched against – and won business over – the following agencies.

7.0

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING

As an Agency built to inspire Brand Conviction, diversity – of thought, of perspective, of experience, of ethnicity, of nationality, of background, of identity – is essential not only to the product we create for clients but also to our own purpose and culture.

We are moving with Conviction against a stated objective of expanding the diversity of our workforce at a rate that exceeds our goal of doubling Agency revenue over the next 5 years. Here is where we stand today, as an organization:

LGBTQ+ @ executive level & beyond.

BIPOC @ multiple team leads.

Staff that is 57% female.

Female representation on Agency Board of Directors.

Annual salary audit to ensure fair and equitable pay at all levels.

Incorporating 4As diversity study in annual YOY tracking and goals.

15+ year paid internship program with HBCUs.

Growth of community connections across Urban League, Nashville Black Chamber, Nashville LGBTQ Chamber.

$25MM+ in spend with minority-owned businesses over the past 10 years.

Pro bono support, financial donations and agency volunteerism benefiting minority-focused organizations.

JEFFREY BUNTIN, JR.

CEO AAF Silver Medalist, EFFIE Judge and Finalist, Jay Chiat Awards; featured in Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Business Week, ADWEEK, others

JILLIAN WYATT

VP, Communications & Community

15 years of senior-level marketing; Angie’s List, Smile Direct Club, Opry Entertainment; Hoosier Lottery, NASCAR, TVA, Music City Grand Prix

DANIELLE KEENAN

VP, Executive Producer 15+ years at Energy BBDO, CramerKrasselt, TBWA\Chiat\ Day; Porsche, Sprint, Ocean Spray, Ziploc, One-A-Day, Wrigley

LEADERSHIP

ANN MORAN

EVP/Managing Partner, Chief of Staff 22 years at BUNTIN, Chief Operating Officer at Windy Hill Brands, General Manager at Pennington Distilling Co., Managing Director at Thoroughbred Spirits Group

MORGAN MURRAY

VP, Director of Social 10+ years at Amsive Digital, Kenneth Cole, Maha Rose for Fast Company, Cavit Wines, Manuka Doctor, Fisherman’s Friend, Sea-Band, others

TARA ZOTTOLA

VP, Group Brand Director

24 years at Lucky Frog Studios, Tazo Media, AKMG for Club Med, Iberostar Hotels, Virgin Trains, LEEP Mobility, National Geographic, USA Today

DAVE DAMMAN

EVP/Managing Partner, Chief Creative Officer Previously CCO at Fallon, Carmichael Lynch, Gallegos United for Miller Lite, Subaru, Tempur-Pedic, United Airlines, Chevrolet

KRISTEN HELD

VP, Channel Engagement

25 years at McCann Worldgroup, Laughlin Constable for General Motors, Ford, Hershey’s, Nestle/ Purina, Lowe’s, others

MIKE BOYD

VP, Director of Creative & Business Operations 30 years at BUNTIN for Bardstown Bourbon, The Chinet® brand, Logan’s Roadhouse, O’Charley’s, Perkins Restaurant & Bakery, Windy Hill Spirits, others

MICHAEL BUCK

EVP/Managing Partner, Chief Financial Officer

20+ years of financial leadership and innovation; Omnicom, WPP, Interpublic Group, Global Prairie, Media Options, others

RAY REED

EVP, Executive Creative Director Career-long creative tenure at Buntin; The One Show, Communication Arts, National ADDYs, others

HALEY AUSTIN

Director of Digital Media/Sr. Media Lead 9 years at BUNTIN, Merkle (Dentsu), Trilix, GS&F, Snapshot Interactive for Bridgestone/Firestone, Cabinets To Go, LP Building Solutions, Templeton Rye Whiskey, others

KATHY CANADY

EVP, Chief Insights Officer

Career-long tenure at Buntin; Jay Chiat Strategic Planning Awards, EFFIE Finalist

SCOTT LEDDER

VP, Channel Engagement 26 years at BBDO, Ammirati Puris Lintas, Horizon Media for Lens Crafters, Gillette, FedEx, Black & Decker, Heineken USA, GEICO, NetJets, Kraft/Nabisco, others

BRIAN HARKNESS

EVP, Strategic Initiatives

Founded and sold magazines.com to AOL

Time Warner, Former Agency PR Executive and Client-Side CMO

9.0

NASHVILLE

Agency named “Nashville Best Places to Work”

Nashville recognized as “It City” – New York Times, Travel & Leisure; “Friendliest Cities” – USA Today, Business Insider, Huffington Post

#1 best city for professional and business service jobs – Forbes

#8 best city for tech jobs – Time, Money

#6 best city for millennials – Smart Asset

#4 metro area in American City Business Journal economic index

Past five-year population growth 15% (vs. 4% U.S. average), job growth 20% (vs. 9%), GDP growth 34% (vs. 20%)

Home to major businesses, including: NISSAN, CKE Restaurants (Hardee’s, Carl’s Jr.), Oracle, MARS, Alliance-Bernstein, Warby Parker, Bridgestone/Firestone, Amazon, Hankook Tire, LP

Building Products, GENESCO, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Dollar General Corporation, Tractor Supply Company, Gaylord Entertainment and others

Area gaining 100+ net new people per day with 20–34 being fastest-growing age group

Population growth projected to be +75% (+1.3 million) next 20 years

14 local four-year accredited and post-graduate colleges and universities

Professional Sports – NFL/Tennessee Titans; NHL/Nashville Predators; MLS/Nashville SC; MiLB/Nashville Sounds

Extensive Arts, Culture Infrastructure – Frist Center for Visual Arts; Schermerhorn Symphony Center; Country Music Hall of Fame; Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry, others

Strong “Incubator” Infrastructure – Nashville Entrepreneurial Center; Social Enterprise Alliance National Headquarters; Nashville Technology Council; others

AGENCY HQ

Our agency headquarters is housed in a completely revitalized 2+ acre site formerly home to 1920s-era Tennessee Central Railway Train Shed in Nashville’s “Railyard District.”