Zambezi (advertising agency)

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Zambezi
IndustryAdvertising
Marketing
Entertainment
FoundedVenice Beach, CA 2006
Headquarters
Culver City, CA
,
United States
Area served
 United States
Website www.zmbz.com

Zambezi is an advertising and marketing agency in Culver City, California. Founded in 2006 in Venice Beach by former Wieden & Kennedy executives, [1] the agency originally specialized in sports marketing. After buying out its principal owner, the agency’s management team shifted its focus to communications for consumer brands, beyond sports and entertainment. [2] They also moved their headquarters to Culver City. [3]

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Recognition

Zambezi was named to Inc. magazine's list of 500/500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in 2011, 2012 and 2013 [4] and recognized as an Advertising Age Small Agency of the Year in 2011 [5] and 2016. [6]

Zambezi also made the list of 100 Largest Woman-Owned Business in Los Angeles County by the Los Angeles Business Journal in 2016 and 2015. [7]

In 2016, the agency’s campaign for Stance, "Shop With the Force", won a One Show Gold Pencil, an Advertising Age Digital Campaign of the Year Silver Award and a Gold Lion at the Cannes International Festival of Advertising. [8]

Campaigns

The agency has produced campaigns for Autotrader , [9] [10] The Venetian, [11] TaylorMade, [12] Stance, [13] SmartWater, [14] and Popchips. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Silicon Beach: Southern California's New Ad Agency Hot Spot". AdWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. ↑ "Agency Zambezi Repositions After Buying Out Kobe Bryant". www.mediapost.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. ↑ Kidsleepy (24 May 2016). "Zambezi took over Silicon Valley's office". adland.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  4. ↑ "The Inc. 5000 2013, America's fastest-growing companies".
  5. ↑ Zmuda, Natalie (August 8, 2011). "Small Agency of the Year, West, Gold: Zambezi". AdvertisingAge.
  6. ↑ "Zulu Alpha Kilo, Humanaut Take Top Honors at Small Agency Awards". 21 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Zambezi Named a Top Woman-Owned Business In Los Angeles". 18 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top Six 2016 Small Agency Award Winners -". 28 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Autotrader Bets on Indie Band Sjowgren in Its Latest Hook for Millennial Car Buyers". AdWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  10. ↑ "Autotrader Matches a Car to Your Clothing Color in an Interactive Stunt" . Retrieved 2017-01-23.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "In a Break From the Usual Vegas Hotel Ads, The Venetian Goes for Bright and Quirky". AdWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  12. ↑ "Zambezi's First Brand Spot for TaylorMade Reminds Golfers That Spring Is Near". www.adweek.com. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  13. ↑ "Small Agency of the Year, Campaign of the Year, Digital, Silver (Tie): Zambezi" . Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  14. ↑ "Jennifer Aniston 'Sex Tape' Reels in Huge Numbers for SmartWater" . Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  15. ↑ "Katy Perry Brings Popchips Back From the Brink in New Ads". AdWeek. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
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