Ackerman McQueen

Ackerman McQueen is an advertising agency built around storytelling, bringing strategy, creative work and media under one roof. Its approach starts from research into audience behaviour and turns that into brand positions and campaigns in almost any format, from commercials to podcasts and documentaries.

What Ackerman McQueen offers

• Brand strategy — brand positioning based on how key audiences think and act.
• Creative production — screenwriters, musicians, directors of photography, editors, designers and writers producing work in-house.
• Media planning and buying — planning, negotiation and ongoing measurement of paid media.
• Organic engagement — strategies to reach audiences without paid distribution.
• Knox Studios — a division making original entertainment and commercial projects.

Who it works with

The agency works with brands looking to reach audiences through commercials, original music, documentaries, narrative podcasts and digital experiences.

Key facts

• History: more than 80 years of storytelling work
• Divisions: Knox Studios, with Bonfire Media and Sundry Souls also named on its site
• Legal entity: Ackerman McQueen, Inc.