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Siltanen & Partners

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Siltanen & Partners
Company typeAdvertising Agency
Industry
  • Advertising
  • Marketing
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999) in Los Angeles, United States
FounderRob Siltanen
Headquarters,
United States
Websitesiltanen.com

Siltanen & Partners is an American advertising agency, located in El Segundo, California. Which was founded by Rob Siltanen in 1999, following his departure from TBWA\Chiat\Day.[1][2]

Major clients

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Siltanen & Partners has produced work for a variety of clients, including Nissan,[3] Apple Inc.,[4] Levi Strauss & Co., the International Olympic Committee, FreeInternet.com,[5] Tellme Networks, Round Table Pizza, Rubio's Coastal Grill, EA Sports, Skechers, Amazon,[6] Coldwell Banker,[7] Suzuki,[8] Panda Express,[9] VTech,[10] Togo's,[11] and Pei Wei Asian Kitchen.[12]

Notable campaigns

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Apple – “To the Crazy Ones”

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Rob Siltanen's "To the Crazy Ones" manifesto launched "Think Different", a campaign for Apple. The campaign won the 2000 Grand Effie Award for the "most effective advertising in America"[13] and won the Emmy Award for Best Commercial in 1998.[14]

Nissan – “Toys”

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"Toys" was named commercial of the year by TIME, Rolling Stone, USA Today, and Adweek.[15]

Amazon – “Kindle Fire” and “Kindle Fire HD”

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Siltanen's Kindle Fire campaign was ranked as the #1 "most effective mobile technology advertising" of 2013 by Ace Metrix.[16]

Coldwell Banker – “This is Home” and “Homes for Dogs”

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Siltanen and Partner's has represented real estate company Coldwell Banker since 2011.[17] A digital campaign aired in 2016 entitled "This is Home" features user-generated photos and videos.[18]

In 2018, Coldwell Banker and Siltanen celebrated the fourth consecutive year of partnering with Adopt-a-Pet.com with “Old Dog, New Dog”.

Skechers – “Performance Division”

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Siltanen & Partners was named the agency of record for Skechers in 2012. Siltanen & Partners launched the Skechers Performance Division, featuring standout Super Bowl commercials in 2012 and 2013.[19] The company was later placed on Ad Age's 2015 Marketer A-List.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Katie, Richards (3 February 2016). "L.A. Agency Siltanen & Partners Uses Its Creative to Drive Business Results". Adweek.
  2. ^ Michael, McCarthy (29 November 1999). "Rob Siltanen Goes It Alone". Ad Week.
  3. ^ "Can agency vet make Suzuki buzz like Nissan?". Automotive News.
  4. ^ "The Real Story Behind Apple's 'Think Different' Campaign". Forbes.
  5. ^ "Bringing Up Baby". Adweek. 16 February 2004.
  6. ^ "Amazon's First Fire Phone Spot Goes Heavy on the Cute". Adweek.com. 18 July 2014.
  7. ^ Elliott, Stuart (29 August 2011). "News From the Advertising Industry". The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Suzuki: 'Live Large, Drive Small'". Adweek. 22 September 2008.
  9. ^ "News From the Advertising Industry". The New York Times. 12 January 2014.
  10. ^ "VTech Retains Horizon Media, Appoints Siltanen As Its New Creative Agency". MediaPost Communications.
  11. ^ "Sandwich Chain Togo's Unveils Complete Brand Refresh". QSR magazine. 30 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Pei Wei to Panda Express: 'Our orange chicken is wei better'". Fast Casual. 6 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Apple Think Different". Effie.org.
  14. ^ "50th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys.com.
  15. ^ Barboza, David (24 October 1996). "Nissan is changing the rules for car ads by rolling out entertaining spots using toy characters". The New York Times.
  16. ^ "Dove and Kindle Debut Winning Ads to Millions of Captive Viewers". Ace Metrix. 3 March 2015.
  17. ^ Schultz, E.J. "Coldwell Banker Makes Agency Move". Advertising Age.
  18. ^ "Siltanen & Partners, Coldwell Banker Celebrate Halloween Early". Adweek. 9 September 2015.
  19. ^ "How This Year's Skechers And Suzuki Super Bowl Ads Were Created". Forbes.
  20. ^ Pasquarelli, Adrianne. "Ad Age's 2015 Marketer A-List". Ad Age.