List of the Top Advertising Agencies in Columbus

Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany and educated in visual communication at the Union Centrale des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France, Sebastian moved in 1986 to New York City to start his career as an Art Director for Arnell & Bickford where he worked on the Donna Karen, DKNY, and Christian Lacroix accounts. In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Sebastian returned to Hamburg and joined the agency Springer & Jacoby to work as an Art Director on their Mercedes Benz account.

Herb Gillen has been a leader in the Central Ohio marketing community for more than 25 years. Herb has long embraced a multi-disciplined approach to marketing, and his experience in the field draws from a wide range of clients and industries. His professional experience ranges from state and local politics, which included four years on the legislative staff of the Ohio Senate, to marketing and communication positions in the business and non-profit sectors. Herb broke into the agency world with the Haunty Agency, where he directed the Account Services side of the agency for legendary adman Jack Haunty. He then moved on to other agencies, where his multi-disciplined marketing philosophy continued to grow and evolve. Herb founded Herb Gillen Agency in 2005 and the agency has grown with Herb at the helm.

CPMedia & Marketing began, more than likely, much like your company did – a decision needed to be made – continue to work for someone else or take the plunge and become an entrepreneur.  And again, more than likely, we’ve made all the mistakes you have made – plus some!

The Hotshot Group truly wants to help you grow and succeed. In doing so it only helps us as well. Everything is happening online. It is a new era and we are in the digital age. Traditional advertising outlets just do not perform the same as they used to. A majority of your target audiences are not opening the Yellow Pages to look for what you have to offer, nor are they going to their websites. More and more searches are happening online for the services your business provides.