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advertising agencies in Milwaukee, WI

2 of the 15 advertising agencies on this list are based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The other 13 are based elsewhere on the list. Who leads them, the work they can show, a published price if they posted one, and why each one made the list. Nobody pays to be ranked.

06 on the list · Milwaukee, WI
Laughlin Constable
Since 1976
Laughlin Constable is an independent full-service advertising agency headquartered at 111 East Kilbourn Avenue in Milwaukee with a second office on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Independent since 1976, it offers creative, media, PR through its LCPR unit and content through a subsidiary called Hive, and its clients include QuikTrip, True Value, Master Lock, the ASPCA and Northwestern Medicine.
Why it’s hereNearly 50 years as an independent Milwaukee agency with national retail and nonprofit accounts.
Who leads itAnthony Romano, CEO.
Work they can showTravel Wisconsin. Won back the agency of record role in 2024, covering brand strategy, creative, social content and paid media, after earlier runs from 1985 to 1999 and 2009 to 2019.
Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$30,000/mo, typical for Midwest advertising retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
full-service creative · media planning · public relations (LCPR) · retail and healthcare · independent
07 on the list · Milwaukee, WI
BVK
Since 1984 · 51–200 people
BVK is an independent advertising agency founded in Milwaukee in 1984 that states it has no holding company or private equity ownership. It reported 185 employees and $306 million in revenue for 2024 and works in six sectors: education, healthcare, travel and tourism, cause marketing, CPG and B2B. Featured clients include the Wyoming Office of Tourism, the University of Massachusetts and Moffitt Cancer Center, and it is a GSA-certified vendor.
Why it’s hereA top-20 U.S. independent by its own account, with 185 staff and destination-marketing clients such as the Wyoming Office of Tourism.
Who leads itMike Voss, CEO.
Work they can showWyoming Office of Tourism. Created the That's WY brand in 2016; its Wildly Wyoming video series beat goals by 30% with over 8M views. University of Massachusetts. Brand campaign built around the line Be Revolutionary. Moffitt Cancer Center. Campaign to shift perceptions and rebuild patient preference for the cancer center.
Estimated cost
Estimated: $8,000–$30,000/mo, typical for Midwest advertising retainers; not a quote.
Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.
travel and tourism · healthcare · higher education · cause marketing · independent

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