Advertising is a medium meant for propagation of ideas to people with the help of different means of communication. With the penetration of globalization into every realm of our lives, it is not surprising that the sector of advertising has also undergone a tremendous growth in the recent past.

The short slot allocated between Television shows is the largely coveted space for the advertising companies to take their ideas to the public. The list of top advertising firms in India is given below:

List of top advertising companies in India:

• Ogilvy & Mather

• JWT

• Mudra Communications

• FCB Ulka Advertising Limited

• Rediffusion DY & R

• McCann Erickson India Limited

• RK Swamy BBDO Advertising Limited

• Grey Worldwide (India) Private Limited

Some of the details regarding these top advertising firms in India are given below:

Ogilvy & Mather:

This company is actually a New York based company that came into existence in the year 1948 and they are acting as a public relation, marketing and international advertising agency with operations in over 125 countries including India. In India, they are operating form the city of Mumbai and they are the creative minds in India’s successful ads for fevicol, Asian Paints, Cadbury and Vodafone.

JWT:

JWT, which stands for J Walter Thompson is also based in New York with operations in over 90 countries including India. They came into existence in the year 1864 and still they are dominating the world of advertisements in India. Some of their best creations are the ads for Unilever, Nokia, Ford, Bayer and Nestle.

Mudra Communications:

Mudra Communications is a Mumbai-based company that came into existence in the year 1980 with the objective of effective use of the art of communication for expression of ideas that shape their brands. Mudra Communications has promoted focus on brands like Mary Kay, Big Bazaar, Reliance NetConnect, Philips and HBO.

FCB Ulka Advertising Limited:

This company came into existence in the year 1961 and they are continuing to be among the top five advertising companies in India. They aim is to create noticeable advertisements in such a way that they create an impact on the minds of the consumers about the product or service of their clients. Some of their popular creations are advertisements for Amul, Sunfeast, Santoor, Zee cinema, Whirlpool and Tata indicom.

Rediffusion DY & R:

This is a Mumbai-based company that came into existence in the year 1973 with the focus of integrated PR services and media relation services. They are proud creators of advertisement for their long list of clientele, which includes Nano, Zydus Cadila, ITC, Emami, Berger Paints, Cholamandalam, Shriram Properties, Rasna, Parle and Marico.

McCann Erickson India Limited:

The tagline ‘Thanda Matlab Coco Cola’ cannot be forgotten by most of the Indian television viewers and the proud creators of this tag line is McCann Erickson India Limited, which came into existence in the year 1930. Their success in the field of advertisement can be learnt from their offices located in the different parts of the world like Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Australia. Another popular creation of McCann Erickson India Limited that cannot be erased from the minds of Indian television viewers is ‘for everything else, there’s MasterCard’.

RK Swamy BBDO Advertising Limited:

This company is an integrated communication service provider committed towards development of marketing solutions to their valuable clients. Their main focus is to offer creative, cost-effective and intelligent solutions to their customers.

Grey Worldwide (India) Private Limited:

This company is actually based in Mumbai and they are specialist in offering effective marketing and advertising solutions. They have officers in different parts of India in cities like Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahemedabad and Delhi. Some of their proud creations include advertisements for Godrej, P & G, UTV, Ambuja Cement, Indian oil, Nestle, Maruti Suzuki and Hero Honda.

These companies are highly responsible for the growth of many companies belonging to different sectors mainly due to their effective advertisement strategies.