An ADWEEK-recognized “Top U.S. Shop” founded in 1972 and headquartered in

Nashville. Provides full-service strategic brand communications to leading national brands,

with proficiency in strategy, data, traditional and digital communications.

buntingroup.com

Founded 1972

Privately held

$200MM est. annual capitalized billings; $20MM annualized gross income

Headquartered in Nashville, client support staff in Indianapolis, Detroit, Minneapolis

Top 25 U.S. independent agencies; Top 100 U.S./ ADWEEK

Fully integrated, strategy-driven capabilities

Strong Digital, Social, Content expertise – 4,500 unique pieces of content annually; 93% of staff touch digital work on daily basis; Digital integrated component of all client plans; +102% growth in paid social – last 12 months

Strong, established services across “traditional” disciplines – 34 Media staff; 29 Creative staff; fully contained Research/Insights function

National “lead agency” brand responsibilities across diverse categories: Restaurant, Franchise, CPG, Home & Outdoor Living, Spirits, Technology, Professional Services, Fuel/Petroleum, Tourism

STATISTICS

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Recognition includes: Strategy – Jay Chiat Awards; Results – EFFIE finalists; Creative – OneShow, Communication Arts, Clios, Tellys, OBIEs, others; Content – EMMYs;

Media – MEDIAWEEK Media Plan of the Year, OAAA Media Plan of the Year

RECOGNITION

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CLIENT PARTNERS

Recreate PMS

®

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TALENT RECRUITMENT

Over the past 24 months, we are fortunate to have successfully recruited talent from the following agencies.

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Over the past five years, we are proud to have been able to pitch against – and win business over – the following agencies.

COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE

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Over the past 12 months, we are proud to have either won or reached the finals of the following national new business opportunities.

WIN: National Agency for HyperLocal Media – Outback, Carrabba’s

WIN: National Agency of RecordCITGO Petroleum, CITGO Lubricants

FINALIST: National Out-of-Home Media

WIN: Dealer Out-of-Home Media Assignment

WIN: National Agency of Record (Non-Media)

FINALIST: Agency of Record

WIN: Agent Out-of-Home Media Assignment

WIN: National Agency of Record Stillhouse Whiskey, Stillhouse Bourbon

FINALIST: Kentucky Owl Digital Agency

WIN: National Digital Agency of Record

NEW BUSINESS

WIN: National Media Agency of Record

WIN: National Agency of Record

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The agency’s out-of-home media practice (and increasingly, a growing number of hyperlocal media accounts) operates on a proprietary technology platform

called GeoTrak®. This platform is recognized as industry-leading and offers unique advantages to clients and agency partners alike.

Client and Agency Partners Benefiting FromGeoTrak®

TECHNOLOGY

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LEADERSHIP

GEOFF LYSAUGHTEVP Chief Strategy &

Content OfficerFormer Director of

Strategy & Digital at Edelman Washington,

D.C.; Previous client-side CMO

JEFFREY BUNTIN, JR.President & CEO

AAF Silver Medalist, EFFIE Judge and Finalist, Jay Chiat

Awards; featured in Wall Street Journal,

New York Times, Business Week,

ADWEEK, others

KATHY CANADYEVP Chief

Insights OfficerCareer-long tenure at Buntin; Jay Chiat Strategic Planning

Awards, EFFIE Finalist

MARK YOUNGEVP Managing Director

Buntin OOH MediaStrategic marketing leadership at Red

Lobster, Ruby Tuesday’s, MAPCO, Arizona State Univ

CHRISTINE POSSVP Brand Integration

Leads agency’s office in Indianapolis; Client and agency-side planning, strategy across casual dining, lottery, retail,

tourism, others

LIZ DIEKMANSVP Group Brand

DirectorPrevious stops at

McCann-Erickson LA, Publicis Dallas; Brand

management for Hilton Hotels, 7-Eleven, TXU,

Zale, others

JEFF PARSONVP Group Digital Creative Director

Former lead digital creative director for

Chevy Trucks; Webbys, One Show, Cannes

Lions, others

TOM IRVINEVP Director of

Financial ServicesMember/4A’s Finance

Committee; CPA; Chartered Global Mgmt. Accountant

(CGMA)

KARINNE CAULKINSDirector of DesignSix-time AAF Art

Director of the Year, Grammy, Dove, National ADDY

Awards; featured in Print, Communication Arts, Graphis, others

BRIAN HARKNESSEVP Director of

Operations & Strategic Initiatives

Founded and sold magazines.com to AOL Time Warner, Former Agency PR Executive and Client-Side CMO

RAY REEDEVP Creative DirectorCareer-long creative

tenure at Buntin; The One Show,

Communication Arts, National ADDYs, others

ERIN HALPINVP Director of

Communications & Administration

Former Director of Communications for Estee-Lauder

Corporation, NY, NY

BEN THOMASEVP Channel &

InnovationFormer Media Planning

Director, 22squared; Previous roles with

MindShare, J. Walter Thompson, others

ALEX PLEWINSKISVP Director of Brand

ManagementFormerly with JWT, Chiat/Day, Goodby Silverstein directing

Ford, Chevrolet, Nissan, Comcast, Sprint

accounts and others

DAWNYELL BOWENSVP Group Brand

DirectorBrand strategy for GM, Kraft Heinz, Coca-Cola,

P&G, others while at Leo Burnett, The

Integer Group

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NASHVILLE

Agency named “Nashville Best Places to Work” in 2017

Nashville recognized as “It City” – New York Times, Travel & Leisure; “Friendliest Cities” – USA Today, Business Insider, Huffington Post

#1 best city for professional and business service jobs – Forbes

#8 best city for tech jobs – Time, Money

#6 best city for millennials – Smart Asset

#4 metro area in American City Business Journal economic index

Past five-year population growth 15% (vs. 4% U.S. average), job growth 20% (vs. 9%), GDP growth 34% (vs. 20%)

Population growth projected to be +75% (+1.3 million) next 20 years

14 local four-year accredited and post-graduate colleges and universities

Professional Sports – NFL/Tennessee Titans; NHL/Nashville Predators; MLS/Nashville SC; MiLB/Nashville Sounds

Extensive Arts, Culture Infrastructure – Frist Center for Visual Arts; Schermerhorn Symphony Center; Country Music Hall of Fame; Ryman Auditorium, others

Strong “Incubator” Infrastructure – Nashville Entrepreneurial Center; Social Enterprise Alliance National Headquarters; Nashville Technology Council; others

Home to major businesses, including: NISSAN, CKE Restaurants (Hardee’s/ Carl’s Jr.); MARS; Captain D’s; Bridgestone/Firestone; Hankook Tire; LP Building Products; GENESCO; Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; Dollar General Corporation; Tractor Supply Company; Gaylord Entertainment; others

Area gaining 100+ net new people per day with 20–34 being fastest-growing age group

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We’re now operating out of our new agency headquarters at completely revitalized 2+ acre site formerly home to 1920s-era Tennessee Central Railway Train Shed in

Nashville’s “Railyard District.”

NEW AGENCY HQ

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SELECTED WORK

STILLHOUSE SPIRITS CO.

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AMERICAN BORN MOONSHINE

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

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CITGO

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SERVPRO

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TREX OUTDOOR LIVING

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JOHN DEERE

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LOGAN’S ROADHOUSE

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CROCS

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CRACKER BARREL

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BARDSTOWN BOURBON CO.

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TVA

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WONDERS OF WILDLIFE

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CODIGO

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WOODFORD RACING

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CHINET

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