HispanicBusiness

San Antonio, TX
(210) 696-1099
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1990
No. of employees: 65
2005 gross billings: $92.0 million
2004 gross billings: $87.0 million
CEO: Victoria V. Negrete
Clients: U.S. Army, Church's Chicken, Dr. Pepper

5» Arvizu Advertising & Promotions
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 279-4669
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1991
No. of employees: 63
2005 gross billings: $84.0 million
2004 gross billings: $69.5 million
CEO: Ray Arvizu
Clients: Bashas/FoodCity, Qwest Communications, MasterCard, McDonald's

6» la comunidad
Miami Beach, FL
(305) 865-9600
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 2000
No. of employees: 55
2005 gross billings: $80.0 million
2004 gross billings: $75.0 million
CEO: Jose Molla
Clients: Citibank, Best Buy, Volkswagon Argentina, Subway, Virgin Mobile, Perry Ellis, Disney Channel, Red Bull (Argentina), Rolling Stone, MTV/VH1

7» Castells & Asociados Advertising
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 688-7250
Ownership: Independent/30%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1998
No. of employees: 50
2005 gross billings: $57.0 million
2004 gross billings: $55.0 million
CEO: Liz Castells
Clients: Safeway/Vons/Dominick's, HealthNet, McDonald's, Toyota, Time Warner Cable, Las Vegas CVA, GMAC Mortgage

8» The San Jose Group
Chicago, IL
(312) 565-7000
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1981
No. of employees: 53
2005 gross billings: $50.5 million
2004 gross billings: $43.8 million
CEO: George L. San Jose
Clients: American Trans Air, National Pork Board, Grupo Herdez/Hormel, Hormel Foods, Glaxosmithkline, Exelon

9» LatinWorks
Austin, TX
(512) 479-6200
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1998
No. of employees: 40
2005 gross billings: $46.0 million
2004 gross billings: $42.4 million
CEO: Manny Flores
Clients: Anheuser-Busch, U.S. Cellular, ConAgra, ESPN Deportes, NetSpend, The Gillette Company

10» Acento Advertising
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 943-8300
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1983
No. of employees: 35
2005 gross billings: $45.0 million
2004 gross billings: $40.0 million
CEO: Benito Martinez-Creel
Clients: Albertson's, Sav-On, Staples, Cacirve, Conoco Phillips, Epson, CSK Auto

11» La Gente de RLR
Pasadena, CA
(626) 440-0321
Ownership: Independent/95%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1989
No. of employees: 29
2005 gross billings: $42.0 million
2004 gross billings: $39.0 million
Principal: Ralph Lacher
Clients: Verizon Wireless, AAA, Talon Group, Michels & Watkins, Wescom Credit Union, Los Angeles Zoo, Sit N' Sleep, Westcorp, Liverpool

12» Creative Civilization – An Aguilar/Girard Agency
San Antonio, TX
(210) 227-1999
Ownership: Independent/100%
Hispanic-owned
Year founded: 1999
No. of employees: 34
2005 gross billings: $35.7 million
2004 gross billings: $31.5 million
CEO: Al Aguilar
Clients: Hearst Corp. Express-News, Conexion, American Cancer Society, San Antonio Spurs, City Reach Latino, CPS Energy, University Health Systems, Kaiser Family Foundation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing-Texas