Tombras

Tombras

Ad agency blending data and creativity

Overview

Tombras is a 450+ person, full-service advertising and marketing agency with a digital mindset. It works with a wide range of national brands and combines data insights with creative campaigns to drive business results. The company distinguishes itself as one of North America’s top independent agencies, emphasizing the integration of data and creativity across channels rather than relying on a single medium. Its goal is to help clients grow by delivering measurable outcomes through integrated, data-informed marketing and communications.

About Tombras

Simplify's Rating
Why Tombras is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consulting

Design

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1946

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What believers are saying

  • Regions Bank chose Tombras as creative agency of record on March 26, 2026.
  • Tombras launched campaigns for Indeed, Nature's Own, and Baskin-Robbins in 2026.
  • Matt Hytinen joined June 4, 2026, strengthening commerce media and retail outcomes.

What critics are saying

  • Opinionated integration stretches into 2027, risking talent churn and creative dilution.
  • Holding-company rivals and elite independents beat Tombras in pitches for marquee accounts.
  • If brands automate media and creative with AI, Tombras loses its core labor arbitrage.

What makes Tombras unique

  • Tombras acquired Opinionated on January 21, 2026, becoming a bi-coastal independent agency.
  • Its 2026 A-List ranking and Fast Company nod validate data-led creative execution.
  • Commerce, media, and production sit under one roof, led by nearly 600 employees.

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Benefits

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Generous parental leave

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company News

PR Newswire
Jan 21st, 2026
Global Independent Agency Tombras Acquires Opinionated, Scaling Its Data + Creativity Model Coast to Coast

Amidst massive industry disruption and consolidation, deal puts Tombras in a category of one as the only data-led, full-service independent growing without outside funding KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Knoxville-based Tombras today announced the most significant move in its mission to become the world's leading independent agency by acquiring Opinionated, the reigning Ad Age A-List Standout and Small Agency of the Year honoree. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and known for its ability to steward marquee blue chip brands, the agency's creative pedigree perfectly complements Tombras' data-led, full service creative and media capabilities. While already serving clients nationally, the strategic move cements Tombras' coast-to-coast footprint and makes it the only bi-coastal agency rooted in the heartland

PR Newswire
May 20th, 2025
Actor Jack Henry Robbins Flips 'Nepo Baby' Script In Psa To Help Real Babies

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins' son joins the National Diaper Bank Network to shine a spotlight on diaper need, which impacts 1 in 2 US familiesNEW HAVEN, Conn., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) — a nonprofit organization and foremost expert on diaper need dedicated to ensuring that individuals, children and families have access to the basic necessities they require to thrive — has teamed up with writer-director/actor Jack Henry Robbins in a PSA that asks society to focus less attention on nepo babies and more on the fact that 1 in 2 U.S. families with young children can't afford diapers

Teknovation.biz
Mar 21st, 2025
Knoxville-Headquartered Tombras Is Named 2024 Independent Agency Of The Year

The news of the award comes on the tail of Tombras winning the Agency Standout Award in 2022 and 2023. The ad agency is run by Dooley Tombras, the current... The post Knoxville-headquartered Tombras is named 2024 Independent Agency of the Year appeared first on Teknovation.biz.

PR Newswire
Nov 6th, 2024
Spirit Airlines Raises $1.2M+ At Annual Charity Golf Tournament Benefitting Nonprofit Organizations

Spirit Charitable Foundation hosts seventh annual Spirit Open with more than 200 participants. Event photos are available for download here. DANIA BEACH, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Spirit Charitable Foundation's seventh annual Spirit Open was in full swing earlier this week, raising more than $1.2 million for nonprofit organizations throughout Spirit Airlines' (NYSE: SAVE) network. The Foundation hosted the annual charity event with more than 200 participants whose generosity helps advance its mission and the meaningful work of its nonprofit partners

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