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GMMB, Inc. is a political communications and advertising firm based in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in Seattle and San Francisco.[1][2] Founded by Jim Margolis, it is the largest Democratic consulting firm in the United States.[3][4][5]
Margolis served as an advisor to both of President Obama's campaigns, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. In April 2019, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) hired GMMB and Margolis to her team of strategists on her presidential campaign.[6][7][8]
GMMB was founded in 1983.[9] In 2002, Omnicom, the second-largest advertising agency in the world,[10] purchased GMMB[11]
Beginning in 2009, GMMB was also hired by the Hunt Institute, under the auspices of the Gates Foundation, to promote the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.[12] From 2013 to 2018, GMMB worked on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which the company received approximately $43 million.[13][14]
In addition to its political work, GMMB has created advertising campaigns for trade groups, including AARP, CTIA, and the American Beverage Association (which includes Coca-Cola and PepsiCo).[1][15][16] In 2018, GMMB directed more than $10 million in advertising purchases.[3] Also in 2018, the firm won TVB's Excellence award for its work on behalf of Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak.[17]