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Client Start Year End Year
Citibank 2005 Current
Wayfair 2021 Current
Starbucks 2024 Current
Stanley Steemer 2025 Current
Morton Salt 2025 Current
Bel Brands 2019 Current
Carl Buddig & Company 2024 Current
Fresca 2025 Current
Mr. Pibb 2025 Current
PLEZi 2022 Current

About

At Havas Chicago, we do the Undeniable. We believe that the best work in whatever form stops you in your tracks, makes consumers feel something and changes your behavior to take action, all delivering in creative that gets results. In order to do this, we operate with a “hi-low” model, with the rigor and strategy chops to think like a brand and the agility and speed to act like a creator.

Creativity and consumers are at the center of everything we do. We are obsessed with the consumer, and we are in service of great creative. At Havas we pride ourselves in doing the undeniable. With this ever-changing marketing landscape, it isn’t enough for brands to be present and liked. They need to break through the clutter by delivering the rigor of brand planning to think like a brand but also act with speed and agility to keep up with content consumption needs. Our agency specializes in the “hi-low” model using research and insights to develop big brand platforms and positioning, but modern content creation and AI-fueled production.

We attract talent that exudes passion for our clients’ business as well as the work. Our team stays tuned into what is happening across the category, competitors, culture and consumers, and delivers work in a nimble and iterative fashion. We run lean to be affordable and fast for our clients, ensuring we have all redundancies removed so the experts can focus on the job ahead with no extra layers.

We are collaborative to the core. We believe in early and often reviews with our clients. We aren’t precious and we thrive when clients are part of the process with us shaping the work from day one. We aren't the kind of agency that goes away for weeks for strategy, or more weeks for creative concepting. That is a waste of time and money. We come back in days with WIP to ensure we stay in lockstep with our clients to solve the business challenge efficiently.

Our values matter. At Havas Chicago, we have built an environment where our talent can thrive. Where collaboration is a must and passion is contagious. We celebrate each other and the work we put out into the world. Our energy is undeniable, and we pride ourselves in being the best part of our clients’ days. Our agency values are:

Take Care – Of each other, of the work and of our partners.
Bring It – Your passion. Your perspective. Creativity is everywhere.
Hype It – Support the work. Push it. Help it fly.

Talent that drives creativity, inclusivity, and a work culture that earns industry recognition and lasting client loyalty. For us, talent isn’t just a buzzword. It’s at the heart of everything we do. Our work environment is all about creativity, inclusivity, and having a blast along the way. Our culture drives high employee tenure (+5 years on average), client loyalty, and some serious industry recognition: Ad Exchanger’s Best Collaborative Agency Team, Ad Age’s Best Places to Work, and Digiday’s Worklife Awards Employer of the Year.

Havas Chicago has over 175 employees and a blue-chip client roster that includes Bel Brands, Citibank, Morton Salt, Stanley Steemer, Moen, James Hardie, Fresca, Wayfair, and more.

People

  • Kat Ott

    Kat Ott

    President

  • Frank Dattalo

    Frank Dattalo

    Chief Creative Officer

  • Chase Cornett

    Chase Cornett

    Chief Strategy Officer

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