looks like these shops have had some good growth over the last couple of years. will be interesting to see "why" -- that said, Sapient alone is incredible. saw PJ last year at the conference... great shop. good line up.

This session will be pulling out the underlying best practices about the growth of these agencies -- which apply regardless of size. Also bear in mind, the conference attendess will be representing a mix of agency size... from the global shops, down to the more entrepreneurial set.

Mr Tomlin,
How important was it to have ties inside Wal_Mart from your employment there to get their business in this "good ol boy system"

I have the same question, but we're big. Are we going to learn anything?

I'm interested to hear what the presenters have to say, but we're a small start-up. How applicable will it be for us?

Rockfish is AdAge's Small Agency of the Year, with growth that has been rocketing. A "look under the hood" will reveal that they are more sophisticated than the average small or average digital agency.

Sapient brings a unique mix of: Consulting, Interactive, Advertising. While even most digital agencies have felt the decline, Sapient has experienced some of the highest growth rates in the business. At their core, this is a fundamentally different agency.

PJA Advertising is a tech advertising and Social Media powerhouse. They'll walk through several radical approaches they've been using to rack up new business wins over the past 18 months.

Brooklyn Brothers has made one of the most successful expansions into the UK. As a smaller shop, they'll talk about growth through international expansion.

More to come.

Sapient bought an ad agency, will "integrating" them into their exising offering - how's that for change?

What differentiates these four agencies? What innovations are they bringing to the table?