Pepper accredited by Agency Management Institute

Drew McLellan, President of the Agency Management Institute (AMI), has announced that Pepper Advertising is now a part of its network.  McLellan said that “the mission of AMI is lofty yet simple — help agency owners increase their revenue, attract better clients and employees and mitigate the risks of being self-employed.”

AMI is one of the largest professional networks of privately owned advertising, marketing and PR agencies in the USA.

As an AMI accredited agency, the Pepper team is required to complete continuous education every year in accordance with the AMI Manifesto. Pepper’s Executives will also attend training sessions with industry experts during the AMI’s bi-annual round-table meetings.  Through AMI, Pepper’s team will contribute to and participated in an array of training sessions dealing with technical, ethical and practical knowledge on areas such as law, business growth, relationship building, negotiation skills, digital trends and more.

This elite group of less than 100 privately owned agencies continues to invest in the betterment of members with the goal of positively impacting their clients. “Pepper were enthusiastically and unanimously voted into the Velocity network at our just concluded meeting in San Diego, California. Everyone is looking forward to learning from and with Rebecca and Dennis” said McLellan.

The Velocity network has a mix of advertising agencies, PR firms, marketing shops, digital marketing, and design firms with the desire and drive to grow their business to the next level.  The network meets in person twice a year and stays in touch throughout the year. Throughout this time, they share resources, partner on business, seek counsel and enjoy each other’s support.

McLellan is often interviewed, quoted and published in Entrepreneur Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, AdAge, CNN, BusinessWeek, and many others. The Wall Street Journal calls him “one of 10 bloggers every entrepreneur should read.”

Since its inception in 2005, Pepper’s client base has grown and now represents a broad range of clients in the private and state sectors, including food and beverages, quick service restaurants, supermarkets, banking, insurance, media, pharmaceuticals, education, health, housing, petroleum, manufacturing and industrial. Pepper is an integrated agency that supports clients with brand positioning, traditional advertising, media planning and buying, new media solutions and events.

Pepper Advertising, was honoured in 2016 with two Gold Awards at the Advertising Agencies Association of Trinidad and Tobago (AAATT) Creative Excellence Awards.