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It's time once again to reveal the best of the best. Congratulations to the new champions of 2019!
TRUE TOP MARKETER
This will be a bit anticlimactic as I had already announced who my 2019 pick was going to be when IdeaVillage sold the Flawless/Finishing Touch line to Church & Dwight for nearly $1 billion. That announcement stands. For this unprecedented accomplishment, your 2019 True Top Marketer is IdeaVillage.
The marketer also happened to be No. 1 in equivalized TV spending, topping $73 million if you add up all 11 of their top 50 campaigns. Emson was second in this ranking at $62 million.
However, if IdeaVillage hand't pulled off the feat of the decade, and I used my usual method of ranking, Emson would have topped IdeaVillage by having three more rollouts in the top 50. Here's the Big Five ranking:
- Emson (14)
- IdeaVillage (11)
- Telebrands (9)
- Allstar (3)
- Ontel (3)
I used spending to break the tie between Ontel and Allstar. (It was close!)
TRUE TOP PRODUCER
With IdeaVillage using one primary producer for its branded work, your 2019 True Top Producer will also come as no surprise: Blue Reef. This is Mr. Fanjoy's 3rd title.
Three of the top producers are becoming quite predictable as they appear in the top five every year. For 2019, they are your top three. Here's the ranking:
- Blue Reef (10)
- Hutton-Miller (9)
- Paddock (5)
- Kerrmercials (4)
- Sullivan (3)
Bluewater technically tied with Sullivan for number of rollouts in the top 50. I again used spending to break the tie.
TRUE TOP FEEDER
I'm retiring this category due to lack of competition. For those who are interested, Paragon Products had four in the top 50: Bell+Howell Tac Visor (No. 7), Bell+Howell Tac Glasses (No. 30), Bell+Howell Tac Amplifier (No. 36) and Bell+Howell Flip-Up TacGlasses (No. 39).
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