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Commonwealth//McCann
Legal namestring
McCann
Websiteurl
cw-mccann.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2012
Short descriptiontext

Commonwealth//McCann is a Detroit-based creative advertising agency and part of the McCann global network, developing brand campaigns, film, and multi-platform storytelling for enterprise clients including L'Oréal Paris, Xbox, Mastercard, Chevrolet, Aldi, and McDonald's.

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Operating
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Headcount rangeband
501–1,000
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HeadquartersDetroit, United States
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Detroit
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United States
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North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
creative advertising services, brand campaign development, integrated marketing communications, advertising film production, brand storytelling campaigns
Industry3 codes
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2MPAAAAAG
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NAICS code2 codes
  • 541810
  • 5418
SIC code2 codes
  • 7311
  • 7310
Product category
Creative Advertising Services
Marketing channels4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components3 values
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Commonwealth//McCann is a creative advertising agency that develops brand campaigns, including brand strategy, creative concept development, and integrated execution across film, digital, social, and experiential channels. The agency produces high-end brand films and documentaries and delivers 360-degree multi-platform campaigns for global enterprise brands across automotive, consumer goods, technology, food and beverage, luxury, financial services, and non-profit sectors.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 5 values shown
  • 190% increase in Xbox players for Football Manager 24
+4 more records
Product and service3 records
1Creative advertising campaigns
CategoryCreative Advertising
Description

End-to-end brand campaign development including creative strategy, concept development, and execution spanning film, digital, social, and experiential channels for global enterprise brands across automotive, consumer goods, technology, food and beverage, luxury, financial services, food service, and non-profit sectors.

2Brand film and documentary production
CategoryContent Production
Description

High-end brand film, hero film, and documentary production for brand storytelling, partnering with award-winning directors and filmmaking talent to produce emotionally resonant feature-length and short-form brand content.

3Integrated multi-platform campaigns
CategoryIntegrated Marketing
Description

360-degree integrated marketing campaigns spanning television, digital, social, experiential activations, and cultural moments, including product and platform innovation such as the Mastercard True Name card, Touch Card system, and the 'Where to Settle' refugee settlement tool, designed to drive measurable business outcomes including brand consideration lifts, sales increases, and category-leading engagement.

Scale indicator8 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Publicis-owned global creative network with a directly comparable heritage creative brand platform and similar enterprise client mix.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent creative agency with comparable award-winning creative reputation, serving enterprise global brands with culturally resonant campaigns.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global creative network within WPP. Closely comparable as a full-service agency with multinational brand portfolios, integrated campaign capabilities, and award-winning heritage.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global creative agency under Publicis Groupe with a comparable brand-building, storytelling-led approach and similar multinational enterprise client base.

TypeDirect peer
Description

High-profile creative agency known for culturally resonant campaigns and award wins. Comparable positioning as a prestige creative shop serving major global brands.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Omnicom-owned global creative agency network with comparable full-service creative offering and blue-chip brand accounts (Volkswagen, McDonald's historically).

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global creative agency network within Omnicom, operating a comparable holding-company-integrated model with worldwide offices serving blue-chip enterprise clients.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Independent, award-led full-service creative agency. Directly comparable business model (creative-led, Cannes Lions-winning, global brand accounts like Nike, Coca-Cola) competing for the same enterprise CMO budgets.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Omnicom-owned creative network operating with a similar disruptive-creative platform and global enterprise account model across categories.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Global creative agency within WPP operating a comparable full-service creative model with multinational enterprise clients and award-winning work.

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Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers10 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
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No

Docs URL, Description

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Has app

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Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Commonwealth//McCann

Creative Advertising Servicescw-mccann.com

Commonwealth//McCann is a Detroit-based creative advertising agency and part of the McCann global network, developing brand campaigns, film, and multi-platform storytelling for enterprise clients including L'Oréal Paris, Xbox, Mastercard, Chevrolet, Aldi, and McDonald's.

Commonwealth//McCann firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Commonwealth//McCann
Legal name
McCann
Website
https://cw-mccann.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2012
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
501–1,000 employees
Short description
Commonwealth//McCann is a Detroit-based creative advertising agency and part of the McCann global network, developing brand campaigns, film, and multi-platform storytelling for enterprise clients including L'Oréal Paris, Xbox, Mastercard, Chevrolet, Aldi, and McDonald's.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where Commonwealth//McCann is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Detroit
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Commonwealth//McCann business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Commonwealth//McCann product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Commonwealth//McCann is a creative advertising agency that develops brand campaigns, including brand strategy, creative concept development, and integrated execution across film, digital, social, and experiential channels. The agency produces high-end brand films and documentaries and delivers 360-degree multi-platform campaigns for global enterprise brands across automotive, consumer goods, technology, food and beverage, luxury, financial services, and non-profit sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Creative advertising campaigns End-to-end brand campaign development including creative strategy, concept development, and execution spanning film, digital, social, and experiential channels for global enterprise brands across automotive, consumer goods, technology, food and beverage, luxury, financial services, food service, and non-profit sectors.
  • Brand film and documentary production High-end brand film, hero film, and documentary production for brand storytelling, partnering with award-winning directors and filmmaking talent to produce emotionally resonant feature-length and short-form brand content.
  • Integrated multi-platform campaigns 360-degree integrated marketing campaigns spanning television, digital, social, experiential activations, and cultural moments, including product and platform innovation such as the Mastercard True Name card, Touch Card system, and the 'Where to Settle' refugee settlement tool, designed to drive measurable business outcomes including brand consideration lifts, sales increases, and category-leading engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 190% increase in Xbox players for Football Manager 24
  • +4 more outcomes

Companies that use Commonwealth//McCann

Customer profile

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Commonwealth//McCann technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Commonwealth//McCann partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators8 records

Commonwealth//McCann competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Saatchi & Saatchi: Publicis-owned global creative network with a directly comparable heritage creative brand platform and similar enterprise client mix.
  • Mother: Independent creative agency with comparable award-winning creative reputation, serving enterprise global brands with culturally resonant campaigns.
  • Ogilvy: Global creative network within WPP. Closely comparable as a full-service agency with multinational brand portfolios, integrated campaign capabilities, and award-winning heritage.
  • Leo Burnett: Global creative agency under Publicis Groupe with a comparable brand-building, storytelling-led approach and similar multinational enterprise client base.
  • Droga5 (Accenture Song): High-profile creative agency known for culturally resonant campaigns and award wins. Comparable positioning as a prestige creative shop serving major global brands.
  • DDB Worldwide: Omnicom-owned global creative agency network with comparable full-service creative offering and blue-chip brand accounts (Volkswagen, McDonald's historically).
  • BBDO Worldwide: Global creative agency network within Omnicom, operating a comparable holding-company-integrated model with worldwide offices serving blue-chip enterprise clients.
  • Wieden+Kennedy: Independent, award-led full-service creative agency. Directly comparable business model (creative-led, Cannes Lions-winning, global brand accounts like Nike, Coca-Cola) competing for the same enterprise CMO budgets.
  • TBWA\Worldwide: Omnicom-owned creative network operating with a similar disruptive-creative platform and global enterprise account model across categories.
  • Grey Global: Global creative agency within WPP operating a comparable full-service creative model with multinational enterprise clients and award-winning work.

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Commonwealth//McCann social profiles

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Commonwealth//McCann financial estimates

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Commonwealth//McCann leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Commonwealth//McCann funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Commonwealth//McCann M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Commonwealth//McCann

What does Commonwealth//McCann do?

Commonwealth//McCann is a creative advertising agency that develops brand campaigns, including brand strategy, creative concept development, and integrated execution across film, digital, social, and experiential channels. The agency produces high-end brand films and documentaries and delivers 360-degree multi-platform campaigns for global enterprise brands across automotive, consumer goods, technology, food and beverage, luxury, financial services, and non-profit sectors.

When was Commonwealth//McCann founded?

Commonwealth//McCann was founded in 2012. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.

Where is Commonwealth//McCann based?

Commonwealth//McCann is headquartered in Detroit, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Commonwealth//McCann's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Saatchi & Saatchi, Mother, Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, Droga5 (Accenture Song), DDB Worldwide, BBDO Worldwide, Wieden+Kennedy, TBWA\Worldwide and Grey Global.

Does Commonwealth//McCann have an API?

No public API is recorded for Commonwealth//McCann.

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GlobeNewswireIPG’s Commonwealth//McCann Recognized as GM Supplier of YearGeneral Motors recognized Commonwealth//McCann as one of its top global suppliers of 2023 at its annual Supplier of the Year event in Miami. The agency, founded in 2013 for Chevrolet, is the fifth time it has won the award, having previously won in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022.PR NewswireCommonwealth//McCann Recognized by General Motors as a 2018 Supplier of the Year WinnerCommonwealth//McCann was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors at its 27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held May 15, 2019 in Detroit. This is the first time Commonwealth//McCann has received the award, which recognized 133 of GM's best suppliers from 15 countries for consistently exceeding expectations, creating outstanding value, or introducing innovations. The award reflects Commonwealth//McCann's partnership with the Chevrolet team and its work in elevating the Chevrolet brand globally.PR NewswireCommonwealth//McCann Wins Grand Prix at the Lusófonos Creativity AwardsCommonwealth//McCann, McCann Worldgroup's global advertising agency of record for Chevrolet, won the Grand Prix at the 2019 Lusófonos Creativity Awards in Portugal for the "Trust Drive" activation, part of the #AsItShouldBe campaign for the Chevrolet Cruze. The winning campaign featured an innovative street activation in São Paulo where a new Cruze was left unattended with keys available for anyone with a valid driver's license to test drive. This award is part of a broader pattern of creative success for the agency in 2018, which also saw Chevrolet recognized as the number one most effective automotive brand on the Effies Effectiveness Index.PR NewswireCommonwealth//McCann Takes Top Honor at Detroit's D Show AwardsCommonwealth//McCann Detroit, the global advertising agency of record for Chevrolet, won Best of Show at the 2016 D Show Awards along with 16 additional honors, with the Prince Tribute full-page print advertisement earning top recognition. The agency, a division of McCann Worldgroup, also secured Best of Innovative Media for its Chevrolet Malibu Cinema work. The recognition adds to a streak of international honors the agency has earned for its Chevrolet work in recent years, including multiple Effie Awards and Cannes Lions.