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Tombras company history timeline

1946

The company was founded by Charles Tombras Sr. in 1946, dba Charles Tombras & Associates.

1966

Charles Tombras Jr. joined the firm in 1966 after he returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam.

1972

Working with McDonald's since 1972, Tombras is one of the chain's longest tenured agency partners.

1982

When the senior Tombras retired in 1982, Charles Jr. took over as president.

2004

Since 2004 Tombras has launched annual campaigns for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration using the “Click It or Ticket” message.

2014

April 2014 – Adweek named a Tombras Group distracted driving TV commercial the number one TV spot in the world for the April 4th - 11th time period.

2015

July 2015 – Tombras Group won the Silver medal for National Agency of the Year for agencies with 76-150 employees at the 2015 Advertising Age Small Agency Awards.

2017

In June 2017, Tombras Group created a new division to work with Amazon's search and display functions, and hired Marketplace Ignition's Kevin Packler to lead the group as Vice President.

December 2017 – Forbes featured Tombras Group client MoonPie as their Top Social Media Brand of 2017.

2018

June 2018 – Tombras Group won multiple Effie Awards, and was named the #3 Most Effective Independent Agency by Effie Worldwide.

Charles Jr.'s son, Dooley Tombras is the third-generation of Tombras family leadership, and in 2018 became president.

2019

In 2019, the firm opened offices in Atlanta and Manhattan.

2022

Chancellor Donde Plowman speaks at the dedication of the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations in Circle Park on March 25, 2022.

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