GMMB, Inc.

GMMB, Inc. is a political communications and advertising firm based in Washington DC with additional offices in Seattle and San Francisco.[1][2] Founded by Jim Margolis, it is the largest Democratic consulting firm in the United States.[3][4][5]

Margolis served as an advisor to both of President Obama's campaigns as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. In April 2019, Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) hired GMMB and Margolis to her team of strategists on her presidential campaign.[6][7][8] Beginning in 2009, GMMB was also hired by the Hunt Institute, under the auspices of the Gates Foundation, to promote the adoption of the Common Core State Standards.[9]

From 2013-2018, GMMB worked on behalf of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for which the company received approximately $43 million.[10][11] In addition to its political work, GMMB has created advertising campaigns for trade groups, including AARP, CTIA, and the American Beverage Association (which includes Coca-Cola and PepsiCo).[1][12][13] In 2018, GMMB directed more than $10 million in advertising purchases.[3] Also in 2018, the firm won TVB's Excellence award for its work on behalf of Nevada gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak.[14]

References
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  7. Palmer, Anna; Sherman, Jake; Lippman, Daniel; Ross, Garrett; Okun, Eli. "POLITICO Playbook PM: Infrastructure week at last?". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  8. Conradis, Brandon (2019-04-29). "Harris signs top Dem ad-maker Margolis to campaign". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  9. Layton, Lyndsey (2014-06-07). "How Bill Gates pulled off the swift Common Core revolution". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  10. Tan, Anjelica (2018-02-10). "It's time to audit the CFPB". TheHill. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  11. "OIG: The Bureau Could Have Better Managed Its GMMB Contract and Should Strengthen Controls for Contract Financing and Contract Management". oig.federalreserve.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  12. "American Beverage Association - "Journey"". Vimeo. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  13. Tadena, Nathalie. "AARP Targets Political Influencers on YouTube". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  14. Govoni, Nick. "Winners of the 2018 Excellence in Local Media Marketing and TVB NEXT Awards Announced at TVB Forward Conference". Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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