Mullen Advertising

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Mullen is an American advertising and marketing communications agency based in Wenham, Massachusetts. It is famous for creating the Monster.com Super Bowl commercial When I Grow Up. The agency has also earned critical acclaim for its viral film Pac-Man Puppet Show. Mullen is a four-time winner of Adweek New England Agency of the Year.

Mullen was founded in 1970 by Jim Mullen supported by the agency's original creative director, Paul Silverman and chief Operating Officer, Joe Grimaldi. Over the years, the company grew steadily into the 22nd largest agency in the United States. It is a leading independent brand within the Interpublic Group (IPG) of Companies. The agency provides creative, media, brand planning, direct-marketing, interactive, design, public relations and marketing-to-women services for established brands and brands in transition.

The agency is headquartered in a historic manor house. In addition to its headquarters, Mullen has offices in Detroit, Pittsburgh and Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Mullen has published a cookbook authored by executive chef Liz Walkowicz, a Culinary Institute of America graduate whose daily gourmet meals were profiled in U.S. News & World Report.

Joe Grimaldi is the chief executive officer of Mullen. Edward Boches is the chief creative officer.