# Big Communications

> Big Communications is an independent, full-service ad agency in Birmingham, Alabama, founded in 1995 by John Montgomery. Roughly 49 people mix PR, creative, media and digital under one roof, doing work for local staples like Jack's burgers alongside national names such as Valvoline, DoorDash and Google. It was named Ad Age's Small Agency of the Year in 2013 and pulls in an estimated $25 million in revenue.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- **Founders:** John Montgomery (CEO & Founder)
- **Team size:** ~49 employees
- **Products:** Creative, Public Relations, Media Strategy & Buying, Digital Marketing
- **Notable:** Ad Age Small Agency of the Year (2013), National ADDY awards for the 'Go Build' campaign (Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute), National ADDY for a 2012 Royal Cup Coffee sales video

## Products & services

- **Creative** — Brand identity, campaign development, video production, motion design and design across channels.
- **Public Relations** — Earned media, media relations, crisis response and public affairs - the discipline Big was founded to integrate with advertising.
- **Media Strategy & Buying** — Media planning, buying, real-time campaign analytics and audience analysis.
- **Digital Marketing** — Website design and development, paid search and paid social, content marketing and UX/UI.

## Achievements

- Ad Age Small Agency of the Year (2013)
- National ADDY awards for the 'Go Build' campaign (Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute)
- National ADDY for a 2012 Royal Cup Coffee sales video
- 'Never Idle' / 'Run' film for Valvoline shortlisted for a 2018 Clio Award
- Best in Show at the 2018 Birmingham and regional ADDYs for 'Never Idle'
- Roughly 30 years of continuous independent operation

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Big markets itself as celebrating 30 years, promoting a national client roster including Google, FedEx, DoorDash, Mercedes-Benz and Kroger.
- **2021-09** — Founder John Montgomery named to Leadership Alabama.
- **2020-12** — Montgomery honored at the Birmingham Business Journal CEO Awards.

## Links

- Website: https://bigcom.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-communications_4/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BigBHM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigbhm/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigCommunications/

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Last updated: 2026-08-19