Secret Agent Man knows Theatrical Agencies. I know Commercial Agencies!

Top Commercial Agencies(*=definite winners):
KSR *
Abrams *
CESD *
Diverse *
Coast to Coast *
Daniel Hoff *
Commercial Talent *
Commercials Unlimited
Innovative Artists *
Independent Artists
Flick Commercials
DPM
DDO
Venture IAB
Sutton, Barth, Venari *
Arlene Thornton and Associates
Pantheon *
Beverly Hecht
Don Buchwald and Associates *
M. Greene and associates
AKA *
Amsel, Eisenstadt & Frazier
Brady, Brannon, and Rich *
Brass Artists
Aqua
Special Artists Agency
Amatruda, Benson, and Assoc.
Angel City
BiCoastal
Clear Talent Group
Lemon Lime
LA Talent
LW1
Mavrick
Momentum
NTA

Up and Comers:
-Talentworks (Emily Hope from ACME is here)
-BMG (Shanna Randell from Bobby Ball is here)

How this is determined:
Go to the places where they hold the major commercial auditions. You'll definitely see the top players like KSR, CESD, Diverse, Commercial Talent, Coast to Coast as well as the other agencies listed here. They're there because they have strong relationships with casting directors.

The major commercial audition places are:
200 S. La Brea, 1035 S. La brea, 8899 Beverly Blvd, 2701 Ocean Park Blvd(Santa Monica), 7700 Sunset Blvd, 310 Studios, 1020 N. Sycamore, just to name a few.

Thanks for the list ElDorado59! We're happy to see that our agency is listed. I agree you should ask around to the top audition studios because that's exactly what I did, and they all gave great comments on the agency we picked. I emailed six studios, and surprisingly five responded.

Which agency was that?

I sent you a PM.

ELDORADO: I was surprised to see Osbrink and Reign (Santa Monica) not on your list of commercial agencies. Where do they rank? Thanks!

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Originally posted by littlemonkey:
ELDORADO: I was surprised to see Osbrink and Reign (Santa Monica) not on your list of commercial agencies. Where do they rank? Thanks!

I took Osbrink off because they're more known for their Youth Department than anything else. I've never heard of Reign and have yet to run into someone repped by them at a major audition.

UPDATE:

Shanna Randell is no longer with BMG.

I've been with Reign for about a year. Love em!

Hey El Dorado, I was wondering, when you submit to these agents for rep, whose name do you tend to address the submission to? I've found that nearly all of these agencies have multiple commercial agents, and they don't necessarily make any distinction between the agents. Is it better to submit to the first name listed or perhaps the second agent may be less busy and able to open/look at more submissions? Thanks.

You want to try to find the head commercial agent. Normally the first one listed is the head.

Off the top of my head, here are some of the commercial heads of some top notch agencies that have more than one agent:

KSR-Alicia Ruskin
Abrams- Mark Measures
Commercial Talent- Neil Kreppel
CESD-David Ziff

Thanks for the heads up on this!

D L White and Associates? Has anyone heard about them? They're not on that list, so it raises the question.

I've NEVER heard of nor seen DL White and Associates on the sign in sheets.

Are they new?

Hey Eldorado,
Regarding Daniel Hoff, I recall you mentioning you had a friend attend the open call a few times. What was the time frame on that?

I ask because I"m sure it take some agencies some time before contacting potential clients....At what point did your friend decide to reread with them?

Thanks for your help!

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Originally posted by Dodger25:
Hey Eldorado,
Regarding Daniel Hoff, I recall you mentioning you had a friend attend the open call a few times. What was the time frame on that?

I ask because I"m sure it take some agencies some time before contacting potential clients....At what point did your friend decide to reread with them?

Thanks for your help!

She auditioned once every two weeks. The callback meeting was within the week of auditioning.