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GMMB

Kind
Public health specialist
Parent
Omnicom
Country
US
Website
https://www.gmmb.com
Their case studies
https://gmmb.com/case-studies
Clients
Washington State Department of Health · Washington State Health Care Authority · American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · PATH · DADSS Program · Johnson & Johnson / Safe Kids

Campaigns (8)

CampaignClientYearTopicRole
Rethinking College Drinking lead
Case page: statewide effort from 2017 to prevent underage drinking among college students aged 18-20.
Washington State Health Care Authority2017AlcoholCreative
You Can (youth marijuana prevention) and substance use prevention lead
Case page: GMMB has partnered with WA DOH since 2003 on tobacco, vaping and marijuana prevention; the You Can youth marijuana effort followed legalization in 2014. Reports 61% of youth less likely to use marijuana after seeing the ads (self-reported survey).
Washington State Department of Health2014CannabisCreative
Tobacco, vaping and e-cigarette prevention
Case page: 'Since 2003, GMMB has partnered with the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) on substance use/misuse prevention campaigns for tobacco, vaping and e-cigarettes, and marijuana.'
Washington State Department of Health2003TobaccoCreative
Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign (crackdowns later branded Click It or Ticket)
GMMB tribute page: from 1997 the campaign moved children to the back seat; from the late 1990s it organized 13,000+ law enforcement agencies in seat belt crackdowns 'that eventually took the name Click It or Ticket' (GMMB work 1996-2007); belt use rose from 65% to over 90% (not attributable to the campaign alone).
Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety Campaign (industry, government and safety advocates)1996Traffic safetyStrategy
National SAFE KIDS Campaign lead
Same page: David Mitchell led development of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign in 1987 to reduce unintentional child injuries; GMMB led it for a decade.
Johnson & Johnson and Children's National Medical Center1987Injury preventionStrategy
Medicaid Covers US lead
Six-state Medicaid expansion advocacy for cancer patients; topic none fits (support-policy).
American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkCreative
Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety awareness lead
Case page: DADSS, a partnership between the US government and automakers, hired GMMB to build consumer awareness and acceptance of in-vehicle alcohol detection.
DADSS Program (NHTSA / Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety)Impaired drivingStrategy
Japanese encephalitis vaccine communications lead
Case page: assets summarizing 15 years of PATH's JE vaccine work. Not a behavior-change campaign.
PATHVaccinationDigital

Research notes

Washington, DC; Omnicom-owned public-affairs/cause agency with a government services unit. Credits checked 2026-10-22 against fetched pages: six GMMB case pages and the David Mitchell tribute. Corrected 2026-10-22: Air Bag & Seat Belt client was given as National Safety Council, which the page does not say; WA marijuana topic set to cannabis. Federal contracts in USAspending under GMMB Inc. are mostly CFPB, CNCS and TSA (non-health).

Sources

  1. https://gmmb.com/case-studies
  2. https://www.gmmb.com/governmentservices/

Record agencies/gmmb.json, updated 2026-10-22