ABOUT US

Andrew simply loves and lives the media business. After 35 years working in and running media agencies, he still likes to roll up his sleeves and get involved in your business. Andrew’s career started at Ogilvy and Mather in Toronto, where he ran the Shell, Mercedes Benz and Johnson and Johnson accounts. After stints with Saatchi & Saatchi and Media Buying Services, he and Bruce Milner founded ICG (International Communications Group) in 1979, which grew to 10 offices and $450 million in US billings. ICG was sold to Carat, where Andrew was Co-Chairman for 5 years before leaving to start MB|MG in 2003. Andrew is an ardent film buff. He has been a long-time sponsor of the Santa Barbara Film Festival and a voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for the past 15 years.

Bruce Milner’s approach as a car collector can be summed up in 3 words: “Only the best”. He collects cars from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s, seeking out the most developed, most equipped and most powerful version of the models he likes. Bruce brings the same search for perfection to media planning and buying for his clients. He began his advertising career working on J. Walter Thompson’s international offices, managing clients like Gillette, Kellogg’s, and Ford. In 1975, Bruce met Andrew Butcher in Los Angeles and four years later they co–founded ICG, and built it into the second largest independent media agency in the US. After selling ICG to Carat, Bruce’s quest for the best still wasn’t finished, so he co–founded MBMG, where he continues to find better ways to help clients reach their customers every day.

Pam’s media career has included stints with 3 different agencies, overseeing media planning and buying for Coca Cola, 7 Up, Jack in the Box, Lifetime TV, Jenny Craig and Hyundai Motors, to name a few. At each step of the way, she’s gained insight into what works and what doesn’t when it comes to media agencies. When she joined forces with Bruce and Andrew as a founding partner of MBMG, she was able to cull the best practices from all of her experience to make MBMG work the right way from day 1. She manages MBMG’s day–to–day operations and leads the media planning group, ensuring that the entire MBMG team benefits from her experience and instilling in them the passion for service that drives her. Outside of MBMG, Pam and her husband are avid basketball fans, and they love spending time with her dogs (they’re partial to Weimaraners and Pugs).

One of John’s passions is running, whether it’s up and down the Southern California coastline or pursuing business relationships throughout the Western US for MBMG. In his 20+ year career in advertising, John has worked on both the selling and buying sides of the advertising/media business, and has the experience of management positions at both advertising agencies and broadcast stations. John started his career in San Diego, first in radio ad sales and management at KBZT-FM and later at KFMB-TV. He spent the next 10 years with top tier media planning & buying agencies - TBS Media Management and Mediaedge:cia - focused on West Coast business development and client services. John joined MB|MG in 2007.