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Campaign U.S. - November 17, 2025
In the increasingly competitive food delivery marketplace, Grubhub needed to stand out from the DoorDash and Uber Eats of the world. Enter New York indie agency Walrus. Walrus helped Grubhub create its Q4 brand campaign, Summon the Food,...
AdAge - July 21, 2025
Grubhub has hired Walrus to handle creative duties as the online food ordering company looks to relaunch under new ownership and reassert itself in a crowded delivery market. Walrus won the account following a review—first reported in Ad...
AdAge - March 12, 2025
JetBlue founder David Neeleman aims to build awareness for Breeze’s ‘attainable luxury’ positioning When Walrus co-founder and CEO Frances Webster was on one of her frequent trips to her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, she began to notice...
Muse by Clio - January 28, 2025
Some ads offer subtly persuasive brand storytelling. But who needs that when you’ve got an animatronic brown spokes-bear with a squirrel on drums? Without further ado, let’s cut to a cabin in the woods for a hairy pitch...
Adweek - November 4, 2024
It’s difficult to imagine that there are still undecided voters out there, but polls insist that those highly coveted ballot casters are still up for grabs. To try to sway them, agency Walrus teamed with Emmy-winning filmmaker Andrew Jarecki, Emily...
AdAge - October 7, 2024
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has chosen Walrus to handle creative for its Hello brand, and the independent agency’s first work for the brand launches today on social and video platforms. With the new campaign aimed at young millennial-headed families, Colgate...
AdAge - September 18, 2024
Finding an agency’s value proposition, marketing your work and engaging clients differently were just a few topics covered at the Ad Age Small Agency Conference in Boston. The conference was held last week as small agencies around the...
April 1, 2024
Jillian is a creative director with more than 15 years of experience, primarily at Walrus NYC. Earlier, she worked at Silver + Partners and freelanced for Droga5, 72andSunny and Barton F Graf. We spent two minutes with Jillian to learn more...
LBB - March 26, 2024
Independent NYC agency will handle strategy and creative duties supporting recent US distribution gains for UK’s leader in premium RTD Cocktails. MOTH Drinks—the UK brand that’s revolutionising cocktails in a can with premium, bar-strength and bar-quality drinks, sustainable...
AdAge - January 18, 2024
Brown Bag, the private label brand of regional grocer Lowes Foods, often leads with what it calls the seven no’s—seven unhealthy additives it excludes from its lineup of over 900 products, including artificial flavors, synthetic sweeteners and high-fructose corn...
Little Black Book - December 19, 2023
Smart, witty and distinctive, with a hint of calculated misbehaviour. This is how Frances Webster describes the work that she and partner Deacon Webster wanted to make when they co-founded New York agency Walrus in 2005. Frances, the...
October 16, 2023
The November 2023 issue of the Hollywood Reporter, marking the end of the Hollywood writers' strike, features a Walrus-designed cover. Shot by Bryan Edwards the cover is a mix of photography and AI - a nod to the...
WSJ - March 21, 2023
Clio and Adam Mills didn’t know much about Northwest Arkansas when, in July 2021, they visited a friend who lived in Bentonville. Mrs. Mills, who lived with Mr. Mills in Los Angeles at the time, said they immediately...
AdAge - November 7, 2022
Think of this as a What's Your Poo Telling You? for dogs. NYC agency Walrus placed tiny billboards in piles of poop left around town to promote dog food company, JustFoodForDogs. Much like humans, dogs can suffer from poor diets,...
Muse - September 7, 2022
If you take the time to cut through the clutter on LinkedIn, you'll usually find something interesting and worth reading. It's how I came across a series of post from NYC-based agency Walrus. Dubbed "Dead Ideas That Never...
AdAge - February 7, 2022
Fair Harbor, a sustainable swimwear brand whose beachwear is made from recycled plastic bottles, turns to a gruffy old sea captain for its first national TV campaign. Two spots by agency Walrus feature the surly gent warning viewers...
Graphic Design USA - January 7, 2022
Hale's appointment as Walrus's first Head of Design comes during a significant increase in client demand for dedicated design and branding work. In his new role, Hale will expand and oversee Walrus' design practice in service of both...
Muse - March 7, 2021
Topic - choc full of foreign crime and suspense programming, taps into pandemic streaming fatigue for its launch campaign by Walrus. From Muse: Streaming platform Topic touts its catalog of foreign-language crime thrillers by showcasing brief clips from various series...
Forbes - December 31, 2020
The rapid digitization of media has had little effect on the role of advertising which is still viewed as interruptive. Still, there is a small portion of advertising that people like and the agency’s mission is to make...
AdAge - December 29, 2020
Walrus won agency-of-record duties for Jet Edge, a private aviation company that manages, maintains, charters and buys and sells planes for high-net-worth clients. From AdAge: Independent Walrus won agency-of-record duties for Jet Edge, a private aviation company that...
AdAge - August 20, 2020
Walrus was named best agency in the Northeast in the AdAge 2020 Small Agency Awards! From Adage: Toyotathon meets Crazy Eddie. That’s how Walrus describes its work for grocery chain-cum-entertainment destination Lowes Foods, for which it cooked up Chicken...
AdAge - July 20, 2020
For those of us who aren’t handy with knives, peelers and graters, Lowes Foods has a special offering. A new campaign created by Walrus celebrates that with “Choptober”, running over six weeks this summer. From AdAge: While the...
Muse - February 20, 2020
From Muse - As Kobe Bryant's adopted city mourns his death with an elaborate memorial at the Staples Center this afternoon, Los Angeles Magazine also unveiled its March issue today—featuring a lovely tribute to the basketball legend on...
AdAge - July 20, 2019
From AdAge - Here’s the brief: Rejuvenate a decades-old magnesium dietary supplement that never advertised and was collecting dust on the bottom shelves of vitamin aisles. While some agencies might have shied away from a seemingly insurmountable task...
AdAge - February 20, 2009
(This review is from 2009 but remains the best one we've ever gotten. Thanks Bob!) by Bob Garfield AdAge Is it PR? Is it digital marketing? Is it guerilla marketing? Is it aiding and abetting in fraud? Dunno...
Campaign U.S. - November 17, 2025
In the increasingly competitive food delivery marketplace, Grubhub needed to stand out from the DoorDash and Uber Eats of the world. Enter New York indie agency Walrus. Walrus helped Grubhub create its Q4 brand campaign, Summon the Food,...
AdAge - March 12, 2025
JetBlue founder David Neeleman aims to build awareness for Breeze’s ‘attainable luxury’ positioning When Walrus co-founder and CEO Frances Webster...
Adweek - November 4, 2024
It’s difficult to imagine that there are still undecided voters out there, but polls insist that those highly coveted ballot...
AdAge - September 18, 2024
Finding an agency’s value proposition, marketing your work and engaging clients differently were just a few topics covered at the Ad Age Small Agency Conference in Boston. The conference was held last week as small agencies around the...
LBB - March 26, 2024
Independent NYC agency will handle strategy and creative duties supporting recent US distribution gains for UK’s leader in premium RTD...
Little Black Book - December 19, 2023
Smart, witty and distinctive, with a hint of calculated misbehaviour. This is how Frances Webster describes the work that she...
WSJ - March 21, 2023
Clio and Adam Mills didn’t know much about Northwest Arkansas when, in July 2021, they visited a friend who lived in Bentonville. Mrs. Mills, who lived with Mr. Mills in Los Angeles at the time, said they immediately...
Muse - September 7, 2022
If you take the time to cut through the clutter on LinkedIn, you'll usually find something interesting and worth reading....
Graphic Design USA - January 7, 2022
Hale's appointment as Walrus's first Head of Design comes during a significant increase in client demand for dedicated design and...
Forbes - December 31, 2020
The rapid digitization of media has had little effect on the role of advertising which is still viewed as interruptive. Still, there is a small portion of advertising that people like and the agency’s mission is to make...
AdAge - August 20, 2020
Walrus was named best agency in the Northeast in the AdAge 2020 Small Agency Awards! From Adage: Toyotathon meets Crazy...
Muse - February 20, 2020
From Muse - As Kobe Bryant's adopted city mourns his death with an elaborate memorial at the Staples Center this...
AdAge - February 20, 2009
(This review is from 2009 but remains the best one we've ever gotten. Thanks Bob!) by Bob Garfield AdAge Is it PR? Is it digital marketing? Is it guerilla marketing? Is it aiding and abetting in fraud? Dunno...
AdAge - July 21, 2025
Grubhub has hired Walrus to handle creative duties as the online food ordering company looks to relaunch under new ownership...
Muse by Clio - January 28, 2025
Some ads offer subtly persuasive brand storytelling. But who needs that when you’ve got an animatronic brown spokes-bear with a squirrel on drums? Without further ado, let’s cut to a cabin in the woods for a hairy pitch...
AdAge - October 7, 2024
Colgate-Palmolive Co. has chosen Walrus to handle creative for its Hello brand, and the independent agency’s first work for the...
April 1, 2024
Jillian is a creative director with more than 15 years of experience, primarily at Walrus NYC. Earlier, she worked at Silver...
AdAge - January 18, 2024
Brown Bag, the private label brand of regional grocer Lowes Foods, often leads with what it calls the seven no’s—seven unhealthy additives it excludes from its lineup of over 900 products, including artificial flavors, synthetic sweeteners and high-fructose corn...
October 16, 2023
The November 2023 issue of the Hollywood Reporter, marking the end of the Hollywood writers' strike, features a Walrus-designed cover....
AdAge - November 7, 2022
Think of this as a What's Your Poo Telling You? for dogs. NYC agency Walrus placed tiny billboards in piles of poop...
AdAge - February 7, 2022
Fair Harbor, a sustainable swimwear brand whose beachwear is made from recycled plastic bottles, turns to a gruffy old sea captain for its first national TV campaign. Two spots by agency Walrus feature the surly gent warning viewers...
Muse - March 7, 2021
Topic - choc full of foreign crime and suspense programming, taps into pandemic streaming fatigue for its launch campaign by...
AdAge - December 29, 2020
Walrus won agency-of-record duties for Jet Edge, a private aviation company that manages, maintains, charters and buys and sells planes...
AdAge - July 20, 2020
For those of us who aren’t handy with knives, peelers and graters, Lowes Foods has a special offering. A new campaign created by Walrus celebrates that with “Choptober”, running over six weeks this summer. From AdAge: While the...
AdAge - July 20, 2019
From AdAge - Here’s the brief: Rejuvenate a decades-old magnesium dietary supplement that never advertised and was collecting dust on...
