There are a lot of lists out there. But if you're an experiential marketer, there's only one that counts. And you're lookin' at it.

Thirteen years ago we started our It List to help event departments across the country better navigate a burgeoning industry—and its growing agency landscape. We curated our recommendations and then categorized the skills and strengths of the top shops to help brands funnel their RFPs and their budgets to the right partners for the job. And we helped offer a bit of perspective and organization to an up-and-coming marketing discipline that was generating great work, but was still a bit of a mystery to many brands.

In less than ten years, social media has become communication professionals' best friend and fickle foe. With relative ease, customers can be targeted, support can be organized, discussions can flourish and grievances can be aired with ease. Simply put, social media is more a more powerful communication tool than anyone could have imagined.

We are so excited to be named the Silver Winner in the 2013 Ex Awards Best In-Store Event Program category for our Giovanni Rana USA experiential sampling initiative!

For more than a decade the editors of Event Marketer have allowed agencies across the country to apply for what has become the first, only, most respected, most trusted and most used listing of top event marketing agencies. For brand marketers, the It List is an invaluable resource that helps newbies and seasoned pros alike get a sense of who they can trust with their business based on any number of criteria. Congratulations to this year's top 100 agencies! See top 100 Agencies here