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Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: Minnesota marketing agency comparison

Carmichael Lynch is a Minneapolis, Minnesota agency that lists branding and advertising. Colle McVoy is a Minneapolis, Minnesota agency that lists branding and advertising. IN Food Marketing & Design is a Minneapolis, Minnesota agency that lists branding, content, social and 1 more. Only IN Food Marketing & Design lists Content and Social.

Last updated October 16, 2026

Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design: the agencies

Carmichael Lynch (founded 1962): Minneapolis and Philadelphia creative advertising agency known for brand campaigns, with a media planning arm, for clients like Subaru, Bush's and Korbel.
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Colle McVoy: Minneapolis creative advertising agency doing brand campaigns, media planning and buying, and retail experience work for consumer brands.
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IN Food Marketing & Design (founded 1995): Minneapolis foodservice-focused marketing agency offering brand development, campaign strategy, creative, digital, content, social, experiential and food photography.
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Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: side by side

Each value for Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design comes from the agency's listing, its company facts or the platform named under it. Data as of October 16, 2026. No score or rank here; see the full ranking on the agencies page.

Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design, side by side
Field	Carmichael Lynch	Colle McVoy	IN Food Marketing & Design
City and region	Minneapolis · Twin Cities	Minneapolis · Twin Cities	Minneapolis · Twin Cities
Headquarters	110 N. 5th St. 10th Floor, Minneapolis, MN, 55403Source: carmichaellynch.com	250 North 3rd Avenue, Suite 400, Minneapolis, 55401Source: collemcvoy.com	600 N Washington Ave, Suite C101, Minneapolis, 55401Source: infoodmarketing.com
Employees	201-500Source: builtincolorado.com	Not published	11-50Source: infoodmarketing.com
Founded	1962Source: carmichaellynch.com	Not published	1995Source: infoodmarketing.com
Services	Branding, AdvertisingListing sources: carmichaellynch.com, glassdoor.com, carmichaellynch.com	Branding, AdvertisingListing sources: collemcvoy.com	Branding, Content, Social, AdvertisingListing sources: clutch.co, infoodmarketing.com, glassdoor.com, infoodmarketing.com
Industries	Not published	Retail & e-commerceListing sources: collemcvoy.com	Not published
Google rating	4.8 ★ (12 reviews)via Google · fetched October 12, 2026View on Google	4.8 ★ (8 reviews)via Google · fetched October 12, 2026View on Google	4.9 ★ (11 reviews)via Google · fetched October 12, 2026View on Google
Clutch rating	Not published	Not published	5.0 ★ (4 reviews)via Clutch
Minimum project	Not published	Not published	$25,000+Listing sources: clutch.co, infoodmarketing.com, glassdoor.com, infoodmarketing.com
Hourly band	Not published	Not published	$150-199/hrListing sources: clutch.co, infoodmarketing.com, glassdoor.com, infoodmarketing.com
Publishes pricing	NoListing sources: carmichaellynch.com, glassdoor.com, carmichaellynch.com	NoListing sources: collemcvoy.com	NoListing sources: clutch.co, infoodmarketing.com, glassdoor.com, infoodmarketing.com
Ownership	Not published	Not published	Owner-operated, no parent company listedSource: infoodmarketing.com
Awards	9 awardsCompany-stated Ad Age Best Places to Work · 2025adage.com Ad Age Best Places to Work · 2024carmichaellynch.com Star Tribune Top Workplace · 2024carmichaellynch.com	5 awardsCompany-stated Fast Company Most Innovative honoree (as listed on homepage) · 2026collemcvoy.com Adweek Midsize Agency of the Year shortlist · 2025collemcvoy.com Campaign US Media Planner of the Year · 2025collemcvoy.com	13 awardsCompany-stated U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO-100 Top 100 Small Businesses · 2026infoodmarketing.com Finance & Commerce In the Lead: Best Women-Owned Businesses · 2024infoodmarketing.com Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal Best Places to Work · 2023infoodmarketing.com
Notable clients	12+ named clients on record Xfinity (case study)carmichaellynch.com Independence Blue Cross (case study)carmichaellynch.com Butterball (case study)carmichaellynch.com Subaru (case study)carmichaellynch.com Maker's Mark (case study)carmichaellynch.com	4 named clients on record La-Z-Boy (case study)collemcvoy.com Frank's RedHot (case study)collemcvoy.com 3M (case study)collemcvoy.com Target (case study)collemcvoy.com	12+ named clients on record Ruiz Foodservice (Ruiz Foods) (case study)infoodmarketing.com BakeMark (case study)infoodmarketing.com BSF (formerly Beaver Street Fisheries) (case study)infoodmarketing.com InHarvest (case study)infoodmarketing.com Forever Green Initiative, University of Minnesota (Kernza) (case study)infoodmarketing.com
Leadership	Stacy Janicki (Chief Executive Officer)carmichaellynch.com Tracey Santilli (President)carmichaellynch.com Alissa Anderson (Executive Vice President)carmichaellynch.com	Jessica Henrichs (Chief Executive Officer)collemcvoy.com Steve Knapp (Managing Director, Media & Data Science)collemcvoy.com	Anita Nelson (President / Owner (Founder))infoodmarketing.com Lori Gerdts Moening (Vice President / Creative Director)infoodmarketing.com Beth Lube (Vice President of Account Services)infoodmarketing.com
Case studies	4 (0 with stated results)Source: carmichaellynch.com	4 (0 with stated results)Source: collemcvoy.com	4 (0 with stated results)Source: infoodmarketing.com
AI-assistant mention rate	Named in 3 of 431 answered runs (0.7%); 95% interval 0.2%–2.0%How AI visibility is measured	Named in 11 of 431 answered runs (2.5%); 95% interval 1.4%–4.5%How AI visibility is measured	Named in 1 of 431 answered runs (0.2%); 95% interval 0.0%–1.3%How AI visibility is measured

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Carmichael Lynch listing sources

Colle McVoy listing sources

[1] collemcvoy.com

IN Food Marketing & Design listing sources

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Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: where they differ

Only IN Food Marketing & Design lists Content and Social among its services.
Google: Carmichael Lynch 4.8 from 12 reviews, Colle McVoy 4.8 from 8 reviews and IN Food Marketing & Design 4.9 from 11 reviews.
Company-stated awards on record: Carmichael Lynch 9, Colle McVoy 5 and IN Food Marketing & Design 13.
AI mentions: Carmichael Lynch 0.7%, Colle McVoy 2.5% and IN Food Marketing & Design 0.2% (95% intervals do not all overlap).

Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: where they overlap

What Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design have in common as Minnesota agencies, from their listings and company facts:

Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design all list advertising and branding.
Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design are all based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: AI visibility by assistant

In MN Agency Index's tests of 38 Minnesota buyer questions across 7 AI assistants (Oct 12–16, 2026; 431 answers), Carmichael Lynch was named in 3 answers (0.7%; 95% interval 0.2%–2.0%), Colle McVoy was named in 11 answers (2.5%; 95% interval 1.4%–4.5%) and IN Food Marketing & Design was named in 1 answer (0.2%; 95% interval 0.0%–1.3%); not every pair of 95% intervals overlaps.Below: share of each assistant’s answers that named each agency. 2 test runs pooled, Oct 12–16, 2026; repeated quarterly. Compare questions are excluded. Runs are correlated, so read each interval as a stability range. How AI visibility is measured.

ChatGPT
Carmichael Lynch
ChatGPT named Carmichael Lynch in 0 of 119 answers (0.0%).
Colle McVoy
ChatGPT named Colle McVoy in 0 of 119 answers (0.0%).
IN Food Marketing & Design
ChatGPT named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 119 answers (0.0%).
Gemini
Carmichael Lynch
Gemini named Carmichael Lynch in 1 of 119 answers (0.8%).
Colle McVoy
Gemini named Colle McVoy in 3 of 119 answers (2.5%).
IN Food Marketing & Design
Gemini named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 119 answers (0.0%).
Google AI Mode
Carmichael Lynch
Google AI Mode named Carmichael Lynch in 1 of 119 answers (0.8%).
Colle McVoy
Google AI Mode named Colle McVoy in 7 of 119 answers (5.9%).
IN Food Marketing & Design
Google AI Mode named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 119 answers (0.0%).
Google AI Overview
Carmichael Lynch
Google AI Overview named Carmichael Lynch in 0 of 21 answers (0.0%).
Colle McVoy
Google AI Overview named Colle McVoy in 0 of 21 answers (0.0%).
IN Food Marketing & Design
Google AI Overview named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 21 answers (0.0%).
Microsoft Copilot
Carmichael Lynch
Microsoft Copilot named Carmichael Lynch in 1 of 43 answers (2.3%).
Colle McVoy
Microsoft Copilot named Colle McVoy in 1 of 43 answers (2.3%).
IN Food Marketing & Design
Microsoft Copilot named IN Food Marketing & Design in 1 of 43 answers (2.3%).
Perplexity (Sonar API)
Carmichael LynchToo few answers for a rate
Perplexity (Sonar API) named Carmichael Lynch in 0 of 5 answers.
Colle McVoyToo few answers for a rate
Perplexity (Sonar API) named Colle McVoy in 0 of 5 answers.
IN Food Marketing & DesignToo few answers for a rate
Perplexity (Sonar API) named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 5 answers.
Gemini API (grounded)
Carmichael LynchToo few answers for a rate
Gemini API (grounded) named Carmichael Lynch in 0 of 5 answers.
Colle McVoyToo few answers for a rate
Gemini API (grounded) named Colle McVoy in 0 of 5 answers.
IN Food Marketing & DesignToo few answers for a rate
Gemini API (grounded) named IN Food Marketing & Design in 0 of 5 answers.

Bar = share of that assistant’s answers naming the agency; whisker = 95% interval.

Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: common questions

How do Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design compare for advertising in Minnesota?

Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design all list advertising. All three are based in Minneapolis. Google ratings: Carmichael Lynch 4.8 from 12 reviews, Colle McVoy 4.8 from 8 reviews and IN Food Marketing & Design 4.9 from 11 reviews.

How many Google reviews do Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design have?

Carmichael Lynch has 12 reviews (4.8 average), Colle McVoy has 8 reviews (4.8 average) and IN Food Marketing & Design has 11 reviews (4.9 average). Review count isn't a quality measure.

Do Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design publish pricing on their own sites?

No. None of Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design publishes pricing on its own site.

Who runs Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design?

Carmichael Lynch: Stacy Janicki (Chief Executive Officer), Tracey Santilli (President) and Alissa Anderson (Executive Vice President); Colle McVoy: Jessica Henrichs (Chief Executive Officer) and Steve Knapp (Managing Director, Media & Data Science); IN Food Marketing & Design: Anita Nelson (President / Owner (Founder)), Lori Gerdts Moening (Vice President / Creative Director) and Beth Lube (Vice President of Account Services). As listed on each company's own pages.

Which clients do Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design name publicly?

Carmichael Lynch names Xfinity, Independence Blue Cross and Butterball (case studies); Colle McVoy names La-Z-Boy, Frank's RedHot and 3M (case studies); IN Food Marketing & Design names Ruiz Foodservice (Ruiz Foods), BakeMark and BSF (formerly Beaver Street Fisheries) (case studies).

What awards do Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design list?

As stated by each company: Carmichael Lynch lists 9 awards (most recent 2025), Colle McVoy lists 5 awards (most recent 2026) and IN Food Marketing & Design lists 13 awards (most recent 2026).

How many case studies are on record for Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design?

Carmichael Lynch 4 (0 with stated results), Colle McVoy 4 (0 with stated results) and IN Food Marketing & Design 4 (0 with stated results).

How often did AI assistants name Carmichael Lynch, Colle McVoy and IN Food Marketing & Design in MN Agency Index's test?

How comparisons are chosen and every field is sourced: methodology.

Carmichael Lynch vs Colle McVoy vs IN Food Marketing & Design: each pair

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