Marcus Fischer

As chief executive officer, Marcus Fischer leads the business, vision and culture for Carmichael Lynch. Under his leadership, the agency has had four years of consecutive, double-digit revenue growth and headcount has grown by more than 40 percent while maintaining a less than 10 percent turnover rate in 2016.
Marcus helped spearhead the development of Carmichael Lynch’s unique business offering, bringing together advertising and PR to provide a holistic business solution for clients. This cross-discipline, collaborative approach has been key to the agency’s success and was solidified with the rebrand of the agencies in 2016 and the renaming of PR agency, Carmichael Lynch Relate.
Marcus rejoined Carmichael Lynch in 2012 as chief strategy officer, then added the title of president and managing partner in 2013, before being named chief executive officer in 2017.
Prior to Carmichael Lynch, Fischer spent four years at the helm of digital firm Space150, where he helped dramatically grow the agency and was a regular contributor to Ad Age’s Digital Next section. Earlier in his career, Marcus founded his own firm, One and All, after a stint in account planning at Fallon and a previous role at Carmichael Lynch.
Over the years, Fischer has worked on some of the nation’s most envied brands and has been the strategic mind behind countless winning campaigns for current Carmichael Lynch clients Subaru of America, U.S. Bank and Arla Foods, and other highly regarded brands such as BMW, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks, Purina Dog Chow, Dairy Queen and Target.
Marcus’s achievements have been recognized by the most respected creative and strategic competitions in marketing, including the Effies, the Webby Awards, the One Show, Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the Jay Chiat Awards, the Creative Media Awards and OMMA. He is a frequent speaker at industry events and has taught at both the MiamiAdSchool and BrainCo.
The father of three boys and husband to Wendy, Fischer is an avid fly fisherman and serves on the board of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. 

As president and chief strategy officer, Marcus Fischer was responsible for marrying stunning insights with flawless execution, thus assuring that creative work from Carmichael Lynch achieved results that met or exceeded clients’ high expectations, every time.