The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 9 US Marketing Services & Advertising Agency Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 42% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 9 US Marketing Services & Advertising Agency Companies have increased by a very robust 514% through January 28, 2014, driven by Valassis Communications's outsized stock appreciation.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of nearly all of these 9 US Marketing Services & Advertising Agency Companies must be pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 9 US Marketing Services & Advertising Agency Companies on January 28, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 28, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | |||
| Marketing Services | |||||||
| Valassis Communications | 34.07 | 1.28 | 11.69 | 2562% | -89% | ||
| Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 9.27 | 2.52 | 27.66 | 268% | -91% | ||
| Marchex Inc | 9.73 | 3.15 | 17.30 | 209% | -82% | ||
| Constant Contact | 29.78 | 13.31 | 21.50 | 124% | -38% | ||
| National CineMedia | 19.31 | 12.00 | 25.21 | 61% | -52% | ||
| Harte-Hanks Inc | 7.00 | 4.65 | 1.72 | 51% | 170% | ||
| Average % Change all 6 | 546% | -30% | |||||
| Advertising Agencies | |||||||
| Lamar Advertising | 49.15 | 5.59 | 48.07 | 779% | -88% | ||
| Interpublic Group | 16.78 | 3.77 | 8.11 | 345% | -54% | ||
| Omnicom Group | 73.18 | 22.57 | 47.53 | 224% | -53% | ||
| Average % Change all 3 | 450% | -65% | |||||
| Overall Average % Change all 9 | 514% | -42% |
