Kivvit
Kivvit
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, #2400, Chicago, IL 60654
312/664-0153; fax: 312/216-2636
[email protected]
www.kivvit.com
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Public affairs & issues advocacy, strategic communications, media & public relations, digital strategy, research and data analytics, innovation, reputation management, stakeholder identification & engagement, executive positioning, message development, crisis & litigation communications, advertising, creative design & content. Employees: 100+.
Founded: 2002.
Agency Statement:
Kivvit is one of O’Dwyer’s top 20-ranked independent strategic communications and public affairs firms in the United States.What sets Kivvit apart is our unique ability to integrate cutting-edge analytics to inform a full suite of strategic communications, creative content, and data-driven advertising capabilities. Our wide-ranging expertise and relentless focus on measurement enables us to achieve real outcomes and demonstrate business impact across sectors.
We take pride in operating as a one P & L firm, which has cultivated a truly collaborative team culture, a strong national client base, and integrated suite of capabilities. In addition to our core public affairs teams, about 40% of Kivvit professionals are specialists on one of our award-winning service teams, which maintain deep expertise in brand strategy, creative design, digital, and insights.
Kivvit achieved record business performance in 2021 and made significant investments to accelerate our evolution as the agency of the future and create a world class culture that fosters collaboration, creativity, diversity, and innovation.
Our success delivering on these priorities has earned Kivvit recognition as Campaigns & Elections magazine’s Public Affairs Firm of the Year in 2021 and 2020 and as one of PRovoke’s North America Agencies of the Year for the past 5 years.
Kivvit also leads O’Dwyer’s specialty rankings across multiple categories, including Energy, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Health, Purpose & Corporate Social Responsibility, Real Estate, Sports, and Transportation.
Client Sectors/Industries
Energy
Technology & Innovation
Education
Corporate
Non-Profits and CSR
Labor & Trade Associations
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Transportation & Infrastructure
Food & Beverage
Sports
Media & Entertainment
Real Estate
Defense
Financial Services
Retail
Regulated Industries
Awards
Agency
Bulldog PR Awards: Best Large Agency, 2020; Gold, Most Innovative Agency, 2020
Crain's New York: Top 100 Best Workplaces in New York City
O'Dwyers: No. 1 Nonprofits PR Firm; No. 2 Energy PR Firm; No. 2 Fastest-Growing PR Firm (among Top 25 firms); No. 3 Real Estate Finance & Development PR Firm; No. 3 Corporate Social Responsibility PR Firm; No. 4 Education PR Firm; No. 14 Largest Independent PR Firm in the United States
PRovoke: Top 5 Best PR Firms to Work For in North America, 2020
PRovoke Fast Movers List: No. 10 Fastest-Growing Firm in the United States; No. 6 Fastest-Growing Firms Globally with Over 30M in Revenue
PRovoke Sabre Awards: Digital PR Agency of the Year in North America, 2020; Top 5 Public Affairs Agency of the Year in North America, 2018, 2019, 2021
Reed Awards: 2021 Public Affairs Firm of the Year
Campaign
PRovoke Sabre Awards: Superior Achievement in Research and Planning, 2020, 2021; Superior Achievement in Measurement and Evaluation 2021; Best Healthcare Provider Campaign 2021; Best Not-for-Profit Campaign 2021; Best Education/Cultural Institution Campaign, 2020; Public Affairs Campaign of the Year, 2019
Reed Awards: Best Cross-Channel Ad Campaign, 2020; Best Use of Data Analytics/Machine Learning, 2020; Best Use of Online Targeting, 2020; Best Use of Online Targeting for Statewide Campaign - Non-Federal, 2020
Pollie Awards: Ballot Initiative Best in Show 2021
PR News CSR & Diversity Awards: Best Media Relations Campaign 2021
Eric Sedler, founder & mng. partner; Maggie Moran, mng. partner; Zach Silber, CIO; Molly Scherrman, COO; Kent Holland, mng. dir., DC; Eric Herman, Sarah Hamilton, Maura Farrell, Sophie McCarthy, mng. dirs., IL; Laura Matos, Adam Steinberger, mng. dirs., NJ; Rich Bamberger, Tom Meara, Josh Vlasto, mng. dirs., NY
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, #2400, Chicago, IL 60654
Catherine Turco, gen. mgr.
1100 G St. NW, #350, Washington, DC 20005
Molly Scherrman, COO
200 Varick St., #201, New York, NY 10014
Rachel Roseneck, deputy gen. mgr.
603 Mattison, 5th flr., Asbury Park, NJ 07712
Laura Matos, gen. mgr.
3250 NE 1st Ave., #305, Miami, FL 33137
Kelly Penton-Chacon, gen. mgr.
Clients Include:
AirbnbAllstate
Anheuser-Busch
BlueCross BlueShield
Citadel
Delta Airlines
Exelon
Ford
General Dynamics
Lyft
Motion Picture Assn.
New Jersey Dept. of Health
The Nature Conservancy
Scotts
State University of New York
Tesla
United States Olympic Committee
University of Chicago
Kivvit in the news with O'Dwyer's:
| • | Kivvit Vet Matos Goes to Mad Global Strategy GroupWed., Apr. 27, 2022... Laura Matos Kivvit veteran Laura Matos has joined Mad Global Strategy Group as a partner at the... |
| • | PR Firms Report Robust 29.7% Growth in '21Fri., Mar. 25, 2022...in sports and entertainment from BCW and Megan Hueter to the digital practice from Endeavor. Kivvit Attracts New Talent Zach Silber ... |
| • | Kivvit Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Addition of MDsFri., Feb. 4, 2022... Kivvit has bolstered its executive ranks with the addition of four managing directors as the... |
| • | How Data Tell the Real Crisis StoryThu., Jan. 20, 2022...and that certain responses will only direct more attention to an event. That's why at Kivvit we use these steps and more to provide clients with Impact Forecasts, a data-driven... |
| • | PR Rebounded in ’21 From Chaos of Pandemic ’20Thu., Dec. 30, 2021...to disgraced and former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, leave their managing director jobs at Kivvit . They were members of the governor’s “inner circle” of advisors that worked to fend... |
| • | Brunswick Group's Anderson Joins AbMacMon., Nov. 1, 2021...measurable results.” Prior to Brunswick, Anderson held posts at Zeno Group (director of paid media), Kivvit (principal of digital strategy) and APCO Worldwide (senior associate director of digital strategy). He has... |
| • | Comms Are Key to Advancing Clean EnergyFri., Oct. 29, 2021...policy. *** Rachel Roseneck is a Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow and Associate Director at Kivvit .... |
| • | Ex-Cuomo Aides Exit KivvitTue., Aug. 17, 2021...and departing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, have left their managing director jobs at Kivvit . “We agreed to amicably part ways,” they told the New York Post in a joint... |
