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Sachs Media, Inc.
114 S. Duval Street,
Tallahassee,
FL
32301
850/222-1996
Facebook.com/SachsMedia
Twitter.com/SachsMediaGrp
Public relations, public affairs, crisis communications, issues management, reputation management, research, social marketing, digital media, content creation, advertising and video production.
Employees: 40. Founded: 1996.
Agency Statement:
Sachs Media is the go-to strategic communications partner for organizations with high-stakes challenges. We are focused on elevating bold organizations, leaders, and agendas; supercharging our clients’ public policy advocacy efforts; and driving audiences to action with campaigns that educate, inform, and persuade. Ranked among the top 100 in the nation for public relations and public affairs, Sachs Media was named a 2025 Top 120 Agency Elite by
PR News.
Ron Sachs, Founder/Chmn.; Michelle Ubben, Pres./CEO; Lisa Garcia, COO/Partner; Ryan Cohn, Exec. VP/Partner; Herbie Thiele, Partner, Dir., PA; Karen Cyphers, VP/Partner, Research & Policy; Drew Piers, Mng. Dir./Partner; Kathy Maiorana, Sr. VP, Strategy & Development
Clients Include:
American Chemistry Council
Ben Crump Law
Capital Health Plan
Computer & Communications Industry Association
Farm Share
Florida Healthy Kids Corp.
Groundswell
HCA
Infectious Disease Prevention Network
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Pfizer
Rail Customer Coalition
Sachs Media, Inc. in the news with O'Dwyer's:
| • | Being Ready Before It HitsThu., Jan. 29, 2026...responsibility, supported affected customers and demonstrated leadership under intense pressure.
Working alongside the team at Sachs Media , I’ve seen this lesson play out repeatedly. The organizations that emerge stronger aren’t the... |
| • | On the Move: SolComms Names Greenberg Performance PR HeadMon., Jan. 26, 2026...driving more revenue and brand awareness for our clients,” said SolComms CEO Bruno Solari.
Drew Piers
Sachs Media , which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, promotes Drew Piers to president. Piers has been with... |
| • | On the Move: J.M. Smucker Co. Names Hollander CMOWed., Mar. 8, 2023...tell UTA’s story on a global stage,” said UTA chief communication officer Richard Siklos.
Rafael Brazon-DiFatta
Sachs Media promotes Rafael Brazon-Di Fatta to director of account services, a newly established position. Brazon-Di... |
| • | News of Firms: Public Affairs & Advocacy Alliance LaunchesWed., Feb. 23, 2022...affairs companies, launches. The Alliance includes 720 Strategies, Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications, KP Public Affairs, Martin Waymire, Ostroff Associates, Inc., Sachs Media , Saxum, Singer and Associates, and Strategic Public Affairs. The network aims to provide unique strategy and effective... |
| • | Polling Through A Pandemic: Methods And MadnessTue., Aug. 25, 2020...navigating new waters in order to do our jobs amid COVID-19.
To gauge these changes, Sachs Media Group has been surveying large, random samples of Florida voters weekly since the pandemic... |
| • | The Art of the ApologyWed., Jan. 15, 2020...more important than ever.
Apologize—or not—at your own risk.
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Ron Sachs is Founder and CEO of Sachs Media Group.... |
| • | When the Shift Hits the FanFri., Jan. 18, 2019...a crisis in the early minutes and days can be devastating: In a recent Sachs Media Group Breakthrough Research survey, 61 percent of respondents said a company’s handling of a... |
| • | Accounts in TransitTue., Jul. 17, 2018...
Sachs Media Group has been selected to work with Support Our Troops, Inc., a nationwide 501(c)(3) organization. Support... |
| • | Awards & EventsThu., Jul. 5, 2018...75 since PR was first recognized by the festival in 2009.
Jenna Box Sarkissian
Jenna Box Sarkissian of Sachs Media Group has been named the gold winner in the Female Professional of the Year category... |
| • | Record Low Unemployment Tightens Race for TalentThu., Jun. 7, 2018...young talent produced by our universities into workers who put down roots in Tallahassee. Sachs Media Group is an enthusiastic participant in the Tally Chamber Job Hop to support that... |
| • | Accounts in TransitWed., Jun. 6, 2018...
Sachs Media Group has been engaged by the Florida Chamber Foundation, a solutions development and research organization working... |
| • | People on the MoveThu., Dec. 21, 2017...CEO Ron Sachs, Herbie Thiele, SMG partner and president Michelle Ubben, Drew Piers, Ryan Cohn
Sachs Media Group has elevated five key executives to partner. Ryan Cohn is currently executive vp, serving as a... |
| • | Sachs Ups Ubben to PresidentTue., May 30, 2017...Michelle Ubben, partner and longtime chief operating officer of Sachs Media Group, has been named president of the Tallahassee-based PR and public affairs firm.
Michelle Ubben
The... |
| • | PR Industry Makes the Most of Big ChangesWed., May 3, 2017...include business strategist, creative director, conversation starter and editorial team and we love it!”
Ron Sachs
Sachs Media Group was another big gainer this year, moving up 25.6 percent to account for... |
| • | Sachs Signs With WorldcomMon., Dec. 19, 2016...Tallahassee-based agency Sachs Media Group has signed on as the newest partner agency of global PR network Worldcom... |
| • | PR Council Announces 2016 Board of DirectorsFri., Oct. 9, 2015...(JPA Health Communications), Daryl McCullough (Citizen Relations), Todd Hansen (O’Malley Hansen Communications), Ron Sachs ( Sachs Media Group) and Karen van Bergen (Porter Novelli).
“We know that we have so much work... |
| • | Ogilvy's Graves to Chair Council of PR FirmsFri., Oct. 17, 2014...Daryl McCullough, CEO, Citizen Relations; Todd Hansen, principal, O'Malley Hansen Communications; Ron Sachs, president/CEO Sachs Media Group, and Karen van Bergen, CEO, Porter Novelli. ... |
| • | Pankowski Rejoins SachsMon., Aug. 5, 2013...Mark Pankowski has opened a Washington outpost for Florida’s Sachs Media Group.
He had been running Pankowski-Rooney-Hart PR, an issues/crisis shop in Bethesda.
The former reporter, news... |
| • | PR Firms, Large and Small, Grew in 2012Mon., Mar. 11, 2013...Company, Indianapolis, $3.2M; energi PR, Montreal; $2.2M, and Ripp Media/Public Relations, New York, +16% to $2M. Sachs Media Group, Tallahassee, returning to the list, posted an 18.5% gain to $4.3M.Firms in the... |
| • | Sachs 'Retool's as Content Plays Bigger Role in PRThu., Feb. 21, 2013...Tallahassee-based Ron Sachs Communications has “retooled” as Sachs Media Group to reflect its thriving business in multimedia content production and opportunities beyond media... |
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