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| Josh Kohnstamm |
Broadhead, which bills itself as the No. 1 independent marketing agency in Minnesota, has acquired Kohnstamm Communications, which reported $2.3M in 2018 fees to O’Dwyer’s rankings.
Headed by Josh Kohnstamm, the St. Paul-based shop is noted for its strength in the food & beverage PR category gained via work for clients such as Beech-Nut Nutrition, Edible Arrangements, Bushel Boy Farms, Blue Dog Bakery and Blossom Water.
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| Dean Broadhead |
KC also handled the launch of “better-for-you” brands including Noosa Yoghurt, Happy Baby, Honest Tea and Angie’s Boomchickapop.
Dean Broadhead, CEO, said KC is “an extraordinary addition to our farm-to-table practice” and praised its “leadership in consumer advocacy as second-to-none.”
Broadhead has more than 100 staffers, handling business from Cargill, Bridgestone Firestone, CMS Boehringer Ingelheim and The Mosaic Co.
PR merger and acquisition consultancy Gould+Partners introduced the parties and facilitated the transaction.
WPP CEO Cindy Rose unveiled “Elevate 28,” a strategic plan to simplify the troubled company, which reported a 5.4 percent drop in 2025 revenues to $13.6B.
Omnicom CEO John Wren reported a Q4 $977.2M operating loss, largely due to the $1.1B in severance and repositioning expenses connected to the $13B Interpublic takeover that closed on Nov. 26.
Publicis Groupe reports an 8.8 percent rise in 2025 net revenues to $16.4B with
Public Policy Holding Company today priced its initial public offering at $12.25 per share. The sale of 4,150,000 shares raised $50.8M in gross proceeds.
Public Policy Holding Company reports that 4Q '25 revenues surged 27.8 percent to $49.9M. Organic growth rose 5.4 percent.
