DRUM Agency was an independently owned marketing agency with operations in Atlanta , New York City and Chicago . It shut down without notice on April 15, 2020. It was the result of the merger of BKV (Bennett Kuhn Varner), unified.agency, Hiccup and Umarketing firms. The oldest agency, BKV, originally specialized in direct response marketing , then later expanded into traditional media, followed by digital media . Clients included both for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations.
18-740: BKV may refer to: BKV Corporation , an energy company that plans to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by the 2030s. Based in Denver, Colorado, United States Bennett Kuhn Varner , a marketing agency based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States BK virus , a member of the polyomavirus family BKV Norrtälje , a football club based in Norrtälje, Sweden Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport , an airport in Florida, United States Budapesti Közlekedési Zrt. ,
36-757: A planned two-year consolidation. Then in 2018, these agencies merged into one marketing firm under the name DRUM Agency, led by CEO George Wiedemann and COO Ken Lomasney with operations in Atlanta, Chicago and New York. In April 2020, DRUM Agency shut its Atlanta office down suddenly and without explanation. Offerings under BKV included digital advertising, search engine marketing , advanced data and analytics, direct mail, customer relationship management , email marketing , broadcast creative and media services, search engine optimization , social media marketing and digital PR. The company also provided web and mobile development services, such as design, static site generation, API integration, and database administration. With
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72-505: A toll-free number to order diabetes-care supplies through the mail instead of through pharmacies. June 2001, Direct Results Network was created as a sister company of BKV. In 2002, the name was changed to Response Mine Interactive (RMI). In 2002, Ad Age named BKV one of the top agencies by U.S. direct marketing revenue at #49. On Sept 2, 2005, BKV employees collected money on the streets of Buckhead for victims of Hurricane Katrina . Agency owners Brent Kuhn and Maribett Varner matched
90-514: A total of 100,000 units during the period. The ad was launched after the Christmas season and helped lead into the Mother's Day gift-buying season. Early and mid-March 2001, BKV launched a series of direct response television commercials for Marietta's Matria Healthcare Inc. for their diabetes self-care division. The DRTV commercials target audience was seniors age 65 and over. They were to call
108-504: Is a privately held, with more than one-quarter of employees serving as partners. Cresa has received multiple awards and has been included on top achievement lists, including Site Selection's Service Provider of the Year, American Business Journals’ Best Places to Work, INC. 5000, and Realcomm's “Top Ten Most Innovative Brokerage Firms. ” Several Cresa offices have been consistently honored with Best Places to Work recognition. In 2010, Cresa
126-487: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bennett Kuhn Varner BKV was founded as Bennet Kuhn Varner in 1981 with Six Flags Theme Parks as one of the first clients. In 1996, BKV created and produced a two-minute DRTV commercial for Dirt Devil to introduce the Broom Vac three months before a retail launch. This direct response television campaign sold
144-583: The CresaPartners LLC name, expanding further to 48 offices. In 2008, with 50 North American offices, Cresa became one of the largest occupier-focused commercial real estate firms in the world. In 2017, Cresa merged the ownership of 20 individual offices to become a single entity: Cresa Global, Inc. This structure enabled the firm to invest in their business and add services designed to provide value to clients . The offices that did not merge continue to operate under license agreements, as they did before
162-657: The donation raised and BKV sent $ 3,218 to the American Red Cross . In 2006, BKV began using marketing techniques to better reach clients and consumers by using video and audio Podcasts and mobile platforms. In 2007, Equifax chose BKV to handle its $ 11 million account for direct response, search engine optimization and marketing services. To expand communication programs beyond the internet, Equifax chose to utilize print, direct mail and direct response television . BKV merged with Weyforth-Haas Marketing of Overland Park, Kansas in 2007. The joined company took on
180-497: The future” office standards. Tod Lickerman was appointed CEO in 2021; Mr. Lickerman joined Cresa's Board in 2019 and has extensive commercial real estate experience spanning over 35 years. Mr. Lickerman previously served as Global President and Americas CEO at Cushman & Wakefield. Prior, he served as Global CEO of DTZ, where he led the firm in taking the company private and acquiring Cassidy Turley and Cushman & Wakefield. In total, he helped acquire and integrate 20 companies into
198-451: The importance of being results driven and analytical within paid search marketing, display advertising , email acquisition and web development . Greg Lee, Director of SEO at BKV, spoke at SES Atlanta in 2015 on brand visibility and search engine optimization. SES Atlanta is a conference that focuses on various types of search marketing from paid search to organic search. In 2015, Todd Chambers, Group Creative Director VP at BKV, discussed
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#1732787267004216-416: The industry, Cresa's founders recognized that the existing commercial real estate model was broken and inherently unfair to occupiers. They set out to level the playing field, acting as unbiased advisors exclusively for corporate space users. By 1995, Cresa had grown to 30 cities. In 1998, the organization changed its structure from an alliance to that of an LLC, similar to large consulting firms, and took on
234-799: The merger to DRUM Agency, additional creative, technology and analytics services were added to the offering. Cresa Cresa is an international commercial real estate firm headquartered in Chicago, IL . Cresa is notable for its occupier-only real estate representation services including Transaction Management (lease & sale), Building Technology Solutions , Consulting, Facilities Management, Global Portfolio Solutions , Investment Banking, Lease Administration, Location Strategy & Economic Incentives, Mission Critical Solutions , Project Management, Remote Advisory Services, Supply Chain & Distribution, Technology Advisory Services, Workplace Intelligence, and Workspace Planning, Design & Support. Cresa
252-465: The merger. Cresa is – and always has been – 100% employee owned. Structured like a professional services consulting firm, Cresa's equity is held by professionals in each office. The firm is managed by a corporate staff and a board of directors who set the strategic vision for the firm. Cresa continues to be the largest occupier-focused firm in the world, with over 80 offices globally. Cresa includes more than 80 offices and over 1,000 employees. The firm
270-582: The name BKV Inc. in 2008. BKV and sister company RMI moved to 8th, 9th and 10th floors of Lenox Towers at 3390 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia, 30326 in June 2009 with the help of CresaPartners . BKV was previously located at 2964 Peachtree Road for ten years. In 2013, Dave Mundo, Analytics Director at BKV, spoke at Digital Summit Atlanta on media and marketing content alongside entrepreneurs and digital strategists. In 2014, Jana Ferguson, EVP and Director of Client Services, spoke at Digital Summit Atlanta about
288-688: The strategies and trends of web design and user experience at SEMPO Google+ Hangout . Expert guest speakers discussed these topics in an open question and answer format. In October 2015, BKV provided nonprofit marketing services to support 48in48 as both a sponsor and source of volunteers including web designers, developers and copywriters. This event, which took place at General Assembly in Ponce City Market , provided 48 custom WordPress websites for 48 Atlanta-based nonprofits in no more than 48 hours. In 2016 BKV began collaborating with three other agencies, Hiccup, Umarketing and unified.agency as
306-603: Was certified as a "Sustainable Business Leader", having completed the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP) -- a program of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) that provides guidance, support and technical assistance to facilitate the "greening" of small and medium-sized businesses. United Space Alliance awarded Cresa its 2010 Small Business of the Year award for the firm's work in developing USA's “workplace of
324-640: Was founded in 1993 when Avalon Partners, headed by Bill Goade, formed an alliance with four other commercial real estate firms: Prevé Liberatore & Barton in Miami, Cooper/Brady in San Jose and Palo Alto, Tanguay Burke Stratton in Chicago, and Metrospace of Los Angeles. The firms averaged 20-year histories in their respective markets before joining as the CresaPartners Alliance. After years in
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