Life doesn’t stop once a PR agency has been acquired. Its CEO and entire staff become integrated into the buyer’s organization and life becomes quite different. Whether it’s a good or bad life depends upon many factors — culture, chemistry, synergy as well as the blending of best practices of seller and…
Will they want my PR firm as is? In this instance we’re not talking about a new business presentation. This is a question virtually every PR agency owner asks herself or himself when considering the possibility of selling their agency. Will a buyer, any buyer, be interested in what we…
Are you planning to sell your agency sometime soon? Have you thought about where you see yourself four years after the ink dries? With any public relations agency merger or acquisition, there are numerous questions you must ask yourself before signing on the dotted line, including getting smart about your…
Lambert, Edwards & Associates Acquires Owen Blicksilver PR Creates Top-10 Investor Relations, M&A Communications Firm Nationally Grand Rapids-based Lambert, Edwards & Assocs. today announced the acquisition of financial PR powerhouse Owen Blicksilver PR to move into the New York market. The Stevens Group engineered the deal. Blicksilver is noted for…
Bob Feldman joined Art Stevens for the first in a series of webcasts that focused on the subject of PR and digital marketing agency Mergers & Acquisitions. This series is sponsored by The Stevens Group and brought to you by CommPro.biz. In this brief exchange between Bob and Art they cover subjects that in this quickly-changing and converging environment are a “MUST…
CommPro.biz, one of the leading newsletters covering public relations, digital/interactive and marketing, has announced the creation of a new CHANNEL focusing on mergers and acquisitions. The Stevens Group, a leading M & A facilitator, will sponsor the new CommPro.biz M&A CHANNEL and provide content. This new channel will literally cover the waterfront…
Some things were inherently meant to be “Do-It-Yourself” projects, like repainting your spare bedroom, planting a new bed of hydrangeas, or updating the latest operating system software on your mobile device. However, the sale of your PR firm is definitely not one of those things. With the recent arrival of 2018, we…
With the winter season upon us, there’s perhaps no better time to examine the mysterious phenomenon of what we refer to as “Cold Feet Syndrome,” a sometimes puzzling set of circumstances that cause a surprising number of PR agency CEOs to back out of a previously-agreed-to sale of their firm…
The Tony Award® Winning Crossroads Theatre Company Contact: Barbara M. Martalus 201-669-9490 bmartalus@gmail.com For immediate release December 14, 2017 Art Stevens Appointed to Crossroads Theatre Company Board New Brunswick, NJ — Crossroads Theatre Company announced the appointment of Art Stevens to its Board of Trustees. “The Crossroads Theatre Company is…
Whether you’re actively considering the sale of your PR firm, or it’s just a vague idea that’s been percolating at the back of your mind for a while, it’s important to have realistic expectations before pursuing a deal in earnest. Because delusional beliefs about the acquisition process can occasionally preclude…