The Next Chapter: Consider Your Post-Sale Plans

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…
Press Release: TSG Facilitates Acquisition of Blicksilver and Associates

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…
Webcast: Building Next Generation Agency

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…
M&A Channel on CommPro.biz

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…
The Many Perils of a D.I.Y. Sale

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…
When ‘Cold Feet Syndrome’ Puts an Agency Sale on Ice
Art Stevens Appointed to Crossroads Theatre Company Board

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…
12 Myths About PR Firms Being Acquired

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…