High-Proof Creative is a Portland-based marketing agency passionate about craft beverages. Founded in 2018, the woman-owned firm focuses on creativity, strategic execution, and a commitment to the craft beverage industry, offering branding and marketing solutions. Prioritizing innovation, High-Proof Creative prizes its client-centric approach and dedication in developing high-quality branding strategies. 

They provide services including logo and label design, branding workshops, website development, SEO/content creation, and photography, amongst others. Specialized in working with the craft beverage industry, the firm's target audience includes breweries, distilleries, wineries, and other craft beverage companies, both in the U.S. and worldwide. Their track record includes high-profile clients across the globe, thus validating their commitment to accelerating growth within the industry.

DSPolitical is a leading digital advertising company based in Washington state, California, and Portland. They specialize in offering innovative strategies and state-of-the-art technology to push progressive candidates, causes, and issues to the forefront. With their distinctive approach of merging data and technology, DSPolitical offers the most effective digital advertising campaigns in the politics sector. Their core values include championing progressive causes, offering unmatched data through their partnership with Catalist, and transforming campaign strategies by introducing previously inaccessible technology to all levels of candidacy. 

DSPolitical provides a wide array of services including voter-optimized TV ads, reaching political influencers, digital franking, and creating test ads. They offer proprietary enterprise software, which has assisted hundreds of clients to target the correct voters thereby ensuring their wins. DSPolitical primarily targets democratic candidates and progressive causes. They have assisted over 1,250 candidates to win their races, and supported numerous causes to meet their electoral and legislative goals.

Manifold is an award-winning experiential marketing agency based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Portland. Their approach to successful marketing is rooted in cultivating mutual trust in great ideas. Known for their creativity and execution, Manifold prides itself on its diverse team of expert branded experience designers, bringing together different parts, elements and features to create engaging brand experiences that captivate and inspire. 

Their core values lie in exploring new technologies and emerging trends, always aiming to produce extraordinary experiences that delight their audience. Their target audience includes clients seeking guidance in online and offline live event, brand & product consumer marketing, conference and event marketing, and sales, trade and retail marketing among others.

OVO, based in Portland, Oregon, is a highly accomplished branding agency designed to solve critical business issues. The agency is known for its strategic rebranding approach, branding identity development, brand strategy formulation, and brand management services. This niche-specific emphasis makes it a true expert in the field of branding. At the core of OVO's philosophy is the belief in building genuine business relationships based on trust, transparency, and respect. They prioritize quality over quantity, hiring only senior-level consultants to work collaboratively on every project. 

OVO offers a full spectrum of specific services including brand launches, strategic rebranding, naming, messaging platforms, identity systems, and repositioning. OVO's clientele ranges from startups to international corporations with revenues exceeding $32 billion, across diverse industries such as apparel, arts and culture, beauty and wellness, construction and real estate, and technology, to name a few. 

Established in 1982, Wieden+Kennedy is a renowned global creative company that has been at the forefront of building and transforming iconic brands for over four decades. With expertise in creative, media, social, design, and strategy, W+K is dedicated to leveraging creativity and influence to make a meaningful impact on the world and shape culture.

Their work not only drives cultural influence but also delivers tangible value to their clients' bottom line. Whether working with major global brands or ambitious challengers, W+K is committed to creating innovative campaigns that resonate with audiences and drive business success.W+K boasts a team of 1100 employees located in prominent cities such as Portland, New York, Amsterdam, Tokyo, London, Delhi, Shanghai, and Sao Paulo.

Maxwell is a Portland, Oregon-based marketing agency that prides itself on creating culturally relevant and impactful brand communications. Founded with a mission to support consumer brands that seek to improve local economies, food systems, and environmental wellness, Maxwell employs socially impactful, trailblazing, and unconventional strategies. Maxwell's core services include brand strategy, public relations, influencer marketing, content marketing, social media management, and digital advertising, all thoughtfully curated to meet the needs of each client. Their target audience includes leaders in the food, wellness, and hospitality sectors, as well as independent thinkers, wellness enthusiasts and sustainability advocates. By uniting cultural insights and universal truths with consumer research, they create compelling stories that resonate with their audiences.

Founded in 1979, Gard Communications is a versatile marketing agency located in Portland, Oregon. They are experts in public relations, public affairs, digital, and creative design. Their core values include pragmatic strategies carried out with grace and respect. They endeavor to build enduring relationships with their clients and their team by listening, collaborating, and crafting creative, practical solutions. They offer a diverse range of services including PR, branding, digital and print advertising, website design, crisis communications, and public affairs management. Gard Communications is proficient in both traditional and digital domains, managing content across paid, earned, owned, and social media. They serve the needs of regional, national, and even international clients from mission-critical industries like healthcare, government, energy, education, insurance, non-profits, and transportation. They aim to solve complex problems and help their clients achieve their goals through strategically planned and creatively executed solutions.

A&O Public Relations, based in Portland and New York, is a versatile marketing and PR firm with a dedicated specialization in the fields of arts, culture, architecture, and design. Established in San Francisco in 2009, they extend their proficiency in integrating traditional media relations and digital marketing techniques to boost the reach, relevance, and reputation of their clients.

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Their core values are anchored on creating ingenuity-driven communications strategies, leveraging innovation and storytelling to resonate with audiences. The firm brings significant awareness to businesses, individuals, and the innovative ideas shaping the future.

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A&O PR offers a multitude of services ranging from strategic communications, crisis management, marketing, to creative campaign development. They are skilled in constructing narratives that not only captivate audiences but also drive media coverage.

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The company caters to a diverse audience, including partners in business, fine art, music, hospitality, and architectural sectors. They are well immersed in serving clients around the world and are recognized as trusted advisors to CEOs, Directors, and entrepreneurs.

Based in Portland, AM:PM PR is a strategic communications firm that specializes in PR, marketing, and issues management. This family-owned agency prioritizes strategy, employing in-depth research and analysis to develop effective key messages and tactics that deliver results. By listening first, they ensure their strategies are customer-oriented and based on truth and authenticity.

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Their extensive range of services includes brand marketing, strategic planning, social media strategy, email marketing, audience analysis, event planning, and crisis management. Additionally, they provide services like strategic counsel, reputation management, and community outreach. They employ creative and strategic approaches to each of these services, valuing both common sense and creativity.

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AM:PM PR predominantly operates with clients they believe in, thus making their target audience broad. However, they particularly excel in working with organizations in need of crisis management, strategic marketing, and audience connection. They strive to be an extension of their client's team, achieving their goals through mutually beneficial partnerships. Their maxim, "Listen first", emphasizes their commitment to understanding their client's needs before crafting a bespoke communication strategy.

Hubbell Communications, a public relations firm based in Portland, Oregon, excels in creating progress on complex issues through its solutions-driven work. Their approach centres around their shared belief in doing high-impact work, and their values of courage, curiosity, inclusivity, determination guide their collaborative strategies and solutions to life's complex problems. With a wide range of services such as creating integrated digital campaigns, working with legislators and managing crises, they are driven to make life better for more people. Diverse in their approach, they have successfully handled projects including healthcare system reforms, close engagement with patients fighting chronic diseases, and reframing Oregon's dental dialogue. They work exceptionally well with business, policy, and community partnerships, as they aspire to bridge the gap between these entities. The dynamic team at Hubbell is truly a beacon of progress, constantly striving towards creating better communities.

R\West is an integrated marketing agency based in the US, known for reducing clutter and delivering big ideas that ensures successful business outcomes. They define their role as being an effective partner, utilizing their understanding of behavioral economics and analytics to provide services that matter to clients and their businesses. They specialize in creating content campaigns that not only sell products but also sell stories, building brand sustainability, and equity. 

R\West's main expertise covers digital marketing, analytics, communications, video production, creative design, social media, paid media, and brand management. These insight-based and data-intensive approaches enable R\West to optimize delivery, resulting in real-time results, actionable insights, and high ROI. R\West loves working with life brands - brands that help us enjoy and succeed in life, making it easier for them to show consumers why they should also believe in them. Their approach is innovative, leaning heavily towards selling narratives filled with rich online and offline content, the process they have coined as 'storyselling'.

Bloom Communications is an expert marketing, public relations, and creative services agency located in Austin, Texas, and Asheville, North Carolina. The passionate team operates with a commitment to growth, success, and creating impactful change in the world. The agency prides itself on its core values of inclusivity, reliability, fiscal responsibility, and creativity. They believe in fostering genuine, positive relationships with clients and always delivering on commitments. Bloom Communications provides an array of services such as public relations strategies, marketing campaigns, creating visually appealing branding, and insightful research for their clients. The agency's successful strategies and innovative approach serve mission-driven organizations across the U.S. and the globe who, like them, aim to make substantial and meaningful change.

PRA Public Relations, based in Portland, is an award-winning agency offering digital marketing and public relations solutions. The agency excels in transforming their clients into thought leaders, translating their knowledge into powerful stories. The PRA team's core values focus on strategy, storytelling, and success, providing business growth solutions with expertise in their respective fields. They specialize in public relations and earned media strategies, alongside providing a noticeable presence in the world of social media marketing. PRA's specific services include FinTech PR Practice, Luxury Consumer & Aesthetics Practice, and Global Digital Marketing. Their target audience comprises various businesses aiming to strengthen or establish their reputation and influence within their industries. Their effective storytelling and strategic planning make PRA a trusted partner for businesses looking to enhance their market credibility and awareness.