Horn Group Adds 15 New Clients in the First Half of 2010; Celebrates 19 Years in Business

Posted by Shannon Latta on July 15, 2010 | 0 Comments

Horn Group, Inc., a digital communications agency, has added 15 new clients in the first half of 2010 representing $1.8 million in annualized revenue. With these additions to its client portfolio, Horn Group expects to grow 30% over last year. The company also celebrated 19 years in business last month.

New clients in Horn Group's San Francisco office include:

AmBAR - the American Business Association of Russian-Speaking Professionals that recently organized Silicon Valley's first VC Trip to Russia
BitDefender - a top global antivirus software provider
Engine Yard - a leading cloud computing platform for Ruby on Rails
Marketo - a revenue-focused marketing automation company
ServiceSource - a service revenue performance company
Splunk - an IT search company
Xirrus - high performance WiFi solutions

Some of the new clients in Horn Group's New York office include:

Chile IT - a public/private partnership to promote Chilean technologiy companies and the country's IT industry
Magnetic - a search data marketplace that enables search re-targeting for advertisers and publishers
Spencer Trask - an early stage venture firm focused on communications, information technology, and life sciences sectors
SocialShield - Internet safety parenting tools

"As our industry starts to show signs of recovery, clients are being more creative about how to effectively reach their audiences with original content, from brand-building videos to surveys to info-graphics that feed the media's appetite for data," said Shannon Latta, partner and EVP at Horn Group. "Our strategy to provide a wide range of digital communications services, including interactive design, is paying off and we're bullish about our 2010 business outlook."

"Horn Group has the most enduring agency reputation in the technology industry. Sabrina Horn had a vision almost 20 years ago for building a different kind of agency. To this day, her team combines insight and imagination to create relevant campaigns for their clients. I trust Horn Group to deliver meaningful results for our business," said Van Diamondakis, vice president of marketing at ServiceSource and a four-time recurring client over the past 10 years.

Agency Launches New Portfolio at www.horngroup.com/portfolio

In May, Horn Group launched a new portfolio on its website that features recent interactive, design and video projects created by its Interactive Services team in the last 12 months. One notable highlight, the company has produced half a dozen video and Flash demo projects in just the last 30 days - a good indicator that interest in online video is continuing to mount.

Agency Thought Leadership Events

Horn Group also played central roles in two thought leadership events this Spring. Surprise You're A Media Company!, held in San Francisco on March 30^th, was a Horn Group-hosted industry panel focused on the increasing requirement for companies to develop original content. The event was moderated by Sam Whitmore of SWMS and panelists included:

Charlene Li, Founder of Altimeter Group
John Byrne, Former BussinessWeek.com Editor-In-Chief and Founder of C-Change
Karen Wickre, Senior Manager of Global Communications and Public Affairs at Google
Don Bulmer, VP of Global Communications at SAP

In New York, the agency sponsored and led media relations efforts for the April 26 VideoSchmooze, a panel discussion with video industry experts and media, focused on the implications of online and mobile video shifting from free, ad-supported models to paid models.

About Horn Group, Inc.

Horn Group is a digital communications firm specializing in public relations, interactive design and social media. It represents hot start-ups and established brands in enterprise technology, SaaS, digital media, and consumer Internet sectors. The company has been recognized as a best mid-sized agency for four consecutive years in PRSourceCode's annual Top Tech Communicators survey; has won several awards for interactive web design and video production; and is frequently noted as a Best Employer and Best Place to Work. The company was founded by Sabrina Horn in 1991 and is based in San Francisco and New York.

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