Agency EA Celebrates 20-Year Milestone

Leading Experiential Agency Launches New Brand and Website

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Feb 13, 2019, 08:56 ET

CHICAGO, Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global, award-winning brand experience agency, Agency EA, unveils a new brand identity and website to commemorate 20 years in business. Headquartered in Chicago but operating on an international scale, the agency has achieved record growth and become a trusted partner to Fortune 500 clients. In the past three years, the agency experienced 185 percent growth in revenue, increased employee count by 79 percent, and topped notable industry lists including Inc. 5000 and Entrepreneur 360.

"After two incredible decades, we were excited to usher in the next era of EA with a new visual identity and website," said Gabrielle Martinez, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Agency EA. "We're always striving to evolve and improve — as both an agency and brand partner — and we believe the new look reflects our current ethos and personality."

In the past year, EA substantially expanded its client portfolio with the addition of Samsung, Google and the Obama Foundation, and produced high-profile events including the MillerCoors Distributors Conference brand reception, GitHub Universe and Hilton General Managers Leadership Summit. The agency counts an impressive roster of tech companies as clients, including Google, Samsung, Intuit, Pandora, Twitter, LinkedIn and GitHub.

Starting with backgrounds in catering and event logistics, Gabrielle Martinez and Fergus Rooney founded a small event production company in 1999. They later evolved EA to an agency model in 2011 to better serve their growing client roster, orchestrating culturally iconic events including the inauguration of President Obama and Oprah's Trip of a Lifetime. Today EA specializes in highly creative, logistically complex B2B events for some of the world's biggest tech brands.

"As a full-service firm, EA has expanded its capabilities year over year, most recently growing in strategy, measurement and analytics, digital offerings, content and demand generation," said Fergus Rooney, CEO and Co-Founder of Agency EA. "As our technology client base has grown, we've taken significant steps to meet their needs and sharpen our business model."

Beyond events, Agency EA prioritizes a deep-seated commitment to supporting gender equity, diversity, community service and the well-being of their employees. Sixty-five percent of managerial and supervisory positions are held by women, and the company maximizes its use of partners focused on diversity and inclusion. Community involvement is embedded in the company's culture and team members can participate in one of EA's many philanthropic initiatives or elect to take "Volunteer Days" to support their cause of choice. EA partially attributes its success to these core values and earned a "Top Workplace for Women" title from Crain's Chicago Business, along with "Best Place to Work" honors from Ad Age, Event Marketer and Crain's Chicago Business.

"We're proud to maintain the tight-knit culture of our early days, despite the rapid growth and expansion," said Martinez. "Our focus on the team, inclusiveness and a genuine passion for our work has been paramount in helping EA achieve this 20 year milestone. We look forward to the next two decades."

Moving forward, agency leadership will focus its efforts on strategic and sustainable growth, recruitment and delivering continued excellence to the agency's growing client portfolio.

Agency EA (www.agencyea.com) is a full-service brand experience agency. EA unites brands with their target audiences by creating exceptional user events, worldwide event programs, summits, conferences and B2B experiential campaigns. With a strategic approach, visionary ideas, inspired creative and flawless execution, EA brings brand messages to life. Founded in 1999 as Event Architects, Agency EA has worked with esteemed clients such as Hilton, Intuit, Google, Samsung, MillerCoors and the Obama Administration. Consistently recognized as an industry leader, EA has repeatedly been named a top agency by Event Marketer It List and Chief Marketer Top Shops.

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