Southard Communications Inc. and Freeman Public Relations Inc. have announced plans to merge to form Southard|Freeman Communications Inc.
The new company expects to begin operations at the beginning of next year with a staff of 25. The company will maintain Southard’s NYC headquarters and offices in Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as Freeman’s New Jersey office.
Bill Southard, president and CEO of Southard, will serve as CEO of the new agency and Bruce Maguire, CEO of Freeman PR, will be president of Southard|Freeman. All current employees, including Southard executives Kelley DeVincentis and Scott Goldberg, and Freeman’s executives Amy Friedland and Ellie Bagli, will be part of Southard|Freeman.