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Transform Your Brand Story Into Lasting Search Visibility That Drives Credibility & Revenue

For startups and small enterprises that want to stand out in the market through an innovative PR and digital marketing.

Services

Brand & Design

Branding
Packaging
Graphic Design

PR

Key Messaging
Media Relations
Story Tracking

 

Website & SEO

Search Optimization & Visibility (SEO)
Website Design
Wix Experts

Content

Content Development 
Social Media Strategy 

Experience

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Since 2001, we've helped build the brands of hundreds of startups, small businesses and nonprofits

Brands Created

We have not only worked with established brands, but we've created them from identity to story and messaging to awareness and exposure for companies and personal brands.

$1M in Revenue

We have successfully helped small businesses achieve $1M or more in revenue in under two years with PR, sampling and promotional marketing.

Industry Experts

We understand where company leadership needs to be to establish themselves as experts with fresh thinking in their respective industries.

Increased Awareness & Traffic

Our expertise in PR, brand story, SEO and digital marketing has increased website traffic for clients that resulted in more engagement and sales.

Cover Stories

It's rare to get one cover story in a career, but we've managed to secure more than 20 cover stories or inclusions for clients in major media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Cascade360 digital PR by Cascade Communications
Unlike other agencies, we understand that campaigns must cover all bases and channels online using an integrated story-first approach to create long-term visibility. PR alone is not enough.

Our unique Cascade360 model takes a full view of your business and industry for customized strategies that ensure our campaigns successfully achieve business objectives from brand, design, PR and content to create curiosity, clicks and sales.
Expertise

We have PR and marketing agency experience in almost every industry. These are our core competencies.

Arts & Entertainment
Associations/Nonprofits
Baby & Child
B2B Software and Services
Consumer Tech & Wearables
Eco-friendly, Green & Sustainability
Food, Restaurant & Beverage
Home & Lifestyle
Outdoor & Recreation
Pet Products
Special Events/Trade Shows
Travel & Tourism
Venture Capital

Mark Clayton, Founder, Inventor & Former NFL Player, LIVV Headphones

"Jennifer and Cascade were able to work magic for us, especially considering our tight budget.

Cascade cares about their work, offering candid advice and excellent service. Organized and able to maximize a limited budget. The 30-day campaign they executed resulted in over $100,000 of new funds and set a foundation for further investment rounds."

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A Different Kind of Agency. 

PR is our foundation but we know that brand story goes beyond a media story in today's digital world.

We meet the needs of a rapidly changing marketing and media environment to benefit growing companies.

Our mission is to help startups, small business and small enterprises worldwide compete and grow through innovative PR, content and experiential digital marketing and campaigns that increase online visibility and search discovery for long-term growth.

We innovate PR and digital marketing to introduce the world to innovative, fearless startups, small businesses and small enterprises making an impact.

Search & Discovery is at the heart of our strategies for long-term success.

We're a virtual agency that has mastered collaboration for client success. This allows us flexibility and affordability.

Top PR Agency for Startups 
Top 10 Most Influential Startup PR Professionals in the World
PR News Platinum Awards Finalist - Consumer Product Launch of the Year

The Team

Jennifer Fortney Cascade Communications PR & Marketing

Jennifer Fortney

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Founder, PR &

Marketing Veteran

Allison Traynham Cascade Communications Website Design

Allison Traynham

  • Allison Traynham Cascade Communications

Brand & Web Design

Marcella Raymond PR

Marcella Raymond

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Former TV Journalist, Media Relations

Rob Wheat Journalist & PR

Rob
Wheat

  • Rob Wheat LinkedIn

Experienced Journalist, Media Relations

Cascade PR & Digital Marketing Agency Startups

We Tell Stories of Cool Companies
Around the World

Our Core Values

We value and celebrate partnerships, innovation, initiative, collaboration, respect and service in everything we do. ​

​We value education and always learning to stay atop of industry trends that affect client success.​

We value the commitments made to our clients to perform and consult ethically and morally daily.

The Cascade Effect

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When innovative & growing companies need to tell their story well, they contact us.

Offices: 
Chicago, IL, Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana​​

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Chicagoland-based Cascade Communications is an nationally and internationally acclaimed top U.S. Integrated Digital Marketing & PR Agency for startups, small businesses and small enterprises around the world. Located in Chicago, IL, Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, we serve clients across the U.S., Canada, Europe and around the world.

 

Public relations, brand and graphic design, website design, SEO, digital marketing, paid & advertising, content, video and photography.

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