STEPHEN ALTROGGE

STORY ON FIRE
www.StoryOnFire.com

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ABOUT BROCHURE FOR SACHS MEDIA

Crafting

Breakthrough Solutions
At Sachs Media Group, were all about breakthroughs. Bold, impactful, game-changing solutions for
big, important, thorny problems. We dont play small-ball. We love to help clients conquer their
toughest challenges, achieve business goals that shift momentum in their favor, and overcome those
painful problems that keep them staring at the ceiling night after night.
There are no cookie cutters in our kitchen. We approach every client challenge with the care of a
craftsman. We work until we understand your business model inside and out, and we bond with your
team until it feels like weve been together from the beginning.
We love to deliver the kinds of solutions that have our clients saying, Yes! Thats what we mean by
a breakthrough.

***
What

WERE MADE OF
Our 30 team members have diverse expertise as top government and corporate brand strategists,
political gunslingers, award-winning creatives, online media producers, digital architects, and
seasoned former journalists. Heres what makes us different:
HIGH-STAKES CHALLENGES
We want to make a serious difference in your life and in the world. Were at our best when the stakes
are highest. If youve got a big opportunity, meaningful cause or sticky problem, wed love to work
with you.
STRATEGIC DIRECTION
We dont do Ready, fire, aim! Our tactics are directly tied to strategy to make sure we arent just
doing things, but doing the right things to get the outcomes you need. informed by upfront research
to make sure they are on strategy and we measure outcomes continuously to make sure we are
getting the results we expect.
INQUISITIVE THINKING
We ask questions. We dig deeper. Our in-house research team pokes and prods, constantly looking
for insights that allow you to take action. Through qualitative and quantitative data collection and
analysis, target audience research, and message testing, we identify key insights that deliver
breakthroughs.
ENERGIZED STORYTELLING

Everyones got a story. We have the skills to tell yours in ways that captivate interest, touch hearts
and deepen loyalty. Weaving together words, images, design, and video, we create and share your
story in ways that engages people and compels them to action.
SENSE OF URGENCY
We like forward motion, and we arent afraid of aggressive deadlines (yeah, were weird like that). We
believe the breakthrough is always right around the corner, waiting to be discovered, and we cant
wait to get that game-changing solution into your hands.
CONNECTED (VERY)
We know the right people. Movers and shakers. People of influence. People who get stuff done.
When you work with us, our friends become your friends.
***

Work That

MATTERS
We dont do great work to win awards. For us, its about doing meaningful things that matter...
Constantly pursuing excellence Making a real difference in the world or your world. Its about
delivering the perfectly crafted breakthrough solution that suddenly changes everything.
We measure success by the results we get for our clients. Results like:
Helping the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs generate
a 95%
increase
in services,
generating a
$2 billion
increase in federal benefits drawn down by Florida veterans.
Increasing reports to Floridas child abuse hotline by 3
3%
and online reporting portal by 4

3%
.
Ba
ck-to-back record years
for finalized adoptions in Florida, earning Florida millions in federal
bonus dollars.
Increasing monthly sales leads by 2
93%
through the first six months of a financial companys

newly-launched B2C division.

Increasing organic search-referred sales leads by 1
3%
following the launch of a home insurance
carriers new website and brand.

Still, our trophy case rocks!

Agency of the Year

for our size by Bulldog Reporter (2011)
Among top two firms nationwide for non-profit communications (Bulldog Reporter, 2014)
Three-time winner of
top national social/digital campaign
(Bulldog Reporter, 2012-14)
National Gracie Award
(2014)
Six Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards
for video production.
Top Public Affairs PR Firm in Southeastern U.S.
(ODwyers, 2014)
Top Financial PR Firm in Southeastern U.S.
(ODwyers, 2014)
Two-time winner of
top PR campaign in Florida
(FPRA Dick Pope All Florida Grand Golden Image
Award (2009, 2013)
More than 100
Addy Awards
for design on local, regional and national levels
Ranked among Floridas
Best Companies to Work For
(Florida Trend, 2014)

Public Relations | Advertising | Branding | Crisis | Research

Public Affairs | Digital Marketing | Social Media | Design
***

CONTACT NOW
SachsMedia.com
TALLAHASSEE
114 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 222-1996
ORLANDO
Two Landmark Center
225 E. Robinson Street, Suite 455
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 219-3157
BOCA RATON
150 East Palmetto Park Road, Suite 800
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
(847) 977-9740

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