An Award-Winning Public Relations Firm and Marketing Agency Focused on Cleveland
Acclaim is Cleveland’s premier mid-sized marketing agency and public-relations firm dedicated to scaling organizations through customized marketing strategies, AI efficiencies, original video production, digital advertising, website development, SEO, graphic design, copy writing, email marketing, media relations and fundraising for businesses, startups and nonprofit organizations.
An Award-Winning Public Relations and AI Marketing Agency Focused on Cleveland
Acclaim is Cleveland’s premier mid-sized marketing agency and public-relations firm dedicated to scaling organizations through customized marketing strategies, AI efficiencies, original video production, digital advertising, website development, SEO, graphic design, copy writing, email marketing, media relations and fundraising for businesses, startups and nonprofit organizations.
Marketing and PR services include:
Marketing and PR Strategy
Acclaim works closely with clients to develop full marketing plans that include both in-house and outsourced resources. Each plan is tailored to the client’s specific industry, target market and unique value proposition.
Video Production
We produce everything from fast and affordable social media clips to high-end corporate overview videos and documentaries. Acclaim maintains an in-house video production studio and video team, which can shoot anywhere in Northeast Ohio on a moment’s notice. Full photography is also available.
Website Development
With four in-house web developers on staff, Acclaim can manage development, maintenance and SEO based on need, budget and scope of work. Platforms include WordPress, Shopify, Webflow and Adobe.
Public Relations
With Multiple former Print and TV news reporters on staff, Acclaim builds extensive PR plans, places key stories, develops news releases and manages complex media crisis situations. Other activities include press conferences, roundup inclusion, media events, trade media and product launches.
Digital Marketing
Acclaim manages complex marketing automation data stacks that include HubSpot, Constant Contact, email marketing, Meta and Google ads and extensive search engine optimization and AI generation seeding for major large language models. The goal in digital marketing is to integrate tactics so that the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
Branding and Graphic Design
With four high-end, in-house graphic designers, Acclaim manages brands in ways that include logo development, overall design, voice, tone and messaging, photo direction, fonts, colors and logo usage. Design and usage consistency is critical to building a resilient and recognizable brand that endures for decades.
Nonprofit Support
Acclaim works with a wide variety of 501(c)3 organizations to support a variety of needs, including strategic planning, fundraising support, mission building, event planning, public relations and executive coaching. Modestly priced plans can include all services provided by Acclaim, including video production, web development, SEO, digital marketing and graphic design.
AI Integration Support
Acclaim provides AI integration into its client marketing practices in balanced ways that create efficiencies without diluting the brand or losing authenticity. Your organization is unique and it should be presented that way. AI just makes the process more efficient.
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So, how is Acclaim different?
Acclaim blends senior-level strategists with AI efficiencies to minimize costs and capture top-level results. This hybrid approach enables our rates to fall well below those of most major firms. Our award-winning staffers bring decades of marketing expertise from national agencies and Fortune-500 companies.
Monthly retainers are low on average. Retainers include professional time for any and all services that the client needs, without surprise up-charges. Scope of work ranges from one-off projects to fully outsourced marketing departments. Clients are offered their own marketing officer, who can direct strategy and work directly with your in-house staff to maximize output. Monthly retainers are flexible enough to include any other service we offer, including original video production, web work, graphic design and public relations.
Get Started with Acclaim
New accounts begin with a three-step process to scale up.
Due Dilligence
Our professionals take time to learn the details of your business or organization. They study your products, your customers, the buying journey, your company culture and your pain points. They identify competitors, strengths and weaknesses in pursuit of a strategic plan.
Message Development
Every successful organization has a compelling story to tell. Acclaim captures those stories through a facilitated process that identifies the unique value proposition and differentiates your brand from the competition. Your brand needs to say something that makes you stand out. Anything else is just white noise.
Strategic Marketing Plan
Acclaim uses information from the first two steps to create a comprehensive 12- to 18-month marketing plan that supports sales and strategic objectives within a client’s resources and budget. Plans include strategies, market segments, AI implementation, specific tactics and detailed marketing calendars.
This startup process is usually completed in the first month, and plan execution starts immediately thereafter.
To learn more, call 844-375-2220.
Marketing Startup Checklist
The marketing startup process usually involves some logistics to ensure clients are maintaining best practices. This list helps clients prepare and expedite the process. We will typically need:
- A brand audit of past and existing marketing materials, tools and practices
- Website review and login credentials
- Meta review login credentials
- Acclaim provides a full SEO and website audit
- Google login credentials (Google Console, Business, Google Ads, YouTube etc.)
- Email or marketing automation platform (HubSpot, Constant Contact, Mailchimp)
- LinkedIn credentials
- CRM details and practices
Acclaim can assist in obtaining lost credentials or helping to establish new accounts. Acclaim used Basecamp project management system to provide clients with full access and transparency to all files, work activities and measurements.
