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We’d like to formally congratulate our CEO, Jeff Zehnder, for his placement on New Orleans’ “50 Most Influential People” list! This award recognizes his years of dedication to our agency and the greater community.
The team here at Zehnder is excited to announce that we’re officially employee-owned. This year, we transitioned to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), putting the company shares (and its future) in the hands of our employees.
Zehnder is proud to announce winning 13 2020 Telly Awards (3 Golds, 9 Silvers, and 1 Bronze) for our TV and Video work across the agency. These awards span seven clients including our own self-promotional “Birthplace of Beyond” video. With in-house editing suite and virtual video and photo shoot capabilities, Zehnder is constantly on the cutting-edge of thought leadership and creative branding.
Zehnder is incredibly proud to announce we’re now the agency of record for world-renowned IRONMAN and the Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon Series. We oversee all advertising and digital media, as well as research and analytics activities, for each entity.
Zehnder begins a new chapter on Monday, Sept. 24, when we move to our new office in New Orleans in the Canal Place building at 365 Canal Street.
Every once in a while, a unicorn opportunity crosses your path in the advertising business. It could be a particularly strong line of business, or maybe a product you’re very passionate about. In the case of BiomeBliss, it involved both.
Formerly known as Community Trust Bank, Origin Bank serves locations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. As their partnersince 2013, Zehnder has helped guide them through the name change, a website rebuild, multiple campaigns and forays into social media, content marketing and more.
Since we began working with DuPage Medical Group (DMG) in 2011, our creative work has sought to emphasize the importance of the patient. In a way, it’s an unexpected approach, considering DMG is the only area provider that’s owned and led by physicians.
Zehnder recently had the opportunity to partner with the State of Louisiana in promoting their latest push for teacher recruitment.
In the spring of 2017, Zehnder partnered with The National WWII Museum to create an interactive experience honoring those who support the Museum. Our digital department worked closely with the WWII Museum staff to design four kiosks highlighting Museum Members, volunteers, veterans, and others who have helped this institution remain one of the top attractions in the world.
As the world of advertising changes, proving ROI and personalizing campaign efforts are more important than ever. And with “big data” available to most marketers, the idea of collecting the right insights to inform a smart marketing strategy seems easy — until the numbers simply don’t match up, or the details you need can’t be found.
There’s a big difference between being “clinical” and providing personalized, compassionate care. It’s a distinction Zehnder wanted to make crystal clear when we recently helped launch the new branding for Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED) – one of the nation’s leading home health care, hospice and personal care providers.
Zehnder is proud to have created work recognized in the regional competition for AAF District 7, which is comprised of agencies from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
We're honored to have created award-winning work for many of our clients in 2016. Zehnder took home 20 AAF Awards — including a Best of Show Print for Bollinger Shipyards and a Best of Show Video for the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation.
Zehnder took home three AAF Awards in Nashville for 30A’s Dumpster Diver recycled plastic apparel line. The agency helped 30A develop the Dumpster Diver identity which picked up a Silver AAF Award in the Integrated Brand Identity Campaign category.
Zehnder is excited to welcome the EMH Strategy team to our agency. After acquiring this New Orleans-based management consulting firm in January, we look forward to providing clients support in the business intelligence space.
Zehnder Communications, a full service advertising agency, has acquired Proofhouse, one of New Orleans’ leading social media firms. Terms of the transaction were not made public.
Some of Zehnder’s top talent has four legs. Molly, a 12-pound mix of sass and sweetness, serves as our director of first impressions in Baton Rouge. Sumner and Hewson, a King Charles Spaniel duo, provide comfort and fluffiness to our Nashville staff during long conference calls (we all know the kind).
The Nashville Business Journal recently released "The List," a list of businesses in Nashville ranked by industry and revenue. In the advertising category, Zehnder was listed fourth.
Zehnder is working with The 30A Company to launch an eco-friendly line of 30A-branded apparel online and in stores. The 30A Company is an international retail and lifestyle brand which celebrates small-town beach life along Florida’s Scenic Highway 30-A. Situated between the Gulf Coast and Choctawatchee Bay, Highway 30-A is ideally located for beach goers and nature lovers.
Zehnder has partnered with The 30A Company to launch a special edition charity tee to support Louisiana flood victims. All profits from the sale of 30A's "can't wash us away" Dumpster Diver t-shirt will go toward the Baton Rouge Area Foundation's flood relief fund. The fund supports local nonprofits who are assisting flood victims — including a handful of Zehnder's own staff members.
Zehnder Communications, a fully integrated advertising and public relations firm with offices in Louisiana and Tennessee, is now the agency of record for Piccadilly Restaurants LLC. Effective May 1, Zehnder handles all creative, media and strategic services for Piccadilly, one of the Southeast’s most recognizable brands.
Zehnder's Group Account Director Beth Swayne was recently nominated for AAF Nashville's Creative Driver Award.
Part of our mission here at Zehnder is to “Make a Difference.” It applies to everything we do, from making a difference in a client’s public perception to encapsulating everything a client stands for into one brand.
Zehnder Communications, a fully integrated advertising and public relations firm with offices in Tennessee and Louisiana, has named Henry Chassaignac president. He will also serve as executive creative director.
We're honored to have created award-winning work for our clients in 2015. Between our Baton Rouge, Nashville, and New Orleans offices, Zehnder took home 33 ADDY Awards — including a Best of Show award for copywriting in Baton Rouge and a Best of Show award for advertising industry self-promotion in New Orleans. Furthermore, our campaign for Tijuana Sweet Heat was honored with a Best of Show, Overall award in New Orleans.
Our Nashville office is especially excited to welcome the NHL All-Star game to our town at the end of January. Given all of the intense game-day talk, we're giving everyone a break with some (unscientific) sports stats that will make you smile.
In the past six months, Zehnder has worked with a number of new clients across multiple industries. We're proud to have partnered with so many great companies across different sectors and states — our client roster now includes everything from a global energy company in the South to a premium chocolate company in the West.
Zehnder recently helped contribute to the latest edition of Integrated Advertising, Promotion, and Marketing Communications, a textbook used by more than 400 university marketing and communications departments around the nation. Thirty-two pages of the book display Zehnder’s work as examples of success.
For the 12th year in a row, Zehnder Communications has been named to New Orleans CityBusiness magazine’s annual list of best places to work. Since it’s inception in 2003, Zehnder has made the “Best Places to Work” list each year and has taken top honors three times.
Our team proudly took home 46 ADDY awards this year, including 16 Gold awards. Our holiday illustrations took BEST of Show and our ADDY show category videos took a Judges’ Choice award in New Orleans. In addition, five of our Zehnder team members were distinguished as Ad Persons of the Year: Erin Hayes for Media, Allison Stiel for Social Media, Shawn Bailly for Interactive Developer, Lindsey Gonzales for Most Promising, and Lauren Wilson for Account Service.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, has been named to Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500/5000 list of America’s fastest growing companies.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, ranks No. 25 on the 2014 list of the 100 fastest growing companies headed by LSU graduates.
Zehnder Communications is a proud sponsor of The Big Payback, an inaugural online giving campaign administered by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency with offices in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, La., and Nashville, Tenn., has been honored with 10 international Telly awards for its 2013 work.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, won three silver awards at the American Advertising Federation’s local competition this year.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, won 16 Addys at the 2014 American Advertising Federation’s local competition, including two Best of Show honors.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, won 14 gold and 16 silver Addy awards in addition to Best of Show honors in the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation’s annual competition. Several Zehnder staff members were honored as persons of the year in their individual fields.
New Orleans CityBusiness magazine has named Zehnder Communications one of the city’s best places to work for the 11th year in a row. Zehnder has made the list every year since it began in 2003 and has taken top honors three times.
Zehnder once again donated to community causes in all three cities where the agency has offices. The company made a similar gesture in 2012 and decided to donate funds in lieu of sending Christmas cards.
Zehnder Communications ranks No. 3 in CityBusiness magazine’s recent list of New Orleans’ fastest growing companies. With clients that include Sony Pictures, Burger King and major accounts like Visit South Walton in Florida, Zehnder revenues have increased nearly 55 percent over the past three years. We added more than a dozen employees in the past year alone.
Maroon 5 edged out Fleetwood Mac as the act mentioned most frequently in social media posts during this year’s Jazz & Heritage Festival, while Crawfish Monica was the most mentioned dish and the weather remained one of the hottest topics.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, took home 17 awards at the 2013 American Advertising Federation’s Baton Rouge competition.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, won two awards at the American Advertising Federation’s local competition this year.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, took home seven awards at the 2013 American Advertising Federation’s New Orleans competition.
Zehnder has decided to handle Christmas differently this year. We’re not sending gifts to our client family. Instead, the agency made donations to community foundations in each city where we have offices.
Compiled by Zehnder Media Director Joann Habisreitinger
For the 10th year in a row, Zehnder Communications has been named to New Orleans CityBusiness magazine’s annual list of best places to work. Since it began in 2003, Zehnder is the only company to make the “Best Places to Work” list each year.
While husband-wife duo Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert won Song of the Year at this year’s CMA awards on Nov. 1, 2012, Little Big Town’s “Pontoon” generated more online buzz, according to research by Zehnder Communications.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising and public relations firm, has been named the agency of record for the South Walton Tourist Development Council, which promotes tourism for 16 beach communities in Walton County, Florida.
Grey Goose vodka and the classic Bloody Mary were among the biggest social media topics during Tales of the Cocktail, the annual New Orleans libation celebration billed as the world’s premier cocktail festival.
Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean stole the digital spotlight last weekend at the 2012 Bayou Country Superfest.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising agency, has won three national gold ADDY Awards for its work with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board.
New Orleans CityBusiness magazine has named Zehnder Communications one of the city’s best places to work for a record ninth consecutive year. Zehnder took first place among small businesses in 2011 for the second year in a row and is the only company to receive the honor every year since the competition began in 2003.
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Zehnder Communications was recently recognized as a New Orleans CityBusiness’ 2010 Best Place to Work. Zehnder has received the honor every year since the competition was established in 2002. Best Places to Work honors 50 area companies which are recognized for treating their employees as their most important asset. Businesses are selected based on benefits, average salary, health care, paid vacation and employee programs.
Zehnder Communications, a full-service advertising and public relations company, has expanded its operations with a new office in Nashville, Tenn. The company also has locations in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, La.
Zehnder Communications, a Louisiana-based, fully integrated advertising firm, announces an agreement with the New Orleans Voodoo Festival to design a custom augmented reality (AR) mobile application for the 2009 festival, the first AR application developed for a music concert.
10/20/2023
Jeff Zehnder Recognized as one of New Orleans’ Top 50 Most Influential People
05/09/2023
Zehnder Moves to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
05/27/2020
Zehnder Takes Home 13 Telly Awards
01/11/2019
Zehnder Named Agency of Record for IRONMAN, Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon Series
09/07/2018
Same Great Agency, Better Workspace
07/19/2018
Zehnder Helps Launch First-in-Class Prebiotic Supplement
07/18/2018
“Return on Relationships” campaign shows meaning of true connections in banking
07/18/2018
Zehnder Teams with DMG to Show the Value of Physician Leadership
07/18/2018
Zehnder Helps the Louisiana Department of Education Prove How Teachers are Irreplaceable
07/18/2018
Zehnder & The National WWII Museum: Honoring the Past with Modern Day Technology
07/18/2018
Learn How Data Drives Our Work
07/18/2018
Zehnder Helps Amedisys Launch New Brand
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins Regional Best of Show in AAF District 7
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins Two Best Of Show Honors at New Orleans AAF Awards
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins Three Silver Nashville AAF Awards for 30A’s Dumpster Diver Apparel
07/18/2018
Zehnder Acquires EMH Strategy
07/18/2018
Zehnder Acquires Social Media Firm
07/18/2018
Rescuing Dogs — and People — With a Walk in the Park
07/18/2018
Zehnder Named a Top 5 Advertising Agency in Nashville
07/18/2018
Zehnder Helps Launch 30A Dumpster Diver™ Apparel Line
07/18/2018
Helping Louisiana Flood Victims
07/18/2018
Zehnder Hired as Agency of Record for Piccadilly Restaurants LLC
07/18/2018
Swayne Nominated for AAF Nashville's Creative Driver Award
07/18/2018
Making a Difference With Blue Pinwheels
07/18/2018
Zehnder Names Chassaignac President
07/18/2018
Zehnder at the ADDY Awards
07/18/2018
Long Hair & Missing Teeth: Crucial Considerations for the NHL All-Star Game?
07/18/2018
Zehnder Welcomes New Clients
07/18/2018
Zehnder in Print
07/18/2018
Zehnder on Best Places List for 12th Straight Year
07/18/2018
Zehnder at the ADDYs
07/18/2018
Zehnder Included in Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private U.S. Companies for 2014
07/18/2018
Zehnder Ranks No. 25 in ‘LSU 100’ List of Companies
07/18/2018
Zehnder Sponsors The Big Payback
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 10 International Telly Awards
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 3 Silver at Nashville Ad Fed Awards
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 16 Addys in Baton Rouge Market
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins Big at Addy Awards
07/18/2018
For 11th Straight Year, Zehnder on ‘Best Places to Work’ List
07/18/2018
Zehnder Donates For Christmas '13
07/18/2018
Zehnder named one of Fastest Growing Companies
07/18/2018
Maroon 5 Most Mentioned in Jazz Fest Social Media
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 17 Awards at B.R. Ad Fed Competition
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 2 Awards at Ad Fed Competition
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 7 Awards at Ad Fed Competition
07/18/2018
It’s About More Than Just Stuff
07/18/2018
Key Stats For Super Bowl XLVII
07/18/2018
Zehnder on Best Places List for 10th Straight Year
07/18/2018
Shelton, Lambert Are Big CMA Winners, But ‘Pontoon’ is Show’s Hottest Topic
07/18/2018
Zehnder Chosen to Market Florida Tourism Council
07/18/2018
Grey Goose, Bloody Marys Reign at Tales of the Cocktail
07/18/2018
Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean Create Buzz at Bayou Country Superfest
07/18/2018
Zehnder Wins 3 National Gold ADDYs
07/18/2018
Zehnder Named 'Best Place to Work’ Record 9th Consecutive Year
07/18/2018
NEW MARDI GRAS APP TRACKS PARADES IN REAL TIME
07/18/2018
Zehnder Recognized in Best Places to Work for the 8th Year
07/18/2018
Zehnder Opens Nashville Office
07/18/2018
New Orleans Firm To Create First "AR" Application Designed For Music Concert