Partnership will Expand Public Affairs and
Strategic Communications Capabilities in the Midwest and
Nationally
CHICAGO, Nov. 21,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading national bipartisan
public strategy firm Mercury Public Affairs (Mercury), today
announced that Chicago-based
Serafin & Associates (Serafin) is merging into Mercury's
Illinois business, which will
expand the firm's public affairs and strategic communications
capabilities in the Midwest and nationwide.
Founded by former reporter and political strategist Thom Serafin, Serafin & Associates has been
a prominent leader in public affairs communications for nearly four
decades, serving political, public sector, nonprofit and corporate
clients across Illinois and the
nation. Mercury's Illinois team is
led by partner and former Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., who served five terms in the U.S. House
of Representatives. Serafin will join as co-Chair for Mercury in
Illinois.
"This partnership provides strategic reach and resources
throughout North America,"
Thom Serafin, founder of Serafin
& Associates, said. "This is an opportunity to enhance
our capabilities in the Midwest and scale our reach nationally for
Serafin's clients while creating new opportunities and outcomes for
the growing Mercury client base."
With offices throughout the U.S. including New York, Washington and Los
Angeles, this partnership allows Mercury to strengthen its
Chicago and Illinois statewide operations, leveraging
Serafin's deep knowledge of the Midwest and strategic resources
from coast to coast.
"Mercury-Illinois is fast
becoming the premier public affairs firm in the Midwest, and
joining with Serafin & Associates will accelerate that," said
Mercury partner and co-Chair Cheri
Bustos. "Our clients require strategic communications
counsel and execution, and Serafin has been a leader in this space.
Mercury-Illinois will be full
service in every sense in the public affairs world."
"Mercury-Illinois and Serafin
& Associates coming together is a perfect fit for our clients
and future clients that are looking to navigate today's complex
governmental, business and organizational challenges," Kieran Mahoney, CEO of Mercury Public Affairs,
said. "Our team of senior leaders offers best-in-class strategies
for clients that will drive outcomes."
The Serafin brand and can-do culture is well-known in
Chicago business, media and
political circles for consistently providing the highest quality
senior counsel and relentless client service. Thom Serafin and his senior team will continue
to passionately serve clients as they have for decades.
About Mercury
Mercury is a high-stakes, bipartisan public strategy firm. The firm
provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes federal
government relations, international affairs, digital influence,
public opinion research, media strategy and a bipartisan grassroots
mobilization network in all 50 states. The firm has more than 20
offices throughout the nation. Mercury is a part of the Omnicom
Public Relations Group. Learn more at mercuryllc.com.
About Omnicom PR Group (OPRG)
Omnicom PR Group (OPRG) is the largest global network of
communications and consulting agencies in the world. It is home to
three of the top global PR agencies FleishmanHillard, Ketchum,
Porter Novelli and more than a dozen
specialist agencies in corporate and public affairs, political
consulting and advertising, language strategy, global health
strategy and organizational transformation. OPRG is part
of Omnicom (NYSE: OMC). www.TeamOPRG.com
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