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The Brand Leader

Greenville, South Carolina, United States

Integrated marketing agency built to move brands forward with clarity, consistency, and breakthrough ideas—blending strategy, storytelling, design, and performance marketing to drive measurable impact across creative/content, branding/strategy, paid/earned media, retention/community, and web development.

Focus Areas
Advertising, Branding, Design

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2020-2023.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 growth capital

The Brand Leader Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for The Brand Leader. 2 2020 1 2023

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • The Brand Leader Acquires Benson Marketing Group
    February 16, 2023
    Buyer
    The Brand Leader
    Target
    Benson Marketing Group
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    New York, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Brand Leader, a Greenville-based creative agency, acquired Benson Marketing Group, a New York–based wine and spirits marketing agency. The deal folds Benson into TBL to add specialized wine & spirits advertising, branding, design, and digital capabilities while expanding TBL's sector coverage.

  • The Stable Acquires Jacobs Marketing
    November 17, 2020
    Buyer
    The Stable
    Target
    Jacobs Marketing
    Seller
    Jacobs Marketing, Jackie Gibney
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Minnesota, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    The Stable, a commerce and retail-launch agency, has acquired Minneapolis-based Jacobs Marketing. The acquisition folds Jacobs’ staff of more than 50 into The Stable to bolster its retail activation, analytics and insights capabilities and expand its Minneapolis footprint.

  • Growth Catalyst Partners Invests as The Stable Merges with Kreative Sales & Marketing
    April 15, 2020
    Buyer
    Growth Catalyst Partners, The Stable
    Target
    Kreative Sales & Marketing
    Industry
    Marketing & Advertising
    Location
    Arkansas, United States
    Type
    Growth capital

    The Stable has merged with Arkansas-based retail agency Kreative Sales & Marketing and secured investment from growth equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners. The combined company will create a larger omni-channel consumer brand agency—expanding retail representation (including Walmart), eCommerce and product development capabilities—with a combined employee base of 100+ and offices in Minneapolis, Bentonville, Seattle and Austin.

Related Acquisition Pages

Marketing & Advertising Buyers & Acquisitions 3 tracked deals by The Brand Leader. Acquisitions in Arkansas 1 tracked deal by The Brand Leader. Acquisitions in Minnesota 1 tracked deal by The Brand Leader. Acquisitions in New York 1 tracked deal by The Brand Leader.

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