NEW ORLEANS – Zehnder Communications, a full service advertising agency, has acquired EMH Strategy, a New Orleans-based management consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not made public.
Jeremy Hunnewell, managing director of EMH Strategy, will serve as Zehnder’s chief financial officer and business strategist. Hunnewell is a CPA who earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in management, strategy and analytical consulting and a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, where he majored in accounting and information systems.
The acquisition continues Zehnder’s growth in business intelligence and research and analytics, firm reps said.
“The addition of EMH helps us better serve our clients, allowing them to distill and analyze data that’s transformative for their business,” said CEO Jeff Zehnder. “Combined with strategic marketing efforts, this will enable clients to move their businesses and brands forward with confidence.”
“We do much more than hand clients a stack of research and recommendations,” said Hunnewell. “Instead, we work with them as collaborative business partners. We sit next to them the whole way, offering our expertise so they not only adapt general business management best practices but also learn to think strategically for the long term.”
EMH Strategy was established in 2010 by John Elstrott, Ralph Maurer and Jeremy Hunnewell. The company has served a broad base of clientele including UCLA, Sucré, The Emeril Lagasse Foundation and Cycle Construction.
Zehnder Communications provides a wide range of services, including strategic marketing, public relations, media placement, creative services, social media, interactive design and programming, firm reps said. With offices in New Orleans; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Nashville, Tennessee, the agency has been serving the greater Southeast region for 20 years.
