About

Spears Group is an award-winning communications hub dedicated to connecting our clients with their audience. Founded in 2008 by New Orleans native Cleveland Spears III, the vision and goal of Spears Group is to help clients create meaningful relationships through strong communication strategies built intelligently by our diverse and highly collaborative team.

Mission Statement

By harnessing the diverse talent of highly skilled communication experts, Spears Group passionately develops comprehensive communication strategies that are designed and seamlessly implemented on behalf of our clients. We go beyond merely reaching the audience and strive to turn the audience into ambassadors for our client’s message.

We become true partners with our clients by immersing ourselves in their business to identify factors that will trigger a true connection and produce definitive results.

Services

  • Strategy

    • Analytics and Geographic Mapping
    • Demographic Analysis
    • Targeting
    • Competitive Research and Insight
  • Public Relations

    • Media Relations & Story Ideation
    • Press Conferences & Analyst Tours
    • Crisis Management
    • Satellite Media Tours
    • Events
    • Awards & Certifications
    • Grassroots Marketing
    • Press Kit & Media Collateral
    • Speaker Placements & Speech Writing
  • Creative

    • Creative direction
    • Concept development
    • Copywriting
    • Art direction
    • Graphic design
    • Traditional and digital design
    • Photography and illustration supervision
    • Production
  • Branding

    • Positioning
    • Tagline & Messaging
    • Brand Archetype & Personality
    • Brand Architecture/Hierarchy
    • Brand Strategy
    • Nomenclature & Naming
    • Logo and Logotype
    • Visual Identity & Brand Standards
    • Communication Plans
    • Research
  • Campaign Development

    • Advertising
    • Marketing
    • Social Media
    • Product and Service Launches
    • Program Architecture
  • Content Development

    • Blogging & Article Writing
    • Video Production
    • Infographics
    • Social media
    • Email marketing
    • Testimonials
  • Media Planning & Buying

    • Traditional Media
    • Display, Mobile and Social Media
    • Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
    • Paid Search Media Management
    • Marketing Automation
    • Promotions & Sponsorships
    • Product Placement
    • Celebrity Endorsements
    • Joint-Productions
    • Trafficking
    • Third-Party Media Post Buy Audits
  • Social Media

    • Editorial Calendar
    • Platform Strategy and role definition
    • Social Platform Playbook
    • Paid/Content Promotion/Media plan
    • Content Production
    • Platform Management
    • Platform Optimization
  • Digital

    • Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Marketing
    • Website Design A/B Testing
    • Landing Page Strategy
    • Call-To-Action Strategy
    • Link Building/Earning
  • Experiential Marketing

    • Event Development and Execution
    • Production 
    • Pop-Up Activation
  • Research & Analytics

    • Quantitative
    • Qualitative
    • Competitive Intelligence
    • Quantitative Goal Alignment
    • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
    • Return on Investment (ROI)
    • Data Analysis 
    • Optimization
  • Account and Delivery Management

    • Team Engagement
    • Communication and Risk Management
    • Project Deliverables Management
    • Quality Assurance Management
    • Scope Management
    • Budget Management
    • Schedule Management
    • Integration Management
    • Resource Management
At Spears Group we place primary focus on creating Connections on all levels:

Internally:

By maintaining a strong, highly collaborative team

Between team and client:

By becoming true partners with our clients in order to provide the highest level of service

Between client and target audience:

By turning the audience into true brand ambassadors

Between team, vendors and media:

By sustaining excellent working relationships with our professional peers

Clients

Team Spears

Cleveland Spears, III

President & CEO

Ronald Evangelista

Vice President of Operations

Malana Joseph Mitchell

Vice President of Public Relations & Community Engagement

Eli Pritykin

Creative Director

Elle M. Schmidt

Senior Account Manager

Rachel Zinsel

Graphic Designer

Melanie Oubre

Public Affairs Manager

Kaitlin Kubisch Payne

Media Manager

Mike Hartnett

Associate Creative Director

Beverly Vappie

Account and Media Coordinator

Meredith Adams

Account Coordinator

Clyde Verdin

Account Manager

Mandy Babineaux

Art Director

Nick Payne

Senior Vice President of Client Services

Terence King

Director of Events

News

Spears Group Receives Highest Industry Honor at PRSA Fleurish Awards Gala

Spears Group Receives Highest Industry Honor at PRSA Fleurish Awards Gala

Spears Group President & CEO and Partners Relaunch Historic WBOK Radio Station

Spears Group President & CEO and Partners Relaunch Historic WBOK Radio Station

Spears Group Creative Team Wins Seven Highly-Coveted Awards from AVA Digital

Spears Group Creative Team Wins Seven Highly-Coveted Awards from AVA Digital

La Fête du Rosé Wine & Music Festival Set to Return to Atlanta and D.C. and Debut in Houston in 2020

La Fête du Rosé Wine & Music Festival Set to Return to Atlanta and D.C. and Debut in Houston in 2020

Contact Us

Call us

504-304-8198

Stop by

Hibernia Tower
812 Gravier Street, Ste. 1B
New Orleans, LA 70112

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