Civic has been shortlisted for Campaign US Agency of the Year
Civic has been shortlisted for Campaign US Agency of the Year "Experiential"!
Congratulations to Ford, Michigan Central and the Civic team for winning a 2025 Clios Music Award for Michigan Central OPEN
Detroit music icons celebrate American innovation
Ford’s Michigan Central OPEN experience wins ADWEEK’s 2024 Experiential Award for Best Community-Focused Experiential Activation
Michigan Central Open: Best Community-Focused Experiential Activity
Q&A: AUDIBLE’S JAMES FINN REFLECTS ON THE IMPACT OF EXPERIENTIAL, AUTHENTICITY AND FANDOM
Posted on December 12, 2024 by Juanita Chavarro Arias NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 02: A view of the venue as Audible And Higher…
THREE THINGS FOR MARKETERS: WOMEN ARE MEDIA’S BEST ROI
(Advertising Week New York 2024 Trends Report, page 21) “The accurate portrayal of women in media is proven to drive consumer engagement and brand loyalty—which…
REBRANDED NETWORK ION CHAMPIONS WOMEN’S SPORTS WITH A GRAND CENTRAL POP-UP
Posted on November 14, 2024 by Juanita Chavarro Arias Photo credit: Slaven Vlasic, Getty Images for E.W. Scripps Company ION, a TV network known for…
MEET OUR CIVIC PR TEAM
By Julie Safer, leader of Civic’s PR practice A key part of building community is helping to drive meaningful conversations, which is why PR is…
CIVIC WINS GOLD AT AD AGE SMALL AGENCY OF THE YEAR AWARDS
The Agency Receives Top Honors in the Experiential Category for Outstanding Work and High Performance. “CIVIC, the creative marketing and communications agency known for driving…
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS SMALL AGENCY OF THE YEAR, EXPERIENTIAL, GOLD
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS SMALL AGENCY OF THE YEAR, EXPERIENTIAL, GOLD By Gillian Follett. “Civic Entertainment Group Makes Storytelling Part of Brand Activations. Even before…
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LAUNCHES ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICE
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LAUNCHES ACCESSIBILITY PRACTICE By Ewan Larkin “Co-CEO David Cohn shares how his personal and professional worlds intertwined, pushing him to start the…
FORD PUTS ITS SIGNATURE ON DETROIT RENAISSANCE WITH MICHIGAN CENTRAL STATION REOPENING
By Chris Daniels “Michigan Central Innovation District is home to 100 startups and counting. Its centerpiece railroad station was celebrated in a free concert starring…
MUSE BY CLIOS: 2 MINUTES WITH CHANTAL SMITH, GCD AT CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, ON CREATING ART, NOT JUST MARKETING
Based in Brooklyn, Chantal is currently a group creative director at Civic, a marketing and communications company that partners with businesses to drive growth through…
VERIZON AND CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP WIN AT 2024 EX AWARDS
Congrats to our partner, Verizon Business, and Civic's Verizon team for winning "Best Roadshow or Multi-Market Event (B-to-B)" at Event Marketer's 2024 Ex Awards for…
EVENTMARKETER: LIVE FROM SXSW 2024 – SIX BRANDS CATALYZING CONNECTION IN AUSTIN
The 38th edition of the SXSW Conference and Festivals in Austin is officially underway, providing nine jam-packed days (March 8-16) of sessions, music and comedy…
CAMPAIGN US REVEALS 2024 CLASS OF INSPIRING WOMEN
Congratulations to Julie Safer, the leader of Civic's PR Practice, on being honored by Campaign US in its 2024 class of Inspiring Women. "It’s no…
DO, DOWNLOAD, DONATE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History Month: Events, media and organizations to donate to and our favorite black owned businesses. DO: NYC-BASED EVENTS Drunk Black History - Feb 10…
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: MEET THE DISRUPTORS: CEO STUART RUDERFER OF CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP ON THE FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO SHAKE UP YOUR INDUSTRY
As a part of our series about business leaders who are shaking things up in their industry, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stuart Ruderfer.…
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND CELEBRATED ITS FIRST-EVER GUIDE DOG DRAFT WITH SUPER BOWL MVP ELI MANNING.
Eli Manning, a long-time board member of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, did the official hand-off of Ten, a guide dog who is named after…
GQ: THE ‘SOPRANOS’ CAST REUNITED IN LITTLE ITALY LAST NIGHT, AND YES, THERE WAS ZITTI
"As the groundbreaking HBO series turns 25, its stars and creators reminisced over red sauce. Charmaine Bucco ordered a Chianti, so I ordered a Chianti.…
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: PEACOCK OFFERS LUXURY DRY CLEANING SERVICE TO VIPS TO PROMOTE NEW “MONK” MOVIE
To pump the return of Tony Shalhoub as a beloved germophobe detective in Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie, the marketing pros at…
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP NAMED TO THE 2023 “PR NET 100” LIST
Civic Entertainment Group is thrilled to announce that the agency has been named to this year's PR NET 100 List! The PR Net is a…
DIGIDAY AWARDS: TIMEX’S “RACE AGAINST TIMEX” FORTNITE CAMPAIGN NAMED AS A FINALIST FOR “BEST METAVERSE MARKETING CAMPAIGN”
Civic Entertainment Group is very happy to share that Timex, the official timekeeper of the metaverse, has been recognized for its Fortnite campaign, “Race Against…
CULTIQUE (PARTNERS OF CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP) WAS PROFILED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES’ SUNDAY BUSINESS SECTION FOR THEIR WORK WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
THE NEW YORK TIMES: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL HIRED “CULTURAL ANALYSTS” FIRM, CULTIQUE (PARTNER OF CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP), TO ANSWER AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: IS IT POSSIBLE…
BIZBASH: INDUSTRY INNOVATORS 2023: AUDIBLE
“A key component of the Amazon-owned audio subscription service’s experiential marketing strategy is partnering with tentpole events and festivals. Photos courtesy of Audible. Audible brought…
ADWEEK: CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IS FIRST AGENCY NAMED A “SAFE SPACE” BY STONEWALL INN GIVES BACK INITIATIVE
“Marketing and public relations agency Civic Entertainment Group will be the first agency to be named a Safe Space as part of the Stonewall Inn…
FORBES: GOOGLE SHARES RECENT INTERVIEW WITH CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP’S CO-FOUNDER, DAVID COHN, ‘CAPTIONS IN A WORLD WITHOUT SOUND’
“In a post published late last month on Google’s Workspace blog, content lead Dominic Smith shared the story of David Cohn. Cohn, who is profoundly…
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CELEBRATES PRIDE 2023
Prism, Civic Entertainment Group's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, is excited to invite the Civic community to a Pride celebration on Wednesday, June 21st at 4:00pm.…
CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CONGRATULATES VERIZON ADFELLOWS
Civic Entertainment Group recently joined our Verizon AdFellows at their AdFellows graduation with Verizon CMO Diego Scotti and Conde Nast Editor in Chief, Elaine Welteroth,…
MTV ENTERTAINMENT STUDIOS CELEBRATES 3RD ANNUAL MENTAL HEALTH ACTION DAY
On May 18, 2023, MTV Entertainment Studios celebrated the third annual Mental Health Action Day with more than 2,000 partner organizations, brands, and influential cultural…
FORBES: DISNEY’S ‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ DOUBLES DOWN ON INCLUSION WITH CAROL’S DAUGHTER COLLABORATION
“That’s why Disney’s Carol’s Daughter partnership was such a smart move. The hair care brand, which is now owned by L’Oreal, was founded by Lisa…
DO, DOWNLOAD, DONATE: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
As March comes to a close, we want to encourage all staff to continue to celebrate Women’s History Month throughout the year! Steered by the…
NATIONAL PUPPY DAY SHOUTOUT: CONGRATS TO HALO COLLAR
Congratulations to Civic Entertainment Group’s partner, Halo Collar! Some recent press: NY Post - ‘The Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan shares his top training tools Forbes…
Congratulations to all the 2023 #UnitedNYCHalf runners!
25,000 runners made the 13.1-mile journey from Brooklyn to Manhattan, running past historic and iconic NYC landmarks. Fun fact: this race is the only time…
The Year the Nuns and the Gays Took Over SXSW
“It’s certainly one of the cooler emails to receive while you’re scheduling your itinerary at a film festival. The TV series Mrs. Davis, which premieres…
The Harriet Tubman Monument debut!
Joined by local leaders and Newark native, Queen Latifah, artist Nina Cooke John, Audible’s founder Don Katz, and Mayor Ras J. Baraka had the honor…
DO, DOWNLOAD, DONATE: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. 2023’s national…
META CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP AT THE GRAMMYS
Meta hosted a Grammys pre-party in Hollywood for industry and label partners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop.With a DJ set from The Originals,…
Transgender Awareness Week 2022
November 13 - 19 marks Transgender Awareness Week, a time for us to honor, celebrate, and uplift our trans community. With anti-trans violence, rhetoric and…
The NYC Marathon is named a “Safe Space”
"The marathon included a nonbinary category for the first time in 2021, and added prize money for the category this year. The second- through fifth-place…
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Rings the Bell at Nasdaq
Congratulations to our friends at Guiding Eyes for the Blind who had the opportunity to ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell in honor of National Dog…
Hitting the Streets With New York Road Runners
We’re honored to announce that Civic is now the public relations agency of record for New York Road Runners, the world’s premier running organization, including…
Kicking Off Summer With Audible at the Tribeca Festival
Having created the premiere event at Tribeca Festival for our partner Audible's new McCarthy-era podcast "The Big Lie," The New Yorker recounts when Civic's Senior…
Civic at Cannes Lions With Shutterstock
This summer we traveled to France to activate at Cannes with Shutterstock. The team transformed a simple food stand into Shutterstock’s 3D Gallery Experience, with…
Celebrating Mental Health Action Day with MTV Entertainment, the White House and Selena Gomez
Today is the second-annual Mental Health Action Day, a global movement created by MTV Entertainment. To kick-off the day, MTVE organized a first-ever Mental Health…
Ford F-150 Lightning is Winner of Transportation Category of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards
Ford's Electric Pickup Truck Can power a Home for 10 Days "The Ford F-150 Lightning, an electric version of the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.—and…
Do, Download, Donate: Transgender Visibility Day
Last year, we came together with the partnership of our guest speaker and award-winning journalist Imara Jones to unpack the layers and obstacles that the…
Ford is one of the Time100 Most Influential Companies of 2022
Ford's Chief Executive Engineer Linda Zhang unveils the Ford F-150 Lightning, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Dearborn, Michigan. Carlos Osorio—AP ELECTRIFYING EVERYTHING Cars, SUVs, pickups,…
AdWeek: Here’s a Look Inside SXSW’s Biggest Brand Activations
Photo: Sarah Karlan for Adweek The Civic team has been thrilled return to SXSW 2022 with NBCUniversal's Peacock and the Peacock Playground. "A short walk…
Navigating Current Events in Ukraine
We are all watching in horror as thousands have been killed and millions of refugees have been displaced into neighboring countries like Poland, Romania, Moldova,…
Why American Express Is Calling Business Travel The Center Of The New Company Culture (A White Paper by CULTIQUE)
Civic's cultural analysis + insights firm, CULTIQUE, teamed up with American Express Global Business Travel to understand cultural forces affecting Business Travel in 2022, publishing…
Celebrating Black History Month: Black Health & Wellness
Join us in celebrating Black History Month! This year’s national theme — Black Health & Wellness — prompted us to look beyond our efforts to…
Do, Download, Donate: MLK Weekend
On Monday, January 17th, we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.; civil rights leader, activist, and American hero. In observance of the Federal…
Do, Download, Donate: International Human Rights Day
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” — Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today is the…
Cultique’s CEO Linda Ong on the Movie Theatre Experience for the New York Times
“The research clearly shows that theaters are suffering because the pandemic intensified, accelerated, amplified all of the nascent trends that were already underway,” Ms. Ong…
Democracy Day at Civic Entertainment Group
Last year Civic Entertainment Group announced Election Day as an annual paid holiday: Democracy Day. Evident by our name, this company was founded on the…
Ford is one of Fast Company’s ‘Brands That Matter’ in 2021
"Over the last year and a half, Ford has managed not only to weather the pandemic but further cement its iconic American status through new…
Ford Announces Blue Oval City & BlueOvalSK Battery Parks
Today, Ford announced that just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, it will build a completely sustainable electric vehicle manufacturing plant – its largest ever – called…
Celebrating ‘The Lesbian Bar Project’ with Jägermeister at Pride 2021
'The Lesbian Bar Project', a documentary directed by Erica Rose and Elina Street, spotlights the 21 remaining lesbian bars in the USA. A part of…
Civic Entertainment Group Time Capsule Zine Issue #4: Celebrating Pride
This month, we're excited to share Issue No. 4 of our CIVIC Time Capsule Zine, celebrating Pride. Stay tuned for Hispanic Heritage Month and beyond!
Do, Download, Donate: National Disability Independence Day
Today Civic Entertainment Group spotlights the 31st anniversary of National Disability Independence Day, passed in 1990 and celebrated annually on July 26th to honor the…
Civic Entertainment Group Time Capsule Zine Issue #3: Celebrating AAPI Heritage.
This month, we're excited to share Issue No. 3 of our Civic Time Capsule Zine, celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage. Stay tuned for…
Do, Download, Donate: Pride
PRIDE is HERE! This month, we’re centering and celebrating our LGBTQIA+ community. This year’s official themes from both NY and LA embodied our sentiments and…
Do, Download, Donate: Memorial Day
Memorial Day honors the men & women who have died while serving in the military. The purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans…
Civic Entertainment Group Welcomes Verizon Adfellows Class of 2021
Civic Entertainment Group is excited to welcome Civic's 2021 Adfellows! Civic is a proud participant in Verizon Adfellows, a 8-month paid fellowship program fast-tracking rising…
Do, Donate, Download: Jewish History Month
To celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month we wanted to shine a light on an identity and experience that often gets misrepresented as monolithic. We invited…
Celebrating Earth Day 2021
Today we celebrate Earth Day! The 2021 theme, ‘Restore Our Earth™’, focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the…
Silent no more: The ‘model minority’ is finally speaking out, says CULTIQUE’s Linda Ong on NBC News
"As misinformation about the coronavirus’ origins in China fuels violent attacks, my personal history with racism is coming full circle," says Ong. "It’s time to…
Civic Entertainment Group Celebrates International Day of Transgender Visibility
Today, March 31, is Transgender Day of Visibility. Celebrated internationally, TDOV shines a light on the accomplishments of trans and gender nonconforming people while also…
Ford Motor Co. and Civic Entertainment Group Win PR Week Award for Best in Broadcast/Film/Video for Documentary Short “On The Line”
Today we are honored to announce that the Ford Motor Company and Civic Entertainment Group have won the PR Week Award for Best in Broadcast/Film/Video…
Standing in Solidarity with the Asian American Community
This week in Georgia, eight people were murdered in a rampage targeting Asian Americans – specifically Asian American women. These attacks come amidst a climate…
Civic Entertainment Group Celebrates Women’s History Month
This month, Civic celebrates Women’s History Month and the incredible contributions women have made throughout American History. Today is designated International Women’s Day, expanding this…
Civic Entertainment Group Launches First Issue of its Time Capsule Zine in Honor of Black History Month
Today, Civic published its first-ever digital Time Capsule Zine. But what is a zine, you ask? The phrase ‘zine’ is short for magazine, fanzine, or…
#ImAProtector Featured In Promax Daily Brief
SUPERHEROES WEAR MASKS, SAYS CIVIC IN COVID-19 SAFETY CAMPAIGN. CIVIC ENTERTAINMENT GROUP CEO NATE SCHREIBER DISCUSSES THE INSIGHTS, RESEARCH AND CREATIVE STRATEGY BEHIND THE AGENCY'S…
Civic Entertainment Group Launches #ImAProtector Social Campaign
Today Civic Entertainment Group launched its purpose-driven social campaign, #ImAProtector. We're celebrating individuals who’ve taken it upon themselves to look out for their at-risk loved…
Ford #FinishStrong Spot (Extended Edition) Airs During Super Bowl LV
During a Super Bowl like no other, Ford ran an extended version of its #FinishStrong spot in Covid-19 hotspot markets, encouraging Covid-weary Americans to stay…
Instagram at Super Bowl LV
Civic Entertainment Group collaborated with Instagram to bring a first-of-its-kind, socially distanced/remote content studio to Tampa for Super Bowl LV — producing Reels in a…
Civic Entertainment Group Celebrates Black History and Black Futures
This month, Civic Entertainment Group celebrates Black History and Black Futures. Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed…
New “Be A Protector” Coalition Calls on Hollywood and Brands to Model Safe Covid-19 Behavior
“Be A Protector” is a new non-partisan, non-profit coalition and national messaging campaign developed by Civic Entertainment Group’s cultural insights division, Cultique, to galvanize leading…
Ford Launches #FinishStrong Spot
The Covid-19 pandemic is now one of the deadliest events in human history. Daily, more people die than those we lost at Pearl Harbor or…
Cultique’s Linda Ong POV Featured In Fast Company
KAMALA HARRIS'S ASCENT IS A WIN FOR ASIAN AMERICANS. WHY DO I FEEL SO AMBIVALENT? AN EXECUTIVE OF CHINESE DESCENT REFLECTS ON WHAT AMERICANS OF…
Civic Joins The Civic Alliance
In 2020, we've joined the Civic Alliance in support of 100% in for Democracy. We are united by these nonpartisan values: Every American has a voice…
Cultique’s Linda Ong Joins the Fast Company Impact Council
"Companies increasingly will have to behave like activists and speak out on social issues," says Linda Ong of Cultique. [Photo: Jessica Chou] The full 2020 Impact Council…
Civic Launches Premium Cultural Insights & Strategy Boutique, CULTIQUE
Founded by Leading Cultural Advisors Linda Ong and Sarah Unger to Guide Clients in Fast-Changing World LOS ANGELES – Today, CIVIC announced a new cultural…
4 Key Lessons From An Unforgettable NBA Season
NBA action. It’s fan-tastic. Some of you reading this will remember those words from an ad campaign that ran during the 80’s and 90’s. That…
Ford Takes A Bold Stance On Greenhouse Gas Emissions in California
Ford has deployed a company-wide plan to communicate its story of environmental progress to change people's perceptions and set the context for the new electric…
Civic Announces ‘Democracy Day’ as an Annual Holiday
We’re thrilled to announce that starting this year, Election Day will be an annual holiday: Democracy Day. Evident by our name, this company was founded…