KCSA Strategic Communications is a New York public relations and investor relations firm founded in 1969 under the name Kanan, Corbin, Schupak & Aronow, now operating as an integrated communications firm across financial services, life sciences, technology, and the cannabis and psychedelics sector. The firm is led by Managing Partner Danielle DeVoren on the public relations side and Managing Director Jonathan Goldberg, a former ESPN and Fox News Channel broadcast journalist, on financial and professional services.
What does KCSA Strategic Communications do?
KCSA runs four connected practice lines under one roof: public relations, investor relations, capital markets communications, and social media. The firm pitches this as a single integrated offering rather than separate PR and IR retainers, built around a senior team drawn from financial journalism, broadcast media, and capital markets backgrounds.
When was KCSA founded and what does the name stand for?
KCSA was founded in New York in 1969 under its original name, Kanan, Corbin, Schupak & Aronow, which the firm shortened to the acronym KCSA as its client roster grew. PRWeek's 2008 agency rankings placed the firm 37th among independent U.S. PR agencies, citing reported 2007 net fee income of roughly $9.8 million.
What industries does KCSA specialize in?
KCSA's core specialties are financial and professional services, cannabis and psychedelics, healthcare and life sciences, and technology. The cannabis and psychedelics practice is one of the most active PR and IR benches covering those regulated categories, built in part around co-founder Philip Carlson's investor relations work with alternative-industry public companies.
Who leads KCSA Strategic Communications?
Danielle DeVoren serves as Managing Partner and oversees the firm's public relations practice. Jonathan Goldberg, a former broadcast journalist at ESPN and Fox News Channel, leads the financial and professional services group and routes executive visibility programs into outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, and Fox Business.
What has KCSA's client work looked like?
KCSA's investor relations practice has historically served micro, small, and mid-cap public companies, building relationships across investment bankers, institutional and retail investors, and sell-side analysts. In February 2010, per PRWeek's agency announcements coverage, KCSA was named agency of record for ChinaTel Group, a Chinese wireless broadband company that had just closed a $640 million equity investment to build networks across 29 cities in mainland China.
Yes. KCSA continues to operate as a New York based integrated communications firm more than five decades after its 1969 founding, with an active public relations, investor relations, and capital markets practice.
What does the name KCSA stand for?
KCSA is the acronym for Kanan, Corbin, Schupak & Aronow, the firm's original full name when it was founded in New York in 1969.
Who runs KCSA's public relations practice?
Danielle DeVoren serves as Managing Partner and oversees KCSA's public relations practice.
Who leads KCSA's financial services practice?
Jonathan Goldberg, a former ESPN and Fox News Channel broadcast journalist, serves as Managing Director and leads the firm's financial and professional services group.
What industries does KCSA specialize in?
Financial and professional services, cannabis and psychedelics, healthcare and life sciences, and technology are KCSA's core practice areas.
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