SmithBucklin

SmithBucklin, based in Chicago, is an association management company,[1][2][3][4] founded in 1949 with secondary offices in Washington, D.C.; Old Lyme, Conn.; St. Louis; and San Ramon, Calif.[5]

SmithBucklin
Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois, US
Area servedUnited States
CEOMatt Sanderson
IndustryAssociation Management
URLwww.smithbucklin.com
Launched1949

William E. Smith started the company with nine client organizations—headlined by the Popcorn, Seed Pea and Frozen Potato Products Institutes—and just 22 employees.[6] On July 24, 2004, Smith died at age 90.[7]

During the Dot-com bubble of 1997-2001, some of SmithBucklin's client associations encountered "painful" financial cutbacks.[8]

On June 29, 2005, the company became employee-owned.[9][10]

In 2011, SmithBucklin contracted for 111,081 square feet at Chicago's former IBM Building, 330 N. Wabash Ave., under a 15-year lease that was set to begin in 2013.[11]

Acquisitions

Acquisitions have fueled SmithBucklin's recent growth, including public relations firm Tech Image Ltd. (2007);[12] medical education provider The France Foundation (2011);[13] stakeholder-alliance firm Inventures Inc. (2013);[14] ad-sales firm The Townsend Group (2015);[15] incentive-travel company SDI (2016);[16] and live-event experience design agency 360 Live Media (2018).[17]

See also

References
  1. "5 Questions for SmithBucklin President Matt Sanderson – PCMA Convene". www.pcmaconvene.org. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  2. Ltd., American Capital Strategies. "American Capital Invests $17 Million In World's Largest Association Management and Professional Services Company". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. "Former IBM Building signs SmithBucklin". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  4. Duckworth, Holly (2014). Ctrl+Alt+Believe. BalboaPress. p. 78. ISBN 978-1504325233.
  5. "About SmithBucklin Association Management | SmithBucklin". www.smithbucklin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  6. "Illinois Chapter of The ESOP Association" (PDF).
  7. "Community mourns for SmithBucklin co-founder.(Headlines)(Brief Article)(Obituary)". 2004-09-01. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Josephs, Mary. "SmithBucklin: Solving The Chicken-And-Egg Riddle Of Employee Ownership". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  9. "Svoboda, Collins L.L.C. Completes Sale of SmithBucklin". www.svoco.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  10. Josephs, Mary. "SmithBucklin: Solving The Chicken-And-Egg Riddle Of Employee Ownership". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  11. "Former IBM Building signs SmithBucklin". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  12. "SmithBucklin Acquires PR Firm Tech Image Ltd. | Bulldog Reporter". www.bulldogreporter.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  13. "SmithBucklin Acquires The France Foundation". www.smithbucklin.com. 14 Jul 2011.
  14. "SmithBucklin Acquires Inventures, Inc. > Inventures". www.inventures.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  15. "SmithBucklin Acquires The Townsend Group". www.smithbucklin.com. 4 Jun 2015.
  16. "SmithBucklin Acquires SDI". www.smithbucklin.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  17. https://www.smithbucklin.com/news/smithbucklin-acquires-360-live-media/


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