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Concord Marketing Solutions

(asi/166445)

Concord Marketing Solutions makes its debut on the Counselor Top 40 list, a year after it merged with private-equity backed Clayton Kendall (asi/162968). While Glendale Heights, IL-based Concord is legally a division of Clayton Kendall (based in Monroeville, PA), the expectation is that the merged companies will go to market under the Concord name. A significant step toward integration took place in October when Brad Moore – a former vice president at InnerWorkings, now known as Counselor Top 40 distributor HH Global (asi/168860) – was named CEO of both companies, with Concord founder Kirk Graves and Clayton Kendall co-founder Dan Broudy becoming board members.

71%
Growth from 2024 to 2025 after merger with Clayton Kendall

Moore says, “We’ve had some nice early wins by identifying each company’s strengths and cross-selling new services to existing and new customers.” Further combining of teams, systems and processes is expected to take place this year, along with the launch of a unified brand into the marketplace. Other goals this year include achieving at least 10% organic growth and moving into a new and larger facility in Illinois.