Jacksonville firm acquires $10M Sarasota branding agency

SARASOTA — One of the more established and respected branding and marketing agencies in the Sarasota-Manatee region, C-Suite Communications, has a new owner.

Sarasota-based C-Suite, with $10.3 million in revenue in 2015, is now a part of On Ideas, a firm run out of Jacksonville since the early 1980s. Patricia Courtois, a long-time principal at C-Suite and its predecessor firm, Clarke Advertising and Public Relations, will remain the top executive of the Sarasota office with On Ideas. C-Suite, according to a statement, will maintain its office in Sarasota and will serve as the influencer marketing, social media, PR and crisis management division of the combined agency.

In addition, the name will get a tweak: It's now C-Suite Communications, a division of On Ideas. Courtois was also named chief client officer of the combined firm, which has about 35 employees.