104 West Partners Ranked Top Technology Public Relations Agency; 12th Largest Overall in Denver by Book of Lists.Agency's Focus on Technology Earns a Spot on Denver Business Journal's Book of Lists DENVER -- 104 West Partners, a strategic communications firm, today announced it has achieved the distinction as Denver's largest technology-specific PR agency and is ranked as the 12th largest agency overall, as reported by the Denver Business Journal Book of Lists. The agency is led by partners Patrick Ward Patrick Ward (born 5 January 1950 in Sydney) is an Australian actor noted for several performances on Australian television. His roles included as brief run in soap opera Number 96 and Kathryn Marshall, who have more than 30 years of combined public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most experience. 104 West Partners specializes in providing strategic counsel to clients as they establish new markets, redefine existing market positioning or launch a new product or service. "This ranking suggests the value clients have found in our unique approach to account service," said Patrick Ward, partner at 104 West Partners. "We have built 104 West on the premise that senior professionals can provide superior insight to clients' communications challenges and produce results tied inexorably to their business objectives. Our effort is now reflected in our Denver market leadership." In addition to providing strategic communications, 104 West Partners also offers a full suite of public relations and analyst relations Analyst relations is a corporate communications and public relations activity whereby businesses aim to influence technology industry analysts (also known as research analysts) who work for independent research and consulting firms. The two largest U.S. services. The firm counts Webroot Software Webroot Software is a company that creates computer security software. Webroot's corporate headquarters is located in Boulder, Colorado, and the company was founded in 1997. They currently employ about 300 people worldwide. , IP Commerce, Digital Chocolate and Plasmon among its growing portfolio of innovative local and national technology companies. Many of its clients are led by respected business leaders including Trip Hawkins William M. 'Trip' Hawkins III (born December 28[1], 1953) is a Silicon Valley American entrepreneur and founder of Electronic Arts, The 3DO Company and Digital Chocolate. , founder of Electronic Arts; Perry Evans, founder of MapQuest; Nolan Bushnell Nolan K. Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain. , founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese; and Jeremy Jaech, founder of Visio and co-founder of Aldus Corporation. "104 West has been the agency of record for Webroot since we were about 15 people in an office park, and their counsel and solid execution helped us establish not only the Webroot brand but also the anti-spyware category," said C. David Moll, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and now vice chairman of Webroot Software. "Webroot is now four years older, has grown to nearly 300 employees, and 104 West remains a strategic partner to our business." 104 West Partners' clients are funded by some of the world's leading venture capital and private equity firms, including Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. , Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , Accel Partners, Mayfield Fund Mayfield Fund is a venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, home to many of Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firms. Mayfield was founded in 1969 by Tommy Davis, one of the first venture capitalists. , Technology Crossover Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures and Meritage Funds. "The success of our agency starts with choosing clients that have unique qualities about their businesses, whether they are competing in a unique market, have a proven leadership team, or products built on exciting technologies," said Kathryn Marshall, partner at 104 West Partners. "We work with our clients to support their business goals with well-defined communications programs that help grow their businesses. Our best relationships are those that are founded as true strategic partnerships, and we are proud to have established that standing with all of our clients." The Denver Business Journal Book of Lists is a listing of who's who in various business categories in the Denver area. The lists are compiled and verified by staff researchers. About 104 West Partners Founded in 2003, 104 West Partners is a strategic communications firm with offices in Denver and Seattle. The firm specializes in working with innovative companies to successfully launch a new business, refine existing market positioning, introduce a new technology or product, enter into new markets, or promote the next great idea by leveraging public relations, analyst relations and other communications services. 104 West clients are funded by some of the most respected venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] in the world, including Kleiner, Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Accel Partners, Sequel Ventures, Meritage Funds, Mayfield and Technology Crossover Ventures. For more information, please visit www.104west.com. |
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