Havas Chicago

Havas Chicago builds its work around the Havas network's Meaningful Brands™ study, an annual research effort that examines how people around the world view brand value and corporate behavior. The agency treats that research as a foundation for the strategic and creative decisions it makes on behalf of clients, rather than a standalone report shelved after publication.

Services run across creative concepting and production, media planning and buying, brand strategy and positioning, corporate communications, brand campaigns, social content production, event production, and experiential activations. Analytics, strategy, creative, media, digital, CRM, PR, experiential, and production sit together under one roof rather than as separate departments, and the agency extends its collaborator list beyond typical agency partners to include music labels, gaming companies, live event organizers, TV networks, film studios, and video distribution platforms.

Leadership includes Kat Ott as President, Chase Cornett as Chief Strategy Officer, and Frank Dattalo as Chief Creative Officer, with Maggie O. Connor serving as Global Brand and Marketing Officer and Angelo Kritikos as Chief Financial Officer. Dave Reidy holds the CCO and Managing Director role for Havas Health, and Blair Ramsey serves as Managing Partner of Havas Media, linking the Chicago office to specialized health and media practices within the wider Havas network.