GMc+ Company

GMc+ Company, also written GMc+Co, is an integrated communications agency headquartered in New Orleans' Warehouse District. Glenda McKinley founded it in 1987, making it one of the city's longest-running communications firms, and her son Ernest M. English joined in 2020 as vice president of client services.

What GMc+ Company offers

• Brand strategy and development: shaping how brands present their story to audiences.
• Media planning and buying: researching, negotiating and placing advertising across TV, radio, print and online.
• Digital marketing and web: websites, apps, games, search marketing, motion graphics and social media programmes.
• Public and media relations: community outreach, grassroots marketing, editorial board meetings and press tours.
• Audio production: McKinley Studios, its in-house studio, provides sound design, voiceovers and original music.

Who it works with

The agency has a strong multicultural focus in Louisiana. Named work includes the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Key facts

• Based in: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Founded: 1987
• Founder: Glenda McKinley
• Awards: a Mosaic Award and an ADDY Award for digital media
• Programmes: GMagination Collaboration, a reverse-mentoring internship