# Celtic Chicago, Inc.

> Celtic Chicago is an independent B2B advertising and branding agency founded in 1992. From Park Ridge, Illinois, it builds integrated strategy, creative, digital, media, public relations, social, video and event programs for technical sectors including agriculture, chemistry, food, manufacturing, pet health and professional associations. Its distinction is practical fluency: learning enough about a client's product and buyer to make specialized subjects clear without sanding away what makes them useful.

- **Founded:** 1992
- **Headquarters:** Park Ridge, United States
- **Founders:** Marlene Byrne (Founder and former CEO; advisor)
- **Team size:** Approximately 32 employees in supplied company data; LinkedIn lists 11-50 employees.
- **Products:** Strategy and planning, Branding and creative, Digital and media, Social, content and public relations, Association management
- **Notable:** UPTIVE's unified brand launch generated more than 100 new leads in its first month., The Bug Free Grains 'Monster Bug' campaign increased total digital impressions by 279%, supported by more than 2 million social impressions., Altosid IGR work reported a 12% sales increase.

## Products & services

- **Strategy and planning** — Research, positioning, annual planning, brand strategy, campaign planning and measurement frameworks tailored to a client's market.
- **Branding and creative** — Brand identity, messaging, advertising concepts, collateral, photography, video and sales-enablement creative.
- **Digital and media** — Websites, SEO, analytics, paid search, programmatic media, retargeting, email and marketing automation.
- **Social, content and public relations** — Editorial content, social campaigns, influencer programs, earned media and audience engagement.
- **Association management** — Membership management, conference and event planning, strategic planning, marketing and digital support through Celtic Associations.

## Achievements

- UPTIVE's unified brand launch generated more than 100 new leads in its first month.
- The Bug Free Grains 'Monster Bug' campaign increased total digital impressions by 279%, supported by more than 2 million social impressions.
- Altosid IGR work reported a 12% sales increase.
- The Marconi Foods redesign won a 2021 Silver W3 Award and was followed by a 172% engagement increase, a 100% increase in impressions and reach, and more than 2,000 social video views.
- Two 2017 Summit Creative Awards recognized Central Life Sciences campaigns: Silver for B2B print advertising and Bronze for a public-service campaign.
- A 2014 WebAward recognized Celtic's work for Allstate.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Published a sector analysis arguing that chemical marketers should make sustainability measurable, center technical value and create direct access to experts.
- **2025-07** — Introduced a new visual identity, office and brand voice under the line 'All in. All forward.'
- **2025-02** — Announced internal promotions, role transitions and new hires across association management, social, copy, digital, media, account service and creative.
- **2024-07** — Founder Marlene Byrne moved into an advisory role; Jim Heitzman, Danielle Vitogiannes and Jeremy Hogan became the executive leadership team.

## Links

- Website: https://www.celticchicago.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/celtic-chicago-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/celtic_chicago
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celtic_chicago/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CelticChicago

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Last updated: 2026-09-19