# Circle of One Marketing

> Circle of One Marketing is a Miami-based, Black-owned marketing and communications agency founded by Suzan McDowell in 2001. Its work combines public relations, media buying, creative, events, digital marketing and community outreach, with particular expertise in African American, Caribbean, Hispanic and Creole audiences. Its clearest proof point is Jazz in the Gardens, which began with eight tickets sold weeks before the first event and grew into a major multi-day festival drawing roughly 60,000 attendees in a typical year.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Miami, United States
- **Founders:** Suzan McDowell (Founder, President and CEO)
- **Products:** Integrated campaign strategy, Public and media relations, Creative and brand development, Media planning and buying, Event marketing and management
- **Notable:** Named Business of the Year at the 27th Annual Best of Jamaica Awards in 2025; the award was presented in January 2026., Helped Jazz in the Gardens grow from eight tickets sold weeks before its first event to roughly 1,000 attendees in year one, four times that in year two and around 60,000 in a typical recent year., Jazz in the Gardens generated an estimated $12.3 million in regional revenue in 2019, supported more than 4,000 jobs and generated over $500,000 in local taxes, according to tourism-bureau research cited by the festival.

## Products & services

- **Integrated campaign strategy** — Research, audience definition, positioning, communications planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation.
- **Public and media relations** — Press releases, media pitching, interview coordination, response management and story development across TV, radio, print and online outlets.
- **Creative and brand development** — Campaign concepts, brand positioning, graphic design, messaging, web design and print or digital collateral.
- **Media planning and buying** — Audience research, negotiation, placement and monitoring across broadcast, print, digital and out-of-home media.
- **Event marketing and management** — Promotion, venue and vendor coordination, logistics, guest communications and live-event production.
- **Community outreach and social marketing** — Campaigns for governments and nonprofits intended to increase awareness and encourage positive social behaviors.
- **Social and digital marketing** — Social content, channel management, video-led engagement and online campaign support.

## Achievements

- Named Business of the Year at the 27th Annual Best of Jamaica Awards in 2025; the award was presented in January 2026.
- Helped Jazz in the Gardens grow from eight tickets sold weeks before its first event to roughly 1,000 attendees in year one, four times that in year two and around 60,000 in a typical recent year.
- Jazz in the Gardens generated an estimated $12.3 million in regional revenue in 2019, supported more than 4,000 jobs and generated over $500,000 in local taxes, according to tourism-bureau research cited by the festival.
- Reportedly helped Harry Belafonte's 2016 Many Rivers to Cross Festival increase ticket sales from fewer than 2,000 to nearly 30,000 in 30 days.
- Graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.
- Selected over a competing proposal for a Miami-Dade redevelopment marketing engagement with a score of 301 out of 330.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — The company website moved to a temporary 'coming soon' presentation promising a refreshed site while retaining contact and social links.
- **2026-02** — Circle of One Marketing was profiled after being named 2025 Business of the Year at the Best of Jamaica Awards.
- **2025-08** — Suzan McDowell joined the Miami Herald's Building Black Businesses discussion and advised entrepreneurs to use video, protect their reputation and adopt useful AI tools without confusing them for human judgment.
- **2025-03** — North Miami engaged the firm for public relations, event promotion, event management and video production for NoMi Tech Month and a Senior Tech Luncheon under a $25,000 agreement.

## Links

- Website: https://www.circleofonemarketing.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/circle-of-one-marketing
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/circleofonemktg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circleofonemktg/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/circleofonemarketing

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Last updated: 2026-09-22