# Consociate Media

> Consociate Media is a privately held marketing, media and communications firm founded in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in 2011. Led by former newspaper reporter Stephanie Heinatz, the agency combines strategy, branding, public relations, websites, copy, photography and video for businesses, nonprofits, tourism organizations and public-sector economic-development programs. Its distinguishing idea is simple: work like an embedded communications team, using journalistic instincts to find a client's human story and enough analytical discipline to measure whether the work moved anyone.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Gloucester Point, United States
- **Founders:** Stephanie R. Heinatz (Founder and Chief Executive Officer)
- **Products:** Marketing strategy, Media relations and training, Branding and packaging, Website design, Editorial storytelling
- **Notable:** Won one Silver and two Bronze Telly Awards in 2021 for videos produced for KO Distilling, Virginia Sea Grant/VIMS and Virginia Wine/Lost Boy Cider., Named one of Virginia Business magazine's 2022 Best Places to Work in Virginia, with the highest ranking among small businesses in Hampton Roads according to the company., Named a 2022 Nonprofit Champion by NetworkPeninsula.

## Products & services

- **Marketing strategy** — Data-informed planning tied to goals such as revenue, donors, conversions or entry into new markets.
- **Media relations and training** — Story development, journalist targeting, interview preparation and consultation led by former reporters and communications practitioners.
- **Branding and packaging** — Identity systems, names, taglines, graphic design, print pieces and packaging design.
- **Website design** — SEO-aware, accessible websites organized around clear user journeys and calls to action.
- **Editorial storytelling** — Copywriting, long-form stories, campaign content, social media and data translated into visual narratives.
- **Photography and videography** — Brand photography, employer stories, community-impact films, event coverage, social clips and aerial footage.
- **Campaign and event support** — Integrated concepts, grant-supported tourism initiatives, event promotion and physical collateral.

## Achievements

- Won one Silver and two Bronze Telly Awards in 2021 for videos produced for KO Distilling, Virginia Sea Grant/VIMS and Virginia Wine/Lost Boy Cider.
- Named one of Virginia Business magazine's 2022 Best Places to Work in Virginia, with the highest ranking among small businesses in Hampton Roads according to the company.
- Named a 2022 Nonprofit Champion by NetworkPeninsula.
- Seeded the House That Small Business Built campaign with a $10,000 donation toward a Habitat home whose target cost grew to $125,000.
- Founder Stephanie Heinatz received a Greater Williamsburg Chamber 15 Under 50 award in 2023.
- Won Gloucester County's 2023 solicitation for updated tourism video, photography and promotional materials.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Consociate highlighted VA Wine Unleashed, a six-winery, dog-friendly tourism campaign for Ashton Creek Vineyard that combined a grant, campaign concept, branding, website and printed 'Pawsport.'
- **2026-08** — The agency showcased menu redesigns for YROC Coastal Bar & Grill and Shaka's Beach Bar & Grill.
- **2025-07** — Stephanie Heinatz's application to join the GO Virginia Region 6 Council described the firm as a Middle Peninsula business serving economic-development work and wider audiences.
- **2023-12** — Amanda Shortt was named a partner after joining Consociate in 2020 and helping oversee its expanding national client list.

## Links

- Website: https://consociate.marketing/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/consociatemedia/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/consociatemedia
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_6qaSpjI0_GRB_i3xU2MGJQeW1Jhcvmx
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consociatemedia/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsociateMedia

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Last updated: 2026-09-20