# DH

> DH is an independent Spokane- and Seattle-based social impact agency that combines research, advertising, branding, digital, public relations, advocacy and behavior-change marketing. Its defining method is to bring clients, audience members and community organizations into the work early, then build campaigns around lived experience rather than assumptions.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Spokane, United States
- **Founders:** Jim Desautel (Co-founder), Cher Desautel (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Public relations and advocacy, Branding and identity, Social change marketing, Digital, Advertising and media
- **Notable:** Won the 2001 Silver Anvil Best of Show for a Washington children's health-coverage campaign., Coordinated equity-centered COVID-19 investment with more than 175 community organizations, reaching over 2.3 million Washington residents., Helped trusted community partners host 46 vaccine clinics that delivered more than 6,800 vaccinations to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and rural community members.

## Products & services

- **Public relations and advocacy** — Communications strategy, stakeholder and community engagement, coalition building, crisis communications, reputation management, media relations, public education, advocacy and research.
- **Branding and identity** — Brand strategy, messaging, naming, mission and values work, logo development, visual identity and implementation.
- **Social change marketing** — Strengths-based behavior-change campaigns, positive community norming, prevention education, harm-reduction education and continual community engagement.
- **Digital** — Digital and content strategy, analytics, email, social, SEM, SEO, UX, information architecture, mobile-first web design and development, and digital experience consulting.
- **Advertising and media** — B2B and B2C campaigns, creative strategy, research, media planning and buying, video and radio production, environmental marketing and campaign measurement.

## Achievements

- Won the 2001 Silver Anvil Best of Show for a Washington children's health-coverage campaign.
- Coordinated equity-centered COVID-19 investment with more than 175 community organizations, reaching over 2.3 million Washington residents.
- Helped trusted community partners host 46 vaccine clinics that delivered more than 6,800 vaccinations to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and rural community members.
- Built a network of relationships with more than 230 community organizations and media outlets representing diverse Washington populations.
- Produced 23 Washington Traffic Safety Commission campaigns over four years, generating more than 200 million combined media impressions.
- A 2025 multicultural safe-rides campaign delivered 78.7 million impressions and 42,500 clicks, with media coverage totaling 170 million hits.
- A three-month Charlotte Small Business Growth Fund campaign reached 298,000 people and nearly doubled applications, producing 90 new applications and 24 lender matches.
- Acquired Seattle-based Nyhus Communications in 2022, adding crisis, high-stakes and health-care communications expertise.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Introduced issues advocacy as a public-affairs practice focused on building trust, knowledge and support before a policy or institutional ask.
- **2026-03** — Published its human-centered AI approach and described an AI-enabled Washington activity-matching tool for older adults plus an internal living-language guide.
- **2025-05** — Reported how four community-based organizations extended the Friends for Life fentanyl and naloxone campaign through training, art, radio and direct outreach.
- **2025-05** — Published results for a multicultural Washington safe-rides campaign: 78.7 million impressions, 42,500 clicks and extensive earned-media reach.
- **2024-03** — Received a place on Washington's statewide communications and marketing services contract in advertising and social-marketing categories.

## Links

- Website: https://wearedh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/desautel-hege-communications/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/desautelhege
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearedh/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/desautelhege/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24