# DMH

> DMH is an independent Kansas City integrated brand agency founded in 2007 by Paul Diamond, Brian Merckens and Sean Hogan. It combines research, positioning, messaging, creative, digital, media, public relations, social and branded environments, with particular depth in animal health, agriculture and complex B2B categories. Its most persuasive work starts by diagnosing the business problem behind the requested deliverable.

- **Founded:** 2007
- **Headquarters:** Kansas City, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Diamond (Co-founder and Partner), Brian Merckens (Co-founder and Partner), Sean Hogan (Co-founder and Partner)
- **Products:** Brand Development & Messaging, Emotional Market Research, Creative Services, Digital Experience, Media, PR & Social
- **Notable:** Foley Equipment's redesigned digital experience was named a 2025 Webby Awards honoree for Best Navigation/Structure., DMH reports that Foley Equipment recorded 420% growth in active users, 430% growth in page views, 381% growth in returning users and a 40% lift in time on page in the first year after launch., DMH reports that Canopy Animal Health reached 90% veterinary awareness within nine months, recruited 120 academic and industry ambassadors and secured more than 75 earned-media placements.

## Products & services

- **Brand Development & Messaging** — Positioning, identity, naming and messaging systems that give organizations a coherent market role.
- **Emotional Market Research** — Research designed to uncover emotional triggers and beliefs behind purchase decisions.
- **Creative Services** — Campaign concepts, design, content, packaging and sales materials.
- **Digital Experience** — Website strategy, information architecture, design and development informed by SEO and user needs.
- **Media, PR & Social** — Media planning and buying, search marketing, public relations, social strategy and content.
- **Branded Environments** — Physical spaces and wayfinding that turn workplaces and customer environments into brand touchpoints.

## Achievements

- Foley Equipment's redesigned digital experience was named a 2025 Webby Awards honoree for Best Navigation/Structure.
- DMH reports that Foley Equipment recorded 420% growth in active users, 430% growth in page views, 381% growth in returning users and a 40% lift in time on page in the first year after launch.
- DMH reports that Canopy Animal Health reached 90% veterinary awareness within nine months, recruited 120 academic and industry ambassadors and secured more than 75 earned-media placements.
- The Ford KCAP environmental identity was designed to create 10,000 internal impressions daily and 3.6 million annually.
- Won first place at the 2025 MoKan NAMA awards for Lallemand Animal Nutrition's CleanFeed Approach brochure.
- Won multiple 2018 PRSA Kansas City PRISM honors for animal-health and pet-nutrition work.
- Its Canopy Animal Health media relations work was named Best of Show in the specialty-audiences category at the 2020 Region II NAMA awards.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Sean Hogan published DMH's argument that brands cannot manufacture community but can create the conditions for customers to form it.
- **2026-02** — DMH and PROOF published findings on agency AI use, including 67% organizational adoption and formal policies at only one in three organizations.
- **2026-01** — Gallant named DMH agency of record for pet regenerative-medicine launches.
- **2026-01** — DMH won first place at the MoKan NAMA awards for Lallemand Animal Nutrition's CleanFeed brochure.
- **2025-12** — The Truman Library Institute selected DMH to support its America250 campaign and 2026 Story of US exhibition.
- **2025** — Foley Equipment's website work became a Webby Awards honoree for navigation and structure.

## Links

- Website: https://wearedmh.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wearedmh
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dmhadv
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_are_dmh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dmhbrand

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Last updated: 2026-09-24