# Global-5

> Global-5 is a privately held communications firm built around a narrow, difficult brief: make transportation and infrastructure understandable before confusion becomes opposition or danger. Founded in 1996 by former media executives Mary and Matt Hamill, the Longwood, Florida company combines audience research, public outreach, media relations, creative production, digital development, training and event work for agencies including USDOT, FDOT, Georgia DOT and transit and toll authorities. Its clearest proof point is the I-4 Express launch, where research-led messaging helped a new managed-lane system record 868,000 first-month trips, nearly 20 percent above the agency forecast.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Longwood, United States
- **Founders:** Mary Hamill (Co-founder, President & CEO), Matt Hamill (Co-founder, Executive Vice President & COO)
- **Team size:** 32 employees in the supplied company data; LinkedIn lists the organization in the 11-50 employee band
- **Products:** Advertising, marketing and promotion, Public relations and outreach, Knowledge transfer and learning systems, Research and strategy, Event management
- **Notable:** The 2013 PRSA Silver Anvil for the Florida 511 campaign, which pushed call volume past eight million and raised awareness by 21 percent., Recruitment of more than 1,000 local drivers for the Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot; the project entered the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame in 2019., The I-4 Express launch generated 97,452 users and 120,331 website sessions during its 13-week campaign; first-month trips reached 868,000, nearly 20 percent above FDOT’s forecast.

## Products & services

- **Advertising, marketing and promotion** — Integrated campaigns spanning brand identity, media buying, social, web, search, analytics, apps, animation, photography and video.
- **Public relations and outreach** — Public information, stakeholder engagement, crisis and media relations, community meetings, writing and government communications for infrastructure programs.
- **Knowledge transfer and learning systems** — Instructional design, e-learning, internal knowledge portals, LMS selection and operation, training materials and change management.
- **Research and strategy** — Public-opinion research, surveys, focus groups, audience segmentation, planning, gap analysis and best-practice reporting.
- **Event management** — Public meetings, press events, technology demonstrations, conferences, exhibits, webinars and on-site logistics.
- **ORBIT** — A personalized email and text alert platform presented by the company as one of its signature solutions.
- **Studio 5** — The company’s in-house production capability for video, audio and visual communications.
- **Speakers Bureau** — A fee-free roster of company specialists available to transportation-industry events, launched in 2024.

## Achievements

- The 2013 PRSA Silver Anvil for the Florida 511 campaign, which pushed call volume past eight million and raised awareness by 21 percent.
- Recruitment of more than 1,000 local drivers for the Tampa Connected Vehicle Pilot; the project entered the ITS World Congress Hall of Fame in 2019.
- The I-4 Express launch generated 97,452 users and 120,331 website sessions during its 13-week campaign; first-month trips reached 868,000, nearly 20 percent above FDOT’s forecast.
- A 2024 Silver Stevie Award for the I-4 Express campaign in the small-budget marketing campaign category below $3 million.
- More than 50 awards across 30 years, according to the company’s 2026 awards page.
- Five 2026 Hermes awards for transit, safety outreach and infrastructure-animation work.
- SBE certification from FDOT, statewide/inter-local MBE certification in Florida and WBE certification in Orange County.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — CEO Mary Hamill spoke at TEAMFlorida about message consistency in transportation communications.
- **2026-05** — Global-5 announced five Hermes Creative Awards tied to transit, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and interchange-navigation work.
- **2026-04** — The company supported Construction Career Days programming focused on introducing students to transportation careers.
- **2026-03** — A Global-5 public-information specialist presented construction outreach practices at an FTBA symposium.
- **2026-01** — Global-5 reported closing the 2025 awards season with four national honors.
- **2025-09** — The Transit Connects Florida campaign reported more than 106 million impressions, 4.5 million Facebook and Instagram views and placements on 54 billboards.

## Links

- Website: https://global-5.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/global-5/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/G5Communications
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Global5Communications

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Last updated: 2026-09-19