# Kleidon & Associates

> Kleidon & Associates is a family-owned Akron marketing communications agency founded in 1975 by Dennis and Rose Kleidon and now led by their son Kurt. Its compact team handles strategy, branding, websites, social media, video, email, advertising, public relations and print for businesses and nonprofits, with particular depth in organizations that need one partner to make many channels feel like one coherent brand.

- **Founded:** 1975
- **Headquarters:** Akron, United States
- **Founders:** Dennis Kleidon (Co-founder and CEO), Rose Kleidon (Co-founder and Executive Vice President)
- **Products:** Brand strategy and identity, Website design and development, Social media content and management, Video production, Public relations and advertising
- **Notable:** Reached 50 years in business in 2025., Won two Silver ADDY Awards in 2025 for the Blaze Football Club and Three for Three podcast logo designs., Won two Judge's Choice honors and a Gold ADDY in 2019 for the Buggy Trail campaign.

## Products & services

- **Brand strategy and identity** — Brand audits, positioning, naming, logo systems, messaging and style guides.
- **Website design and development** — Strategy, design, content and development for corporate, nonprofit and campaign websites and landing pages.
- **Social media content and management** — Content planning, production, publishing, audience targeting and campaign measurement.
- **Video production** — Planning, filming and production for social clips, explainers, websites and digital signage.
- **Public relations and advertising** — Earned media, press materials, media planning and paid campaigns across digital and traditional channels.
- **Email and print communications** — Email campaigns, fundraising appeals, brochures, annual reports, sponsorship materials and other collateral.
- **Three for Three** — A recurring leadership and marketing podcast hosted by president Kurt Kleidon.
- **Designer Grids** — A design-layout product created by Dennis Kleidon that reached international distribution within three years.

## Achievements

- Reached 50 years in business in 2025.
- Won two Silver ADDY Awards in 2025 for the Blaze Football Club and Three for Three podcast logo designs.
- Won two Judge's Choice honors and a Gold ADDY in 2019 for the Buggy Trail campaign.
- Won a District 5 Silver ADDY in 2012 for the Rotary Club of Fairlawn Speakeasy invitation.
- Dennis Kleidon was named Small Business Advocate of the Year by the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce in 2008.
- Company-reported animal-shelter campaign results include a five-day capital campaign that raised 19 times its cost.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a guide to Giving Tuesday and year-end donation strategy for nonprofits.
- **2026-01** — Welcomed University of Akron student Gwendolyn Mangan as a public relations and social media intern.
- **2026-01** — Released a Three for Three episode on myths and facts about AI's role in SEO with Jeannie Hill.
- **2025-03** — Received two Silver ADDY Awards for logo design at the American Advertising Awards.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kleidon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kleidon-%26-associates/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kleidon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KleidonandAssociates/

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Last updated: 2026-09-20