# Rivers Agency

> Rivers Agency is an independent, women-owned advertising, branding and digital firm founded by Lauren Rivers in Chapel Hill in 1993. It combines strategy, creative, media, public relations, social content and in-house web development for regional institutions and national brands, with client work ranging from long-running bank marketing to headless websites, e-commerce builds and influencer campaigns.

- **Founded:** 1993
- **Headquarters:** Chapel Hill, United States
- **Founders:** Lauren Rivers (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Brand strategy and identity, Integrated advertising and creative, Web design and development, E-commerce development, Public relations and content
- **Notable:** Ranked No. 5 among the Triangle's largest advertising agencies in 2026, with 36 local advertising professionals., Won four 2025 MarCom Awards, including Platinum honors for Revel Ostomy and Fenton campaigns., Won two Platinum MarCom Awards and four w3 Awards for 2024 work.

## Products & services

- **Brand strategy and identity** — Research, positioning, naming, messaging, visual systems and brand guidelines for new and changing organizations.
- **Integrated advertising and creative** — Campaign strategy and production across broadcast, print, out-of-home, digital, paid social and experiential channels.
- **Web design and development** — UX, information architecture, content, responsive design and full-stack development, including WordPress, React, Next.js and headless CMS builds.
- **E-commerce development** — Shopify, Magento and other commerce implementations, including platform migrations and conversion-oriented customer journeys.
- **Public relations and content** — Earned media, press materials, brand storytelling, content strategy, production and distribution.
- **Social, media and influencer marketing** — Organic and paid social, media planning and buying, analytics, creator networks and campaign reporting.

## Achievements

- Ranked No. 5 among the Triangle's largest advertising agencies in 2026, with 36 local advertising professionals.
- Won four 2025 MarCom Awards, including Platinum honors for Revel Ostomy and Fenton campaigns.
- Won two Platinum MarCom Awards and four w3 Awards for 2024 work.
- Accumulated 12 Communicator Awards by 2024.
- Built Capel Rugs' original website in 1996 and First Bank's original website in 1998.
- A client's First Bank website generated more than $1 million in new deposits and loans in a reported year.
- Its Chapel Hill office project received a 2016 AIA North Carolina Merit Award for Commercial Design.
- Certified as a Women's Business Enterprise.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Moved from No. 6 to No. 5 on the Triangle Business Journal ranking of the region's largest advertising agencies, with 36 local advertising professionals.
- **2026-08** — Launched a rebuilt MCNC.org using object-oriented UX, Next.js and headless WordPress.
- **2026-09** — Reported new agency-of-record work for Truliant Federal Credit Union, the addition of Trillium Health Resources and a dedicated influencer-marketing practice.
- **2026-01** — Announced four MarCom Awards for work with Revel Ostomy, Fenton, Bearing Insurance and Autobell Car Wash.
- **2025-01** — Announced three major MarCom awards, three honorable mentions and four w3 Awards for 2024 work.

## Links

- Website: https://riversagency.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rivers-agency
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/riversagency
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@riversagency
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riversagency/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riversagency

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Last updated: 2026-09-24