# Schafer Condon Carter (SCC)

> Schafer Condon Carter is an independently owned Chicago creative and media agency founded in 1989. It sells integrated brand strategy, creative, production, public relations and paid media to challenger brands across consumer and B2B categories, pairing category-breaking ideas with business measures such as purchase intent, consideration and sales. Its most consequential recent act was internal: after an outside-CEO experiment faltered, longtime employee Ben Behrman took the top job and assembled a new leadership team around the positioning ‘Create. Impact.’

- **Founded:** 1989
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Founders:** Tim Condon (Co-founder and Executive Chairman), Mark Schafer (Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus)
- **Products:** Brand and creative strategy, Integrated media, Public relations and experiences, MAKE247 content production, Design and digital experiences
- **Notable:** Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, Midwest Gold, in 2018., Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, national Silver in the 76-150 employee class, in 2020., SCC says it has received three Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Gold/Silver recognitions in total.

## Products & services

- **Brand and creative strategy** — Research, consumer insight, positioning, campaign platforms and creative development for challenger brands.
- **Integrated media** — Traditional and digital planning, buying, optimization, analytics and campaign measurement delivered in-house.
- **Public relations and experiences** — Corporate communications, earned media, influencer programs, events, sponsorships and community engagement.
- **MAKE247 content production** — An à-la-carte studio launched for video, photography, animation and social-first content, initially with Portillo's as a client.
- **Design and digital experiences** — Brand identity, packaging, websites, e-commerce and marketing technology implementation.

## Achievements

- Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, Midwest Gold, in 2018.
- Ad Age Small Agency of the Year, national Silver in the 76-150 employee class, in 2020.
- SCC says it has received three Ad Age Small Agency of the Year Gold/Silver recognitions in total.
- Two Chicago/Midwest Regional Emmy Awards reported by the agency in 2025.
- The 2020 LiftMaster campaign sold nearly twice its Smart Garage Hub goal and exceeded its app-connection goal by 62%.
- A First Midwest Bank campaign produced a reported 92% increase in small-business checking growth and a 15% landing-page lead conversion rate.
- GUM case study reports an 8% lift in purchase intent and 13% lift in brand awareness.
- UChicago Medicine case study reports a 21% consideration increase and 12% perception increase.
- Twenty-eight consecutive years of revenue growth were reported when SCC won its 2018 Ad Age honor.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — SCC announced that its Giordano's work was nominated for Outstanding Achievement for a Commercial Single Spot/Campaign at the 2026 Television Academy Foundation Awards.
- **2026-08** — Great Place to Work listed SCC as certified for 2026-2027 and reported an 84% positive employee score.
- **2026-07** — Navy Pier selected SCC as its creative and media agency partner.
- **2026-07** — The Drum profiled Ben Behrman's internal rise and SCC's post-founder leadership transition.
- **2025-12** — SCC detailed a rebuilt leadership team, close to a dozen annual client wins and its new 'Create. Impact.' positioning.

## Links

- Website: https://schafercondoncarter.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/schafer-condon-carter
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SCCThinkAgain
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schafercondoncarter/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SCCMakeItHappen/

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Last updated: 2026-09-24