# The Manahan Group

> The Manahan Group is a privately held Charleston, West Virginia advertising, public relations and media-buying agency founded by former reporter and gubernatorial press secretary George Manahan. Its compact team plans strategy, develops creative, buys and monitors media, builds websites, manages events and handles crisis communications for public agencies, nonprofits and businesses, with particular depth in health and public-interest campaigns.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Charleston, United States
- **Founders:** George Manahan (CEO and Founder)
- **Products:** Media planning, buying and analysis, Public relations and crisis communications, On Target strategic planning, Creative and production, Web, social and content
- **Notable:** Reported $4.05 million in paid-media placements in calendar 2023, up from $3.01 million in 2022; these figures are managed client media spend, not company revenue., Won one Gold, two Silver and four Bronze awards at the 46th Annual Telly Awards in 2025 for West Virginia public-health and Lottery work., Won a 2025 PRSA West Virginia Crystal Award for internal communications for the 2024 WIC conference.

## Products & services

- **Media planning, buying and analysis** — Audience research, negotiation, placement, verification and optimization across television, radio, outdoor, print and digital media.
- **Public relations and crisis communications** — Media training, crisis plans, press strategy, event organization and stakeholder communications.
- **On Target strategic planning** — A five-step facilitated process that brings client experts and agency planners together to agree on goals, audiences, messages and tactics.
- **Creative and production** — Brand development, television and radio spots, print, outdoor, social content, animation and motion graphics.
- **Web, social and content** — Website development, digital advertising, content planning and social-media engagement.
- **Event planning** — Venue and speaker procurement, branding, logistics, vendor coordination, registration and post-event analysis.
- **Political affairs** — Campaign and issue communications informed by experience in West Virginia government and media.

## Achievements

- Reported $4.05 million in paid-media placements in calendar 2023, up from $3.01 million in 2022; these figures are managed client media spend, not company revenue.
- Won one Gold, two Silver and four Bronze awards at the 46th Annual Telly Awards in 2025 for West Virginia public-health and Lottery work.
- Won a 2025 PRSA West Virginia Crystal Award for internal communications for the 2024 WIC conference.
- The 2025 Jumbo Cash campaign reported 139 television spots and 4.9 million impressions.
- The 2024 WIC conference drew more than 200 participants, including 51 virtual attendees, plus 33 exhibitors and sponsors.
- Founder George Manahan was inducted into the PRSA West Virginia Hall of Fame in 2022 and named a Michael J. Fox Foundation Hero of Advocacy in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — The agency announced two Awards of Distinction from the Communicator Awards.
- **2025-06** — The agency announced seven honors at the 46th Annual Telly Awards: one Gold, two Silver and four Bronze awards.
- **2025-03** — The team won the People's Choice award at Capitol Market's Green Chili Shootout.
- **2025-02** — The West Virginia Lottery launched the integrated Jumbo Cash scratch-off campaign created with The Manahan Group.

## Links

- Website: https://themanahangroup.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-manahan-group
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themanahangroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheManahanGroup/

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Last updated: 2026-09-21