# Walker & Associates, Inc.

> Walker & Associates is a Memphis-based, woman- and minority-owned advertising, marketing, public relations and digital agency founded in 1965. Its most revealing work connects research to execution: learning regional McDonald's customers before managing local media and social channels, turning stakeholder interviews into the EcoSix packaging brand, and using audience studies to shape statewide college-access campaigns for Tennessee.

- **Founded:** 1965
- **Headquarters:** Memphis, United States
- **Founders:** Vernon Deloss Walker (Founder)
- **Products:** Research and strategy, Creative and brand development, Media planning and production, Digital and social, Public relations and events
- **Notable:** Operated continuously since 1965., Founder Deloss Walker received the Memphis Advertising Federation Silver Medal in 1987., Won two Gold ADDY awards at the 2013 Memphis competition.

## Products & services

- **Research and strategy** — Market research, focus groups, stakeholder interviews, strategic planning, consulting and campaign evaluation.
- **Creative and brand development** — Brand identity, copywriting, graphic design, illustration and campaign concepts for print, outdoor, radio and broadcast.
- **Media planning and production** — Media planning, buying, placement, analysis, television and video production.
- **Digital and social** — Web design and development, social media management, content, email and digital campaigns.
- **Public relations and events** — Media relations, press materials, community engagement, sponsorships, event planning and crisis communication.

## Achievements

- Operated continuously since 1965.
- Founder Deloss Walker received the Memphis Advertising Federation Silver Medal in 1987.
- Won two Gold ADDY awards at the 2013 Memphis competition.
- Built and maintained a multi-decade relationship with the McDonald's Mid-South Co-Op.
- Selected through a competitive Tennessee procurement for statewide college-access outreach; the later contract's maximum liability reached $1.363 million.
- Certified as a woman-owned business in Tennessee government procurement records.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Memphis Business Journal listings continued to rank Walker & Associates among Memphis-area advertising and public-relations firms and described a broad mix of traditional, digital, research and community-engagement services.
- **2017-12** — Tennessee extended its higher-education outreach contract and raised the maximum liability to $1.363 million while preparing a new competitive procurement.
- **2016-10** — The agency published a retrospective on Ceil Walker's leadership after she took over following Deloss Walker's death in 1996.
- **2015-12** — Walker & Associates conceived, wrote and produced a new tourism commercial for DeSoto County, Mississippi with Beale Street Studios.

## Links

- Website: https://walker-assoc.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/walker---associates-inc-
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/walkerassoci
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/walkerassoc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkerassoc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalkerAssoc

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