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JWMorton

JWMorton is a Cedar Rapids agency at 1924 St Andrews Court NE, founded in 1984 and led by Jeff Westrom and David Morton. It provides branding, PR, digital marketing, media buying, social media, video production, web development and content strategy, with TaxAct and Vicor among the clients featured in its portfolio. Clutch lists it with 10-49 employees and PR as about a fifth of its work. Nobody pays to be ranked.

Why it’s hereA 40-year Cedar Rapids agency that Clutch shows with PR as a fifth of its service mix and a named national client in TaxAct. Number 5 of the PR firms in Iowa.

Who leads itDavid Morton, Co-Founder, Co-Owner and President of Marketing Services (co-owned with Jeff Westrom, President of Creative Services).

Work they can showTaxAct. Ran radio, TV and a Super Bowl spot over a seven-year partnership as the brand grew nearly 30% a year and was acquired for $287.5 million. Vi-COR. Created the "Power of V" campaign aimed at dairy producers, including a cow-spotted monster truck; sales grew from $15 million to over $30 million in five years.

Estimated cost

Estimated: $3,000–$8,000/mo, typical for Iowa PR retainers; not a quote.

Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.

A fit forEastern Iowa companies in financial services, agriculture, food, healthcare or education that want one local shop for branding, media buying, PR, video and web.

Based in
Cedar Rapids, IA
Founded
1984
Team size
11–50 people
Led by
David Morton, Co-Founder, Co-Owner and President of Marketing Services (co-owned with Jeff Westrom, President of Creative Services)
Known for
public relations · branding · media buying · content strategy · video production
Named clients
TaxAct, Vicor
Best for
Eastern Iowa companies in financial services, agriculture, food, healthcare or education that want one local shop for branding, media buying, PR, video and web.
Selected work
  • TaxAct. Ran radio, TV and a Super Bowl spot over a seven-year partnership as the brand grew nearly 30% a year and was acquired for $287.5 million. source ↗
  • Vi-COR. Created the "Power of V" campaign aimed at dairy producers, including a cow-spotted monster truck; sales grew from $15 million to over $30 million in five years. source ↗
Estimated cost

Estimated: $3,000–$8,000/mo, typical for Iowa PR retainers; not a quote.

Typical industry estimate, not a quote from any firm on this list.

Office
1924 St Andrews Ct NE · Cedar Rapids, IA · 52402 · 319.378.1081

Sources jwmorton.com, clutch.co · LinkedIn ↗

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