INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES
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DESIGN &
VISIONARY MARKETING
Founded in 2013,
Iris Mktg is a Washington, DC-based full-service agency focused on creating success for our clients through customized marketing strategies and creative messaging and design.
Recent awards include the Hermes Creative Awards (Platinum/Websites) and the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence for the 2020 ANA Enterprise Digital Annual Impact Report; ASAE’s Gold Circle Award for the 2020 ANCC Virtual Summit™; and the NAGC Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Award for the “Words Matter, Actions Speak” Infographic for the Family & Youth Services Bureau/U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
We are a minority- and woman-owned business with team members who bring unique expertise in strategy, messaging, design and web/digital development. Our core team has been working together for almost two decades, and our close relationships fuel the creative process. This means that we collaborate better, we work smarter, we build on each other’s strengths, and ultimately, we deliver best-in-class solutions to our clients.
MEET OUR
CORE TEAM
FRANÇOISE JAKOBSSON
President
Over her 20+ years in the industry, Francoise has helped create multi-faceted integrated campaigns for organizations such as Microsoft Corporation, IEEE Computer Society, the American Nurses Association, AARP, and many others. Françoise’s primary focus is to foster engagement between the client and target audiences through multi-channel marketing strategies. She strives to have a deep understanding of her client’s offerings and craft messaging that resonates to best tell their story.
kim stoumbos
Partner & Vice President
Kim has applied her management skills to spearhead successful marketing campaigns for more than 20 years. Her work at global powerhouses such as Wunderman and Ammirati Puris Lintas in New York has given her a thorough grasp of account planning, processes, and strategies. Coupled with a keen eye for great design, this has enabled her to develop and oversee well-rounded and seamlessly executed campaigns for clients such as American Express, UPS, DirecTV, Microsoft Corporation, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
duane cregger-solomon
Creative Director
For nearly 25 years, Duane has provided concept and brand development, art direction and design, and project and production management for leading associations, publishers, agencies and corporations. These include United Way of America, National Crime Prevention Council, and Alzheimer’s Association. His expertise includes branding from the ground up as well as working within established visual guidelines. He creates compelling and award-winning communications that advance the client mission.
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202-285-1677