Columbia-based full-service communications and marketing agency, Flock and Rally, proudly announces the addition of Halleigh Carlson to their advertising department as the agency’s new integrated media buyer.
“Halleigh’s ability to seamlessly integrate creative strategies with data-driven insights is already elevating our client work,” said Merritt McNeely, CEO of Flock and Rally. “Her dedication to research, strategy, and media buying is precisely what our agency needs to expand our services and deliver excellence for our clients. We are excited about Halleigh’s fresh perspectives and innovative approaches.”
Carlson, an experienced advertising professional, specializes in executing integrated media plans across both digital and traditional channels. In her role as integrated media buyer, she optimizes paid social media and search campaigns, manages media buys, provides media recommendations, creates tracking reports, manages budgets, and builds vendor relationships.
Supporting a portfolio of Flock and Rally’s advertising clients, Carlson works with notable organizations such as Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, the Columbia Metropolitan Airport, LTC Hospitality, South Carolina State Fair, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, South Carolina State Museum, Welvista, and more.
“I am thrilled to join Flock and Rally’s dynamic and forward-thinking team,” said Carlson. “I look forward to leveraging my skills to contribute to our clients’ success and the agency’s growth.”
Carlson joins Flock and Rally from Wier / Stewart, a full-service creative agency in Augusta, GA, where she served as an integrated media specialist. Before that, she served in the United States Navy as a Persian-Farsi linguist. Currently, Carlson serves as the membership chair on the board for AAF Midlands, the local chapter of the American Advertising Federation. She holds a bachelor’s degree in digital audiences from Arizona State University.
Flock and Rally serves a diverse range of clients across business, education, nonprofit, government, transportation, tourism, commercial real estate, economic development, and technology sectors. Their campaigns reach target audiences statewide, throughout the Southeast, and in markets across the United States.
The firm has earned nearly 100 awards, including Best in Show awards from the SCPRSA and the IABC/SC, a Shining Star Award from the Southeast Tourism Society, and a Gold ADDY.
For more information about Flock and Rally’s team and services, visit: Flock and Rally.
