A digital media and marketing planning firm said it is relocating its headquarters from Connecticut to St. Petersburg and will begin adding jobs this year.
iSOCRATES LLC announced on Tuesday that it will relocate and said it expects to create 50 new jobs over the next five years, with 10 being created by the end of 2019.
"We believe Tampa Bay — and St. Petersburg, in particular — is the perfect environment for our growing, innovative digital company," iSOCRATES CEO William Lederer said in a news release.
The company has a presence here, starting recently in downtown St. Petersburg’s Rising Tide coworking space.
iSOCRATES' clients includes CBS, News Corp, Entercom, The Economist and Zeta Global.
"Everything that is happening with this innovative, data analytics company is a shining example of our Grow Smarter strategy working and working well. This is a company that is doing well, investing in our community, and has a worldwide reach," St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman said. "I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome their expansion in our great city, and I thank our partners in the Pinellas County Economic Development office, and all our economic development colleagues, for making this possible.”
iSOCRATES will also be kicking off Digital First Fridays, a new meetup series in downtown St. Petersburg that will bring together professionals in data analytics, digital media and marketing, and technology in Pinellas County. The first of the series will be held on Feb. 1 at Rising Tide and will feature Kriseman, Commissioner Karen Seel and the digital marketing heads of the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Lightning, according to the announcement.
iSOCRATES was one of seven companies that competed at the Wave's Demo Day during the 2019 Synapse Summit.
