This Chicago Shop Barters for Stakes in Small Brands, Gaining Business Smarts

But Schafer Condon Carter also loves making ads for the Cubs

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Who Managing partner, president David Selby (l.) and founding partner, CEO Tim Condon, with visiting pooch Charlie
What Full-service agency
Where Chicago



Beyond creating ads for the likes of Land O'Lakes, ConAgra Foods and the Chicago Cubs (most recently launching an ambitious "Let's Go" TV campaign touting the struggling team's new faces), Schafer Condon Carter invests in small startups and brands that need advice about how to market and expand their businesses. The shop provides cash and services in exchange for stakes in the companies, be it Uncle Dougie's sauces, rubs and mixes or Social Market Analytics, which measures positive and negative sentiment around stocks on Twitter.

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