Yes& embraces firm’s 55+ years of nonprofit expertise
Yes& is proud to announce its second acquisition of 2025, the legendary 55-year old D.C. full-service independent advertising agency Williams Whittle. Williams Whittle’s services include research, strategy, branding, storytelling, PSA campaigns and activation, and the agency has specialized in nonprofit healthcare marketing, green marketing, military/veteran marketing, and social impact.
In the healthcare fields of cancer research, medical services, disaster preparedness, and even global disease prevention, Williams Whittle has a breadth of experience with American Red Cross, American Institute for Cancer Research, Pan American Health Organization, American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and VHC Health.
Robert Sprague, founder and CEO of Yes&, points out that “Williams Whittle’s experience is a natural fit for Yes&, as we already work extensively with foundations and other nonprofit organizations. By joining forces, we’re not only growing in staff and size, but we’re also expanding the possibilities for our clients in the nonprofit space.”
“The merger of Yes&’s philanthropy team with Williams Whittle creates a formidable offering for nonprofit and foundation clients looking for deep sector expertise,” added Yes& COO Zihla Salinas. “Under the Yes& umbrella, this newly combined team will be able to take their capabilities, thought leadership, and proven methodologies even further.”
Williams Whittle is the latest of more than a dozen previous acquisitions by Yes&—including Lipman Hearne (an agency focused on higher education, not-for-profit, and philanthropy) in 2022, and last year’s purchase of CommCore Consulting Group (communications training and crisis communications for both commercial and government clients). Along with success in new business and organic growth, the acquisition strategy has made Yes& one of the fastest growing independent agencies in the world.
About Yes&
Yes& is an integrated marketing agency serving complex needs across the commercial, association, B2G, higher education, and government sectors. Yes& brings “positivity + possibility” through an expanding suite of capabilities including branding, digital strategy and analytics, advertising, customer experience (CX), market research, content development, events, and public relations, and serves clients nationwide from its hubs in the Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Philadelphia areas. Yes& is ranked by the Washington Business Journal as the #2 largest privately held advertising agency in the greater DC area and has been listed by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S. seven times. www.yesandagency.com.
About Williams Whittle
Williams Whittle is a full-service advertising agency founded in 1967. We partner with nonprofits and forward-thinking companies committed to making a positive impact. Our mission is to create ideas that generate change for nonprofits. By leveraging our clients’ 501(c)(3) status we develop targeted marketing strategies that meet the bottom line. In the nonprofit category, we specialize in green marketing, healthcare, military/veteran, and social impact spaces. Our Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit marketing team provides a full range of advertising and marketing services unique to nonprofits including research, strategy, branding, storytelling, activation, and PSA campaigns.
