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A growing Chicago sports marketing firm with an Indiana connection is making a push into the Indianapolis market.
Revolution, founded by Indiana University graduate John Rowady, recently acquired Indianapolis-based Acts Marketing. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Revolution - which has 75 employees and counts the NFL, NBA, Budweiser, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Northwestern Mutual and Samsung among its clients - will initially employ six people here, with plans to triple that presence in the coming years.
Rowady is aiming to double Revolution's overall revenue over the next three years - to $60 million - by expanding its work with current clients and through more acquisitions.
Revolution is a sports marketing firm handling sponsorship and broadcast deals, hospitality, event management, and research and analytics.
Acts became a target as Revolution - which has primarily grown organically - looked to enter the Indianapolis market and found the local company "was run by like-minded people," Rowady said. "We really liked Acts' ownership and their activation with sponsors."
Acts founder Garret Mudd, who previously worked for the Sports Car Club of America...