Staples Marketing Communications was founded in 1976 as Staples & Associates. A full-service advertising, marketing and public relations firm, we changed our name in 1984 to better reflect our mission.
In 1989, Staples Marketing began a decade-long focus on providing marketing services for the real property sales divisions of federal agencies:
- HUD – Property Disposition, Milwaukee, WI
- HUD – Property Disposition, Fresno, CA
- HUD – Multi-Family Housing, Washington DC
- VA – Property Management Division, Chicago, IL
- VA – Property Management Division, Houston, TX
- VA – Property Management Division, Waco, TX
- GSA – Property Disposal, Washington DC
In 1998, Staples Marketing’s work for HUD/FHA Fresno’s Energy Efficiency Mortgage program led to our first contract with California Public Utilities Commission
Since then, Staples Marketing has provided comprehensive marketing and outreach for many utility, CPUC and local government energy efficiency and demand side programs
In 2003, we partnered with the County of Kern, City of Bakersfield and PG&E to develop and implement one of the first local government partnerships in California.
In 2007, Staples & Associates was founded to provide audit services, customer education, and the direct installation of energy efficiency measures and engineering support for residential, commercial, institutional and golf development clients.
In 2007, Staples & Associates added engineering services for Energy Efficiency projects
In 2008, Golf Resource Group located in Phoenix, Arizona, joined the Staples Group of Companies to provide sustainable golf course design services that are unique in their approach to energy efficiency and water conservation.
In 2010, Staples & Associates added a contract to conduct energy efficiency improvements for the PG&E Middle Income Direct Install (MIDI) program
In 2010, Staples & Associates conducted a marketing and outreach campaign for the City of Salem, Oregon
In 2011, Staples & Associates designed marketing programs and plans for the City of Fresno, California and Sarasota County, Florida
Today, Staples & Associates has more than 100 employees among its offices in Pewaukee, WI; Phoenix, AZ; Bakersfield, Salinas and Roseville, CA.
