For years, Sandy Hillman and her team have provided the highest quality communications, marketing and government-relations services to our company, always on time, on budget and on point. Their keen understanding of our company, industry and the economic and political forces that affect both has proven invaluable to us as they help shape our external and internal communications strategies, draft major speeches for our senior executives and stage the World Series of Poker and other complex events. Whatever the project, their attention to customer service has always been exemplary. Hillman blends the best of big league agency thinking with the intimacy of a boutique firm. The attention is hands-on and the results are exceptional. I have worked with PR and ad agencies of all sizes, and I have rarely seen a group that moves so adeptly from strategic thinking to creative ideas to flawless execution. They are savvy, and have just the right kind of relationship-building skills with stakeholders, media and influencers that land World Market Center on top every time.

Jan JonesDana Andrew
Senior Vice President, Communications and Governmet Relations, Caesars Entertainment


I have had the pleasure of working with Ms. Hillman for more than 20 years at two companies. During this time she has provided world-class communications and marketing services and has been a close source of great advice and counsel on many significant matters. Over the course of our relationship Ms. Hillman has proven to be an excellent strategic partner, supplying a strong team of seasoned professionals, providing her expertise on marketing hotel brands and offering counsel on various crisis communications.

Colin V. Reed
Chairman and CEO, Gaylord Hotels


Sandy and her team dove into our business, helped us develop a comprehensive communications strategy for ZICO, and then executed effectively and enthusiastically. They gained critical placements for our brand in leading traditional and new media sources and got ZICO into the hands of dozens of influential athletes, celebrities and opinion makers. Their work has had a direct, positive impact on our business in terms of incremental distribution and increased sales and they’ve become a critical part of team and strategy.

Mark Rampolla
Founder and CEO, ZICO Beverages


Introducing a new brand is always difficult. But, launching and branding a totally new and disruptive health care model is beyond daunting. When I decided to expand MinuteClinic beyond its Minneapolis roots, first into Baltimore and then across the country, I looked to Sandy Hillman and her team to design and execute our national and local communications strategy. They were responsive, bright, creative, practical and cost-effective. I’ve worked with a number of communications agencies in my 40-year career, but Sandy and her team topped them all. The wisdom of this decision and the measure of our success is evident in the premier position MinuteClinic continues to occupy in the retail health care space and its integration into the CVS family. MinuteClinic created the sector, and despite more than a dozen competitors, remains the undisputed market leader.

Linda Hall Keller
CEO, MinuteClinic 2005-2007


Hillman blends the best of big league agency thinking with the intimacy of a boutique firm. The attention is hands-on and the results are exceptional. I have worked with PR and ad agencies of all sizes, and I have rarely seen a group that moves so adeptly from strategic thinking to creative ideas to flawless execution. They are savvy, and have just the right kind of relationship-building skills with stakeholders, media and influencers that land World Market Center on top every time.

Dana Andrew
Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations, International Market Centers


Clients & Expertise

Although we define ourselves as generalists, we become well-informed experts in the industries we represent. SHC continuously demonstrates the intellect and discipline to do deep dives into any client’s world. We are quick studies and facile implementers. We can learn anything from digital entertainment to electronic voting, casinos to cosmetics.

Strategic Relationships

Edge Research

Edge Research, a custom marketing research company, partners with the SHC team to help their clients make data-driven decisions.  The two companies have worked together on dozens of projects in the nonprofit, corporate and government sectors.  Edge Research is a full-service company, which uses a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to help its clients answer key questions and meet strategic objectives.

Client History

  • 3ality Digital
  • Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
  • Armor Concepts
  • Astrum Solar
  • Bonefish Grill
  • Caesars Entertainment
  • Carnival Cruise Lines
  • Consumer Health Services
  • FACES Cosmetics
  • FanDuel
  • Frontier MEDEX Group
  • Funky Monkey Snacks
  • Gaylord Hotels
  • International Market Centers
  • Institute of Human Virology
  • Kimpton Hotels
  • Learning Together
  • Maryland Clean Energy Center
  • Montgomery County Mental Health Association
  • National World War II Museum
  • Novavax
  • Paladar Latin Kitchen & Rum Bar
  • Premier Election Solutions
  • Remedi SeniorCare
  • Rowe Fine Furniture
  • Singapore Tourism Board
  • Sister to Sister, The Women's Heart Health Foundation
  • Smart Balance
  • Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife and Beyond: Drs. Janet Horn and Robin H. Miller
  • Stephen Siller, FDNY, ‘Let Us Do Good’ Children’s Foundation
  • Tiffany & Co.
  • Turner Construction: The Westport Project
  • U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski
  • Walmart
  • Westwood One
  • Wisp Resort
  • World Series of Golf
  • World Series of Poker
  • Zentila
  • ZICO