Knock On Wood Communications & Events

Established in 1998, Knock On Wood Communications & Events (KoW) is a small integrated marketing and communications firm based in Ottawa, Canada. It works with clients across sectors, with particular expertise in non-profit fundraising, hospitality, tourism and entertainment marketing and promotion, and has handled campaigns for charities, festivals and entertainment events in the Ottawa region. While rooted in the National Capital Region, the agency collaborates with strategic partners in other Canadian cities, including Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Halifax, and can draw on bilingual communications professionals for projects requiring service in both official languages. KoW's declared services span digital strategy, search engine optimization, advertising, email marketing, marketing strategy, public relations, and event management and marketing, including corporate event planning. Its approach begins with reviewing a client's history, analyzing the marketplace and defining objectives, after which it assembles a customized team of consultants drawn from its network in hospitality, tourism, entertainment, real estate and development, non-profits, media and entrepreneurship. Work is delivered on either a project-driven or long-term basis, with services designed to be scalable alongside a client's existing internal resources. The firm also references content marketing, social media management and internet marketing as part of its Ottawa-focused digital offering, and maintains a roster of more than twenty marketing and communications practitioners along with partnerships with other specialized agencies to support campaign execution.