Irv Hamilton is an excellent listener. That's one of the reasons why he is so adept at handling complicated marketing issues and publicity challenges for e-agency's diverse group of clients. And in his many years working in PR, advertising and promotion –15 spent on the client side of the business – Irv has heard what a lot of people have to say about just about everything.
 
As vice chairman of e-agency, Irv provides strategic direction for all public relations activities for agency clients. He immerses himself in a client's business so that he can fully understand its marketing challenges and opportunities, as well as provide thoughtful counsel.
 
Irv cut his teeth in the big leagues of marketing as a copy writer for 3M and then a promotion manager with the Wall Street Journal.  He moved on to work for industry giant Kaiser Aluminum. From there, he crossed over to the agency business where he has been ever since. In a nutshell, Irv has worked in public relations and marketing communication management in the publishing, aluminum, real estate and wine industries, and has developed and managed programs for business-to-business, real estate, travel and tourism, utility, professional service and transportation clients.

Along the way he's found time to co-author two cookbooks and write articles for national magazines including Business Week , Electronic Engineering Times, in-flight magazines and other publications.

He earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University and a master's degree from California State University, San Francisco. He served as a military journalist with the Army's 2nd Cavalry in Germany. Irv is currently putting the final touches on a novel based on the experiences of a Cold War soldier.

contact Irv
510.496.2350
ihamilton@e-agency.com