Founded in 1987, Pile and Company is a management consulting firm that assists marketers in optimizing their advertising and marketing investments through three core services: Pile Consulting, Pile Staffing and the In-House Agency Forum (IHAF).

Pile Consulting is one of the leaders in the agency review and client-agency relationship business, delivering service excellence to marketers and advertisers through Agency Selection, Performance Evaluation and Financial Optimization. For more than two decades and over 600 clients, we have guided the challenging task of agency selection and the ongoing evaluation of client-agency partnerships. Our experience has resulted in a finely honed process that ensures relationships are built and maintained on a foundation of clear expectations and financial prudence.

Pile Staffing provides the best full-time, project-based and part-time marketing and communications talent through Executive Search, Bridge Marketing, Contingency Search and Freelance Staffing. From identifying and securing senior-level marketing leaders to finding exactly the right mid-level creative talent, Pile Staffing brings an expertise in marketing staffing and a network of the best players in the industry to each and every assignment.

The In-House Agency Forum (IHAF) was launched in 2005 and quickly became the leading membership organization for in-house advertising agencies. With over 100 member companies representing in-house executives and managers from Disney, Bank of America, Starbucks, L.L. Bean and dozens of other top brands, IHAF’s mission is to provide the tools, insight and networking opportunities in-house agencies need to increase their effectiveness and contribution within their respective organizations. IHAF delivers member benefits year-round through events and conferences, benchmarking and best practices and training and education.

Pile and Company and its subsidiaries are located in Boston, Massachusetts.