the marketing engine that unlocks growth for the world's most progressive brands

We don’t have mission statements; purpose and vision are our driving factors. We aim to connect human beings through their shared love of brands while fostering connections and growing loyalty. But, most importantly, we know impact must be quantified.

With Goodway Group, “move marketing to the top of the boardroom agenda” by delivering insightful, actionable data and incremental growth to your stakeholders. Become the growth engine for your company with us.

IN OUR STORY,
YOU ARE THE HERO

At Goodway Group, our journey began as a direct response company with a bold vision of revolutionizing the marketing landscape. From the outset, we embraced change and challenge, driven by a relentless pursuit to deliver results with integrity and unwavering commitment.

As we've grown, so too has our expertise, which has expanded to meet our clients' ever-evolving needs. Today, our capabilities and services reflect this journey — they're a testament to our daily motto of "making clients heroes." To turn this vision into reality, we're Outcome Engineers™ dedicated to designing your success through our philosophy of driving real business outcomes.

Discover how our offerings can shape the future of marketing together for a bigger business impact. This is our story. This is Goodway Group.

performance-led strategy and planning

Our expert strategists leverage proprietary tools to identify business insights, target audiences and optimize channel mix.

marketing sciences and analytics

We integrate advanced analytics throughout each process phase, utilizing proprietary tools like GOES™ for comprehensive insights and planning.

cross-channel media planning

Our specialists meticulously plan campaigns across digital and traditional channels, ensuring precision and effectiveness.

Results-Based Media Investment and Activation

Every dollar is viewed as an investment to drive business results, with a focus on maximizing efficiency and yield.

tech and data science

Our team empowers sophisticated marketers with cutting-edge technology and data science solutions, including retail media network (RMN) architecture for major retailers.

The navigators

meet Our team

While independent, we’ve rounded out the Goodway Group leadership team with the best executives  from larger firms; their knowledge and expertise steer us toward excellence and innovation.

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david wolk
executive chairman

"Our goal at Goodway Group is to help brands and agencies move marketing to the top of the boardroom agenda."

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jay friedman
ceo

“We help human beings express themselves through their shared love of brands.”

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kandi gongora
chief transformation & people officer

"People are our greatest investment. We build and empower our talent for mutual prosperity."

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stephani estes
chief media officer

"To achieve tangible outcomes, the industry must shift its mindset from focusing on media to focusing on marketing."

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marK meade
Chief Financial officer

"We focus on driving revenue growth for our clients by focusing on their business outcomes and goals."

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john merryman
chief technology officer

"At the root of all our technological insights and advancements, we uncover our clients' biggest goals and chart out how to achieve them."

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marc ducnuigeen
chief client officer

"Growth can't occur in a vacuum. We harness growth internally and externally to drive real results for our clients."

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paul frampton
president, cve

"We're on a mission to prove and show how marketing can be a primary engine for growth."

join our team

Ready to unlock your potential?
Explore our current job openings and apply to join Goodway Group today.

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give back

Goodway cares

With a longstanding passion for enriching the communities in which we work, live and play, the Goodway Cares program, our 501(c)(3) charity, was born. We work with budding nonprofits and select startups to help them strengthen their impact and achieve their goals. It’s a small way we give back to our communities.

milestones that made us

We’ve lived through constant transformation, making us better suited than anyone else to lead you through your next evolution.

the formative years

1929: Founded as a  printing business, Goodway Printing Company was born

1985: Secured reputation as direct mail experts – segmentation, targeting and personalization

TRANSFORMATION YEARS

2006: Transformed into one of the country's most cutting-edge digital media companies and became remote workforce pioneers

2010: Key partner to independent U.S. agencies, offering resources and expertise to easily scale and customize digital media programs for different markets for over a decade

2014: Created proprietary tech platform – RealValue® and G90™ to leverage machine learning and workflow automation (part of Goodway’s award-winning tech stack recognized as 2021 AdExchanger Award for Best Use of Tech by an Agency)

ACCELERATION

2019: CvE launched as an international proposition with a focus on both activation and consultancy

2021: Passport One® launched, a privacy-forward database to reach customers, enhance existing first-party data and create new opportunities for closed-loop measurement

2022: First acquisition with Tuff, a growth agency, which strengthens Goodway's professional marketing services for startups and fortifies its capabilities in SEO, CRO and performance creative. Goodway becomes the first certified service partner for The Trade Desk

2022: Canton acquired and merged with CvE to strengthen its MarTech and data-engineering offerings

2022: Goodway launches retail media practice with Dollar General Media Network (and Ulta in 2023)

2023: Jay Friedman becomes CEO, David Wolk becomes Executive Chairman

2024:  Evolution continues with the introduction of Outcome EngineeringTM

Check back soon! More to come.

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