Carvin  Seder  Communications  offers  consulting  and  creative  services to a diverse client base including political candidates, corporations, government agencies, professional associations, advocacy groups and museums.

With offices in New Orleans and Washington, DC, we develop and implement strategic plans, create communications programs, craft messages, produce media campaigns, place media advertising, design rapid response mechanisms, provide counsel for public relations and community outreach, develop grass roots lobbying materials and serve as diligent advocates for our clients’ best interests.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

POLITICAL
Over 300 candidates in local, statewide and federal elections

CORPORATE
Public Relations, Public Affairs, Advertising, Crisis Communications, Branding

ADVOCACY
Public Interest, Grass Roots, Legislative Affairs, Media Training, Consumer Education

GOVERNMENT
Local, State and Federal Projects, Research, Media Campaigns, Films and Videos

BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
Utilities, Gaming, Health, Education, Insurance, Environment, Construction

ART AND CULTURE
Art Exhibitions, Seminars, Concerts, Cultural Events, Publications

PRINCIPALS

Jim Carvin

The headline of The Times-Picayune article of June 11, 2006 read,

Mastermind puts the mayors in City Hall
Political strategist’s win record will go down in N.O. history

Jim Carvin has served as the chief campaign strategist for the last 10 New Orleans mayoral victories. That record won’t be broken any time soon. He’s also advised governors, senators, Congressmen and elected officials throughout the state,  as well as corporations, government agencies, advocacy groups, civic and community organizations and investor groups who value his knowledge and experience.

Jim has been called the “dean of Louisiana political consultants” and for good reason. He has the most experience and the best won/lost record (over 80% of his clients won) of any political consultant in Louisiana. 

Karen began her career in advertising working with local ad agencies in New Orleans followed by a move to New York to work with national agencies (Benton & Bowles, Ted Bates and Ally and Gargano). 

While in New York, Karen worked on Coors Light Beer, Fiat Motors, Nyquil and Vicks Cough Drops and Scholl Footcare Products.  At Ally and Gargano, she was the account executive on Federal Express where she won the Gold Effie for Advertising Effectiveness for the 1984 Federal Express campaign.

Karen returned to New Orleans in 1984 and joined Bauerlein Inc. as vice president.  While there, she won the New York Art Directors Club 1988 merit award for a television commercial for 10-K.

She started her own firm, Carvin Consulting in 1990,  offering strategic consulting and media services to political candidates, as well as to public and private sector clients.  Most recently, she served as strategist and media consultant for Mayor Ray Nagin’s successful re-election campaign.

Deno Seder has worked on hundreds of political campaigns as a media consultant. He has also produced films, videos and media campaigns for corporate and government clients such as VISA, Sun Microsystems, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Burger King, UPS, Coca-Cola, the United States Mint, Discovery Communications and the National Cancer Institute.

Deno pioneered the use of humor in political advertising and has been honored with many awards for creativity, including the Clio, the Oscar® of the advertising industry, and top awards at several international film festivals including the Chicago and Houston Film Festivals, the Paris Art Film Biennial and the Berlin Film and Video Festival. 

Carvin/Seder Communications
57 Neron Place,  New Orleans,  LA  70118   504 865-7980   504 861-3435 fax