In 2009, Ride5 Media Group was a New York-based agency founded by Arnold Friedland and Ryan Kerrison. The company focused on building service lines that included B2B communications, strategic brand marketing and campaign execution, broadening its client-base while remaining agile to fast-paced industry transformations. Ride5 Media Group soon strengthened client relationships by expanding its services to include management consulting, user experience innovation and digital transformation.
With a broad and deep cross-industry foundation established, the company was optimally structured for acquisition in order to continue and amplify its growth.
In 2013, the campaign marketing and video production division was acquired by Allied Global Marketing, a prominent marketing agency that works with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer and lifestyle brands.
In 2015, the digital transformation division was merged into CMOAxis, a premiere marketing firm in Chennai, India.