The San Jose Group

The San Jose Group (SJG) is a privately held multicultural marketing and advertising agency based in Chicago. SJG is a member of the San Jose Network which operates 33 offices in 18 countries, serving 36 markets across the US and Latin America. The agency also operates SJ Public Relations (SJPR) and San Jose Consulting (SJC).

History
SJG was founded and named after George L. San Jose in 1981. In 1988, SJG moved from their offices on Jackson Blvd, to Michigan Ave. George created SJ Public Relations in 1990. The following year, George created The San Jose Network as a conglomerate of advertising and marketing communications agencies specializing in Latin America. In 1999, the company changed its name from San Jose & Associates to The San Jose Group.

Campaigns and clients

 * Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob Hispanic Market.
 * Johnson Wax Hispanic marketing
 * Dial bar soaps, body washes and liquid soaps, purex liquid, powder and tablet laundry detergents Hispanic Marketing.
 * ATA Hispanic traveler campaign
 * Ameritech's Caller-ID Hispanic campaign
 * Hormel’s Herdez brand loyalty among Mexican-American adults. *SPAM in the American Hispanic market.
 * Illinois Office of Tourism (IOT) Spanish-language website
 * American Family Insurance multicultural advertising
 * Chicago White Sox Hispanic marketing
 * American Cancer Society in a bilingual campaign by the slogan, "¡No Fumes! (Don't Smoke) Don't Blow It!".
 * Pleasant Company American Girl Doll, Josefina Montoya event
 * National Pork Board counter-campaign targeting Hispanics' misbeliefs about pork purchases
 * U.S. Cellular's Public Relations

Awards
Aurora Awards
 * Gold Award "Three Kids", 2011
 * Gold Award "Nadie Como Tu", 2011

IABC
 * Gold Quill "Multicultural National Pork Board Campaign (El Cerdo Es Bueno.)" 2005

The Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC)
 * Edwin J. Shaghnessy Quality of Life Award "Saving Lives Through Awareness, 1993
 * PCC Silver Trumpet "¡No Fumes! (Don't Smoke) Don't Blow It!" 1994
 * PCC National Hispanic Marketing Award Hanes Public Relations Campaign, 2000
 * Golden Trumpet "Multicultural National Pork Board Campaign (El Cerdo Es Bueno.)" 2005

Platinum PR Awards
 * Honorable Mention "Multicultural National Pork Board Campaign (El Cerdo Es Bueno.)" 2005

PRSA
 * Award of Excellence "Multicultural National Pork Board Campaign (El Cerdo Es Bueno.)" 2005

The Service Industry Advertising Awards
 * Merit Award: American Family Insurance, 2011