Condron Media Partners with Sweda Advertising to merge into Condron Sweda Advertising Sweda Advertising, established in 2004, and Condron Media, a 29-year-old firm, have combined forces to form Condron Sweda Advertising. The two firms have generated over $100 Million in collective client billings to date. The combined entity, Condron Sweda Advertising, boasts a deep in-house roster of 12 skilled, experienced team members comprised of Account Executives/Brand Managers, Media Planners, Content Writers, Graphic Designers, Audio/Video Producers/Directors, Public Relations Strategists, Print Managers, and Digital/Web Specialists offering 60 impactful advertising, marketing, and public relations services to clients.
Sweda Advertising Attorney Appointed to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sweda Advertising is proud to announce that Attorney Bruce S. Zero of Moscow has been reappointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as a member of the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board and has also been designated Vice‐Chair for a term of three years commencing April 1, 2023. “I am honored and humbled by the reappointment to such an important board,” stated Zero. “When a lawyer violates the trust of a client by misappropriating funds, it unfortunately tarnishes the reputation of our entire profession. Thankfully, the Supreme Court has established the Lawyers Fund for Client Security to attempt to right those wrongs and make those clients whole.”Established in 1982, the Fund receives its financial support from members of the Pennsylvania Bar through an annual fee that each lawyer must pay in order to keep their PA law license. The Fund is overseen by a seven‐member volunteer board appointed by the Supreme Court, including five lawyers and two non‐lawyers. Each member may serve up to two three‐year terms. Zero, a partner at Powell, Zero, Mundy, has 38 years of extensive civil litigation and trial experience in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York in the areas of motor vehicle and truck accidents, product liability, medical malpractice and work place injuries. Named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer every year since 2007, Zero is board‐certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and Pre‐Trial Civil Practice Attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He also serves on the Board of Lackawanna Pro Bono as Vice‐President, which provides legal representation to financially disadvantaged individuals free of charge.
Sweda Advertising Announces Promotion Megan Kolis of Sweda Advertising has recently been promoted to Senior Account Executive. In her role, Megan manages day-to-day interactions between the agency and its clients. Her responsibilities also include social media, public relations, digital and traditional media, branding, and campaigns. Megan joined Sweda Advertising in 2018 after graduating from the University of Scranton with a bachelor’s degree in Strategic Communication and a minor in Political Science. Established in 2004, Sweda Advertising is a full-service agency that posts annual billings of $2M+ and provides professional services to some of the region’s most respected clients.
Samantha Maloney Joins Sweda Advertising as Social Media Director Samantha (Sam) Maloney began collaborating with Sweda Advertising in 2019 and started as its Social Media Director in 2022. As Social Media Director, Sam will develop compelling social media campaigns that include public relations and outreach strategies, advertising, and community partnerships. Established in 2004, Sweda Advertising is an award-winning full-service agency that provides professional services to some of the region’s most respected businesses, organizations, institutions, and elected officials. Sam Maloney hails from Utah, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the University of Utah and enlisted in the United States Army. She continued her studies at Catholic University, Columbus School of Law in Washington DC, where she earned a JD and received a commission into the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. She was assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps at Ft. Bragg where she regularly jumped out of planes. After receiving her honorable discharge, she moved to New York City and became an Assistant Prosecutor in the Hudson County Prosecutors Office, in Jersey City, NJ, prosecuting Special Victims Unit cases. In 2010, she moved to Scranton and became engaged in advocating for her community through various nonprofits and political campaigns, most notably Women’s Whistle Stop, Women in Philanthropy, the League of Women Voters, and Friends of Lackawanna. She resides in Scranton with her husband Tim and their four fun-loving children.
