Valve+Meter Performance Marketing Acquires Pneuma Media

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 28, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Joshua Cook 440.478.8424 National marketing agency elevates its data-driven, custom marketing solutions INDIANAPOLIS – May 28, 2025 – Valve+Meter Performance Marketing, a data-driven performance marketing agency based in Indianapolis, announced the recent acquisition of Denver-based Pneuma Media, marking a strategic move to expand its marketing footprint and […]

Marcia Barnes Named WBE Role Model of the Year

As the Founder and CEO of Valve+Meter Performance Marketing, Marcia Barnes has been a role model for countless marketers and business leaders across the Midwest and United States for decades, including hundreds of women who’ve gone on to launch successful careers and businesses. Success follows this woman of influence around every corner. Marcia’s achievements are […]

Does Love Have A Place In The Office?

True or false: people won’t care what you know until they know how much you care? In life, this principle holds true in countless exchanges: with friends, mentors, peers, family, advisors. Time and time again we can see how this logic plays out in the relationships we choose to nurture and keep close, as well […]

Founder’s Day 2018: Going Our Own Way

There was a Christmas morning excitement in the air. We were chugging along 56th Street in a shuttle bus, unplugged from phones and computers, listening to upbeat music on our way to celebrate Founder’s Day – the one-year anniversary of our marketing agency, Valve+Meter Performance Marketing. One year earlier, CEO and Founder Marcia Barnes led […]

Doggone Good Marketing Agencies Embraces Dogs at Work

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.– A marketing agency on Indy’s northeast side is one of the latest companies to embrace furry friends in the workplace. On any given day, there’s at least one dog at Valve+Meter Performance Marketing’s home office. Dogs can be found curled up next to employees’ desks, taking a nap in the break room, or […]

3 Things Mountain Biking Helped Me Learn About Business

One of my favorite things to do is mountain bike. I am fortunate to live near one of the best mountain biking locations in the country, Brown County State Park in Nashville, IN. During my last ride, I was struck with the similarities in riding and my experiences with business. I wanted to share these […]

Keep A Blue Head

As I was preparing to work for my first startup, a mentor recommended I read a leadership book by James Kerr called Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life. Kerr created a leadership handbook by diving deep into the world of the most successful sports team of all, the […]