About Us

We’re Ballantine, a 60+ year old and family-owned direct mail marketing company. Our mission is to make our client’s marketing initiatives more successful through expert production services, experienced execution and remarkable service.

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Meet Our Team

  • John Coté

    President & Partner

  • Chris Hoffman

    Vice President

  • Matt Coté

    Direct Mail Director & Partner

  • Ryan Coté

    Director & Partner

  • Scott Coté

    VP & Partner

  • Donna Mazzola

    Account Manager

  • Gail Phillips

    Production Coordinator

  • Josh Coté

    Business Development

  • Jason Coté

    Business Development

Who We Serve

We’ve helped regional, local, and national organizations from an array of verticals, including:

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Our Clients

Our History

Since 1966, Ballantine has been helping companies across the US implement successful direct marketing initiatives. We are a family owned and operated business and now have a third generation as part of the firm. With new faces come new ideas and approaches, but each of us shares a vision of providing personalized and attentive service and delivering ever-evolving strategies and tactics that increase our clients’ success.

  1. 1966

    Ballantine is founded by Thomas J. Cote

  2. 1966-1978

    Ballantine starts printing catalogs & inserts for publishing & mail order companies

  3. 1968

    Thomas’ brother, Charles Cote, joins the company

  4. 1978

    Charles’ son, Tom Cote, joins the family business

  5. 1978-1990

    Ballantine adds full service direct mail printing to its portfolio of work

  6. 1984

    Tom’s brother, John Cote, joins the team

  7. 1990-2003

    Ballantine’s offerings increase to include lettershop & creative services

  8. 2003

    Ballantine launches its first website

  9. 2003

    Two of Tom’s sons, Ryan & Matt Cote, join the family business

  10. 2012

    To meet the growing digital needs, Ballantine starts offering SEO services

  11. 2013

    The digital side expands to include social media services

  12. 2014

    Tom’s third son, Scott Cote, joins the company

  13. 2014

    Ballantine’s digital side expands to offer Pay Per Click, paid advertising, email marketing, & content marketing – becoming a full service agency.

  14. 2014

    Ballantine offers print on demand portals

  15. 2015

    Ballantine moves to a new office in Fairfield, complete with foosball table, lounge, shuffleboard & collaborative working space

  16. 2016

    The digital side start engaging with larger clients with a comprehensive focus on lead generation

  17. 2018

    In addition to the flourishing print team, the digital side has a full team of in-house specialists & continues to grow

  18. 2018

    John’s son, Josh Cote, joins the family business doing business development

  19. 2018

    Tom Cote retires while Ryan, Matt, & Scott Cote move into ownership with John Cote

  20. 2020

    Ballantine went remote! While maintaining an office space, the team now has the flexibility to work from anywhere

  21. 2020

    Ballantine hired their first out of state resident & started taking on more clients nationwide

  22. 2024

    John’s other son, Jason Cote, joins the family business doing business development