Case Study

Driving Growth Through Strategic Branding and Expertise

How Sabal Became a CRE Finance Thought Leader

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Integrated branding and PR positioned Sabal as a CRE finance thought leader—helping reach $1.7B AUM and grow broker and client relationships.

The Situation

Sabal has been a client since 2010, trusting us to strategically navigate industry changes and iterations of the company, helping rebrand along the way and supporting business growth. The firm is a strong player in the finance sector – providing lending, servicing and asset management products to the CRE arena. Sabal has also been at the forefront of integrating technology into its processes and offerings, developing proprietary tech tools and building expert teams.

The Solution

Showcasing Sabal’s leadership, expertise and knowledge in the CRE and capital lending space, Idea Hall has helped the firm develop and maintain a strong and cohesive brand as well as robust communications and thought leadership strategies to keep them at the forefront of a very niche yet competitive finance world. Deal volume has increased and relationships with partners and clients expand each year. Sabal reached $1.7B AUM in 2025.

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The Impact

With eyes on growth, leadership promotes the firm’s CRE finance offerings and works consistently with Idea Hall to establish the brand with the broker community – getting creative with media relations and thought leadership to place Sabal at the forefront of CRE finance stories. Well placed stories and interviews showcase the firms benefits and product offerings in order to achieve aggressive business goals. Always in support of business moves, Idea Hall has maintained strategic always on media relations, integrated communications and digital content strategy and development, focused on leveraging company growth and adapting to industry dynamics.