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Barbara Nicol Public Relations

Barb Nicol

4025 Queen Av S

Minneapolis, MN 55410

Email: barb@barbnicolpr.com

Phone: 612-920-2279

Website: http://www.barbnicolpr.com/

BNPR is focused on meeting the communications needs of school districts and education-related organizations. Years of experience offering strategic advice and hands-on support mean you get results that meet your communication goals. 

Beehive PR

Nicki Gibbs

1021 Bandana Blvd. E., Suite 226

St. Paul, MN 55108

Email: ngibbs@beehivepr.biz

Phone: 651-789-2234

Website:  www.beehivepr.biz

Beehive PR is a strategic PR boutique and certified women-owned business with a reputation for fresh insights, big ideas and contagious energy. We help our clients live their brands and influence their communities with passion and authenticity. From employee engagement and special events to media outreach and digital media management, Beehive helps our clients see limitless possibilities and inspires bold growth. 

Bellmont Partners

Jen Bellmont

3300 Edinborough Way, Ste 700

Minneapolis, MN 55345

Email:  jen@bellmontpartners.com

Phone: 612-255-1117

Website: www.bellmontpartners.com

Bellmont Partners, a full-service public relations and communications agency based in Minneapolis, thrives at the intersection of business, marketing and communications. We take a straightforward, strategic approach to achieving goal-oriented results. Recently named Public Relations Agency of the Year by Ragan and PR Daily’s national Ace Awards, the Bellmont Partners team delivers big ideas, creativity and senior level strategic experience, combined with the proven ability to drive results that have measurable business impact. Since 1996, we’ve worked with hundreds of organizations across dozens of industries to help solve their most complex marketing challenges.

Boulay Becker Communications

Melanie Boulay Becker, APR

4505 Oxford Ave

Edina, MN 55436

Email: melanie@boulaybecker.com

Phone:  612-381-9554

Boulay Becker Communications offers more than 25 years of experience providing strategic public relations counsel to corporations, small businesses, nonprofits and academic institutions. In addition to strategic planning capabilities, Boulay Becker Communications can provide national, local and trade media relations, online content and collateral development, research, project management and internal communications expertise.

Brookside Communications

Warren Djerf

4111 Brookside Avenue South

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Email: warren@brookcomm.net

Phone: 952-920-3908

Website: www.brookcomm.net

MAKING WAVES Effective communications is a fluid, dynamic process. We specialize in creating and delivering compelling, targeted messages that help our clients achieve their goals. We channel business objectives into specific communications strategies and tactics — making waves that make a positive impact. 

Carmichael Lynch Relate

Grete Lavrenz, General Manager

110 North Fifth Street 

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Email: grete.lavrenz@clynch.com

Phone: 612-334-6000

Website: www.carmichaellynchrelate.com

Carmichael Lynch Relate is a 30-year-old public relations agency that has evolved and grown through holistic, 360-degree thinking that smartly solves clients’ problems. Our services include the right combination of critical, longstanding public relations services such as earned media relations, brand journalism, reputation management and crisis/issues management, as well as integrated offerings such as content creation, social channel strategy, influencer analytics and engagement, creative development, paid media and digital strategy. 
  
As a midsize public relations agency, Carmichael Lynch Relate has deep enough resources to provide best-in-class research, insights and execution while remaining nimble and responsive to client needs. After several consecutive years of outstanding work for our clients and exponential growth, the agency was recognized by top public relations industry press, PRWeek and PRovoke Media, as a 2017 Agency of the Year and 2019 Creative Agency of the Year finalist. Most recently, we were named by Forbes as one of America’s Best PR Agencies in 2021.

Encore Public Relations

Laura Archbold

P.O. Box 6565

Rochester, MN 55903

Email: laura@encorepublicrelations.com

Phone: 507-202-2652

Website: www.encorepublicrelations.com

Encore Public Relations executed paid, earned and owned content strategies and tactics.                                            

Exponent PR

Tom Lindell

400 First Ave N, Ste. 700

Email: tom.lindell@exponentpr.com

Phone: 612-305-6149

Website: www.exponentpr.com/

In a world overwhelmed with competing messages, clashing agendas and rapidly multiplying media platforms, Exponent maintains a singular focus: building lasting connections through belief in your brand

Flint Group

Chris Hagen, APR

101 10th Street North, Suite 100

Fargo, ND 58102

Email: chris.hagen@flint-group.com

Phone: 701-237-4850

Website: www.flint-group.com

Flint Group offers strategic, integrated marketing, public relations and communications expertise in both traditional and non-traditional spaces. First established in 1946, the Midwest firm currently employs more than 125 communications professionals across the region, including several in the Twin Cities, and is anchored by Duluth and Fargo locations. Flint serves a diverse list of businesses, industries, government entities and not-for-profit clients, with specialization in manufacturing, health care, insurance and higher education.

Gage

Sara Blood

10000 Hwy 55 

Plymouth, MN 55551

Email: sara_blood@gage.com

Phone: 763-595-3847

Website: www.gage.com

Gage is a marketing agency that combines strategy, smart content and data with innovative technical platforms to enable the ultimate channel and customer experience. We can go beyond public relations and web design to create platforms for custom learning, channel marketing empowerment, loyalty, and promotions for the world's leading and emerging brands. 

Game Changer Communications

Jason Sprenger, APR

13064 Elderberry Ct

Apple Valley, MN  55124-4237

Email: info@gamechangercommunications.com

Phone: 612-327-1886  

Website: www.gamechangercommunications.com

Game Changer Communications, founded in 2012 by award-winning professional Jason Sprenger, is a full-service public relations agency based in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis.  The firm specializes in working with B2B and technology clients, but has represented organizations across the entire spectrum of industry.  Its Game Changers believe that public relations is about so much more than news releases and media clips.  Accordingly, they work to understand their clients’ big-picture objectives and then deploy the PR elements that they believe are best suited to achieve success against those objectives.  No matter what the program, their efforts deliver holistic organizational success.  

Hail Mary PR

Mary Clare Jensen

528 Hennepin Ave., Suite 405

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Email: maryclare@hailmarypr.com

Phone: 763-227-7635  

Website: hailmarypr.com 

We're a team of seasoned pros that combine traditional PR savvy with award-winning creativity to capture headlines, tell stories, and drive measurable results. We skip the bullsh*t and connect your brand to the audience that matters to you. Hallelujah. 

Hennen Communication, LLC

Margaret Ann Hennen, APR, Fellow PRSA

550 Summit Avenue, Suite 101

St. Paul, MN 55102

Email: mahennen@gmail.com

Phone: 612-619-2081

Building reputations by helping organizations tell their stories clearly and simply in good times and bad.        

J&J Solutions, LLC

Sara Dregney 

PO Box 134

Staples, MN 56479

Email: sara@solutionsbyjandj.com 

Phone: 218-296-2737

Website: solutionsbyjandj.com/

 
Our focus is on helping small businesses and organizations achieve their growth goals through effective communication strategies. We provide tailored marketing services - website design, graphic design, professional writing services, and consulting - to meet the needs of each individual client. 

Kalliope Communications, LLC

Ross Bennett

13570 Grove Drive #297

Maple Grove, MN 55311

Email: ross@kalliopecomm.com

Phone: 612-888-6671

Website: www.kalliopecomm.com

Kalliope Communications is a multi-faceted communications company that provides public relations and governmental relations consulting to businesses, non-profit groups, governmental organizations and political campaigns. Kalliope features a team of consultants who work with clients in a wide range of communications areas, including: reputation management; social media; media-relations and crisis communications; media training; public policy advocacy; and political campaign consulting. 

Karwoksi & Courage

Glenn Karwoski

150 South Fifth Street

Suite 1025

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Email: g.karwoski@creativepr.com

Phone:  612-342-9649

Website: www.creativepr.com

Karwoski and Courage is a marketing communications agency specializing in brand building work that achieves meaningful results for its clients. From public relations and advertising to content marketing, K&C works with some of the leading brands in the world including Walmart, 3M, Valspar and others.

Kostik Associates Inc.

David Kostik, APR

6600 Lyndale Ave So, No. 1006

Minneapolis, MN 55423-3392

Email: david@kostikassociates.com

Phone: 612-702-9251

Maccabee Public Relations  

Paul Maccabee

211 North 1st Street, Suite 425

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Email: paul@maccabee.com

Phone: 612-337-0087

Website:https://maccabee.com/ 

Strategically creative and relentlessly collaborative, Maccabee offers clients expertise in marketing strategy, content and influencer marketing campaigns, social media, corporate and crisis communications, product publicity, events/experiential and cause marketing. Guided by a dedication to radical integrity, Maccabee has helped its client partners secure coverage on thousands of media outlets from CNN-TV, ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” and Newsweek to National Public Radio, Modern Healthcare and USA Today. The agency counsels clients on the most impactful use of podcasts, blogs, e-books, infographics, online video, virtual online events and content development. With special expertise in healthcare/medical, B2B technology and food/nutrition, Maccabee’s clients have ranged from Edina Realty, OfficeMax, Foodsby, Further, Gold’n Plump Chicken and Sierra Tucson to Caribou Coffee, NetSPI, HANDy Paint Products, Health e(fx), Verde Technologies, LifeSpeak and Virgin Pulse.

Margaret J. Arnold Public Relations 

Margaret Arnold

12506 County Road 150

Kimball, MN 55353

Email: mjwarnold@gmail.com

Phone: 320-290-2238

Website: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/margaret-arnold-mbc/10/99b/14a

Senior-level marketing communications and public relations practitioner with experience that has spanned a spectrum of industries, issues and programs. With more than 29 years of experience, Arnold has provided communications strategy and implementation for non-profit organizations in higher education, arts and culture, trade association, technology and health care fields.

McDonnell & Company LLC

Sean McDonnell

2820 Medicine Ridge Road

Minneapolis, MN 55441

Email: sean@mcdonnellco.com

Phone: 612-889-3297

Founded in 2007, McDonnell & Company specializes in helping clients with complex but compelling stories effectively reach their target audiences through powerful and creative communication strategies and tactics. We combine the experience and excellence of a larger agency with the personal contact and affordability that a smaller agency can offer. The result? High-touch, high-quality communication insights, tools and services that allow our clients’ best qualities and competitive differences to shine.

Padilla

Tracy Carlson, APR

1101 West River Parkway, Suite 400

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Email: tracy.carlson@padillaco.com

Phone: 612-455-1717

Website: www.padillaco.com

Padilla is an independently operated, globally resourced public relations and communication company with offices across the United States. The agency builds, grows and protects brands and reputations worldwide by creating purposeful connections with the people who matter most through public relations, advertising, digital and social marketing, investor relations and brand strategy. Padilla includes the brand consultancy of Joe Smith, the food and nutrition experts at FoodMinds, and the research authorities at SMS Research Advisors. Clients include 3M, Barnes & Noble College, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Hass Avocado Board, Mayo Clinic, Prosciutto di Parma, Rockwell Automation, Sanofi Pasteur, U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council, the Virginia Lottery and Welch’s. Padilla is an AVENIR GLOBAL company and is a founding member of the Worldcom Public Relations Group, a partnership of 132 independently owned partner offices in 115 cities on six continents. Connect with purpose at PadillaCo.com.

Pineapple RM

Rose McKinney, APR, Fellow PRSA

PO Box 43068

Minneapolis, MN 55443

Email: rose@pineapplerm.com

Phone: 612-616-1529

Website: www.PineappleRM.com

Pineapple RM is a communications firm focused on reputation management including brand strategy, public relations, marketing communications, social media, issues management and crisis communications. Our team of brand strategists, PR counselors, copywriters, art directors and graphic designers have nurtured and harvested positive, valuable brand-reputations for hundreds of organizations. We bring insight, perspective, wisdom and future-forward thinking to address your communications opportunities and challenges. Together, our collective produce is always fresh, never canned!

Plural I

Eva Keiser, APR

1624 Harmon Place, Ste 207 

Minneapolis, MN 55403

Email: eva@theplurali.com

Phone: 612.940.4254

Website: www.theplurali.com

Founded in 2011, Plural I is a full-service integrated communications agency specializing in public relations, media relations, social media, marketing communication and brand communication. The agency is grounded in the belief that it is the connections that you develop  - whether individual or plural - that lead to the success of your organization.

Pocket Hercules

Stephen Dupont, APR
510 First Avenue North, Suite 550
Minneapolis, MN 55118
Email: stephen.dupont@pockethercules.com
Phone: 612-435-8315
Website: http://pockethercules.com 

PR UNSPUN, LLC

Jennifer Bagdade, APR

Saint Paul, MN 

Email: jbagdade@prunspun.com

Website: www.prunspun.com

PR UNSPUN helps organizations communicate at their best when it's needed most. The cornerstone of a successful communications effort is through strategic and focused communications planning and execution. Purposeful communication through change, transition and crisis.

Risdall Public Relations

Joel Swanson, APR, MACT

550 Main St., Suite 100

New Brighton, MN 55112

Email: jswanson@risdall.com

Phone: 651-286-6774

Website: www.risdallpr.com

Risdall Public Relations is a digital pioneer, combining the power and potential of public relations as a growth engine for complex, highly regulated industries such as health care/medical, manufacturing, financial services, education and government agencies. Risdall’s unique agency model is based on the concept of “preeminent expertise.” We hire experts in the communications disciplines and the industries we serve, who build laser-focused campaigns that draw from the best of branding, creative, digital marketing, direct response, experiential marketing, media relations, social media, trade shows. Risdall earns “Results that Matter” for clients and builds measurement dashboards that provide real-time intelligence. Visit www.risdallpr.com.

Skyya Communications

Derek Peterson

12100 Singletree Ln #163

Eden Prairie, MN 55344

Email: derek.peterson@skyya.com

Phone: 952-943-3942

Website: http://skyya.com

Skyya Communications is an award-winning, full-service PR and strategic marketing communications agency with unparalleled experience serving the communications needs of companies around the globe. Skyya has primary offices in Minneapolis and New York City. Their team creates and executes winning media strategies leveraging the knowledge gained from more than 200 client engagements in the automotive and mobility, technology and luxury goods companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 brands.

Skogrand PR Solutions

Brant Skogrand, APR, MBC

7131 159th Street West 

Apple Valley, MN 55124

Email: brant@skograndpr.com

Phone:  612-314-3803

Website: www.skograndpr.com

At Skogrand PR Solutions, a Minnesota public relations, social media and search engine optimization firm, we believe in the power of communications to achieve your business objectives. Whether you want to sell more product, increase enrollment, boost membership or more, public relations, social media and search engine optimization should be an integral part of your marketing mix. We work with companies of all sizes, from small organizations with only a local presence to companies that operate across the entire nation. Skogrand PR Solutions offers expertise in many areas of public relations, with a focus on media relations and writing for the financial services, health care, retail and technology industries. 

Strother Communications Group

Patrick Strother

222 South 9th Street, Floor 41

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Email: pats@scgpr.com

Phone: 612-288-2401

Website: www.scgpr.com

Founded in 1992, SCG provides sophisticated integrated communications and marketing PR services to organizations looking for a sustainable competitive advantage. We insist on getting the message perfect and exploring strategies to most effectively and efficiently reach your audience. Our mission of integration has been fueled by the shift to digital and new media, which has become a core area of expertise. In combination with in-house research, we rely on three proprietary models  – 1) Brand Vision 2) Converging on Customers and 3) Expanding the Digital Footprint – that we have tested, proven and perfected. We are business people first. Our goal is to deliver results: on-time, on budget, beyond ordinary and beyond expectations.

Substance & Sums Communications

Katy Sullivan

Minneapolis, MN 55410

Email: katy@substanceandsums.com

Phone: 612-201-5993

Website: http://substanceandsums.com/

Your organization is doing great work – and you want to share your success. A communications strategy can help you tell your story and highlight your business results or community impact. Substance & Sums Communications is here to support you with high-quality writing, editing and communications strategy development. Whether you are looking for help writing your annual report, updating the text on your website, rewriting policies in plain language or communicating financial information to investors or funders, Substance & Sums collaborates with you and your team to complete the project. 

The Hirigoyen Group

Patrick Hirigoyen, APR

1457 Eleanor Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55116

Email: patrick@thehirigoyengroup.com

Phone: 612-309 4627

What sets The Hirigoyen Group apart from other public relations firms? 1. It’s about you. We get to know you and your firm, developing a deep understanding of your business and your goals. 2. We’ve been there. We have many years’ experience in public relations, marketing and communications. We have successful track records, a strong network and a reputation for sound counsel. 3. We’re strategic. We don’t bring pre-set assumptions, easy fixes or a limited set of tools. Instead, we strategically plan what’s needed to help you reach your objectives. Let’s start the conversation, and determine how best to help you succeed.

TopRank Online Marketing

Susan Misukanis

4032 Shoreline Drive, Suite 100 

Spring Park, MN 55384

Email: winning@toprankmarketing.com

Phone: 952-400-0190

Website: http://www.toprankmarketing.com

TopRank® Online Marketing is a first choice digital marketing agency that helps top B2B companies grow brand awareness, increase customer engagement and improve sales. We're pioneers at integrating search, social media and content marketing with influencer marketing and publish one of the most popular marketing blogs on the web: marketingblog.com. 

Tunheim

Liz Sheets

8009 34th Ave S, 11th Floor

Minneapolis, MN 55425

Email:info@tunheim.com

Phone:952-851-1600

Website: http://tunheim.com

Tunheim helps clients solve their business challenges and get the reputation they deserve. At Tunheim, we know well-understood organizations have the best opportunity for success. Tunheim leverages communications to help clients navigate the complex situations facing their organization. We take on our clients’ challenges as our own and customize communications efforts to deliver results. We offer management consulting, public relations and public affairs. We are a certified woman-owned business and a member of IPREX, the second largest independent global agency network.

Weber Shandwick

510 S Marquette Ave #13f
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Phone: 952-832-5000

Website: www.webershandwick.com

A global communications firm, Weber Shandwick is a leader in all key public relations practices and provides services in corporate issues and advocacy advertising, market research and visual communications. 

Wolf Olson Communications

Candee Wolf, APR

4657 Chandler Road

Shoreview, MN 55126

Email: candee@wolfolson.com

Phone: 612-247-7918

Website: www.wolfolson.com

Wolf Olson Communications is led by Candee Wolf, MA, APR. Candee has created innovative, award-winning integrated PR, communications and marketing programs for 20 years. She is a past President of Minnesota PRSA. Wolf Olson Communications has deep experience in healthcare, senior care services and nonprofits, and has worked with a number of other industries on a national, regional and local level. Services include: strategic planning, public relations, corporate communications, crisis communications/issues management, patient/consumer experience audits, internal communications, reputation management, writing/editing, marketing communications, branding, research, social media and digital marketing. We’ll help you find the right solution that gets results!

Woodruff

Steve Akerson

1926 Old W Main St

Red Wing, MN 55066

Phone: 651-388-7737

Website: https://wearewoodruff.com/

We create brand stories, experiences, websites, and more. But at the beating heart of everything we do – and it’s what our clients value most – are our ideas.  Expertise is know-how + experience. It’s what helps our clients achieve their business goals.