Agency Overview

Named "Boutique Agency of the Year" in 2010 among more than 120 agencies reviewed in the annual "PR Agency Report Card," Kohnstamm Communications has built a national reputation as a smart, nimble and strategic PR shop that consistently delivers big results. Kohnstamm is an independent marketing and PR firm comprising industry veterans whose approach is based on providing clients significant ROI, transparency, strategic insight and program satisfaction. The Holmes Report interviewed 80 agencies and 100 clients and industry experts in the production of the PR Agency Report Card.

Ranked 137th in revenue by PRWeek, the 9th-ranked Twin Cities firm grew thanks to the seasoned experience of PR pros who came from Hill & Knowlton, GolinHarris, Carmichael Lynch Spong, Target Corporation and other powerhouses. In sharp contrast to the ways of "Big PR," Kohnstamm has attracted clients from throughout the U.S. and occasionally overseas thanks to our hands-on, productive and collaborative approach toward reaching client success. Partnership with clients truly happens here.

Founded in 1991, Kohnstamm is best known for generating outstanding traditional and social media results for leading and emerging consumer and business brands. In recent years, the firm has broadened its core offerings to include leadership in brand development, social media, cause-related marketing and corporate social responsibility and deepened strength within its marketing communications and corporate relations expertise.

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CLICK ON HOLMES PR AGENCY REPORT CARD 2010

We needed a dedicated team of strategic PR pros who could adeptly handle product launches of complex technologies within a sprawling Fortune 500 corporate structure.

My team at Kohnstamm is able to reliably deliver exceptional PR no matter what the situation, timing or context.

Mary Kokkinen

PR Manager, 3M Healthcare
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The Kohstamm agency has knocked it out of the ball park for us, including designation as an Ad Age "Hottest Brand” — you don't get better than that.

It's all due to the smart strategic thinking and flawless execution we get every day from our team.

Linda Fisher

Director of Marketing Communication

MOM Brands
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Kettle Cuisine really needed to be seen as a national brand for us to grow, and the PR results generated by Kohnstamm were central to raising our corporate image as a soup category expert.

Our Kohnstamm team placed numerous expert commentaries and secured substantial quotes and category features in key trade pubs — these and other examples of their work were critical to building our brand in new markets.
Jerry ShafirFounder and CEO, Kettle Cuisine Read More
I am a very tough client because as a former marketing practitioner
and now a well-known marketing academic,
I have very high expectations for our
PR firm.

My UST team at Kohnstamm has regularly exceeded these high expectations year in and year out. We consider them our partners, and they come through for us every time.

Dean Christopher PutoUniversity of St. Thomas
Opus College of Business
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Kohnstamm demonstrates that a small Twin Cities firm can beat out big agencies from large markets in the competition for Fortune 500 clients.

Boutique Agency
of the Year

The Holmes Report
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