What Method Communications does

Method Communications is a global integrated public relations and marketing communications agency founded in 2010 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, with additional offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, London, Sydney, Auckland, and Singapore. The firm operates as a subsidiary of VCCP, an international marketing and communications group. Method serves technology-driven clients across seven primary verticals: enterprise technology, frontier technology (AI, energy, climate, infrastructure), consumer brands, cybersecurity, financial services, fintech, and health/biotech, with a notable emphasis on venture-backed and growth-stage companies.

The agency's service portfolio spans earned and new media, content and thought leadership, analyst relations, crisis and corporate communications, executive and financial communications, original quantitative and qualitative research, social and influencer marketing, brand and integrated content, and a Startup Studio offering four-week milestone sprints for early-stage companies. A newer offering, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), helps clients optimize narratives for LLM-based answer engines. The firm does not build proprietary technology platforms; it relies on Google Workspace internally and positions senior practitioners in execution alongside strategy.

Method generates revenue through customized retainer-based professional services engagements and quote-based pricing. Distribution is sales-led, leveraging direct enterprise outreach and a strong venture capital referral pipeline — most prominently with Lightspeed Venture Partners, where Method served as concierge PR for 53 portfolio announcements over roughly 12 months. The client base includes enterprise logos such as Salesforce (US PR AOR), Canva, Meta, Roblox, NBA, Bloomberg, and Trellix, alongside mid-market and growth-stage names like BambooHR, Cresta, dbt Labs, and Dashlane.

Name

Method Communications

Legal name

Method Communications

Website

https://methodcommunications.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Method Communications is a global integrated PR and marketing agency serving enterprise technology, cybersecurity, fintech, and consumer brand clients through retainer-based earned media, corporate communications, research, and AEO services across eight offices worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations and Marketing Communications Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Public Relations Agencies (541820)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Relations & Press Office Services (MPAAADAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate & Financial Communications PR (MPAAADAA), Digital PR & Social Media Communications (MPAAADAJ)

Keywords

• Public relations services
• Marketing communications
• Media relations
• Crisis communications
• Corporate communications

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. PR and Marketing Services: Method Communications generates revenue through retainer-based professional services engagements providing public relations, marketing communications, research, content creation, and related advisory services to technology companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Method Communications is a global PR and marketing communications agency that delivers integrated earned, owned, paid, and shared media services for challenger brands. Its core offerings span media and public relations (earned media, thought leadership, analyst relations), corporate communications (crisis, executive, financial), original research, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), social and influencer marketing, brand and integrated content, and a Startup Studio for early-stage companies.

Product overview

Method Communications is a global PR and marketing communications agency offering an integrated suite of services organized around earned media, corporate communications, research, and specialized offerings. The core portfolio includes Media & Public Relations (Earned & New Media, Content & Thought Leadership, Analyst Relations), Corporate Communications (Crisis Communications, Executive Communications, Financial Communications), Research, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), Social & Influencer, Brand & Integrated Content, and a Startup Studio for early-stage companies. Services are delivered by specialist teams combining earned, owned, paid, and shared media strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Startup Studio: A marcomm blitz service for early-stage companies needing short-term help with 4-week milestone pushes or foundational sprints.
• Corporate Communications Specialist Group

Products and services

• Media & Public Relations

Quantifiable outcome

• 3.3 billion unique visitors reached for Lightspeed portfolio companies with 148 top-tier placements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lightspeed Venture PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Method partnered with Lightspeed Venture Partners on an innovative offering to help portfolio companies maximize early-stage funding news. Method acts as an extension of the Lightspeed team, providing white-glove support to founders navigating major announcements. From March 2024 through 2025, Method led 53 announcements resulting in 503 earned hits and 3.3 billion audience reach.
• OUTLEAP CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 June 2023Method Communications, Harvard, and Sling & Stone launched OUTLEAP - a collective of the world's top tech PR and marketing agencies. The collective enables cross-agency collaboration and resource sharing among leading technology-focused communications firms.
• VCCPcoreOthersMethod Communications is a part of VCCP, a larger marketing and communications group. As part of VCCP, Method shares data with other offices in the UK, EEA, and Australia using standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for data transfers.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: World's largest independent PR firm with a global technology practice and extensive enterprise client roster. Operates across all verticals at much greater scale than Method; competes for the same enterprise tech AOR business.
• Weber Shandwick: Global public relations firm with a strong technology practice serving Fortune 500 enterprise clients. Larger, broader portfolio than Method but competes directly for major tech AOR assignments and integrated communications engagements.
• FleishmanHillard: Global communications agency with a substantial technology and innovation practice serving enterprise clients worldwide. Larger-scale incumbent competing with Method for enterprise tech PR mandates and integrated communications work.

Direct peers

• Highwire: Formerly known as Highwire PR, a tech-focused communications agency serving enterprise technology, cybersecurity, and fintech clients. Comparable to Method in target verticals, mid-sized agency structure, and emphasis on earned media and analyst relations.
• Matter Communications: Integrated PR, social, and creative agency serving high-tech, B2B, and consumer technology clients. Comparable to Method in offering breadth, mid-sized scale, and balanced B2B/B2C client base.
• PAN Communications: Integrated B2B tech PR and marketing agency serving enterprise technology, cybersecurity, and healthcare technology clients. Closely comparable to Method in vertical mix, integrated communications model, and mid-market to enterprise client base.
• ARPR: Tech-focused PR agency serving B2B technology, fintech, and enterprise software clients with integrated earned media and content services. Comparable to Method in technology specialization and integrated service model.
• RH Strategic: Integrated communications firm focused on enterprise technology, cybersecurity, and emerging tech clients with strong earned-media and analyst-relations capabilities. Comparable to Method in vertical mix and senior-led execution approach.
• Walker Sands: Mid-sized integrated PR and marketing agency with deep technology vertical focus, serving B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, and enterprise software clients. Highly comparable to Method in size, service mix, and target buyer profile.
• Inkhouse: Technology-focused integrated communications agency serving B2B and B2C tech brands across AI, cloud, and consumer technology. Direct peer based on shared technology specialization, earned-media emphasis, and senior-practitioner delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/methodcom
• Facebookfacebook.com/methodcommunications
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/method-communications
• Instagraminstagram.com/methodcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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