Arnold Public Affairs

Name

Arnold Public Affairs

Legal name

Arnold Public Affairs

Website

https://arnoldpublicaffairs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Relations and Public Affairs Consulting

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFADAB

Public Affairs, Government Relations & Lobbying

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Public Relations & Communications

SECONDARYMPAAADAE

Public Affairs & Government Relations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Public Relations & Communications Agencies

Keywords

• Government relations services
• Legislative lobbying
• Advocacy training
• Coalition building
• Public affairs consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Monthly Retainer Fees: Most clients pay a monthly retainer. The retainer is typically lower during interim months when identifying legislative agendas and meeting with legislators, and higher during legislative session months. Fee amounts depend on the amount of work required to accomplish client goals.
2. Project-Based Fees: The firm offers project fees for clients who need specific work accomplished over a short period of time. This is a one-time or short-term engagement model for defined deliverables.
3. Advocacy Training Daily Fees: For advocacy training services, the firm charges clients a daily fee plus expenses. This is a usage-based professional services model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arnold Public Affairs is a bipartisan lobbying and public affairs consulting firm that represents corporations, non-profit organizations, and government entities before the Texas legislature and executive branch. Core services include legislative and executive branch lobbying, coalition building and management, advocacy training, profile enhancement, crisis management, media training, and event planning. Engagements are delivered primarily through monthly retainer arrangements and short-term project fees.

Product overview

Arnold Public Affairs is a lobbying and public affairs firm offering a suite of advisory and consulting services. The core offerings include four main service areas: Advocacy Training (teaching organizations effective advocacy techniques), Coalition Building and Management (strategic coalition development for policy impact), Profile Enhancement (corporate positioning with government officials), and Legislative and Executive Branch Lobbying (direct lobbying services in Texas government). Additional supporting services include Crisis Management, Earned and Social Media/Speech and Media Training, and Event Planning. The firm also provides educational resources through its Advocacy Training Tips section.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legislative and Executive Branch Lobbying Direct lobbying services representing clients before the Texas legislature and executive branch agencies, covering appropriations, health care, public education, criminal justice reform, workforce development, veterans' issues, and non-profit organizations. For corporations, non-profits, and government entities.
• Advocacy Training Training services that teach organizations and individuals how to be effective advocates, covering developing common agendas, delivering messages, and advocating in appropriate environments. Delivered as a daily-fee-plus-expenses engagement.
• Coalition Building and Management Coalition management services that help entities increase their ability to impact issues by creating overarching strategies to recruit members, communicate with common voice, and lobby effectively.
• Profile Enhancement Corporate positioning services that help clients build profiles through one-on-one meetings with key officials, introductions to agency personnel, community involvement, and political process participation.
• Crisis Management Crisis management services that help companies implement action plans and work with clients until crises are resolved, including media interaction guidance.
• Earned and Social Media, Speech and Media Training Media training services that prepare clients for all aspects of media interaction, including news gathering operations, personal presentation methods, and handling hostile journalists.
• Event Planning Event planning services for educational, informational, or fundraising events targeting legislators and their staffs, including determining event parameters, securing speakers, and developing programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped UPS develop and implement a strategy to become the leader in alternative fuel vehicles through the Texas Clean Transportation Triangle program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Crossroads Strategies: Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan government affairs and lobbying firm serving corporate and association clients with retainer and issue-campaign models comparable to Arnold Public Affairs' approach.
• Forbes Tate Partners: Mid-sized bipartisan public affairs firm providing legislative lobbying, advocacy, and strategic communications to corporations and associations — a similar scale and service mix to Arnold Public Affairs.
• Cornerstone Government Affairs: Bipartisan federal and state lobbying firm offering retainer-based advocacy, coalition management, and government relations services comparable to Arnold's core offering.
• Mercury Public Affairs: Public affairs and lobbying firm providing legislative advocacy, government relations, and strategic communications across multiple U.S. state and federal markets with a bipartisan model.
• Hilltop Public Solutions: Public affairs and lobbying firm offering advocacy, coalition building, and legislative representation for corporate and non-profit clients, mirroring Arnold Public Affairs' service suite.
• The Vogel Group: Texas-based bipartisan lobbying and government relations firm serving corporate and association clients in Austin, directly competing with Arnold in the same Texas market.

Broad incumbents

• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP: Major international law firm with a large federal and state lobbying practice; a scaled incumbent competing with Arnold for larger corporate government-relations engagements.
• Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck: National law and lobbying firm with broad government affairs capabilities; a larger incumbent offering overlapping services in state-level lobbying and regulatory advocacy.
• Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy Government Relations): Global PR network with a public affairs and government relations practice — a broad incumbent offering advocacy, lobbying, and crisis communications at much greater scale than Arnold.
• Holland & Knight LLP (Public Policy & Regulation): Large national law firm with a substantial public policy and federal/state lobbying practice, competing with Arnold for corporate and association government-relations mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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