What Fahlgren Mortine does

Fahlgren Mortine is a 60+ year old integrated communications firm founded in 1962 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, that delivers marketing, public relations, digital, advertising, media planning/buying, creative, and content services to enterprise and mid-market clients across five vertical practice areas: B2B, consumer/retail, healthcare, higher education, and tourism/economic development. The firm operates through a unified "Precisely What Matters" integrated methodology combining PR, marketing, and digital capabilities, supplemented by subsidiary TURNER (travel/tourism/lifestyle PR) and integrated brands including thePLAN (digital brand experience), Mindstream Interactive (customer experience/digital-first), and the Shipyard's recent TinyWins (digital feelings studio with AI, Web3, and platform capabilities). Its technology stack is anchored by third-party platform partnerships including HubSpot Gold, Google Premier (Analytics, Tag Manager, Ads), and Facebook Managed Partner status, with proprietary integration across content, earned media, social engagement, CRM, email, and analytics layers.

The firm's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales through executive sponsorship, industry awards, and referral networks, supported by 10 U.S. offices and global reach through the IPREX network of 100+ agencies across 6 continents. Revenue is generated on a professional services basis through negotiated per-engagement fees and multi-year agency-of-record contracts. Fahlgren Mortine was acquired by The Shipyard in May 2024, creating a combined entity representing $350 million in billings, approximately 400 professionals, and 10 offices; the Fahlgren Mortine brand is maintained under The Shipyard umbrella with Neil Mortine as Vice Chairman and Marty McDonald continuing as President. The firm has been recognized with consecutive PRSA Silver Anvil Agency of the Year awards in 2023 and 2024 and reports a net promoter score 88% higher than the industry benchmark with client tenure 197% above the industry average.

Name

Fahlgren Mortine

Legal name

Fahlgren, Inc.

Website

https://fahlgrenmortine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Fahlgren Mortine is a 60+ year old Columbus, Ohio-based integrated communications firm delivering marketing, public relations, and digital services to enterprise and mid-market clients across B2B, consumer, healthcare, higher education, and tourism verticals. Now part of The Shipyard following a May 2024 acquisition, the firm operates 10 U.S. offices and serves over 200 clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Marketing Communications Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising Agencies (541810), Media Representatives (541840)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B / Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Direct Marketing, CRM & Lifecycle (Email, SMS, Loyalty) (BPAFAAAJ)

Keywords

• Integrated marketing communications
• Public relations services
• Digital marketing agency
• Media planning buying
• Advertising creative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Integrated Communications Services: Fahlgren Mortine generates revenue by providing integrated marketing and communications services including social media, digital services, advertising, public relations, research, branding, media planning/buying, creative and design. Services are delivered across multiple industry practice areas (B2B, consumer, healthcare, higher education, tourism/economic development) through project-based engagements and ongoing agency-of-record relationships. TURNER, a subsidiary, delivers specialized PR, content development, influencer programming and social media for travel, tourism and lifestyle brands.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fahlgren Mortine is an integrated communications agency that provides marketing, public relations, advertising, digital, media planning/buying, creative, content, social media, research and branding services to enterprise and mid-market clients. The firm operates through five vertical practice areas (B2B, Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Higher Education, Tourism & Economic Development) and serves clients via multi-year agency-of-record relationships and project-based engagements. Its TURNER subsidiary specializes in travel, tourism and lifestyle PR.

Product overview

Fahlgren Mortine is an integrated communications company that operates as a unified agency with multiple subsidiary and integrated brands. The core Fahlgren Mortine agency (now part of The Shipyard) provides integrated marketing, public relations, and digital services. Subsidiary TURNER focuses on travel, tourism and lifestyle PR. Acquired/integrated brands include thePLAN (digital strategy/UX), Mindstream Interactive (customer experience), and TinyWins (digital feelings studio). The agency organizes its expertise into practice areas: B2B, Consumer & Retail, Healthcare, Higher Education, and Tourism & Economic Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TURNER: Travel, hospitality and lifestyle public relations, content development, influencer programming and social media services. Represents resorts, destinations and lifestyle brands. Offices in New York City, Denver and Chicago.

Products and services

• B2B Practice

Quantifiable outcome

• 76% increase in leads year-over-year (Swisslog, 2020)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The ShipyardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2024The Shipyard, one of Adweek's Fastest Growing Agencies, acquired Fahlgren Mortine in May 2024. The combined entity represents $350 million in billings with 400 professionals and 10 offices. Fahlgren Mortine leadership remains in place with CEO Neil Mortine becoming Vice Chairman of The Shipyard and President Marty McDonald continuing as President. The Shipyard will maintain the Fahlgren Mortine brand which gains access to expanded media buying volume, creative firepower, and data and analytics resources. Fahlgren Mortine was previously owned by Eastport Holdings.
• IPREX Global Communications NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFahlgren Mortine is a member of IPREX, a global communications network of more than 100 agencies across 6 continents. Julie Exner, Senior Vice President at Fahlgren Mortine, serves as Global President of IPREX. The partnership enables Fahlgren Mortine to deliver integrated communications services globally for clients with international needs, including media buys across 8 countries on 4 continents and multilingual organic search programs.
• Mindstream InteractiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMindstream Interactive, a customer experience firm with a digital-first approach, integrated shared operations with Fahlgren Mortine in October 2022. Both firms are owned by Eastport Holdings and are based in Columbus, Ohio. The integration created a digital center of excellence among the largest in Ohio and the central U.S. by staff size and revenue. Combined projected revenue exceeds $40 million with nearly 250 employees. Mindstream Interactive continues to market under its own brand and reports to Fahlgren Mortine President Marty McDonald.
• Precision Public RelationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecision Public Relations, based in Roseville, California (near Sacramento), merged with Fahlgren Mortine in April 2021. Established in 2005, Precision PR represents food, wine, and agricultural accounts throughout the West, providing product promotion, media relations, crisis communication, and issues management. Owner John Segale joined Fahlgren Mortine's Boise, Idaho office to manage western U.S. growth.
• PR CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFahlgren Mortine is a member of the PR Council, an industry association for public relations firms.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Shipyard: Acquired Fahlgren Mortine in May 2024 and is now its parent entity. Operates the same integrated marketing, advertising, and media-buying model across B2C and B2B clients in Columbus, Ohio, with overlapping service offerings in strategy, creative, media, and analytics - making it the closest direct peer for service-line and market comparison.
• Matter Communications: Mid-size integrated communications agency providing PR, social, creative, and digital services with a similar verticalized model (B2B, consumer, healthtech, education). Comparable scale and integrated services-offering alignment with Fahlgren Mortine's five-practice model.
• Marcus Thomas: Mid-size integrated marketing agency headquartered in Northeast Ohio with comparable practice area breadth (B2B, consumer, healthcare) and full-service integrated model. Geographic overlap in Ohio creates direct head-to-head competition for regional clients.
• Walker Sands: B2B-focused integrated marketing and PR agency with comparable mid-market positioning, earned media, digital and demand-generation capabilities. Direct competitor for B2B technology and supply chain clients (e.g., DHL Supply Chain, Cardinal Health) and similar six-city U.S. office footprint.
• Padilla: Mid-size integrated communications agency headquartered in Minneapolis with strong B2B, healthcare, consumer and agribusiness verticals - directly comparable vertical breadth and integrated model to Fahlgren Mortine's practice areas. Now part of the Weber Shandwick network, providing a benchmark on how independent mid-size agencies scale.
• Trevelino/Keller: Mid-size integrated marketing firm offering PR, creative, digital, and brand strategy services across B2B, consumer, fintech, and health verticals. Similar revenue tier (sub-$50M) and integrated model makes it a direct comparable on scale, services mix, and client category overlap.
• HughesLeahan: Full-service integrated marketing and communications agency with comparable mid-size positioning and an emphasis on results-driven campaigns across multiple verticals. Operates with a similar integrated services model (PR, creative, digital, media).
• Cramer-Krasselt: Long-established (founded 1980s) full-service integrated marketing agency providing strategy, creative, media, public relations, and digital services. Comparable integrated services offering and similar mid-market positioning, although with a broader national presence than Fahlgren Mortine.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Global communications marketing firm with full-service PR, advertising, and digital capabilities. Represents the broad incumbent competitive benchmark - sets the standard for Agency of the Year recognition, and competes for the same enterprise clients Fahlgren Mortine targets in healthcare, B2B, and consumer categories.
• Weber Shandwick: One of the world's largest PR and integrated communications networks, holding the parent company of direct peer Padilla. Provides benchmark on enterprise-scale integrated mandates, global reach, and the holding-company service model that mid-size agencies like Fahlgren Mortine compete against for multinational RFPs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FahlgrenMortine
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fahlgren-mortine
• Instagraminstagram.com/fahlgren-mortine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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