What Motion PR does

Motion PR, operating as The Motion Agency, is a full-service, integrated marketing agency founded in 2006 and headquartered in Chicago. The firm operates a three-office US footprint spanning Chicago (headquarters), Cincinnati, and Nashville, and is WBENC-certified as a woman-owned business, self-described as Chicago's largest in that category. Its core offering is a unified portfolio of seven in-house marketing capabilities: Brand Strategy, Creative & Content, Digital Marketing & Media, Social Media & Influencer Marketing, Public Relations, Video Production & Content, and Web Design & Development. These capabilities are sold and delivered as interconnected services rather than as standalone products.

The agency targets enterprise clients across four primary verticals — Healthcare, Manufacturing, Consumer Brands, and Building Products — with a marquee client roster that includes Whirlpool, Mondelez International, The Home Depot, Abbott, Kenvue, Exelon, Kimberly Clark, Ace Hardware, Haribo, James Hardie, Navy Pier, and Betterment. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through long-running client engagements, with revenue generated from professional services engagements including ongoing retainers and project-based work; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. Founder & CEO Kimberly Eberl, recognized as a Woman of Influence by the Chicago Business Journal, Top Woman of PR by PR News, and PR Professional of the Year by PRSA, leads the firm. The company is privately held with no disclosed external investment, funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, or AI/ML platform capabilities identified in the source material.

Name

Motion PR

Legal name

The Motion Agency

Website

https://motionpr.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Motion PR (The Motion Agency) is a Chicago-based, woman-owned full-service marketing agency offering integrated brand strategy, creative, digital, social, PR, video, and web development services to enterprise clients across healthcare, manufacturing, consumer brands, and building products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Integrated Marketing & Public Relations Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (54181), Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Creative Concepting & Campaign Development (BPAFAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Product & Brand PR (Consumer & B2B) (BPAFADAH), Digital PR & Social Media Communications (MPAAADAJ)

Keywords

• Integrated marketing agency
• Public relations services
• Brand strategy consulting
• Digital marketing agency
• Creative content production

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketing Agency Services: Full-service marketing agency revenue derived from professional services engagements with enterprise clients. Services include brand strategy, creative and content development, digital marketing, social media and influencer marketing, public relations, video production, and web design and development. Revenue is generated through ongoing client retainers and project-based engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Motion (also known as Motion PR / The Motion Agency) is a full-service, integrated marketing agency that delivers brand growth through seven in-house capabilities: Brand Strategy, Creative & Content, Digital Marketing & Media, Social Media & Influencer Marketing, Public Relations, Video Production & Content, and Web Design & Development. The agency serves enterprise and mid-market clients on retainer and project-based engagements across healthcare, manufacturing, consumer brands, and building products verticals. Motion is Chicago's largest certified woman-owned marketing agency (WBENC) and operates offices in Chicago, Cincinnati, and Nashville.

Product overview

Motion is a full-service, integrated marketing agency offering a unified portfolio of professional services rather than a software platform. The core offering is brand growth strategy augmented by seven integrated in-house capabilities: Brand Strategy, Creative & Content, Digital Marketing & Media, Social Media & Influencer Marketing, Public Relations, Video Production & Content, and Web Design & Development. These services operate as interconnected capabilities within a single agency, enabling clients to access comprehensive marketing support across strategy, creation, and distribution channels from one provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Strategy Strategic branding services to establish and advance brand positioning, voice, and market positioning for enterprise clients.
• Creative & Content Full-service creative development and content production including copywriting, visual design, and multimedia assets for enterprise marketing campaigns.
• Digital Marketing & Media Performance-driven digital advertising, paid media, search engine optimization, and digital campaign management for enterprise clients.
• Social Media & Influencer Marketing Social platform management, content scheduling, community engagement, and influencer partnership coordination for enterprise brands.
• Public Relations Media relations, press release development, crisis communications, and public affairs strategy for enterprise clients.
• Video Production & Content Professional video production services including concept development, filming, editing, and post-production for brand campaigns.
• Web Design & Development Custom website design, development, and user experience optimization services for brand digital properties.

Named customers25 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Olson Engage: Chicago-based integrated PR, social, influencer, and digital agency. Direct overlap with Motion's service mix and Midwest enterprise client base.
• Padilla: Minneapolis-headquartered integrated communications agency with strong healthcare, food/beverage, and B2B verticals. Closely comparable in size, integrated service model, and enterprise client mix.
• Walker Sands: Chicago-based integrated B2B marketing and PR agency of comparable size serving mid-market and enterprise technology and industrial clients. Direct competitor for the same Midwest enterprise client base and overlapping service stack (PR, content, digital).
• Zeno Group: Chicago-headquartered global PR and integrated communications agency owned by Daniel J. Edelman Holdings. Competes head-to-head with Motion for enterprise brand-storytelling and PR mandates, with similar consumer/B2B vertical mix.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: World's largest independent PR firm, offering brand strategy, creative, digital, and content capabilities similar to Motion's stack. Competes for the same Fortune 500 enterprise clients, particularly in healthcare and consumer brands.
• Ketchum: Omnicom-owned global PR and communications agency offering brand strategy, creative, digital, and social. Overlaps substantially with Motion's service stack, particularly on enterprise consumer and healthcare accounts.
• FleishmanHillard: Global PR and integrated communications network (Omnicom). Overlaps directly with Motion's public relations, brand strategy, and content capabilities while offering geographic scale Motion cannot match on multinational RFPs.
• Weber Shandwick: Large global communications agency (IPG) offering PR, social, digital, and creative services. Direct overlap on the enterprise PR and integrated marketing work Motion performs, with significantly larger headcount and global footprint.

Emerging players

• Resound Marketing: Smaller integrated PR and creative agency with a comparable nonprofit and enterprise mix. Niche competitor on smaller RFPs where Motion's integrated stack is a differentiator.
• Maker's Mark Integrated Communications: Mid-sized integrated PR and marketing agency competing for similar mid-market enterprise and consumer brand work. Relevant comparable on smaller RFPs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Motion_PR
• Facebookfacebook.com/Motionpr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1234258
• Instagraminstagram.com/themotionagency

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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