Forum Communications

What Forum Communications does

Forum Communications, Inc. is a privately held, full-service strategic marketing agency founded in 2012 and headquartered at 301 Green Street, Suite 100F, Gainesville, Georgia. The firm operates on a custom-built engagement model branded as the "Forumula" methodology, providing strategy, branding, graphic design, public relations, creative communications, digital marketing, and website design and development under multi-year project and retainer arrangements. Its target customers span startups through publicly traded enterprises, with concentration across healthcare organizations, nonprofits, educational institutions, B2B and technology companies, and professional and home services across roughly 40 industries and 12 states.

The agency's technology stack is an integrated martech ecosystem rather than a proprietary platform: Google Analytics and Looker Studio for measurement, Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising for paid media, MailChimp and HubSpot for email and CRM automation, Sendible for social management, Hotjar and Microsoft Clarity for behavioral analytics, CallRail for call tracking, AdRoll for retargeting, Instapage for landing pages, SERanking for SEO, and WordPress for CMS, supplemented by an active Google Partner certification. The firm has begun applying third-party generative AI (notably ChatGPT) to content workflows and ad-platform machine-learning for campaign optimization since April 2023, and published a 2025 white paper examining AI's impact on web traffic.

Forum is founder-led by President Katie Dubnik and Chief Engagement Officer Matt Dubnik, with a 15-person team contributing 130 years of combined marketing industry experience. The firm has served 352 unique clients cumulatively, is bootstrapped with no external funding disclosed, and monetizes entirely through professional services revenue on custom-quoted project and retainer engagements.

Name

Forum Communications

Legal name

Forum Communications, Inc.

Website

https://forumspeaks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Forum Communications is a privately held, full-service strategic marketing agency founded in 2012 in Gainesville, Georgia, serving 352 clients across 40-plus industries with custom strategy, branding, PR, digital marketing, and web design services through its proprietary Forumula methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Public Relations Agencies (541820), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital PR & Social Media Communications (MPAAADAJ)

Keywords

• Strategic marketing services
• Brand identity design
• Digital marketing agency
• Public relations services
• Website design development

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketing Services Revenue: Full-service marketing agency providing strategic planning, branding, graphic design, digital marketing (SEO, PPC, social media, email marketing), web design and development, public relations, advertising, crisis communications, creative communications, and marketing strategy services on a project and retainer basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Forum Communications is a full-service strategic marketing agency that develops custom-built, integrated marketing plans covering strategy, branding, graphic design, digital marketing (SEO, PPC, social media, email), website design and development, public relations, creative communications, and crisis communications. The agency delivers work through its proprietary 'Forumula' methodology on a project and retainer basis, partnering with clients from strategy through execution.

Product overview

Forum Communications is a full-service strategic marketing agency offering an integrated portfolio of services organized around their proprietary 'Forumula' approach. The core offerings include Strategic Marketing & Planning (foundational strategy development), Branding (identity and visual systems), Creative Communications (content and messaging), Graphic Design (visual assets across all mediums), Public Relations (media relations and crisis communications), Digital Marketing (full-funnel online marketing), Website Design & Development (custom web solutions), and Search Marketing (SEO and PPC). All services are offered as part of a custom-built, multi-channel marketing approach tailored to each client's unique needs and goals, with digital marketing services including search, social, email, video, programmatic, and mobile advertising working in tandem with strategic planning rather than as standalone tactics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Marketing & Planning Comprehensive marketing strategy development using academic and industry frameworks, tailored to unique customer needs and business goals with measurable KPIs.
• Branding Brand identity development including messaging, strategy, logo design, naming, brand voice, and visual identity systems for startups and established firms.
• Creative Communications Content creation services including website copy, press releases, email marketing, and crafting messages that represent business personality and brand voice.
• Graphic Design Visual design services including logo design, brand identity, print collateral, signage, digital and social media design, and specialty design work.
• Public Relations Strategic PR services including press release creation, media relations, crisis communications, influencer connections, and social media PR.
• Digital Marketing Full array of digital marketing services including search marketing (PPC/SEO), social media advertising, email marketing, digital video, programmatic display, mobile advertising, and marketing automation.
• Website Design & Development Custom website design and development from scratch featuring mobile-friendly design, CMS, SEO-friendly development, and user experience analysis.
• Search Marketing (SEO & PPC) Search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising services including technical SEO, on-page/off-page SEO, content optimization, and multi-platform SEM campaigns.

Quantifiable outcome

• Social media follows increased 100%, reach increased 355%, and tax credits increased 575% for Georgia Foundation for Public Education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

AI capability4 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Matchstic: Atlanta-based brand strategy and identity agency of comparable size and regional footprint. Highly comparable because both firms focus on brand-led, full-service marketing engagements for mid-market and mission-driven clients in the Southeast.
• Jackson Marketing Group: Greenville, SC-based full-service marketing agency offering branding, digital, and creative services to regional and enterprise clients. Comparable as a Southeast US full-service agency with multi-vertical client base and similar service mix.
• Cardinal Digital Marketing: Atlanta-based digital marketing agency with deep healthcare vertical expertise. Comparable because both firms serve healthcare organizations with multi-channel digital marketing and brand strategy engagements, though Cardinal is more digitally focused.
• Response Mine Health: Atlanta-based healthcare-focused digital marketing agency serving multi-location medical practices and health systems. Comparable in healthcare vertical focus, multi-location client engagements, and regional Southeast operating model.
• Rountree Group Integrated Marketing: Atlanta-based integrated marketing agency offering branding, digital, PR, and creative services. Comparable as a Georgia-headquartered full-service agency with similar service portfolio and mid-market/enterprise client mix.
• The Brandon Agency: Myrtle Beach, SC-based full-service marketing agency offering branding, digital, PR, and creative. Comparable as a Southeast US regional full-service agency with overlapping service offerings and similar client segmentation.
• Nebo Agency: Atlanta-based digital marketing agency specializing in SEO, PPC, and content. Comparable in digital marketing capabilities, Atlanta market presence, and mid-market client focus, though typically larger in headcount.
• LYFE Marketing: Atlanta-based social media and digital marketing agency serving SMBs and mid-market clients. Comparable as a regional Southeast agency with social media and digital marketing services as core offerings and similar client profile.

Broad incumbents

• VMLY&R: Global full-service marketing agency within WPP serving enterprise and Fortune 500 clients. Comparable in offering the full menu of branding, digital, PR, and creative services Forum provides, but at vastly greater scale and with enterprise-only focus.
• Concentrix: Global customer experience and digital services firm with significant marketing services capabilities. Comparable as an incumbent offering integrated digital marketing and customer engagement services, though at dramatically larger scale and with different delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 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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