What Coriolink does

Coriolink (legal name CorioLink) is a privately-held French SAS communication and public-affairs consultancy founded in 2014 and headquartered at 50 rue d'Assas in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The firm positions itself as specialist advisor on economic, social, political, institutional and crisis communication, serving enterprises, professional federations, industry associations, government bodies, public institutions, political actors and associations across France. Core service lines include strategic consulting, press relations, public affairs/lobbying, political and electoral communication, crisis communication and crisis management, executive communication, digital communication, editorial strategy and content production, and Qualiopi-certified media training; differentiated proprietary offerings include the trademarked Beer Test political-likability survey developed with IFOP, Opinion Pulse 24 (an instant opinion-measurement and crisis-monitoring product launched with Cluster17 in June 2026) and the PRepare to Act offering on radical activism delivered with the Institut du Dialogue Civil.

The business model is professional-services: revenue is generated through retainer and project-based consulting fees for advisory, media-relations, public-affairs and crisis mandates, plus training and billable research products. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no digital distribution, marketplace or reseller channels. Customer acquisition leans on the firm's reputation, peer-jury awards (Grand Prix des Agences de l'Année 2024 and 2025), Leaders League rankings (crisis and financial communication, 2025), thought-leadership content (analyses, Odoxa and IFOP studies), and founder-driven expert commentary on French TV, radio and national press. The agency has accumulated 60+ clients over 10 years (Crédit Mutuel, AGIRC-ARRCO, Covéa, Maif, France Ciment, CNSA, Sécurité Sociale, INTERSPORT, Akkodis, Conseil d'Analyse Économique, DITP, CNN and others).

The company is governed by three co-founders — Amélie Lebreton (President since July 2021, formerly press attachée at the European Parliament in Paris and the Ministry of Economy), Pierre Alibert (activism specialist, creator of the Beer Test and PRepare to Act) and Jacky Isabello (political communication specialist, mentor at Moovjee and former Pôle Emploi board member) — together with associate Benjamin Chkroun, who joined in January 2022 to lead the new public affairs department after more than 12 years heading a healthcare professional federation. The firm has 11–50 employees, has reported growth above 20% in its 10th year and uses no proprietary technology platform; its principal intangible assets are methodology trademarks, industry awards and certified training status rather than software infrastructure.

Name

Coriolink

Legal name

CorioLink

Website

https://coriolink.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coriolink is a Paris-based communication and public-affairs consultancy advising corporations, professional federations, government bodies and political actors on crisis, institutional and influence communication across France. It operates a 360-degree offering spanning strategy, press relations, lobbying, training, and proprietary polling products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations & Communication Consulting

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Public Relations Agencies (541820), Advertising Agencies (541810), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Relations & Press Office Services (MPAAADAI)

Keywords

• Public affairs consulting
• Crisis communication services
• Press relations agency
• Political communication strategy
• Institutional communications advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and advisory services: CorioLink generates revenue through professional services fees for communication strategy, public affairs, crisis management, media relations, and political communication consulting. Revenue is derived from retainer-based advisory engagements and project-based consulting assignments with institutional, corporate, and political clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Coriolink is a Paris-based communication and public affairs consultancy that develops influence strategies for corporations, institutions, professional federations, government agencies, associations, and political actors. The agency delivers strategic consulting, press relations, public affairs, crisis communication, political/electoral communication, digital communication, media training, and executive visibility services. It also operates proprietary research products such as the trademarked Beer Test political polling instrument and Opinion Pulse 24 real-time crisis opinion monitoring.

Product overview

CorioLink is a full-service communication and public relations agency offering a comprehensive suite of services across corporate, B2B, institutional, political, and crisis communication. The agency's core offering centers on strategic consulting, press relations, public affairs, and crisis management, supported by specialized products including the trademarked Beer Test opinion polling system and Opinion Pulse 24 crisis communication tool. Additional offerings include PRepare to Act for handling radical activism situations, electoral communication packages (SOS Municipales, Élysée 2022), digital communication, media training, and the proprietary Newshacking methodology. The agency serves over 60 clients including major institutions, professional federations, and corporations, and has been recognized with multiple industry awards for institutional and influence communication excellence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil et stratégie Strategic consulting covering communication planning, reputation management, and influence strategy development for corporate, institutional, and political clients in France.
• Relations presse Press relations services connecting clients with journalists across national and regional French press to maximize earned media coverage.
• Affaires publiques (Public Affairs)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60 clients served in 10 years with high client retention

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• IFOPflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CorioLink has partnered with IFOP, a leading French polling institute, to conduct the Beer Test — a trademarked political likability survey. This partnership enables the agency to produce proprietary electoral research that generates significant media coverage and positions CorioLink as an authority in political sentiment analysis. The Beer Test has been conducted for multiple elections including the French presidential, municipal, and European elections.
• Cluster17coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CorioLink and Cluster17 jointly launched 'Opinion Pulse 24', an innovative offering that combines instant public opinion measurement, social monitoring, and strategic crisis communication support. This partnership integrates real-time polling data with crisis advisory services.
• DAVYNIMALminorOthers · 1 January 2026For the 2026 Beer Test results, CorioLink partnered with content creator DAVYNIMAL to produce an AI-generated humorous video capsule summarizing the survey findings, published on YouTube.
• OdoxaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CorioLink partnered with polling firm Odoxa to conduct a study on French citizens' views regarding major infrastructure and development projects. The study revealed that 8 in 10 French people view major infrastructure projects as useful.
• Institut du Dialogue Civil (IDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CorioLink partnered with the Institut du Dialogue Civil for its 'PRepare to Act' offering, which helps companies, professional organizations, and elected officials deal with new forms of radical activism. IDC contributes expertise in civil dialogue and activist movement analysis.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Taddeo: Taddeo is a French-founded influence and public affairs consultancy serving corporate clients on stakeholder engagement, public affairs, and crisis communications — directly comparable to CorioLink's core influence offering before its acquisition by Havas.
• Image Sept: Image Sept is a Paris-based public relations and influence agency serving institutional, corporate, and political clients across press relations and crisis communication — closely overlapping CorioLink's institutional and crisis franchises.
• Kekst CNC: Kekst CNC is a European-headquartered strategic communications consultancy with strong public affairs and crisis capabilities. It is a like-for-like comparator in the influence and crisis communications niche CorioLink operates in.
• Agence EPOKA: EPOKA is a French influence, public affairs, and corporate communications agency with a comparable client mix of corporates, federations, and public institutions — making it a head-to-head boutique competitor in the same niche as CorioLink.

Broad incumbents

• Brunswick Group: Brunswick is a global advisory firm specializing in critical issues, public affairs, and crisis communication. It competes for the same large French and multinational accounts that CorioLink targets, but at a global scale.
• Havas Paris (HAVAS): Havas operates one of France's largest communications, PR, and influence networks (including the former Taddeo). It is a broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise and institutional clients as CorioLink but with vastly greater scale and global reach.
• FTI Consulting (Strategic Communications): FTI's Strategic Communications segment offers public affairs, crisis, and financial communications globally and in France. It is a broader incumbent frequently competing for the institutional and crisis mandates CorioLink also pursues.
• Publicis Consultants: Publicis Consultants is the French institutional and public affairs arm of Publicis Groupe, focusing on influence, stakeholder engagement, and public-sector communication — directly competing for the institutional mandates CorioLink serves.
• BCW France (BCW / WPP): BCW is a global communications agency within WPP offering PR, public affairs, and crisis services. Its French arm competes for the same corporate and institutional mandates as CorioLink, with deeper resources and global coordination.
• MSL France (Publicis Groupe): MSL is Publicis Groupe's global PR and influence network with a substantial French practice in public affairs, corporate, and crisis communications. It is a broader incumbent frequently on the same French RFPs as CorioLink.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CorioLink
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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