What Corning Place Communications does

Corning Place Communications LLC (CPC) is a privately held strategic communications and public affairs agency founded in 2000 and headquartered at 121 State Street in Albany, New York. The firm delivers an integrated portfolio of professional services, including media and community relations, multimedia production (video, audio, print), digital and social media management, advocacy campaign development, website design and development, and crisis communications planning. Its go-to-market is direct and consultative, with retainer- and project-based engagements typical of B2B professional services. The firm serves clients across New York State — from Buffalo to Brooklyn — with primary segments in government and public sector, associations and nonprofits, healthcare and long-term care, education, and public safety.

CPC operates as a closely-held boutique with a standing team of approximately 10 named professionals, including three APR-accredited practitioners and several former senior New York State government communicators. The firm was founded as the communications partner of Hinman Straub P.C., an Albany-based law firm, and maintains a structural partnership with that firm that bundles legal, government relations, and communications services. CPC is the only New York-based member of PRConsultants Group (PRCG), a 50-firm national network of senior-level PR consultants. Revenue is generated from professional services fees for strategic communications, public affairs, advocacy, and creative production work; no pricing, revenue, or financial figures are publicly disclosed. The firm is consistently recognized by City & State NY, the Capital Region Advertising Federation (ADDY Awards), PRSA Capital Region (Empire Awards), and MarCom Awards for integrated campaign and creative work.

Name

Corning Place Communications

Legal name

Corning Place Communications LLC

Website

https://corningplace.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corning Place Communications is a privately held Albany-based strategic communications and public affairs agency serving government, education, healthcare, and association clients across New York State through media relations, advocacy, multimedia production, and digital services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Albany

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Communications Consulting: Professional services fees for strategic communications, public affairs, media relations, crisis communications, and advocacy campaign services. Engagements are likely retainer-based or project-based, typical of PR and communications agencies serving government and corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corning Place Communications is a strategic communications and public affairs agency that develops and executes integrated campaigns combining media relations, multimedia production, digital/social media management, advocacy campaigns, website design, and crisis communications planning. The firm serves government agencies, associations, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and corporations across New York State with retainer-based and project-based engagements.

Product overview

Corning Place Communications is a strategic communications and public affairs agency offering an integrated portfolio of professional services. The firm operates as a single unified service offering rather than a software platform; its portfolio includes media and community relations, multimedia production (video, audio, print), digital and social media management, advocacy campaigns, website design and development, and crisis communications. These services are delivered by a team of communications professionals and are complemented by a video content series (The CPC Minute) that provides industry insights. The company serves clients across New York State in sectors including healthcare, education, agriculture, public safety, finance, associations, and economic development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media and Community Relations Services Strategic communications services focused on earned media through established relationships with Capital Region and New York State media outlets, designed to amplify client voices and advance messages to key audiences across government, association, healthcare, and corporate sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Northeast Dairy Producers Association generated media coverage reaching an audience of 4.7 million
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hinman Straub P.C.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2002Corning Place Communications is the public affairs and communications partner of Hinman Straub P.C., a full-service law firm based in Albany. The firms work closely together to provide clients with comprehensive legal, government relations, and communications services. CPC was founded in 2000 and is affiliated with Hinman Straub.
• PRConsultants Group (PRCG)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCPC is the only New York-based member of PRConsultants Group, an exclusive nationwide network of 50 highly-regarded, award-winning senior-level PR and communications consultants. Paul Larrabee served as past president of PRCG and remains on its board of directors.
• PRSA Capital Region ChapterminorOthersCPC team members are active in the Public Relations Society of America Capital Region Chapter, serving in leadership roles including President, Treasurer, APR Chair, and Ethics Chair. Josh Poupore serves on the PRSA National Board of Directors.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ketchum: Global public relations firm with New York operations. A broader incumbent offering overlapping strategic communications and public affairs capabilities, but operating across a wide portfolio of clients and industries rather than CPC's boutique NY-state-government focus.
• Edelman: Global public relations firm with a major New York presence. A broader incumbent offering overlapping strategic communications, public affairs, and crisis capabilities, but operating at a vastly larger scale and without CPC's NY-state-government-affairs specialization.

Direct peers

• Brown & Weinraub Advisors: Albany-based government relations and lobbying firm. Comparable as a NY State-focused government affairs practice competing for similar association, labor, and government clients in Albany.
• BerlinRosen: NY-based strategic communications and public affairs firm serving labor, real estate, and progressive causes. Directly comparable in service mix (media relations, public affairs, digital) and in operating as a strategic communications agency focused on public-interest and advocacy clients in New York.
• Marathon Strategies: NYC strategic communications firm serving corporate, advocacy, and public affairs clients. Directly comparable as a mid-sized strategic communications agency with similar integrated service offerings and client mix.
• SKDKnickerbocker: NY-based strategic communications and public affairs firm serving Democratic campaigns, labor unions, and corporate clients in Albany and beyond. Directly comparable as a strategic communications and public affairs agency operating in New York with a similar integrated service model.
• Mercury: NY-headquartered strategic communications and public affairs firm serving corporate, advocacy, and political clients. Directly comparable as a strategic communications agency with overlapping public affairs capabilities and similar geographic focus.
• The Marino Organization: NY public affairs and political consulting firm based in Albany/NYC. Comparable as a New York-focused public affairs and political communications agency serving similar association and advocacy clients.
• Widmeyer Communications: Strategic communications firm specializing in education, health, and social issue advocacy. Comparable in delivering public affairs, media relations, and advocacy campaigns to mission-driven associations and education-sector clients.
• Hinman Straub P.C. Albany-based full-service law firm and government relations practice. CPC's affiliated firm and a deeply comparable Albany public affairs counterpart; the two firms share clients and jointly deliver legal-plus-communications services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpcalbany
• Facebookfacebook.com/corningplacecommunications
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corning-place-communications

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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