Media & Communications Strategies, Inc.

Name

Media & Communications Strategies, Inc.

Legal name

Media & Communications Strategies, Inc.

Website

https://macstrategies.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

akta.pro primary industry

Crisis Communications & Issues Management (MPAAADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crisis Communications Planning & Response (MPAAAOAD), Crisis Communications & Issues Management (BPAFADAE), Digital PR & Social Media Communications (MPAAADAJ), PR, Corporate Communications & Crisis Management (BPAFAAAL)

Keywords

• Crisis communications services
• Public relations consulting
• Reputation management
• Media relations
• Government relations consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: Crisis communications and public relations consulting services billed on a project or retainer basis. Services include crisis management, media relations, corporate communications, government relations, and reputation management for various client organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Media & Communications Strategies, Inc. (MAC Strategies) is a Washington, DC-based boutique public relations agency that provides crisis communications, reputation management, media relations, and government relations consulting services. The firm delivers professional PR counsel on a project or retainer basis to associations, law firms, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, aviation groups, government entities, and corporations, and supplements its work with video production, SEO, and website content services.

Product overview

Media & Communications Strategies, Inc. (MAC Strategies) is a Washington, D.C.-based full-service public relations agency specializing in crisis communications and reputation management. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform with modules. The core portfolio includes 13 specialized service lines: Crisis Communications, Association Public Relations, Aviation Communications, Corporate Communications, Education Public Relations, Government Relations, Healthcare Public Relations, International Business, Legal Public Relations, Media Relations, Search Engine & SEO Strategies, Video Production, and Website Content. The firm is a founding member of Public Relations Boutiques International, providing access to global partner services. The company specializes in serving clients in crisis/high-profile situations, legal and litigation PR, education, aviation, healthcare, and government/lobbying sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisis Communications

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped rebuild a client's business bigger than before the crisis through consistent PR and media relations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, flagship, minor and core.

• U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Collaboration on India legal business exchange events with the Indian National Bar Association, fostering new business opportunities between U.S. and Indian legal communities.
• Indian National Bar AssociationflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2015MAC Strategies serves as the INBA agency-of-record in the U.S., managing PR for INBA conferences and events in Washington, DC and New York City, working with major law firms including Covington & Burling, Hodgson Russ, Crowell & Moring, Dentons, and Pepper Hamilton.
• Covington & Burling LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Hosted INBA delegation conference at firm's Washington, DC headquarters as part of India-U.S. legal business exchange.
• Hodgson Russ LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Hosted INBA delegation conference at firm's New York City office as part of India-U.S. legal business exchange.
• Crowell & Moring LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Participated in INBA delegation events and interactions as part of India-U.S. legal business exchange.
• DentonsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Co-sponsored INBA delegation events as part of India-U.S. legal business exchange.
• Pepper Hamilton LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2015Co-sponsored INBA delegation events, hosted reception in New York as part of India-U.S. legal business exchange.
• Public Relations Boutiques InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAC Strategies is a founding member of Public Relations Boutiques International, providing the firm with active partners and services worldwide for comprehensive client support.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe): BCW is a large global public relations network offering crisis and issues management, healthcare, government relations, and association communications at much greater scale; it competes for the same clients as MAC Strategies but from a network, full-service position.
• Edelman: Edelman is the largest global public relations firm, with deep crisis, healthcare, legal, and government practices that compete for the same association and corporate mandates as MAC Strategies, but at significantly greater scale and geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Levick Strategic Communications: Levick is a Washington, D.C.-based crisis and litigation communications firm serving associations, law firms, healthcare organizations, and corporations - directly mirroring MAC Strategies' vertical mix and Washington geographic anchor.
• 5W Public Relations: 5W Public Relations is a mid-sized U.S. PR agency with crisis, legal, healthcare, and association practices; it competes for similar engagements as MAC Strategies in overlapping verticals.
• kglobal: kglobal is a Washington, D.C.-based strategic communications and PR firm where MAC Strategies' former President Scott Sobel has joined; it competes in crisis, government, legal, and association communications, and now shares institutional DNA with the subject company.
• Kekst CNC: Kekst CNC is a strategic communications consultancy specializing in crisis, M&A, and litigation communications; it directly overlaps MAC Strategies' legal, association, and corporate crisis practice areas.
• Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher: Joele Frank is a U.S. public relations firm specializing in corporate communications, crisis, and litigation support for legal, healthcare, and association clients - directly overlapping MAC Strategies' core verticals.
• Brunswick Group: Brunswick is a global advisory firm whose crisis and issues practice sits alongside corporate communications for healthcare, legal, education, and government-adjacent clients, mirroring MAC Strategies' vertical-agnostic high-stakes communications positioning.
• Finsbury Glover Hering: Finsbury is a strategic communications and crisis advisory firm that competes for the same corporate reputation, litigation PR, and high-profile crisis engagements as MAC Strategies, with comparable sector breadth across regulated industries.
• Sard Verbinnen & Co: Sard Verbinnen & Co is one of the most recognized U.S. crisis communications and corporate public relations advisors; it directly competes with MAC Strategies' core offering of crisis and reputation management for associations, corporations, and high-profile engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/macstrategiesdc
• Facebookfacebook.com/media-communications-strategies-inc-172625302796449
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/609016

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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