The Harris Agency

What The Harris Agency does

The Harris Agency is an independent B2B communications and public relations agency founded in September 2017 by Peter Harris, a 25-year industry veteran and former CEO of Grayling US. Headquartered remotely from Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, with a fully distributed team in the 11-50 employee range, the firm offers six integrated service pillars: Insights and Analytics, Executive Positioning, Employee Engagement and Experience, Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing, and Social Influence. It serves enterprise and Fortune 500 clients across Telecommunications, Technology, Energy and Utilities, Financial Services, Healthcare, Retail, Environmental, and Professional Services verticals; named customers include Verizon, Synchrony, Fiserv, nVent, Xylem, Schneider Electric, PSEG, Wipro, and Genpact. Pricing is engagement-based and quote-driven with no public rate card, consistent with custom professional services work.

Technically, the agency deploys Agentic AI and Small Language Models as internal force multipliers to automate research and accelerate insight development, positioning AI as an operational differentiator rather than a customer-facing product. It augments this stack through a partnership with RepUvue for reputation monitoring, listening, and review tooling. Distribution is anchored on direct enterprise field sales targeting C-suite buyers (CEOs, CCOs, CMOs), supported by thought-leadership content, earned media placements in outlets such as Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal, and a LinkedIn-led social presence.

Geographically the agency delivers U.S. work directly and extends into UK/Europe, Australasia, India, and Japan through a curated international partner network (GingerMay, Thrive, Pitchfork Partners, Ashton Consulting). A sub-brand called THA Impact provides pro bono communications grants to U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits, diversifying the client base and reinforcing brand positioning. The firm is privately held, founder-owned, has no disclosed institutional funding, and operates with no parent company.

Name

The Harris Agency

Legal name

The Harris Agency

Website

https://theharris.agency

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Harris Agency is an independent, fully remote B2B communications agency founded in 2017, serving enterprise and Fortune 500 clients with public relations, crisis communications, reputation management, executive positioning, employee engagement, consumer marketing, and social influence services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & B2B PR (BPAFADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

B2B / Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Public relations services
• Crisis communications
• Corporate communications
• Executive positioning
• Reputation management

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain Lakes

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Communications and PR Services: Professional services revenue from providing reputation management, corporate communications, executive positioning, employee engagement, consumer marketing, and social influence services to enterprise clients. Pricing likely quote-based for custom engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Harris Agency is an independent B2B communications agency that delivers public relations, corporate communications, crisis and issues management, executive positioning, employee engagement, consumer marketing, and social influence services to enterprise clients. It also offers strategic research, reputation analytics, and thought leadership development, augmented by Agentic AI and Small Language Models that automate routine research tasks.

Product overview

The Harris Agency is a specialized independent communications agency founded in 2017, offering a portfolio of six integrated service pillars: Insights and Analytics, Executive Positioning, Employee Engagement and Experience, Corporate Communications, Consumer Marketing, and Social Influence. The agency also operates THA Impact, a pro bono program for nonprofit organizations. The services work together to deliver sophisticated reputation strategies, internal communications, and social media campaigns that help clients win new business, build engaged workforces, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. The agency leverages AI technologies including Agentic AI and Small Language Models to enhance research and insight development capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• THA Impact: A pro bono communications grant designed to help U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofits broaden their reach and amplify their missions.

Products and services

• Insights and Analytics

Named customers23 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TechUnited:NJcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Peter Harris has served on the board of TechUnited:NJ since 2017. TechUnited is an empowering force for innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs, uniting the community to accelerate opportunity and build a better future.
• GingerMay (UK and Pan Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-award winning global PR and marketing consultancy. Crowned Best B2B PR Agency 2018 and one of the top 10 fastest growing PR agencies in Europe. Known for strong relationships with clients and journalists.
• Thrive (Australia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeavyweight independent agency with more than fifty staff and five offices across Australasia. Combines big agency resources and best practice standards with entrepreneurial spirit.
• Pitchfork Partners (India)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew-age strategy consultancy specializing in corporate and business issues requiring holistic solutions. Agnostic of media, partner, channel or technology.
• Ashton Consulting (Japan)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent company based in Tokyo specializing in Japan. Through a network of partner agencies provides coordinated communications services throughout Asia and in all major world markets. Since 2000, has helped clients raise their presence and manage their reputation in Japan.
• TechonomyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that casts lens broadly across technology, business and society. Hosts conferences, publishes articles and videos, and advocates for greater understanding about pace of change. Belief that all leaders should become technologists.
• AmarisWorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to help brands and agencies think through their toughest problems and come up with solutions that make business, people and communities better.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: World's largest PR firm with deep enterprise reputation, crisis communications, and corporate practice coverage. Direct overlap with THA's core offerings, though Edelman operates at much larger scale across many verticals and geographies.
• Weber Shandwick: Global communications agency with strong corporate communications and reputation management practices serving Fortune 500 clients. Competes with THA for the same enterprise reputation mandates at higher scale and broader service breadth.
• Ketchum: Omnicom-owned global PR firm where Peter Harris ran the global IBM account. Direct competitor in enterprise corporate communications, consumer PR, and reputation management.

Direct peers

• Finsbury Glover Hering: Strategic communications and public affairs firm serving corporate leadership teams. Closely comparable client base (Fortune 500 CEOs and CCOs) and service mix around reputation, crisis, and executive positioning.
• Brunswick Group: Specialty advisory firm focused on corporate, financial, and public affairs communications for senior executives. Directly comparable to THA's executive positioning and corporate communications services for large-cap clients.
• MSLGroup: Publicis-owned global PR and communications agency where founder Peter Harris previously spent seven years. Overlapping corporate communications, executive positioning, and reputation management offerings for enterprise clients.
• GingerMay: UK and pan-European B2B PR and marketing consultancy that is THA's designated international partner. Highly comparable boutique B2B communications model and award-winning positioning, providing geographic complementarity.
• Grayling US: Corporate and communications consultancy where Peter Harris previously served as CEO. Directly comparable corporate communications and reputation service model; THA positions itself as the specialist alternative to this kind of integrated network.

Emerging players

• W2O (Real Chemistry): Analytics-driven communications and marketing firm combining PR with data, insights, and AI-enabled measurement. Closely comparable to THA's AI-augmented research and insights capabilities, and equally focused on healthcare and tech enterprise clients.

Regional players

• Thrive PR: Independent heavyweight PR agency with 50+ staff across five Australasian offices. THA's regional partner, with comparable independent-specialist positioning, corporate communications, and consumer PR services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-harris-agency

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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