OnMessage Public Strategies

What OnMessage Public Strategies does

OnMessage Public Strategies (OMPS) is a privately held professional services firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, within the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The firm provides political consulting, public affairs, and crisis communications services to corporations, trade associations, political campaigns, and advocacy organizations. Named clients include the Big Ten, the National Association of Broadcasters, Air Methods, Press Ganey, Advance, the Concord Fund, and the families of hostages in the 'Bring Them Home' campaign. The firm employs 51-100 people and is led by partners Brad Todd and Tommy Binion, with Executive Vice President Chris Syrek — former Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — joining in 2025.

The firm's service offering spans strategic advice, crisis communications, political intelligence, issue advocacy campaigns, polling and insights, paid digital and TV campaigns, message development, PR planning and pitching, creative content, and litigation communications. There is no software product, platform, or proprietary technology underlying the offering; the firm is a partner-led advisory business that monetizes human political expertise, relationships, and campaign craft. Service delivery is direct to enterprise and association clients through partner-led engagements, with no intermediaries, self-serve product, or channel partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is consistent with project- or retainer-based professional services engagements.

The firm is positioned around the thesis that corporations and trade associations are operating in a period of political realignment that renders conventional D.C. communications advice ineffective. Its competitive positioning leans on the political résumés of its principals — federal and state government service, leadership of U.S. Senate and House political committee arms, and campaign management across all 50 states — and on individual thought-leadership distribution through op-eds in The Spectator, RealClearPolitics, and Washington Reporter, plus personal branded X/Twitter accounts. The firm is described as 'fast-growing' and in 2026 won the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Public Affairs Campaign of the Year award for the 'Bring Them Home' hostage advocacy effort.

Name

OnMessage Public Strategies

Legal name

OnMessage Public Strategies Inc.

Website

https://onmessageps.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OnMessage Public Strategies is a Washington D.C.-area public affairs and political consulting firm that provides strategic advice, crisis communications, issue advocacy, polling, and paid media services to corporations, trade associations, political campaigns, and advocacy groups, led by partners with senior federal government and campaign experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political Consulting and Public Affairs Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (54182), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Affairs, Government Relations & Lobbying (BPAFADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Affairs & Government Relations (MPAAADAE), Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF), Thought Leadership & Executive Visibility (BPAFADAG)

Keywords

• Political consulting services
• Public affairs advocacy
• Crisis communications
• Issue advocacy campaigns
• Strategic political advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting and Advisory Services: The firm generates revenue through providing strategic advice, crisis communications, political intelligence, issue advocacy campaigns, polling and insights, message development, litigation communications, and paid digital/TV campaigns to corporate and political clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OnMessage Public Strategies is a political consulting and public affairs firm that provides strategic advice, crisis communications, political intelligence, issue advocacy campaigns, polling and insights, paid digital and TV campaigns, message development, PR planning and pitching, creative content, and litigation communications. The firm serves corporations, trade associations, and political clients navigating complex policy environments, reputational challenges, and political realignment. Services are delivered by partners with backgrounds leading political campaigns and serving in the highest positions of federal and state government.

Product overview

OnMessage Public Strategies is a public affairs and lobbying firm, not a technology product company. The firm provides professional consulting services including Strategic Advice, Crisis Communications, Political Intelligence, Issue Advocacy Campaigns, Polling & Insights, Paid Digital and TV Campaigns, Message Development, PR Planning and Pitching, Creative Content, and Litigation Communications. No software products, platforms, or modules were identified in the provided source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Advice High-level strategic advisory for clients navigating complex policy and political environments, including corporate and political realignment issues.
• Crisis Communications Communications support for clients responding to reputational challenges, intense public pressure, and politically sensitive incidents.
• Political Intelligence Political environment monitoring and analysis to inform client strategy and decision-making.
• Issue Advocacy Campaigns End-to-end design and execution of advocacy campaigns targeting specific audiences, including polling-driven initiatives such as research for the Insurance Watchdog Coalition.
• Polling & Insights Polling research and data-driven insights to inform messaging, targeting, and campaign strategy for advocacy and political clients.
• Paid Digital and TV Campaigns Planning and execution of paid media campaigns across digital and television channels for political and issue advocacy clients.
• Message Development Development of strategic messaging frameworks tailored to the right audiences for advocacy and political campaigns.
• PR Planning and Pitching Public relations strategy and media pitching support to amplify client narratives in earned media.
• Creative Content
• Litigation Communications Communications support for clients involved in litigation, including message and media strategy around legal matters.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Insurance Watchdog CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnMessage Public Strategies conducted polling research for the Insurance Watchdog Coalition, surveying 1,000 likely U.S. voters on attitudes toward health insurance monopolies. The research found overwhelming bipartisan support for breaking up health insurance monopolies.
• Hostage Families (Bring Them Home Campaign)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOMPS partnered with families of hostages held by Hamas to run the 'Bring Them Home' advocacy campaign, providing strategic leadership, communications, and advocacy efforts. The campaign successfully secured the return of all hostages.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Targeted Victory: Digital-first political consulting and public affairs firm offering paid media, messaging, and strategy to Republican campaigns and conservative-aligned causes — competing in the same paid digital/TV campaign space.
• ROKK Solutions: Public affairs and strategic communications firm focused on Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, and issue advocacy — competing head-to-head in corporate public affairs and crisis communications.
• Mercury Public Affairs: Bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm offering lobbying, crisis communications, and strategic consulting to corporate and political clients — directly overlapping OMPS's service portfolio and target client base.
• BGR Group: Washington-based bipartisan lobbying and public affairs firm serving corporations, trade associations, and foreign governments — directly competitive in government relations and strategic advisory work.
• Axiom Strategies: Republican political consulting and public affairs firm providing direct mail, polling, and strategic advice to campaigns and causes — direct competitor in political consulting with overlapping talent profiles.
• Subject Matter: Public affairs and strategic communications firm serving Fortune 500 and trade association clients with lobbying, crisis, and policy communications — competes for the same corporate advocacy and association accounts.
• FP1 Strategies: Republican-aligned public affairs and communications agency providing media, polling, and strategic advice to political candidates, parties, and corporations — direct peer in political consulting with comparable ideological positioning.
• DCI Group: Public affairs and strategic communications firm with strong corporate and association client base — direct competitor in advocacy campaign execution, polling, and crisis communications.
• DDC Public Affairs: Democratic-aligned public affairs and strategic communications firm offering polling, paid media, and crisis communications — opposite ideological flank but directly comparable service offering and client segments.
• Hamilton Place Strategies: Bipartisan public affairs firm focused on economic policy, advocacy campaigns, and strategic communications — comparable client mix (corporations and trade associations) and policy communications expertise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kjplotkin

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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