Teamworks Communication

What Teamworks Communication does

Teamworks Communication is a privately held boutique public relations firm founded in 1997 by partners Barb Harris (formerly of Edelman Worldwide) and Sharon Kreher (formerly of Hill & Knowlton). Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona with a secondary office in St. Louis, Missouri, the firm operates with 1-10 employees and delivers professional communication services including media relations, strategic communication planning, event management, content creation, crisis communications, donor and fundraising communications, social media marketing, and website development. The firm serves two primary client segments: nonprofit organizations (with concentration in hunger relief, faith-based, and community-service organizations such as United Food Bank, St. Louis Area Foodbank, Make-A-Wish America, Feed My Starving Children, and Grand Canyon Synod) and consumer retail brands seeking multi-market local execution (including 7-Eleven, White Castle, Cold Stone Creamery, and Blockbuster).

The firm differentiates itself through the personal-attention model of a boutique combined with the strategic capabilities of a holding-company agency, positioning itself as an extension of the client's internal communication team rather than an external vendor. Underlying service delivery does not rely on proprietary technology platforms; rather, the firm's core operating asset is its leadership role in PRConsultants Group, a national network of independent PR firms co-founded by Teamworks in 2000. This network enables multi-market campaign execution across virtually any U.S. market without proportional fixed-cost scaling, evidenced by 29-market execution for the Make-A-Wish/Macy's Believe Campaign and 13-market execution for 9/11 Day meal-pack events.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees on a quote-based, scope-tailored basis with pricing not publicly disclosed. The firm demonstrates exceptional client retention, with multi-decade engagements spanning 20 years (7-Eleven), 19 years (St. Louis Area Foodbank), and 17 years (Blockbuster), alongside documented campaign outcomes such as 230 million media impressions for Cold Stone Creamery in year one, $1.9 million generated with a 4.4 ROI through donor newsletters for St. Louis Area Foodbank, and over $230,000 in television coverage value for United Food Bank crisis response. There is no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, no institutional investment, and no parent company; ownership and control remain with the two founding partners after 28 years of continuous operation.

Name

Teamworks Communication

Legal name

Teamworks Communication

Website

https://teamworkspr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Teamworks Communication is a privately held boutique public relations firm founded in 1997, serving nonprofit organizations and consumer retail brands with media relations, event management, donor communications, and multi-market campaign coordination from offices in Phoenix and St. Louis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Relations Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Media Relations & Press Office Services (BPAFADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)

Keywords

• Public relations services
• Media relations
• Crisis communications
• Donor communications
• Event management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tempe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. PR and Communication Services: Professional consulting fees for public relations services including media relations, strategic communication planning, event management, content creation, and crisis communications for nonprofit and corporate clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teamworks Communication provides strategic public relations and communication management services for nonprofit organizations and corporate clients. Core offerings include media relations, strategic communication planning, event planning and execution, donor and fundraising communications, social media marketing, crisis communications, website development, and multi-market campaign coordination. The firm operates as a boutique PR consultancy with offices in Phoenix and St. Louis, delivering services through a partnership-style engagement model that integrates with clients' internal communications teams.

Product overview

Teamworks Communication is a boutique public relations and communication management firm offering a unified suite of services rather than a modular software product. The company provides integrated communication solutions including strategic planning, media relations, event management, content creation, donor communications, social media marketing, crisis communications, and website development. Founded in 1997 and led by partners Barb Harris and Sharon Kreher, the firm serves both nonprofit organizations and corporate clients, offering services as a coordinated communication management offering. The company leverages its PRConsultants Group network to deliver multi-market campaigns across the United States.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Communication Management Services The act or manner of developing, coordinating, and executing a strategy for impacting a target audience wherever they are located. Services include message development, media relations strategy, content creation, and strategic communication planning for nonprofits and corporate clients.
• Media Relations and Publicity

Quantifiable outcome

• 230 million media impressions generated in first year for Cold Stone Creamery campaign, exceeding client headquarters annual goal
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PRConsultants GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000PRConsultants Group is a national network of independent public relations firms that teamworks helped establish in 2000. Through this network, teamworks gains access to seasoned PR professionals in virtually any U.S. market, enabling multi-market campaign execution. This partnership has enabled campaigns across 29 markets for Make-A-Wish America and 13 markets for 9/11 Day.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: World's largest independent PR firm and former employer of Teamworks co-founder Barb Harris. Provides global communications, public relations, and advisory services to enterprise clients, representing the scale-up path for boutique PR firms.
• Burson: Global communications and public relations firm offering media relations, crisis communications, and public affairs services. Competes for many of the same enterprise and nonprofit accounts that Teamworks serves.
• Ketchum: Global PR and communications agency offering media relations, brand marketing, and public affairs services to enterprise clients. Represents the type of larger incumbent against which Teamworks competes for major accounts.
• Hill & Knowlton: Global public relations and communications firm and former employer of Teamworks co-founder Sharon Kreher. Operates across corporate, public affairs, and crisis communications with a comparable service mix to Teamworks but at global scale.

Direct peers

• BerlinRosen: US communications and public relations firm serving nonprofits, advocacy groups, and consumer brands. Closely comparable in vertical mix (heavy nonprofit work) and service offering to Teamworks.
• M Booth: US-based PR and communications agency serving consumer, lifestyle, and nonprofit brands. Comparable boutique-to-mid-tier positioning with similar service mix to Teamworks.
• 5W Public Relations: Mid-sized US PR agency offering media relations, crisis communications, and digital PR services. Comparable to Teamworks in offering full-service communications to consumer and nonprofit clients.
• FleishmanHillard: St. Louis-headquartered global PR firm sharing Teamworks' midwestern roots and second office location. Offers comparable services in media relations, crisis communications, and public affairs to enterprise and nonprofit clients.
• RF|Binder: US communications and public relations firm focused on consumer marketing, corporate communications, and public affairs. Comparable in size, vertical mix, and service offering to Teamworks.
• Padilla: Minneapolis-based integrated communications agency with comparable size and service mix, including public relations, crisis communications, and brand marketing. Closely mirrors Teamworks' regional-boutique-with-national-reach model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/teamworkspr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teamworks-communication-management

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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