The Aker Partners was founded by managing partner Colburn Aker in 1983. The independent public relations and marketing communications firm provides strategic counsel, publicity management, crisis communications, media relations, and public affairs expertise primarily to clients in health care, energy, and business products and services. Clients include the Association of Clinical Research Professionals, Ford Motor Company, Washington National Cathedral, and Honeywell International.

The Allant Group was founded in 1984 as Executive Marketing Services. In October 2009, it was acquired by members of its own management team and private equity firm MidOcean Partners. The Allant Group specializes in marketing optimization products and services that are based on analytics, data management, database services, and strategy. Its offerings include budget, campaign, and list optimization; customer acquisition, growth, and retention; marketing automation; and telemarketing management. Customers come from such industries as cable, financial services, insurance, retail, and telecommunications.

The Alliant Group is grounded in the belief that clients deserve more than they typically get when outsourcing strategic communications, public affairs or marketing. The key is the unswerving attention of seasoned professionals who know how to build credibility and influence for a wide range of businesses and organizations. With combined experience and seasoned judgement, the people of Alliant excel at helping clients shape the perceptions of key influencers and constituents who have a bearing on their success. These range from the media, industry pundits, analysts, lawmakers and regulators to customers, prospects, investors, suppliers, employees, and potential employees.

The Ardell Group provides public relations services to start-up and mid-cap companies in the communications infrastructure, wireless technology, software, and medical technology sectors, including AMCC, Cisco Systems, National Semiconductor, and United Plastics Group. It assesses no retainer fees; clients pay for what they get. The Ardell Group launched a consumer-oriented public relations subsidiary, The Domino Group, in 2005.

The Beanstalk Group is the world’s leading brand licensing agency and consultancy. We help our clients harness licensing as an effective marketing tool for building their brands for the long-term. We extend brands creatively, carefully and globally through the development of incredible licensed products. At Beanstalk, we measure success by how intelligently our clients’ brands grow.With nearly three decades of award-winning innovation and a global reach that includes offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, Beanstalk has grown to be the most accomplished, respected and recognized company in beanstalk field. Beanstalk is part of Omnicom Group, a global leader in advertising and marketing communications, and is a proud member of LIMA.

The Bohle Company provides public relations services to clients including Six Flags, Atari, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and Microsoft. The firm specializes in brand development, crisis communications, event management, media relations, and research. The company has clients in automotive, consumer products and health care industries but has an affinity for the high-tech sector. The Bohle Company extends its reach through membership in WORLDCOM Public Relations Group, a consortium of 110 independent public relations agencies. Former JWT executive Sue Bohle leads The Bohle Company.

The Cobalt Group's websites and services come fully loaded. Cobalt provides Web-based marketing services to auto manufacturers and dealers to help them manage their businesses online. Services include website hosting, e-commerce applications, Web-based customer relationship management applications, data management, and best practices training and consulting. The company also provides automotive Internet marketing through its Dealix subsidiary, and its IntegraLink subsidiary collects automotive data from dealerships for manufacturers, direct-marketing firms, and others who work in the automotive industry. In mid-2010, Cobalt was acquired by payroll processing giant ADP for $400 million.

Cramer-Krasselt provides its clients with a full range of advertising services, including branding, digital marketing, database marketing, public relations, and the creative development and placement of television and radio advertisements. Clients include AirTran Airways, Corona, Crocs, and Porsche. The midsized, independent agency has offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Phoenix, and New York. To expand its global reach, the agency is part of the International Communications Agency Network (iCOM), a partnership of 70 independent advertising and marketing agencies serving clients across more than 50 countries.

The DeLor Group specializes in corporate branding and product rebranding for clients in the health care, manufacturing, and service industries. The company provides a full set of offerings for creating and revitalizing brands, from research and positioning to advertising, direct marketing, packaging, sales training, and collateral materials creation. The DeLor Group serves companies across the US, Canada, and Europe. Clients have included Akzo Nobel, Eli Lilly, and PSI Energy.

The Delve Group provides analytical and creative marketing services that include website development, public relations, search engine optimization, and advertising. Other services include brand assessments, target audience identification, brand strategy creation, creating visual identity and messaging elements, as well as brand strategy deployment and management in various media. Clients have included Dow Jones and Fortent.

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