# Abshire Public Relations

> Abshire Public Relations is a Savannah strategic communications firm founded by Jennifer Abshire in 2000 and now owned by longtime colleague Shannon Phillips. It serves a deliberately limited roster of companies, nonprofits and municipalities across Georgia and the Southeast with media relations, crisis counsel, content, video, social media, training, community relations and philanthropic strategy. Its durable advantage is local and regional relationship capital built through civic work, not a proprietary product or a sprawling agency footprint.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** Savannah, United States
- **Founders:** Jennifer Abshire (Founder and Senior Strategist)
- **Products:** Content creation, Media relations, Crisis management, Training and facilitation, Video production
- **Notable:** Voted Best Public Relations Firm by Savannah Magazine readers every year since the category began in 2015, according to the company and a Georgia Family Connection conference biography., Earned national recognition from PRSA and PR News for creative work, according to a Georgia Family Connection conference biography., Grew from Jennifer Abshire's one-person consultancy into an agency that has advised more than 200 companies, nonprofits and municipalities.

## Products & services

- **Content creation** — Copy, photography and recurring editorial content built around client messages and audiences.
- **Media relations** — Story development, press materials, pitching and relationship management with relevant news outlets.
- **Crisis management** — Preparation and counsel intended to reduce reputation risk before and during a difficult news cycle.
- **Training and facilitation** — Consensus-building, multigenerational workforce communication and tailored leadership training.
- **Video production** — Short-form video strategy, messaging and production for digital and broadcast use.
- **Social media** — Platform strategy, content production, publishing and performance evaluation.
- **Executive counsel** — Confidential outside perspective for leaders facing communication and business decisions.
- **Community relations** — Programs and communication that help organizations act as credible corporate neighbors.
- **Philanthropic consultation** — Strategic planning, feasibility studies and board retreats for community investment and fundraising.

## Achievements

- Voted Best Public Relations Firm by Savannah Magazine readers every year since the category began in 2015, according to the company and a Georgia Family Connection conference biography.
- Earned national recognition from PRSA and PR News for creative work, according to a Georgia Family Connection conference biography.
- Grew from Jennifer Abshire's one-person consultancy into an agency that has advised more than 200 companies, nonprofits and municipalities.
- Completed an internal ownership succession in January 2026, elevating longtime creative director and leader Shannon Phillips while retaining the founder and president.
- Founder Jennifer Abshire has been recognized with Georgia Trend's 40 Under 40 Leadership Award and as an alumnus of the year by Georgia Southern's liberal arts college.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The firm publicized CURE Childhood Cancer's statewide 2026 flag campaign, with Shannon Phillips listed as media contact.
- **2026-05** — Abshire PR said it was again voted Best Public Relations Firm by Connect Savannah readers.
- **2026-03** — Kylie Vickers joined full time as an account manager after entering through the firm's 2025 internship program.
- **2026-01** — Shannon Phillips assumed ownership and the CEO role; Jennifer Abshire remained full time as founder and senior strategist, and Susan Hancock continued as president.

## Links

- Website: https://abshirepr.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abshire-public-relations
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/abshirepr
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abshirepr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AbshirePR

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Last updated: 2026-09-21