# Akrete: Business, Articulated

> Akrete is a woman-owned national B2B public relations, content and marketing communications agency founded in 2011 by former journalist and corporate marketer Margy Sweeney. It specializes in subjects that punish shallow knowledge - commercial real estate, financial services and professional services - and uses senior practitioners, flexible staffing and long client relationships to turn technical expertise into media coverage, books, reports, campaigns and executive thought leadership.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Evanston, United States
- **Founders:** Margy Sweeney (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Public sources describe a national team of about 30 professionals; LinkedIn lists 11-50 employees.
- **Products:** Public relations, Content development, Marketing communications, Industry-specialist communications
- **Notable:** Reached its 100th client in 2025., Won the 2025 Gold Stevie Award for Public Relations Agency of the Year in the United States and Canada., Named to the PRNEWS 2026 Agency Elite Top 120.

## Products & services

- **Public relations** — Media strategy, journalist outreach, announcements, executive visibility, reputation management, crisis planning, media training and launches.
- **Content development** — Thought-leadership articles, books, white papers, research reports, blogs, newsletters, corporate communications and social content.
- **Marketing communications** — Positioning, sales enablement, brand activation, advertising, event strategy, design, websites, video and social strategy, often coordinated with specialist partners.
- **Industry-specialist communications** — Integrated communications for commercial real estate, financial services and professional services, with additional experience in cannabis, workplace and proptech.

## Achievements

- Reached its 100th client in 2025.
- Won the 2025 Gold Stevie Award for Public Relations Agency of the Year in the United States and Canada.
- Named to the PRNEWS 2026 Agency Elite Top 120.
- Named a PRWeek Best Place to Work for 2025.
- Ranked third nationally by O'Dwyer's among agencies specializing in real estate finance and development in 2025.
- Won a 2026 Bronze Stevie Award for Best Innovation in Management Practices.
- Founder Margy Sweeney was named a PRNEWS 2026 Top Woman in PR and Communications in the Business Entrepreneurs category.
- Produced more than 75 white papers and articles for KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets across a long-running relationship.
- Surpassed $1 million in annual revenue in 2016.
- Earned WBENC Women Business Enterprise certification in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Akrete won a Bronze Stevie Award for Best Innovation in Management Practices.
- **2026-04** — Founder and CEO Margy Sweeney was named a PRNEWS Top Woman in PR and Communications in the Business Entrepreneurs category.
- **2025-12** — Akrete was named a PRWeek Best Place to Work for 2025.
- **2025-10** — The firm was selected for the PRNEWS 2026 Agency Elite Top 120.
- **2025-08** — Akrete won the Gold Stevie for U.S. and Canada Public Relations Agency of the Year.
- **2025** — The company reported securing its 100th client and an 8% revenue increase from 2023 to 2024.
- **2024-01** — Nicole Stenclik became Akrete's first president in a newly created leadership role.

## Links

- Website: https://akrete.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akrete/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/TeamAkrete
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akrete/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamAkrete

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Last updated: 2026-09-19