# Fahlgren Mortine

> Fahlgren Mortine is a Columbus-based integrated communications agency that combines public relations, advertising, media, digital experience, analytics and content for B2B, consumer, healthcare, higher-education and tourism clients. Founded in 1962 and acquired by The Shipyard in 2024, it reported $39.4 million in 2024 revenue and now operates within a collective of nearly 400 people across nine offices.

- **Founded:** 1962
- **Headquarters:** Columbus, United States
- **Founders:** H. Smoot Fahlgren (Founder)
- **Products:** Communications and engagement, Digital and inbound marketing, Media planning and buying, Creative and brand strategy, Customer Core
- **Notable:** PRSA Mid-Sized Agency of the Year in both 2023 and 2024., Global SABRE Award in 2024 for DHL Supply Chain's Step Up for Safety campaign., Ranked number 20 among U.S. independent PR firms by O'Dwyer's for 2025, including TURNER, with $39.1 million in fee income.

## Products & services

- **Communications and engagement** — Public relations, media relations, corporate communications, crisis and reputation management, public affairs, social media, influencer work and internal communications.
- **Digital and inbound marketing** — Digital strategy, websites, user experience, SEO and SEM, content strategy, marketing automation, CRM, e-commerce and analytics.
- **Media planning and buying** — Audience planning, paid search, paid social, programmatic and traditional media buying supported by measurement and optimization.
- **Creative and brand strategy** — Research, positioning, campaign concepts, design, content development and production across paid, earned, owned and shared channels.
- **Customer Core** — A proprietary three-part process for understanding target audiences and connecting customer needs to business goals.
- **Storylining** — A planning approach that maps brand storytelling across earned, paid, owned and shared channels.
- **PlaceID** — A tourism and economic-development tool that pre-qualifies visitors by matching desired experiences with destination offerings.

## Achievements

- PRSA Mid-Sized Agency of the Year in both 2023 and 2024.
- Global SABRE Award in 2024 for DHL Supply Chain's Step Up for Safety campaign.
- Ranked number 20 among U.S. independent PR firms by O'Dwyer's for 2025, including TURNER, with $39.1 million in fee income.
- Included among PRovoke Media's 80 Best Agencies in the United States for 2025.
- Reported a 64% competitive pitch win rate and 99% client satisfaction for 2024.
- Named PRovoke Media Best Agency to Work For in the midsize category in 2020.
- Swisslog campaign generated 76% more leads and 162% more document downloads in 2020 than the prior year.
- COSI campaign coincided with a 33% increase in paid attendance and a 31% increase in page views versus the comparable prior period.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Parent company The Shipyard acquired TinyWins, adding digital development and AI-powered innovation to the wider collective.
- **2025** — PRovoke reported that Fahlgren Mortine had begun operating in a collective model with TURNER and The Shipyard, following record 2024 revenue of $39.4 million.
- **2024-10** — Fahlgren Mortine and DHL Supply Chain won a Global SABRE Award for Step Up for Safety.
- **2024-05** — The Shipyard completed its acquisition of Fahlgren Mortine and retained the brand and leadership.
- **2024-05** — The agency won PRSA Mid-Sized Agency of the Year for a second consecutive year.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fahlgrenmortine.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fahlgren-mortine
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fahlgrenmortine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fahlgrenmortine
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FahlgrenMortine

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Last updated: 2026-09-23