# Kortenhaus Communications

> Kortenhaus Communications is a founder-led Boston public relations and brand-building firm that combines media relations, events, community partnerships, creative work, and reputation counsel for real estate, hospitality, luxury retail, wellness, arts, and nonprofit clients. Founded by RISD-trained artist Lynne Kortenhaus in 1984, the boutique agency competes on senior attention and a dense local network rather than scale.

- **Founded:** 1984
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Lynne Kortenhaus (Founder, President & CEO)
- **Products:** Public relations and media relations, Brand building, Experiential events, Digital and social marketing, Crisis, issues, and reputation counsel
- **Notable:** Founded in Boston in 1984 and remained independent for more than four decades., The firm's first client was the Ritz-Carlton., A Gerding Edlen groundbreaking was assembled in ten days and reached the front page of The Boston Globe.

## Products & services

- **Public relations and media relations** — Targeted publicity, media outreach, press strategy, executive positioning, and launch communications for brands and institutions.
- **Brand building** — Positioning and demand-building programs that combine business and lifestyle media, visual storytelling, and audience strategy.
- **Experiential events** — Groundbreakings, openings, film premieres, exhibitions, product launches, news conferences, and gala fundraisers, including permitting and logistics.
- **Digital and social marketing** — Social campaigns, influencer programs, advertorial collaborations, and cross-channel content built around a client or destination.
- **Crisis, issues, and reputation counsel** — Message development, spokesperson preparation, staff training, publicity action plans, and control of information flow during sensitive moments.
- **Creative and art advisory** — Brand concepts plus curation, appraisal, acquisition, installation, documentation, conservation planning, and art-led communications for private and corporate collections.
- **Community and civic partnerships** — Partnership development among businesses, nonprofits, neighborhood groups, cultural institutions, and local influencers.

## Achievements

- Founded in Boston in 1984 and remained independent for more than four decades.
- The firm's first client was the Ritz-Carlton.
- A Gerding Edlen groundbreaking was assembled in ten days and reached the front page of The Boston Globe.
- Kortenhaus reports that the Gerding Edlen properties it supported reached 95% occupancy within their first two months.
- A Life Time Athletic launch campaign helped grow the pre-opening waitlist from 500 to more than 1,200.
- From Fenway to the Runway expanded from a 140-seat venue to more than 250 luncheon guests and was reported to raise $100,000 annually for the Red Sox Foundation.
- The agency has represented brands and institutions including Chanel, Hermès, Tiffany & Co., the Ritz-Carlton, MassArt, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Kortenhaus Communications was listed as the press contact for the opening of Lutanen Health's Boston flagship.
- **2021** — The firm's public milestone list records communications work around the openings of The Newbury Boston hotel and Contessa restaurant.
- **2020** — The public milestone list records the topping-off of 100 Shawmut and the opening of Bower.

## Links

- Website: https://www.kortenhaus.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kortenhaus-communications
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Kortenhaus
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kortenhauscomm/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Boston-MA/Kortenhaus-Communications/132334006795746

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Last updated: 2026-09-20